Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the supply chain resiliency test. Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. Cyber threats and attacks.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Br idge the gap between marketing activity and inventory management with a better understanding of the impact of pricing and promotion on inventory. In most companies, a gap exists between Marketing and Operations – a communications gap that you’ll want to avoid ‘stepping into’, if you’ll excuse the pun.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Currently, companies struggle with rolling electric outages in China. Only 7% feel that their company managed disruption well. Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Wall Street Journal Headline on Retailers Using Containers to Store Excess Inventories.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Companies in every industry are focusing on operating more sustainably and embracing environmental stewardship — and with good reason. Following on the heels of COVID-19, port closures, labor shortages and geopolitical conflict, climate change-related events are emerging as a significant source of supply chain disruption.

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Logility

AUGUST 4, 2022

Retailers including Walmart, Target, Macy’s, Amazon and Best Buy are dealing with a combined $45 billion in excess inventory from orders placed during the height of the pandemic, according to Bloomberg. Then, as port problems eased, a glut of inventory – a phenomenon known as the “ bullwhip effect.” Big Box Blues.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Solving from a supply side seems to work for many companies I work with. If S&OP efforts were that effective, don’t you think that we would have made more progress against inventory levels, margin, and growth? Only 2% of companies are pushing forward in our Supply Chains to Admire analysis. Clear mission.)

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ToolsGroup

MAY 16, 2023

Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2023 has wrapped up its 3-day event in Orlando, Florida. More companies are looking to develop and adopt inventory strategies that guarantee high service levels while reducing the overall strain of inventory on working capital. Monitoring events. Assessing event impacts.

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Logility

JANUARY 12, 2021

Live Event Explores How to Improve Profitability, Increase Customer Satisfaction and Free Working Capital. 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.

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EC Sourcing Group

JULY 26, 2022

Analytic techniques include data mining, eSourcing software , semantic analysis, complex event processing, predictive modeling, and other business data examinations. Read on to better understand of advanced analytics, their benefits, and how they will improve your sourcing outcomes. Examples of Advanced Analytics.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 15, 2024

If you don’t have enough inventory on hand you risk selling out. Too much, and you’ll be stuck with an inventory glut. An inventory glut occurs when a company has surplus inventory and the stock of products far exceeds its demand. What is inventory glut? What causes inventory glut? The result?

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ModusLink Corporation

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Inventory Management has always played a key part in any successful Supply Chain. Correctly managing inventory levels helps companies to swiftly adapt to unpredictable changes within the marketplace. For instance, let’s say you are a company that sells seasonal jackets. Inventory Management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The word of the day is visibility, yet this is the nut–that companies implementing many projects, — cannot seem to crack. In our recent survey on analytics, today 74% of companies are attempting to improve supply chain visibility (as shown in Figure 1). The reason? The solution remains elusive. What Is Visibility?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

When it comes to running a company, when things break down executives have traditionally said “we need to improve our forecasting!” Unfortunately, most companies cannot, and will never be able to, consistently rely on highly accurate forecasts. This leads to lower inventory carrying costs and thus better case flow. Absolutely!

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Logility

JULY 31, 2024

They are managing complex spreadsheets populated by multiple sources and stored in too many locations. The collaboration here is part of the Demand Planning process which is the start of the S&OP process for most companies. Finance Focuses on Finance Finance teams focus on guiding a company’s financial direction.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

“At the Digital Supply Chain event at SAP. First great insight from John McNiff: digital mature companies have lower DIO, IBP supports them!” ” My question is, “What is a digitally mature company? I have built five such systems for companies. Let’s take an example. Be careful about the gaps.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

Shortages of products from toilet paper to microchips during the coronavirus pandemic highlighted the value of supply chain resiliency, and the opportunities for companies that aren’t as prepared as they would like. A supply chain built for resiliency allows a company to adapt to unpredictable forces while maintaining customer service.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 26, 2022

Prestigious award presented by Microsoft at the Inspire event. It was announced at Inspire 2022, the annual event dedicated to the Microsoft partners ecosystem. Our ambition is to help an ever-widening range of companies to become more agile to better manage supply chain complexity and disruption.”.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

Salim: Because resilience is not about just carrying boatloads of inventory, we advise these companies to design their network and stage inventory at the right places in the network to minimize working capital and cash flow. Based on the disruptive events that we are seeing – from tariffs, NAFTA, Brexit, COVID-19, etc.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. Prediction Two of this year predictions indicated the following: Restoring More Direct Control in Strategic and Tactical Direct Material Sourcing Will be the Driving Force for Businesses and their Supply Chain Management Teams in the Coming Year. Mid-Year Assessment.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

Supply chain disruption is a fact of life for every company that moves any type of product. There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. A wide range of events could prevent your supply chain from operating normally, but not all events have an equal impact.

