Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Despite all of the advances in route planning technologies, most logistics organizations still see a wide discrepancy in the results that their planners produce. Some planners consistently generate route plans that are lower cost, better utilize resources, and deliver the best customer service. This is where RPA can make a difference.

Supply Chain Planning Software 249

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning 249

Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2016

On a recent episode of Talking Logistics , I spoke with Steve Wetter, Senior Manager, Global Network Planning at CHEP to gain some insight and advice from their experience. A company that has successfully gone through this journey is CHEP , a leading provider of pallet and container pooling services.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Continuous Improvement Modeling 100

USC Consulting Group

APRIL 5, 2021

But growth in a post-COVID era is also going to be about focusing on operations efficiency and continuous improvement. Even more than hiring, efficiency and continuous improvement will be crucial to what comes next. Continuous improvement matters now. ” Prioritize communication. Use available tools.

Continuous Improvement 52

Continuous Improvement Resource Reduction Just-in-Time Supply Chain Planning Software 52

ToolsGroup

MAY 11, 2023

BOSTON – May 11, 2023 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to announce it has been selected by mesoestetic, a global leader in the medical cosmetics and aesthetic medicine sector, to support the company’s massive business expansion while maintaining a premier customer experience. “We

ToolsGroup 156

ToolsGroup Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Forecasting 156

QAD

AUGUST 3, 2023

Updated: August 3, 2023 Published: April 1, 2019 Achieving Customer Satisfaction and Competitive Advantage at Lower Costs Understanding and meeting customer expectations is at the heart of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and are key requirements for any business to be successful. What is APQP?

Supply Chain Planning Software 96

Supply Chain Planning Software Quality Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning 96

Logility

APRIL 5, 2022

Letting your vendors own the process and self-manage their corrective action plans leads to more successful compliance. Imposing plans on people or companies rarely works. That’s why it is important to empower your vendors to develop and self-manage their corrective action plans when needed. What are the containment plans?

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Supply Chain Design Software 130

Operations and Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Unlock the Power of Concurrent Planning – 5 Best Practices Victoria Klimova Published Jun 29, 2023 The Future of Supply Chain Planning is Concurrent Concurrent planning can bring significant benefits to supply chain management. Natural disasters, pandemics and other disruptions can challenge supply chain planning.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning Optimal Sourcing 40

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

In the 1990s supply chain planning was over-hyped. A decade later, as companies added planners expecting dramatic improvements, the market entered the trough of disillusionment. The growth of the supply chain planning technology market disappointed investors resulting in consolidation and the decline of best-of-breed solutions.

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Software Supply Chain Planning Demand Planning Software 195

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Some suppliers of supply chain planning (SCP) software are experiencing robust growth despite the global pandemic. We have spent the last decade focused on the ‘perfect plan.’” Many companies have a metric that measures plan accuracy and these companies work, for example, to move plan accuracy from 75% to 78%.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Modeling 130

ToolsGroup

APRIL 2, 2019

Outsourcing non-core business processes has been a time-tested way to cut costs while improving performance. But now they have started outsourcing supply chain business processes like demand planning, allowing them to focus on other business processes while gaining access to world class capabilities.

Supply and Demand 120

Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Demand Planning Software Demand Planning 120

DELMIA Quintiq

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Survey respondents also reported a lack visibility and scenario-planning capabilities as top operational challenges in 2021. Lean, continuous improvement initiatives to overcome production hurdles. Manufacturers are doubling down on continuous-improvement efforts to rectify supply chain fragility.

Modeling 404

Modeling Manufacturing Material Savings Modeling Software 404

Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

However, only 3% of companies apply automated execution and 7% autonomous end to end planning. Hardly a recipe for improving planning & decision making. The idea of Intelligent IBP is to close these planning, decision & execution gaps and grasp the opportunities that comes with it. And we sometimes already do.

