Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars has been on a journey to transform their digital supply chain. In 2019, Will Beery was appointed the vice president and tasked with leading the company’s global digital supply chain transformation. Mars is one of the largest fast moving consumer goods companies in the world.

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TransAudit

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Today’s supply chains are still mostly linear, taking raw materials from the planet, using them, and disposing of them when they no longer have value. Supply chains at a consumer goods company, for example, make up about 80% of the company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. What Is a Circular Supply Chain?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

As an analyst in the battered supply chain software market for a decade, it is fun to watch you grow. Clients buy your software because you make it real. For those who are new to reading the Supply Chain Shaman blog, let me begin my analysis with a disclaimer.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

More and more businesses are hopping on the outsourcing bus and letting the experts take the wheel to drive supply chain planning processes. Several years ago ToolsGroup pioneered business process outsourcing (BPO) as an alternative to in-house supply chain planning (SCP). Driven by improvements in performance and cost.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Supply chains shift and evolve continually. A best practice supply chain management process today looks very different from even a few short years ago–each of the elements of supply chain management must be agile and adaptable to changing environmental, logistical, and sector-specific conditions.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Here explain what DSI is, how to use it, and why it’s crucial to track this metric in your business – whether you’re a retailer, manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor. The next figure you need to calculate is COGS, which is a metric that relates to the direct costs of a product that a business sells.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2023

My primary insight is that many of the technology initiatives that were underway at the start of the disruption did not serve us well. This includes digital supply chain transformation and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) upgrades. The operating strategy defines the flows of the supply chain. The other issue?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

At the Supply Chain Global Summit 2018 , Francois discussed the impact of digitalization, Industry 4.0, and L’Oréal’s approach to business that has allowed the company to continuously rank as a Supply Chains to Admire winner for four consecutive years. Supply Chains to Admire Methodology.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. Here are ten things to keep in mind in terms of the role that forecasting can have on supply chains: While not a cure all, forecasting does matter.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Tomorrow, I present the Supply Chains To Admire 2015 Analysis at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in Scottsdale, AZ. The theme is “Imagine the Supply Chain of 2025.” At the event, we will also announce the winners of the Supply Chains to Admire methodology for 2015.

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Kinaxis

MAY 18, 2016

by Melissa Clow This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting , a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management. Today, we’re bringing your our follow-up to our interview with Supply Chain guru and advisor to Chief Supply Chain Officers Michael Massetti.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

” The next call was with a technology provider. The Company focused primarily on retail planning and wanted to extend its capabilities into a consumer products manufacturing solutions offering. Discussions devoid of definitions are the favorite ploy of the Supply Chain Conquistadors.). Models Matter.

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 15, 2020

This spike in home deliveries disrupts supply chains and increases planning complexity for retailers and express companies. There’s a battle to win and retain consumers at the last mile, but the many moving and interdependent parts of last mile operations are making it the most complex and expensive part of the supply chain.

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3PL Insights

MAY 3, 2021

May 03, 2021— Evans Distribution Systems, a leading provider of third-party logistics and supply chain solutions, launched a new business intelligence tool: evans365. The tool provides warehouse customers a holistic view of their account activity based on real-time data. “As MELVINDALE, Mich., This is only the beginning.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

OTIF is a key supply chain metric. Andrew Lynch is President and co-founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. The Supply Chain is Broken – How to Fix it with Jeff Dangelo. About Andrew Lynch.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2015

The technology market is rife with unsubstantiated claims and myths. Each year, I publish a report analyzing the technologies in the S&OP space. I sent the report to technology vendors listed in the appendix with a deadline for feedback on factual accuracy for 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday. New technology is evolving.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Financial balance sheet improvements cannot be driven by traditional supply chain processes. In the words of a supply chain leader yesterday, “Lora, please give me stories of success. When I first met Nick, he was driving a supply chain transformation at VTech Communications. Price to Tangible Book Value.

