Silvon Software

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

While many of the KPI examples focus on performance management for manufacturing and distribution businesses, they also apply to numerous other industries with similar operational structures. In this 3-minute post, we examine some key business objectives and cascading KPIs that can be used to analyze performance to the objectives.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It analyzes historical data to optimize workflows, predict outcomes, and automate complex decision-making, thereby enhancing efficiency and effectiveness across various operations. Cloud platforms facilitate the deployment of AI models that can process and analyze data in real-time, making automation more dynamic and intelligent.

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Logility

AUGUST 15, 2023

The fashion house of iconic brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein transparently manages and navigates the full spectrum of its supply chain – from cotton farms and fabric mills to yarn spinners and final product manufacturers. Compliance spans various dimensions such as environmental sustainability, quality, and security.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Supply chain network and transportation optimization can help make better sourcing and multi-stop route decisions that ultimately result in route design that balances low costs with higher service. In 2010, Walmart announced its goal to eliminate 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 6, 2023

In today’s fast-paced business world, optimizing your supply chain is essential for staying competitive and efficient. Many professionals rely on MS Excel as the go-to software for supply chain and procurement tasks but creating detailed dashboards can be time-consuming and exhausting.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 29, 2024

We’ll also delve into the importance of technology and data analytics in optimizing supply chain operations. From sourcing raw materials, manufacturing, and storage, to transportation and distribution, SCM ensures efficiency and cost-effectiveness throughout the entire journey.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

As shown in the map, the company has 4 distribution centers wherein each location is shipping to several places across the US (for the sake of simplicity we are not showing the manufacturing and sourcing locations here). Traditional inventory optimization implementations often assume fixed network and flows.

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IQMS

JULY 11, 2019

Improving semiconductor manufacturing yields up to 30%, reducing scrap rates, and optimizing fab operations is achievable with machine learning. Manufacturers care most about finding new ways to grow, excel at product quality while still being able to take on short lead-time production runs from customers.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In supply chain management, total lead time is a crucial metric encompassing the period from customer order to delivery, be it in B2B or B2C scenarios. Production Lead Time: Encompassing manufacturing, quality control, assembly, and related processes. Each type of lead time can impact the global process.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

From a manufacturing perspective, logistics management software facilitates effective planning of the supply chain itself and implementation of the final delivery to the end consumers. This involved procurement, maintenance, and transportation of military facilities, services, materials, and personnel.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

From a manufacturing perspective, logistics management software facilitates effective planning of the supply chain itself and implementation of the final delivery to the end consumers. This involved procurement, maintenance, and transportation of military facilities, services, materials, and personnel.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

From a manufacturing perspective, logistics management software facilitates effective planning of the supply chain itself and implementation of the final delivery to the end consumers. This involved procurement, maintenance, and transportation of military facilities, services, materials, and personnel.

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Silvon Software

AUGUST 8, 2022

Supply chain challenges stemming from the pandemic and other global events continue to plague manufacturing and distribution companies. To address these issues, manufacturers and distributors are focusing more on the use of data analytics to help them make more strategic decisions related to supply chain performance.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

It is also helping to bridge the supply chain management gap that has traditionally existed between healthcare providers and other industries such as manufacturing. Being a glass half full kind of person, there is a giant opportunity ahead to improve and optimize. Establish a more advanced self-distribution model.

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Procurement Academy

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A common theory in learning science is the 70/20/10 model. These can be implemented at each stage of the training process to ensure that each learner feels supported and to provide the training provider with the data they need to continuously optimize their program to meet each learner’s needs. Why should you choose Skill Dynamics?

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

With evolving business models, changes in customer expectations, to technology advancements, the transportation and logistics sectors remain in the spotlight. Steve works closely with leading manufacturers, retailers, logistics service providers, and technology firms. Cassandra Gaines. JLEIndustries. Matt Pyatt.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

A North American-based survey of nearly 200 supply chain professionals from top CPG, distribution/wholesale, food and beverage, manufacturing, and retail companies found that 58% of respondents are still in the exploring or evaluating phases of digital transformation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2013

Closing the gaps happens when there are aligned metrics, clarity of vision and aligned planning processes. This includes optimization and discrete event simulation. Most companies operate well within functions, but struggle to build strong horizontal processes. They lack cohesion. Tactical Planning: This process is usually monthly.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

A well-optimized supply chain not only ensures efficient delivery and cost-effectiveness but also provides companies with a competitive advantage in the market. The ability to analyze this data enables the retail giant to make informed decisions on product procurement, inventory management, and demand forecasting.

