Logility

JUNE 28, 2022

Serving leading companies in consumer goods, retail, discrete manufacturing, 3PL’s and management consulting across the globe, Starboard is the fastest growing Supply Chain Design Platform and the most current technology available in the market.

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Logility

DECEMBER 9, 2011

61% – The number of Consumer Goods companies that rely on rule-of-thumb as their inventory policy ( Source ). 42% – Consumer Goods companies that rely on ERP or APS for inventory optimization ( Source ). The Need to Be Better. 49% – Believe they have more than 11% excess inventory ( Source ).

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Logility

JANUARY 13, 2014

Just before the holiday break, dropped the very interesting results of a Gartner survey on the challenges to sales and operations planning in Consumer Goods. The top challenge was surprisingly down-to-earth. It bodes well in that it reveals a maturing of S&OP in the industry and an opportunity to make even more progress.

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Logility

JANUARY 13, 2014

Just before the holiday break, dropped the very interesting results of a Gartner survey on the challenges to sales and operations planning in Consumer Goods. The top challenge was surprisingly down-to-earth. It bodes well in that it reveals a maturing of S&OP in the industry and an opportunity to make even more progress.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning S&OP Supply Chain Planning 100

Logility

JULY 4, 2018

However, supply chain planners from thousands of different consumable and non-consumable consumer goods companies use past 4 th of July demand trends to predict demand for their products for the upcoming 4 th of July Holiday.

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Logility

JULY 3, 2018

However, supply chain planners from thousands of different consumable and non-consumable consumer goods companies use past 4 th of July demand trends to predict demand for their products for the upcoming 4 th of July Holiday.

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Logility

JANUARY 22, 2014

This blog post is in response to recent results from the APICS/Logility Survey, Consumer Goods S&OP research, and ChainLink’s end-user research. I recently read a very good survey by Consumer Goods Technology , focused on S&OP.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

For more than a decade, I have implemented inventory optimization solutions for some of the world’s largest companies in industries ranging from life sciences to chemicals, from consumer goods to high-tech, and more. Supply risks are omnipresent in every industry.

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Logility

MARCH 30, 2020

For the first time in history, shelves of stores across the globe that sell food, beverage and other fast-moving consumer goods (including toilet paper, hand sanitizer and cleaning products) are nearly empty. Looking back a few months, no one could have predicted the current state of the global supply chain.

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Logility

APRIL 10, 2019

The solution builds on traditional approaches to accelerate decision-making for improved service levels, reduced inventory investment and increased profitability across retail, consumer goods, consumer electronics, and food and beverage industries.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Under these difficult conditions, high tech consumer goods manufacturers like HP use MEIO to right-size inventory investments. During a short product lifecycle, too much inventory creates excessive discounting, obsolescence and write-offs. Too little inventory or inventory in the wrong location causes missed sales revenue.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Read Consumer Goods Technology’s recent cover story on McCormick, The Right Blend , which highlights their winning formula to build the right team.) Team flexibility enhances supply chain planning resilience.

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Logility

JUNE 17, 2021

Nicolas Caudron, global alliance director for retail and consumer goods, Microsoft added, “This collaboration with Logility brings additional supply chain solutions to current and future Microsoft Azure Marketplace users. The end result is ongoing customized support solutions and increased effectiveness for our customers.”.

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Logility

MARCH 2, 2011

Consumer Goods companies appear to be “tool-challenged” when it comes to inventory optimization (IO). At least that is what they think based on a recent survey conducted by Consumer Goods Technology , “ Inventory Optimization—Delivering more than just Inventory Reduction.”

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Logility

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Companies using outmoded tools such as Excel spreadsheets and simple database systems to manage sales and operations planning (S&OP) have found themselves in an almost impossible position — stuck with outdated data and a manual reconciliation process that is both time-consuming and error-prone.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Industries such as Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) , Retail, Pharmaceuticals, High Tech and Chemical align well because they tend to share the same characteristics: inventory-driven, consumer-centric, price sensitive, with a reliance on global supply chains, and highly influenced by external factors like commodity prices.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Industries such as Fast-Moving Consumer Goods, Retail, Pharmaceuticals, High Tech and Chemical are good fits because they tend to share the same characteristics: inventory-driven, consumer-centric, price sensitive, with a reliance on global supply chains, and highly influenced by external factors like commodity prices.

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Logility

MARCH 13, 2024

Developed in collaboration with a large consumer goods customer, this functionality consolidates demand variability between closely located distribution centers in a defined region to fulfill customer orders seamlessly. But from an operational standpoint, they may not be optimal in terms of costs and resource utilization.

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Logility

JULY 20, 2023

Logility has worked with many industries, including fast-moving and durable consumer goods, food and beverage, and soft goods such as apparel. Logility includes all the critical features you need to see in a demand planning system, including scenario management, alerting, robust analytics, and profile planning.

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