ThroughPut

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Thanks to the more advanced forms of supply chain analytics like predictive analytics, supply chains are proactively looking into the future and prepping for “what is to come” rather than only ruminating over “what already happened.” What Is Predictive Analytics for Supply Chain?

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BlueYonder

MARCH 12, 2024

Manufacturers of consumer products — including packaged goods, food and beverages, and life sciences — face both opportunities and challenges. Consumer products manufacturers want nothing more than to accurately predict future demand. But much of this growth can be attributed to price increases.

Supply Chain Planning Software 70

Supply Chain Planning Software Demand Planning Software Supply and Demand Scenario Planning 70

Kinaxis

APRIL 10, 2015

by John Westerveld When things happen in supply chain, knowing sooner and acting faster can mean the difference between a major catastrophe and a minor hiccup in your supply chain performance. Imagine this scenario; you are a supply chain executive for a major U.S.-based This is bad…. Acting Faster.

Supply Chain Performance 100

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QAD

JANUARY 11, 2022

After the last two years, it’s no surprise that some might be hesitant to make predictions about the state of manufacturing, supply chains and digital transformation for the new year. Executives highlighted the urgent need to revise business models to build local, regional and global supply chains.

Manufacturing Procurement 94

Manufacturing Procurement Predictive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Supply Chain Software 94

QAD

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Our health care industry depends on the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, and they, in turn, depend on contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) for their outsourced manufacturing. Like other manufacturers, CMOs lose efficiency due to the ongoing effects of disruption on their operations.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Lean manufacturing article and permission to publish here provided by Zaklina at Click Intelligence. From the outset, it may not seem relevant to someone who has never applied lean manufacturing processes to their manufacturing methods. A Basic Introduction to Lean Manufacturing. Is Just In Time Past Its Time?

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Agile and Lean Supply Chain Lean Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction 104

Zipline Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Download the free white paper to learn more about how data can be used to reduce logistics spend while improving supply chain performance. It is critical to leverage transportation analytics to get the most out of your operation. Each provides insight into how your network is performing and where you can make a change.

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Performance Supply Chain Planning Software Cost Reduction Strategies 52

DynaSys

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Are you interested in Advanced Analytics for your Supply Chain? Manage costs, improve profit: these are the top priorities for supply chain executives today (cf. PwC Global Supply Chain Survey). With all of these competing priorities, how can you quantify the effect of your decisions?

Analytics Software 52

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Silvon Software

JULY 22, 2022

Supply chain performance KPIs are invaluable measurements that support the growth and success of a company’s supply, fulfillment and delivery efforts. While supply chain KPIs should be chosen based on your organization’s specific needs, certain ones are effective for most businesses. Cash-to-Cash Time Cycle.

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Metrics Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Strategy 81

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2023

The use of descriptive analytics along with agile planning techniques (what-if analysis, discrete event simulation, and network design) helped. Analytics investments are essential. We find that companies with an analytics center of excellence drove progress faster than those with a supply chain center of excellence.

Inventory Reduction 251

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Waste Reduction Resource Reduction 251

Silvon Software

JUNE 23, 2020

As I mentioned in my previous post, Sales Dashboards – 16 Metrics for Manufacturers , a strategy for measuring business performance should also incorporate metrics that focus on the supply chain and other operational areas of the enterprise. You can refine as you go!

Manufacturing Procurement 86

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

The potential for supply chain performance declined in each of these industries. In fact, in our Supply Chains to Admire analysis, we find that this is true in twenty-five of twenty-eight industry sectors studied. Less than 50% of the required data for supply chain planning comes from ERP. The reason?

Procurement Analytics 370

Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software 370

QAD

JUNE 20, 2023

In the world of modern manufacturing, the importance of an efficient supply chain cannot be overstated. A well-functioning supply chain ensures that a company has the right materials, at the right time, in the right quantities, to meet customer demand. However, achieving this level of efficiency can be challenging.

Optimal Sourcing 88

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Manufacturing Procurement 88

ToolsGroup

MARCH 24, 2021

There are many pieces of the modern manufacturing supply chain. All manufacturing echelons–raw materials suppliers, factories, distribution centers, and wholesalers–need to ensure that the right stock is in the right place at the right time to truly serve the end customer. This is no easy task.

Modeling 270

Modeling Optimization Software Inventory Reduction Network Optimization 270

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

However, two decades later, there is still no technology solution to enable demand visibility or help companies use channel data to translate demand into an inventory, replenishment, or manufacturing strategy. Why have we not improved our use of channel data in supply chain processes? My question is, “Why?”

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, ResMed, Ross Stores, Sleep Number, Subaru, Toro, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company. When I ask supply chain leaders to name their list of supply chain leaders, it never matches the list of the Supply Chains to Admire. Congrats to all. Industry Bias.

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Design 195

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2023

As a supply chain leader, he is struggling how to dance in the ring of fire. The ring of fire is corporate politics at the executive level on supply chain performance. Each executive has a different perspective on the definition of supply chain excellence, but they are never discussed and aligned.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

These are extraordinary times with heightened disruptions for many manufacturers around the globe. This is especially true in the area of supply chain operations. Business Disruption in the Supply Chain. Supply Chain Traceability. But change of this magnitude also provides opportunities.

