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7 Ways Businesses Can Manage Supply Chain Shortages in 2021

ToolsGroup

As we head into the holiday season, supply delays, logistics constraints and inflation are looming over shoppers and retailers—and the manufacturers and distributors who keep them in supply. The 2021 supply chain shortage is the story of our lives today, as the enormous bullwhip effect of COVID continues.

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Three Tips for Building an Agile CPG Supply Chain

ToolsGroup

But for this high SKU count industry where demand is as unpredictable as New England weather, the condition of many consumer goods supply chains is far from rosy. Anticipate Consumer Demand and Supply Chain Uncertainty with Probabilistic Planning. Sense Consumer Demand to Fine-Tune Forecasts.

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Five Steps to Develop an Effective S&OP Process – Step 4: Balance Supply and Demand

Arkieva

In today's blog, we discuss step 4 Balancing Supply & Demand where we will answer some key questions with respect to balancing supply and demand. Five Steps to Develop an Effective S&OP Process – Step 4: Balance Supply and Demand was first posted on July 13, 2021 at 1:25 pm.

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Driving An Octopus

Supply Chain Shaman

In Figure 1, I share a supply chain planning taxonomy or what I lovingly term an old-fashioned jalopy. Few companies design their supply chains (research data shows that 9% of companies actively design their supply chains), and few planning systems actively analyze and drive answers to the questions: Do I have a good plan?

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ToolsGroup Acquires Mi9 Retail’s Demand Management Business

ToolsGroup

Mi9 Retail’s Demand Management business was formerly known as JustEnough Software. Combined company gives retailers a powerful new technology arsenal to efficiently improve product availability under constrained supply and outperform the competition. Global e-commerce sales in the first quarter of 2021 rose nearly 40% year-over-year.

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ToolsGroup Named a Notable Vendor in the Gartner® Midmarket Context: Magic Quadrant™ for Supply Chain Planning Solutions

ToolsGroup

BOSTON – August 3, 2023 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to announce it has been named among ten Notable Vendors included in Gartner’s Midmarket Context: Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions (July 2023). and/or its affiliates in the U.S.

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AI-powered Demand Planning for Building Materials and Cement Industry: How To Balance Supply & Demand

ThroughPut

While the construction industry itself poses some unique challenges in supply chains across the world, cement manufacturing comes with its own diverse set of differentiators like the ones mentioned below: Top unique challenges of cement industry. Cementing supply chain operations: Key drivers for optimized cement supply chains.