ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Gartner says we are entering what they call the ‘Experience Economy”, where personalization, speed, agility and the ability to predict consumer trends before they happen will separate the winners from losers ( Aspire, Challenge and Transform in a Disruptive World , 27 September 2017). See diagram above).

Supply Chain Planning Software 180

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2019

Bear markets drive heightened interest in supply chain management. These supply chain groups are more global and diverse. The traditional processes, rooted in historical relationships with large system integrators and technologies will crumble, as companies push for answers on value. The impact may surprise us.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 244

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Technology can have a significant impact on supply chains, but supply chain digitization still lags behind digitization of other areas of business across many industries. Still, there are several technologies that are transforming supply chains for the organizations that adopt them.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 10, 2022

In our Supply Chain Matters commentaries focused on online customer fulfillment and especially the 2021 holiday fulfilment period, we cautioned retail and consumer goods supply chain management teams to be watchful for the bullwhip effect in inventory planning and replenishment needs to support expected customer demand.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

by Joe Cannata What rapid adoption of virtual assistants means for CPG supply chains. They were one of the early pioneers of voice recognition technology, and produced a device about the size of a small paperback book, that had an active vocabulary from 300 to 10,000 words. What does this mean for supply chains?

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Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software 239

RFgen

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In today’s global economy, businesses face increasing pressure to ensure transparency and accountability in their supply chains. Consumers are increasingly demanding more information about the products they buy, and regulatory bodies are introducing new requirements for companies to meet.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 22, 2018

The speed of business is now computer speed and supply chains need to run at the same speed as the rest of the business. Fortunately, cognitive technologies are maturing just in time to achieve that aim. The Benefits of Cognitive Technologies. Machine learning is the most widely used AI tool in business.

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RFgen

JANUARY 2, 2019

Process manufacturers can leverage traceability technology to meet compliance regulations. Discrete manufacturers use these solutions to better manage inventory and reduce costs. Even with the impact of COVID-19 on the supply chain, manufacturing continues to drive forward amid uncertainty and unpredictability.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2018

In the digital world, traditional broad-brush marketing programs become less effective, but have residual effects on the supply chain of higher demand error and increased complexity. This table is from our Supply Chains to Admire analysis, and the Index represents improvement. What Is Risk? What Are the Risk Drivers?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Each year at Supply Chain Insights we study performance and improvement of companies in each industry. Note that neither company is making progress at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. Performance of BMS and Merck at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin.

Pharmaceutical 150

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2018

The 2017 holiday shopping season left us with plenty to learn moving forward. It’s only April but, if you’re in retail, chances are you’re beginning to unpack the 2017 holiday season and explore what you can improve upon for next year. The 2017 Holiday Season in a Nutshell. billion, which exceeded expectations.

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2018

The 2017 holiday shopping season left us with plenty to learn moving forward. It’s only April but, if you’re in retail, chances are you’re beginning to unpack the 2017 holiday season and explore what you can improve upon for next year. The 2017 Holiday Season in a Nutshell. billion, which exceeded expectations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

FedEx partners with HBCUs to increase the pipeline of Black supply chain professionals. US crackdown on forced China labor risks supply chain snarls. Sam’s Club rolling out inventory accessory for cleaning robots. The US has enacted new labor laws that could cause supply chain snarls. percent in 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. The company created Project Gigaton in 2017 to engage suppliers and other stakeholders up and down the supply chain to reduce carbon emissions.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A recent episode of CBS’s “60 Minutes” ran a segment on some of the issues involved in the current global supply chain crisis — focusing primarily on U.S. For the supply chain to work smoothly, a complex and highly choreographed dance, involving both full and empty shipping containers, must be performed.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 26, 2017

By the end of 2020, one-third of all manufacturing supply chains will be using analytics-driven cognitive capabilities, thus increasing cost efficiency by 10% and service performance by 5%. Technologies that will have the greatest impact include cloud, mobile, Big Data and analytics, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Enterra Insights

JULY 18, 2019

James D’Arezzo, CEO of Condusiv Technologies, writes, “Any retailer that wants to be competitive knows it must offer a seamless omnichannel experience to its customers.”[1] As a result, this technology is fundamentally changing the retail industry. Inventory Optimization. ”[3]. Market Basket Analysis.

Omnichannel 162

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Moving on to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week… Mercedes-Benz and Matternet unveil vans that launch delivery drones (TechCrunch). JDA Powers the Always-on Supply Chain with Latest JDA Manufacturing Planning Release. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2017 Second Quarter Results.

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RFgen

AUGUST 31, 2016

According to a company press release, the big-name retail chain recently added Benjamin Cook , the former logistics and supply chain head at Apple, to its team. Specifically, Cook will serve as the senior vice president of global logistics, inventory allocation and replenishment. Why Inventory Management Matters.

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RFgen

AUGUST 31, 2016

According to a company press release, the big-name retail chain recently added Benjamin Cook , the former logistics and supply chain head at Apple, to its team. Specifically, Cook will serve as the senior vice president of global logistics, inventory allocation and replenishment. Why Inventory Management Matters.

