Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Networks and Sourcing.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2017

. Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Robert Everett who gives us some fantastic tips for managing logistics effectiveness. In this article, I propose to have a look at several logistic skills that, besides the specific knowledge in this area, will help to maximize the logistics effectiveness. Quality-focused.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Cardinal Health’s senior vice president of global logistics, said of their implementation of the Kinaxis’ supply chain planning (SCP) solution, “I was scared! Global logistics leaders wanted to improve service levels, lower costs, and fortify Cardinal Health’s supply chain planning process. I put my name on the line.”

Supply Chain Planning Software 175

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2023

By fostering collaboration across all stakeholders, including suppliers, manufacturers, and logistics providers, companies can enhance visibility, streamline processes, and proactively address disruptions. The post The Power of Purchase Order Collaboration: A Game-Changer in Managing Direct Spend appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

In a study of logistics providers conducted by Fraunhofer IML, only 36% of organizations reported having a clear overall plan for digital transformation. For those working on digitalization initiatives, the survey showed that only 25% are leveraging digital technologies to think outside the box and reinvent their foundational delivery model.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 2, 2024

Despite the fact that we are well into the Digital Age, the staff at Material Handling & Logistics (MH&L) notes, “2024 will see continued push to digitize supply chains.”[5] ”[5] They base this prediction on a survey conducted by Deloitte. those situated offshore).” those situated offshore).”

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Port congestion, capacity constraints, large increases in rates across all modes, labour shortages and long delays in shipments—these are just some of the operating realities supply chain and logistics professionals face today. Will the environment improve in 2022 or get worse? And what are the key industry trends and innovations?

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

The past 12 months have been a year unlike any other for suppliers and providers in the CPG logistics world. COVID’s Effects on CPG Logistics . It strained production functions and increased the need for trucking services, which led to falling performance metrics that rippled across organizations. cost per case.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Using technology to improve last mile metrics is essential to driving last mile costs down, but how do shippers know if the technology is helping or hurting? In fact, 72 percent of survey respondents believe it is very important to improve access to data for in-transit shipments, which includes last mile delivery.

Metrics 153

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

New survey finds that most companies are still formulating and gaining support for a digital strategy, with fear of change and data challenges as leading roadblocks. . To access the full report, please visit www.ToolsGroup.com/DT-survey . ###. PRESS RELEASE. BOSTON, Mass. and HOUSTON, Tex. About ToolsGroup.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Sustainability is an often-discussed concept that can be a reliable source of differentiation for CPG manufacturers. In a 2019 survey from Hotwire , 47% of consumers said they had recently switched to a different product or service because the company had violated their values. Decreasing Fuel Consumption through Route Optimization.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

In a study of logistics providers conducted by Fraunhofer IML, only 36% of organizations reported having a clear overall plan for digital transformation. For those working on digitalization initiatives, the survey showed that only 25% are leveraging digital technologies to think outside the box and reinvent their foundational delivery model.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 147

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Unleashed

AUGUST 18, 2021

Reverse logistics is the process of goods returning to their point of origin – back from the purchaser to the manufacturer or supplier. Today, reverse logistics can no longer be an afterthought for manufacturers, but is instead an integral part of supply chain planning. What steps make up the reverse logistics process?

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Zipline Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Logistics data has taken a front seat at forward-thinking CPG brands due to its ability to drive impactful and profitability-focused decisions in all facets of the supply chain. Its place in logistics decision making has become critical and can help your organization find the right route, carrier, and receiving location for retail orders.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2018

The research, produced by Adelante SCM and presented by BluJay Solutions (a Talking Logistics sponsor), was conducted to explore the links between supply chain management innovation, customer experience, technology adoption, and company performance. Logistics Service Providers Focus on Delivering Innovation. and 51.5%, respectively).

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 2, 2021

Maintaining positive public perception has become a powerful source of differentiation for CPG brands. And a great way to gain the favor of consumers is through sustainability and green logistics practices. ” How Can Green Logistics Play a Part? They must also be produced by brands that meet their personal values.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 19, 2022

Ongoing pandemic effects, data utilization, and changing logistics patterns drive an industry that’s quickly adapting and anticipating shipper needs. The state of freight payment is healthy and growing with an emphasis on global trends, better data utilization, and micro-logistics. Aggregate Data Across All Connections.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 25, 2013

The relationship between corporate financial performance and supply chain metrics was complex; and in my first attempts, I was unable to derive a correlation. The year 2012 marked the 30th anniversary of the use of supply chain management as a cross-functional process for source, make and deliver in the commercial sector. Definitions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2016

The source data for the analysis is public reporting of balance sheets and income statements. Check out their performance by plotting year-over-year metrics at the intersection of two ratios and look at the patterns. In the analysis of the Supply Chains to Admire, we use PTBV as a proxy metric of value.

