Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

To drive global scale, companies need to design the supply chain to buy globally and execute locally. The company leverages globally sourcing strategies to buy products at a lower cost and then deploys some unique process logic to drive mass customization for retailers. Inventory Turns. Not many companies have cracked this code.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Nick Lynch is the Global Excellence Manager at Shell Lubricants, a division of Shell Global. The Company implemented SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) including the standard functionality of Demand Planning (DP), Supply Network Planning (SNP), and Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PPDS), yet many planners also used Excel.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. However, there are no sure bets.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 4, 2020

What is Inventory Optimization? Inventory Optimization is defined as a method of balancing the manufacturers’ capital investment constraints and goals along with the defined service-level goals over a large assortment of stock-keeping units (SKUs) while considering all demand and supply volatility situations. Inventory strategy.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 4, 2020

What is Inventory Optimization? Inventory Optimization is defined as a method of balancing the manufacturers’ capital investment constraints and goals along with the defined service-level goals over a large assortment of stock-keeping units (SKUs) while considering all demand and supply volatility situations. Inventory strategy.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 12, 2015

The Director Global Supply Chain & CPO of Vanderlande Industries fought off the two other formidable finalists, Edith van Erp-Slot (Mars Nederland) and Peter Meyer (Brezan Automaterialen), to clinch the title of Supply Chain Professional of the Year 2015 on Wednesday 10 June 2015. The 2015 finalists. Previous winners.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 23, 2014

When your phone rings, and you and your supply chain team is called to the corporate office to talk about the expansion of your ecommerce strategy for 2015, here are my recommendations: 1) Embrace the Each. Get Good at Having a Real-time Perpetual Inventory Signal. No matter where inventory is, put it to work. 3) Test and Learn.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

At the end of 2014, many leaders that I work with are preparing their 2015 strategies. The word digital is everywhere in their presentations– digital path to purchase, digital agriculture, and digital manufacturing. In 2015, why not put aside some money for testing? As I read them, I laugh. I give them credit.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2022

From supporting cutting-edge cancer research to helping businesses track their inventory, machine learning and AI offer the ability to disrupt and enhance our existing processes in virtually every segment of society.”[1]. Mankins and Lori Sherer, “ Creating value through advanced analytics ,” Bain Brief, 11 February 2015.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy- and sell-side markets) bidirectionally with near real-time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. The focus is on channel data: price; inventory positions; and policies. Customer-Centric Supply Chain Processes. The Building Blocks.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

However, one thing that should come to mind is the prowess of the retail giant’s supply chain excellence. Walmart would not have the ability to provide such low prices and have consistent inventory in the over 5,000 stores in the United States and over 1.3 million employees without a focus on good supply chain management.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

Boston startup raises $10M for retail software that predicts inventory needs (Boston Business Journal). We cannot let this happen again,” is what the American Apparel & Footwear Association said in 2015. Celect uses comparisons between products derived from transactional, inventory, and online browse data to model choice.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

According to the CSCMP's "State of Logistics" Report from 2015, logistics costs now make up over 8% of the GDP. An excellent Warehouse Management System (WMS) can help reduce costs by automating cycle counting, and maintaining location control. transportation fuel) at a reduced cost that comes with buying in greater quantities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

Both Kimberly-Clark and P&G are going backwards on operating margin while making progress on inventory turns. Orbit Chart for Kimberly-Clark and P&G for the Period of 2006-2015. Orbit Chart of Colgate for the Period of 2006-2015. As the company spiraled in the updraft of the market, it built inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

As hospitals adopted consignment planning programs, inventory progress slowed. The turns are the lowest of any industry, and despite investments in technologies and processes, inventory turns have only improved 3%, and Cash-T0-Cash (C2C) cycles have declined 4%. This precipitous drop in margin hurts. Companies are feeling pain.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 27, 2014

In January, 2015, I will follow up this blog with more details. Suffice to say at this time, I did sell the item to the Pawn Stars, and in January, 2015, the episode will air. I asked the guys what the key success factors were: Know how to make a profit when buying and selling. Who buys the most jewelry? Rolex watches.

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Logility

AUGUST 7, 2017

The middle tier of the Gartner Hierarchy of Metrics contains metrics to diagnose supply chain performance through financial measurements including Cash-to-Cash Cycle Time, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Days Outstanding and Total Inventory Days. These metrics help measure how fast your supply chain is creating value.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 12, 2023

Amazon SFP is an excellent Amazon fulfillment model for brands looking for more control of their brand and opportunities to drive sales on their more profitable channels. The program was launched in 2015 to help clear space in Amazon’s warehouses to make room for their newly launched Private Label brands. What Is Amazon SFP?

