IQMS

JANUARY 27, 2023

And increasingly, they are exploring cost-effective nearshoring strategies as a way to gain greater control, shrink transportation times and costs, and improve their competitive position. Adjusting customer pricing to align with rapid cost changes for raw materials is difficult in any instance.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2025

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with our summary highlights and perspectives relative to supply chain assessments as reported by various published global wide PMI indices. reported for April. Manufacturing PMI® each reported different activity levels for May but consistent themes.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

JULY 3, 2025

Global Wide Manufacturing Global-wide manufacturing levels as reported by the composite index produced by S&P Global Market Intelligence was headlined with global manufacturing moving back into expansion during the final month of the second quarter. reported for May. reported for April. up from the 49.5 in May and of 58.2

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 17, 2024

However, global and regional production and purchasing activity as measured by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMI index has included a four month (July through October) long sequential contraction in production levels and reported a neutral 50 mark at the end of November. Global growth is projected to be 3.2 Prior to the U.S.

Predictive Analytics Software

GlobalTranz

APRIL 25, 2016

Is cost reduction all that there is in measuring Supply Chain performance? Sure, supply chain cost reduction is important in reducing the cost of goods sold (COGS) and increasing profit, but there are other measurements which should not be forgotten. Cost reduction is still very important.

Procurement Analytics

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

These architectures are evolving and will be deeply rooted in the evolution of prescriptive and cognitive analytics. 2) Learning Supply Chains. Charter a team and test and learn to understand the potential for cognitive and prescriptive analytics. Attendees Views of Disruptive Technologies on the Future of Supply Chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2024

Most supply chain leaders are stuck in their own paradigms. As an old gal, with over forty-years of supply chain experience, writing this report for ten years taught me many lessons. Please use caution, few led a Supply Chain to Admire Award Winner. Wrap-up Spend time with the report.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

In this scenario, by adopting an adaptive supply chain, the retailer uses real-time data analytics to identify emerging trends and collaborate closely with suppliers to quickly adjust production and inventory levels to meet customer demand. Where do companies start their journey towards Adaptive Supply Chains?

Modeling

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2021

But when looking for historical parallels, it is useful to concentrate on inflationary episodes that contained supply chain disruptions and a spike in consumer demand after a period of temporary suppression. With that said, let’s take a look at some recent and more granular data on sales, prices, and supply chain performance.

Supply Chain Disruption

Logility

JANUARY 26, 2017

The second part of Drucker’s quote, “if you can't measure it, you can't improve it,” really brings home the importance of having the right set of metrics. In the field of supply chain management, we have created an abundance of metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs).

Procurement Analytics

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Autonomous Supply Chains In this competitive environment, a CPG manufacturer needs to fight to get space on retailer shelves in each region, keep those shelves stocked, compete and collaborate simultaneously with e-commerce, and maintain its operating margins. each with discrete plans generated typically in sequential batch runs.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2023

As a supply chain leader, he is struggling how to dance in the ring of fire. The ring of fire is corporate politics at the executive level on supply chain performance. Each executive has a different perspective on the definition of supply chain excellence, but they are never discussed and aligned.

Supply Chain Planning Software

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. BE READY FOR THE NEW NORMAL.

Supply Chain Planning Software

SCMDOJO

APRIL 4, 2023

If you’re in the business world, you’re probably always looking for ways to streamline your supply chain operations. Luckily, supply chain analytics is here to help! But like any new technology, there are hurdles to overcome when implementing supply chain analytics.

Prescriptive Analytics Software

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.

Procurement Analytics

Talking Logistics

JUNE 2, 2016

This assessment identifies the most important capabilities for which the newly divested company needs to account, which may include functions such as Procurement, Purchasing, Accounting and Supply Chain Operations itself. Step 2: Leverage a Transitional Service Agreement Wisely.

3PL

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

2023 call: Global supply chains will be slightly less busy, congested and chaotic, but cheaper – at least the transportation part. The only bright note is that shipping costs will be a fraction of what they were over the last several years. What are your key themes for 2023? Let me know.

Predictive Analytics Software

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

But it’s important to remember that while customers want their purchases fast, sometimes even the next day, many care about the environmental impact of that delivery as well. In response to these rising complexities, late last year, Körber commissioned its first ever Supply Chain Benchmarking report.

Waste Reduction

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 15, 2021

This results in a set of over-simplified, aggregate and gross average-level decision-making that generates today’s poor performance, because increased inventories, capacity, transportation and logistics costs are required to buffer all such variances. Reducing premium transportation by 50%. Reducing COGS by 3%.

