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3 Ways to Benchmark to Boost Supply Chain Performance

Logistics Bureau

If you’ve never done a benchmarking exercise before, read on. Case Study: An Automotive Parts Business. This exercise would involve you measuring particular functions or aspects of your business and comparing that against other parts of your business. The Benefits of Benchmarking. Informal Benchmarking.

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Condition Monitoring- A Case Study-Part II

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Though late, but when they decided to run through past condition data they found a substantial evidence- A high copper concentration in the hydraulic oil. The oil sampling results had been showing increased copper levels but neither the field engineer who were reporting the data nor the bosses sitting in the head office caught the spike.

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Condition Monitoring- A Case Study-Part II

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Though late, but when they decided to run through past condition data they found a substantial evidence- A high copper concentration in the hydraulic oil. The oil sampling results had been showing increased copper levels but neither the field engineer who were reporting the data nor the bosses sitting in the head office caught the spike.

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Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It

Logistics Bureau

That’s far easier to do with solid data to inform you and your customer. Cost-to-serve analysis arms you with that data, strengthening your position in price discussions. View case study Learn more about cost-to-serve benefits.

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Supply Chain Management:Importance of Proactive Master Data.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Cloud & Big Data. Case Studies. |. « Collaborative Platform for Enterprise of Future | Main | Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry » Importance of Proactive Master Data Maintenance in SAP SCM Support. These 3 master data elements contributed to almost 50-60% of planning issues.

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Where Does Supply Chain Design End and Planning Begin? (Takeaways from LLamasoft’s SummerCon 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. In short, the manufacturer realized some time ago that it was setting inventory policies based on outdated lead time and forecast data.

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Logistics KPIs Case Study: Whirlpool’s Supply Chain and Logistics Success Driven by Effective KPI Implementation

GlobalTranz

We conclude our ongoing series in talking about effective KPI management by giving you a real live Logistics KPIs management case study from Whirlpool's engagement with a logistics service level provider. We hope the following case study shows you the proverbial proof in the pudding of effective Logistics KPIs management. .