RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

We’ll examine the key components of efficient supply chains, explore essential performance metrics, and uncover the fundamental drivers that influence efficiency. This could involve route optimization, load consolidation, or choosing the most cost-effective shipping methods based on urgency and distance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

More and more cargo shifted to ocean transport until the container imbalances resulted in issues with “rolling the freight” from ship to ship despite confirmed bookings. Dwell times grow as more and more ships sit in the ocean waiting to unload. Watermelon Metrics Don’t Drive The Right Results.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The problem is that the manufacturing lines are 125% utilized, and there is an ongoing struggle to produce tonnage, much less ship the right product from the production lines to customers based on orders. Use data and new metrics systems to free the organization from the ball and chain of corporate politics.

Supply Chain Planning Software 418

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2023

To monitor supply chain performance, stakeholders of successful companies typically define supply chain metrics that are relevant to the given business and track these KPIs regularly. By setting benchmarks for metrics, analysts can recognize unsettling trends and take preventive measures on time.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. For organizations layered in functional metrics and driving a cost agenda, this is a tough nut to crack. The ride is uphill, but the visibility is low. What is normalcy? However, variability and global unrest is rising.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 10, 2014

If you miss reading the Shaman in the next few weeks and you want some new reading in the area of supply chain excellence, consider tucking my new book Metrics that Matter into your suitcase. Today, it is rolling off the presses, as I write, and it will ship from the Amazon warehouses on December 15th.

Supply Chain Network Software 281

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The warehouse I ran just completed a consolidation of three shipping centers. So, I was always struggling on a daily basis to establish a feasible plan to ship 180 trucks out of 22 doors in a twenty-four-hour operation. The metrics were not aligned. Map the different metrics and incentives in the organization to behavior.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 24, 2022

Price of Ocean Shipping Business Continuity. One of my stark realizations this year is that smaller companies are beating larger and often more established companies on growth metrics, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). (In A focus on functional metrics degrades balance sheet performance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Just in time for the holidays, the Ship It Zero campaign is bringing visibility to the impacts of dirty ocean shipping caused by mega retailers all year round but especially as they ship their goods during the holiday season.

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Ware2Go

MARCH 25, 2022

Learn how to build a 2-day ground shipping network that meets customer expectations without hurting your bottom line. It’s no secret that fast shipping is a growing consumer expectation — and thanks to the Amazon effect, consumers are defining “fast” as 1-2 days. Why Most SMBs Don’t Offer 2-Day Shipping.

Shipping 140

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

of in-stock products ship the same business day from our DCs; that is best of breed for any industry.” The goods flow through 2 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 66 final mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. Products can be shipped to a work site or a place of business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The end result of the loss of propulsion was the ship crashing into the bridge. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5

Prescriptive Analytics Software 312

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

You’re expected to ship more orders, faster, with fewer errors — all while managing rising costs and shrinking labor pools. Understanding key warehouse productivity metrics is essential for evaluating the success of system integration. Warehouse operators are under constant pressure to do more with less.

Inventory Reduction 98

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

The company said that it used 85,916 metric tons of single-use plastic that year, an 11.6 Ship backups that plagued seaports during the Covid pandemic are making a comeback, as vessel diversions because of attacks in the Red Sea trigger gridlock and soaring costs at the start of the peak shipping season.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 19, 2023

In dynamic slotting, goods for which there is high demand are located nearer to the shipping docks to minimize travel. It is better to receive inventory on a loading dock, take the inventory needed for a hot shot shipment, and move that inventory through the DC to a shipping dock where it is loaded on a truck.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Just two days before Thanksgiving, FreightWaves reported an “all-time-high 93 ships” were waiting there. Consumer expectations for cheap and fast shipping continue to climb, and consumers increasingly want to order across borders , only compounding the problems. The net effect creates a difficult reality for shippers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Based on the work with Georgia Tech, we are getting clear on which metrics matter by industry. As companies adopt a balanced scorecard, the functional metrics shift to a focus on reliability. They implemented a simple planning technology with an outside-in channel-centric model (Ship to model definition).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 30, 2024

For retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, the busy shipping season came early. In an ever-shifting environment of consumer demand, shipping costs, interest rates, route disruptions, and more, retailers and CPG companies are becoming increasingly adept at optimizing order and inventory positioning.

