Supply Chain Insights

JANUARY 18, 2018

For the purposes of clarity, in this article, the term digital supply chain is the transformation of the atoms and electrons within the supply chain to unleash new levels of value. Here are my predictions for 2018: Supply Chain Excellence as We Know It Is Redefined. It feels a bit like tulip mania. Confluence of Technologies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

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. They are the most prevalent in the consumer electronics industry. Customer-Centric Supply Chain Processes. The Building Blocks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Older men buy less underwear than younger males and their packaging was not as attractive to the female shopper buying for the family. The company sold on Amazon, operated its own website, managed outlet stores, and could purchase end-aisle displays in major retail chains. A second story is of an electronic distributor.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

While traditional supply chain processes evolved from functional excellence definitions for source, make and deliver from the inside-out; to make the digital pivot and become more market-driven, companies need to define new supply chain processes outside-in. How can you use electronic payment methods to get better terms? Customization?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. To meet the criteria for The Supply Chains to Admire for 2016, companies needed to score better than their peer group average for performance metrics, while driving a higher level of improvement than 2/3 of their industry peer group.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 10, 2024

Moreover, they help them track their performance against key metrics and identify areas where they can improve. Watch how to use this Logistics KPI Dashboard Excel Template by SCMDOJO Conclusion for Improving Logistical Efficiency In conclusion, optimizing logistical efficiency requires a holistic approach that encompasses various strategies.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

No Purchase Orders were used. However, one thing that should come to mind is the prowess of the retail giant's supply chain excellence. Supplier Quality Management: What it is, 5 Key Metrics to Know & a 4 Step Supplier Evaluation Process. These metrics should be reviewed frequently to ensure supply chain success.

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ShipBob

APRIL 9, 2025

Custom packaging, branded inserts, and personalized gift notes can go a long way in delighting customers and encouraging repeat purchases. Speeding up customer refunds or exchanges to maintain trust, enhance customer satisfaction, and encourage future purchases.

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BlueYonder

MAY 18, 2023

More recently we hear about the lack of or inability to supply semiconductors due to lockdowns in areas that produce them, which means we couldn’t get the electronics we want, such as new smartphones or even cars, or that the prices of those had risen significantly. This in the end will decrease carbon impact and help towards net zero goals.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 1, 2022

What You Need to Know About Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs)! Having an excellent business fleet is one of the secrets of highly successful companies. A functional digital tachograph can measure significant metrics like speed, driving time, and driver’s activity. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results. The questions that are most often asked are: What metrics should I use? What metrics do others (in my industry) use? Where do I begin?

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Unleashed

AUGUST 18, 2021

Reverse logistics is the process of goods returning to their point of origin – back from the purchaser to the manufacturer or supplier. A further 41% said they buy multiple versions of the same item with the intent of returning some of them. Eileen Fisher Renew is an excellent example of the reverse logistics process in action.

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Kinaxis

MAY 18, 2016

Procurement might have hit their cost savings metrics, but if it meant purchasing more than needed, and that might hurt your warehouse inventories. Today, I don’t deal with the product as much as a service provider, but I have electronics companies, I have consumer goods companies, and I have manufacturing companies that I work with.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

For many people who work in Supply Chain Management, or for those on the outside, it functions on the foundation of processes, formulae, and metrics. A grounding in all of these areas and disciplines is excellent and mandatory for anyone looking to work in Supply Chain. Creating a High Performance Organization! Infographic).

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ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Dearth of continuous improvement to drive for excellence in warehouse operations Scarcity of end-to-end perspectives in processes, costs, or external supply chain interfaces. However, this can be avoided by using electronic advanced shipping notifications within the purchase order and inventory management functions.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 4, 2023

For instance, through the implementation of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), a business can reduce its needed cycle stock by $5 million. But times are changing, the use of reduce inventory offers more quality and useful performance metrics. The ensuing lower expense from reducing inventory will deliver more profit.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Amazon wholesaling is a business model in which products are purchased in bulk, directly from the distributor or manufacturer, and then sold through the Amazon platform to customers at a higher price. Amazon wholesaling works by purchasing existing branded products in bulk quantities and reselling them through the Amazon marketplace.

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Unleashed

MAY 20, 2024

Unstable market conditions, client destocking, and the Red Sea crisis – in combination with the rise of average purchasing costs – are responsible for the recent drop in manufacturing PMI , according to data provider S&P Global. UK & US manufacturing sectors shrink as costs rise, new orders fall. Forecast demand.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Create an adaptive unified buying process. “If you look at the typical buying process, it is bifurcated based on geography. If I am going to buy goods from this geography, then I use this process. At the very least, they should see a message indicating that the products are out of stock before they make the purchase.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

“Currently, the biggest challenge for supply chain managers is…” Keeping up with consumers and their buying behaviors. Commodities such as produce, electronics, mail and military FAK require updates as often as hourly. She is now an Editor at Aggregage for the site Supply Chain Brief.

