Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2022

Brand loyalty was tossed out the window as desperate consumers made product availability and price their motivating purchase factors. John Williamson, an Account Leader at ddm marketing + communications, suggests consumer packaged goods manufacturers should start this effort by looking at their brand strategy.[1] The right price?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

are working on a“if all you have is a hammer, all you see is nails” problem – they have been making boxed, canned and otherwise shelf-stable packaged food for well over a century but now consumers and retailers are looking for fresh foods and they don’t know how to adapt. Certainly, Campbell’s foray into its c-Fresh business ended in tears.

Analytics Software 238

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2023

You can then create a supply plan that stipulates which materials you should be purchasing and how you should be moving them between facilities to keep your supply chain balanced. This is where production planning software excels over enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Make sure your solution enables you to: Model constraints.

Supply Chain Planning Software 147

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QAD

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

It has most definitely impacted how people buy products of all types and in all industries. Consumers helped push the added sugar label creation several years ago as well as the push for the QR and barcodes that can instantly give a consumer information about the products they buy.

Sustainability 98

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crisp

APRIL 21, 2023

This is especially true in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, where B Corps are working to create products that are good for both people, and the planet. The certified B Corp makes organic, better-for-you packaged sauces and donates a meal to those in need with every purchase.

Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 52

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Unleashed

AUGUST 3, 2021

This increase in pet ownership—along with panic buying—has created a huge surge in demand for pet food. higher quality?manufactured?pet tended to buy their?pet purchase in bulk, hoarding quantities?of certain packaging materials. Surveys show that two out of five puppy purchases were directly?influenced

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It encompasses the processes involved in purchasing, tracking, consuming, and relocating raw materials. For example, the direct raw materials for LED lights can include LED boards, connection wires, rectifier circuits, soldering flux, LED chips, and packaging. It is a part of the bill of materials for the finished goods.

Inventory Management Software 52

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The procurement department is an integral part of any organization, playing a crucial role in the purchasing process. The Purpose of the Procurement Department The procurement department adds value to an organization by obtaining quality goods and services at competitive prices.

Negotiating Skills 87

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

During her 24 years at Honda of America, she helped implement many of the supply chain best practices that have now become renowned, including cost modeling, supplier development, supplier quality assurance, lean manufacturing, and many others, which evolved under the original North America leadership of Dave Nelson.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 30, 2021

A product’s quality and price no longer define how much value a good has. The tremendous shift of the seller-consumer dynamics now puts convenience, speed, and outstanding logistics supervision on the consumer’s list for a complete buying experience. Protective Packaging. Special Packaging. Let’s get right to it.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 98

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

They excel in the four Ps of marketing. In contrast, a market-driven organization connects bidirectionally market-to-market to orchestrate the signals to shape demand and mitigate risk (buy-side to sell-side and back). In 2010, Kellogg had a problem with an odor in waxy resins found in the package liner. Absolutely! Absolutely!

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. Our journey for supply chain excellence has changed and evolved over time.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 3, 2021

Furthermore, whether purchased in a store or plucked right from their doorstep, buyers want to receive their products immediately and in excellent condition. Examples of the value-added logistics and supply chain services are: – Packaging. That indicates that having popular products isn’t enough to guarantee success.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Your supplier may charge you an agreed-upon price, but if the service is unmarked or the merchandise is of poor quality, you won’t be able to meet your savings goals. Most companies rely on on-time delivery, price reduction, and quality service from suppliers to make more profit. How is it possible?

Vendor Strategies 55

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QAD

MARCH 30, 2023

Honda, Toyota and Stellantis, as well as many big box retailers like Walmart and Target, also require RFID compliance for packaging and products – and it’s easy to see why. This isn’t a task for an Excel spreadsheet. The technology is even making inroads in the NFL to track player performance.

Manufacturing Procurement 90

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2018

As consumers continue to purchase goods at greater frequency and trade regulations become more complex, supply chain professionals are striving to establish end-to-end control of their business operations. The modern-day supply chain begs for visibility throughout the entire chain, from point of order, to packaging, shipping, and delivery.

Real-time Visibility 119

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Unleashed

AUGUST 29, 2023

Upload vendor information: Supplier information – including product prices and contact details – is added to the inventory management software to enable faster purchasing. The purchasing manager can then create a purchase order for the required goods and send it to your supplier.

Inventory Management Software 52

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Unleashed

MAY 19, 2020

How many raw materials/ingredients issues/returns to suppliers were there – are you monitoring inbound quality? Product quality. Don’t purchase any supply chain solution that is not Cloud or SaaS based. Don’t buy any solution from a supplier that has no brewing sector experience. Production. How many product returns?

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 8, 2020

Unless these mid-size competitors find a way to make their fulfillment services more comfortable to use and access or offer low prices for their quality solutions, closing down will be one of the first options. FedEx Fulfillment offers a wide range of excellent services such as packaging, reverse logistics, transportation, and warehousing.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 61

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Locus

JUNE 13, 2022

At the symposium, they spoke about the on-ground realities that make last-mile optimization a mandate for companies, how a data-driven approach is essential for last-mile excellence and shared key insights from Locus’ journey of becoming a real-world ready dispatch management platform. Last-mile excellence is no more optional.