Inventory Reduction

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Global supply chains are built on three assumptions: rational government policy, availability of transportation resources, and low variability. Supply chain leaders have little history to use as a guide to prepare. Before the pandemic, supply chain leaders experienced relatively free trade across borders in 2017.

Supply Chain Planning Software

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

It helps the supply chain become compressed and tightly integrated through shortened life cycles, lead times and minimised operations’ cost. Supply chain leaders need to focus on three key areas to leverage the supply chain performance and to satisfy the demand in the market both during and after crisis.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The complexity and interconnectedness of the global supply chain have led to organisations becoming more dependent on suppliers than ever before. Strategic sourcing can help supply chain leaders identify potential risk factors and develop procurement mitigation plans.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

MAY 4, 2016

However, traditional enterprise measures of performance do not work for supply chains. To paraphrase a saying, the road to supply chain hell is paved with good intentions and bad metrics. Shortcomings of Traditional Performance Measures. Financial metrics to indicate profitability.

Supply Chain Performance

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 21, 2021

Supply Chain KPIs article and permission to publish here provided by Harkirat Ahluwalia. Supply chain key performance indicators and metrics are ways in which someone can quantify the performance of their company’s supply chain to gain a better understanding of its strengths and weaknesses.

Supply Chain Planning Software

GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. 2016 Supply Chain Trend #4: Artificial Intelligence on Steroids. We have already covered the top 6 trends for 2016 in manufacturing.

Supply Chain Design Software

SCMDOJO

JUNE 6, 2023

Supply chain optimization can achieve this with the help of data analytics. Data analytics helps businesses make data-driven decisions and initiatives. They can understand their supply chain operations with more precision. How does data analytics help supply chain optimization?

Optimal Sourcing

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Indeed, gamification is becoming an increasingly popular feature across the entire supply chain, from procurement to last-mile delivery. But is gamification really a responsible approach to improving supply chain performance? Many of the big firms have been introducing game like elements into their software.

Warehousing

Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods. The study analyzed supply chain performance at manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers throughout 2020.

Procurement Analytics

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

Let us study major highlights of Supply Chains of the future. Automated & synchronised : Future supply chains will be e2e automated, connected & synchronised. Most of the current repetitive processes like (forecasting, reports, purchase orders & Invoicing) will be automated using various technologies.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

QAD

JULY 21, 2022

“Economists have blamed product shortages such as semiconductors and the present spike of inflation, to an extent, on the bullwhip effect,” reports a recent article from BusinessThink at the University of New South Wales. The bullwhip effect has multiple causes that distort the supply chain, including: Changes in demand forecasting.

Price Reduction

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

However, traditional enterprise measures of performance do not work for supply chains. To paraphrase a saying, the road to supply chain hell is paved with good intentions and bad metrics. In this way, performance of separate activities (e.g.

Supply Chain Performance

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2021

You see, the set of primary data needed to keep an airliner aloft is (apparently) relatively simple—and the same is true of running a supply chain organisation. It’s not uncommon though, for companies to make the mistake of over-complicating their supply chain performance monitoring.

Supply Chain Design Software

ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Supply chain analytics combines powerful algorithms, data, and the latest technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to address the most elusive challenges in the supply chain right now – visibility and control. By 2032, the supply chain analytics market is expected to reach USD 38.78

Prescriptive Analytics Software

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Blue Yonder was named a Leader in this inaugural report and the leader in the Better Functionality quadrant based on an evaluation of our Blue Yonder Warehouse Management solution. This honor comes after Blue Yonder was named a Leader in the Transportation Technology Value Matrix 2023 earlier this year!

Supply Chain Planning Software

Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

The biggest news this week is the ripple effect Hanjin Shipping’s bankruptcy filing is having on supply chains. Robinson intends to purchase APC Logistics for approximately $300 million AUD (approximately $225 million USD) in cash. Hanjin handles about 7.8 percent of the trans-Pacific trade volume for the U.S. APC had $334.2

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

According to the July 2022 Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSPI) , compiled and published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , overall pressures reportedly declined once again in July. This index was reported as 1.84 reported for June, and 2.59 reported for May. PMI reports for July.

Procurement Analytics

Precoro

APRIL 18, 2023

Supply chain visibility is a company's ability to keep track of raw materials, components, and final products – in batches or individually – as they move through the entire supply chain from suppliers through production or assembly to retailers and end customers.

Supply Chain Planning Software