Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

MSCN solutions provide supply chain visibility, network-based applications, and network analytics across an extended supply chain. MSCN solutions have distinctive advantages when it comes to supplier onboarding, communication, partner management, and being able to provide unique analytics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

We were discussing the results of the planning benchmarking work that we have just finished, and I was sharing some insights on inventory management when one of the panelists emphatically stated, “Inventory is a waste to manage. We feel so strongly about this that we do not have an inventory planning role.”

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters industry specific commentary, we make the observation that retail industry sales and operations planning and demand support teams, given the current state of recent business financial performance, need to up their game in supply network inventory management agility and added responsiveness. .

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In this article, we do a deep dive into demand planning and look at what steps, strategies and KPIs can be used to develop best-practice demand planning and forecasting. Demand planning is the process of predicting what customer demand will be for a certain product. Inventory is stocked in a way that maximises space utilisation.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

It is important clarify that in China , GMV sales are often adjusted downward because online consumers tend to buy goods with rather attractive discounts, only to return them at a later date. That compared to a reported growth of 2.9 One report we reviewed indicated indications that U.S. percent to 1.14 percent in 2022.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) presents special supply chain planning challenges for both smaller microbrands (e.g., eyeglass brand Warby Parker or mattress seller Casper) and much larger consumer goods incumbents, but the planning challenges are different depending on which type of company you are.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The survey, conducted in the period of November 1 through November 6, reportedly polled 8,424 adult consumers about their holiday shopping plans and has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.1 On average, this survey estimates that holiday shoppers have completed one-quarter (25 percent) of their planned purchases. percentage points.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Consumers reportedly utilized both online and in-store channels throughout the weekend with 121.4 According to the NRF survey report , consumers spent $321.41 on average reported for the 2022 period. According to the NRF survey report , consumers spent $321.41 on average reported for the 2022 period.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

I find that in this world of the global multi-national that procurement processes have become convoluted and increasingly complex. (In In my opinion, we have made procurement increasingly complex without adding value. In fact, the teams ignore the forecast. Most supply chain planning teams do not know their customers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

As the markets plummet, it is time to remind ourselves that demand is not a forecast. Traditional forecasting approaches are not adequate in a time of market volatility. The supply chain needs to respond to market demand and consumer sentiment. Instead, we forecast using traditional methods: we do not sense markets.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

There is a move from the traditional shopping method of going to the store, whose inventory is based on customers buying pre-packaged items on shelves. Walmart brings extreme fulfillment expertise to the table, and Google has the technologies for language processing, artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Mass customisation is also known as: Made-to-order Built-to-order Increasingly popular in the retail goods sector – but also used in the automotive, software and finance sectors – mass customisation allows customers to purchase a product that is more ‘them’. With adaptive customisation, users personalise it when they take it home.

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EMERGE App

MAY 28, 2019

As every wholesaler, distributor and trader can tell you, holding a physical stock is a major bugbear of their business model. Unlike Software as a Service providers such as EMERGE App, traditional businesses need to purchase and store stock before they can sell them, hopefully, for a profit. What Does Reducing Your Inventory Mean?

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Alloy

AUGUST 6, 2019

Read on for the top metrics you should watch to evaluate whether you sunk or soared this Prime Day, and prepare your team for the next major shopping holiday. Conversely, there may be consumers who find your product on Prime Day and don’t purchase immediately. Did you effectively capture the opportunity to grow sales?

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Unleashed

AUGUST 11, 2020

Effective inventory management is crucial to reducing costs in any manufacturing business. This is particularly true in the food manufacturing industry, which characteristically has a high volume of products stored, and an urgent need to fill existing client orders to match ongoing consumer demand. Working with fresh food.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This is where collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR) comes in. This process allows you to fully optimize your supply chain for greater efficiency at a lower cost. What is collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR)? to meet customer demand while minimizing costs. Let’s get started.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More than ever, seasonal inventory needs to be carefully accounted for during the demand forecasting and inventory planning process , ensuring right-sized inventory that can meet customer expectations while limiting the spend and use of working capital. Benefits of Effective Seasonal Inventory Management.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

The report authors noted that this index, when calculated without the impact of China would have posted a 53.2 Reportedly, global output fell across consumer, intermediate and investment goods sectors with inbound price inflation equaling record highs. reported for March. reported for March. reported for March.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

However, reports of this year’s event and equivalent shopper and gross merchandise volumes (GMV) appear to be very muted. Reuters has reported that Alibaba Group , China’s largest online retail platform provider has not responded to requests for festival volume details, as this year’s 11-day event concluded. online shopping event.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The team was not calibrated on the role of forecasting and the basics around process excellence. What Is a Forecast Anyway? A forecast is not a forecast.

