Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Latest Developments As a result of the continued attacks, major container shipping lines continue in re-routing ships around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope to reach European and added destinations. retailers are already experiencing notifications of extended arrival times of ordered inventory. Some European and U.S.

Shipping 52

Shipping Transportation Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning 52

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

Integration of corporate social responsibility metrics in planning. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Use of third-party data for transportation lane and drayage times by day/time of week. Focus on the level of inventory.

Supply Chain Planning Software 216

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply and Demand Supply Chain Design Software 216

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

This week, at Supply Chain Insights LLC, we published our 11th report in the series titled Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. When companies look at singular metrics (labor costs or inventory), they have moved backwards. Aligning metrics matters. Functional metrics in isolation degrade value.

Supply Chain Design Software 254

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design 254

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Inventory stock turns in Days. Inventory management. Transportation. Inventory levels. A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance. DIF – Delivery in Full. DOT – Delivery on Time. Production/manufacturing.

KPI 94

KPI Guinea-Bissau Virgin Islands Papua New Guinea 94

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. The combination of technology along with the advancements in transportation made it possible. Inventory Turns. Operating Margin.

Supply Chain Design Software 191

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design 191

6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Nippon Express owns more than 31.7

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Warehousing 3PL Company Third Party Logistics 111

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. It pains me to see nine out of ten companies are stuck at the critical intersection of cost and inventory turns. Use GPS, maps and weather signals to better predict arrival and route transportation assets.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Design Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software 150