GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In our recent GlobalTranz 2022 Logistics and Supply Chain Trends and Outlook white paper, our experts review some of the factors that will shape logistics in the coming year and beyond. As a result, many shippers are revising their strategy from just-in-time inventory to just-in-case based on the hard lessons of the past two years.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2024

We talk about complexity, but do not measure the impact on forecastability. All four of these companies were selected as winners of the Gartner Top 25 award, yet all four underperform on growth and no company is driving improvement at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. As I write, I scratch my head.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

20, 2022 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in AI-driven retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to announce that CEO Inna Kuznetsova has been selected as a recipient of the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 2022 Women in Supply Chain award. BOSTON — Sept.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2023

Without an efficient supply chain, a company can’t meet the demand that exists, and competitors swoop in and grab market share. Or, alternatively, a company carries too much inventory, storage for excess inventory must be purchased, and cash flows become tight. Over that span the sport has grown by almost 160% per year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2022

The same-day delivery market is forecast to double over the next three years. According to a survey by Gatepoint Research, 40% of retailers are focusing on this as one of their 2022 priorities. Step One: Right Inventory in the Right Location. Inventory will be held at third parties, sold through marketplaces or drop-shipped.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Fabrizio Fantini, Founder and CEO of Evo commented, “Together with ToolsGroup, we can shape the vision for the supply chain of the future – one that powers smarter supply chain decisions for human managers through optimal price and inventory calculations.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

All of these activities speak directly to the benefits of demand shaping which include increased revenue, increased exposure and reduced inventory. Utilizing pricing software , retailers can leverage machine learning to forecast how pricing will affect customer demand and revenue targets. Lower prices to increase demand.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 18, 2022

This large food manufacturer used a popular technology to forecast monthly using orders as an input. Through a series of meetings to drive consensus, the team degraded the quality of the demand plan by 27%. (In The bad news is that no team member wanted to accept that their planning implementation was making the forecast 27% worse.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs. In March 2022, online shopping was up 27% over the previous year. In 2022 overall, U.S.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The entire world is gearing up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup , held in Qatar from Nov. Consider the demands placed on retailers, hotels, restaurants, and the stadiums themselves as they attempt to meet the very specific, time-sensitive demands of millions of tired, hungry, thirsty consumers. 20 through Dec. With a population of just 2.9

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Logility

APRIL 17, 2023

An expert in the Gartner® Manufacturing Operations Primer for 2022 sighted optimizing operations within the manufacturing industry as one of the top technology investments needed, along with improving supply chain efficiency. If you’re one of the 67.4%

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

1 According to Gartner, nearly all retailers are planning to invest to make their supply chains more agile (96%) and resilient (90%) by 2022. 2 With the additional capabilities from Mi9’s Demand Management business, ToolsGroup is uniquely positioned to meet the market’s needs so companies can be ready for anything. About ToolsGroup.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 23, 2022

“Demand was greater than available inventory” was a common theme in many retailers’ earnings announcements in early Q1 of 2022. After a strong start to the quarter in inventory receipts and product sell-through, we experienced unexpected inventory receipt slides in key categories due to extended port and transportation delays.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 24, 2022

Maintaining healthy levels of Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) inventory is essential to the smooth running of your manufacturing, distribution or wholesaling operation – even if MRO goods aren’t part of your final products. Learn more: What is Inventory Management? Techniques for 2022 What is MRO inventory?

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EazyStock

JANUARY 17, 2022

As 2022 takes hold, many of the same challenges are present. In 2022, key supply chain management trends all lean towards building supply chain resilience. We’ve compiled a round-up of the top six supply chain management trends that we think you should take notice of in 2022. Improving Demand Forecasting and Demand Planning.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Sales, Inventory, Operations Plan (SIOP) is a process within many successful supply chain organizations that recognizes the integral relationship between all departments in the company, but how do you piece together an SIOP process? SIOP stands for “Sales, Inventory, Operations Plan”, not to be confused with “S&OP”.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 15, 2023

The so-called “retail apocalypse” was deepened by the pandemic, then came inventory overload and inflation. Transforming Inventory Management. Young observes, “[In recent years, retailers have experienced] product shortages and overstuffed inventories in rapidly changing consumer markets.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 8, 2022

Journalist Mehr Bedi reports, “Hershey Co said on [28 July] it would fall short of meeting demand for the all-important Halloween and Christmas holiday seasons this year, blaming a scarcity of raw ingredients and difficulties in securing suppliers.”[1] The cost of over forecasting is severe. Footnotes. [1]

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In 2022, I frequently ask companies to draw their river of demand. Tight coupling of the supply chain forecast to the financial forecast will improve value. Companies tightly coupling the budget to S&OP have significantly higher inventories and lower growth than their peer group. Don’t believe me? Measure it.

