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Creating an analytics organization for supply chain

Supply Chain View from the Field

We are focused on building an enterprise data warehouse, and providing the tools (in this case, in an Oracle environment) that allow people to click and drag and build their own reports, to get summary trends and detailed level data on what customers are ordering on a day by day basis for any product line at any region in the world.

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Supply Chain Senses Must Constantly Be On High Alert!

Supply Chain Game Changer

This includes looking at data and metrics. Whenever I visit a facility I want to go onto the factory floor or into the warehouse. You need to have the eyes of a hawk. You must be able to see great distances, whether in person or through online media, and spot problems or potential problems. Touch, Taste and Smell.

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Boost Employee Engagement in Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

While you can’t bring beanbag chairs into a warehouse or production facility, you can create a friendly environment where workers feel at home and comfortable in their workspace. Our supply chain recruiters would like to give you some pointers: Get Employees Excited to Come to Work.

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2013 Third-Party Logistics Study

Supply Chain Movement

Outsourcing accounts for 54% of shippers’ transportation spend and 39% of warehouse operations spend. As found in past Annual 3PL Study surveys, transactional, operational, and repetitive activities such as transportation, warehousing, and freight forwarding tend to be the most frequently outsourced.

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Supply Chain Collaboration – The New Way to Drive Value!

Supply Chain Game Changer

In supply chain collaboration efforts, both participants should use the same performance-management system. By building common metrics and targets and jointly monitoring progress – companies avoid the misaligned incentives that damage so many collaboration efforts. 3) Manage the transformation. Lower out-of-stock levels.

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EFT 2016 Global Logistics Report

BlueYonder

As the EFT research report shows, both LSPs and their customers have an accelerating interest in innovation, technology, eCommerce and talent management. Utilizing a fully integrated warehouse, transportation and order management strategy is a critical initiative for solving the profitability challenge. While only 14.2%

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Supply Chain Management:Rapid Innovation will Differentiate the.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Talent Management. BigDataEdge – Insights Management. SmartGridEdge – Smart Grid Management. TalentEdge – Talent Management. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Product Categories.