Pharmaceutical 210

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

XPO Logistics to Acquire 3PD, the Largest Provider of Heavy Goods, Last-Mile Logistics in North America. Source data is a combination of reference and benchmark data from third parties as well as econometric models and formulas. HighJump Software Acquires Evenex. SAP Announces Second Quarter and First Half Results 2013.

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Precoro

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

One of the ways that procurement teams improve this figure is by tracking and improving the purchase price variance (PPV) metric. In this article, we'll explain what PPV is, why it matters, and how tracking this metric can benefit your procurement processes.

Purchasing Skills 98

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 13, 2015

191 qualified global logistics practitioners were surveyed in 2015 by American Shipper magazine for their seventh annual benchmark study of transportation management. However, here is a distillation of the best practices for approaching transportation and logistics IT initiatives provided at the conclusion of the report.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 21, 2021

This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “ Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.”. In a 2018 survey by GEODIS, only 6% of supply chain professionals worldwide believed their companies had achieved supply chain visibility ?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Orchestration enables companies to effectively manage trade-offs between source, make, deliver and sell.) We source this data from Y charts. Mistake #5. Measurement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2023

However, sustainability in logistics goes well beyond these initiatives. Today’s article is the third part in a series featuring surveys from APQC on supply chain topics including last mile and digital transformation. This shows that all companies still have a long way to go when it comes to fuel consumption from renewable sources.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Therefore, the challenge to establish ranking method is to find more economical data source and unbiased metric. In supply chain management area, most industry publications create the ranking based on the input from readers then editorial team makes a final decision which is a bit subjective.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 24, 2016

Most companies segment their supply chain by breaking it down according to operational and logistical metrics. In a 2015 Gartner survey, more than half of CEOs said that growth was their top priority – creating added complexity through new products, markets and channels that enable that growth.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 20, 2015

The Collaborator has been reviewing respected sources of industry analysis to gain perspective on the trends being predicted to materialize in supply chain logistics for 2016. Gartner suggests the growing emphasis on wringing efficiencies from the supply chain will drive the adoption of more complete, single-source solutions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Each survey that I do comes back with data as a major challenge. The company wanted to be customer-centric and focused on net-promoter scores and results of an annual survey. These included cloud-based computing, in-memory processing, parallel computation, and open-source analytics. S&OP Challenges. The problem?

Analytics Software 238

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As the biggest players in fulfillment, distribution and omnichannel retail continue to push boundaries, logistics and planning strategists are forced to innovate. Seeing this, we decided that it would be helpful to compile a curated list of 50 of the best tips on logistics planning and strategy that we could find.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 6, 2013

The success of the third-party logistics industry is evident in the generally high marks given to 3PLs by respondents to a survey as part of the 2013 17th Annual Third Party Logistics Study, which identifies trends and explores how both 3PLs and shippers are using these relationships to improve and enhance their businesses and supply chains.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. ” They note an MIT survey of apparel companies found vastly differing definitions of supply chain transparency across organizations. sources of raw materials. performance-based metrics.

Supply Chain Design Software 174

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Initially these protocols focused on the sources of GHG emissions that were the easiest to track: Scope 1 direct emissions from company facilities and vehicles; and Scope 2 indirect emissions from the electricity or other energy a company purchases for use in its operations.

Procurement Analytics 62

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IQMS

JULY 2, 2018

Manufacturers in the high-performance cohort captured in our latest survey are using real-time monitoring to aggregate metrics and gain a 360-degree view of manufacturing operations accessible from any mobile or handheld device. Source: Capgemini Internet of Things (IoT) study, Unlocking the business value of IoT in operations.

Manufacturing Procurement 71

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Ware2Go

APRIL 11, 2023

Many argue that eCommerce is actually more sustainable than the traditional brick-and-mortar shopping model due to efficiencies in fulfillment and logistics. This likely does not account for the impact of reverse logistics. As a certified B-corp, they have met the highest standards of social and environmental sustainability.

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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.

Optimal Sourcing 111

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

There are several elements in an effective logistics strategy, with the ultimate goal of identifying the most cost-effective service levels and developing plans and processes that enable the company to operate as close to those optimal service levels as possible.

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

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