Logility

APRIL 27, 2015

Past models often managed Allocation as a one-time process to assign product volumes to a particular channel or store locations during the first release or push of the product. Timing the flow of product to market - Push, Pull and Postpone. Retail is notorious for being a push culture—stack it high; watch it fly.

Research 102

Research Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction Modeling Software 102

SupplyShift

JANUARY 25, 2022

Figuring out what to do about your low-performing suppliers can be complex, often resurfacing the age-old debate about striking the correct balance between “carrot” vs. “stick” incentives. If you’ve both shared a long, positive, and beneficial relationship, avoid punishing this supplier by pulling their contract.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software Supply Chain Network Software 52

SupplyShift

JANUARY 25, 2022

Figuring out what to do about your low-performing suppliers can be complex, often resurfacing the age-old debate about striking the correct balance between “carrot” vs. “stick” incentives. The Sustainable Supply Chain Journey ? Mapping your multi-tier supply chain. Engage to Reform vs. End Contract.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software Supply Chain Network Software 52

Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 28, 2013

Historically, businesses have used one of two extremes for inventory management: push-based or pull-based. Push-based inventory management uses demand forecast to manage inventory and replenish from the supply base. The pull-based method relies on the ability to replenish the “pulled” demand.

Vendor Strategies 76

Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction Inventory Supply Chain Planning Software 76

ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

From a digitally-transformed shopping experience to global supply chain disruptions and a pandemic that refuses to quit, there’s one thing retailers can count on: People are always going to shop. What exactly are people shopping for online? The Retail Trends Shaping How We Shop in 2022. Data source: eMarketer. The Metaverse.

Supply Chain Planning Software 177

Supply Chain Planning Software Trends Retail Forecasting Software 177

Stord

APRIL 11, 2022

First, the pandemic caused unforeseen changes in demand and labor challenges across the supply chain, leading to bottlenecks and disruptions that persist today. What’s more, many brands were not prepared to sell direct to consumer (DTC)—a trend that only accelerated during the pandemic.

Inventory Reduction 78

Inventory Reduction Inventory Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills 78

synchrono

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Demand-Driven Manufacturing is a manufacturing method that enables a synchronized, closed loop between customer orders, production scheduling and manufacturing execution – all while synchronizing the flow of materials and resources across the supply chain. Most notably MRP and APS.)

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 39

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Lean Demand Planning Software Supply and Demand 39

Proxima

DECEMBER 10, 2020

What could these new goals look like and how can companies continue to best optimize their spend? While these measures may have helped companies remain afloat, or in some cases push through previously opposed change, there must be different approaches taken for long-term cost optimization. It wasn’t just bonuses.

Expense Reduction 52

Expense Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction Negotiating Skills 52

Supply Chain Network

MARCH 19, 2016

As any remaining lines between online and offline shopping continue to disappear, having different prices for the same items being sold online or in store will cause nothing but confusion. And what about stockrooms, do you have them and if so how large? Sign 6: Push vs. Pull. Sign 2: Pricing Conflicts.

Inventory Reduction 60

Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Retail Cost Reduction Strategies 60

BlueYonder

JANUARY 22, 2020

What brought you to JDA and what did you do before that? What are your favorite parts of your role? I love working cross-functionally and gaining exposure to different people with diverse points of view. You’ve very involved in our Women’s Interest Network (WIN) program; tell us what that experience has been like.

Arizona 52

Arizona Just-in-Time Meeting Germany 52

ShipBob

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Your website is live, your supply chain is up and running, and customers are receiving their orders — but if you’re looking to grow your ecommerce business, your work is not yet done. This question is at the heart of any lean supply chain strategy. This question is at the heart of any lean supply chain strategy.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 52

Supply Chain Network

MAY 16, 2015

As any remaining lines between online and offline shopping continue to disappear having different prices for the same items being sold online or in store will cause nothing but confusion. And what about stockrooms, do you have them and if so how large? Sign 6: Push vs Pull. Sign 2: Pricing Conflicts.

Inventory Reduction 60

Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Retail Cost Reduction Strategies 60

Logility

APRIL 20, 2016

Further, they are designing dynamic supply chain practices that hold lower inventories while serving those distinct new markets and customers. This, de facto, is what separates an agile retailer from others. Not only are they constantly analyzing what is selling, but how to sell it better to create a profit-making enterprise.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Research Price Reduction Inventory Reduction 100

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is the Digital Supply Chain? To ensure that digitalization within an organization, is systematic and calculated, it’s important to have a digital strategy as a framework and understand what kind of ecosystem you’d like to/need to create. Subscribe Here!

Manufacturing Procurement 55

Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Solutions Optimal Sourcing Procurement 55

ThroughPut

MAY 20, 2019

Being exposed to operations ranging from those that are chalkboard-driven to those that are fully robot-driven, we have worked with over 25 different types of data systems. Compared to the data scientists, operations people know what data is relevant, because they understand the operation. It’s what matters in the “now”.

