Nov 26, 2015 | Articles, Supply Chain KPIs
As with most aspects of supply chain and logistics operation, it can be hard to identify exactly which road transportation performance indicators you should select as your key metrics. There are quite a few to choose from and of course much depends upon the specific...Oct 27, 2015 | Articles, Supply Chain KPIs
Line fill rate can be used as a practical metric for measuring the order fulfilment performance of a single delivery or for all deliveries during a given time period. The term “line” refers to a line on the order, since a typical delivery or shipment manifest will...Oct 5, 2015 | Sales & Operations Planning
As a supplier in a supply chain, it’s vital to recognise when you have a back order problem and, make no mistake, it is a problem. There are a number of reasons why back orders are the bane of supply chain—the ugly stepchild of good-looking line-fill rates. ...Sep 16, 2015 | Supply Chain KPIs
A common performance management mistake made by supply chain operators, is trying to maintain and monitor too many KPIs. This can easily lead to the condition that’s sometimes known as analysis paralysis. If you are just starting out with the implementation of KPIs...