Inventory Reduction 52

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RFgen

JUNE 21, 2017

But one area of concern noted by Forbes really stands out: a domino effect taking place across the consumer goods sector. How the Amazon Effect Impacts Consumer Goods. When major retailers are forced to reduce costs, the manufacturers that provide goods end up carrying those expenses. during the next 18 months.

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RFgen

JUNE 21, 2017

But one area of concern noted by Forbes really stands out: a domino effect taking place across the consumer goods sector. How the Amazon Effect Impacts Consumer Goods. When major retailers are forced to reduce costs, the manufacturers that provide goods end up carrying those expenses. during the next 18 months.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 5, 2018

Those pressures include customers, competitors, and technologies. patent [in May 2017] for an application described as ‘Physical Store Online Shopping Control,’ which would allow the emerging brick-and-mortar retailer to block customer searches of competitors’ products while using Amazon’s in-store Wi-Fi.”[2]

Retail 100

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Supply Chain Challenges: Freight Volume Rising, Driver Shortage Growing The shipping industry plays a critical role in world economics. Its immense power stems from its ubiquity–in every sector, you will find shipping and a supply chain. The white line is consumer goods, minus food and energy.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

MAY 4, 2022

An Abundance of New AI-Based Forecasting Technologies. Just about every supply chain software vendor now claims to incorporate AI into their forecasting and planning products. Facebook, Amazon, and Google now offer software aimed at expanding the use of AI-based forecasting to a broader audience.

Forecasting 52

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Logichain Solutions

JULY 30, 2018

With the buzz around blockchain, many important supply chain concepts are being used interchangeably and create confusion. Are companies using blockchain to create visibility in their supply chain, or to trace products downstream and upstream in the supply chain? Supply chain visibility.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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Logichain Solutions

JULY 30, 2018

With the buzz around blockchain, many important supply chain concepts are being used interchangeably and create confusion. Are companies using blockchain to create visibility in their supply chain, or to trace products downstream and upstream in the supply chain?

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Gartner 40

Logichain Solutions

JULY 30, 2018

With the buzz around blockchain, many important supply chain concepts are being used interchangeably and create confusion. Are companies using blockchain to create visibility in their supply chain, or to trace products downstream and upstream in the supply chain?

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Gartner 40

Logichain Solutions

JULY 30, 2018

With the buzz around blockchain, many important supply chain concepts are being used interchangeably and create confusion. Are companies using blockchain to create visibility in their supply chain, or to trace products downstream and upstream in the supply chain?

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Gartner 40

Logichain Solutions

JULY 30, 2018

With the buzz around blockchain, many important supply chain concepts are being used interchangeably and create confusion. Are companies using blockchain to create visibility in their supply chain, or to trace products downstream and upstream in the supply chain? Supply chain visibility.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

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E2open

AUGUST 31, 2017

Your Forecast Isn’t Accurate – Is Your Inventory Optimization Solution Making Things Worse? Thursday 31 August 2017. Inventory buffers can counteract the effects of inaccurate forecasts. But, are you setting wrong inventory targets because your inventory optimization solution doesn't understand how bad the forecast really is?

Forecasting 60

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RELEX Solutions

MAY 13, 2019

Case Arena: Optimizing a Complex, Global Supply Chain. When the project started in 2017, only 35% of production was made to stock and the rest should have been made to order. The decision to adopt an advanced planning tool is part of the company’s strategy for improving its capacity to fulfill pull-based demand.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Check out The Digital Supply Chain (SC 4.0) Quick adoption of health devices like Fitbit and smart thermostats such as Nest are bringing more and more connections and opportunities into the consumer world. This avoids shortages if the rate of consumption increases, or excessive inventory if it slows. Subscribe Here!

Internet of things 60

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SupplyPike

JUNE 15, 2020

Types of Consumer Goods. Consumer goods are items meant to be consumed every day. There are two types of consumer goods: fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and slow-moving consumer goods (SMCG). This, in turn, establishes the turnover of goods. The CPG marketplace.

Packaging 56

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EMERGE App

MAY 28, 2019

Unlike Software as a Service providers such as EMERGE App, traditional businesses need to purchase and store stock before they can sell them, hopefully, for a profit. Here, we’ll start by covering what reducing your inventory means. Then we’ll summarise some inventory holding costs that you might not know about.

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E2open

MARCH 17, 2017

Friday 17 March 2017. In late 2016, E2open acquired Orchestro, a leading provider of demand signal repository (DSR) technology and preemptive analytics for retail and omnichannel fulfillment. Supports key user communities in sales, category management, finance, space planning, vendor managed inventory and supply chain.

Analytics Software 60

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E2open

MARCH 17, 2017

Friday 17 March 2017. In late 2016, E2open acquired Orchestro, a leading provider of demand signal repository (DSR) technology and preemptive analytics for retail and omnichannel fulfillment. Supports key user communities in sales, category management, finance, space planning, vendor managed inventory and supply chain.

Analytics Software 60

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