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My Take: Metrics that Matter

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the course of the last week, I had a Linkedin comment from Dubai, questions from a team from the Philippines, and an inquiry from Switzerland. While Joe is trying to balance the feedback from Filipe and Frank, he is often asked to change his metric targets by his CFO named Lou. Achieving Balance in Metrics. 3) Outside in.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the wheelchair division, Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men’s race at 1:17:06 and Susannah Scaroni of the US won the women’s race with a time of 1:41:45. But I believe that more efficient packaging is the area with the greatest potential to improve sustainability metrics within the warehouse. minutes per mile.

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Resilient supply chains require a shift in procurement strategy

Resilinc

To drive this change, new metrics and KPIs must be instituted that reward procurement teams for protecting the continuity of supply, especially for high-revenue products. Revenue impact needs to be the new way to segment and define critical suppliers,” writes Bindiya.

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Do We Really Need a New Smart Phone Every Two Years?

SCM Research

million metric tonnes (Mt) and it is forecasted to increase to 50 Mt in 2018. kg), Switzerland, Iceland, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. A new United Nations University report, titled The Global E-waste Monitor 2014 , details e-waste generation by region. The total amount of e-waste generated in 2014 is 41.8 Mt of screens, 3.0

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DiManEx Contributes to Find the Business Case for Digital Spare Parts in VTT Study

DiManEx

The data set included part-specific metrics like material, dimensions and weight; and supply chain metrics like part availability, minimum order quantity, lead times and service lifetime. About DiManEx. DiManEx’s end-to-end platform re-invents your supply chain, eliminating unnecessary transport, costs and waste.

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Do You Know Your Suppliers? Counting the Cost of Ignorance

QAD

Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, and the UK have all passed similar due diligence, human rights, and anti-slavery legislation. The European Union released the Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Directive earlier this year.

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Top 5 Supply Chain Disruptions to Semiconductors 2023

Resilinc

On September 19, Exalos AG, headquartered in Switzerland, announced its sale to California-based Indie Semiconductor. Broadcom, one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies by revenue, can now accelerate its adoption of cloud technologies to fund research and development. There have also been numerous business sales in 2023 so far.