RFgen

JUNE 23, 2025

Saumya: AI in supply chain operations depends on fast, accurate, and consistent data to make effective decisions. Mobile barcoding ensures that data from warehouse operations, such as receiving, picking, and shipping, is captured instantly and accurately. This creates a continuous loop of observation, analysis, and execution.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

That figure highlights like no other how critical the interrelations are between an enterprise and its supply chain. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

Inventory Reduction

Arena Solutions

JULY 15, 2025

partners with a single location vs. partners with a network of locations) Leverage supply chain network modeling , scenario planning, and AI tools to assess scenario options, demand patterns, transportation costs, sustainability impacts, and geopolitical risks to determine optimal locations 3.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

They offer flexible management of labor, warehouse space, inventory, and transportation assets. A 3PL can help ensure that supply chain capacity aligns better with actual client needs at any given time. Their facilities and workforce can scale up or down more efficiently than a company could alone.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

How to Use CPI in Supply Chain Management Although CPI is widely used in project management, its principles can be effectively applied to supply chain performance measurement. Below are some key areas where CPI can improve supply chain efficiency: 1. The research paper by Winanda et.

Negotiating Skills

IQMS

JANUARY 27, 2023

For decades, the comparatively low wages of skilled labor across many Asia-Pacific countries provided a cost-benefit even when raw materials or components had to be shipped from the U.S. Optimize inventory management. for use in offshore production. Strengthen collaboration with suppliers and contract manufacturers.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Ware2Go

MARCH 13, 2025

From optimizing workflows to boosting accuracy and throughput, WCS transforms how warehouses handle inventory and fulfill orders. By orchestrating these systems, a WCS optimizes throughput, minimizes bottlenecks, and ensures inventory flows efficiently through each stage of fulfillment. How Does a Warehouse Control System Work?

Optimization Software

Exiger Perspectives

JANUARY 13, 2025

Anticipated Disruptions The Southern California wildfires pose significant risks to the supply chain, including: Strained Logistics Networks: Emergency response efforts may prioritize resources, limiting capacity for commercial shipping. Labor Challenges: Evacuations and hazardous conditions could reduce workforce availability.

California

SCMDOJO

JUNE 22, 2025

Linking Layout Decisions to Supply Chain KPIs The physical layout of a warehouse shapes how quickly and accurately orders move from inbound to outbound. It directly affects key supply chain performance indicators such as order cycle time, inventory turnover, and fulfillment accuracy.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Cathy Roberson

MARCH 31, 2025

Retailers and manufacturers need to profitably recoup all, or as much of their inventories as possible. The cost includes, but is not necessarily limited to, paying the vendors/manufacturers for the inventory and transportation and warehousing costs prior to selling the goods.

Reverse Logistics

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Heading into this year, the global shipping disruptions that impacted transit times related to having to avoid the Suez Canal because of Red Sea terrorist attacks, or reduced water levels in the Panama Canal requiring reduced transit slots were generally mitigated. Global wide manufacturing activity levels as measured by the J.P.

Predictive Analytics Software

SCMDOJO

MAY 29, 2025

Supply chains are the systems that move products from where they are made to where they are needed. These systems include factories, warehouses, trucks, ships, and people. Strong HSEQ practices can help supply chains avoid big problems that cost a lot of time and money.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2025

Streamline logistics to cut transportation costs and enhance inventory management. Businesses must optimize shipping routes, reduce excess inventory, and implement lean supply chain principles to minimize costs. Deploy blockchain and IoT tracking systems for enhanced supply chain visibility.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2025

In others, consideration for domestic market or near-shoring sourcing of production, duty free inventory postponement or of direct ship order fulfillment can be analyzed in efforts to recalibrate demand and supply networks.

Scenario Planning

SCMDOJO

MARCH 12, 2025

One promising solution is the implementation of integrated logistics networks, a strategy that promotes coordination, technology adoption, and collaborative partnerships to enhance supply chain performance. Example: As presented in the research paper by Rizaldi et.

Supply Chain Network Software

Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Overarching Indicators for the Coming Year Our prediction themes for 2025 reflect that manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers face yet another extended period of high uncertainty related to global and domestic business and associated supply chain strategies. That is quickly fleeting.

Predictive Analytics Software

GlobalTranz

APRIL 25, 2016

Is cost reduction all that there is in measuring Supply Chain performance? Sure, supply chain cost reduction is important in reducing the cost of goods sold (COGS) and increasing profit, but there are other measurements which should not be forgotten. Review Inventory turns and Return on Assets.

Procurement Analytics

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Instead, in the SanDisk journey , they adjusted the speed of response to their customer segments, and actively designing inventory postponement strategies. For many companies starting a demand-driven journey, adopting SanDisk’s customer-centric strategies would be a great starting point to improve supply chain performance.

