Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 16, 2022

By Dan Mitchell , Global Director, Retail and Consumer Goods Practice, SAS. For consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs), this duality requires a perspective – and process – shift so businesses can be ready to react when (not if) disruption happens. This can be achieved through digital connectivity.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

She writes about a unit of DuPont (now acquired by DOW) that, in the early 2000s, was “ahead of [its] time on simulation analysis and cross-functional orchestration.” ” According to Cecere, the time for simulation analysis and cross-functional orchestration has finally arrived. Why is this important? 2] Robert J.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 11, 2020

Effective inventory management is crucial to reducing costs in any manufacturing business. This is particularly true in the food manufacturing industry, which characteristically has a high volume of products stored, and an urgent need to fill existing client orders to match ongoing consumer demand. Working with fresh food.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2021

He explains, “Amidst this turmoil, most companies continue to struggle with network visibility across their ecosystem of suppliers, plants, warehouses, distribution centers, logistics providers, and customers and are actively looking for a change. ” Increasing Likelihood of Supply Chain Disruptions. ” Concluding Thoughts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars is one of the largest fast moving consumer goods companies in the world. In terms of finding a 4PL solution provider, Mars wanted a company that could engage in truck loading and route optimization, and schedule shipments into and out of their warehouses. The analysis was not all that accurate.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

In our prior published Supply Chain Matters commentary, we reviewed and provided some added insights on July’s global manufacturing PMI indices which are pointing to declining global supply chain production momentum. Some of the key observations provided by this particular report’s analysis included: Outlook for the Coming Peak Season.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The company acknowledged that it overbuilt customer fulfillment capacity and aimed to sublet upwards of 10 million square feet or more of warehouse space. On the fulfillment network side, as part of the prescribed high level reviews of all businesses, an analysis was made of the company’s operational and freight cost factors.

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Locus Robotics

JULY 5, 2019

Is deploying warehouse robotics to automate piece picking for fulfillment operations at an inflection point? Using warehouse robotics to improve today’s fulfillment industry is not at a simple inflection point. A 2018 study found that 43 percent of consumers surveyed expected “much faster” delivery times, a sharp increase from 2017.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

A storm may leave roads closed, warehouses shut down, utilities lost, and employees stranded. The pandemic drove up prices on many consumer goods as people shifted spending to e-commerce and bought at holiday levels in early spring. January and February 2021 were characterized by repeated winter weather events nationwide.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The demand planning process can be extremely complex as it requires the analysis of numerous factors, including historic and current datasets and internal analytics. This enables the company to manufacture and distribute its product in a way that, ideally, efficiently meets consumer demand.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 13, 2020

The BCG analysts explain, “Today, another workforce transformation is on the horizon as manufacturing experiences a fourth wave of technological advancement: the rise of new digital industrial technologies that are collectively known as Industry 4.0.” but leapfrog many manufacturers into Industry 4.X. ” Advanced analytics.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

From demand planning to manufacturing to trade promotion optimization, data is essential for almost every aspect of consumer packaged goods (CPG) company operations. ” They go on to report, “A recent Deloitte analysis of the top 52 U.S. The post Data is Essential for CPG Success first appeared on [link].

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Elementum

MAY 19, 2022

A few more statistics to give some useful perspective on supply chain’s reach: • In 2020, worldwide, $835 billion of consumer goods were manufactured, a process highly dependent on the global supply chain. • 131 billion parcels were delivered. The US alone houses ten billion square feet of warehouse and distribution space.

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Silvon Software

JUNE 4, 2019

While the 2 percent increase doesn’t seem like much, mid-sized or smaller manufacturers may have a tough time stepping up to the higher standard. Why aren’t they investing in root cause analysis? Companies have invested millions in technology in attempts to optimize the supply chain forces that drive OTIF.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

Background and Situational Analysis. and specifically increased demand for many forms of pandemic related consumer goods. Transportation and materials costs skyrocketed, as was unanticipated costs related to unplanned or uncontrolled ocean container demurrage, premium air freight, or added inventory warehousing costs.

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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%. Manufacturers that can speed their adoption of digital capabilities in order to create business value will be the leaders of their industry.".

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BlueYonder

APRIL 5, 2017

At its core, demand planning is the function of producing the demand plan, e.g. the operational sales forecast that drives manufacturing and/or the replenishment of product into a store or warehouse. Promotional/event lift analysis. Likewise, for a manufacturer, their retail customers own the sales forecasts.

