GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Some supply chain companies are leaning on the power of analytics to help streamline their processes and get ahead of their competitors. But many companies have struggled to embrace the relationship between using analytics and implementing changes that can improve business performance. The simpler the model, the more likely the use.

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QAD

JUNE 8, 2023

When QAD hosted a live webinar earlier this year to explore and analyze the challenges that have procurement leadership buzzing these days, the issue of environmental, social and governance (ESG) was a hot topic. This simultaneously decreases costs and carbon footprint per unit.

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HICX Solutions

AUGUST 11, 2021

SXM Webinar Series with Art of Procurement. In the first of a three-part Art of Procurement Live Webinar Series ‘Putting the Supplier Experience at the Forefront of Strategic Procurement’ in partnership with HICX, we focus on how to make the business case for Supplier Experience Management (SXM). .

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Based on ARC Advisory Group’s new global market report, the five largest providers of TES, listed alphabetically, are Descartes, E2open, FourKites, Infor Nexus, and project44. The company has grown significantly via acquisitions over the last few years, including the purchases of Amber Road, BluJay Solutions, and INNTRA. Infor Nexus.

Rail Software 188

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In recent years, the overall state of Procurement has been bolstered by increased proficiency, expanding engagement, and a growing direct impact on operations. And they’re not the only ones—other department heads are also increasingly budget-conscious, creating a new opportunity to partner with procurement for better budget management.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Obviously, shippers cannot track what consumers use their personal devices for all the time, but they can use metrics and Big Data to track what consumers are doing on their respective e-commerce sites. Retailer differences in SKUs and returns options for both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar store purchases can complicate the issue.

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ThroughPut

AUGUST 18, 2023

Supply Chain Management KPIs That Demonstrate Impact on Financial Performance As the above image outlines, finance is particularly interested in all the metrics on the left hand side including revenue growth, cost of goods sold, days in inventory and fixed assets utilization. These directly affect business performance. Here’s how.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

We finished our report on the maturation of hospital supply chains , and I have put the finishing touches on the Healthcare Supply Chain Index for this Thursday’s webinar. The most common reporting relationship in the organization is to the hospital’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Please use this link: [link].

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Amazon’s purchase of Kiva Robots changed the landscape of robotics in the supply chain. Technology Will Reshape Procurement Practices. Better procurement practices translate into better overall sales, but the role of procurement in driving sales’ statistics will change throughout 2017. Robotics Will Grow More Versatile.

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2014

The Ultimate Guide for Effective LTL Freight Management : we put on a 60 minute webinar entitled, “Best Practices for Effective LTL Freight Management and Shipping.” We had a great turnout with over 250 logistics managers, supply chain officers, and those in the transportation world registering and attending the webinar.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In order to achieve this target, CEVA Logistics is incorporating environmental considerations in a variety of areas of operations, from warehousing to transportation and procurement. CEVA Logistics and other Eco-Skies Alliance leaders will work with United Airlines to collectively purchase approximately 3.4 MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Leveraging internal audits to align quality management with key business metrics When asked what are the benefits of conducting an internal audit? Christine said, “I have used internal audits as the baseline to improve our overall business metrics. Everything’s connected—your engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Now includes installation, so home improvement shippers, like Home Depot and Lowes Home Improvement, must now consider eCommerce to be a venue for selling items requiring installation and assembly, reports Stuart Lauchlan of Diginomica. Leveraging Metrics, Shippers Find Better Ways to Excel at Customer Service and Last Mile Services.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 122

Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Procurement Analytics Cost Reduction Strategies 122

ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

As is, the healthcare supply chain is complex with multiple players involved such as manufacturers, distributors and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) supporting and interacting with multiple departments and care delivery points. Watch a BSW webinar here.

Supply Chain Planning Software 219

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Optimal Sourcing 219

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. The company is using Blue Yonder for transportation management, Coupa’s Supply Chain Guru for network design, and FourKites ( see the webinar ) for transportation visibility in certain regions or departments to help with this.

Supply Chain Design Software 188

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 4, 2015

In order to optimize manufacturing operations, or really just about anything, you need to have at your fingertips the best and most accurate manufacturing metrics around. In today's post, we share 5 Golden Manufacturing Metrics that all manufacturing companies should understand to improve plant operations quality.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Last week, at Supply Chain Insights , as part of our monthly webinar series, I hosted a panel discussion on the current state of the healthcare value network. Hosting this webinar series is one of the favorite parts of my job as the Founder of Supply Chain Insights. Current State: Costs are rising. Focus on Value-based Outcomes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The consulting team pitches a theme–vision of supply chain best practices, big data analytics, or demand-driven value networks– to the executive team, and a new project is initiated. It was also the preference of the consulting partners because the projects were longer, more costly and better aligned with the consulting model.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 17, 2013

The market shift is towards analytics, but this new market is confusing. We will show how the adoption of these practices have improved market capitalization in our webinar on April 25 th. They are step change requiring either the redeployment of existing technologies or the purchase of new platforms. Build What-if Analytics.

