The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023. by Dr Shereen Nassar , Global Director of Logistics Studies and Director of MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Suite at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. Technology and automation are major enablers towards this.

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QAD

JANUARY 19, 2023

Supply chain management (SCM) is essential to any business strategy. Facets of this broad field include demand planning, inventory management, logistics, acquisitions and partner management. Supply chain management is never boring, and there’s always more to learn. What is a Supply Chain?

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

We have tackled the question of automation before, but his time I want to focus specifically on what automation will mean to the job of the supply chain planner. And I see several patterns emerging on the changing role of the supply chain planner. The stories keep coming. Planners will focus on value add.

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OptiProERP

MAY 3, 2021

It’s for this reason that careful attention is needed when selecting the right ERP software for your specific business requirements. There are several options of software solutions to meet your supply chain management needs. 6 Tips for Choosing the Right ERP for Supply Chain Management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

. <Bear with me… > Here I share a nine-step process in an attempt to help companies unravel the process for buying supply chain planning software. Let’s face a hard fact: the supply chain planning market is a mess. The genesis for this post stems from frustration. Research Process.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 11, 2023

The innovation-focused cosmetics and aesthetic medicine laboratory teams up with ToolsGroup to advance supply chain processes, sustaining growth while maintaining high service standards. We needed a supply chain planning solution with unmatched forecasting to lay the foundation for customer-centric inventory and replenishment planning.

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Arkieva

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Changing market conditions makes demand planning in the bioscience and pharmaceutical industries highly critical. More accurate demand planning and forecasting is required for achieving overall business objectives in the areas of growth and operational efficiency.

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IQMS

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Bottom Line: Unpredictable demand swings caused by the pandemic are stress-testing supply chain management software systems across manufacturing, helping many manufacturers discover new strengths they hadn’t realize they had before. Stanley Black & Decker’s Supply Chain Management Challenges.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

With more than 90 years of innovation in diabetes care, Novo Nordisk is a global pharmaceutical leader. Each year at Supply Chain Insights we study performance and improvement of companies in each industry. The patterns of BMS and Merck are typical in the pharmaceutical industry. A Closer Look at Results.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Causal f orecasting shines a light on , and isolates, actual demand signals from market “chatter,” thus improving forecast quality. Causal f orecasting techniques can uncover complex patterns that are often missed, helping supply chain professionals focus on the truth and ignore market noise and irrelevant activity.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 17, 2017

Last week we described how attitudes towards improving supply chain planning productivity are changing. And firms are asking, “ Is all this non-value added effort preventing us from reaching higher levels of planning maturity? Thinking Differently About Planning.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented global supply chain disruptions, impacting the flow of parts and finished goods around the world. The disruption caused by COVID-19 is unique in that it impacted supply chains across all industries.

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6 River Systems

JULY 21, 2020

Much like a body part dies off without regular blood supply, the part of the business that is not properly served by the supply chain also dies off. The supply chain is a network of different companies, each serving a different function. Demand planning cannot be undertaken by the supply chain acting as a silo.

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IQMS

APRIL 17, 2020

Calibration Technologies balances increased demand for cold food, medical and pharmaceutical storage in response to the proliferation of COVID-19. Calibration Technologies Inc. Continuity Despite COVID-19’s Impact on Cold Storage Demand. Manufacturing ERP Software Enables Agility to Adapt.

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Logility

MAY 3, 2018

Of course as a supply chain guy, I pay close attention to the Life Sciences Industry supply chain and hope that advances in supply chain capabilities can contribute to the ingenuity and innovation required to conquer some of these health issues. Understand the unique requirements of their business.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

by Dr. Madhav Durbha The 2017 Gartner supply chain executive conference took place at the O2-Intercontinental Hotel in London on September 20 th and 21 st. The theme of the conference was ACT (Aspire, Challenge, Transform), same as the Gartner supply chain summit in Phoenix during May of this year. Collaborative.

