Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

I struggled to manage myself as I settled in elbow-to-elbow with the group to listen to the presentation. The topic of the meeting was the logistics to launch of the AMR Research Top 25. During the presentation, I squirmed uncomfortably in my seat. One of the first goals was to develop a balanced scorecard. The result?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2014

If you’re a supply chain or logistics executive and you’re looking for ways to improve as a leader this year, here are my five recommendations: 1. You have to equate the value proposition to metrics the CFO understands and cares about, such as working capital, cash flow, and other items linked to the company’s P&L and balance sheet.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2016

Did you come up with any New Year’s resolutions to improve as a supply chain and logistics leader this year? From “5 New Year’s Resolutions for Supply Chain & Logistics Executives” originally published on January 14, 2014: 1. If you have your own list of resolutions, please post a comment and share. Ask “What are the risks?”more

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Today, is day two of our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation Management , Freight. 5 Podcasts for Supply Chain and Logistics Professionals. Omnichannel Supply Chain Metrics: What Should Supply Chain Leaders Measure?

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American Global Logistics

JULY 14, 2023

business logistics amounts to 9.1% business logistics reflects the highest percentage of GDP in history. However, there is a need for more precise and comprehensive metrics to understand the full economic impact of supply chains. Understanding their contribution requires precise metrics and methodologies. The cost of U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Who would have thought that measuring the performance of supply chain processes like warehousing, procurement, or logistics could be so troublesome? Well, we know a few supply chain managers who, having made some of the mistakes covered by this article, would attest to the potential for difficulty.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 27, 2017

In my earlier book with Gerard Chick on “ The Procurement Value Proposition “, we advance the notion that buildoing a business case for investing in people, process, and technology improvement in procurement is key. This is effectively a “snapshot” in time. and “What is the potential return on investment?”

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

And that was the main point of the keynote presentation: to illustrate to all the stakeholders in the HBM ecosystem (producers, suppliers, contractors, and haulers) the possibilities and opportunities that exist to elevate the way they communicate, collaborate, and orchestrate (plan and execute) their processes.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

This is forcing organisations to change the way business and logistics management are being handled to improve forecast accuracy, ensure compliance, reduce costs of goods and to handle delays effectively. The risks, therefore, expand 10-fold for businesses reliant on limited, distant, and increasingly unreliable suppliers.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

T he cascading logistical problems caused by the pandemic and the war in Eastern Europe have made securing a reliable supply chain a national imperative. Andrew Lynch is President and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods.

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American Global Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It involves coordinating and integrating various activities, from procurement to production to distribution, to ensure the seamless flow of goods and services. Green logistics and transportation practices promote energy-efficient transportation modes and route optimization. This innovation significantly increased efficiency.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

the biggest challenge supply chain and logistics professionals face today is not change, which is something they have always faced, but keeping up with the rapid pace of change across a variety of dimensions — technology, regulations, economic and political landscapes, demographics, and so on. Improve process quality for vendors and BASF.

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Procurement Academy

MARCH 12, 2024

Calculating the Cost Breakdown: This process involves working with cost, finance, logistics and manufacturing process experts. Leveraging Tools for Cost Optimization: Insights from Skill Dynamics Cost optimization is a critical aspect of effective procurement management.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

Coincidentally, at the Ariba LIVE 2013 conference yesterday, I attended a presentation by Justin Dillon, Founder and CEO of Made in a Free World , a nonprofit group that is “building a coalition of consumers, businesses, and governments to disrupt the system of slavery.” appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

To find out how having supply chain financial visibility can improve contract negotiations, and to learn how technology can help shippers gain financial visibility across global supply chains, I spoke with Larry Lewis, Kewill’s Senior Vice President, Americas on a recent Talking Logistics episode. There’s also process improvement.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 30, 2015

Is the data presented as useful to make better business decisions or improve business practices? The methods of evaluating metrics or developing KPIs vary significantly from company to company. Proper system guides should be implemented along with individualized training to mitigate possible bad data entry.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 28, 2020

Analysts at Sprint Logistics note, “Technological advancements like the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are transforming the way we live and work, and traditional supply chains are not exempt from the digital revolution.”[2] Supply chain operations are no exception. “Size up your opportunities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Over the course of the last decade, I have carefully recorded and reported presentation after presentation from conference after conference and interview after interview with supply chain leaders. I also believe that it is because the organization is not incented to manage cash-to-cash metrics. The results have been eye-opening.