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Unleashed

MARCH 6, 2024

Agile supply chain management is especially important in today’s dynamic business landscape, where customer expectations, technological advancements, and environmental uncertainties are constantly evolving and creating new challenges and opportunities for supply chain performance. Let’s dive in.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

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ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

From a manufacturing perspective, logistics management software facilitates effective planning of the supply chain itself and implementation of the final delivery to the end consumers. The challenge – For a manufacturer, inventory acts as a foundation for a successful and efficient supply chain.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Handbook 52

ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

From a manufacturing perspective, logistics management software facilitates effective planning of the supply chain itself and implementation of the final delivery to the end consumers. The challenge – For a manufacturer, inventory acts as a foundation for a successful and efficient supply chain.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Handbook 52

ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

From a manufacturing perspective, logistics management software facilitates effective planning of the supply chain itself and implementation of the final delivery to the end consumers. The challenge – For a manufacturer, inventory acts as a foundation for a successful and efficient supply chain.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Handbook 52

Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

I had the privilege of leading a session at the Winter Symposium of the International Institute of Analytics, with a host of great companies discussing how companies are embedding hardware into products and trying to drive improved supply chain performance in their products. But what happens if there is a 39% risk?

Predictive Analytics 60

Predictive Analytics Analytics Software Analytics Modeling 60

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the world, it is vital for organisations to ensure a reliable supply of products and services. Lockdown of cities and manufacturing plants have significantly impacted many industries’ supply chains. fashion, automotive, spare parts, airlines). Decision Making.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 230

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 230

SCMDOJO

APRIL 29, 2024

In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the key components of supply chain management, best practices, and how they can be tailored to specific industries. We’ll also delve into the importance of technology and data analytics in optimizing supply chain operations.

Supply Chain Planning Software 54

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

A Hard Look at Corporate Performance. Strangely, in the last decade, while companies had the opportunity to use technology better, supply chain performance declined. Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 11, 2020

ToolsGroup extends congratulations to SKF, which edged out tough competition from other finalists Shell Lubricants and Siemens to win the 2020 Gartner Supply Chainnovator Award in the Industrial category. SKF’s use of a digital twin for analytics to support integrated planning demonstrated exceptional supply chain innovation.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

MARCH 17, 2020

Atheon Analytics is to supply its SKUtrak platform to Morrisons so it can share more operational data with suppliers.

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Analytics Software Analytics Waste Reduction Data 40

Logility

JUNE 2, 2022

“Challenges remain and continue to evolve in today’s global supply chain, and companies have increasingly complex needs not only to succeed but to simply stay afloat,” said Allan Dow, president, Logility. Logility customers include Big Lots, Husqvarna Group, Parker Hannifin, Sonoco Products and Red Wing Shoe Company.

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Logility Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Demand Planning Software 173

ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Brands like American Eagle Outfitters focused on inventory optimization and flexibility, supply chain transformation, lower SKU counts and fewer shipments per order for improved supply chain performance.

Supply Chain Planning Software 156

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply and Demand Optimal Sourcing 156

QAD

MAY 7, 2020

Increasingly, we see manufacturers placing less emphasis on cost savings and more importance on supply chain adaptability, risk management and speed. The desire is to create flexible sourcing and connected supply chain networks that effectively respond to customers’ issues and expectations.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 113

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply and Demand 113

Logility

JULY 4, 2018

On a recent road trip to retrieve my daughter from college I drove past a handful for chemical manufacturing plants of various types. Viewing a chemical manufacturing plant from a distance everything seems so peaceful and static. Accurate demand forecasts lay the foundation for an effective supply chain.

Chemicals 113

Chemicals Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization 113

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2014

On the 9th of April, I went to see a supply chain leader that spoke of how a “tightly integrated” global supply chain was making things worse for him. New forms of analytics allow us to see demand patterns and translate actual channel demand 10-40X faster, but companies are slow to adopt the techniques.

Supply Chain Design Software 280

Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Modeling Supply Chain Planning Software 280

ToolsGroup

JUNE 19, 2018

So inventory optimization software is still “low hanging fruit” for those seeking higher levels of supply chain maturity and improved use of supply chain analytical tools. Most supply chains are complex and getting more so.

Optimization Software 197

Optimization Software Inventory Demand Planning Software Modeling 197

Logility

JULY 5, 2018

On a recent road trip to retrieve my daughter from college I drove past a handful for chemical manufacturing plants of various types. Viewing a chemical manufacturing plant from a distance everything seems so peaceful and static. Accurate demand forecasts lay the foundation for an effective supply chain.

Chemicals 101

Chemicals Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization 101

ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Handling mini-bids, for example, can be challenging for companies operating with limited data and analytics. Achieving this level of agility in fulfillment and manufacturing requires robust processes, effective communication, and a supportive culture. This helps build strong relationships and optimize supply chain operations.

Optimal Sourcing 78

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 78

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

Futuristic road transportation technology with digital data transfer graphic showing concept of traffic big data analytic and internet of things. Logistics and supply chains are integral parts of business operations in any industry, especially during an economic downturn. Supply chain digital readiness and maturity models.

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