Logility

MARCH 21, 2024

Because of a personal relationship, the supply chain manager knows they can call their colleague from sourcing to lean on their vendors to get the shipments expedited. For example, suppose an order for a key customer is going to be late.

Optimal Sourcing 226

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Logility

MARCH 31, 2023

This practice is also applied when leaning into resilience and agility to be more proactive and better prepared. In a Gartner survey, nearly 80% of participating large organizations said they use lessons from past disruptions to change how they run their business.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Prescriptive Analytics Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Logility

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Raising awareness and breaking the myth of outdated supply-chain systems is the responsibility of everyone who navigates this space as well as educators and organizations that thrive on lean supply chains.

Supply Chain Planning Software 160

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Supply Chain Software 160

Logility

APRIL 17, 2014

Lean methodology built to a long-range consolidated plan. Global data structure with consolidated reporting and both POS and financial integration. Best-of-breed SCM tools from Logility for proportional profile planning, seasonal lifecycles aggregate statistical modeling, optimized supply planning and more.

Supply Chain Planning Software 104

Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning 104

Logility

AUGUST 1, 2013

As the competitive landscape has evolved and companies have adopted more LEAN manufacturing processes, there is a migration toward more centralized, enterprise-wide capacity planning in order to optimize supply flexibility and achieve a more accurate view of customer service. Master-scheduling level (rough-cut capacity planning).

Supply Chain Planning Software 101

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Capacity Scenario Planning 101

Logility

MARCH 29, 2017

With all of these benefits, some have proposed the advent of Lean & JIT (just-in-time) have rendered forecasting obsolete. At best, Lean and JIT push the push/pull boundary back up the supply chain a bit; they don’t eliminate the need to create a demand forecast. These acquisitions must be planned.

Forecasting 100

Forecasting Forecasting Software Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

Logility

OCTOBER 23, 2017

After maintaining my pool manually for a few months I am leaning towards investing in additional automation. My pool automation platform already has the foundation for this automation. I just need to invest in the sensors and the chemical injectors.

Supply Chain Software 100

Supply Chain Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling 100

Logility

MAY 6, 2015

The other day I was wrapped in a conversation about speed and it reminded me of a very interesting blog post in the Harvard Business Review I read last year about General Electric applying concepts of Lean Startups to appliance design. The part that resonated with me is the emphasis on speed.

Supply Chain Design Software 101

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Demand Planning Software Supply and Demand 101

Logility

MAY 6, 2015

The other day I was wrapped in a conversation about speed and it reminded me of a very interesting blog post in the Harvard Business Review I read last year about General Electric applying concepts of Lean Startups to appliance design. The part that resonated with me is the emphasis on speed.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Demand Planning Software Supply and Demand 100

Logility

JANUARY 15, 2014

However, to win with customers, the company needed to have demand-driven pull-based short lead-time processes based on lean principles. There was a faction that wanted traditional production agreements run to a forecast with pre-established lead-time agreements with customers. Sonoco established two supply chains.

S&OP 101

S&OP Illinois Agile and Lean Supply Chain Inventory Reduction 101

Logility

JANUARY 15, 2014

However, to win with customers, the company needed to have demand-driven pull-based short lead-time processes based on lean principles. There was a faction that wanted traditional production agreements run to a forecast with pre-established lead-time agreements with customers. Sonoco established two supply chains.

S&OP 100

S&OP Illinois Agile and Lean Supply Chain Inventory Reduction 100

Logility

MAY 2, 2012

However, if you want to optimize how inventory strategically drives your business, you need to lean on multi-echelon inventory optimization. If you are looking for broad, aggregate swags on the inventory positions in your supply chain you may be able to get there with a general network design tool.

Network Design Software 100

Network Design Software Network Design Network Optimization Supply Chain Design Software 100

Logility

MAY 2, 2012

However, if you want to optimize how inventory strategically drives your business, you need to lean on multi-echelon inventory optimization. If you are looking for broad, aggregate swags on the inventory positions in your supply chain you may be able to get there with a general network design tool.

Network Design Software 100

Network Design Software Network Design Network Optimization Supply Chain Design Software 100

Logility

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Develop an Internal Consulting Team – Several top performing companies I have worked with have internal teams that help develop organizational capabilities by applying Lean and/or Six Sigma methodologies. Large organizations can identify internal best practices and standardize them across divisions or geographies.

Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 100

Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

Logility

MARCH 2, 2011

We may not be able to enforce the stock they hold without taking greater financial ownership, but we can give them recommendations for what will help them meet our needs and, in parallel, determine where to focus our LEAN resources in the supply base. More often than not, they welcome the help.

