In logistics you need to do things as fast, cheap, and consistently as possible. With that in mind you should know that unless the milestones of the goals are clearly defined in objective measures and completely shared by all participants, the supply chain might be weakened.
Objectives may vary from chain to chain. It will all depend on how well the participant goals are mutually aligned, but usually consider overall profit vs. customer satisfaction.
The supply chain measurements can cover many areas including:
- Distribution;
- Procurement;
- Warehousing;
- Inventory;
- Transportation;
- Production;
- Customer Service.
Usually they focus on some subset of the chain’s application in business such as:
- Transportation;
- Inventory;
- Productivity;
- Third Party Fulfillment;
- Distribution Facility Performance.
