Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2022

The Rule of 40 was popularized by venture capitalists in recent years as a key performance metric for SaaS firms. The metric captures the trade-off between short-term viability and the investment in growth. on this metric. For Coupa, a key success measure they share with investors is the growth in spend under management.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2016

We’ve made our predictions , but it’s the unexpected that makes supply chain management so exciting and demanding. Did you come up with any New Year’s resolutions to improve as a supply chain and logistics leader this year? Ask “What are the risks?”more Runners on your mark, get set…”. more often.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 5, 2015

Here are mine: To remember that supply chains should be built backward from the customer. One way to do this is to use a Perfect Order metric as a key way of measuring the supply chain organization. Learning & Leadership Supply Chain Risk Management'

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Resilinc

APRIL 13, 2021

You may be part of an organization whose leaders understand that supply chain risk management (SCRM) is a strategic imperative, and your SCRM may already be mature and delivering a return on investment. 4) The supply chain organization’s operational review includes evaluation by the corporate risk team.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we highlight published September 2022 indices of global supply chain volatility ( GSPI ) and US Logistics Index ( LMI ) activity trends along with our view of the implications. As noted above, the not so optimistic news now rests with risks for product demand contraction.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

Agility is more about reacting in the next day or two, or even the next hour or two, to potential supply chain disruptions. They built them between 2012 and 2014, and then enhanced them when better supply chain risk management solutions became available. The company has built Control Towers for this purpose.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

There are so many regulations like UFLPA and the German Due Diligence Act and others that are impacting global logistics and shipping. Companies are now being required to show what their supply chain looks like. Analyzing the supply chain after you’ve built it is important.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

Logistics Managers Index. Interestingly, the downshifts we observed in transportation metrics were much more muted in the last week of July, leaving open a possibility for a bit of recovery as we move towards peak season. Warehousing and Inventory metrics continue to buoy the logistics sector. Additional Data- U.S.

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American Global Logistics

MARCH 22, 2023

Many companies are modernizing their supply chains. But you have to go beyond modernizing your supply chain. You have to future-proof it through supply chain technologies. Many new logistics technologies exist to help future-proof supply chains. Next, let’s turn to logistics analytics.

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American Global Logistics

MARCH 22, 2023

Many companies are modernizing their supply chains. But you have to go beyond modernizing your supply chain. You have to future-proof it through supply chain technologies. Many new logistics technologies exist to help future-proof supply chains. Next, let’s turn to logistics analytics.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

“Supplier viability is a major concern of supply chain leaders and procurement professionals today when committing their direct materials to specific trading partners,” said David Cahn, Director of Product Marketing at Elemica , in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. The post Supply Chain Risks: Which Are Top of Mind Today?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2015

The value network of suppliers and logistics providers is largely managed by spreadsheets and email with no system of record for interactions. What is Risk Management? About the Author: Lora Cecere is the Founder of Supply Chain Insights. To ensure clarity, let’s start with a definition.

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Exiger Perspectives

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

A critical part of any supply chain is an effective and efficient supply chain risk management (SCRM) program. Stone , Vice President of Supply Chain Risk Management at Exiger Government Solutions.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Moeller Maersk , operators of Maersk Line plummeted a reported 18 percent as the carrier and logistics services provider reported full year 2023 financial performance that disappointed investment markets. Impact Implications- Maersk’s Financial Performance Last week, shares of A.P.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 2, 2016

no metrics, operate in functional silos). Simply put, if you don’t understand the root causes of poor supply chain visibility, you won’t know what corrective actions to take. Quantify the financial impact of poor supply chain visibility. Identify which SKUs take priority for supply chain mapping.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 18, 2022

The provider’s platform was designed to complement and co-exist with specialty supply chain and enterprise systems, supplementing needs for multi-tiered network visibility, process control, and optimized inventory. Consultants and technology providers utilize the term of supply chain control tower capabilities.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

At LogiChem, attendees interacted through roundtables and panel discussions on topics that identified best practices around inventory and supply chain metrics, third party logistics provider (3PL) management, rail logistics strategy to combat the driver shortage dilemma, and a host of other topics.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

This section will cover JIT and outsourcing by Apple Inc, Supply Chain Risk Management by Cisco System, Technology Roadmap by Intel, Supply Chain Network Model by HP, Mass Customization by Dell and Quality Management by Sam Sung. Cost of inbound logistics is not taken into account.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Reason #4 Making key decisions by modelling the supply chain in Excel. Reason #5 Not having a supply chain risk management process. Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory. Reason #7 Making decisions based on bad data (supply chain data accuracy). Sound ridiculous?

