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Just Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

During the 1980s, I was on a management team for a large manufacturer. The Company was attempting to gain economies of scale by grouping manufacturing technologies within a common infrastructure to reap the benefits of a co-generation facility, a centralized warehouse, and a talented administrative team. Why Jump Now?

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Cost Centers: How to Understand and Optimize Them

Precoro

Types of Cost Centers Optimizing Cost Centers: Strategies for Success The Role Procurement Software Plays What Are Cost Centers? It is a term that is often used in contrast to profit centers, which are business departments that are expected to add to the bottom line. Keep reading about: What Are Cost Centers?

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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. BOSTON (Nov 8, 2021) – ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, today announced its acquisition of Mi9 Retail’s Demand Management business.

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5 Steps Supply Chain Planning Solutions Implementation Success

Logility

Here are five critical practices that supply chain and business leaders should incorporate in the process of developing project goals – and avoid a painful implementation. 1 Co-develop a business case with vendors. The outcomes of brainstorming sessions between the client and vendor teams should be documented in a joint business case.

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Production Planning Software: Your Comprehensive Guide

Logility

Your Comprehensive Guide to Production Planning Software The benefits of production planning software vs scheduling are about the granularity of the plan: capacity plans (or master production schedules) are not granular and factor in less granular things, like high level capacity, forecasts, inventory, and transfer times.

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Multi-echelon Inventory Optimization vs Inventory Optimization

ToolsGroup

There are many pieces of the modern manufacturing supply chain. All manufacturing echelons–raw materials suppliers, factories, distribution centers, and wholesalers–need to ensure that the right stock is in the right place at the right time to truly serve the end customer. This is no easy task.

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2021 Supply Chain Challenges: The Top 5 Lessons Learned + Tips from 11 Industry Experts

ToolsGroup

Amongst the issues faced by both businesses and consumers in 2021, supply chain shortages – and the resulting challenges – held strong in the headlines throughout the year. Take it from DuddetteWithASign ’s Instagram post: Despite all those supply chain headlines, businesses learned to cope, finding ways to manage supply chain shortages.