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Removing the barriers to optimized distribution planning

DELMIA Quintiq

While some companies may be content to manage their distribution planning with a 20-year-old spreadsheet from an unknown author, chances are that they are missing out on potential savings by not looking deeper at the possibilities. The biggest challenge in optimization is that you need to get it just right, otherwise it won’t add value.

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How to Get Smart Using Business Intelligence

OptiProERP

Depending on a variety of factors, manufacturers are relying on everything from manually produced spreadsheets to inflexible legacy ERP systems all the way to “smart manufacturing” approaches utilizing IoT and even IIoT. How can we optimize our inventory levels, so that we don’t encounter stockouts or excesses?

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SunButter saved $250K in voids with A+ insights from Crisp

crisp

Sunflowers get a new assignment. Of course, in order to drive those same-store sales, the products need to get to the stores. But that turned Justin’s leadership position into hours spent poring through pivot tables and spreadsheets from multiple retailer and distributor portals. A masterclass in supply chain.

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Do You Really Understand What’s Driving Your Demand Planning Processes?

Logility

The spreadsheet reports took a month to produce and used all the capacity of two IT staff members. This blog post outlines three types of inter-related analytical tools that you need to use in concert to get the best insight from your data. changing so much – or not getting any better? Teams were disappointed.

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Are You Prepared For The Next Chip Shortage?

ToolsGroup

The worldwide chip shortage is bad and getting worse. Severe supplier delays and material shortages have been felt on both the consumer and industry level – just ask any teenager still trying to get their hands on a PlayStation 5. The benefits can be pretty staggering: Optimized inventory levels.

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The 6 data points to keep in your back pocket (and how to get them)

crisp

Discover the essential data points every growing brand should have on-hand to be a successful and proactive retail supplier — without spending your whole day in spreadsheets. When you get granular with it, velocity tells CPG teams what’s working and what’s not. But how exactly do you become your buyer’s favorite supplier?

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Partner Q+A: Seek’s Sean Cline shares how “insight-driven” brands win at the shelf

crisp

I could say, for instance, that my product is actually the leading brand in California, and we know California transplants shop at these specific stores in the Midwest. The trouble is, those insights take considerable time and effort to get. Aside from any notes about product quality or price, what I had to offer was insights.