ThroughPut

JULY 9, 2025

Behind the scenes of every successful business lies a well-orchestrated machine made up of four critical functions: supply chain, logistics, transportation, and operations. Table of Contents What Is Supply Chain Management? What Is Supply Chain Management? What Is Logistics? What Is Transportation?

Optimal Sourcing

SCMDOJO

JANUARY 29, 2025

Supply chain reports offer a comprehensive view of your entire supply chain operation. What are Supply Chain Reports? Supplier Performance Evaluating supplier performance based on key metrics such as on-time delivery, quality of goods received, adherence to agreed-upon terms, and responsiveness to inquiries.

Inventory Reduction

Taulia

DECEMBER 6, 2024

How are companies rethinking their liquidity management strategies in response to the recent degradation across major working capital metrics? In the wake of economic uncertainty, many companies have experienced a degradation in key working capital metrics.

Inventory Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 16, 2025

One theme was clear: Transformation is underway, and those who lean into it will be better positioned for what’s next. Which Metrics Matter? Still, a few metrics consistently rose to the top of the conversation, signals that seem to cut across company size, geography, and service model.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

Jassy called generative AI a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that will change the way the company operates, and said Amazon is already using it in “virtually every corner of the company,” calling out the supply chain areas of inventory and demand planning as examples. Q Feedback No Feedback on this article yet.

Supply Chain Planning Software

RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Embrace Lean Inventory Practices and Warehouse Layout Optimization Adopting lean inventory principles and and optimizing warehouse operations reduces carrying costs, minimizes waste from obsolescence or spoilage, and frees up valuable warehouse space. Which warehouse performance metrics should be tracked?

Optimal Sourcing

Turvo

JULY 23, 2025

Why Conversation Speed Shapes Supply-Chain Success Every shipment triggers a chain of micro-decisions, i.e. dock assignments, appointment tweaks, billing approvals, that cross company lines. Metrics Everyone Believes Because every stakeholder touches the same dataset, performance KPIs reconcile themselves.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

RFgen

MAY 28, 2025

Warehouse managers and manufacturing businesses face a growing demand for rapid order fulfillment across multiple channels, complex production processes, and an unpredictable supply chain. Lean Inventory Management Evaluate which SKUs can follow a just-in-time approach and which need safety stock under a just-in-case policy.

Inventory Reduction

SCMDOJO

MAY 26, 2025

When deadlines slip, the consequences ripple through the supply chain, affecting deliveries, customer satisfaction, and overall profitability. Discover how to reduce waste and empower teams for lasting efficiency with Introduction: Lean & Cultural Changes a step-by-step guide to transformation.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 15, 2025

Summary of the Impact A globally recognized Automotive Interiors Manufacturer deployed ThroughPuts AI-powered supply chain solution, Supply chain decision intelligence & analytics platform , to optimize Just-in-Time manufacturing across all operational shifts.

Just-in-Time

ivalua

MAY 21, 2025

Unfortunately, outdated tools and fragmented processes make it difficult to maintain visibility across the supply chain and adapt at the pace of business. Digital procurement enables smarter, data-driven decision-making and the ability to integrate with ERP, finance, and supply chain systems to streamline operations.

Optimal Sourcing

SCMDOJO

MARCH 24, 2025

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. worry no more! References Garnder, S.

Purchasing Skills

Silvon Software

APRIL 16, 2025

Tracking inventory flow and performance across your supply chain is a must. Available to Promise (ATP) Available to Promise (ATP) is a real-time inventory management metric that tells you how much of a product you can promise to customers without overcommitting. But what exactly should you measure?

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Subscribe The Role of Advanced Telematics in Modern Supply Chain Optimization! Using telematics can can help small fleets overcome these challenges and can make fleet management more efficient by just about every metric. The cost of repairs can also be devastating for a small fleet with a lean budget.

Expense Reduction

o9 Solutions

JULY 14, 2025

Full-price sell-through represents more than a performance metric for retailers; it’s also a test of how well the business is aligned from plan to shelf. Smart assortment planning finds the right balance: enough choice to drive engagement, but not so much that it dilutes performance or complicates supply chains.