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Logility

MARCH 21, 2023

According to Deloitte’s Q4 2022 CFO Signals survey , only 29% of CFOs believe now is a good time to take on greater risk, which lags far behind a two-year average of approximately 50%. But at the end of the day, both CFOs and chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) have the same common goal: meeting or exceeding the targets for corporate margins.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The issue wasn’t poor planning – they had the inventory. In February 2022 I ordered a lovely midcentury modern table. Multiple calls only muddied the waters, but a few things became clear: inventory was in the warehouse, but my order for it was stuck. Supply chain orchestration failure – a table fable What happened?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2022

The manufacturing industry faces many challenges, such as a skilled labor shortage, supply chain instability, and inventory management issues. There have been fluctuations in demand that have made forecasting feel impossible. Supply Chain Management and Maintaining Inventory. And manufacturers have been some of the hardest hit.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 4, 2022

So what trends will we see in multichannel eCommerce in 2022 – and can SMEs leap on board with them? Read on for the 15 key multichannel eCommerce trends of 2022. Learn more: Guide to Effective Multichannel Selling What are the key trends in multichannel eCommerce for 2022?? We think so.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

percent in 2022. Next Up In a prior Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlighted the NRF’s latest forecast for U.S. percent level of holiday spending, the current forecast calls for a range of between 3 percent and 4 percent over 2022 levels. A prior record established in 2022 was $929.5 percent to 1.14

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 10, 2022

Many merchants were concerned about having enough inventory to meet demand, and consumers wondered if they would be able to secure holiday gifts for loved ones. According to a 2021 survey, 43% of merchants ordered holiday inventory earlier than usual, and 44% ordered more than usual. Big Picture Thinking.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Here we give you our top 10 wholesale distribution trends for 2022 and beyond. Direct-to-consumer selling cuts out wholesalers In 2022 wholesalers are increasingly at risk of coming into competition with their own customers, as manufacturers look to sell directly to their consumers – skipping the traditional distribution model.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2022

Identify the goals, and set up exploratory meetings with a short-list of technology providers. Analyze the Coefficient of Variation (COV) at different points in the demand hierarchy to understand forecastability, and analyze the bias, FVA and latency of the current plan. What should be done? Hire a consultant to help.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 23, 2021

A crystal ball sometimes wouldn’t go amiss in inventory forecasting. Here we explain the methods and formulas you can use to improve your inventory forecasting, and best practices for your business when designing and carrying out this process. Read more: What is Inventory Management?

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

For retailers yet to modernize inventory and workforce planning, it’s not too late to layer AI-infused microservice capabilities onto existing deployments, to accurately and efficiently predict and meet demand, come what may. As we’ll see in the 2022 holiday season review to follow, for every pattern, there’s a counter pattern.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

We’ve read the market reports, trawled the internet and identified key areas of change, and here we break these down for you with 10 of the major trends we expect to see in this industry in 2022 and beyond. Any B2B business that still relies on sales reps, in-person meetings and phone calls may see itself fall behind as we move past 2022.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

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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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2022

Dick’s Sporting Goods Beats Forecast in Q1 But Cautions on Inflation, Supply Chain. in March 2022 from March 2021. Walmart and Symbotic Expand Partnership to Deploy Automation System. Walmart and DroneUp Partner to Bring Drone Delivery to US Households. Amazon Aims to Sublet, End Warehouse Leases as Online Sales Cool. billion, up 23.8%

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

How to Hire in a Labor Shortage and Meet Customer Expectations. Yet according to retail advisory firm IHL , “The most significant challenges to inventory distortion are the availability of workers and the disruptions outside of the immediate control of the retailer.” Hiring Halts and Reductions. Labor Shortage Challenges.

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QAD

MAY 31, 2022

In today’s world, the ability to synchronize these areas of operation successfully and efficiently to meet company objectives requires something that for the moment, we will temporarily call a “process”. It was a method of planning that people tried to fit within a monthly calendar that was capped off with an “S&OP” meeting.

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6 River Systems

MARCH 23, 2022

As we near the end of Q1 2022, here are the top eight trends that continue to dominate the warehousing industry. One of the biggest trends that remains for the warehousing industry in 2022 is labor shortages. B in 2017 to a forecast of $6.97 B in 2022 , a CAGR of 47.6%. Labor Shortages Will Continue. The Outlook.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters industry specific commentary, we make the observation that retail industry sales and operations planning and demand support teams, given the current state of recent business financial performance, need to up their game in supply network inventory management agility and added responsiveness. .

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Accepted inefficient practices and conditions often include: Manual data entry errors Raw material wastage High instances of substandard products Bottlenecks in logistics and production Recurring variances or exceptions Inventory overstocks Businesses must be proactive in resolving these difficulties.

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