BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

In a recent webinar , Carlsberg shared more on this topic. Nearly all strategies put forward by organizations, including Carlsberg, come with a 2030 or 2040 asterisk. Connected Automation Automation is pivotal in addressing the speed aspect of sustainability goals. The former deadline isn’t far away. A prospect to raise a glass to.

Optimal Sourcing 100

Optimal Sourcing Sustainability Material Savings Waste Reduction 100

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

AUGUST 14, 2016

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy- and sell-side markets) bidirectionally with near real-time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. The focus is on channel data: price; inventory positions; and policies. Customer-Centric Supply Chain Processes. Channel Sensing.

Material Savings 181

Material Savings Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 181

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Could we use Open Source Hadoop to process transactions across all networks with powerful in-memory processing? Another source of disappointment is the lack of capabilities in the IBP modeling engines. Future of Analytics in the Building of Supply Chain 2030. Could it help in track and trace? Sensors surround us.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Trends Prescriptive Analytics Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Stuck at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns, only 10% of companies are making progress. Unable to power additional year-over-year improvements at the intersection of cost and inventory, companies struggle. Short cycles require buffer inventories and short lead times. source Moody’s). Let me explain.

Supply and Demand 150

Supply and Demand Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

In manufacturing-based companies, 70-80% of costs are in the processes of source, make and deliver. While the practices of finance are over 200 years old, in contrast, supply chain as a cross-functional practice (the combination of make, source and deliver) was recently defined in 1982. Is talent a cost or an asset?

Cost Reduction Strategies 195

Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction Manufacturing Procurement 195

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

There is no logical connection between inventory strategy and logistics optimization or the multiplicity of rules—allocation, ATP, inventory matching, routing—and planning engines. Trade-offs between source, make, and deliver are possible in the strategic horizon of planning, but not in shorter time durations. The answer?

Inventory Reduction 197

Inventory Reduction Waste Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Sourcing Strategies 197