Modeling 100

Modeling Boston Optimization Modeling Inventory Reduction 100

Logility

AUGUST 19, 2016

” This is usually a verbal crutch people lean on when in fact they are struggling to prioritize. Never use the phrase “I don’t have time” Another of the phrases that I have cut from my vernacular is, “I don’t have time.” “I don’t have time to exercise.”

Just-in-Time 100

Just-in-Time Training Price Mitigation Strategies Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

Logility

AUGUST 19, 2016

” This is usually a verbal crutch people lean on when in fact they are struggling to prioritize. Never use the phrase “I don’t have time” Another of the phrases that I have cut from my vernacular is, “I don’t have time.” “I don’t have time to exercise.”

Just-in-Time 100

Just-in-Time Training Price Mitigation Strategies Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

Logility

AUGUST 10, 2016

” This is usually a verbal crutch people lean on when in fact they are struggling to prioritize. Never use the phrase “I don’t have time” Another of the phrases that I have cut from my vernacular is, “I don’t have time.” “I don’t have time to exercise.”

Just-in-Time 100

Just-in-Time Training Price Mitigation Strategies Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

Logility

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

This is driving companies of all sizes to lean on technology to measure their emissions and identify opportunities for improvement. Many companies are evaluating their social and environmental initiatives and are finding that a majority of their impact can be traced back to their supply chain practices,” continued Dow.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Demand Planning Software Analytics Software 130

Logility

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Rather, it is about leaning into complexities and understanding cause and effect, not playing it safe at the expense of margin. . As such, c ausal f orecasting is much more than basing inventory positions and replenishment schedules on shipment data.

Forecasting 246

Forecasting Forecasting Software Supply Chain Planning Software Price Reduction 246

Logility

JUNE 11, 2021

Operational excellence grew out of the classic “principles of excellence” and continuous improvement philosophies like Six Sigma, Lean and Shigeo Shingo’s ten guiding principles for building a resilient culture of organizational excellence: 1. Long-Standing Fundamentals. Respect every individual. Lead with humility. Seek perfection.

Supply Chain Planning Software 235

Supply Chain Planning Software Expense Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Scenario Planning 235

Logility

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

If something happens to one of your suppliers, you already have established relationships with other suppliers, and you can lean on them. This allows you to quickly pivot as needed if your suppliers are using unsustainable practices, but it also protects the continuity of your supply chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

Supply Chain Planning Software Sustainability Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software 195

Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Data is the foundation of a successful supply chain now and will become even more valuable over time as companies lean on their decision support platforms with predictive and prescriptive analytics. Getting the data needed requires an investment in both supply chain talent and technology.

Beverage 130

Beverage Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Optimal Sourcing 130

Logility

JULY 30, 2020

During my Lean/6-Sigma Black Belt studies, while working as a supply-chain management practitioner in the high technology and industrial manufacturing industries, I became familiar with “The House of Quality”, the first matrix in the four-phase Quality Function Deployment (QFD) process.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning 130

Logility

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Sonoco Products has blended the use of forecast based supply chain practices with demand pull processes to create more agile supply chains allowing for collaborative demand management, a sales & operations planning process, and a LEAN transformation and cash/cost optimization of the supply chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software 100

Logility

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

You need to have a viable, predictable Demand Planning Process, you need to have a viable and predictable Supply Planning Process and you need them tied together in a viable and predictable S&OP process BEFORE you can be in a position to lean in to your market collaboratively. This is where many companies are now.

S&OP 100

S&OP Supply and Demand Demand Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Logility

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

You need to have a viable, predictable Demand Planning Process, you need to have a viable and predictable Supply Planning Process and you need them tied together in a viable and predictable S&OP process BEFORE you can be in a position to lean in to your market collaboratively. This is where many companies are now.

S&OP 100

S&OP Supply and Demand Demand Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Logility

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

You need to have a viable, predictable Demand Planning Process, you need to have a viable and predictable Supply Planning Process and you need them tied together in a viable and predictable S&OP process BEFORE you can be in a position to lean in to your market collaboratively. This is where many companies are now.

S&OP 100

S&OP Supply and Demand Demand Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Logility

JULY 8, 2022

In the spirit of a lean supply chain, manufacturers reduced production and were not prepared for resurgent demand in the past year, driven in part by an uptick in births and more families opting for formula over breast milk. In the case of the life-and-death infant formula market, stakeholders might decide to run less lean.

Modeling 173

Modeling Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Design Software 173