ToolsGroup

MARCH 25, 2025

Beyond simply improving forecast accuracy, todays ML-powered demand forecasting software uncovers hidden supply trends, anticipates pricing fluctuations, and enables proactive supply chain planning decisions. According to McKinsey , organizations implementing AI-driven demand forecasting solutions can reduce forecast errors by 30% to 50%.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 11, 2025

Why Demand Forecasting Matters in Supply Chain Management Improving demand forecast accuracy is more than just predicting customer demand its about understanding supply trends, pricing fluctuations, and creating a more responsive business strategy.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 19, 2023

Ben Steffes and Joe Lynch discuss 3PL outsourcing trends. Key Takeaways: 3PL Outsourcing Trends Ben Steffes is Vice President of Managed Services at Coyote Logistics, a leading global third-party logistics provider. Ben is Vice President of Managed Services at Coyote Logistics , a leading global third-party logistics provider.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 15, 2025

Public Reporting: Publishing sustainability reports and ethical compliance metrics to highlight progress and areas of improvement. Key transparency initiatives include: Supply Chain Mapping: Using digital tools to trace the journey of products from raw materials to finished goods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This integration includes tracking individual components and collecting data on environmental impact, including sustainability metrics such as carbon footprint and recyclability. Tracking key performance metrics and conducting regular audits help identify areas for improvement and ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements.

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Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

billion rate data points monthly to provide the most comprehensive view of the market, helping you identify savings opportunities and make data-driven decisions. billion rate data points monthly to provide the most comprehensive view of the market, helping you identify savings opportunities and make data-driven decisions.

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Logility

JANUARY 26, 2024

However, this year promises a significant paradigm shift where traditional performance metrics are replaced by technology-driven frameworks, as recent breakthroughs with Generative AI in supply chains have demonstrated. Enter our list of supply chain trends for 2024.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

About DAT Freight & Analytics DAT Freight & Analytics operates the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The analysis includes: Forecasting Factors Impact Areas Historical Sales Data Inventory Levels Seasonal Trends Demand Patterns Market Conditions Supply Requirements External Variables Risk Assessment Sophisticated algorithms process these factors to generate precise inventory requirements, optimize stock, and reduce carrying costs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 29, 2014

As a result, the metrics have to be viewed together as a pattern over time. In the journey, the supply chain leader needs to improve the potential of a portfolio of metrics. The metrics of growth, Return on Invested Capital, Inventory Turns and Operating Margin have the highest correlation to market capitalization.

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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

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Taulia

DECEMBER 6, 2024

How are companies rethinking their liquidity management strategies in response to the recent degradation across major working capital metrics? In the wake of economic uncertainty, many companies have experienced a degradation in key working capital metrics. CFOs, get ready for the next year.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 13, 2021

I notice a trend of investment in digital for the sake of digital and then asking for help. How do we design work systems to align organizations and ensure that there is the right balance of reward systems with metrics? Is there a need to redesign metrics to move from a functional and traditional function to drive goal alignment?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 10, 2014

In our recent work, we continue to try to understand the trends. If you miss reading the Shaman in the next few weeks and you want some new reading in the area of supply chain excellence, consider tucking my new book Metrics that Matter into your suitcase. Enjoy the holidays.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Now, we can do better than that by using advanced analytics, which can be extended to include more dimensions, such as trends, and provide further insights. Price index and price elasticity are useful metrics on their own, and a combination of these can help determine the right price point to maximize revenue and profit.

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Procurement Academy

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The latest employee training trends show todays successful organizations as those that adapt quickly by embracing innovative approaches to upskill their teams. In this article, we’ll explore the top five corporate training trends shaping the future of employee training and development.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

For organizations layered in functional metrics and driving a cost agenda, this is a tough nut to crack. E-commerce models exacerbated this trend while supply variability challenged order reliability. Tougher than most understand. United States Inflation Rates and GDP Inflation is the highest in forty years. Higher variability.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

Working on it over the holiday break, allowed me to spend more time to think about the trends that I am seeing in the data. ” Compare the results to the industry trends. The paradigm needs to change to buck the trend. Industry Trend at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for 2013-2022 My conclusion?

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2023

To monitor supply chain performance, stakeholders of successful companies typically define supply chain metrics that are relevant to the given business and track these KPIs regularly. By setting benchmarks for metrics, analysts can recognize unsettling trends and take preventive measures on time.

