Comprehensive Supplier Performance Management

Measuring a supplier’s adherence to contractual service levels is at the core of supplier performance management. Yet, while every organization tracks key performance indicators (KPIs) on some level, this data is rarely correlated with key risk indicators (KRIs) because many organizations track a supplier’s physical risks and digital risks separately. Considering the potential of a…

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Give Your Sweetheart Something Expensive This Valentine’s Day: Eggs

Valentine’s Day is an occasion for sweethearts to exchange cards and gifts. Traditionally, gifts have included flowers, chocolates, and jewelry. Those are still excellent choices. However, the current joke circulating ahead of this Valentine’s Day is: If you want to give your sweetheart something really expensive this year, give them eggs! Business writer Josh Funk explains, “Chickens…

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Three Keys to a Just-In-telligent Supply Chain

Companies need a new approach to managing their supply chains. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the post-pandemic phase, and now soaring inflation, every industry has been impacted by changing consumer behaviors, labor shortages, material and transportation cost increases and, in some cases, country shutdowns. In the face of these factors, both just-in-time and just-in-case strategies can…

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Supply Chain Innovation: What Factors Provide The Greatest Resistance To Change?

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a guest blog post by Adrian Gonzalez published by Manhattan Associates. The post highlights results from a survey conducted recently with members of Indago’s supply chain research community on the factors that provide the greatest resistance to change when it comes to supply chain capabilities.  According to Wikipedia, “Gleicher’s Formula” for…

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Supply Chain And Logistics: What Will Stay The Same In 2023?

We all know the saying: the more things change, the more they stay the same. Every December for the past four years, we have asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics professionals from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies — “What is the likelihood of the following things…

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