Arkieva

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The news story above made me think of several examples where a supply chain would use similar concepts to develop early warning metrics. How to Establish Early Warning Supply Chain Metrics was first posted on October 11, 2017 at 10:00 am.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The four key methods here will help you drive more success as you bring the metrics to life on your warehouse floor: 1. How to make it happen in your company: Infuse engagement and excitement into your team by reinforcing a bigger goal and more long-term growth conversations. As a leader, you need many tools to eliminate this mindset.

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Precoro

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Keep reading to learn in detail about the top 13 most crucial procurement metrics, how to track them, and what to focus on to drive the most value to your company. How to measure: Calculate the ratio of your annual cost savings to your internal yearly costs of procurement. What Are Procurement KPIs, and Why Use Them?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Companies speak about moving from a functional metric focus to managing corporate metrics, but this does not happen. Of the 114 balance sheet metrics tested in work with the statisticians at Georgia Tech, operating margin improvement has the highest correlation to market capitalization. Hence the Facebook analogy.)

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Here’s a look at some of the Procure- to-Pay metrics procurement leaders should watch in order to better understand their digital progress. This metric closely aligns with digital transformation progress. This metric also impacts others like speed, visibility, and cost savings. . #2

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Silvon Software

JUNE 23, 2020

As I mentioned in my previous post, Sales Dashboards – 16 Metrics for Manufacturers , a strategy for measuring business performance should also incorporate metrics that focus on the supply chain and other operational areas of the enterprise. Nevertheless, measuring supply chain performance is critical for a manufacturing concern.

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Logility

AUGUST 7, 2017

Often, it becomes necessary to reevaluate how supply chain performance is measured to ensure healthy operations. Ask yourself, “Are your supply chain metrics bogging you down?” However, companies often have too many independent metrics that can cause conflicts amongst competing supply chain functions.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Over the next several weeks, I’ll outline these issues and discuss some ideas around how to avoid these practices. Reason #9 Relentless pursuit of one supply chain metric at the expense of other metrics. Why do companies focus on reducing a specific metric? Reason #8 Keeping supply chain information in silos.

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SupplyPike

APRIL 7, 2020

We’ve discussed the basics of OTIF and the fundamentals of OTIF before, but we thought we’d drill down deeper into the individual metrics. First, we’ll start by reviewing the basic goals of OTIF, and then we’ll dive into each metric and the compliance issues of each metric. OTIF Compliance Issues: Collect Ready. Not In-Full.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 7, 2015

While Joe is trying to balance the feedback from Filipe and Frank, he is often asked to change his metric targets by his CFO named Lou. The book outlines how to drive a guiding coalition. It is for this reason, that I believe that the traditional SCOR Model metrics are problematic. Achieving Balance in Metrics.

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Unleashed

APRIL 18, 2023

The last of these can be achieved by tracking the right inventory metrics, analysing the results, and making data-driven optimisations. So, what are the ‘right’ inventory metrics, and how do you calculate them? In this inventory metrics guide What are inventory metrics? What are KPIs for inventory?

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

That’s where Procurement Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) come into play. Procurement metrics and KPIs allow organisations to measure results and guide best practice performance. In this post, we’ll unpack ten top procurement metrics and why they matter. Undamaged shipment rate. On-time delivery: all suppliers.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

To stay on top of your financials, there are a few key cash flow metrics and KPIs you can track that will help you make the right decisions and avoid insolvency or liquidation. Learn more: Inventory Accounting: A Video Guide for Accountants & Advisors What are cash flow metrics? Why is it important to track cash flow metrics?

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Logility

MAY 18, 2020

When you define the outcomes you’re hoping to predict, whether it’s sales, equipment repairs, email sign-ups, or some other metric, you’re better able to understand the metrics that will get you to that point. We also suggest the following best practices as you’re building your predictive analytics system: Clarify your objectives:?When

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Arkieva

MAY 12, 2021

A reoccurring challenge in comparing and combining diverse time series in demand forecasting is the “scale” – as it is in combining metrics. Tools of the Trade: How to Compare / Combine Diverse Time Series – “Normalizing” was first posted on May 12, 2021 at 8:04 am. This blog provides an example of one method called normalization.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Assuming you can start with a clean slate, are there any guiding principles to selecting the “right” metrics? One is they have way too many metrics. A lot of organizations leave out employee morale and they struggle with how to measure it,” says Minghini. “It Which supply chain metrics matter the most?

