Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2014

Natural disasters like the Japan earthquake, product shortages due to quality issues, the impact of currency rates on product costs and demand, and disruptions caused by IT service failures or security breaches are just a few examples of the risks supply chain executives face every day. The same is true for CEOs.

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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. There has to be an enlightened leader that understands that the supply chain is a complex system with increasing complexity. Metrics Alignment. They lack cohesion. Hoping to see you there!

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 21, 2021

This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “ Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.”. The post Profitable Agility: Part 2 of Agility and Resilience in Supply Chain Execution appeared first on Supply Chain Nation.

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Supply Chain Insights

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

While most companies have been able to make progress in one of these two critical metrics in the period of 2006-2013, they have not been able to make progress on both together. Supply chain teams are being asked to do more with less. Automation of Supply Chain Execution.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2024

The group’s response is, “Are these supply chain metrics?” The sad reality is that is a focus on functional metrics throws the supply chain out-of-balance reducing balance sheet performance. There is no winner in 11 out of 28 Sectors. Wrap-up Spend time with the report.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2013

The only metric that we have improved through ten years of IT investments is the revenue/employee number. Bricks Matter Demand Market-Driven supply chain community Supply chain excellence supply chain execution Supply Chain Index supply chain management supply chain metrics that matter'

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Here’s the supply chain conferences we love and will be attending. Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Kinaxis is pleased to be a Premier Sponsor and participate in panel discussion of the 2014 EMEA Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Hope to see you in the coming weeks!

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

In supply chain networks, materials flow from suppliers through to end customers. Supply chain executives measure the effectiveness of that flow using the on-time delivery (OTD) metric. There are metrics you can use to monitor reverse flow in your supply chain. dollar value.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

Supply chain execution is required to distinguish between the high runner purchases and the slower-moving products customers are willing to wait for. Optimize supply chain execution and minimize both delivery time and costs. Product categorization has become much more segmented and differentiated.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The larger the organization, the more tension with conflicting functional metrics making decisions more difficult. Note in Figure 1 the gaps from recent research between supply chain planning and manufacturing, logistics, and sales. Functional metrics need to be abandoned to focus on balanced scorecard outputs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

So why are so many still falling short of OTIF targets (and other key metrics)? What’s more, today’s supply chains operate at lean levels. A platform approach to real-time supply chain execution integrates across every critical system so you can get a real-time ETA together with a live view of your inventory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Planner Metrics – They implemented adoption metrics on how often planners were using the planning application or if they were experiencing any pain points in the system. If a planner stopped using the application, or used it less, that was apparent to supply chain executives and could be addressed and solved.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2018

Instead of diverting more resources to returns management, supply chain managers should focus more on increasing the perfect order percentage, getting it right the first time, not the second or third time. Sustainable Practices Will Be a Leading Focus of Supply Chain Executives.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

To achieve these goals, corporate leadership must focus on two key areas: shift from internally focused supply chains to collaborative supply networks and actively design their supply chains. Metrics such as lead-times, forecast accuracy, inventory levels, and service are used to measure operational risks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Here “near real-time” is defined as a refresh of key metrics every five minutes. And I have heard supply chain executives say that while they used to be “fast followers,” they now believe competitive differentiation depends on being an early adopter. The post Do You Want Real-time Visibility?

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Supply chain management books that are praised by supply chain executives, consultants and supply chain management professionals at all levels. Background In dynamic supply chain management environment, people have to make the quick and decisive actions against various issues.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 25, 2019

In fact, supply chain executives put demand forecasting and supply chain planning at the top of the list of how they initially plan to use AI. Without baseline metrics on what you want to improve on and why, how can you be confident your strategy is working? weather, social media).

