Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2021

Shipping of finished products is done from the manufacturing sites. The factory then builds, tests, and ships product – often within 24 hours. Dual sourcing has also helped with partner responsiveness. This gives Pure real-time visibility to core performance metrics. Mexican sourcing also provides for tariff mitigation.

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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).

Modeling 207

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

As product flows rapidly shifted and hard baked assumptions about lead times and sourcing locations were put to test, users across many organizations bypassed their planning systems and turned to excel sheets, internal data science teams or non-traditional supply chain vendors who could deliver AI based solutions at a faster turn.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 5, 2019

While there are many types of visibility (see Figure 1), the most common use case is either sourcing or transportation visibility. 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.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 7, 2013

Apple Inc purchases raw materials from various sources then get them shipped to an assembling plant in China. From there, assembler will ship products directly to consumers (via UPS/Fedex) for those who buy from the Apples Online Store. Some components are currently obtained from the single or limited sources.

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Silvon Software

JULY 22, 2022

For one thing, today’s operational processes have become more complicated due to the ever-growing number of sources, platforms and touchpoints that must now be analyzed in order to drive actionable insights from them. Supply chain metrics provide the intelligence needed to make better projections and more informed choices in such a market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Innovations in biodegradable and reusable materials, coupled with lightweight designs that reduce shipping weight, are helping companies minimize waste and lower emissions. Ethical sourcing is a fundamental aspect of social sustainability. Another crucial focus area is sustainable packaging.

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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. Across OTR Transportation Modes. a shipment?doesn’t OTR transportation optimization?is

Optimal Sourcing 221

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, reported its best quarter in 117 years, posting a $5.9B Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full. Much of the inventory on the ships at sea will miss the essential seasonal windows.

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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 Walmart announced that it will pilot agriculture technology with crop supply intelligence company Agritaskto get real-time information on crops and improve sourcing decisions around produce. percent decrease from 2021.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2013

Closing the gaps happens when there are aligned metrics, clarity of vision and aligned planning processes. It combines decisions across sell, deliver, make and source processes to drive value based outcomes. Metrics Alignment. Most companies operate well within functions, but struggle to build strong horizontal processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

Financial reengineering focuses on the optimization of short-term results that are usually based on a functional analysis of source, make, or deliver. Few consultants understand the interrelationships between source, make and deliver. Snow fell last night as I worked on my last Supply Chain Metrics That Matter report.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Consultancy UK). Supply Chain Dive).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

The most interesting thing that Blue Yonder is doing from an OMS standpoint is driving promising and pre-sourcing to retailers. The data is all anonymous, but retailers can look at metrics such as time to fulfill, pack time, conversions, and ship versus pick-up, to name a few, across hundreds of Active Omni customers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? A journey from China to Europe that takes 40 days by ship takes 15 days by rail.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Source E2open Shipping Index). As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Payable terms grew, and the focus on efficient procurement and functional metrics reduced the development of strong relationships across the value chain. Focus on Cost. What to do?

Procurement Analytics 221

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

With the evolution of NoSQL–Graph and Cognitive Ontological learning–models can now manage multiple data sources as inputs while driving a forecast to multiple roles simultaneously in role-based views. In a ship-from model, the locations are supply-centric by design. The root issue is functional metrics.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Thanks to changes in technology and digital storage capabilities, companies are now able to collect and amass a huge amount of data from many disparate sources. With these blind spots, organizations are unable to drive the proper metrics to manage day-to-day operations and generate significant business value.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2023

In the survey, APQC used a series of performance metrics, including net promoter score, customer retention rate, perfect order performance, and on-time delivery among others, to identify the top performing companies. This shows that all companies still have a long way to go when it comes to fuel consumption from renewable sources.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Supply chain data can be challenging to manage due to its unstructured or semi-structured nature and the need to integrate new data sources. To ensure successful integration, they should create a plan with timelines, resources, and evaluation metrics (refer Figure 2).

Optimal Sourcing 244

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.? Such congestion naturally leads to bottlenecks in planning drayage and eventual increases in the total cost of shipping, not to mention an added strain on trucking as the bottlenecks grow.? transportation metrics ?that

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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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ToolsGroup

APRIL 25, 2019

Without baseline metrics on what you want to improve on and why, how can you be confident your strategy is working? And because machine learning systems get smarter over time, having a consistent method of measurement is even more important to ensure you can accurately track how outcomes and ROI are improving against established metrics.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

For example, in 2011 Amazon initiated a program called Amazon Prime (free 2-day shipping and discounted 1-day shipping). Each customer in US or EU might already control the source of raw materials, ask you to provide dedicated production lines, nominate 3pl companies and air/sea carriers. 2) Customize Logistics Network.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2018

We do strategic carrier sourcing and contract negotiation, but it isn’t always time to renegotiate your contracts. One area that can quickly yield benefits is in parcel shipping. The distance traveled is one of the key factors in the cost of parcel shipping, so the shipping location plays a huge role in how expensive a shipment is.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Metrics such as lead-times, forecast accuracy, inventory levels, and service are used to measure operational risks. There may be several nodes that are critical and single sourced thus elevating the risk profile of the supply chain. AI Assistants can also help make managing the process of supply chain design easier.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 27, 2021

As driver pay increases, so does the incidence of drivers jumping ship, switching companies for the next best payday. Capturing it, cleaning it, screening it and analyzing it to determine better routes, better prices, and better sources is foundational to smart logistics operations. In a word, it’s data. Keep Your Eyes on the Road.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Source E2open Shipping Index). As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Payable terms grew, and the focus on efficient procurement and functional metrics reduced the development of strong relationships across the value chain. Focus on Cost. What to do?

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 6, 2021

”[2] The staff at Advanced Transportation Systems (ATS) adds, “Supply chain management deals with the procedures encompassing sourcing components a company requires to develop its products or service to deliver the end product to customers. If you want to develop a robust SCM strategy, you have to look at the entire ecosystem.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. Shipping items back and forth creates needless greenhouse gas emissions, and only 54% of all packaging gets recycled.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The Clean Cargo Group is a business-to-business sustainability initiative aiming to reduce the environmental impact of the cargo shipping industry, and SAFA is made up of shipping companies, airlines and freight forwarders that are committed to measuring and reducing their carbon dioxide emissions. Photo Credit: United Airlines.

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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. It is important to benchmark forecast accuracy and similar supply chain metrics against your peers. Doing this, increases the benefits.

Forecasting 218

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

To create flexible and balanced supply chain organisation, it is necessary to integrate strategy, processes, metrics, and technology enterprise wide and across customers, suppliers, and service providers. To improve your capability to manage demand shifts and customer expectations it is mandatory to have dual sourcing. CONCLUSION.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 258

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, reported its best quarter in 117 years, posting a $5.9B Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full. Much of the inventory on the ships at sea will miss the essential seasonal windows.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, reported its best quarter in 117 years, posting a $5.9B Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full. Much of the inventory on the ships at sea will miss the essential seasonal windows.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Demand sensing involves the use of the external data sources – particularly the latest sales and market data – to improve short-term forecasting and then be able to use that improved understanding of consumer behavior to improve their supply planning. For the largest retailers, short shipping results in fines and penalties. “I’ll

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Silvon Software

APRIL 19, 2022

Procurement is one core process area being focused to better manage today’s fluctuating change, with key performance metrics leading the way to assessing and managing procurement performance. There must be a clearly defined data source with a standardized process for collecting and measuring that data. The Basics of Procurement KPIs.

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