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This blog explains The Key MRP Metrics in Supply Chain whcih every supply chain professional in Manufacturing or Distribution Businesses. The metrics that underpin MRP could be described as the balls in this juggling act. This article takes an in-depth look at the crucial metrics every supply chain professional needs to know.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JULY 3, 2024

Internal Perspective: Performance Monitoring: KPIs and Metrics: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor distributor performance. Track metrics such as sales volume, market share, inventory levels, and customer satisfaction. Make sure that you monitor this and measure performance against agreed targets.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Megatrends (Possibly) Shaping Supply Chain Trends: Technology. The trend is fueling large increases in bandwidth demand and changes in communications because of the complexity, diversity and integration of new applications and devices using the network. The emerging tech trends of web3 and metaverse are intertwined.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 19, 2019

Although the ship dates in your dataset will not be consistent week over week (this is ok), you will still be comparing the same account numbers looking for week-over-week trends. Although not perfect, this will allow you to uncover troubling trends week over week, month over month. Use the Correct Metrics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 19, 2018

It is now our fifth year of analyzing balance sheets to understand which companies are outperforming their peer groups on the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while driving improvement. The orbit charts, once you get used to them, are an effective way to measure trends.

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Silvon Software

MAY 6, 2025

In todays fast-moving business landscape, leaders need immediate, trustworthy insights to outpace competitors, spot trends before they escalate into problems, and seize opportunities as they arise. Packaged Analytics, KPIs & Reports Ready-to-use reports, metrics, and dashboards that accelerate time-to-insight.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 18, 2019

Trends and other market forces that impact commercial opportunities need to appear on the planning radar. The company elected to hold weekly (rather than the more typical monthly) COO-led executive reviews to monitor demand trends and progress against the plan. They also cut inventory levels, grew sales and resolved capacity issues.

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Logility

APRIL 28, 2025

The agentic AI-driven advisor offers a breakdown of your forecast accuracy using mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), real-time inventory metrics, fulfillment performance, and a contextual explanation of what’s working and what needs your attention. But if you ask LEA the same question, you’ll receive a personalized response.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 30, 2022

Retailers need to consider a multitude of metrics, including the role of the category in the store and across channels from the shopper’s point of view (do shoppers see it as a convenience or a necessity?), 7] Mark Hamstra, “ Pandemic trends, supply shifts impact center store shopping ,” Supermarket News, 6 August 2021. [8]

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

MTSS platforms facilitate hands-on projects where learners can apply statistical methods to identify trends, forecast demand, and optimize inventory levels. Courses and modules focused on data analytics, forecasting, and performance metrics equip students with the skills needed to leverage data in optimizing supply chain operations.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

With over 15 years of expertise, Jonathon leverages customer insights, market trends, and employee engagement to drive success. Jonathon is not only a strategist but also a dynamic facilitator, conducting nationwide workshops on employee engagement, customer loyalty, leadership development, and growth metrics.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 4, 2023

With the expectations of landing an enticing career in the engineering/manufacturing sector, several trends and issues could impact your career path moving forward. With the expectations of landing an enticing career in the engineering/manufacturing sector, several trends and issues could impact your career path moving forward.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

When you track transportation metrics and KPIs like transit time, on-time pickups, and percent of truckload capacity utilized across your carrier partners, you can identify trends and opportunities for streamlined OTR transportation management. Download the White Paper: Over the Road Freight Management Trends. Forecast Demand?with?Analytics.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Unlike most of the KPIs we recommend, perfect order is a composite of several elementary metrics. Damage-free delivery: This measurement is sometimes incorporated into the in full KPI, but can just also be a stand-alone metric. What about DIFOT?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The award, based on beating the industry peer group on rate of improvement on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while outperforming their peer group, is tough to achieve. The orbit chart below illustrates L’Oréal’s performance at the intersection of two metrics.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 14, 2021

According to the UN Environment Program’s Food Waste Index, 923 million metric tons of food is wasted globally every year. We know about alternative protein products replacing meat products these days, but the next big trend will be alternative seafood. To learn more about future food trends, download our ebook here.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2020

Every company today runs on data – the key to using your data is choosing the right metrics for visibility into your supply chain. While Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) may be reviewed quarterly or monthly, the speed with which supply chain operations occur makes a daily view of more tactical and operational metrics a growing necessity.

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ivalua

JUNE 26, 2023

At Ivalua, we recognized the need to stay ahead of these developments and organized our first annual Ivalua Summer Symposium in London on a wonderful sunny evening on the Thames to discuss the latest trends in procurement and supplier management.

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