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3rdwave

JULY 20, 2020

Too often they are dependent on their 3PL for reports and analytics that provide the meaningful information they need to really improve their global supply chain execution. independent performance metrics and analytics for management decision support.

3PL 54

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Salim Shaikh , who leads Blue Yonder’s Automotive Industry Strategy, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and webinars that we prepared for jointly. Level-two is starting to leverage predictive analytics: Can I predict where a challenge or disruption is going to occur?

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Provenance

APRIL 13, 2021

Many customers now look for sustainability as one of the priority filters to purchase, often over price.”. With 79% of consumers changing purchase preference based on products’ social or environmental impact, marketers are racing to capitalise with sustainability messaging. Brave new metrics? Credit: Open Food Facts).

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HICX Solutions

MARCH 31, 2022

In this webinar, we join Niko Nurmi , Executive Advisor at Procurement Leaders , as he discusses these challenges and how to overcome them – with Carmen Erhardt , Director of Corporate Purchasing and Head of Global Processes, Operations and Digitalization at Henkel ; and Anthony Payne , CMO at HICX.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 11, 2012

As a result, I invested in building qualitative survey capabilities and built a database of twenty years of supply chain ratio data (for more on this capability reference the research report, The Effective Frontier and check out our community ). Ownership of Inventory as a Metric. I love having this capability now. It is eye-opening.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2017

I miss the days of Walter Cronkite reporting the news. Mid-week, I facilitated a webinar on blockchain. And, there is less impact if the purchase is a tactical purchase. I am happy to report that both companies are making progress on their solutions. As I shifted from channel-to-channel, I shook my head.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. There is also no Santa Claus.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2015

Yesterday, I presented to 700 global attendees on an APICS webinar. However, in the polling data in the APICS webinar, we found that over 70% of the respondents had deployed solutions from the ERP-expansionists (either SAP or Oracle). This week, I am finishing two reports: Sales and Operations Planning, and Inventory Optimization.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 26, 2023

Category management is a procurement strategy that involves grouping similar products or services together into categories and managing them as a single unit. This approach can help organizations streamline their procurement processes, negotiate better deals with suppliers, and ultimately save money.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 18, 2015

So, many suppliers utilize outside logistics management to ensure customers remain fully satisfied and continue to repeat purchasing. Companies that integrate reverse logistics systems into their logistics systems distinguish themselves from competitors in: effective management of inventory availability and cost. customer satisfaction.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. As I sat at the airport I worked on my presentation for the Supply Chain Insights’ webinar on building a customer-centric supply chain on August 17. All winners received their digital images this week. )

Cost Reduction Strategies 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

I find that in this world of the global multi-national that procurement processes have become convoluted and increasingly complex. (In In my opinion, we have made procurement increasingly complex without adding value. Spinnaker Management Group asked me to co-present on a demand-driven webinar with SanDisk.

Inventory Reduction 150

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

One mistake companies often make is focusing on the lowest purchase price per item instead of considering the total landed cost of sourcing from offshore suppliers. Total landed cost includes such cost factors as transportation, port charges, duties and taxes, insurance, and material.

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Arena Solutions

JUNE 5, 2023

Quality and Regulatory Alignment for Audit Readiness Full transcript below: Wendy Levine Welcome to today’s webinar, exploring “Quality and Regulatory Alignment for Audit Readiness.” If you’d like to take a minute to let us know where you’re joining us from, you can use the chat feature that’s in your webinar toolbar there.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 4, 2016

Most industry experts rate the cost of logistics as very costly. Nearly every company offers some sort of discounted shipping plan for large purchase orders, and more customers are demanding faster delivery at a reduced rate. Freight Management KPIs are undoubtedly the most important metrics to track and understand.

Freight 120

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 24, 2015

Given that our proprietary TMS, the Cerasis Rater , provides multiple reports, giving our shippers’ many insights, this post is quite appropriate, just like getting the data that is meaningful , in order to make the best decisions for your business possible. . Driver wages represent 26% of costs. On-time pickups.

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FLEXE

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

consumers say fast delivery is important to them when making online purchases. You can watch the full recording of the webinar here. Which carriers and service levels ensure the best delivery times for the best costs? In the webinar , we break down how much of the U.S. Your delivery promise can make or break a sale.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2017

When support wanes, due to obsolescence and lack of spare parts, or if the vendor withdraws active support for your system, the cost of your business increases. Performance is a handy metric to measure. You want to keep the upgrade cost effective while achieving your business goals and reducing risk.

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