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Logility

JULY 20, 2023

Good forecasting leads to good demand planning —and good demand planning means better profitability. When you choose the right solution, you can stay ahead of fluctuations in customer demand, achieve high levels of forecast accuracy, handle seasonality, and drive collaboration across supply chain stakeholders.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2018

” Transactional data : “Post-business-process information such as purchasing inventory records or sales volumes by region.” Bowman explains, “The consumer-goods sector is growing more complex and harder to predict than ever before. and Robotics Are Coming to Consumer Goods Supply Chains.

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E2open

JANUARY 20, 2017

First, the business was still very much driven by inaccurate forecasts and, in a market as dynamic as consumer electronics, demand changes far too rapidly to drive a supply chain with outdated and inaccurate forecasts. Consumer Electronics. Consumer Goods. Forecasting. Demand-driven.

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Elementum

JANUARY 27, 2016

China’s decision to invest in oil is good news for developing countries who rely on exports, but it might not be enough to save their struggling economies. And next year, China’s oil analytics group predicted oil import growth will slow to just 4.6 It’s been forecast that growth will dip further this year to 6.8

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

What is procurement? In simple terms business procurement is the process of locating and acquiring goods and services from external sources for the business to use. Procurement activities include planning, sourcing, and negotiation, along with risk management, legal and value analysis. Procurement in 2021 and beyond.

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Silvon Software

APRIL 29, 2022

Inventory can be a manufacturer’s most important asset. But a large inventory has its own liabilities such as cost to store and insure it, along with the risk of spoilage, theft and damage. The Basics of Inventory Management KPIs. Every inventory KPI needs a clearly defined goal.

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QAD

JUNE 16, 2021

Managing the shop floor, inventory, operations and scheduling are some of the keys to ensuring a manufacturing business runs smoothly. This software helps production planners forecast and order the appropriate materials and keep appropriate levels of inventory. . Maintaining inventory levels of materials and finished products.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

IoT supports operational efficiencies in areas such as asset tracking, inventory management and forecasting, improving productivity and aiding decision-making across the supply chain. Thanks to AI, companies can automate functions such as demand forecasting, capacity and production planning and predictive maintenance.

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Vinculum

AUGUST 25, 2020

As most of the businesses are shut, the FMCG sector has become an essential commodity of the time, and with the following guidelines of social distancing has instigated consumers to embrace online grocery shopping. According to the reports, the FMCG market is anticipated to increase by 9-10 percent in 2020. Present Situation.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

The past year’s consumer spending continued to build on the momentum established during the first year of the pandemic. Shoppers continued to divert spending from experiential purchases to consumer goods, consistently increasing up to the holidays. billion on Black Friday.

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Alloy

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Demand planning is a process just about every consumer goods company performs to keep their supply chain operation running smoothly. After all, revenue will be lost either because of empty shelves or due to overproduction and excess inventory if demand plans are wildly inaccurate. Real-time POS data.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

MAY 4, 2022

An Abundance of New AI-Based Forecasting Technologies. The last decade has seen a surge in the use of artificial intelligence for demand forecasting (AI). This has been driven by the rapid decline in the cost of cloud computing, new data sources, and new analytical techniques. Some of them may be technically correct.

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Alloy

OCTOBER 3, 2023

An Introduction to Walmart Luminate Listen to the full episode of the Shelf Life Podcast on Walmart Luminate Walmart Luminate is the retailer’s new data, analytics and reporting tool for suppliers — and it represents a massive step forward in retailer-supplier collaboration.

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QAD

MAY 19, 2021

Retail and Consumer Goods. Analytics and Reporting. An ERP software system allows for better performance and project management that helps plan, budget, predict and accurately report on an organization’s financial health and processes. Data Reporting and Accuracy. Warehouse & Inventory Management.

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EMERGE App

JUNE 9, 2019

Behind all these efforts, though, is the need to control and manage your fashion inventory. Inventory management doesn’t rank highly at dinner party chatter but it’s a critical and inevitable part of dealing with physical stock. What is Fashion Inventory Management? The Fashion Industry First.

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Cognira

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Offering items below their regular retail prices cultivates a sense of urgency, often referred to as the “Fear of Missing Out” (FOMO), which encourages immediate purchases. Retailers have long embraced this method, employing tactics such as “buy one, get one,” discounts, and coupons, especially in e-commerce.

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