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2022

based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). The country’s elderly populations are especially at risk. A published report from Reuters this week cites modeling data that forecasts over one million deaths across China through 2023, according to projections from the U.S.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

How the Supply Chain Crisis is Impacting Businesses and Consumers. 66% of consumers are concerned that supply chain issues will never end ( Chain Store Age ). 82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items.

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The visibility layer includes the aggregation and normalization of your global operational data from both internal and external sources for the purposes of business intelligence, metrics and reporting. The execution layer includes a suite of purpose-built applications that are designed to manage different aspects of the supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Talking Logistics was launched as a live, online video talk show focused on supply chain and logistics topics. It’s from that perspective and motivation that I’m excited to announce Talking Logistics YOUniversity and our first course: Fundamentals of Selecting and Working with 3PL Partners.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 8, 2019

This included: Developing playbooks and contingency plans to address your most pressing risks. Evaluate structural changes in your supply base that could reduce risk exposure. Go digital: Explore the potential of dedicated supply chain risk management solutions.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Insuring that each function, including online marketing, store operations and supply chain have common objectives, metrics and aligned rewards for the coming year. Enterprise Asset Management: IT Asset Management (57). Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. In this step, the actuals are compared with the planned metrics (MAPE, forecast accuracy, bias etc.) Enterprise Asset Management: IT Asset Management (57). Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Supply Chain Planning & Forecasting (59). Financial Services.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. IT enablement in areas like Mobile work management, Health and Safety, Metrics monitoring (KPI) etc. Enterprise Asset Management: IT Asset Management (57). Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Supply Chain Planning & Forecasting (59). Healthcare.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

According to a July 2014 supply chain research study from Accenture focused on Big Data and supply chain risk management, most organizations have high hopes for using big data analytics in their supply chain but many have had challenges in deploying it.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. He also spoke about IBMs desperate need to partner with SIs for Asset Management as opportunities are huge in this area. Some of those are Cognos, iLog, SPSS, Core Metrics, Emptoris, Vivisimo and many others, as world is moving from reactive to proactive. Supply Chain Planning & Forecasting (59).

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

Supply Chain Disruptions: A Survival Guide. Do you feel supply chain risk management is too complicated to implement? This article will show you how one of the worlds leading companies put a theory into practice and survive many supply chain disruptions. Case Studies. Gather around! Discussion.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 2, 2020

Several articles and reference books have highlighted Joe’s procurement transformation accomplishments at Lucent Technologies, Juniper Networks, and in the area of Supply Chain Risk Management. Recently, several factors are screaming at us to now improve transparency of those selection and management decisions.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 28, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. A further benefit of integration of these many systems is to allow organizations to effectively report on their sustainability metrics. Enterprise Asset Management: IT Asset Management (57). Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Supply Chain Planning & Forecasting (59).

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2016

There are four steps businesses can apply to understand and improve the resiliency of their supply chain network: Assess: Use all modeling and analytics to identify areas of risk. You can use network design models, company KPIs and other metrics to get a holistic look at your supply chain.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. In this blog I will focus on first couple of sub process of demand planning cycle - 1) Setting up demand planning objectives and metrics for different business units/customers/key items/locations 2) Setting up the frequency of the forecasting process (create/review/publish) with the time horizons.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 9, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. A competent Visibility solution should be able to present same data to all participants of the supply chain network, with their individual perspective. Enterprise Asset Management: IT Asset Management (57). Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Financial Services.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I will be wrong again,” I stated last year before making my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 , and I was right. But I was right with some of my other predictions, especially my prediction that we would see a rise in cyber attacks in 2017, with supply chain and logistics operations becoming new targets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In terms of single sourcing, a useful metric is called “revenue at risk.” This metric has a manufacturer do an analysis of how much revenue they would lose if a key component became unavailable for some defined period (a week, a month, or even longer). appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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