This is an excerpt of the original article. It was written for the January-February 2024 edition of Supply Chain Management Review. The full article is available to current subscribers. Back in 2019, ...

The expanding role of the healthcare supply chain includes increased demand for efficiently managing spend, but there are a few easy ways to measure your progress and ensure your organization is ...

In recent years, companies have heavily invested in tools to collect and create new data sets. Yet they continue to face challenges in translating that data into valuable business insights that lead ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quantzig, a leading analytics advisory firm that delivers customized analytics solutions, has announced the completion of its free resource on the importance of OTIF for ...

For decades, warehouse and distribution leaders have managed their operations through a familiar set of key performance indicators: throughput, utilization and on-time in-full (OTIF). These metrics ...

Strong supply chain management practices can reduce operating costs and help organizations control the costs of their logistics function. In many organizations executives are unaware that supply chain ...

Omni-channel supply chains in the retail industry have evolved rapidly over recent years in response to shifting consumer demands. At the same time, the shift toward circular economies is gaining ...

Supply chain excellence is easier to say than to measure. For a supply chain leader having a clear definition is the starting point to drive improvement. Without clarity it is very difficult to define ...

Earlier this year, I wrote about new research from the non-profit organization the Center for Global Enterprise (CGE) describing an important breakthrough in creating a truly Digital Supply Chain. At ...

Supply chains in the electronics industry are becoming increasingly global and more complex as organizations try to support strategic management objectives such as entering new markets, increasing the ...

Question: What are some good metrics to measure the effectiveness and performance of the purchasing department? Answer: This is a great question that I plan to answer in what will likely become a ...

Companies are setting goals for improving supply chain environmental performance, but are experiencing real challenges in making those goals a reality, a new survey finds. “ESG Survey: Environmental ...