Supply Chain by the Numbers
 

-May 29, 2008

 
     
 

The Numbers Worth Knowing this Week in Supply Chain and Logistics

 
     
 

This Week: Diesel Prices Soaring into the Unknown; Inventory Level Reduction at The Gap; DHL Reduces US Network Capacity; Black & Decker Improves Forecast Accuracy with New Supply Chain Planning Application

 
     
 
 
 

$5, $8, $10!

The different potential prices of US diesel fuel that one large US consumer goods manufacturer is using currently in its supply chain network planning scenarios.

 
 

 

17%

The reduction in inventory per square foot of retail space in Q1 at apparel retailer GAP, Inc. - the result of a major push to reduce inventory levels, according to the company’s earnings report released last week.

 
 
30%

The planned reduction in US network capacity by package carrier DHL, in an effort to cut costs in its money-losing US operation, as announced this week.

 
 
 
 
10.4%

 

 

The rise in forecast accuracy at Black & Decker’s Household Products Division after implementation of new supply chain planning applications, as reported at the JDA Software User Conference in Las Vegas last week.

 
 
 
 
 
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