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Logility

AUGUST 15, 2023

Smarter, Not Harder: How to Climb Every Peak in Supply Chain Planning Supply chain planning is like a grand mountaineering expedition. This broad spectrum must be captured fully, including metrics on energy consumption, water usage, and overall environmental impact,” explains Vethuizen.

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QAD

JULY 1, 2021

Knowing how to calculate total manufacturing costs is incredibly important supply chain data. Finally, you need to know how to calculate total manufacturing overhead. Improving communication between departments and comparing metrics across them. Finally, you need to know how to calculate total manufacturing overhead.

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Tive

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Of all the metrics associated with supply chains, OTIF -- on time and in full delivery -- is the ultimate measure of performance. OTIF is a metric that ties directly to trust in supply chain partnerships and most important of all, customer satisfaction.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Supply Chain Metrics That Matter makes this truth clear enough with its thorough analysis of recent multi-industry performance trends. Supply Chain Metrics That Matter was written to guide businesses through the change process with a measurementbased outlook that will help any organization stand the test of time. Change can be risky.

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Supply Chain Opz

AUGUST 3, 2014

Supply Chain Metrics are one of the most important best practices in supply chain management because " You can''t manage what you can''t measure ". However, under certain circumstances, metrics are not used or implemented properly. 2) Utilization Metrics : machine utilization is a classic example of this kind of metric.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Financial executives measure inventory health with metrics like inventory turns because they view the firm from a financial viewpoint - such as how much working capital is being tied up. The IQR metric is a percentage of active inventory in the total stock. Without a clear goal, it feels like it is never right.”.

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Procurement Academy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This can be from a training point of view — looking at things like employee uptake or overall engagement — and from a business point of view — how well is the training being translated to actual business results. This metric directly reflects the practicality of the training content retention to ensure that the training has a lasting impact.

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Procurement Academy

JULY 18, 2024

High morale is also likely to increase productivity, improving your business metrics and leading to more profit. A varied approach to measurement often works best, where you look at how effective the training is in a couple of different ways. eLearning has an important role to play in how you develop and retain top performers.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

But how do you know if all that hard work is paying off? By monitoring particular metrics over time across your online sales, in-store sales, and operations, you’ll gain quantitative insights into your business performance. Why are retail metrics important? What is a retail KPI?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Cash-to-Cash Metrics. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle. We do not know how to walk the talk. When It Comes to Cash-to-Cash, We Don’t Know How to Walk the Talk appeared first on Supply Chain Shaman. The post Collaboration?

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Unleashed

MAY 30, 2024

Here we cover how to price a product to maximise sales and profit, provide tips on calculating optimal selling price, plus look at a few handy product pricing strategies. How to price a product effectively in 5 easy steps Product pricing effectively involves a strategic approach that can be distilled into five key steps.

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Silvon Software

APRIL 18, 2023

While clearly important in today’s constantly changing business environment, so many companies continue to struggle with how to measure and improve their performance – grappling with questions like: Which metrics really matter? How do we get buy-in around the organization? Each requires its own portfolio of metrics.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 22, 2015

This post will discuss some of the metrics and analysis tools that an inventory manager needs to identify risk and opportunities and to make intelligent decisions to optimize the performance of their inventory. The metrics you choose should answer the questions your organization is asking, without requiring additional analysis.

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Unleashed

APRIL 9, 2024

To measure how effective a company is at delivering complete orders on time, you can use the aptly named On Time in Full (OTIF) metric. This article explains what it is, how to measure and improve it, and how to improve your OTIF rate. OTIF vs OTD On Time Delivery (OTD) and OTIF are both order fulfilment metrics.

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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). requires a different set of metrics.

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Unleashed

MAY 9, 2024

Efficiency focuses on improving metrics like machine uptime, cycle time , defect rates, and utilisation of labour and equipment. Productivity metrics may include units produced per hour, revenue per employee, or output per unit of input. These provide insights into different aspects of production, quality, and resource utilisation.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 3, 2022

How to Use Weather Analytics in Retail Forecasting. Targeting favorable weather time periods and regions/markets enable companies to capture sales from receptive audiences and improve ROAS (return on advertising spend) and other key metrics. The impact weather has on consumer demand will vary by product, time of year, and location.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 8, 2022

With that being said, let’s look at how to get your target audience and establish customer loyalty. How to reach your target audience. How to build customer loyalty. How to measure customer loyalty. The post How to Build Customer Loyalty! Influencer marketing. Customer loyalty. Encourage customer feedback.

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