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No Time Like the Present

Supply Chain Shaman

Alignment in Organizations in the Summer of 2022. Inventories increased by 44% due to supply chain volatility. Inventories grew year-over-year by 43%. Coming off a period of high growth, companies are struggling with margins and inventory. The lynchpin is the value of a real-time perpetual inventory signal.

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

Many of the case studies being presented at today’s conferences were born during the pandemic and the post-pandemic turbulence. While I was preparing for surgery, Gartner released the Gartner Top 25 Analysis. The analysis is now in its ninetieth year. The audience assumes that the presenting company is outperforming.

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Trying to Push Content Above the Noise

Supply Chain Shaman

Many discussions focus on driving improvement through planning, yet, when I take the client case studies on the websites of leading planning technologies and map the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns, I do not see metric improvement, sustained performance, or an increase in value. As I write, I scratch my head.

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Buying 2021 Holiday Gifts for the 2022 Holiday Season

Enterra Insights

.”[1] Here’s the rub: “All those excess retail inventories are starting to weigh on warehousing markets. ” To make room for new inventory, many of America’s largest retailers are steeply discounting excess goods this summer. As a result, many retailers are sitting on excess inventory.”

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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

Allyson Hatfield, demand planner at MARS Petcare presented. In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. Allyson’s presentation was just that. ” “Oops!,”

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The Biggest Manufacturing Industry Trends in 2022

Unleashed

As 2022 kicks in, the manufacturing sector is being shaped by technological change and the Covid-19 pandemic. So what are the main trends in manufacturing you need to know for 2022? So what are the main trends in manufacturing you need to know for 2022? We shed some light on current trends – and what’s around the corner.

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Supply Chain Planning in a Post-S&OP Era

Enterra Insights

She writes about a unit of DuPont (now acquired by DOW) that, in the early 2000s, was “ahead of [its] time on simulation analysis and cross-functional orchestration.” ” According to Cecere, the time for simulation analysis and cross-functional orchestration has finally arrived. ” • Manage inventory.

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