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

We are trying to understand how supply chain leaders have raised the bar at the intersection of these four sets of metrics on the supply chain effective frontier. Silos in the organization do not know how they align because over 85% of companies are not clear on supply chain strategy.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 24, 2015

At a recent conference, I was asked how to deal with corporate power dynamics when supply chain is not an equal-partner organisation. This made me think: “What superpowers would supply chain executives love to have?”. The Power of Yes is activated when a supply chain executive can say “Yes, but…”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 13, 2013

In the second report, I wrote about the current state of supply chain technologies. Companies are the happiest with supply chain execution systems, but the gaps in supply chain planning are high, and the ability to use the data from ERP and order management remains a gap.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Start with documenting the “As-Is” process capabilities and corresponding key performance metrics. Envision the “To-Be” process capabilities and desired performance metrics through benchmarking, group brain storming sessions, and alignment to business strategy and direction.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 1, 2018

The Reward: Top Benefits of Modern Systems Are Key to Business Survival When it comes time to garnering support to investing in a modern warehouse management system, supply chain executives should focus on the key benefits that will be provided by the system.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 6, 2024

In a previous blog post , I discussed some highlights from Blue Yonder’s 2024 Supply Chain Executive Survey. In talking with 600 C-suite and senior executives around the world, we discovered that they share three primary challenges: ongoing supply chain disruptions, rising operating costs, and growing sustainability pressures.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2013

These examples point to a key metric that’s emerging for quantifying the value of social networking : Time-to-Resolution. Four years ago, when I started conducting executive workshops on social networking, very few supply chain executives (who tend to fall in the Baby Boomer generation) reported using social networking technologies.

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Focused on outcomes, a competitive supply chain capability not only assures the on-time delivery of component material, but also the execution of inbound supply to ensure the shipment of quality finished goods at a competitive price while delivering on-target margins for the manufacturers.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2018

Companies across all industries are dealing with rising transportation costs and a key question many CEOs, CFOs, and supply chain executives are asking is, “What can we do to better manage and control our freight spend in today’s market?” Big data drives everything,” Michael says.

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Logility

JUNE 26, 2024

When employees only have access to limited metrics and goals, it’s common to end up with departmental clashes and bottlenecks. Two types of transparency are necessary for your team: improving alignment and spurring employee success. The Result: Dynamic Labor Pools The result of these things is a dynamic labor pool.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

By also considering carrier performance metrics, the decision engine can intelligently balance cost with service. He has a keen interest in digitalization and the value it generates throughout the supply chain. In addition, he works with customers to understand requirements and drive best practices in the digital journey.

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Logility

MAY 27, 2020

A solid supplier scorecarding program can drive big cost savings in the supply chain. Executives know that clear performance metrics are the starting point for supplier management. Yet many companies find data management and sharing a roadblock.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

Do we have the right Service Level Agreement metrics in place? Those are some of the questions supply chain executives are asking — or should be asking.”. Is the mode of transport the most efficient to impact on-time delivery? At what cost?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2016

Natural disasters, product shortages due to quality issues, the impact of currency rates on product costs and demand, and disruptions caused by IT service failures or security breaches are just a few examples of the risks supply chain executives face every day. CFOs rarely know anything about supply chain management.

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The Network Effect

AUGUST 7, 2015

These capabilities can be combined with cloud platform-based inventory visibility and order promising services to provide very differentiated fulfillment services that directly link customer expectations to supply chain execution realities. The key here is choosing the right kind of cloud platform.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 17, 2024

One of the insights from Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo™ 2024 was a clear consensus on the need for companies to substantiate sustainability claims with concrete data. This includes enhancing supply chain transparency using technologies like AI to track and verify sustainability metrics.

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Veridian Solutions

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Metrics, sometimes referred to as key performance indicators (KPls), data, insights, or analytics, provide a glimpse into the universe of your warehouse management system (WMS) and operation. Tracking the right warehouse metrics is comparable to using binoculars to gain insight into your processes.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Many skilled Supply Chain Professionals still use “Functional” resumes—it’s an out of date format reads too much like a job description and leaves a lot of value on the table. An accomplishment-based resume provides metrics and quantifiable info about a candidate’s accomplishments. Does the position focus on Distribution?

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Covid-19’s Impact on the Supply Chain Crisis. Following the outbreak of Covid-19, 93% of senior supply-chain executives reported their intent to make their supply chains more flexible, agile, and resilient. COVID-19 caused supply chain disruptions/delays for 38.8% McKinsey ). McKinsey ).

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

For a long time, C-level executives viewed supply chain management, especially the logistics function, as a cost center. As a result, cutting and controlling costs became the top priority for supply chain executives. Therefore, how do you differentiate and make a larger impact on the organization?

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