Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Metrics White Paper 
Logility
AUGUST 7, 2017
Ask yourself, “Are your supply chain metrics bogging you down?” ” To manage a supply chain containing complex dependencies between teams, departments and partner companies across international boundaries requires a rich set of metrics. Functionally isolated metrics lead to sub-optimized supply chain performance.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
I see a preponderance of reports and white papers that have lots of pages but say little. Optimization engines to improve functional metric performance resulted in an exploding number of planners. days to receive a purchase order confirmation. The average purchased order changes 3.5 Back to John.
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Logility
AUGUST 23, 2016
Most likely the company will still need to forecast raw materials, purchased components, and/or sub-assemblies to be able to meet customer demand. Contrary to popular belief using Excel as a forecasting “system” is not a best practice. Related Content: White Paper: Are All Products Created Equal?
synchrono
JANUARY 31, 2017
LNS Research blogger Mark Davidson said, “When it comes to metrics, it’s often said that what gets measured gets done.”. Mark also writes: “Metrics that have the attention of business and manufacturing leaders tend to be those that get measured and improved upon by their employee teams.”. Metrics for Action.
Supply Chain View from the Field
JULY 22, 2015
Instead, the buying company should be aware of “hidden costs” to the contract, which often pop up unexpectedly once the contract is in full swing. What are the key metrics that are going to determine success? If the buying company does have to exit, they may want to own those co-IP rights to use with the next supplier.
NC State SCRC
DECEMBER 30, 2018
To initiate their analytics journey, Siemens worked with Dr. Robert Handfield from the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative to create a white paper that helped define the vision and the business case. The white paper we developed with Dr. Handfield helped to establish the mission and vision, defining what we mean by the digital platform?
6 River Systems
AUGUST 19, 2020
A white paper published by DHL found that inefficient handling of supply chains causes high costs, wasted resources, and reduced agility. Quantifiable performance indicators were always considered key metrics by supply chain executives.
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