Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

It is important to benchmark forecast accuracy and similar supply chain metrics against your peers. If the reason can be determined, the model needs to be updated.For example, it may be that there was a spike in restaurant chains sales at restaurants in Phoenix metro area in the second week of February.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

In the annual report where they report on their key performance indicators (KPIs), they don’t just report on core financial metrics and the NPS, they also have people metrics. The company also does internal climate scores of employees at corporate, the branches, and the warehouses. 56% of employees surveyed were engaged.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

By contrast, the third-party logistics model is where a manufacturer retains oversight of its supply chain but outsources such processes as warehousing, shipping, packing, and distribution to a 3PL provider. It offers the following services: Pick up from an international port and deliver to Australian port or warehouse. What is 3PL?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

When my flight canceled, I was en route to the annual AMR conference in Phoenix. Organizations can align to drive value despite the allegiance to functional metrics. As long as companies are motivated by functional metrics, inventory management will be an enigma. Transition functional metrics to focus on reliability.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

So when the warehouse team threatened to unionize, I transferred into a distribution, warehouse environment. Warehouse Management and Transportation Management were in their infancy. Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters.

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Kinaxis

MAY 24, 2018

I just returned from the highly engaging and inspiring Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. This will call for partnerships with service providers, enabling the ‘Uberization of transportation’ and warehousing. He gave examples of how large companies are acquiring digital startups.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2018

As we gathered in Phoenix, Ariz. As we gathered in Phoenix, Ariz. We discussed a lot of the questions you’ve probably read about in headlines over the last year or so: How can we invest in innovative warehouse technologies while minimizing complexity and cost? How will we overcome trucking capacity issues and driver shortages?

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