AI Supply Chain Editorial Team

Freight density is a shipment’s weight divided by the space it occupies, usually expressed in pounds per cubic foot in North America or…

AI supply chain ROI compares the yearly savings an AI project is expected to deliver with everything it costs to run. A usable calculation…

Chargeable weight is the weight a carrier bills for, and it is the greater of a shipment’s actual weight and its volumetric weight.…

Route optimization savings can be estimated by taking a fleet’s yearly fuel use, applying an assumed percentage reduction, and…

Landed cost is the total cost of getting a product to your door: the supplier’s price plus freight, insurance, customs duty, brokerage…

To estimate supply chain disruption cost, add the profit lost while supply is interrupted and while operations recover, then add any extra…

Stockout cost is the total financial loss from not having a product available when customers want it. A practical estimate adds the margin on…

The cash-to-cash cycle time, also called the cash conversion cycle, is the number of days cash stays tied up between paying suppliers and…

An OTIF calculation measures the share of orders delivered both on time and in full, while fill rate measures how much of the ordered quantity…

Shipping carbon footprint is the greenhouse gas emissions caused by moving freight, usually reported as CO2 or CO2e. It can be estimated from…