Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 26, 2023

Primed for transactional efficiency, these legacy architectures based on relational databases drive order-to-cash and procure-to-pay efficiencies. Current Familiarity with Analytic Concepts (Fall 2022 Snapshot) Preamble Supply chain leaders love their rows and columns. I term this our data jail. The focus of the Gartner Magic Quadrant.)

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 12, 2021

So we thought it would be good to examine some key capabilities in fashion supply chain planning and the technologies that support them. Traditional demand planning will forecast safety buffers based on normal demand patterns. Fashion includes products that don’t move quickly, but are important to profitability.

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QAD

MARCH 6, 2024

That’s why having the most accurate forecasts to have a successful demand plan in place is a must for every company. So far, we’ve explored what Demand Planning is, delved into its key features, and reviewed the functions and duties to this process. The journey to an agile supply chain begins with demand planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 18, 2022

Through a series of meetings to drive consensus, the team degraded the quality of the demand plan by 27%. (In The company had a team of 25 demand planners, spent 10M$ on the roll-out of a planning system, and was being courted by multiple consultants to implement a new demand planning technology.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

With the rise of logistics and procurement constraints, an analysis of only manufacturing does not yield a feasible plan. Companies need a planning solution to analyze the trade-offs between make, source, and deliver. This does not exist in conventional planning frameworks. MRP Alone Is Not Sufficient for Procurement.

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Logility

JULY 20, 2023

Good forecasting leads to good demand planning —and good demand planning means better profitability. That’s why it’s essential to be sure you’re equipping your organization with the right demand planning software. Here are our answers to some of the most common questions about demand planning software.

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Logility

AUGUST 31, 2023

Through Logility, Kelly-Moore has moved beyond relying solely on shipment history to purchase raw materials by forging a deeper connection between its master production schedule and procurement decision-making. But Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) managed to avert those risks by implementing Logility’s demand planning and optimization solution.

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Precoro

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In order to run a successful business, you need a dedicated procurement team to obtain these essential goods and services, ensure timely delivery, and nurture good relationships with your vendors. Paying for offices, utilities, technology subscriptions, and cleaning services is also part of the procurement team's responsibility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

in turn, is a boutique procurement consultancy. Professionals from procurement, compliance, logistics, sustainability, information-security and several other internal stakeholder all use the solution for different reasons. This intermediate step is more related to Procurement and supply chain transparency. Any final thoughts?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The second is, Why are companies focused on traditional risk management investments primarily focused on supply/procurement when the more significant opportunity is balancing risk and opportunity in an increasingly complex world? When he speaks of the supply chain, he means procurement. This is his world.

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EC Sourcing Group

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

When you’re trying to control the entire procurement process within the supply chain, you want to make sure that you have the best software for your needs at your side so that everyone—you, vendors, and suppliers, are getting their needs met within the supply chain. Procure-to-pay operations. Spend analytics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

Here I want to address the question, “Why is the focus on the basics of supply chain a barrier to adopting new forms of analytics and supply chain processes? ” (The use of the term “basics” is usually code for the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to improve order-to-cash and procure-to-pay.).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Procurement Management. Procurement is one of the most important parts of supply chain management because it determines which suppliers you work with and how much they charge for their products or services. Demand Planning. One of the things IT systems do is use enterprise resource planning (ERP) for demand planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

On this tour, I heard Jeff Ma, a former member of the MIT blackjack team, speak on the use of analytics to make better decisions in “beating the house.” Note in Figure 1 the gaps from recent research between supply chain planning and manufacturing, logistics, and sales. Demand continues to be uneven and unpredictable.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

The paradigm is shifting from foundational visibility to real-time decision-making, with positive implications for supply chain teams spanning sourcing & procurement, to production, to yard & DC operations and beyond. Some examples: Procurement and Co-manufacturing : What is the impact of inbound transportation issues on materials?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2024

The class discovers the current blackholes of the supply chain (direct procurement and contract manufacturing. The students learn that there is no definition of end-to-end planning because the current taxonomies for modeling are fragmented. Or gradually introduce outside-in signals to conventional demand planning.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Efficient inventory management Demand Forecasting: Use demand analytics to predict demand more accurately, thus reducing overstocking or stockouts. See how a manufacturing giant revamped their demand planning with AIMMS. Here are a few recommendations we’ve seen in practice.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

(The planning team was defending the status quo without questioning current practices and how to improve them.) The question was, “How can I redefine demand planning processes to use channel data?” Starting to understand the issue with multi-tier demand planning? Demand is a tough subject.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 30, 2022

Demand Planning. Rather than creating the demand, businesses need to be able to respond quickly to customer demand. Demand planning helps your business understand the current demand for a good or service and predict future demand.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