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EazyStock

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

For manufacturers, running out of raw materials can lead to delays in production, while wholesalers and retailers can experience a short-term drop in sales and longer-term issues with customer attrition. Will a supplier’s discount for buying goods in bulk be lost in the costs of lost warehouse space and cash flow problems?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

This is a key differentiator and vastly different to the principles we know today of relational software in rows and tables and traditional data warehouse approaches using ETL where processing data requires movement. As a result, companies closed manufacturing facilities. Instead, the program processes the data where it resides.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 5, 2017

At its core, demand planning is the function of producing the demand plan, e.g. the operational sales forecast that drives manufacturing and/or the replenishment of product into a store or warehouse. Promotional/event lift analysis. Likewise, for a manufacturer, their retail customers own the sales forecasts.

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The chart below (courtesy of Peter Boockvar ) illustrates historical truck transport cost and consumer goods cost movement. The white line is consumer goods, minus food and energy. Consumers’ love for online shopping has also contributed to an enormous deduction of warehouse space.

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EMERGE App

MAY 28, 2019

Think of it as spring cleaning for your warehouses. These include expenses to store the inventory such as rent, utilities and warehouse salaries. This is where a retailer agrees to sell a product and store it in their warehouse. As such it was best suited to heavy manufacturing such as cars and equipment.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

So, what must manufacturers and policymakers do to ensure that we have secure and resilient supply chains? Andrew Lynch is President and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. Perform a network analysis.

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Arkieva

JULY 25, 2016

While demand seems to be on an uptick for manufacturers especially in the consumer goods industry, an increase in online shopping could also lead to a scarcity in the availability of distribution centers in the near future. in 2015, of which 50% to 75% comprised warehouses. And CBRE’s most recent report on the U.S.

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Requis

JANUARY 9, 2020

Heavy industry pays a lot of money to warehouse unused assets that could be sold to other enterprises dealing with similar projects, smaller players, or even back to original OEMs. If they sold off just 5% per year, that would create 9.45% in free cash, not including the savings on warehousing costs. trillion counterfeit market ($2.3

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 8, 2016

Running a spend analysis is the first step to understanding what you are spending, and therefore where you might look for savings. Manufacturers: best in class <10.3% industry average 6.8%. Your spend analysis and this basic benchmarking will show you where you are, and where you could be. Uncertainty.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. Robotics enabled with AI and ML augment the work of humans in warehouses and distribution centers. trillion.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Blue Yonder was named a Leader in this inaugural report and the leader in the Better Functionality quadrant based on an evaluation of our Blue Yonder Warehouse Management solution. The consumer-centric era needs new levels of fulfillment speed, agility, responsiveness, and risk mitigation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

While traditional forecasting approaches use statistics to model history assuming that historic shipments and order patterns represent future market patterns, in the times of market volatility, especially for manufacturers two-five levels back in the supply chain, traditionally forecasting is not adequate. We hope to see you there! _.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 15, 2011

Further analysis shows that 2010 was about on par with 2005, and still well below the pre-recession years. the report has tracked and measured all costs associated with moving goods through the U.S. Manufacturing and business spending were the bright spots during much of 2010, while consumer goods production was almost flat.

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3PL Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

According to a January 2020 Marketing Analysis Report by Grandview Research , the global paper market is expected to reach $275.1 This growth is largely due to rising demand in the pharmaceutical, fast-moving consumer goods and hospitality industries. This requires a daily inspection of the warehouse for signs of moisture.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

Full-to-bursting warehouses means fewer orders for manufacturers, which translates into lower levels of business activity and, ultimately, weaker growth. The number of supply-chain jobs open for application at beverage-alcohol manufacturers rose more than 50% in the first half of 2023, data suggests.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Analysis The analysis phase is where you look back at your supply chain process and evaluate its effectiveness. Developing an agreement – For CPFR to work, manufacturers, retailers, and suppliers should agree on how communication will be carried out. ShipBob’s powerful WMS lets you centralize the way you manage your warehouse.

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QAD

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As organizations seek to boost business responsiveness and flexibility to address disruption, this latest release progresses our customers’ ability to advance the business intelligence, innovation and business agility required by today’s manufacturers. Digital Manufacturing. QAD Adaptive ERP 2021.1 Highlights.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. Robotics enabled with AI and ML augment the work of humans in warehouses and distribution centers. trillion.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Too much leads to resources being monopolised on gathering tons of data and a subsequent risk of “paralysis by analysis” Cost to Serve (CTS) is an approach that helps you avoid both extremes. Besides optimising the present or fixing the past, CTS reporting and analysis opens the door to what-if scenarios and projections.

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

However, dumping transactional data from the transactional system(s) into a data warehouse and using it mostly for massive reporting jobs doesn’t pass muster with the need for big data analysis and immediate operational application. In this blog , I deal exclusively with manufacturing industries operating in the B2B market.

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