Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2022

I did a little digging to find out the specifics about excess inventory, the stated causes, and the potential implications. Retailers’ Inventories – Just Keep your Returns? Unfortunately, I am unsure about the order of magnitude or the duration of these inventory mismatches. Here’s my take on the topic.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 19, 2021

“We are considering the purchase of Blue Yonder, Logility, Kinaxis, o9, or OMP. My organization does not believe in demand planning. The lack of belief in demand management is a barrier for us. I know that it sounds funny, but a good demand plan helps organizations to align and discuss the market potential.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Before you react, here are some definitions. Almost two decades of reporting. We find that the companies with the most marked improvement in a balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) are smaller and less well-known. As I listen, I struggle.

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Logility

JANUARY 16, 2018

Sometimes demand planners focus too much on forecast accuracy and miss seeing the forest for the trees. I was guilty of this from time to time when I led a demand-planning group because we were evaluated on forecast accuracy as one of our key metrics. Here in lays the crux of the issue with demand sensing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

If we look back at history, 70% of companies implemented Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), however two-decades later only 1% of companies use VMI processes to drive a better demand signal. I do believe in demand planning, but most companies overstate forecast improvements. ” I am in the middle. Everyone has a bias.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. There is also no Santa Claus.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

In organizations, there is a better understanding of supply than demand flows. As companies and teams mature, the definition of the word “flow” changes. The Maturity Model of Flow Definitions within Supply Chain Management. A Focus on Horizontal Processes to Support Demand Flows.

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