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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Lockdown of cities and manufacturing plants have significantly impacted many industries’ supply chains. exact location of goods (on order, in transit, or in a warehouse)). Products we infrequently order are not stored in regular Amazon warehouses. fashion, automotive, spare parts, airlines). billion (based on 2018 sales).

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Throwback Thursday

Supply Chain Shaman

The operating margin for the medical device industry is 4X that of the automotive manufacturer and 2x the margin of the hospital. Yet, the attendees wanted to discuss Lean warehousing. This is why I think that the industry needs to get serious about supply chain management. And, I believe that it needs to happen FAST!

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Leonardo da Vinci and Supply Chain Management

Enterra Insights

We have established business metrics and we love to quantify our business strategies. How are warehousing practices changing? Nikos Papageorgiou, Vice President of Solutions at Slync, explains, “Transactions in sourcing, manufacturing, logistics and distribution generate hundreds of millions of data points. Footnotes. [1]

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

Worst January US Intermodal in 10 years Our thoughts and prayers are with those in Turkey and Syria impacted by the recent earthquakes. The port of Iskenderun in the southeast of Turkey was severely damaged by the earthquakes. Once again warehousing metrics are the primary driver of logistic activity.

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What is Demand Forecasting? Importance and Benefits of Forecasting Customer Demand

ShipBob

By analyzing historical sales data, demand managers can make informed business decisions about everything from inventory planning and warehousing needs to running flash sales and meeting customer expectations. They look at sales leading into that week last year for seasonal products like turkeys, cranberries, and mashed potatoes.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Production/manufacturing. Warehousing. A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance. KPIs should comprise a handful of metrics that CAN be realistically monitored and reacted to on a continuous basis.

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