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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Editors Note: This is the first of a two-part article on performance measurement, and continuation of our series on the future of the strategic supply chain by Steven A. Melnyk. Part 2 will appear in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The advantages of achieving excellence in service-parts management can be compelling: increased customer satisfaction and retention, increased product sales, increased service contract revenue, and ...

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 ...