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DynaSys

APRIL 9, 2019

Industries such as pharmaceuticals and medical device are becoming increasingly more patient-centric. How the organization manages their supply chain can yield tremendous benefit to both the business and their patients. Traditional Supply Chain. Patient-centric Supply Chain. Supply Chain Ecosystem.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 5, 2019

Supply chain planning in emerging markets is different. In previous years, many companies only focused on getting product into Jakarta (the country’s largest city) and satisfying demand there. These large distances between demand centers increase the inventory exposure to maintain a consistent service level.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. With changing product profiles, short life cycles, constraints with downstream suppliers, and changing markets, being good at supply chain planning matters. The reasons are numerous.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 18, 2015

But that’s not the case with goods in the supply chain that always need to be kept cold. The “cold chain” poses a major execution problem—maintaining product integrity across dimensions like temperature and humidity. There are supply chain planning implications as well. Here are two examples.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. With changing product profiles, short life cycles, constraints with downstream suppliers, and changing markets, being good at supply chain planning matters. The reasons are numerous.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

This week I spent time in Silicon Valley talking to technology innovators. Disruption in supply chain planning is happening. We are on a path to reinvent decision-support technologies like supply chain planning. ” The barrier for new technology adoption is us. Let me share a story.

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

A Three Part Article Series from QAD DynaSys – Supply Chain Organizations Concerns in a Post-Pandemic World. Read Part One 10 COVID-19 Lessons for the Resilient Supply Chain. Discover Part Two The 6 Greatest Challenges to your Supply Chain if you missed them. Global or local supply chain bottlenecks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 8, 2019

I help business leaders transform supply chains. In my annual Supply Chain Academy class, I offer office hours. His first call was on Sales & Operations Planning, and his new inquiry was on S&OP. I asked if he had read my article, Have You Given Your Demand Planner Some Love Today? Driving Value.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Overcoming Retail Labor Shortages with Technology. The Current State of the Retail Worker Shortage: Are Retail Workers in Demand? Workers with a PhD in data analytics may be hard to come by, but retailers can still make decisions with more efficiency–and accuracy–thanks to retail planning tools powered by AI and machine learning.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Interview with Lora Cecere, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights and Author of Supply Chain Metrics that Matter ( published December 2014 ). Lora Cecere is the founder and CEO of the research firm Supply Chain Insights. I couldn’t write how supply chain had improved balance sheets.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

In fact, it augments core demand forecasting solutions by providing more insight to improve forecast quality and demand response. MDSM actually sits between mid- and long-range planning (often accomplished using aggregate time-series techniques) and extremely short-term Demand Sensing technology (“What should I ship today?”).

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E2open

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

A Better Approach to Managing Your Extended Supply Chain. In fact, according to a survey by Peerless Research Group on behalf of Supply Chain Management Review , 84% of companies say they outsource manufacturing to some degree. It’s the same for other industries like semiconductors or even pharma.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Artificial intelligence has been applied to just about every supply chain application imaginable, including transportation management and execution, demand planning, supply chain planning, warehouse management, and order management. A few years ago, I wrote about using AI for writing a Metallica song.

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E2open

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

A Better Approach to Managing Your Extended Supply Chain. In fact, according to a survey by Peerless Research Group on behalf of Supply Chain Management Review , 84% of companies say they outsource manufacturing to some degree. It’s the same for other industries like semiconductors or even pharma.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Shifting demand and rising prices for cotton and orange juice. Higher spikes for lumber and building supplies. Surprising demand in automotive for car replacement. A shortage of pharmaceuticals in Puerto Rico. History is not a good predictor of current demand. One thing is clear. They do not have it.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 27, 2014

“How do I know if I am ready for cool technologies? Especially demand sensing and shaping?” ” A Demand Planner for a Large Multinational Pharmaceutical Company. This week’s topic was cool technologies. How do I know if I am ready for these new technologies? Especially demand sensing?”

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

MAY 17, 2019

There are many ways to link all the different planning activities in your FMCG/Pharma company. This could be done with one single tool like the SAP Advanced Planning Optimiser or a host of other tools and packages.

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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. Such an environment requires manufacturing and supply chain processes to be able to more proactively sense, pivot and respond to market changes.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Kinaxis customers love the software, the value they derive, the training, the certifications, and the Kinaxisians with whom they interact. To paraphrase the Director of Supply Chain COE at a large biomedical device manufacturer, “I would love to mentor new customers. Surely, this didn’t come about overnight! Be customer-centric.

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QAD

MARCH 16, 2022

If a company is still relying on spreadsheets and/or disparate systems, there’s a chance they won’t have the most accurate and up-to-date data to use in the planning process. Step 2: Develop a Strong Demand Plan. An accurate demand plan is an important next step. Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices.

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Vanguard Software

MARCH 12, 2021

Having a clear inventory replenishment strategy is essential for organizations to avoid critical supply chain issues that result in high costs, such as having out-of-stock products, spoilage, or excessive stock. Underestimating demand, and consequently understocking popular products, results in stockouts.

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