10xLogistics

JUNE 13, 2013

What I find about benchmarking is it is often an internal exercise to justify what someone is doing to higher management. Sometimes I will hear of giant shippers presenting they are "better than market" based on their benchmarking through external agencies. That is where energy is best spent. Of course, you are better, you are huge!

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Logistics in War

MARCH 23, 2018

Strategic failures emerge when ‘thinkers’ are separated from ‘doers’, ‘strategists’ from ‘planners’ and ‘soft data’ from ‘hard data’. Rather than using intuition to inform decisions, people often retreat behind analysis to avoid choosing between difficult options. Strategic failure. This is especially the case with logistics.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 1, 2015

this exercise helps retain mobility in the damaged joints". The term refers not only to mobile workers and mobile devices, but also to the mobility of corporate data. Enterprise mobility management products, such as data loss prevention technologies, are available to help IT departments address these risks. mōˈbilədē/.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Executive Insights is a series by Shipping and Freight Resource that provides useful insights and thoughtful analysis on what is happening in the maritime, shipping, freight, logistics, supply chain and trade industries. But just data alone is not going to assist. SFR : Welcome to this edition of Executive Insights Thomas.

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

They not only have to present the models to demonstrate their understanding, but they also have to relate the models to real companies. Another trend is learning how to deal with the avalanche of data that supply chain managers have at their fingertips. They must know which data deserves priority for a given problem.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Too much leads to resources being monopolised on gathering tons of data and a subsequent risk of “paralysis by analysis” Cost to Serve (CTS) is an approach that helps you avoid both extremes. If profits start to decline afterwards, your CTS data can offer valuable information about what changed and how to get back on track.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

While each hazard presents a direct danger to the workers, the damage can also extend to their co-workers, families, and friends. The downside is that it's a "lagging indicator," which means the changes you make won’t be reflected immediately in the data. High heat or excessive cold. Heavy objects. Sharp objects. Near Misses.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

Below I will outline how a vendor managed inventory model, in conjunction with reverse marketing, value analysis, and collaboration will achieve supply chain cost reductions. The manufacturer has access to the distributor’s inventory data and is responsible for generating purchase orders. What is Value Analysis?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 3, 2016

Turning on your business know-how is important too, because you need careful analysis and critical thinking to make the best of existing opportunities. David told us that in order to go through the “Broker Operations Manual”, which includes all the relevant theoretical info and data, one should plan on setting aside about three weeks.

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Conger

JULY 20, 2020

This portion of training must consist of “demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee” [OSHA standard 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) ]. Then, when you start, you’ll watch videos, do some reading, and complete interactive exercises to help you learn and retain the information. Remember high school?

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In an attempt to help you keep your supply chain organisation from analysis paralysis, metric manipulation, or measurement misnomers, I decided to use this post to share nine important guidelines, or golden rules, for benchmarking your business and monitoring performance using meaningful supply chain KPIs.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In an attempt to help you keep your supply chain organisation from analysis paralysis, metric manipulation, or measurement misnomers, I decided to use this post to share nine important guidelines, or golden rules, for benchmarking your business and monitoring performance using meaningful supply chain KPIs.

Supply Chain Software 63

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 31, 2014

What do we need for a successful condition monitoring, heaps of operational data? Knowhow of slice and dice data analysis, possibly true but in my opinion these are not comprehensive enough. Here''s presenting the case study of how a seemingly workable condition monitoring exercise can possibly go wrong.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

Over the next few hours, the true severity of the incident became clear: a malicious computer program, dubbed “NotPetya”, had infected thousands of computers across the organisation’s worldwide operations, locking users out and encrypting data stored on hard drives. The real-world impact on Maersk’s business was immediate.

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