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Now in the Resource Library: Supply Chain Management
This resource offers an overview of the most recent APQC's Resource Library content items in supply chain management published in 2024 and 2025.You can also find direct links…
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This collection contains APQC's Key Benchmarks at a Glance reports for several functions and processes. These documents feature key performance indicators (KPIs) and…
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Supply Chain Management Tune-up Diagnostics
This collection features diagnostics with key metrics in supply chain planning, manufacturing, logistics, and procurement. APQC's tune-ups feature recent Open Standards…
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Understanding Supply Chain Processes
To objectively assess, manage, and compare supply chain management performance, organizations need a standard framework for classifying and defining processes. APQC’s Process…
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Reduce Shrinkage as a Percentage of Revenue
To preserve financial health and profit margins, organizations should seek to minimize shrinkage. Excess shrinkage can drive up inventory carrying costs, which are often…
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2025 Supply Chain Management Webinars
APQC hosts supply chain management (SCM) webinars to connect with our members. Some calls feature internal experts discussing APQC's research and findings. For other calls,…
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Supply Chain Management Key Benchmarks: Cross Industry
Featuring APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking® (OSB) data for supply chain planning, procurement, manufacturing, and logistics, this article provides key performance…
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Supply Chain Management Key Benchmarks
Featuring APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking data for supply chain planning, procurement, manufacturing, and logistics, these articles highlight important supply chain…
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Manufacturing Key Benchmarks: Cross-Industry
Prepared using APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking® in Manufacturing, this article highlights key performance indicators (KPIs) and median metric values for manufacturing…
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Manufacturing Key Benchmarks
These manufacturing benchmarks were prepared using data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking (OSB) in Manufacturing. This collection includes articles that provide median…
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2025 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges
This collection contains content created from APQC's 2025 annual research into priorities and challenges for Supply Chain Management.Click here for results from 2024's…
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In its 2025 Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research, APQC asked supply chain professionals about their expectations and trends for the year ahead. With…
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2025 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges: White Paper
In its 2025 Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research, APQC asked supply chain professionals about their expectations and trends for the year ahead. With…
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Picking the Right Supply Chain Measures
A collection of content about what supply chain organizations are looking for regarding the right measures to track their performance and indicate opportunities for…
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Data and Measures|
2025 Supply Chain Priorities and Challenges: Revenue of $5 Billion to Less Than $10 Billion
APQC concluded its 11th annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research in early 2025. The purpose of this research was to learn about organizations’ supply…
Measure Spotlight Results
(1 - 5 of 81 Results)Maximum elapsed time in hours to engineer, select, and negotiate with suppliers and order materials for customized configuration of non-standard items (capability model engineer-to-order only)
Overhead costs as a percentage of cost of goods sold
Labor costs as a percentage of cost of goods sold
Turnover rate for manufacturing personnel
Primary product manufacturing cycle time in hours