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Logility

JULY 31, 2024

They are managing complex spreadsheets populated by multiple sources and stored in too many locations. The collaboration here is part of the Demand Planning process which is the start of the S&OP process for most companies. Finance Focuses on Finance Finance teams focus on guiding a company’s financial direction.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2019

It’s easy to oversimplify the differences between sourcing for parts locally or internationally. When considering where to purchase from, the prevailing idea seems to be that domestic sourcing allows for better control and shorter lead time, but international sourcing is more cost-effective. International Sourcing.

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Resilinc

JULY 26, 2024

Following the wake-up call that was the pandemic, companies started to better reprioritize supply chain management functions—pushing the topic of supply chain risk mitigation into the global spotlight. And how can companies better understand the relation of each to know where they fall on the supply chain maturity curve?

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ShipBob

JANUARY 28, 2022

Proper inventory management can make or break ecommerce brands: Have too much stock and you’ll rack up storage costs and tie up cash flow. That’s why it’s crucial to track inventory management KPIs consistently. . What are KPIs & why are they important for your inventory management? Inventory KPIs.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 22, 2016

Principal Analyst James Cooke of Nucleus Research just published his 2016 Inventory Optimization Value Matrix which highlights this year’s key trends, including functionality and usability. He reiterates why his firm sees inventory optimization (IO) solutions as so important.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

As a result, companies are writing new case studies through their actions or inaction. Based on the current issues with material shortages, labor issues, electrical costs and outages, weather events, and water availability, I forecast an equal level of disruption for the next three years. Business continuity is the overarching issue.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

1) Streamlined Data Flow and Process Automation Is all about AI At the heart of effective supply chain automation lies the seamless flow of data across various sources and digital platforms, akin to a well-constructed highway for data. Supporting optimal strategies for inventory investment and allocation to support your sustainability goals.

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 21, 2020

Companies are now evaluating alternatives to ensure they are better prepared in the future. Typically, companies face two kinds of risks: Everyday risks and exceptional risks. Exceptional risks, sometimes called black swan events, are situations that are not expected and are almost impossible to predict. End-to-end visibility.

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Precoro

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

As both sourcing and procurement are related to obtaining supplies for the organization, confusing these two terms is easy. Understanding their distinction can help you ensure the coordination between the responsible teams and adopt the right strategies for improving both sourcing and procurement. Procurement. Contains fewer steps.

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crisp

JANUARY 30, 2023

So at the end of last year, Crisp decided to innovate around the company’s mission through a team-wide Hack Day event. The event offered Crisp the chance to rapidly test and build new solutions to make Crisp, and its customers, more sustainable. Interested in becoming a Crisp team member and participating in Hack Day events?

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RFgen

MAY 16, 2023

Inventory drives the supply chain, ensuring the right amount of stock is available in the right place at the right time. That’s why most inventory handlers leverage data. The role of data analytics in optimizing inventory management processes has become increasingly important.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The Importance of Inventory Management. When it comes to inventory management, new trends are demonstrating that less is more. Having less inventory on-hand increases liquidation, allowing for a more agile response to shifting consumer trends. Getting the Right Tools for the Job.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2020

Gartner research shows that companies that continued to increase earnings while others declined in 2009 and 2010 were those that were able to keep their foot on the gas through the downturn because they had planned responses in advance. Choose to respond efficiently and thrive amid the COVID-19 crisis.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Studies have shown that, on average, demand sensing reduces forecast error by up to 50%, increases inventory accuracy by up to 20% and optimally deploys downstream inventory. Here are some examples of appropriate data sources for building a better short term, demand-sensitive forecast: Internal sources. External sources.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2021

The processes at the boundaries of these organizations in many companies stayed fragmented and were highly manual at best. Based on this intelligence, they can in turn collaborate with sourcing to create events in consideration of supply chain needs. Accordingly Supply Chain and Procurement will need continuous collaboration.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Just-In-Time inventory management approach revolutionized manufacturing forever. What is Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory Management? Its central mission is to curtail inventory expenses and amplify operational efficiency by timing the receipt of goods to coincide with their actual need in the manufacturing cycle.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2022

I keep reading reports that companies such as Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy are planning to kick off massive holiday deals in late October / early November. All Mars’ products in Europe to be sourced with 100% sustainable cocoa. While some companies have seen success and plan to continue with these programs, Amazon is not one of them.

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