Supply Chain Planning Software 78

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Negotiating Skills 78

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2015

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is important to building value chain agility and improving enterprise performance. The problem is that few P&L Leaders understand supply chain planning. As shown in Figure 1, the maturity of S&OP is dependent on training the P&L leader on S&OP planning basics.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning S&OP Forecasting 150

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2023

Athletic and leisure footwear manufacturer New Balance has advanced plans to build the company’s sixth footwear manufacturing facility within the United States. Once more, the footwear provider has plans to double an existing U.S. The post New Balance Has Plans for Added U.S. All rights reserved.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Sourcing Strategies Manufacturing 52

DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 30, 2021

Many A&D companies are siloed in nature: limited to planning and decision-making separately by organizational disciplines. On top of that, A&D supply chains are easily impacted by smaller suppliers who struggle in the wake of the pandemic and global shortages of materials.

Aerospace 295

Aerospace Modeling Demand Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 295

DynaSys

AUGUST 17, 2021

We’ve discussed the benefits of gathering data and coming up with a strategy of collaboration when implementing a demand planning cycle. Now it’s time to walk through the importance of Performance evaluation in the Demand Planning Cycle by setting metrics and KPIs. Want to know more about Demand Planning?

Supply and Demand 52

Supply and Demand Demand Planning Supply Chain Planning Software Demand Planning Software 52

ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 5, 2023

ToolsGroup continues increasing its momentum with Version 8.62, the latest upgrade to its leading supply chain planning solution. This refresh of our user interface is the result of deep conversations with the people who work closely with our software to plan on a day-to-day basis and the latest trends in modern web design.

ToolsGroup 156

ToolsGroup Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 156

TrackVia

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Let me illustrate my affinity for the process improvement and TrackVia pairing by first describing what they look like without each other, and then concluding with eight steps for keeping them together in a cycle of continuous improvement. Process Improvement without TrackVia. Continuous Improvement.

Continuous Improvement 98

Continuous Improvement Optimization Software Tools Just-in-Time 98

Unleashed

MAY 25, 2023

Inventory planning enables you to order the right stock at the right time to meet demand and prevent overstocking. What is inventory planning? Inventory planning is the process of determining the optimal amount of inventory that should be available in stock at any one time to successfully meet customer demand.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Procurement Solutions Inventory Reduction Forecasting Software 52

ThroughPut

JUNE 16, 2023

An integrated and centralized supply chain planning strategy is a no-fail formula in any given circumstance for growing organizations. While supply chain planning aims at optimizing the delivery of goods, services and necessary nuggets of information from one end to the other end of the value chain, just having this isn’t enough.

Supply Chain Planning 52

Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Supply and Demand Resource Reduction 52

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

How will it address “the world hunger problem” in supply chains, particularly in the context of supply chain planning? Here, let’s explore 6 essential elements of AI-powered automation in supply chain planning & analytics, culminating in a powerful solution. AI effectively facilitates continuous improvement in supply chains!

Supply Chain Software 247

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Network Design Software 247

ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 12, 2023

implementing a new retail planning solution was a broad-based change impacting over 200 end users. We were implementing both merchandise financial planning and assortment planning on a given day, retiring our old application and setting up the new application over a weekend. For Abercrombie & Fitch Co.,

Supply Chain Planning Software 156

Supply Chain Planning Software Demand Planning Software Supply Chain Software Scenario Planning 156

Logility

JUNE 26, 2018

Anthony “AB” Bourke, CEO and Founder of Mach 2 Consulting and former F-16 pilot spoke about his experiences as an F-16 pilot and the importance of pre- and post-flight briefings to ensure the continuous improvement of a fighter pilot’s ability to safely and effectively carry out their mission.

Supply Chain Planning 115

Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Optimization S&OP Scenario Planning 115

DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In addition, we continue to witness increasing regulatory constraints and new process quality compliance requirements, for which teams must ensure regulatory and quality compliance. Unfortunately, teams across many companies are limited to managing these trends with disparate, legacy IT solutions in manufacturing operations.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 296

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Planning Software 296

CHAINalytics

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Getting better statistical forecasts involves choosing the right technology, applying multiple forecast optimisation techniques, and a continuous improvement approach. Has your demand planning organisation adopted these methods?