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Oracle SCM

AUGUST 1, 2018

One of the Supply Chain Management trends apparent at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in May was highlighted by several vendor/customer presentations focused on the value of Collaboration and Visibility projects. Tom McDonough , Sr. Director Product Marketing. ” That is a mouthful.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 4, 2015

In the first post our long tme guest blogger, Chuck Intrieri of The Lean Supply Chai n, gave us 5 core metrics to evaluate supplier performance using supplier quality management and a 4 step process to execute. Consumer Goods. Technologies. Review of SQM Metrics and Issues Across 5 Core Industries. #1:

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Last week, I spoke on the evolution of the digital supply chains and my vision for Supply Chain 2020 at the World Trade Group Event in Miami. These will be the foundation of digital supply chain thinking that will redefine business in the next decade. Technologies are changing. Learning Systems.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2018

In the digital world, traditional broad-brush marketing programs become less effective, but have residual effects on the supply chain of higher demand error and increased complexity. This table is from our Supply Chains to Admire analysis, and the Index represents improvement. What Is Risk? What Are the Risk Drivers?

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crisp

OCTOBER 21, 2024

That could be why AI – known for its efficiency and productivity possibilities – presents such a compelling opportunity for the retail and consumer goods industry, with an estimated potential impact of $400 billion to $660 billion annually ; driven by AI-supported strategic growth and cost savings through automation of key functions.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2019

Whether you’re talking about the Amazon Effect and the rapid growth of e-commerce, the changing global trade management landscape, or what’s happening on the technology front, it’s clear that the rules for success in supply chain management are changing. What role is technology playing? Supply Chain “Mores”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

There are different tools, goals, and market dynamics. Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. Depending on the product, their customers are consumer goods companies, retailers, food service distributors and restaurant chains.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This feeds into effective inventory management and supply chain planning , and ensures customers receive their goods in a way that is cost-effective, timely and satisfactory for their requirements. This enables the company to manufacture and distribute its product in a way that, ideally, efficiently meets consumer demand.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Supply chain optimization is vital for any ecommerce business that wants to increase its bottom line and improve its efficiency. However, you can’t optimize only some parts of the supply chain and expect great results as problems in one area can easily lead to inefficiency and issues in other stages.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

T he cascading logistical problems caused by the pandemic and the war in Eastern Europe have made securing a reliable supply chain a national imperative. In addition, severe cyberattacks – like the highly publicized Colonial pipeline attack – have brought supply chain cybersecurity into the limelight.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

As the Deloitte analysts note, “Technology to gather and analyze data can help provide insights that companies can use to pave their path to recovery and future growth. Data analytics and cognitive risk sensing are becoming increasingly important tools for organizations.” CPG industry and cognitive technologies.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 18, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. And given that nothing can happen without a leading and supportive Supply Chain, by extension what is a “Nature Positive Supply Chain”? Clearly these are breakdowns in end to end Supply Chain Management which impact on nature and our environment.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 7, 2021

OTIF is a key supply chain metric. Andrew Lynch is President and co-founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. The Supply Chain is Broken – How to Fix it with Jeff Dangelo. About Andrew Lynch.

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PINC

AUGUST 3, 2020

and Trading Partner Alliance outline some of the key considerations that should go into developing and using the on-time and in-full delivery metric. Supply chain complexity is increasing as customers demand a wider selection of products, a broader choice of channels, and more promotional offers. Reduce supply chain complexity.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

I was moving from a position where I led a manufacturing operation to being a part of a team to design supply chain software to improve planning decisions. I was moving from the world of manufacturing to a new world of software. When I went through the training to learn the new software, I struggled.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The company created Project Gigaton in 2017 to engage suppliers and other stakeholders up and down the supply chain to reduce carbon emissions. The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. percent in the third quarter, down from 3.8

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It’s a manufacturing process for customising goods at scale while keeping unit costs low – a middle ground between standardisation and personalisation. What about mass customisation in software? Mass customisation in software is becoming more convenient thanks to the rise of cloud-based SaaS as a business model.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 28, 2015

Blog 3 : Charles Blevins, Supply Chain VP at Dart Container , described Dart Solo Cup’s journey in addressing a “long tail” that brought Dart 99.6% ERP solutions and traditional supply chain planning solutions are not well suited for complexity of the long tail. service levels with 20% inventory reductions.

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EcoVadis

MAY 31, 2018

Read on for more details about EcoVadis ratings in this interview (first published on the ING Wholesale Banking site): Rating Sustainability Performance: An Essential Business Metric. We combine the latest technology with a team of expert analysts and a well-refined methodology that simplifies the process.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2015

A researcher of sorts… When I started the work that I do at Supply Chain Insights, I termed myself an analyst; and while everyone wants to put me in the consulting bucket, I resist. To me a consultant works with a company on a project basis to implement processes or technology. Over time, it has morphed. It is weak.

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