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 5, 2017

An interruption in delivery of parts from a partner in Europe can therefore also have implications in China,” said [Markus Duesmann, BMW board member in charge of purchasing and supplier network]. For related commentary, see my June 2015 post, Time to Survive and Nexus Supplier Index: New Measures of Supply Chain Risk Management.].

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Think about your most recent purchase. This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. Inventory management. Warehousing and storage. Freight forwarding. Handling raw materials. Order fulfillment.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. 2015 Supply Chains to Admire. As a goal, it is easier to say than to define.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Companies passing these two tests are then analyzed against the performance factors for 2009-2015: Growth. Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period studied.

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crisp

APRIL 21, 2023

The certified B Corp makes organic, better-for-you packaged sauces and donates a meal to those in need with every purchase. The company was founded by Richa Gupta, who was inspired by the “buy one, give one” model of Tom’s Shoes. Good Food for Good was born with its own “buy one, feed one” model.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Last month, Lennox Residential was runner-up in the 2015 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Supply Chain Innovation competition, arguably the top supply chain award in North America. And last year Costa Express won the “Technology” category award at the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards , also a top honor.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). The total cost of ownership analyzes the total costs of the buying decision.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2014

By purchasing planning and transactional systems for a common vendor, they had one throat to choke and they were familiar with the architectural elements. It is tough for me to see that nine out of ten companies are stuck, and not making progress, at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. The book is a story.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. Customers are buying less. The days of going to a brick and mortar store to buy product is only one of the ways that people want to buy. Table 1: Contract of Growth, Operating Margin, Inventory Turns and Cash-To-Cash for Consumer-Facing Industries.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 21, 2019

It is also sometimes known as “buy online, pick up in store”, or BOPUS for short. Consumers around the world are showing a growing appetite for the speed and convenience of the buy online, pick up in store model. The Rising Popularity of Click & Collect in Numbers. ?Consumers Why Do Customers Prefer Click & Collect?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Inventory Turns 3. (10%). Upon closer review it was notable that Home Depot was on the list for the first time since 2015. Return on Assets (ROA) and Inventory turns are also a part of the scoring process. Further an Inventory turn of 1.0 combined with an Inventory turn of 1.2 Peer Opinion 1. 184 voters). (25%).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 27, 2015

Despite all of the focused attempts to implement new forms of demand planning, the business costs and inventory spiral out of control due to unchecked complexity. The absence of these process has driven the supply chain out of balance resulting in increased inventory and unnecessary cost that does not drive brand differentiation.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Multichannel selling allows customers to shop and purchase through whichever channel they prefer. Each channel offers a separate opportunity to interact with the brand and make purchases. When businesses are looking to buy from other businesses, the B2B model comes into play. What is multichannel selling? What is B2B eCommerce?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

” CNN Money Watch, August 12, 2015. ” The team needed to make a decision on when to shut down their plants, the right levels of inventory to build during the plant closure and how to predict the duration of the downturn. The inherent buying patterns of consumers are also changing. And, what will signal an upturn?”

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Supply Chain Network

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

JDA’s 2015 Consumer Survey Reveals 50% Of Shoppers Who Experienced A Previous Issue With A Retailer Have No Plans To Return For Black Friday Or Cyber Monday Deals, And No Deal Will Change Their Minds. In the new JDA 2015 Consumer Survey of more than 1,000 U.S. Buy Online, Pick Up In Store” may be convenient, but not without issues.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Pioneered the use of vendor-managed inventory. Developed a process of excellence in supply chain collaboration. Implemented cross-docking in its supply network to enable inventory reductions. That should be sobering news for any business not yet focused on supply chain excellence as a lever for business success.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Invariably, automated processes will result cost savings, fewer errors, and an excellent return on investment. Analysts from Ver Solutions note, “Radio Frequency Identification enables the automatic tracking of inventory and assets and therefore simplifies the supply chain whilst reducing operating costs. ”[4].

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Unleashed

JANUARY 28, 2021

billion in revenue in the past year, with an annual growth (2015-2020) of -1.0%. billion), growth is in the positives – 0.5% (2015-20) and 2.7% (2019-20). Despite a shrink in revenue growth, profit margins are still in the positives at 3.1%, shrinking only marginally since 2015 (-0.2%). Coffee distributors took in AU$2.3

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Requis

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Nicolas Vandeput is a supply chain data scientist who specializes in demand forecasting and inventory optimization. He has taught forecasting and inventory optimization to masters’ level students since 2014. I like to describe myself as somebody who is passionate about supply chains, demand forecasting, and inventory management.

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