So to put the team at ease, I spoke, “Let’s test your demand planning model to see if you can be successful with your current approach.” The Company’s demand planning group was in finance, and the group had little knowledge of the difference between supply chain and financial forecasting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

These changes influencing customer behavior require advanced demand-sensing capabilities and AI/ML to help retailers make smarter and more targeted promotion decisions through continuing test-and-learn cycles. Digital Transformation and Autonomous Planning in Supply Chain In 2023, fast decision-making is crucial. Asena holds B.S.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Introduction We’ve written quite a few articles on specific aspects of demand planning, but we’ve never written an introductory piece for beginners or those looking for a refresher course. We plan to do this for sales and operations planning (S&OP) and some other areas of supply chain planning as well.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

I recently interviewed a large semiconductor company that developed a cross-enterprise initiative to drive analytical learning across its entire supply chain. There are systems directors in both the procurement and logistics/planning teams. The company established a supply chain IT organization that reports up to the CIO.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2013

Within an organization, the words “Demand Planning” stir emotions. Seldom do we find a team excited about demand planning. They want to improve demand planning, but they remain skeptical that they can ever be successful in improving the process. Usually, it is not a mild reaction. It is too simplistic.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 25, 2024

This practice has evolved significantly from its historical roots, largely a game of educated guesses, to today’s data-driven approach that harnesses the power of advanced analytics. Demand forecasting is a cornerstone in the modern supply chain, enabling businesses to align their operations with market dynamics and customer needs.

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Vanguard Software

MARCH 26, 2021

Demand Planning & Forecasting for Retail. Transportation methods Procurement Inventory policies Distribution costs Forecasting and demand planning Customer service levels. Advanced Analytics in Supply Chain Cost Optimization. Diagnostic analytics provide the reasons why. Download Brochure.

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Logility

JUNE 15, 2021

Demand sensing is the translation of market-based demand information to detect short-term buying patterns – who’s buying what, which attributes are driving sales and what impact demand-shaping programs are having. Time-phased replenishment planning. Learn more about this game-changing technology here.

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Requis

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

He is based in Germany, and, as a founding partner of the supply chain practice at McKinsey & Company , consults on a variety of supply chain-related business problems, including S&OP and advanced analytics. You’re talking about the first phase of supply chain optimization known as “demand planning”.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Inventory control can benefit from Artificial Intelligence (AI) because AI provides powerful insights for companies, highlighting interesting trends from large volumes of data that help procurement and warehouse teams to better manage the daily tasks of inventory management. Inventory management in the supply chain. Order fulfillment.

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The Smart Software

JULY 17, 2023

This article will explore the economic implications of optimized service parts management and how investing in Inventory Optimization and Demand Planning Software can provide a competitive advantage. The post 5 Steps to Improve the Financial Impact of Spare Parts Planning appeared first on Smart Software.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MAY 23, 2019

You deployed ERP for procurement and order management, S&OP tools for sales and operations, WMS to automate your warehouses. They’re integrating planning and execution to power smart procurement, autonomous logistics and warehousing. You put in a TMS for logistics management, scheduling, and track & trace.

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Vanguard Software

MAY 11, 2021

To capitalize on pent-up customer demand while staying ahead of potential supply chain disruptions, organizations need to have a real-time, predictive, and collaborative supply-chain planning platform in place. According to Gartner, more than 80% of companies plan to develop digital supply chain capabilities in the following years.

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Vanguard Software

MAY 11, 2021

In order to capitalize on pent-up customer demand, while staying ahead of potential supply chain disruptions, organizations need to have a real-time, predictive, and collaborative supply-chain planning platform in place. This has resulted in reduced manual work and improved forecast accuracy of consumer demand.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 14, 2021

You start paying more immediately for backup carriers, or worse, pay much more if you go to the spot market to procure trucks. Robinson’s information advantage and technology built by and for supply chain experts, and SAS’ demand planning and forecasting technology and expertise. This is why I am excited about C.H.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 21, 2020

” They note the focus of many control towers “include procurement, logistics, production, demand planning, and inventory management.” Cecere notes, “[A control tower] is an ideal use case for prescriptive or cognitive analytics to sense, learn and act.” Descriptive analytics.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

ToolsGroup is a global provider of service-driven supply chain planning and demand analytics software. Our customers overcome demand volatility and supply chain complexity for outstanding service levels with reduced inventory. To access the full report, please visit www.ToolsGroup.com/DT-survey . ###. About ToolsGroup.

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QAD

AUGUST 30, 2023

This multi-functional team is tasked with creating proactive solutions that help ensure optimized manufacturing planning. The structured organizational formats defined by your organization are repeatable across your business and help produce consistent achievements.

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