Resilinc

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Resilinc’s Rick Freeman weighs in on the future opportunities for high-tech and semiconductor companies Despite the stabilization of the high-tech and semiconductor supply chain, the industry still faces pressure due to ongoing import/export restrictions and changing regulations governing semiconductor production and sourcing.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 4, 2024

Managing varying resource availability while meeting customer orders requires effective planning and scheduling. For example, a client who manufactures cooling equipment requires specific imported tubing which has long lead times and is subject to international events, strikes, shipping delays etc.

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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. tended to buy their?pet purchase in bulk, hoarding quantities?of New Zealand industry sources report that pet food suppliers sold? international shipping?problems, from ships on to trucks?also companions?as

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

This means we need more agile, flexible, and scalable planning platforms to process and consolidate new data sources, drive insights using advanced analytics such as AI/ML to drive autonomous decisions, and expand collaboration within and outside our organizations. The platform serves the needs of different levels of resource availability.

Supply Chain Planning Software 194

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Pirate ships would lower their flag when puff roared out his name oh. Older men buy less underwear than younger males and their packaging was not as attractive to the female shopper buying for the family. These included cloud-based computing, in-memory processing, parallel computation, and open-source analytics.

Analytics Software 242

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

Despite the significant amount of effort involved in going from running a business on Excel spreadsheets to implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP), they are very grateful that their efforts to improve their supply chain agility were underway when the pandemic hit. The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2019

Examples include Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Warehouse Management (WMS_ or Advanced Planning (APS). This team was working on quality improvements and found that the flows crossed 117 disconnected documents in access, excel, and google analytics. These sources while functional are difficult to connect.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 176

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In the global world of businesses, companies often seek help from sourcing agencies to figure out how to get the things they need. But what’s a sourcing agency or sourcing agent and how does it make buying things easier? Let’s explore this world of sourcing agencies and understand what they do.

Purchasing Skills 73

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 2, 2020

The design of the global supply chain at the start of the pandemic assumed frictionless borders, availability of transportation resources, and supply with few constraints. Supply chain management as a discipline—a set of flows combining the processes of source, make and deliver together to drive value– is relatively new.

Supply Chain Design Software 259

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The order fulfilment process covers every step required to get goods to the people who purchase them, from the moment a customer places an order to when they receive their purchase. Shipping and logistics: Selecting the appropriate shipping method, arranging transport, and coordinating with couriers for delivery.

Inventory Reduction 52

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Locus Robotics

MARCH 9, 2023

By Geoff Whiting, Senior Writer, Red Stag Fulfillment Applying automation and artificial intelligence (AI) to supply chain management is an excellent way for manufacturers to increase the accuracy, speed, and efficiency of operations. RPA is an excellent tool for automating laborious processes currently executed manually.

Supply Chain Software 52

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Precoro

MAY 27, 2021

It can either make you a company's superhero or add extra headaches and purchasing risks because poor supplier management leads to the following problems: Missed saving opportunities and not enough leverage in negotiating with new suppliers. Source: Forbes: What Is The Kraljic Matrix? Segment your suppliers.

Negotiate Pricing 52

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OptiProERP

JANUARY 17, 2023

If you don’t, you could miss shipping deadlines, which would impact your customers and your reputation. Suppliers can log into a portal to see purchase orders at any time, and the supply chain module can monitor how suppliers are performing. Resources must be fully utilized to avoid unnecessary costs. Inventory Management.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

As the evidence against Roman grows, he takes hostages to buy time while he investigates. The strength of excellent communication in high-stakes situations is demonstrated by Roman’s strong negotiating style and his capacity to establish relationships with both the hostages and his rival, Sabian.

Negotiating Skills 91

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NC State SCRC

MAY 1, 2020

An article written by my former PhD student, Rejaul Hasan, and I just came out this week in Contracting Excellence , the journal published by IACCM, which documents the catastrophe that is unfolding in Bangladesh, one of the world’s major exporters of garments for the apparel sector. The payment term was shifted with no prior notice.

Bangladesh 59

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 21, 2019

It is also sometimes known as “buy online, pick up in store”, or BOPUS for short. Consumers around the world are showing a growing appetite for the speed and convenience of the buy online, pick up in store model. Cost: By picking up an order themselves in-store, customers can save on shipping costs.

Purchasing Training 52

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ShipBob

APRIL 22, 2020

In honor of Earth Day, it’s time to rethink packaging products and all of the shipping materials and boxes that are constantly discarded. Since there is no universal criteria for eco-friendly packaging, it can be difficult for many businesses to engage with eco-friendly products and alternative shipping supplies. Bioplastics.

Packaging 92

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Customers are buying less. The days of going to a brick and mortar store to buy product is only one of the ways that people want to buy. The days of going to a brick and mortar store to buy product is only one of the ways that people want to buy. With the dawn of eCommerce, companies must now ship the EACH.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

With so many changing variables, excel sheets or human intervention alone can’t gain the level of visibility needed to forecast the future. Leveraging AI for demand forecasting means: You can analyze any amount of historical data and current trends from external sources to predict future demands more accurately. The solution?

