Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

Ahead of the April 8 total solar eclipse , which will stretch from Texas to Maine, some state transportation departments are advising truckers to consider staying off the roads as traffic is expected to be severely impacted by people traveling to see the astronomical event.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

By also considering carrier performance metrics, the decision engine can intelligently balance cost with service. Terence holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin and an Electrical Engineering degree from MIT. The post Five Advanced Technologies That Are Revolutionizing Logistics appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 26, 2012

As shown in Figure 1, the cost of Texas crude has increased nearly four times in the last decade; yet, too few companies are actively modeling the trade-offs of make, source and deliver TOGETHER. In the modeling, my recommendation is to look at the cost metrics in aggregate. My preference is monthly as part of the S&OP process.).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

Analyzing real-time insights and historical performance using AI, delivers key metrics on availability and service levels. Terence holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin and an Electrical Engineering degree. This impacts positive profit growth, optimised production and delivery costs. The Role of Trading Partners.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 29, 2015

in fresh capital to invest in R&D to build a technology services hub in Austin, Texas. Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. The company secured $22.5 Lora Cecere is the Founder of Supply Chain Insights.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Then a deep freeze shut down Texas—Texas! Supply chain management is a metrics-driven field, and in today’s disruptive environment, the ability to measure supply chain risk and resilience via key metrics is crucial, especially when it comes to articulating the resiliency profile of your business.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2019

We once had to move a prototype oil rig from Texas to Saudi Arabia. The expected metrics were part of the contract. We also searched for people with the best ideas and moved them to Saudi Arabia. I was involved with the procurement of equipment and materials. It had 2,500 pieces.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 10, 2022

Most of the West, Plains, and Texas remain in drought, with abnormally dry conditions across Florida and in portions of the Carolinas. Cecere concludes, “Companies need to be aligned to a common set of metrics in a balanced scorecard to mitigate risk. Functional metrics introduce risk and throw the supply chain out of balance.”

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Hurricane Harvey has struck a significant blow to the Houston, Texas metro area, home to the sixth largest import terminal in the world, as well as all of the shipping lanes in the Gulf Coast area. For manufacturing, those metrics are new orders, production, employment, supplier deliveries, and inventories of input materials.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 22, 2017

With the recent hurricanes that have hit Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico, we’ve seen another practical example where assumptions on carrier capacity are challenged at inopportune times. JDA’s TMS also audits tender compliance from carriers based on metrics, such as carrier acceptance rates.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

Analyzing real-time insights and historical performance using AI, delivers key metrics on availability and service levels. Terence holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin and an Electrical Engineering degree. This impacts positive profit growth, optimised production and delivery costs. The Role of Trading Partners.

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E2open

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Report outlines approach to corporate purpose and sustainability, and the value it provides to clients’ ESG goals AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. The report covers data and metrics for e2open’s 2022 fiscal year (FY22), March 1, 2021, through February 28, 2022, unless otherwise noted. 10, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

And new ones are popping up daily, from the Texas ice storm earlier this year, to mudslides in northern Germany and government embargos. Supply chain disruptions have been a common theme throughout the last 18 months – from chip shortages to limited and sometimes non-existent shipping containers to the great toilet paper crisis.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Early data shows that most supply managers believe that Hurricane Harvey, which caused widespread destruction in south Texas and the closure of the Port of Houston, will impact supply chains in coming months.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Use data and new metrics systems to free the organization from the ball and chain of corporate politics. Nevertheless, “wait and see” seems to be the position of many supply chain professionals. … My plea? Sidestep politics: give science a chance.”

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The Texas freeze and the power outages brought the world’s largest petrochemical complex to a standstill, forcing more plants in the Gulf of Mexico region to shut down than during Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Gulf Coast export PVC prices were assessed at $1,900 a metric tonne for the week of Sept. However, worse was to come.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to the oceanconservancy.org “Every year, 8 million metric tons of plastics enter our ocean on top of the estimated 150 million metric tons that currently circulate our marine environments. And where is the focus on reversing the poor attitudes which is needed to fix this situation? The Problem. This includes “1.8

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

It spans 620,000 square miles, about twice the size of Texas. Coke and PET Sustainability: Pepsi Wins Pepsi’s target metrics include cutting virgin plastic from non-renewable sources per serving 50% by 2030. Pepsi went backward on this target in 2022 by 2% on the first metric and 11% on the second.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 22, 2017