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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. Overview of Supply Chain Management Supply chain management encompasses the planning, sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery of products or services.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 27, 2021

Vicki Folmar, an expert in business process design, data analysis, and decision support applications involving optimization in the supply chain management and energy industries, explains that sustainability and circularity are different, but complementary. Increase forecasting accuracy to reduce obsolete inventory. ” Implement.

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Precoro

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The cash conversion cycle (CCC), also called the net operating cycle, is a metric used to measure the efficiency of a company's cash management and liquidity. The cash conversion cycle is a significant financial metric for retailers and manufacturing companies involved in buying and managing inventories and selling them to customers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 7, 2015

Companies that have cross-functional alignment and clear governance models can make progress faster. The company that plays to win does not strive to have the best manufacturing costs, or the best procurement practices; instead, the team focuses on winning together cross-functionally on a commonly held portfolio of metrics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

My first job was in manufacturing in the 1980’s. The metrics reward functional thinking. The focus of APICS is manufacturing, CSCMP’s foundation is in logistics, and ISM serves the procurement organization. In our research, the network design maturity model shown in Table 1 is helpful to many of our clients.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 18, 2022

Equipped with scalable modeling capabilities powered by digital twins, every organization can now sense issues, collaborate on scenarios in digital situation rooms, and enact an orchestrated, synchronized response across the entire value chain, from procurement to transportation and fulfillment. The Proof Is in the Results.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 28, 2020

This new model is already evolving, as digital technologies with embedded analytics converge to capture, store, process, and share data.”[3] Talk to others in the organization — from logistics and distribution experts to sourcing and procurement staff — to find the biggest needs across your supply network.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Cycle stock is the management of stock required to cycle through production runs and procurement buys effectively. The modeling of a feasible plan including buffers and constraints is also critical. There are two buffers in the supply chain: inventory and manufacturing capacity. Rising Volatility.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

Used as a one-to-many data model for sourcing and procurement by companies like IBM, Cisco Systems, Dell, Motorola, Seagate, and Vodafone , there is much promise; but in the last five years the Company, plagued by execution issues, encountered problems. Traditionally E2open sold to the procurement organization.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Today’s Software-as-a-Service model provides businesses with a level of efficiency that helps them work smarter, faster, and more cost-effectively. It has proven to be particularly useful for companies in the manufacturing space. They wanted real-time data, visuals, and metrics for all manufacturing operations and business processes.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

On the supply side, however, there is less and less room for manufacturers to absorb additional costs as volatile input prices put the squeeze on margins and the marketing investment required to differentiate branded products from private-label competitors continues to rise. Without the apps, the iPhone is just another ordinary phone!

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Silvon Software

APRIL 18, 2024

Across the globe, manufacturing businesses are navigating economic uncertainties with increasing sophistication. Handling Variability : AI technologies, particularly machine learning models, can handle various data formats and structures. Scalability and Efficiency : AI can process large volumes of data much faster than manual methods.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Digital Process Optimization: Streamlining Business for Efficiency In the race to streamline operations and elevate efficiency, Digital Process Optimization (DPO) emerges as a critical strategy for businesses looking to innovate and scale. Key Takeaways Digital processes enhance business agility and operational efficiency.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

In the evolution of today’s analytics most companies are evaluating concurrent optimization of transactional data. Making the digital pivot will embrace all of these disruptions together to drive innovation and new business models. The first and second generation of supply chain technologies used linear optimization.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 18, 2022

Equipped with scalable modeling capabilities powered by digital twins, every organization can now sense issues, collaborate on scenarios in digital situation rooms, and enact an orchestrated, synchronized response across the entire value chain, from procurement to transportation and fulfillment. The Proof Is in the Results.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During Eight years ago, we started with a focus on Total Delivered Cost (TDC) and elevating our cost savings program performance, as well as eliminating sub-optimized cost efforts that might have helped in one specific area, but hurt our overall performance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. I then recommend that the business augment the SAP SCM functionality using best-of-breed, industry-specific optimization. 1) SAP SCM 7 Is a Poor Supply Chain Planning and Optimization Technology. Reflections.

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