Inventory Reduction 305

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

Although CMA CGM is best known for being a large container shipping company, it is also the parent of CEVA Logistics. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article on the increasing use of machinery to create made-to-fit boxes for more efficient fulfillment shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Amazon achieved its fastest-ever global shipping times last year but isn’t resting on its laurels. percent year-on-year decline in cargo ton miles to 1.8bn, although this metric increased by 9.5 While I like his optimism, I’ll believe it when I see it. And now on to this week’s logistics news. That’s all for this week.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 29, 2025

Supply chain reports are data-driven documents that provide key metrics and insights into various aspects of your supply chain, including: Inventory Levels Tracking stock levels in real-time to ensure adequate inventory to meet demand while minimizing holding costs. What are Supply Chain Reports?

Inventory Reduction 98

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2020

Failed SCM implementation causes shipping errors. WMS failure causes Adidas to under ship by 20%. Every company today runs on data – the key to using your data is choosing the right metrics for visibility into your supply chain. SCOR Level 1 Metrics are good examples of measures that have longer-ranging focus. Bankruptcy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. Containerization eventually reduced shipping and loading costs by at least 75%.

Optimal Sourcing 306

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 2, 2023

This is especially prevalent in organizations that have experienced growth through mergers and acquisitions and now need to reconcile multiple ERP, WMS, shipping, and transportation systems. According to Gartner , these issues can lead to missed manufacturing deadlines and wasted capital. How do they achieve this?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

Snow fell last night as I worked on my last Supply Chain Metrics That Matter report. The concept of the Effective Frontier is that best in class companies align functional metrics to balance growth, cost, inventory and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) performance while balancing customer service metrics. The Effective Frontier.

Optimal Sourcing 173

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

transportation networks alone, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, shippers are reevaluating their shipping strategies in dealing with large-scale shipping to take better advantage of a thriving global logistics marketplace. Opt For Off-Peak Shipping Services When Possible. What is their safety record?

Shipping 93

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The company is focused on ocean shipping. The company streamlines and standardizes the shipping process worldwide for a network of over 220,000 shipping professionals. and FourKites are building a data platform that aims to predict shipping delays and prescribe alternative plans for their customers. FedEx Corp.

Rail Software 285

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 5, 2019

I was at a customer last week that shipped to distributors and did not know the site of customer facilities. The focus is on functional metrics, but are unable to get to overall supply chain metrics. 3) Granularity. Master data. The devil is in the details. Dance with the devil. Understand the details.

Supply Chain Design Software 308

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RFgen

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Barcode and RFID scanning drastically reduce errors and accelerate processes like receiving, picking, and shipping. Instant Updates: Know immediately when items are received, shipped, or moved within the warehouse, with ERP data ensuring synchronization and accuracy. These reductions contribute directly to your bottom line.

Inventory Management Software 97

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 18, 2019

In order to meet today’s service expectations for fine paper products, Mohawk’s customer service-level metric was changed from “order lines shipped complete within five days” to “order lines complete and available at time of order”.

Supply Chain Planning Software 228

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

The company can connect all aspects of the execution process, including labor cost and capacity, warehouse capacity, and shipping, and then integrating all of this data into their data cloud platform for a holistic view of OMS, TMS, and WMS. The ongoing issues in the Red Sea are wreaking havoc on ocean shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

A planner could ask the SCP engine to achieve 95% service, with CO2 emissions under a million metric tons at a given factory in the coming month. How much of a given stock keeping unit will need to be shipped to each of our retail customer’s distribution centers in the coming week? This would be a three-way tradeoff.

Supply Chain Planning Software 320

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

One of my favorite interviews on this topic, that I recently completed for my upcoming book Metrics That Matter , was with Amway’s Chief Supply Chain Officer George Calvert. In prestige beauty and nutritional supplements, the cost to ship the product is minuscule. Service level is our most important metric.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Finally, the top 10 list was rounded out safety and metrics. Although we are a 3PL who supports manufacturers who ship, the more information we provide, the better off we all are. Secondly, technology, such as 3D Printing and Innovation, made it to this year’s list. Read Full Post.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2024

.” His narrative centers on the evolution of the global supply chain evolving with a focus on labor arbitration ignoring geographic distance and shipping issues. His belief is that the internet, container shipping, and global banking shrunk the supply chain. He recently wrote a book titled, “How the World Ran Out of Everything.”

Waste Reduction 195

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2014

The manufacturing firm would then have to organise shipping of the defective product, testing the product, dismantling, repairing, recycling or disposing the product. The Ultimate Guide for Effective LTL Freight Management : we put on a 60 minute webinar entitled, “Best Practices for Effective LTL Freight Management and Shipping.”

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

When you track transportation metrics and KPIs like transit time, on-time pickups, and percent of truckload capacity utilized across your carrier partners, you can identify trends and opportunities for streamlined OTR transportation management. a shipment?doesn’t OTR transportation optimization?is Automate Redundant Processes.

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