With the recent hurricanes that have hit Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico, we’ve seen another practical example where assumptions on carrier capacity are challenged at inopportune times. JDA’s TMS also audits tender compliance from carriers based on metrics, such as carrier acceptance rates.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2022

Morgan Swink , West Chair and Professor of Supply Chain Management, Texas Christian University. Technology can assist in such efforts in providing the ability to generate different planning scenarios weighted for different levels of service or cost risk, as well as impact to business financial metrics. Pascal Van Hentenryck , A.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

UPS parcels heading to Texas had a 10.3% Intelligent Audit provides actionable insights, aggregate, normalized data, and meaningful metrics, helping shippers to finally make sense of all the noise and focus on what really matters, moving freight strategically. FedEx packages to Illinois had a 15.3%

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 18, 2016

No longer will the laptop be the key tool for production; category management professionals will be using holographic technology, touchpoint screens, real-time dashboards, and game-like tools to identify the key metrics they are competing against. There is a call to action.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 18, 2016

No longer will the laptop be the key tool for production; category management professionals will be using holographic technology, touchpoint screens, real-time dashboards, and game-like tools to identify the key metrics they are competing against. There is a call to action.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 14, 2024

Recent disruptions such as the Texas Polar Vortex that impacted resin markets , the North Carolina tornado which impacted pharmaceutical supply chains , and other events have raised increased concerns about the impact of such disruptions on supply networks.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Texas has dropped from 2nd in 2020 to 13th in 2021. plastics manufacturer who said that his company would require its supplier to report sustainability metrics on a scorecard. Resilinc: What’s the current status of reshoring manufacturing? South Carolina is 11th after years as number one. What was your response?

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E2open

DECEMBER 8, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas – Dec. New rebate analytics allow channel partners to track key sales and rebate metrics to drive more business, deliver a higher return on brand owner incentive spend, and increase partner satisfaction and compliance. 8, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2023

This was the metric that many investors were focusing on. Further clarified was that this week’s appearance of the Tesla Cybertruck on a final assembly line in Austin, Texas was actually production of “ release candidate ” builds. However, on a sequential basis, income declined 8 percent from the $2.5 billion reported for Q1.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 17, 2023

As rates continue to fall, industry metrics are beginning to reflect a new reality for the transportation market. for December, marking the metric’s fastest decline ever recorded. Walmart now offers customers drone delivery service through these vendors in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. .

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. These are challenges that will only become more threatening if they are not curbed, paying strict attention to supply chain sustainability. While the COVID-19 pandemic brought down CO2 emissions by 5 percent —to 34.81

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Curtis has an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a BS in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University. How do I start using my existing operations data metrics like cycle time, uptime to help create operational benefits for my teams? billion to $9 billion. Ali Raza : Founder and CEO, ThroughPut Inc.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 1, 2021

As long as you are tracking the right metrics, data reveals where you can eliminate waste within your supply chain. We have access to live inventory management, knowing exactly how many units we have in Texas vs. Chicago vs. New York. Data-driven decision-making.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

terawatt-hours of solar electricity annually — with the greatest potential in California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Georgia, per the report. terawatt-hours of solar power would eliminate more than 112 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, the report found. Generating the full 185.6

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Curtis has an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a BS in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University. How do I start using my existing operations data metrics like cycle time, uptime to help create operational benefits for my teams? billion to $9 billion. to measure and track my bottlenecks?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2017

Performance is a handy metric to measure. About the Author: With over 25 years of experience in the industrial automation repair industry, Jeff Conner is the Dallas Service Manager for Control Concepts and serves on the Advisory Committee for the Electronics Technologies Department at Texas State Technical College.

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Stord

JUNE 19, 2024

Anything under 5% indicates a deflationary market, but considering this metric was as low as 3.14 at the beginning of May, it’s a metric to watch closely as we progress through the summer. Texas produce season is working its way from South Texas harvests and Mexican imports into North and West Texas.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

University of North Texas. Metrics such as Perfect Order Rate tell businesses a lot. Michael Gravier @Michael_Gravier Michael Gravier is an Associate Professor, Marketing with a B.A. from Washington University St. Louis, M.S. Air Force Institute of Technology and Ph.D.

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