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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

In March 2023, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to the lowest level since November 2008. In the survey, 48% of companies were driving digital transformation, but the only element that improved performance was descriptive analytics. ” I feel like we are riding a gondola in the middle of an intense snowstorm. The reason?

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6 Manufacturing Trends to Watch Out for in 2016

GlobalTranz

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. We look at 6 core areas that manufacturing companies will take a long look at as they gear up for a successful 2016. E-Commerce for Manufacturing. Manufacturers will seek custom (or specifically tailored) e-commerce solutions.

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Surviving an Economic Downturn in the Retail Sector

Enterra Insights

But for anyone harking back to the last major recession in 2008, the stakes are far different this time around for consumers and retailers.”[4] ”[4] On a more positive note, Lacy points out that retailers are better equipped to deal with a downturn than they were in 2008. The reason, she explains, is digital technology.

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Supply Chain Optimization for Consumer Packaged Goods Inventory

Logility

Between 1968 and 2008, the CPG industry generated the second-highest returns for shareholders of any other industry, but this 40-year trend of intense success has faltered over the last decade. Data analytics to gather insights on seasonal behaviors and demand volatility. Reductions in Profit Growth. Inventory management.

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Digital Supply Chains and the New Normal

Enterra Insights

These efforts were widely supported by analytics tools and data science teams that adjusted forecasting and optimization models to account for unprecedented shocks. Not surprisingly, companies that employ advanced analytics to improve decision making and execution have the results to show for it.” regular or same-day delivery).”

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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

Sales and Operations Maturity Model from 2005-2008. Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Organizational alignment in manufacturing organizations is worse between operations and finance teams today than in 2013.

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Tackling Item Complexity

Supply Chain Shaman

The demand patterns of the tail are different requiring a change in planning analytics. I worked with the World Kitchen team in the period of 2002-2008. World Kitchen’s supply chain– with significant manufacturing and distribution operations throughout North America and Asia– was complex. The reason?