Supply Chain Planning Software

RFgen

JANUARY 16, 2025

The software also supports lean manufacturing principles by reducing waste and improving quality, ensuring continuous evaluation and improvement for higher production efficiency. Continuous availability maintains data integrity, enabling uninterrupted supply chain operations even in remote locations or challenging environments.

Inventory Management Software

Zipline Logistics

MARCH 4, 2025

On February 1 st , 2024, these requirements changed to 90% for on-time and 95% for in-full metric s. The consequences of not meeting OTIF standards go beyond fumbled revenue for not having product on the shelf. Starting in 2020, 98% was the OTIF requirement.

Shipping

IQMS

MARCH 22, 2024

Defining the strategic goal of having all production centers contribute to a series of company-wide lean manufacturing, supply chain, quality, production, service, and customer satisfaction goals galvanizes diverse production locations together. Resist the tendency to add in dozens of metrics and KPIs.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 26, 2025

Supply Chain Matters highlights for our readers, particularly business and supply chain leaders, a published report that cites evidence of increased global-wide protectionism. In 2020, multiple industry supply chains were significantly tested with simultaneous product demand and supply network disruptions.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 30, 2025

New Roles and Skills likely to Emerge, Gartner’s Abdil Tunca Says July 30, 2025 Supply Chain Digest Says. Initially, robot management will operate as a distinct role within supply chain. It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network.

Warehousing

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 16, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Gartner says that “Over 90% of supply chain logistics functions have started or completed a digital transformation within the past three years, and high-performing functions set the logistics digital technology strategy 48% of the time.” A ny comments on Gartners thoughts?

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

In the face of geopolitical and macroeconomic headwinds, the companies that adopt it now will be better positioned to operate lean and resilient. AI inventory automation, in the form of affordable, high-speed autonomous robotic systems, has moved from experimental to essential. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This experience highlights the value of continuous improvement methodologies, such as Lean and Six Sigma, in achieving operational excellence. Regularly review performance metrics and adjust strategies based on data-driven insights. Originally written for Supply Chain Game Changer and published on June 6, 2024.

Resource Reduction

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 24, 2025

We always start with a check on the US and global economy, as that has such an impact in the end on supply chain practice. What is your reaction of 1H supply chain 2025 in numbers and charts? Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Gilmore Says.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Click here to send us your comments Just recently, Gartner itself did an interesting look at what supply chain execs were saying at the Orlando conference as well as a similar event in Europe. Below are some highlights from the Gartner blog post. This shift was accompanied by a change in tone.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Click here to send us your comments Aronow observes that many supply chain organizations are perpetually chasing their commercial partners to engage and improve the demand forecast. Aronow says to start by investing in organizational storytelling skills. What do you say?

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Or, we could look at the Gartner top 25 supply chains list. That famous ranking used to be released at a dinner the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in May (now called the Supply Chain Symposium), but this year it was again released in a webinar a few weeks after the conference. Gilmore Says.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Nearly two decades ago, Jim Womack, LEI Founder and Senior Advisor, told the lean community about the dual benefits of a shared problem-solving workplace: operational outcomes that far exceed those found in command-and-control environments and mutual respect among frontline associates and management. Supply Chain Digest Says.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

The on-going conflict creates risks to critical raw materials and the continued flow of finished goods, Garter says, requiring supply chains to conduct cost-benefit analyses of mitigation actions in partnership with finance leaders. Supply Chain Digest Says. Prepare CFOs for continued supply chain cost volatility 3.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

What I failed to do in any of those three columns was mention what in some ways may have been the biggest to news items: the retirements of sorts of Gartner analyst Dwight Klappich and groundbreaking, inaugural Gartner analyst, and famous inventor of the Three V’s of Supply Chain, Art Mesher.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. See More Bad News on US Cargo Theft.)

Cargo

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 29, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

Click here to send us your comments January New that supply chain software provider Logility will be acquired by Aptean. April On what he calls Liberation Day, President Donald Trump publishes a wide schedule of tariffs on US imports from virtually every other country, creating supply chain chaos. What do you say?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

This week we review the performance of supply chain stocks, and next week we will provide our popular take on the 1H 2025 in numbers and charts On to the stocks, I am ending my numbers with the closing bell on July 3. In early 2021, SCDigest re-launched this weekly supply chain and logistics stock market index.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. In May, the Linehaul Index fell 0.5%

Supply Chain Design Software