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. What Is Logistics? What Is Logistics? Real-World Example: Amazon’s two-day delivery is a result of highly optimized logistics, not just fast transportation.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Running procurement and supply chain without metrics is like driving blindfolded. On-Time Pick-up (OTP): On Time Pick up (OTP) refers to the percentage of shipments that are picked up by a carrier within the agreed upon time frame. Decoding the Metrics: What Are They Telling You? Logistics issues? Supplier lateness?

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Climate change, often referred to as Global Warming, is fast becoming a major issue for business, as well as our communities. This means developing supplier evaluation frameworks that include carbon metrics, working together on joint emission reduction projects, and incentivising suppliers to meet or beat carbon targets.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Many people get confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Still, in this article, I will help you evaluate the need for supply chain and logistics KPIs in your organisation, and identify which types of measurement might be most appropriate. Which ones to use?…

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Agentic AI refers to proactive, self-learning systems capable of making independent decisions, solving problems, and continuously adapting to changing conditions. Flexport AI Flexport AI is revolutionizing logistics and freight forwarding by integrating AI-driven automation into shipment tracking and route planning.

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Descartes

JUNE 4, 2025

This is a challenging and uncertain economic and trade environment for shippers, carriers and logistics services providers. We remain committed to growing our business with prudent investments and cost discipline to build the premier network and technology for logistics-intensive businesses." Ryan, Descartes' CEO.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Key components of mobile inventory management include: Smartphone app: Allows field agents to log information, analyze metrics, and manage tasks even in remote areas with limited connectivity. Create user guides and video tutorials for ongoing reference. Barcode or QR code scanning: Enables quick and accurate stock updates.

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Arena Solutions

JULY 10, 2025

Reshoring or Nearshoring Bringing production closer to home reduces exposure to international disruptions, shortens lead times, and improves control over quality and logistics. They capture engineering changes, CAPAs, training records, and supplier performance metrics. REFERENCES [link]

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Koganti urged the procurement audience to look for whats referred to as “foresight function” in planning tools, which is capable of enhancing data analysis, scenario generation and trend identification , allowing for more informed and proactive decision-making, albeit with human oversight.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

MIT defines generative AI as a machine-learning model that is trained to create new data rather than predicting a specific dataset, whereas agentic AI refers to AI systems that can autonomously take actions, make decisions and adapt to new situations without constant human intervention.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 15, 2025

In today’s competitive market, every drop of efficiency in extraction and logistics fuels innovation across supply chains, ensuring that products reach consumers faster and at lower costs. Oil and gas production is more than just an energy source—it is the backbone of modern industrial progress and global trade.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

Each tier, from raw-material providers to logistics firms, relies on predictable, timely cash flow. Use tools like business credit reports, payment history analysis, and trade references to evaluate customer financial stability and identify early warning signs of potential payment delays. Supply chains don’t operate in silos.

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RFgen

MARCH 10, 2025

A lack of seamless communication, logistical bottlenecks, such as transportation delays or warehouse capacity constraints, and differing priorities between these key nodes in the supply chain can create friction. These metrics provide quantifiable data that reveals the impact of stock balancing efforts and identifies areas for improvement.

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ivalua

JUNE 12, 2025

We’ll walk through key benefits, types of spend analysis, steps to get started, and metrics to track—backed by lessons learned from real-world implementations. For example, a retailer might use category analysis to renegotiate key logistics contracts based on shifting volume trends to secure better pricing or service-level agreements.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 11, 2025

A circular supply chain refers to a supply chain that aims to reuse goods and raw materials for as long as possible through refurbishing and recycling. Reverse Logistics There is infrastructure in place to bring products back from users for recovery or remanufacturing. Example: Dell Technologies has a global reverse logistics network.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 17, 2025

AI in retail supply chain refers to the deployment of intelligent algorithms—including machine learning, predictive analytics, computer vision, and generative AI—to digitize, optimize, and accelerate retail business operations. Standardize Metrics Across Teams: Align KPIs so that supply chain, finance, and sales speak a common language.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 17, 2025

AI in retail supply chain refers to the deployment of intelligent algorithms—including machine learning, predictive analytics, computer vision, and generative AI—to digitize, optimize, and accelerate retail business operations. Standardize Metrics Across Teams: Align KPIs so that supply chain, finance, and sales speak a common language.

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IT Supply Chain

JULY 8, 2025

One attack on a global logistics company in 2022 shut down operations for three days. Vet Every Vendor Don’t just check references. How Do IT Supply Chain Attacks Actually Happen? By Richard Pearson (pictured) Content Writer 49 Views IT supply chain attacks are no longer rare. The source? How Can You Protect Your Company?

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Precoro

JULY 1, 2025

Think of raw material suppliers, logistics providers, or outsourced IT firms. The team researches if the supplier has required certificates, seeks references and feedback from other customers, and schedules meetings with potential candidates. Service-level agreements (SLAs) with defined performance metrics and deliverables.

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QAD

MAY 22, 2025

Depending on the nature of your business, your trading partners or your location, this could include procurement strategies, demand planning, logistics, and global trade management among others. Direct spend refers to the costs associated with the goods and raw materials that are used in the production of a company’s products.

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Precoro

MARCH 27, 2025

Cost Reduction: Lowering Existing Costs Permanently Cost reduction (CR) refers to actual, measurable decreases in procurement costs that result from strategic actions. Prevent Maverick Spending Maverick spending refers to purchases made outside of established procurement processes. Reduce freight and logistics costs.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 16, 2025

So say the analysts at Gartner in a new blog post on logistics technology. Gartner says that, with the exception of high-performing organizations, 40% of logistics leaders cite the struggle to realize value from existing technology investments What do you say? Supply Chain Digest Says. Supply Chain Digest Says.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial?

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial?

Gartner 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

In the first facility management was focused on controlling the workforce through individual metrics. There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Everything has a proof.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

NMFTA says the new “Cybersecurity Cargo Crime Reduction Framework” is an actionable guide for shippers, carriers, third-party logistics providers and brokers that It outlines key steps parties can take to reduce cargo theft risk. There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification.

Cargo 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial?

Gartner 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial?

Supply Chain Design Software 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

June CSCMP and partner Kearney release the 2025 State of Logistics Report, with the headline news: that what the report several years back started calling US Business Logistics Costs (USBLC) rose on an absolute basis in 2024 to $2.58 That left logistics costs as a percent of US GDP down a bit in 2024 to 8.7%.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

of GDP The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and partners Kearney and Penske Logistics are out last week with the 2025 State of Logistics Report, looking primarily at 2024 data. Again this year, Penske Logistics funded the report development. of the total cost logistics number (versus 7.2%

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

Meanwhile, our supply chain and logistics stock index, which is made up of more than 20 stocks across freight carriers, logistics service providers, and supply chain hardware and software vendors, lagged the S&P, with a gain of just 10.3% In early 2021, SCDigest re-launched this weekly supply chain and logistics stock market index.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial?

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Jaggaer

JUNE 25, 2025

Generative AI (GenAI) refers to artificial intelligence that creates new content (text, images, music, code, etc.) By contrast, general AI (or AGI, artificial general intelligence) refers to systems that can perform many different kinds of tasks as well as a human, or even better. based on self-supervised learned patterns.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial?

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