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Veridian Solutions

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Constructive metrics. Focus on warehousing and logistics. Although this list excludes cybersecurity, it is essential to think about how each area presents a new security risk, as follows: Scalability requires ongoing development and testing of new processes, increasing cybersecurity risks. Higher functionality. Ease-of-use.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Today’s supply chains are increasingly complex, driving logistics operations to invest billions in systems to manage all the moving parts. It arrives from an array of sources, and it is presented in a variety of formats. Mistrust of data and analytics tools is not just a supply chain and logistics issue.

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

What is procurement? In simple terms business procurement is the process of locating and acquiring goods and services from external sources for the business to use. Procurement activities include planning, sourcing, and negotiation, along with risk management, legal and value analysis. Procurement in 2021 and beyond.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 1, 2016

The reading audience is global, and spans a wide variety of roles: procurement, supply chain strategy and planning, product management, logistics and transportation, customer service, and others. But recently I had the opportunity to drive one, thanks to a great surprise birthday present from my family. It was awesome!

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. Decarbonization, which means reducing the amount of carbon in greenhouse gas emissions, can help in improving our present condition. Fighting climate change with green logistics. While the COVID-19 pandemic brought down CO2 emissions by 5 percent —to 34.81

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

You know the people, the processes and the metrics. Most companies have a Procurement function, Distribution, Logistics, Planning, Inventory Management, Product Data Management, and Operations. At the end of their stint of several months with us they presented their results in a couple of areas specifically.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In this vein we launched our “The Supply Chain Detective Series” and here we present our first 10 cases! The company had hired a new Chief Procurement Officer. I had just joined the company which declared itself one of the leading Distribution and Logistics companies globally.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Whatever your Industry you should be able to make comparisons to competitors, do benchmarking, and even compare yourself on key metrics across industries. From the inbound perspective he Supply Chain team typically procures raw materials, expedites their delivery. And the reality is that Supply Chain must be cost-effective. Conclusion.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

The demand planner must engage sales, marketing, finance, and logistics colleagues to gather the required data. While this task will draw heavily on the demand plan, the Supply Chain Head will also need to canvas input from the company’s finance, logistics, operations, and manufacturing functions. Here are five of them.

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Logility

JANUARY 22, 2014

Companies have made their chains more complex in other ways, with supply-side changes such as outsourcing and by varying logistics methods leading to constant complaints of poor visibility. And also to note, many respondents in this survey could not demonstrate an alignment of performance metrics to the S&OP process.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Inventory optimization aims at arriving at the right amount of inventory that is sufficient to meet present and future forecasted demand. Many managers use an annual inventory budget which is usually prepared well in advance before the inventory is procured. Key Pillars of Supply Chain Inventory Optimization. DEMAND FORECASTING.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 27, 2014

Students will learn core processes around initial exploration and assessment of supply chain relationships, establishing metrics/expectations for the relationship, crafting and managing contracts, and sustaining continuous performance improvement in sourcing, logistics and operations.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 10, 2023

That’s why you need to ensure you’ve got systems in place to collect key data relating to purchasing, logistics, inventory, and sales. Either way, the first thing you should do is establish metrics and KPIs. Then present it to specific stakeholders that can action the change or that you need to be on board with it.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 8, 2019

A truly efficient and effective Supply Chain must include a strategy, plans, business processes, and performance metrics that incorporate disintermediation and the elimination of waste! Think about the typical set of objectives and metrics associated with managing a Supply Chain. Why Disintermediate the Supply Chain?

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FourKites

JANUARY 7, 2021

Emphasizing agile and lean logistics management will allow you to outperform slower competitors through the ability to make informed decisions on the fly, rather than relying on gut instinct or incomplete information. Logistics managers today must contend with a growing number of unforeseen factors and disruptions.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Logistics Processes to Plan For. Tips for Logistics Planning. No army should go into battle without a plan for attack; similarly, no ecommerce merchant should go into business without a plan for handling their logistics. What is logistics planning? Why logistics planning is important for ecommerce businesses.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. Supply Chain Management and its related functions (Procurement, Planning, Vendor Management, Logistics, Operations) are on the opposite end of the spectrum from functions like sales and marketing – areas where your brand is everything.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 16, 2023

A backorder presents an opportunity for businesses to continue to make sales on products that are temporarily out of stock. In other instances, backorders could take longer if there are delays in production, sourcing materials, or unforeseen logistical challenges. These insights can guide strategic decisions and process improvements.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Contract analytics can provide a summary view on performance and pricing deviations, risks, statistics (expiry, renewal and pending), procurement and sales metrics. Our analysis provides insights into how we have to operate to achieve the outcome, as well as scorecards and metrics that require additional analytical insight.

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