The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Market Benchmarking: DAT provides benchmarking tools that allow shippers to compare their freight spend against the broader market, identifying opportunities for cost savings and risk management.

Optimal Sourcing 210

Optimal Sourcing Freight Logistics Network Optimization Software Analytics Software 210

RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

We’ll examine the key components of efficient supply chains, explore essential performance metrics, and uncover the fundamental drivers that influence efficiency. Partner Ecosystem Management: No supply chain exists in isolation. By monitoring these metrics, companies can often identify opportunities for cost reduction.

Sourcing Strategies 96

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ivalua

MAY 29, 2025

While procurement operates as a function within the broader supply chain, it has its own set of priorities for strategic sourcing in procurement, performance metrics, and specialized processes. At the enterprise level, this means developing structured supplier management programs that go beyond transactional buying.

Procurement Solutions 130

Procurement Solutions Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software 130

GlobalTranz

APRIL 25, 2016

3 Key Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance Beyond Cost Reduction. If cost reduction is not the only thing to measuring supply chain performance, that begs the questions: "Maybe we should be measuring other Supply Chain Management activities and what would they be?". Read more. . Read More. . Read More. .

Procurement Analytics 120

Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Performance Metrics Supply Chain Software 120

RFgen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Combine data from: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems Transportation Management Systems (TMS) Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) Internet of Things (IoT) sensors Supplier portals Customer relationship management systems (CRM) Performance Metrics and KPIs Performance metrics measure how effective your supply chain is.

Optimal Sourcing 98

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Modeling Inventory Reduction 98

Enterra Insights

JULY 11, 2024

Supply chain risk managers have a dilemma. Journalist Thor Benson reports that tuning out bad news might be good for their mental health; however, risk managers know tuning out bad news wouldn’t be good for business. … The models allow for fast movement when a high-consequence risk or opportunity occurs. .”

Supply Chain Risk Management 130

Supply Chain Risk Management Risk Management Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling 130

Kinaxis

AUGUST 29, 2014

Supply Chain Insights recently published a Metrics That Matter report covering both the Semiconductor and Hard Disk Drive (HDD) industries. Semiconductor is poised to consolidate, which will have huge impact on the metrics. by CJ Wehlage. Success, provided they monitor the 7 “elephants” in the room.

Metrics 178

Metrics Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Thailand 178

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

While prior risk management disruptions occurred and quickly established a new normal, in the COVID-19 pandemic, the only normal is constant change. Watermelon Metrics Don’t Drive The Right Results. I love the metaphor of watermelon metrics. What are functional metrics? It will not be over soon.

Supply Chain Planning Software 355

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply and Demand Procurement Analytics 355

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 24, 2022

At conferences, I hear many discussions about risk management and control towers. Risk management concepts are largely passe, and many control towers are futile attempts in the face of spiraling variability. The metrics selection resulted from work with Arizona State University in 2013.) The reason? My takeaway?

Supply Chain Planning Software 398

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software 398

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2018

Companies with the lower score on the Index are driving faster rates of metrics improvement. Energizer and Unilever are driving the fastest rates of improvement and Clorox and P&G improvement rates are the slowest on the Metrics That Matter of Growth, Operating Margin, Inventory Turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)).

Supply Chain Design Software 218

Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Price Reduction 218

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

Piloting them in high-risk or high-margin areas is often the best way to prove their value. Metrics must reflect the new priorities. These tools dont need to cover the entire network to be useful. Cultural alignment is just as important. Resilience needs to be part of how success is measuredalongside efficiency, not in place of it.

Optimal Sourcing 218

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Optimization 218

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Supply Chain Risk Management is a Cirque Du Soleil Calibre Act! In fact, 89% of businesses encountered a supplier risk event in the last five years. But not all companies are prepared for this level of risk and complexity. That’s where supply chain risk management software comes in. Subscribe Here!

