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How Can You Improve Value in Your Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

Sorting through this to make a decision on a new planning solution at this time is tough. For example, if I improve the cost structure in transportation, procurement, manufacturing and sales independently, what decision support framework decides the right trade-offs? My advice? You are right. The reason? This is not a new project.

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What is Purchase Price Variance (PPV) and How to Calculate it?

SCMDOJO

Introduction Gardner, (1954) and Huntzinger, (2007) define Purchase price variance (PPV) as a metric used to measure the effectiveness of cost-saving efforts by calculating the difference between the planned cost (standard pricing) allocated for purchasing activities and the actual cost incurred.

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Amazon Soon to Realize Important Robotics Milestone

Supply Chain Digest

But as usual in these types of robot stories, Amazon also tells the Journal that the automation is for some workers has meant replacing menial, repetitive work lifting cases with more skilled assignments managing the machines. What do you say? But SCDigest notes that applies for a small percentage of those displaced by the robots. “You

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The need to know

EFT

Egypt's Suez Canal offers 15% discount for big container ships to win back trade Egypt's Suez Canal will offer a 15% discount on transit fees for container ships with net tonnage of at least 130,000 metric tons, to encourage trade back now the security situation has eased and help ships offset rising insurance costs, its authorities said on Tuesday.

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Columbia Sportswear: Peeling Back the Onion on Your Supply Chain Processes

Talking Logistics

That’s the question I always ask when I share these types of stories with audiences, and an article in the Wall Street Journal this week about Columbia Sportswear sheds some light on the answer. in December and January, the FusionOps software automatically notified Columbia staff to order more. billion in worldwide revenue.

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6 Best Practices for eCommerce Warehousing

GlobalTranz

As a result, today’s shippers need to work more efficiently and productively to stay competitive and provide customers with viable solutions. According to the following graphic, created by the Ivey Business Journal , prioritizing can be broken down by type: 3. Use Metrics to Track Progress and Order Fulfillment Processes.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. Overcome supply chain challenges – and maximize margins in the face of inflation – with retail planning software and demand forecasting tools. Wall Street Journal ).