Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Over the course of the last two weeks, I find myself sitting in CFO offices attempting to explain how financial leadership can drive supply chain improvement. The budget is not sufficient and is often a detrimental input for supply chain forecasting. Why Is the Financial Forecast Not a Good Proxy for a Supply Chain Forecast?

Supply Chain Design Software 186

Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting 186

Taulia

MARCH 15, 2023

Post-Ukraine energy prices are, of course, a key factor, with the UK a significant net importer of energy, and they no doubt played a role in sustaining inflation throughout 2022. However, this policy response is not without cost, with the IMF now forecasting the UK economy to contract by 0.6% Why is the UK so acutely exposed?

Ukraine 52

Ukraine Material Savings Germany Price Reduction 52

Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Three Steps to a Better Statistical Forecast Setup. Arkieva COO – Sujit Singh, outlines three essential steps to better statistical forecasting — simulate, measure, refine. She shared that her business had implemented a statistical forecasting package from one of the leading vendors during the previous year.

Inventory Reduction 61

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings Vendor Strategies 61

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period studied. Orbit Chart of VTech for the Period of 2006-2015 at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns . When we acquired the rights to the ATT product, there were large inventory write-offs. Operating Margin.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Supply and Demand 150

Precoro

JUNE 21, 2023

Accounting policies and assumptions in areas such as inventory valuation methods, depreciation methods, and criteria for estimating fair value. Trade payables typically refer to amounts owed for purchases of inventory or other goods and services directly related to the company's core operations.

Procurement Analytics 98

Procurement Analytics Expense Reduction Procurement Solutions Guidelines 98

Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory weekly, using direct shipment and cross-docking operations from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. The only option was to try to reduce levels of inventory, which, up to that point, had been kept very high to support a nine-week order cycle.

Cost Reduction Strategies 54

Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Expense Reduction Price Reduction 54

Talking Logistics

MARCH 23, 2016

Prescriptive analytics helps companies decide the best course of action to take given certain business objectives, requirements and constraints. Per Gartner the quantitative benefits include: Inventory savings of 20% of value. Increased forecast accuracy of about 25%. Improved SLAs to consistent 98% levels.

Supply and Demand 100

Supply and Demand Supply Chain Visibility Prescriptive Analytics Software Real-time Visibility 100