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Yards Are Hard

Logistics Viewpoints

Some have automated, gateless check-in; some direct the drivers to check in with the shipping office. Not only will this help optimize operations, but it will allow for performance to be benchmarked across sites, helping drive continuous improvement and the sharing of best practices. Create a facilities “Center of Excellence.”

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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. It is important to benchmark forecast accuracy and similar supply chain metrics against your peers.

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Management of Ocean Transit Time Reliability and Visibility

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Supply chain managers require visibility to track the necessary components from a purchase order for production or to fulfill a customer order. Certain shipping lines are investing in the last mile companies. The challenges to achieving visibility?

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6 KPIs That Influence Inventory Optimization

Silvon Software

Benchmark against your industry average for best insight. Improve demand forecasting and align purchasing with actual sales trends Use sell-through rate analysis to right-size future buys Monitor slow movers and take action early (e.g., ROP too low can cause stockouts, rushed shipping fees, and lost sales.

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy- and sell-side markets) bidirectionally with near real-time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. The use of customer segmentation strategies to define order policies for lead times, discounts, allocation, and shipping priorities.

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Do You Have What It Takes to be an Omni-Channel Experience Leader?

BlueYonder

These retailers excelled in offering distinctive experiences and demonstrated functional maturity across all evaluated areas. In fact, speed of delivery has slowly become one of the top three purchase decision influencers, along with price and return policy. Why does this matter?

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

Research from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement shows that organizations without formal SRM programs report 121 percent longer supplier lead times. Work with your broker to see if you can get priority on unloading the ship and inland transport. That might mean diverting from Los Angeles/Long Beach to Canada or Mexico.