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Supply Chain Planning Software Risk Management Supply Chain Software Predictive Analytics Software 98

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2013

It is a quest and the subject of my next book, Metrics That Matter , that will publish in September, 2014. Overall, supply chain leaders deliver results that have strength (year-over-year performance improvements), balance (a set of balanced metrics within a portfolio) and resilience (predictable and reliable results with few swings).

Gartner 258

Gartner Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Software Supply Chain 258

Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

Procurement activities include planning, sourcing, and negotiation, along with risk management, legal and value analysis. This is often managed with the help of supplier management software or inventory management software. That’s where Procurement Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) come into play.

Procurement Analytics 104

Procurement Analytics Procurement Solutions Optimal Sourcing Material Savings 104

ivalua

MAY 30, 2025

As they receive new information, they can adjust their actions to outcomes for things like supplier negotiations, risk management, and spend analysis. Instead of spending time on manual work like data entry, vendor chasing, and basic reporting, teams can now focus on higher-value activities such as risk management or cost optimization.

Optimal Sourcing 130

Optimal Sourcing Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics Negotiating Skills 130

Talking Logistics

JUNE 10, 2015

Over the past two years, I’ve written extensively about the growing importance of supply chain risk management and supply chain mapping. See for example: Rethinking Supply Chain Risk Management. Doing Nothing on Supply Chain Risk Management. Many Companies Falling Short on Supply Chain Risk Management.

Supply Chain Risk Management 100

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

Recognition of constraints and the management of floating bottlenecks. Management and planning of the entire network against a value network strategy. Integration of corporate social responsibility metrics in planning. There is a lack of clarity on what drives value and metrics are functional. Supply Chain Design.

Supply Chain Planning Software 256

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ivalua

MAY 10, 2025

This guide breaks down the key procurement technologies in use today and the trends reshaping the future, such as AI-driven sourcing, predictive risk management, and deeper integration across the supply chain. Your procurement technology platform should help unify data and processes across tiers to avoid disruptions.

Procurement Solutions 130

Procurement Solutions Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing Analytics Software 130

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2022

The Rule of 40 was popularized by venture capitalists in recent years as a key performance metric for SaaS firms. The metric captures the trade-off between short-term viability and the investment in growth. on this metric. For Coupa, a key success measure they share with investors is the growth in spend under management.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 305

Logistics Network Optimization Software Modeling Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Software 305

GlobalTranz

JULY 20, 2015

Importance of Metrics in Reverse Logistics Management. To monitor progress against its reverse logistics management plan, a company needs metrics that measure the financial impact of returns on the firm and on other members of the supply chain. Greater customer service and higher retention levels.

Reverse Logistics 120

Reverse Logistics Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Optimization Software 120

Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2014

Simply put, many companies are still falling short on supply chain risk management , and they continue to pay the price. The good news is that leading practices in supply chain risk management are well documented in various books and publications , and new software applications are emerging to help companies manage this process.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 220

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy Cost Reduction Strategies 220

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

I have learned that supply chain systems are more complex than I originally thought, and that the relationships between supply chain metrics are nonlinear. I would infuse it into S&OP, risk management, and supplier development. After three years of research, I have just refined the methodology to start to pull the trends.

Supply Chain Design Software 319

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Yet, only 20% of companies actively manage supplier development programs to get cash to suppliers in need. Cash-to-Cash Metrics. Management of the cash-to-cash cycle is critical to maintaining working capital. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle.

Optimal Sourcing 300

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software Waste Reduction Inventory Reduction 300

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

Snow fell last night as I worked on my last Supply Chain Metrics That Matter report. The concept of the Effective Frontier is that best in class companies align functional metrics to balance growth, cost, inventory and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) performance while balancing customer service metrics. The Effective Frontier.