Analytics Software 45

Analytics Software Data Industrial Industry 45

RELEX Solutions

AUGUST 14, 2019

Stochastic Planning for More Resilient and Cost-Effective Supply Chains. Many assumptions in supply chain planning are expressed as hard-and-fast numbers although, in reality, there is a range of possible outcomes. A supply chain executive once described his work as: “It’s disasters every day, and I love it”.

Supply Chain Planning Software 31

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Modeling Scenario Planning 31

Arkieva

APRIL 21, 2016

To do so, we will map the 3 strategic options proposed by Treacy & Wiersema to the Supply Chain Triangle. We will give our interpretation of these three extremes and then analyze the impact on the supply chain triangle. Mapping Treacy & Wiersema to the Supply Chain Triangle. Wiersema, F.,

Inventory Reduction 60

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Strategy 60

ThroughPut

JUNE 3, 2019

We do it throughout entire industries, enabling leaders to smooth-out their Supply Chains, lean-out their Logistics, optimize their Operations, and maximize their Manufacturing throughput, all with their existing teams and often disaggregated data sources.

Groups 60

Groups Innovation Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing 60

ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Online retailers who have embraced digital supply chain transformation did so to combat common logistics challenges that came to a head during the pandemic. This article offers a roadmap in how to move forward with supply chain digital transformation, and how partnering with a 3PL like ShipBob can help. .

Supply Chain Planning Software 97

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Inventory Management Software 97

BlueYonder

JANUARY 22, 2020

What brought you to JDA and what did you do before that? What are your favorite parts of your role? I love working cross-functionally and gaining exposure to different people with diverse points of view. You’ve very involved in our Women’s Interest Network (WIN) program; tell us what that experience has been like.

Arizona 11

Arizona Just-in-Time Meeting Germany 11

Unleashed

JANUARY 25, 2023

Billowing international lead times and rising costs have pushed businesses to hold record amounts of stock, shrinking gross profit margins. In these tricky times, smart cash flow management strategies are essential to bring down costs (or push profits) in controllable areas, offsetting international instability.

Material Savings 98

Material Savings Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 98

Kinaxis

APRIL 2, 2015

by Alexa Cheater Our partner Celestica recently published the following article, ‘Staying Ahead of Today’s On-Demand Market: Push Versus Pull Strategies.’ The author, Robert Rejano, Processes and Applications Advisor, Celestia, discusses the key differences between push and pull strategies and their impact on the supply chain.

Inventory Reduction 100

Inventory Reduction Waste Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings 100

Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2016

Ideal transportation operations are difficult to achieve, but an ideal approach to improving transportation in the real world — finding real savings and adding value to other functional areas in the supply chain, or business more broadly — is achievable. What can we centralize or decentralize?”

Optimal Sourcing 100

Optimal Sourcing Transportation Purchasing Skills Supply Chain Design Software 100

Unleashed

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In this warehouse management guide: What is warehouse management? Warehouse management vs. inventory management Warehouse management and inventory management are closely related aspects of logistics and supply chain management, but they focus on different elements of handling goods and products within a business.

Inventory Reduction 52

Inventory Reduction Waste Reduction Material Savings Resource Reduction 52

GlobalTranz

MAY 6, 2015

Top management knows that lean can add value , but many still haven’t moved past the initial education stage into full-scale lean supply chain implementation. The Lean Supply Chain is a system of interconnected and interdependent partners that operate in unison to accomplish supply chain objectives.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 120

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Waste Reduction Lean 120

Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Niels van Hove from Supply Chain Trend interviewed a group of S&OP leaders. Supply Chain Trend will publish a weekly Q&A with these S&OP leaders. To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Supply Chain Trend interviewed a group of S&OP leaders.

S&OP 60

S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 60

NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Carl shared some of his insights from the experience of what it was like to start an analytics strategy from scratch, and provided a number of suggestions on how organizations can begin to create an analytics culture. Carl noted that “People initially have many different interpretations of what is meant by analytics.

Procurement Analytics 60

Procurement Analytics Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Analytics 60

RELEX Solutions

AUGUST 9, 2018

Pushing the boundaries of data processing requires specialization. When pushing the limits of performance, specialization is a must. In fact, the engine of a NASCAR car is not really that different from a street car’s. In fact, the engine of a NASCAR car is not really that different from a street car’s.

Supply Chain Planning Software 28

Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing 28

Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

After a rough 2015, the first half of 2016 was no different. Oil prices tanked, cancellations increased and Maersk drilling and supply chain services would run up nearly $2 billion dollars in annual losses. Few companies have a confident enough edge to push changes like that which could alienate some customers.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 287

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Price Reduction 287