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Blueprint for Success: Logistics
This collection is your road map to success in managing logistics efficiency and effectiveness. The content within will teach you about key performance indicators (KPIs), as…
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Logistics Key Benchmarks
APQC has chosen a set of key benchmarks that are important for organizations to monitor and benchmark with other organizations in their industry. Featuring data from APQC’s…
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APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking® in logistics indicates that organizations are still trying to find the right balance between carrying enough inventory and minimizing…
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Inventory Optimization: Show Me the Money
How can your organization optimize inventory to avoid excessive carrying costs and still satisfy demand? This article looks at the key components of inventory optimization as…
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Raw Material Inventory Turns
Delivering goods and products begins with raw materials. Those materials vary widely by industry and manufacturing process, but all must be sourced and managed. A key…
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Logistics: Current State Practices Reports
APQC conducts ongoing research in the logistics area to help organizations assess and compare their logistics performance. This collection of research details the current…
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APQC's perspective on metric data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking in Logistics related to total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing"…
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Logistics Tune-Up Diagnostic
Examine four essential metrics included in this diagnostic to ensure that your practices will keep you running ahead of the competition. APQC's Logistics Tune-Up Diagnostic…
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To monitor performance of inbound deliveries process, many facilities use the metric dock-to-stock cycle time as a key performance indicator. Ensuring products are received…
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Interactive Logistics Tune-Up Diagnostic
Compare your essential logistics metrics against your peers in this interactive spreadsheet. Click here to access an article version of the diagnostic summarizing key…
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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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Given the numerous challenges that can occur along the supply chain, from congested ports and piracy to counterfeits and retail theft, the need for organizations to track…
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Improving Inventory Management in Retail
Inventory management is always a delicate balance, and now, it’s more important than ever to get that balance right. In this article, you will learn about inventory…
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Inventory accuracy impacts numerous areas of an organization, from customer orders and customer satisfaction to planning, budgeting, and the entire supply chain. This article…
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Cash-To-Cash Cycle Time in Days
Cash-to-cash cycle time, also known as the cash conversion cycle (CCC), measures the amount of time it takes for a company to convert resources like inventory or investments…