Optimal Sourcing 192

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Optimization 192

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Most supply chain leaders cannot get their groove on because they generalize–the use of the same metric targets and tactics for the supply chain without paying attention to the flows. In Figure 1, I share data from the risk management study of 2015. Wrong Metrics. 5), an intermittent supply chain (COV of.5-1.5),

Optimal Sourcing 301

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Forecasting Supply and Demand 301

GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Proper vetting of carriers helps ensure risk management, and creates a re liable network for future growth, scalability and flexibility. . Focusing on the transportation metrics that have the greatest impact on the supply chain can help managers stay attentive to both short-term and long-term goals and needs. .

Prescriptive Analytics Software 296

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 29, 2013

Which supply chain metrics correlate to market capitalization by Morningstar sector? Open Content Research Risk management Sales and Operations Planning Supply Chain Uncategorized Outside-in supply chains' An analysis of how companies have made trade-offs between operating margin, inventory cycles, complexity and growth.

Supply Chain Planning Software 350

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Analytics Software 350

SCMDOJO

JANUARY 9, 2025

Enhancing Competitive Advantage Strategic sourcing creates a sustainable competitive edge by combining cost savings, risk management, and supplier innovation. Predictive Risk Management Smart solutions equipped with predictive analytics can help foresee potential riskssuch as supplier insolvency or geopolitical eventsbefore they occur.

Optimal Sourcing 98

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Solutions Negotiating Skills 98

My Office Apps

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This ensures that you have complete visibility into where products are coming from and going to, enabling smoother logistics and more effective supply chain management. Kechie ERP with VRM capability helps you monitor metrics like delivery times, product quality, and order consistency.

Vendor Strategies 98

Vendor Strategies Procurement Solutions Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software 98

Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

Do you feel supply chain risk management is too complicated to implement? There are so many sophisticated methods to analyze supply chain risks. However, the logic Cisco uses to manage the disruption is very robust and details are summarized into the infographic below, Note: metrics data is for illustrative purpose.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

In this survey we find out some benchmark metrics on the number of demand planners per item, and the rate of adoption of demand and supply chain planning systems. Demand Market-Driven Risk management affordable care GS1 GTIN healthcare medical device supply chain UDI' And finally, our survey on supply chain planning is closing.

Supply Chain Planning Software 333

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Resilinc

MARCH 26, 2025

Spend Matters recently released their Spring 2025 SolutionMap for Risk Management , and we’re pleased to share that Resilinc has maintained a strong position ahead of competitors in the Supply Chain Risk Management module. customer satisfaction score.

Supply Chain Risk Management 62

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Reason #5 Not having a supply chain risk management process. Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory. Reason #9 Relentless pursuit of one supply chain metric at the expense of other metrics. Reason #7 Making decisions based on bad data (supply chain data accuracy).

Supply Chain Planning Software 244

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

For example, Coupa has a metric called the “Risk Management Evaluation Completion Rate” that specifies the percentage of risk questionnaires filled out by a company’s suppliers. For benchmarking metrics to be valid, they need to be based on a large sample. At top performing procurement organizations, 86.2%

Supply Chain Network Software 314

Supply Chain Network Software Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing 314

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 19, 2024

ESG reports can help investors make informed business decisions by identifying companies with less financial risk and avoiding those that may be impacted by stricter ESG metrics. Interestingly, suppliers / partners (32 percent) and employees (31 percent) ranked toward the bottom of the list.

Supply Chain Strategy 298

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Supply Chain Insights

JUNE 1, 2017

The importance of supplier development and risk management, along with corporate social responsibility and governance are emphasized. What specific policies, processes, and metrics in the supply chain would achieve success in this strategy? What supply chain strategy aligns with that business strategy?

Supply Chain Strategy 161

Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Software Price Mitigation Strategies Supply Chain 161

SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Review Supplier Performance Performance Measurement: S&OP provides a framework for tracking supplier performance against agreed-upon metrics, such as delivery time, quality, and cost. Risk Management: By understanding potential risks, procurement can develop contingency plans to ensure a continuous supply of materials.

S&OP 96

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