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Supply Chain Shortages Remain a Concern: Strategies for Success
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Supply Chain Shortages Remain a Concern: Strategies for Success

Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

Supply Chain Shortages Remain a Concern: Strategies for Success

Manufacturers wish they left supply chain shortages behind after the pandemic, but they remain top of mind. Concerns remain. According to KPMG, “71% of global companies highlight raw material costs as their number one supply chain threat for 2023.”

admin2024-03-27T13:10:36-07:00March 20, 2024|Categories: Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: better use of ERP, digitized supply chain, ERP, innovation, logistics, metrics, regional supply chains, S&OP, SIOP, Skills Gap, supply chain assessment, supply chain optimization, supply chain risk, supply chain shortages, supply chain trends, talent|

How Simple Metrics Will Drive Results
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How Simple Metrics Will Drive Results

Distribution & Warehousing, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

How Simple Metrics Will Drive Results

Simple metrics drive results. Whether a food and beverage manufacturer or an aerospace distributor, measuring the "right" metrics will focus attention on key issues and drive results.

admin2024-03-29T23:21:41-07:00November 13, 2023|Categories: Distribution & Warehousing, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: business consulting, business process, distribution, manufacturing, metrics, OTIF, supply chain, supply chain consultant|

WMS Efficiency, Resiliency & Metrics
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WMS Efficiency, Resiliency & Metrics

Distribution & Warehousing, E-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Media, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

WMS Efficiency, Resiliency & Metrics

As manufacturers and distributors emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, they are focused on how to grow revenue and become more efficient and profitable to offset the typically negative impacts of COVID. In the situations where business has grown exponentially in consumer industries such as B2C (e-commerce), home improvement and [...]

admin2024-06-15T23:51:25-07:00November 10, 2020|Categories: Distribution & Warehousing, E-Commerce & Logistics, In The News, Media, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: distribution, e-commerce, lead time improvement, metrics, OTIF, supply chain, warehousing, WMS|

SIOP for Revenue Growth & Predictability
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SIOP for Revenue Growth & Predictability

SIOP / S&OP

SIOP for Revenue Growth & Predictability

Learn how implementing SIOP can drive revenue predictability and growth for your business with these insights from Lisa Anderson.

admin2024-06-05T20:54:34-07:00December 24, 2019|Categories: SIOP / S&OP|Tags: capacity planning, demand planning, metrics, S&OP, SIOP|

Kaizens & the Importance of Metrics
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Kaizens & the Importance of Metrics

I've Been Thinking, Manufacturing, Process Improvement

Kaizens & the Importance of Metrics

My colleague and I led a Kaizen workshop on metrics last week with a process manufacturing client. It is always interesting to brainstorm which metrics are the most relevant in tracking a company's success. They are NOT always the same.

admin2024-02-20T22:28:51-08:00December 18, 2017|Categories: I've Been Thinking, Manufacturing, Process Improvement|Tags: business process, lean, manufacturing, metrics, process improvement, profitability|

Walmart Raising the Supply Chain Metrics Bar
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Walmart Raising the Supply Chain Metrics Bar

Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

Walmart Raising the Supply Chain Metrics Bar

Walmart elevates supply chain efficiency with rigorous OTIF standards, urging suppliers to enhance delivery performance or face penalties.

admin2024-06-09T21:47:26-07:00August 11, 2017|Categories: Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: customer service, metrics, OTIF, supply chain|

Gain a Strategic Focus on Quality IF Customers are Important
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Gain a Strategic Focus on Quality IF Customers are Important

Manufacturing, Process Improvement

Gain a Strategic Focus on Quality IF Customers are Important

People and companies have more choices than ever before. If you wish to remain in the race, quality must be more than an assumption; it must become a strategic focus.

admin2024-03-20T21:08:32-07:00April 17, 2017|Categories: Manufacturing, Process Improvement|Tags: business results, communications, cost reduction, customer service, focus, manufacturing, metrics, priorities, quality control, strategy, supply chain|

Case Study In Increasing On Time Delivery Performance
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Case Study In Increasing On Time Delivery Performance

Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

Case Study In Increasing On Time Delivery Performance

These key strategies will boost on-time delivery, ensuring higher customer satisfaction and streamlined order fulfillment.

admin2024-06-06T14:56:34-07:00February 8, 2017|Categories: Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: customer experience, customer service, metrics, order fulfillment, OTIF|

Forget Data Cleanup and Find a Measure to Start NOW!
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Forget Data Cleanup and Find a Measure to Start NOW!

Data Analytics & Business Intelligence, ERP & Technology

Forget Data Cleanup and Find a Measure to Start NOW!

Are you mired in data cleanup and not focused on measures that can immediately help you? Stop searching for the “right” data lever and look for measures to track and improve processes.