Predictive Analytics Software 59

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

With Advanced Supply Chain Analytics : Advanced analytics can foresee such supply shortages by analyzing patterns, trends, and external factors, allowing the company to source alternative suppliers or adjust production schedules in advance. This can lead to delays, increased costs, and inefficient use of resources.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 52

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Vinculum

JANUARY 19, 2021

The fact that 70% of 3PL companies are still limited to using manual paper-based methods and basic tools like Excel to operate, underlines how much of a challenge technology adoption remains. You can buy the greatest software solutions in the world, but if your employees don’t use it, you won’t get your money’s worth.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

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Unleashed

MAY 19, 2020

Leveraging the best manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, maximising productive efficiency, and accessing management expertise early , are the strategies that will set the best apart. Brewery software: Enterprise Resource Planning for brewers. Brewery software: Enterprise Resource Planning for brewers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

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OptiProERP

JANUARY 8, 2020

Source: PwC Report, Experience is Everything: Get it Right. They know that it requires far fewer resources to sell to an existing customer than it does to track down new business and build a relationship from the ground up. The most successful customer experience leaders are attuned to the satisfaction levels of their customers.

Manufacturing Procurement 101

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ThroughPut

MARCH 28, 2024

AI powers predictive analytics where trends, preferences and purchasing behaviors are analyzed in-depth that help companies store the right product mix. AI can help identify potential disruptions and facilitate proactive adjustments, be it in sourcing, operations, or distribution. They turned to Throughput.ai

Case Study 52

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 27, 2021

There are resource shortages, clogged ports, rising shipping costs, unfilled job openings, slowed production, empty shelves, and the list goes on. He explains, “Siloed supply chains can slow down the process, causing frustrated customers to take their business elsewhere, resulting in lost revenue, resources, and time.”[4]

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ThroughPut

MAY 13, 2022

Demand sensing is the process of leveraging advanced analytical techniques to create short-term predictions of real-time fluctuations in purchase behavior. Demand sensing solutions extract everyday data from POS systems, warehouses, as well as external sources to detect variances in sales by comparing with historical trends.

Forecasting 52

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ThroughPut

MAY 13, 2022

Demand sensing is the process of leveraging advanced analytical techniques to create short-term predictions of real-time fluctuations in purchase behavior. Demand sensing solutions extract everyday data from POS systems, warehouses, as well as external sources to detect variances in sales by comparing with historical trends.

Forecasting 52

Forecasting Supply and Demand Forecasting Software Modeling 52

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 186

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 30, 2021

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. If you’re selling a fragile, difficult to install, and expensive product, top-of-the-line shipping service is a must-have. Let’s get right to it.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 98

Logistics Network Optimization Software Pricing Training Buyer Training Purchasing Training 98

EazyStock

JUNE 11, 2020

New energy efficiency regulations and standards are set for 2023 regarding certain HVAC systems, making it past time for distributors to start sourcing suppliers and diversifying their product portfolios for the products they’ll need in order to keep up with a new demand. Seasonal item profile in EazyStock.

Procurement Solutions 52

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Unleashed

AUGUST 18, 2021

Reverse logistics is the process of goods returning to their point of origin – back from the purchaser to the manufacturer or supplier. A further 41% said they buy multiple versions of the same item with the intent of returning some of them. Eileen Fisher Renew is an excellent example of the reverse logistics process in action.

Reverse Logistics 98

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OptiProERP

JANUARY 7, 2020

This blog is part of a three-part series on how cloud ERP enables manufacturers to achieve operational excellence. These topics and more are covered in our Achieve Manufacturing Excellence with Cloud ERP: A Practical Guide for Small and Midsize Manufacturers. . – Jack Welch, Former General Electric CEO, author and chemical engineer.

Real-time Visibility 72

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

Supply chain sustainability is defined as embedding environmental, social, or corporate governance considerations as raw materials are sourced, converted into products, and delivered to the market. Breaking up with Excel: Digital Sales Planning Success with Concord Foods. Planet : The Earth has limited environmental resources.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2017

Logistics Excellence: Now & in the eFuture. The Descartes Global Logistics Network has 16,500+ customers on it, with more than 13 billion messages processed per year and more than 66 million routes/resources managed per year. Will this include drone deliveries? DescartesEvolution keynote by Ed Ryan, complete with drone!

Supply Chain Planning Software 114

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Over the decades, EDI standards emerged that cover a variety of supply chain artifacts and activities , from Purchase Orders & Acknowledgements (EDI 850 & 855) to Invoices (EDI 810) to Shipping Manifests (EDI 856). Databricks recently created an Open Source technology called “Delta Sharing”.

Analytics Software 52

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

If so, due to its size and buying power, the partner will likely be able to provide goods or services at an advantageous cost to you compared to the costs of sourcing internally. Additionally, a large-scale supplier can typically spread fixed costs over a larger production volume, reducing the price per unit.

Optimal Sourcing 73

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AFFLINK

MARCH 6, 2017

Excellent procurement is part of the reason that McDonald's has been able to grow from a small family barbecue restaurant into a global conglomerate with more than 35,000 restaurants in over 110 different countries. You Must Devote Resources to Planning and Forecasting.

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