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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

We stubbed our toe in supply chain management at the beginning of the decade. Facing The Issues of Supply Chain Performance. As I work through this year’s Supply Chains to Admire , I cannot help but shake my head. The black veil of the pandemic is a supply chain wake-up call to build better.

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3 Core Metrics & 10 Soft Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance

GlobalTranz

Is cost reduction all that there is in measuring Supply Chain performance? Sure, supply chain cost reduction is important in reducing the cost of goods sold (COGS) and increasing profit, but there are other measurements which should not be forgotten. Isn’t time important? What kinds of "time" measurements exist?

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Supply Chain KPIs & Metrics: Our Top 24 for Manufacturers

Silvon Software

Supply chain performance KPIs are invaluable measurements that support the growth and success of a company’s supply, fulfillment and delivery efforts. Fortunately, applying metrics to multi-source operational information that’s stored and managed in a data hubs greatly minimizes these issues.

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Supply Chain Dashboards – Key Metrics For Manufacturers

Silvon Software

As I mentioned in my previous post, Sales Dashboards – 16 Metrics for Manufacturers , a strategy for measuring business performance should also incorporate metrics that focus on the supply chain and other operational areas of the enterprise. You can refine as you go! DSO – Days Sales Outstanding.

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Time for a Supply Chain Metrics Cleaning

Logility

Often, it becomes necessary to reevaluate how supply chain performance is measured to ensure healthy operations. Ask yourself, “Are your supply chain metrics bogging you down?” Functionally isolated metrics lead to sub-optimized supply chain performance.

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Supply Chain Metrics - Gaining Visibility in a Data-rich World

Logility

The second part of Drucker’s quote, “if you can't measure it, you can't improve it,” really brings home the importance of having the right set of metrics. In the field of supply chain management, we have created an abundance of metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs). Accessibility.

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Holding Ourselves Accountable for Business Results

Supply Chain Shaman

The potential for supply chain performance declined in each of these industries. In fact, in our Supply Chains to Admire analysis, we find that this is true in twenty-five of twenty-eight industry sectors studied. The Focus Inside-out Supported by Functional Metrics. Supply Chain Maturity Progression.