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Know Your Supply Chain KPIs – Procurement

Logistics Bureau

On this blog and the one published by our sister company Logistics Bureau, we often receive questions relating to metrics suitable for monitoring procurement performance. To answer some of those inquiries, we decided to release the following brief overview of what we believe to be the most helpful procurement KPIs. Supplier Lead Time.

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Improving Supply Chain Visibility: The Impact of Data Strategy

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Improving Supply Chain Visibility: The Impact of Data Strategy | Image source: Pixabay A business-contextualized data approach is crucial for boosting supply chain visibility, especially during downturns. It is important to answer the following questions: What is the goal of developing a data strategy? Which tools should we use?

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Four Ways of Using Cluster Analysis in Retail Management to Improve Sales

Logistics Viewpoints

For companies that want to go beyond the traditional spreadsheet, which cannot handle this ocean of information efficiently, statistical methods such as cluster analysis can help. What is Cluster Analysis? Cluster analysis is a statistical umbrella term for methods that classify data points according to their attributes.

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Top Takeaways from Coupa Inspire

Logistics Viewpoints

This technology allows businesses to unify their procurement, expense management, invoicing, payments, contract management, and spend analysis processes and reporting. Coupa also offers a robust, market share leading, supply chain design solution. Initially, this product will focus on the purchase order (PO) acceptance process.

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What is Fleet Management | A Complete Overview Guide

Conger

Benefits of Fleet Management Operational Efficiency Businesses can implement numerous strategies to streamline workflows to enhance operational efficiency in fleet management. One of the strategies to consider is adopting robust fleet management software, which enables businesses to automate and streamline fleet-related processes.

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Implementing Last-mile Delivery Technology

Logistics Viewpoints

To meet these demands and ensure superior delivery experiences, retailers and carriers must leverage last-mile delivery technology. Key Last-mile Delivery Technology Solutions How can technology directly impact last-mile operations and improve the customer experience? First and foremost, speed of deployment is a key consideration.

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Maximize Ecommerce Supplier Relationships

Ship Monk

The fact is, most business owners think of procurement as nothing more than a transactional relationship. Of course, it wouldn’t be a business strategy if there weren’t a couple more acronyms to learn. SRM is more than a one-and-done analysis. Establish KPIs that hold both your suppliers and your procurement team accountable.