Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Companies entered the pandemic with twenty more days of inventory than at the beginning of the great recession. A balance sheet analysis shows that 95% of publicly traded manufacturers are stuck (when compared to peer group) at the intersection of growth and margin, margin and inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and growth.

Gartner 197

Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 197

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2021

Using balance sheet data from 2011 to 2019, we chart companies’ progress by peer group on rate of improvement and performance in the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Each year, we compile a list of top-performing Supply Chains, termed the Supply Chains to Admire.

Supply Chain Planning Software 369

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SCMDOJO

JULY 29, 2022

Economic order quantity is one of the “most commonly used inventory-control techniques”. The objectives and advantages of Economic Order Qty (EOQ) are to minimize inventory carrying costs and ordering costs while simultaneously limiting the probability of stock out to avoid any lost sales or customer loss. Boston Munich: Pearson, 2011.

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Sourcing Strategies Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Boston 103

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 29, 2024

what used to be called the Fourth Industrial Revolution or 4IR) has been around since 2011. Inventory management is becoming increasingly cloud-based, allowing businesses to access their inventory data from anywhere, at any time, and on any device with an internet connection. Industry 4.0 and Artificial Intelligence Industry 4.0

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Trends Manufacturing Inventory Management Software 52

Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Main | Demand Planning in CPG industry - Practising the Best Practices » The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying Season will again Test Retailer MCO and Supply Chain Capabilities. The state of product demand planning and inventory management among retailers becoming more advanced.

Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 30

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2019

Companies cannot save their way to supply chain excellence with cost-cutting and inventory management — customer back capabilities. Past Prediction Articles: If you want to read my past trend articles checkout the article from 2018 and 2011. Gradually companies realize that the supply chain is a capability, not a function.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 239

Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software Predictive Analytics Software Analytics Software 239

Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

» The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments. As we approach the latter stages of the 2011 holiday buying season, the uptick in online buying has indeed occurred. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape.

Manufacturing Procurement 29

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 29

Supply Chain Network

JUNE 7, 2011

Designed to enable wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers, and distributors to achieve best-in-class inventory management practices, NetSuite Demand Planning enables companies to forecast peaks and troughs in demand and minimize capital tied up in inventory.

Supply and Demand 110

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

A new study by the SupplyChainDigest analyzing the main components of working capital: Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO), and Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) revealed an uptick in DIO. New Study Shows a Rise in US Company Inventories. This and much more, in your Monday supply chain briefing from Arkieva.

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Sourcing Strategies Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software California 60

Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Maybe the one good thing to come out of it was some companies figured out how they could survive with lower inventories. The 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami. Inventories were stranded as supply chains scrambled to understand the impact on their customers. Some suppliers weren’t so lucky. Well, it got a lot worse.

Supply Chain Risk Management 214

Supply Chain Risk Management Risk Management Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain 214

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 15, 2015

For the discrete industries we contrast the industry averages for growth, operating margins, inventory turns, cash-to-cash cycle, revenue per employee, and SG&A ratio for the periods of 2006-2014 and 2011-2014. Inventory Turns. Progress on inventory turns is declining due to business complexity. What can we learn?

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Industrial Industry Inventory Reduction Metrics 150

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 15, 2015

For the discrete industries, we contrast the industry averages for growth, operating margins, inventory turns, cash-to-cash cycle, revenue per employee and SG&A ratio for the periods of 2006-2014 and 2011-2014. Inventory Turns. Progress on inventory turns is declining due to business complexity. What can we learn?

Industrial 150

Industrial Industry Inventory Reduction Metrics 150

ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For instance, The Economist reports that between 2011 and 2015 the largest 25 food and beverage incumbents accounted for nearly half (45%) of total industry revenue, but smaller companies drove nearly all (97%) of market growth. Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) presents special supply chain planning challenges for both smaller microbrands (e.g.,

Supply Chain Planning Software 159

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Supply Chain Software 159

Herlitz Inventory Management

JULY 7, 2021

Growing up with a father who developed inventory management software for a living spawned some interesting conversations around the dinner table. It hasn’t been lost here at Herlitz Inventory Management! Since 2009, when Herlitz Inventory Management was founded, annual inflation has been below 3 percent in the US. Bank crisis.

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Adexa

JULY 27, 2020

Dalsa has been using Adexa planning applications for many years to overcome their business challenges such as on-hand inventory reduction, meeting customer requested date and capacity allocation for the demand load and engineering forecasts. Los Angeles, California – July, 2020 – Adexa, Inc.,

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 5, 2016

In 2011 Target made a major expansion into Canada, leasing a preexisting chain’s stores with plans to open more than 100 branded locations within two years. Target employed JDA Software for demand forecasting and inventory replenishment. Inventory overflowed in distribution centers and hastily rented storage facilities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

Today was the worst day in the S&P since August 2011. Simplistic thinking of trading-off customer service, inventory and cost became much, more complicated with the shifts in asset strategies. With greater pressure on shorter cycles and less asset availability, getting good at inventory processes increased. The second issue?

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design 297

SupplyPike

MAY 21, 2020

Simply put, the supply is exaggerated and the inventory grows faster than the demand. This may require better management of the inventory. With the help of inventory software, companies can control and understand how buying habits change across a period of time. This is known as the bullwhip effect. Keeping Prices Stable.

Price Reduction 98

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Implied is that these vehicles will remain as factory inventory until needed components arrive and customer or dealer orders can then be fulfilled. The Ford warning caused the company’s stock to fall 12 percent, the biggest one-day loss since 2011. Once more, these shortages reportedly involve higher margin trucks and SUV ’s.

