OTIF

Change may reflect too many carriers being unable to meet stricter standards said Zipline CEO.

Whatever the business, perfect order fulfillment is the ultimate aim of any supply chain practitioner, the problem is, it’s easy to get caught up in what others are doing or define progress through misleading metrics, in this article, we demystify some of the most common misconceptions about the perfect order.

Minneapolis, Minn.-based global logistics services provider and freight forwarder C.H. Robinson and Cary, N.C.-based data analytics company SAS introduced a partnership geared towards providing an end-to-end supply chain solution focused on integrating inventory and demand signal data with real-time transportation data.

McKinsey & Co., and Trading Partner Alliance outline some of the key considerations that should go into developing and using the on-time and in-full delivery metric.

Managing modern consumer-goods supply chains is demanding, but measuring supply-chain performance should be simple, it isn’t yet, because of an inconsistent approach to the critical OTIF metric.

C.H. Robinson officials said that with Prime now officially in the fold—and set to be integrated into the company’s North American Surface Transportation division—this acquisition will expand its retail consolidation business while also providing more scale, capabilities, and expertise to its service portfolio. And they added that this acquisition is expected to be slightly accretive to earnings in 2020.

A recent report issued by Zipline Logistics, a Columbus, Ohio-based 3PL focusing on retail and consumer products, continues to drive home the importance of logistics for consumer packaged goods (CPG) shippers. Data for Zipline’s report, entitled “Retail Buyers Spotlight Practical Ways Brands Can Stand Out,” was based on a survey of CPG shippers conducted by Zipline.