Forecasting 135

Forecasting Forecasting Software Supply and Demand How To 135

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 31, 2023

This is a culture of continuous improvement writ large. Providing one face to the customer required better order management, improved master data, and a new supply chain planning (SCP) solution from Kinaxis. In the past, Mr. Smith explained different business groups were using different planning solutions.

Inventory Reduction 170

Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Material Savings North America 170

ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Similar technology is now available in supply chain planning—helping planners improve the supply chain planning process by allowing them to review past decisions and the resulting outcomes. Employing instant replay software is like using a “golf swing analyzer”, but for supply chain planning.

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning Modeling 120

DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 4, 2021

It is also a classic example of the connection between different industries (such as automotive) where strategies range from collaboration to acquisition as OEMs attempt to plan their own roadmap to capture consumer demand and meet regulatory requirements.

Resource Reduction 296

Resource Reduction Manufacturing Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Design Software 296

Vanguard Software

JUNE 15, 2021

Organizations cannot underestimate the COVID-19 pandemic impacts and disruptions on-demand planning. While human wisdom is essential to demand planning, it does not consider the big picture and underlying trends in demand. Here are four strategies to better the demand planning process with a modern planning solution.

Supply and Demand 52

Supply and Demand Modeling Demand Planning Supply Chain Planning Software 52

The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 1, 2024

Strategic Growth Planning: Gain insights and recommendations to optimize your team’s effectiveness and support future expansion. Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of learning and development with ongoing coaching and leadership opportunities.

Freight 177

Freight Buyer Training Price Mitigation Strategies Resource Reduction 177

Logility

OCTOBER 11, 2016

We can apply Lean principles to supply chain planning, the biggest objectives of which are to reduce costs and improve customer service. A series of conceptual tools evolved from the Toyota Production System that can be applied to supply chain planning. The goals of JIT are aligned with the goals of supply chain planning.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 102

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Lean Supply Chain Planning 102

QAD

MARCH 16, 2022

So much of what goes into running a manufacturing operation involves planning ahead. One of those areas is capacity requirements planning. Proper capacity requirements planning is critical to manufacturing success, as this process determines if a company can even deliver on orders. What is Capacity Requirements Planning?

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Capacity Scenario Planning 52

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Cardinal Health’s senior vice president of global logistics, said of their implementation of the Kinaxis’ supply chain planning (SCP) solution, “I was scared! Pete Bennett, and his co-presenter, Mary Byrne, the vice president of supply and demand planning, spoke during a presentation at Kinaxis’ user conference Kinexions.

Supply Chain Planning Software 175

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Predictive Analytics Software Modeling Software 175

Unleashed

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In business, it refers to a mindset of continuous improvement through small and gradual improvements. The idea is to make minor changes that over time create notable improvements to the end product. Teamwork is key to the Kaizen method, and empowering each member in a way that enables improvements is key to its success.

Continuous Improvement 95

Continuous Improvement Waste Reduction Manufacturing Resource Reduction 95

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In today’s fiercely competitive business landscape, the quest for continuous improvement has become imperative for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to thrive. Cultural Transformation: Creating a culture of continuous improvement is essential for the success of Lean Six Sigma initiatives.

Six Sigma 75

Six Sigma Optimal Sourcing Continuous Improvement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 75

Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 28, 2023

The following is a continuation of a supply chain technology thought leadership education series developed in collaboration with Replan. Production facility planning challenges occur when attempting to react, in a timely manner, to new customer or product needs. It is a complex challenge requiring consistent and relevant information.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Supply Chain Planning 52

Unleashed

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Planning is one of the core functions of supply chain management that can help minimise errors and thus increase the accuracy of forecasting demand. Here we give you the top emerging best practices in demand planning that help to forecast demand better. Planning for Inventory Management in a Seasonal Business. Related posts.

Forecasting 58

Forecasting Supply and Demand Forecasting Software Supply Chain Planning Software 58