Negotiating Skills 52

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Locus

JUNE 23, 2023

Order fulfillment is receiving, processing, packaging, tracking, and delivering orders to the final customer destination. If customers do not receive their orders on time, they won’t buy from that company again. Today, consumers are comfortable and happy buying products online like never before. Let’s fill in!

Inventory Reduction 52

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SupplyPike

JUNE 9, 2020

Private label brands (or own-label brands) constitute the merchandise that retailers sell with their own packaging but are manufactured by a third party. Private branding is an inexpensive way to manufacture goods without spending on a huge production installation, decorators, quality control staff, or a special-purpose supply chain.

Manufacturing Procurement 61

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 21, 2016

there are three options: to set to work with excel, to develop one’s own solution or to purchase an off-the-shelf tool. Excel is an indispensable tool in sales & operations planning (S&OP), or at least that could be one conclusion based on the statistics. The Netherlands is far from an exception in terms of Excel use.

Supply Chain Planning Software 60

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It may also be useful to use KPIs for your most important suppliers – for example KPIs for goods and services are delivered, whether they are on time, and whether they meet quality expectations. Setting reorder points for the most frequently purchased items can help significantly improve inventory efficiencies and save costs.

Inventory Reduction 95

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. A simplistic view is that supply chain excellence is the trade-off of cost, inventory and customer service. The River of Demand. #3

Supply Chain Design Software 183

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DiManEx

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Job title: Supply Chain Business Developer Reporting to: COO Level: Senior Location: EU Contract hours: Fulltime DiManEx solves global supply chain challenges Our Story We address global supply chain challenges of international companies by using various digitization services and high-quality 3D printing!

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Taulia

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

By regularly monitoring the average amount of inventory you hold, perhaps monthly, you can determine whether you’re over- or under-buying and iron out the spikes and drops to make your approach to inventory management more efficient. Supplier quality index. Perfect order rate.

Inventory Management Software 52

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IQMS

MARCH 27, 2020

Manufacturing ERP systems minimize the number of onsite shop floor staff by precisely scheduling work; dispositioning materials, and monitoring equipment for output; quality and maintenance issues in real-time. Having an immediate view helps Mar-Bal excel at being responsive and helpful to its customers. Managing Shifts in Demand.

Manufacturing Procurement 64

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SCMDOJO

MAY 6, 2022

No-code platforms allow for the creation of excellent applications and services by simply dragging and dropping components. The concept of no-code platforms is excellent and provides needed solutions to ease scalability. These tools make it easy to develop software apps without coding knowledge. Techcrunch. Conclusion.

Supply Chain Design Software 109

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ShipBob

JULY 29, 2022

83% of consumers now prefer positive activism, showing support for companies by buying from them, rather than avoiding those whose practices they disagree with. . This means that consumers will continue to shop online and make purchases that are more environmentally friendly. What is custom packaging? What is custom packaging?

Packaging 52

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It is not necessary to buy them from a universal database (such as UPC) particularly if you are just starting out and testing the waters. While handheld scanner technology can vary widely, an adequate laser scanner can usually be purchased for less than $100.

Inventory Management Software 96

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Unleashed

AUGUST 11, 2020

Digitising processes provides transparency of these operational processes and will deliver reliable data, allowing manufacturers to make more effective business decisions to maximise productivity and drive operational excellence. Unleashed Software’s Business Intelligence tools are a case in point.

Manufacturing Procurement 89

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In the same way, the Exit processes: Replenishment, assortment, packaging, quality control, consolidation and shipment. Excellent inventory management remains an essential part of running a warehouse. To get some ideas for optimization, take our high-quality course on Modern Warehousing and Distribution Centers.

Supply Chain Software 72

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 3, 2018

However, organizations that excel on this measure have an advantage that others don’t: They are more likely to incorporate more automation into their supply chain processes, reducing human error and improving order cycle times. Top performers in perfect order performance use technology to get closer to their customers. Share data.

Manufacturing Procurement 100

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Ultimately, effective SRM can increase supply chain visibility, improve quality and supply consistency, drive down costs, improve customer service, create a higher mix of strategic versus active suppliers, and make an organization more competitive. This will make the supplier sluggish to respond to changes and slow moving on innovation.

Waste Reduction 274

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ShipBob

AUGUST 25, 2021

When looking at the direct-to-consumer (DTC) model, first-mile deliveries refers to the movement of products from supplier to a retailer and last-mile deliveries rely on shipping carriers to move packages from the shipper to the end customer. . Some of these inefficiencies often start with improper purchase ordering.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$. Based on reporting from the Wall Street Journal, the company hired Morgan Stanley to shop the company and package it for sale in 2014 with an expected evaluation of 800M$. The largest was the purchase of Lawson in 2011 for 2B$. I am not surprised.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 150

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