ToolsGroup

MARCH 30, 2022

It’s no simple task providing customers access to the full range of capsules and coffee machines on all sales channels, across more than 70 boutiques in Italy, while optimizing inventory levels. What drove Nespresso’s supply chain planning project? Which planning technologies were adopted? Optimized transport.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 5, 2023

With the release of v8.61, ToolsGroup enhances transparency and accuracy while increasing the power of SO99’s forecasting engine with expanded capabilities that now deliver: Automated New Product Introduction (NPI) Suggestions which automatically identify anomalies within NPI forecasts and recommend scenarios to most effectively address them.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Power of Generative AI Revolutionizing Supply Chain Planning – Explore the power of generative AI in this blog Read Now Generative AI , on the other hand, is a subset of deep learning that deals with the creation of new content or data based on both labeled and unlabeled data.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 16, 2023

Automating processes: Faced with the increasing prevalence of escalations and with major, frequent shifts in demand, planners are under a tremendous amount of pressure. This can lead to inefficiencies in planning as well as high turnover. Fortunately, “service-driven planning” is already a proven theory. Here’s what it involves.

Gartner 283

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ToolsGroup

JULY 12, 2023

BOSTON — July 13, 2023 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, today announced the launch of Dynamic Fulfillment, a new addition to the JustEnough retail planning and execution suite.

Optimal Sourcing 156

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 20, 2024

One crucial aspect of this decision-making process occurs in the sales and operations execution horizon—a critical 13-week window where key stakeholders gather weekly to navigate the complexities of demand planning, supply management, inventory allocation, and more. P.S. I had to do at least one blog with ChatGPT.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

I write for this blog, craft reports from research for our newsletters, create blogs for Linkedin, and build articles for Forbes. Orbit Chart for Ecolab at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin Versus the Chemical Industry for the Period of 2010-2019. Current Supply Chain Planning Flows. Stay tuned.

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My Office Apps

JANUARY 29, 2024

Modernizing ERP: The Impact of Real-Time Visibility on 4 Essential Processes In the ever-evolving business environment of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), achieving real-time updates across all modules has become a paramount goal for businesses seeking heightened efficiency and agility. Modules Benefiting from Real-Time Updates 1.

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Stord

APRIL 24, 2024

From improved customer experience to greater inventory planning and forecasting, AI promises to make all of our lives easier and reduce those all-too-common supply chain headaches. Additionally, this technology will make demand planning & forecasting more accurate. And this goes beyond future predictions.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 7, 2023

The dynamic sourcing capability automatically smooths inventory targets day after day and ensures target service levels are achieved regardless of supplier constraints. We call this dynamic planning. Version 8.60 Version 8.60 I’ve heard supply chain leaders say that you can get bad answers quickly or good answers slowly.

Optimal Sourcing 156

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 7, 2023

Many are looking to Retail and Demand Planning as the main mechanisms for ensuring customer satisfaction while maximizing the effectiveness of working capital and boosting business performance. Read the blog now to discover insights into peer strategies→ 2. Discover the secret to KIKO’s success here → 3.

Inventory Reduction 156

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ToolsGroup

MAY 17, 2021

The Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and ToolsGroup surveyed more than 200 supply chain professionals around the world on the state of supply chain digital transformation in planning. This blog post highlights some of the key findings. Real-World Data on Post-COVID Supply Chain Planning -->.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 30, 2024

At the operational and tactical level, it supports daily activities through effective demand sensing, SKU optimization, logistics planning, replenishment planning, capacity management, and more. Blue Yonder: Comprehensive Supply Chain Planning Solutions Blue Yonder is an omnichannel planning platform that enables order fulfillment.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 8, 2024

In the world of business, managing inventory efficiently can make all the difference between success and struggle. Whether you’re a small startup or a large enterprise, optimizing your inventory is crucial for staying competitive and profitable. Read more on Optimizing Inventory and Lead Time Management on our website SCMDOJO!

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Emerging Themes for Supply Chain Planning. Along with Digital Transformation, leveraging AI/ML, autonomous decision-making, and going for Ecosystem collaboration, “Composability” is another central theme to make the supply chain planning more agile. We need planning platforms to keep up with all the changes.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 29, 2021

Think of service-driven planning as an intelligent thermostat for your supply chain. You set aggregate and service class goals for different product groups or markets; the planning system will automatically translate customer service goals into SKU level service targets for each item within each service class. ?

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 1, 2022

Returns come with plenty of challenges around logistics, inventory, and predicting volatile sales trends. As a retailer, you must plan a customer-centric returns strategy in order to build client trust and prevent negative reviews on social media, websites, and other channels where customers interact.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 11, 2020

SKF’s use of a digital twin for analytics to support integrated planning demonstrated exceptional supply chain innovation. SKF challenged by legacy supply chain planning processes. Before SKF’s transformation, supply chain planning processes were outdated and planning was done in regional silos.