Inventory Reduction

ToolsGroup

JUNE 2, 2023

But then, supply chain disruption became the rule instead of the exception, consumers changed their tastes as often as their socks, and global competition started playing hardball. Suddenly, managing inventory is the name of the game for companies trying to manage working capital and maximize profit while keeping customers happy.

Real-time Visibility

ToolsGroup

JULY 19, 2023

Unfortunately, despite the manifold benefits of a true digital twin, creating one that reflects an accurate, up-to-date status of your supply chain has been near-impossible – until now. With the advent of true “single source of truth” inventory visibility , a digital twin is a more feasible goal than ever before.

Real-time Visibility

Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Over my next few articles, I’ll share some tips on the kinds of resolutions you can put in place to get your supply chain performance back on track in 2015. Of course, if your supply chain is already humming, then these tips can help you achieve even greater levels of performance.

Forecasting

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Strangely, in the last decade, while companies had the opportunity to use technology better, supply chain performance declined. Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns. Days of Inventory Comparison.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 24, 2022

Price of Ocean Shipping Business Continuity. The future inventory fire sale. I am attempting to understand the choices companies make and the impact on supply chain performance. The further back in the Company’s supply chain, the more critical the modeling of consumption data. Baby formula.

Supply Chain Planning Software

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Digitisation for Optimised Capacity and Inventory Buffers. Traditionally, supply chain profitability has long depended on minimizing surplus due to the cost of capacity and inventory buffers. Inventory buffers encourage adaptability, create agility in the supply chain and allow for better planning.

Analytics Software

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 8, 2013

In the Supply Chain Metrics that Matter table, we can clearly see that “operating margin” and “inventory turns” matter to public financial performance. Note the trends in operating margins and inventory turns. Each faces four years of deterioration on this important supply chain metric.

Supply and Demand

Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2015

A strategic approach to transportation management, or a control layer strategy, delivers both planning and execution data across the supply chain, together in one platform. End-to-end supply chain visibility at the item level leads to a better picture of where inventory is. Prioritizing Partner friendliness.

Global Transportation

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2015

Orbit Chart Comparing Syngenta and Monsanto Progress on the Effective Frontier – Balancing Inventory Turns and Operating Margin for the Period of 2005-2014. Orbit Chart of Syngenta and Monsanto of Progress on Operating Margin and Inventory Turns. Note the improvement and the resiliency in supply chain performance.).

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

This was the beginning of my journey from manufacturing to understanding larger supply chain concepts. I knew nothing about the world of logistics, inventory management and order optimization. The flows are typically linear and the analysis is on alternate modes and best shipping lanes. The year was 1985.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

We believe that a supply chain leader is defined by both the level of performance on the Effective Frontier (balance of growth, Return on Invested Capital, Profitability and Inventory Turns) and driving supply chain improvement. Together, the three factors form the Supply Chain Index.

Case Study

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

The concept of the Effective Frontier is that best in class companies align functional metrics to balance growth, cost, inventory and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) performance while balancing customer service metrics. The cash-to-cash definition is: Cash-to-cash= Days of Receivables+ Days of Inventory-Days of Payables.

Optimal Sourcing

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. And companies at every stage of the supply chain have inflated their prices as demand exceeds supply.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logility

AUGUST 25, 2020

Failed SCM implementation causes shipping errors. WMS failure causes Adidas to under ship by 20%. in inventory write-down and 20% drop in stock value. Their supply chains must be flexible and responsive to customer and market needs. Order Fulfillment Lead Times, Late Order, Order Accuracy, Inventory to Sales Ratio.

Supply Chain Planning Software

ToolsGroup

MARCH 7, 2023

The dynamic sourcing capability automatically smooths inventory targets day after day and ensures target service levels are achieved regardless of supplier constraints. Modularization enables engines like Stock-to-Service Curves to be provided as micro-services to other applications in the supply chain ecosystem.

Optimal Sourcing

DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 14, 2016

From the presentations, it was clear that the investment in IoT hardware, from raw material tags, inventory tags, to equipment sensors – is increasing. Cement companies plan resupply of their inventories in the silos based on demand history. Each delayed ship loses its spot and gets sent to the back of the queue.

Internet of things

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

” Today, I know of less than twenty-five companies that actively sense demand, and while we talk about the use of channel data and the building of demand sensing processes to use channel data, it is still an elite group of supply chain leaders that are perfecting the techniques. Life is busy at Supply Chain Insights.

Supply and Demand

DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 27, 2015

How do you avoid spending additional millions to cover extra inventory costs and shipping delays? The supply chain planner’s playbook describes a 4-step approach to mitigate the impact of supply chain disruptions. Optimizing inventory in S&OP. Get your copy and see page 32.

Inventory Reduction

Silvon Software

JULY 22, 2022

Supply chain performance KPIs are invaluable measurements that support the growth and success of a company’s supply, fulfillment and delivery efforts. While supply chain KPIs should be chosen based on your organization’s specific needs, certain ones are effective for most businesses. Cash-to-Cash Time Cycle.

Metrics