Tompkins Blog

APRIL 29, 2014

Source: Kantar Retail Analysis. The growth of actual online sales from online purchases between 2012 and 2017 will only grow from 7.7% What is worse than the 2014 store closings will be the bankruptcies in 2015. Businesses are not grasping the changes in the marketplace, and holiday 2014 will take its toll in 2015.

Real Estate 66

Real Estate Material Savings Price Reduction Sourcing Strategies 66

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

To drive global scale, companies need to design the supply chain to buy globally and execute locally. The company leverages globally sourcing strategies to buy products at a lower cost and then deploys some unique process logic to drive mass customization for retailers. Not many companies have cracked this code.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2022

And they said, ‘Excellent very glad to do it. So, we buy diapers from them, we have them delivered to us, we rebrand them, and because of the cadence we adjusted our business model to be a subscription-based diaper ordering business. And she said, ‘I know that I could source diapers for less money.’ We have no credit record.’.

South Africa 210

South Africa Optimal Sourcing Purchasing Skills Africa 210

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Nick Lynch is the Global Excellence Manager at Shell Lubricants, a division of Shell Global. The implementation of a Demand-Driven Materials Requirements Planning (DDMRP) using Orchestr8 followed in 2017. What can often look like compliance in APO could actually be numbers calculated in Excel and posted into the SAP system.

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Demand Planning Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 277

RELEX Solutions

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Consumers are increasingly participating in online grocery shopping and US online grocery sales alone are anticipated to grow by 11% in 2017. Planning for this in advance, means that excellent service is possible while keeping costs in check. Maiju joined RELEX in 2015 and has a background in product development and project delivery.

Forecasting 28

Forecasting Sourcing Strategies Forecasting Software Optimal Sourcing 28

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Source: Gartner. As I reviewed the list it struck me that it looked very close to the list I remember seeing from 2017. Upon closer review it was notable that Home Depot was on the list for the first time since 2015. And Lenovo and Nokia were dropped from the 2017 list. Source: Gartner (May 2018). The Methodology.

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Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 60

Unleashed

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Multichannel selling allows customers to shop and purchase through whichever channel they prefer. Each channel offers a separate opportunity to interact with the brand and make purchases. When businesses are looking to buy from other businesses, the B2B model comes into play. What is multichannel selling? What is B2B eCommerce?

Manufacturing Procurement 60

Manufacturing Procurement Modeling Software Sourcing Strategies Price Reduction 60

6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. And it works: in August 2015, Coyote became a UPS company , and by 2016, it had more than 2,000 employees with numerous offices nationwide.

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Inventory Reduction 45

6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

When the appropriate tools are in place for managing uncertainty and ensuring accessibility, institutions have excellent chances to continually generate productivity improvements, increase customer satisfaction and improve financial performance. Established in 2017, the company is on track to hit $1MM in revenue in their third year.

Cost Reduction Strategies 98

Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction Material Savings Inventory Reduction 98

Requis

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Back in 2015 nobody was talking about machine learning (ML), it was all new. These terms are used for marketing purposes for those who are responsible to buy software for their organization. The driving tech in supply chain now is Microsoft Excel. I was in the right time and the right place. What do they mean by these terms?

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Optimization Modeling 52

NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2015

These insights have produced the following predictions about what the leading companies will be pursuing in terms of competitive supply chain strategy in 2017. In other words, many supply chain and purchasing solutions looks at historical transaction activity (what happened in the past and is captured in our ERP systems).

Predictive Analytics Software 40

Predictive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 14, 2020

Source: Gartner. As I reviewed the list it struck me that it looked very close to the list I remember seeing from 2017. Upon closer review it was notable that Home Depot was on the list for the first time since 2015. And Lenovo and Nokia were dropped from the 2017 list. But overall most of the list was the same as 2017.

Gartner 10

Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 10

Unleashed

JANUARY 28, 2021

billion in revenue in the past year, with an annual growth (2015-2020) of -1.0%. billion), growth is in the positives – 0.5% (2015-20) and 2.7% (2019-20). Despite a shrink in revenue growth, profit margins are still in the positives at 3.1%, shrinking only marginally since 2015 (-0.2%). Coffee distributors took in AU$2.3

Manufacturing Procurement 59

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills New Zealand Australia 59

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 25, 2016

On the other hand, a number of the larger US healthcare providers have opted to buy or lease their own distribution centres and run their own truck fleets. Certainly the Intermountain supply centre is being hailed as a shining example of supply chain excellence. From Dock to Bedside: Best Practices in Hospital Goods Receiving.

Inventory Reduction 40

Inventory Reduction Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies Vendor Strategies 40

Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

This article was first published in June of 2015. Their ability to perform with excellence exists only while supply and demand conditions remain stable—which is a rarity in today’s environment of globalisation and on-demand consumerism. BRICs Are Moving to Buying, Not Just Making. What Happened to These Trends? A 2018 Update.

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Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Trends 84