Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Functional Metrics and the Lack of Alignment to Strategy. Process-based companies continue to focus on manufacturing efficiency (OEE) and discrete on procurement (PPV) without designing the supply chain to balance transportation, manufacturing, and procurement to a balanced scorecard. The Lovefest with Shiny Objects. Clarity on Value.

Supply Chain Design Software

The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Enhanced Visibility and Control: DAT’s solutions offer improved visibility into freight shipments, enabling better tracking, monitoring, and control of the entire transportation process.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Solvoyo has a metric they call the user acceptance rate. This metric measures the percentage of time the planners accept replenishment, transportation, or inventory plans as they are without any change in the timing of the delivery or the quantity to be delivered.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Freight Waves

JUNE 3, 2025

Transportation metrics saw little change in May as capacity, utilization and pricing remained in expansion territory, according to a monthly survey of supply chain professionals. reading for transportation capacity during May, which was roughly in line with April. SONAR: Logistics Managers’ Index (Transportation Prices).

Capacity

RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Supply chain efficiency is the cornerstone of success and involves the effective management of processes, resources, and technologies from procurement to production, transportation to warehousing. Transportation and Logistics: The goal here is to minimize delivery costs while maintaining reliable service levels.

Sourcing Strategies

ToolsGroup

JULY 31, 2025

If you’re still relying on manual spreadsheets or a basic transportation management system (TMS) to manage truckload planning and optimization, you’re likely missing out on key opportunities for greater efficiency, cost savings , and better service. Customer expectations continue to rise. Fuel prices fluctuate unpredictably.

Optimization Software

Freightos

JULY 7, 2025

The Logistics Data Challenge The logistics sector is awash with data, from shipment volumes and freight rates to sustainability metrics and supplier performance. By focusing on purpose-driven data, companies can avoid wasting resources on metrics that are not utilized. Prioritize Critical Data Sets Not all data is equally valuable.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

Political instability has disrupted transportation corridors. Metrics must reflect the new priorities. Recent years have brought a series of disruptions that exposed vulnerabilities in how supply chains are designed. Trade tensions have led to abrupt tariff hikes. These tools dont need to cover the entire network to be useful.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Data analytics helps you monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), like supplier performance, delivery times, and transportation efficiency — all in real-time. AI also optimizes transportation routes dynamically by looking at factors like weather, traffic, and delivery windows.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2025

Use metrics like lead-time sensitivity, margin contribution, and order volume to prioritize. One is about reacting quickly. The other is about recovering well. What Disrupts Supply Chains Today? It should be woven into how the supply chain is run. Key components include: 1. Assess and Rank Risks Not all risks are equal.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Not all the transactional data, just the data required to calculate a metric or make a decision. Thirdly, the decision to be executed is then pushed back to the relevant application, whether that be a transportation management system or a planning solution. So, we deploy an agent on an SAP environment.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 2, 2025

The issue is that when companies optimize functional metrics, they throw the supply chain out of balance and sub-optimize value. There is no unifying data model to align procurement and manufacturing, transportation and distribution, revenue management and demand planning, or sales account teams with supply chain planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

Many large organizations have multiple systems for order, warehouse, or transportation management that are barely integrated frequently not at all. Ability to Meet Fulfillment Goals According to the survey, only a mere 1% of respondents achieve 80% or higher for their OTIF metrics, with the average percentage of OTIF being a mediocre 62.21%.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

is redefining transportation by integrating IoT sensors into vehicles, fundamentally shifting fleet operations. Protecting sensitive data—such as vehicle locations, driver information, and operational metrics—requires rigorous cybersecurity measures. The Evolution of Connected Fleet Ecosystems Fleet Management 2.0

Supply Chain Planning Software

ThroughPut

JULY 9, 2025

Behind the scenes of every successful business lies a well-orchestrated machine made up of four critical functions: supply chain, logistics, transportation, and operations. What Is Transportation? Real-World Example: Amazon’s two-day delivery is a result of highly optimized logistics, not just fast transportation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2025

System Integration and Data Visibility Orchestration requires connecting warehouse systems, transportation platforms, and ERP data so that status updates, inventory levels, and shipping exceptions are visible without needing to log in to separate systems. This doesnt eliminate those systems, it organizes the data they produce.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

A disruption at any point in the global logistics network including the average of 12 touch points from shipment packaging to final delivery can prove disastrous for profits, service levels, customer loyalty, and other key metrics. With the global e-commerce market predicted to reach $8.1 That is the beauty of a platform enabled by AI.

Supply Chain Planning Software

The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Data-Driven Insights: Provides valuable insights into shipping costs and performance metrics to optimize operations. Dedicated Support: Offers expert support to guide you through the setup and implementation process.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2025

The company dynamically positions inventory within its fulfillment network using projected demand heat maps and transportation cost models. Fleet Telematics and Driver Behavior Fleet operators collect telematics data across engine metrics, route adherence, and driver behavior (e.g., acceleration, idling, braking).

