ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

Shift towards self-contracting and self-distribution: With health systems gaining significant scale and wanting more control over their supply chain, this shift is accelerating. Quite often there can be a general lack of spend and vendor management and strategic sourcing activities. With such growth comes supply chain complexity.

Supply Chain Planning Software 219

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Optimal Sourcing 219

Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Expanding and shifting sourcing Earlier this year, a number of retailers told analysts that they had expanded their sourcing partners to diversify inventories and mitigate risks. Floor & Decor is one of the latest retailers to diversify its countries of origin by moving a large portion of sourcing out of China.

Inventory Reduction 92

Inventory Reduction Inventory Sourcing Strategies Retail 92

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2015

Supply chain concepts are generally understood in a linear pattern of consecutive planning in the form of plan-source-make-distribute-return/dispose. Consumers are becoming increasingly more concerned with how their products are manufactured and sourced. Connect your supply chain. Manage working capital.

Sourcing Strategies 120

Sourcing Strategies Price Reduction Vendor Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies 120

ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

Data also shows that half of US states are experiencing out-of-stock rates between 40% and 50%: Image source: Flipboard. Image source: Sturgis Journal. Image source: MTL Blog. Image source: FDA . Data source: Datasembly. In total, approximately 40% of retailers in the United States are out of stock as of mid-May.

Manufacturing Procurement 156

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Pricing Training Purchasing Skills 156

Unleashed

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Goods in a free zone can be assembled, broken up, distributed, manufactured, processed, stored, sold, sorted or repacked – and then sent to another free zone or exported. In these zones manufacturing and production accounts for 70% of free trade activity, while warehousing and distribution makes up the remaining 30%.

Supply Chain Design Software 98

Supply Chain Design Software Manufacturing Procurement Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Planning Software 98

crisp

APRIL 13, 2022

Gaining distribution at a retailer is a big win for growing brands — but after working hard to secure that prized shelf space, they often discover that their work has only just begun. Example of a complex decision surface learned by a gradient boosted tree classifier ( Source : Alex Rogozhnikov).

Retail 97

Retail Just-in-Time Cleveland Atlanta 97

Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

We quickly found the shelf stable SKUS were being planned on same system as weekly route distribution fried snacks produced daily and as such had dramatically different lead times of supply. I think the way Amazon sells other suppliers inventory is a simplistic finished good distribution example of S&OP.

S&OP 60

S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 60