Cost Reduction Strategies 59

Cost Reduction Strategies Agile and Lean Supply Chain Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 59

FLEXE

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

</p> <p>Watch this 30-minute webinar, “Give Customers What They Want this Holiday Season: How to Optimize Inventory Management for Faster Delivery” to hear from the experts: FLEXE VP of Operations, Megan Evert, and Shippo Director of Business Development, Richard Garcia.</p> </p>

Inventory Management 28

Inventory Management Supply Chain Optimization Inventory Price Mitigation Strategies 28

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2013

It was called multi-enterprise inventory optimization. In the beginning, the inventory management solutions of LogicTools , Optiant and SmartOps pushed to take operations research to a new level through supply chain optimization. SAP released an S&OP solution using HANA in 2011. They knew little about the software market.

Supply Chain Planning Software 212

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Optimization Software SAP 212

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

If the definition is the balancing of costs and inventory, the winner is Colgate. Unilever is at the bottom of the list in driving performance improvements in productivity, cost, margin, inventory performance, and growth. In 2011, Colgate had revenues of $16.7 In contrast, in 2011, Unilever had revenues of $64.6

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Pharmaceutical Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies United States 228

QAD

OCTOBER 26, 2023

For example, when Dollar Shave Club began its monthly subscription service in April 2011, it wasn’t widely anticipated that the company would be real competition to established brands in the industry. How will you make sure that unused returns go back into inventory instead of being scrapped? How will returns be handled?

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Supply Chain Disruption Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy Modeling 94

GlobalTranz

MARCH 4, 2015

In the first project, Whitman faculty and students will analyze fulfillment operations and make recommendations regarding how Staples can further improve its inventory and distribution decisions. The collaboration will allow Whitman School supply chain faculty and students to analyze two initiatives.

Gartner 120

Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Planning 120

Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Back in 2011, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) noted there is a similar sounding word supply chain managers should associate with VUCA. How it will self-manage customer inventories. … It provides a clear view of inventory and supply chain activity, and ultimately, it helps create responsive supply chains.”

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

Logility

APRIL 10, 2017

In many cases you will discover that processes like demand, inventory, replenishment, and manufacturing planning are limited by a lack of software capability. the earthquake and tsunami of 2011), risk mitigation scenarios can be modified and run to assess the impact and decide what actions to take. When a disruption takes place (e.g.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software 100

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

began in 2011. Deep insight into inventory and supply chain visibility are top priority in times of supply crisis. Feature Article by Byron Hall – Product Manager – EDI/MFT, Boomi | Member Board Of Directors, X12. Supply Chain management has undergone transformation since industry 4.0 due to internal and external factors.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 15, 2021

For example, General Motors scrambled to find scarce materials in 2011 after a trifecta of disasters?—?an The management team prioritized full-sized trucks over small trucks because the larger vehicles were both more profitable and had smaller retail inventories. an earthquake, the resulting tsunami, and the related nuclear meltdown?—?hit

Inventory Reduction 52

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

million vehicles, a sales total not seen since 2011. Making more electric vehicles will also require automakers to source from suppliers unfamiliar with the rigorous requirements of automakers’ precise inventory systems, which demand materials and components be delivered in exact quantities every day and even every hour.

Automotive 62

Automotive Industrial Industry Manufacturing Procurement 62

Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Even before COVID-19, supply-chain managers considered how to cope with supply-chain disruptions — from natural disasters like the 2011 Japanese tsunami to political developments such as the U.S.-China Supply-chain flexibility and responsiveness have never been more important as they are at present.

Supply Chain Software 65

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

ERP is valuable to improve transactional accuracy, but I can find no evidence that investments in ERP have reduced inventory or improved cash-to-cash cycles. In table 1, I compare ten-year averages (2001-2011) for food manufacturing companies. Multi-tier inventory optimization was a fad in the last decade.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing Modeling 259

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. In 2011, Yannis Skoufalos became the Global Product Supply Officer at Procter & Gamble. Discontinued in 2011. The supply chain is a complex non-linear system. His focus was cash-to-cash.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Consequently, you can minimize inventory costs and capital expenditure (CAPEX) since you won’t need storage for products. In the United States, for example, the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 requires that all foods transported in interstate commerce be transported under refrigeration or frozen conditions.

Transportation 97

Transportation Pharmaceutical Australia Agile and Lean Supply Chain 97

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

For instance, during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Toyota’s robust supply chain resilience allowed it to quickly recover and restore operations. These technologies have the potential to automate processes, improve forecasting accuracy, optimize inventory management, and enhance decision-making capabilities.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software Sourcing Strategies Resource Reduction 130

ToolsGroup

MAY 13, 2019

Barton succeeds Patrick Smith, who served as managing director for North America from 2011 to February 2019. ToolsGroup helps companies like Absolut, American Tire Distributors, Harley Davidson, Lennox and Thule profitably balance service and inventory despite increasing demand uncertainty. Media Contact.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Pharmaceutical companies are struggling with falling margins and rising inventories. In our work with pharmaceutical companies, most executives wince when we mention inventories. However, most do not realize that the Days of Inventory for the industry has grown 33%. It is rising inventory levels. What Can We Do?

Pharmaceutical 167

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Network Software Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Procurement Analytics 167

Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2014

They also saw inventory cost reductions of 12% compared to 9% globally and order fill rates move to 77% from 68%. Earlier this year, for example, FedEx opened a new distribution center in the State of Mexico , stating that it sees “the potential that Mexico offers for our business and has invested nearly $160 million since 2011.”

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Mexico Third Party Logistics Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction 183