Real-time Visibility

ToolsGroup

JULY 3, 2025

grinding beef into burger patties) and transport finished goods to restaurant hubs and restaurants. Any breakdown-whether in production, transportation, or staffing-can ripple across the system, impacting product freshness, service quality, and brand loyalty. Processors and Distributors transform these inputs (e.g.,

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2025

LoRaWAN A long-range, low-power protocol that supports applications across large outdoor areas, such as shipping yards, intermodal facilities, and cold chain transport. It offers longer range and higher bandwidth than previous versions and is well-suited for tracking inventory within facilities.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

However, the real nuance comes into play when looking at a single mode of transport, particularly road freight. it has several road transportation options available, each with different price points, service characteristics, and risk profiles: Partial truckload (PTL). Consider that U.K. engine-block manufacturer.

Freight

Locus

JULY 28, 2025

Key Takeaways Last-mile transportation refers to the final leg of delivery, from a distribution hub to the end customer, and is the most cost-intensive and operationally complex stage. In logistics, last-mile transportation functions much the same way, it determines whether the delivery promise is kept or broken.

Supply Chain Planning Software

SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Through interactive tutorials and practical exercises, learners can become adept at using software for inventory management, transportation planning, and demand forecasting. Similarly, performance metrics courses can guide learners in establishing key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor and improve supply chain efficiency.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

An efficient supply chain strategy is one that takes every aspect of your supply chain into account, from inventory management and warehouse design to freight tendering and transport optimisation. Transport Fleet Optimization Fleet optimisation is one of those areas where companies leave money on the table.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 13, 2025

For a retailer, that might take the form of guidance as to where and how much to produce items, how to transport them, and where to position them in a manner that best reflects actual consumer demand. What makes mathematical optimization especially valuable, Yurchisin says, is its prescriptive — as opposed to merely descriptive — nature.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Transportation Networks and Modal Shifts A good transportation strategy is one of the best ways to reduce emissions. This means consolidating shipments to max out load factors, using route optimization algorithms to minimize distance travelled, and shifting to lower emission transport modes. Through network optimization.

Material Savings

TransAudit

JUNE 24, 2025

With global transportation costs climbing and carrier networks becoming more complex, transportation spend management has become a strategic priority — not just a back-office function. Why Transportation Spend Management Demands Better Data Transportation spend often ranks as one of the top operational costs for shippers.

Real-time Visibility

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JUNE 10, 2025

Do Set Clear KPIs and Governance Structures : Establish transparent metrics for sales, coverage, and service levels. Do Invest in Distributor Capability Building : Provide training, digital tools, and performance incentives. A well-equipped distributor is an extension of your brand and a key to market penetration.

Waste Reduction

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

The risks associated with chemical manufacturing include the storage and transportation of raw materials, finished products, and waste. They prepare equipment for maintenance, do isolation (disconnect a piece of equipment from the flow of chemicals by closing valves), look at quality or reliability metrics, and do rounds. They must be.

Negotiating Skills

Freight Waves

JULY 8, 2025

truckload market, marking a seasonal uptick in demand that challenges transportation providers across the country. Tender rejection rates, a metric for gauging how often carriers decline contracted loads, have demonstrated significant fluctuations leading up to July 4th. The Fourth of July is a significant benchmark for the U.S.

Atlanta

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 16, 2025

Between market volatility, rapid advances in automation and rising customer expectations, transportation leaders are being forced to rethink legacy systems and outdated ways of operating. Which Metrics Matter? With 25 transportation leaders in the room, there was no single set of KPIs that they could all agree on.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Procurement Academy

JANUARY 9, 2025

Select agreed-upon metrics such as material quality or delivery time and monitor as often as possible. Capability 3: Risk Management and Mitigation Supply chains are consistently exposed to a whole host of common risks, from supplier bankruptcy, to transportation delays, and even the effects of natural disasters.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 17, 2025

Another example of AI’s effectiveness occurred within a leading transportation and logistics company with nearly 450,000 trucks and 150 locations. Combining these in the supply chain is the ideal way to advance beyond reactive strategies to proactive and even predictive ones.

Sourcing Strategies

Freight Waves

JUNE 16, 2025

This extensive connectivity has resulted in impressive metrics: 1.2 Doug Cantriel, Head of North American Transportation and Modernization at Ford Motor Company, stated: “project44 delivers the connected data foundation for our transportation needs. A key differentiator is Movement’s approach to data quality.

Supply Chain Design Software

Freight Waves

JULY 10, 2025

The Future of Freight Festival, now in its fourth year, is FreightWaves’ flagship event designed to convene industry experts, entrepreneurs, and innovators to explore emerging trends in transportation, logistics.

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Freight Plus

MAY 13, 2025

And if you’re not hitting the right numbers, your transportation strategy could be quietly eating into your margins. Failing to meet expectations can result in: Chargebacks Loss of preferred vendor status Smaller or fewer orders Strained retailer relationships These scorecards are not just internal metrics.

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