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3rdwave

JANUARY 23, 2019

Logistics is a highly procedural function with clearly defined responsibilities and performance metrics. Automated digital acquisition and auditing of all operations data required to support the Logistics activity – i.e. Purchase Orders, Advance Ship Notices, Packing List, Bills of Lading, Commercial Invoices, supporting documents, etc.),

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 20, 2016

.’ The kid’s name was Dan Bricklin and he joined with Bob Frankson to start a company called Visicorp that became Visicalc …and what he had just showed me was the first spreadsheet in the world, which eventually became the foundation for Excel, one of the most applied tools in the world.” I believe all technology commoditizes.

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Precoro

MARCH 11, 2024

Yet there’s a proactive approach that addresses the high cost of healthcare: value-based purchasing (VBP). VBP also improves patient satisfaction by fostering greater collaboration among healthcare providers and making the patient experience one of the key evaluation metrics for hospitals.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

From clothing to electronics to toiletries, you can find almost anything on Amazon. Always check the purchase price of the item you want to sell in the Amazon Revenue Calculator to see how much profit you will make after Amazon assesses their fees. Winning the Buy Box (and How You Can Lose). Calculating Revenue. Order UPC Codes.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Samsung Electronics. I don’t for one second deny that the companies on the list have great supply chains, but there are so many advances in Supply Chain technology, talent, skills and capabilities that it is hard to believe that all of this excellence is restricted to the same group of 20 companies year after year after year.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2015

As people conduct more and more transactions electronically, whether it’s consumers on Amazon or organizational buyers on Ariba, Coupa, or other P2P solutions, the relational component of supply chains seems to be going down. UPS and FedEx both saw package volumes soar by 17% or more during the Christmas season over last year).

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Our look at the Top 25 (plus 4) Supply Chains of 2018 examines how the best companies in the world excel at managing their global supply chains. So the CSR score too is more of a popularity contest than a consistent metric. Samsung Electronics. Printer-friendly version. Media Type. Media Credit. Privacy Settings. anonymous user.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 14, 2020

Samsung Electronics. I don’t for one second deny that the companies on the list have great supply chains, but there are so many advances in Supply Chain technology, talent, skills and capabilities that it is hard to believe that all of this excellence is restricted to the same group of 20 companies year after year after year.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

I am buying a sheep and goat farm alongside a larger space for a garment factory so that I can control where the cashmere and wool is coming from, how it is processed and how it is manufactured before it is sent to my customers. If you want to optimize your supply chain, the way to do it best isn’t to buy some fancy new machine.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Match invoices to shipping log You’ll want to double check your purchase orders or invoices against your shipping log to make sure there aren’t any discrepancies. Using technology that keeps inventory counts synced in real-time rather than using something static like Excel helps with the following. 3PLs like ShipBob help with this.

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synchrono

DECEMBER 18, 2017

So, once you have universal buy-in on the project (see Guest Blog1: Real-world Advice for Getting Started on eKanban ), the first step toward execution is to develop a good process, or value-stream map. Some manufacturers experience supplier resistance to a new electronic Kanban solution. Monitor your metrics. Freight costs.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Mobile apps can generate reports and monitor performance metrics. Users and service providers will, in the future, always have to work to ensure responsible electronic data exchange. The use of big data and data analytics in the logistics landscape provides excellent opportunities to make informed data-driven purchase decisions.

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3rdwave

JANUARY 23, 2019

Logistics is a highly procedural function with clearly defined responsibilities and performance metrics. Automated digital acquisition and auditing of all operations data required to support the Logistics activity – i.e. Purchase Orders, Advance Ship Notices, Packing List, Bills of Lading, Commercial Invoices, supporting documents, etc.),

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Reduction in Asset Capital Warehouses and vehicles are expensive to purchase or lease and can tie up millions of dollars that could otherwise be invested in the core business of the firm. To measure success, establish a baseline of your current performance metrics before outsourcing.

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Precoro

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Efficient management of catalog items is one factor that distinguishes chaotic purchasing from organized procurement. Procurement teams that want to speed up the purchasing process and reduce errors while adhering to quality standards and budget limitations must have quick access to pre-approved items from vetted suppliers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

As I shopped at Best Buy for office supplies, I struggled to not think about the massive disruption of electronics supply chain. I find three: organizational design, executive understanding of supply chain, and the lack of a clear definition of an optimization function for supply chain excellence. The reason? The problem?

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

While there was always passionate discussions on companies and metrics, the end goal was to raise awareness of supply chain as a practice. However, they seem to fall under the conglomerate issue, where multiple business units may skew the summary metrics. Most of this middleware was Excel and Meetings. Intentional design.

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