ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Has this happened to you? Your forecasting or demand planning system says an SKU is “unforecastable” because demand is too small and intermittent. If it happens infrequently, it might not be a problem. But if it’s happening regularly, it can disrupt your supply chain planning. Why does this happen? For most businesses, the “long tail”—low-volume items with irregular demand and many zero demand periods—is growing longer.

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Modeling Supply and Demand Demand Planning Software Forecasting 196

Kinaxis

OCTOBER 25, 2016

by Dr. Madhav Durbha I recently watched this very inspiring documentary From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues , featuring Sylvester Stallone and his costars, sharing their journey through the Rocky movie franchise. For those of you not familiar with Rocky, he is the fictional, perennial underdog boxer who won some very memorable boxing matches with odds heavily stacked against him.

Gartner 156

Gartner Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Planning 156

PINC

OCTOBER 25, 2016

"Commercial Drone Interest is Exploding, While Applications Inside and Outside the DC Are Here Now, before Package Delivery". Use of drones for package delivery has received a lot of attention ever since Jeff Bezos unveiled a video of an Amazon drone dropping off a package via drone on a 60 Minutes broadcast in 2012, but other applications in the supply chain are likely to emerge first.

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Conference Packaging Supply Chain Software Tucson 100

Tompkins Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Jim Tompkins, CEO, Tompkins International has just released his newest thought leadership video, Supply Chain Revolutions: Responding to Digital Disruptions along with The Survival Guide to Digital Disruptions white paper. The post How Digital Disruptions are Affecting Supply Chains appeared first on Tompkins International.

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Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Video Scenario Planning 62

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain 24/7

OCTOBER 25, 2016

How big ideas can redesign your supply chain.

Innovation 63

Innovation Supply Chain Supply and Demand 63

Supply Chain Digest

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Move Transactional Work to Shared Services, Create Procurement COEs, Hackett Group Says

Procurement 44

Procurement Groups Supply Chain Supply and Demand 44

Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The term “ghost in the machine” is how British philosopher Gilbert Ryle described René Descartes’ philosophical concept of mind-body dualism. … Continued. The post Smart Cities: Will Future Taxi Drivers be Ghosts in the Machine? appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Supply Chain Digest

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Nuclear Verdicts in Tens of Millions of Dollars Causing Insurers to Leave Market, Rates to Soar

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Supply Chain Supply and Demand 42

ModusLink Corporation

OCTOBER 25, 2016

While many of you may be familiar with my blogs on contact centers; you are probably not familiar with my love for soccer. I’m a loyal supporter of FC Utrecht. The club was established in 1970 from a merger between Elinkwijk, DOS and Velox. It plays in the Dutch Eredivisie competition and every now and […]. The post Our Contact Center on the Pitch appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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Global Strategy Price Mitigation Strategies 65

Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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Tailwind

OCTOBER 25, 2016

It was interesting to read the other day that Bob Dylan had been given the Nobel Prize for Literature. It was a unique selection given that he was never a writer per se. An iconic songwriter, a poet, a legend for sure – but a writer in the classic sense of the word? But obviously the case can be made that the words people attach to music are within the genre of literature.

North America 33

North America Just-in-Time Supply and Demand Vietnam 33

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Given that hospitals and other healthcare facilities exist only to provide care to patients, it can come as a surprise to know that supply chain cost is typically the second largest expense such facilities incur, exceeded only by the cost of labour. Perhaps even more surprisingly, efforts to reduce healthcare supply chain costs were slow to gain momentum, at least compared with the inroads made in other industries.

Inventory Reduction 40

Inventory Reduction Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies Vendor Strategies 40

CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Is your routing guide ready for a tune up? Transportfolio. Asking, “What’s the point of conducting regular procurement events?” is just like asking, “What’s the point of conducting routine car maintenance?” You could skip some maintenance, but you’d probably pay for it in the end. And the same goes for procurement events. Whether it’s your supply chain or your car, regular “maintenance” can keep things running smoothly and save you money.

Iowa 45

Iowa Procurement Supply and Demand Research 45

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Year round discounting, the continued shift to online shopping, and the introduction of non-holiday mega-events like Amazon Prime Day and Alibaba’s Singles Day has clearly lessened the shopper’s desire to venture out on Black Friday. JDA recently surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. consumers to learn about their holiday shopping habits. Results show that 45 percent of respondents said they plan to do at least some of their holiday shopping online this year.

Manufacturing Procurement 63

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Survey Retail 63

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