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Arkieva

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A successful demand planning process accurately forecasts demand and revenue streams, and subsequently drives the next steps in the S&OP process which are Inventory, Supply Planning, and Optimization. Automated Forecasting was first posted on September 14, 2021 at 8:38 am. Please contact me at hyeboah@arkieva.com.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2021

Why should we consider Promotion Planning in Inventory Management? Whether it be e-commerce, brick-and-mortar, or both, retail companies care about the inventory they keep. During promotional management, especially for big events around special days and holidays, inventory levels need to be adjusted to meet the peaks in demand.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2020

With supply chain planning software you can automate the achievement of service levels, even under changing constraints resulting from major disruptions. A few months ago, we highlighted a major theme from Gartner’s Supply Chain Planning Summit in our blog: winners change their mindsets–and accelerate through economic turns.

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Bristlecone

MAY 26, 2020

With Bristlecone IBP90 Business (IBP90B), organizations can achieve rapid time-to-value with SAP IBP (Integrated Business Planning) – which unifies demand, supply and financial planning in the cloud to automate processes, enhance visibility, increase agility and optimize inventory. Demand Planning. Technology.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

When demand changes faster than a company’s ability to respond, you can end up with the wrong SKU mix and locations, frequent internal inventory transfers and expedites with high freight costs. Excess and obsolete inventory. We’re projecting a 60% reduction in inventory across SKUs when the full rollout is complete.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This blog will review how category managers and supply planners can use cluster analysis to make smarter decisions and grow sales. Let’s look at the four most common ways cluster analysis is used for category management and supply chain planning decisions. These metrics can also be used in inventory planning decisions.

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Logility

AUGUST 23, 2021

To ensure long-term growth and protect customer loyalty, businesses need to strive for the automation of supply chain planning. Success in this area requires the ability to fulfill market demand through dynamic sourcing, flexible production and manufacturing plans, low distribution costs, and short lead times.

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Logility

JANUARY 12, 2021

automating the digital transformation of supply chain optimization and advanced retail planning, invites you to the upcoming webcast: Roadmap to Overcoming Five Obstacles to Achieving Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization. Title: Roadmap to Overcoming Five Obstacles to Achieving Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization.

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Adexa

JULY 17, 2023

Recent efforts for automation and digitalization is no different than accomplished in the past. In the past it would take us hours to produce a blog. It is a comprehensive list of why companies are putting so much focus on automation and digitalization. This has been the case since the beginning of time.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 22, 2024

Recently, Blue Yonder released the findings of its survey of wholesale distribution executives 1 , which focused on their order management challenges, goals and forward-looking plans. It’s nearly impossible to re-allocate inventory in the most strategic, profitable way on the fly using manual processes. The Solution?

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My Office Apps

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This is where Material Requirements Planning (MRP) comes in, a vital tool that plays a fundamental role in any manufacturing process. In this blog post, we will guide you through the basics of MRP and how it can be a game-changer in your manufacturing success. What is MRP?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Supply chain automation is the use of digital technologies to improve efficiencies, connect applications and streamline processes within supply chain operations. It usually incorporates intelligent technologies such as Digital Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence , and Machine Learning. What are the tasks for review?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 23, 2023

The key areas of focus include; Investing in new automated and connected manufacturing equipment. From inventory optimization to real-time scheduling to machine integration on the shop floor, manufacturers are seeing a measurable reduction in stock on hand, rework, and material waste. With the introduction of many of the ‘Industry 4.0’

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QAD

APRIL 10, 2024

Thus, it can impact the efficiency of operations and increase inventory carrying costs. A reliable system should provide accurate forecasts and recommendations to optimize inventory management and prevent unnecessary costs. By finding out the forecast accuracy of your demand plan, you can factor this and make the relevant adjustments.

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Logility

MAY 6, 2021

Dramatic shifts are happening too quickly to reserve strategic planning as a traditionally annual exercise. The True Meaning of What-If Scenario Planning . More importantly, they open the door to a continuous cycle of integrated business planning (IBP). . A Prime Entry Point for Intelligent, Integrated Business Planning .

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 24, 2023

The Association for Supply Chain Management’s Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model provides seven primary processes that will ensure order fulfilment is carried out properly and efficiently — Orchestrate, Plan, Order, Source, Transform, Fulfill and Return.

Optimal Sourcing 105

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Inventory Management Introduction: In the rapidly evolving tech industry, maintaining optimal inventory management practices is crucial for sustained growth and competitiveness. This blog delves into industry-leading inventory management best practices.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Introduction: In the rapidly evolving tech industry, maintaining optimal inventory management practices is crucial for sustained growth and competitiveness. This blog delves into industry-leading inventory management best practices. It involves receiving, tracking, and efficiently storing these products.

Inventory Management Software 78

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Introduction: In the rapidly evolving tech industry, maintaining optimal inventory management practices is crucial for sustained growth and competitiveness. This blog delves into industry-leading inventory management best practices. It involves receiving, tracking, and efficiently storing these products.

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