Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Due to travel restrictions, I cannot attend many industry events, so I observe from home, watching webinars and remote broadcasts. ” I believe that the industry is stuck. With more than forty-five years of experience in the industry, I struggle with the lack of progress and the current level of Groupthink. The reason?

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Like workers in the healthcare industry, workers in the food industry have served heroically on the front lines of the fight against the pandemic in order to meet the needs of the rest of us. Kari Hensien, President of RizePoint, observes, “The food industry has learned a lot this year — more than it bargained for.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” The budget is for a fiscal year with quarter reporting and updates. The direct connection between the two processes increases costs and increases error. Background. Time horizon. Bias and error.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

As a result, a wide range of businesses, from restaurants, and retail chains, to manufacturers, have been redesigning their business services and operations and re-engineering their supply chains. Well, we also know that many legacy systems will not be able to support all these changes quickly and cost-effectively.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Well, how often do you hear industry analysts say they underestimated a market’s growth rate? Also, warehouse automation excludes similar systems such as airport baggage handling, manufacturing-line automation, and manually driven forklifts. KION is a publicly-traded company and reports on the Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) segment.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. million for the same period last year, reflecting our continued transition to the Software as a Service (SaaS) engagement model. ATLANTA (August 25, 2021) American Software, Inc. million compared to $0.8 Logility, Inc.

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USC Consulting Group

MARCH 27, 2023

What’s on the road ahead for consumer goods manufacturing? Although the industry is multifaceted and varied, encompassing everything from household goods to food & beverage to apparel and more, most arms of the consumer goods industry are facing similar challenges. Economic uncertainty paired with rising costs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

How do we harness the power of data with new forms of analytics? Today, technology providers are selling analytics. This week, I received this email from a financial institution questioning why business leaders are not harnessing more insights and redesigning processes based on analytics. S&OP Challenges. Reflection.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. Walmart added new functionality that lets sellers purchase shipping labels for domestic orders on its marketplace. Help us deliver your mail safely by keeping your dog secure and out of the way before your carrier arrives.”

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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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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2015

Like the multi-billion dollar chemical manufacturer that had been paying market rates for ocean transportation for eight years because nobody realized that their contract, filed away in a drawer by a transportation manager who had left the company, had expired. From the article: Columbia Sportswear added $415.6

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 5, 2023

In this report, Gartner provides market analysis, strategic recommendations, and a list of Representative Vendors and their offerings for DOMs. Companies can leverage the report to identify vendors in the DOM market whose capabilities match against their goals. Why Blue Yonder.

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AB&R

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Additionally, the industry better understands RFID, reducing its cost of adoption. There are still variables, but experts in the industry are aware of them and know how to bypass them. In 2020, Walmart tested RFID again in its apparel departments. Additionally, RFID was also relatively new in the supply chain space.

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Jaggaer

JULY 23, 2019

More than virtually any other sector, sourcing and supplier management in the fashion industry have been exposed to intense scrutiny in recent years, while the functions have become of increasingly strategic importance to business success. The fashion industry is also, by nature, uniquely dynamic, mercurial even.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Journalists Sarah Nassauer ( @SarahNassauer ) and Jennifer Maloney ( @maloneyfiles ) report, “Nearly six months into the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., big-box retailers are emerging as business winners while competitors — including some apparel sellers and small businesses — struggle.”[1]

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Services by Amazon Here are some of the key services offered by Amazon: General public: Amazon.com – an e-commerce platform offering a diverse selection of products such as books, electronics, apparel, and groceries. Pharmacy: Amazon Pharmacy – Online service for purchasing prescription medications with home delivery.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Alexis Bateman ( @hickmana ), Director of MIT Sustainable Supply Chains, and Leonardo Bonanni ( @amerigo ), founder and CEO of Sourcemap, write, “The concept of supply chain transparency was virtually unknown 15 years ago, yet today it commands the attention of mid- and senior-level managers across a broad spectrum of companies and industries.”[1]

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Claritum

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. As featured in the ‘ The 10 Most Innovative Procurement Solution Providers ’ article published in the September 2017 Insights Success Magazine , Claritum discuss the drive for a New Wave of Easy-to-use Procurement Products….

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

By Vikram Murthi and Dr. Stijn-Pieter van Houten, both Vice President, Industry Strategy, o9 Solutions. For CPG manufacturers changing volumes from modern trade (hyper/supermarkets) to e.g. discounters, e-Commerce. and carefully procure and place inventory, they constantly face operational issues during execution.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

By Vikram Murthi and Dr. Stijn-Pieter van Houten, both Vice President, Industry Strategy, o9 Solutions. For CPG manufacturers changing volumes from modern trade (hyper/supermarkets) to e.g. discounters, e-Commerce. and carefully procure and place inventory, they constantly face operational issues during execution.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Reuters reported that several suppliers to Tesla and Apple suspended production for four to six days because of the crisis. Reuters reported that several suppliers to Tesla and Apple suspended production for four to six days because of the crisis. The world’s largest exporter since 2009, Chinese producers shipped $2.5

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AB&R

APRIL 12, 2022

Additionally, the industry better understands RFID, reducing its cost of adoption. There are still variables, but experts in the industry are aware of them and know how to bypass them. In 2020, Walmart tested RFID again in its apparel departments. Opportunities for manufacturing. Opportunities for distributing.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 27, 2022

At the back of your supply chain, you’ve got your raw materials being procured. In the middle, you’ve got your manufacturers that take those raw materials and turn them into finished goods. Scoops is a manufacturer that makes batch ice cream and pre-packaged ice cream bars and pints. Essentially, a company buys its customer.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 3, 2021

These concepts can be hard to define and measure, and even harder to integrate into procurement. Revelations about forced labor and poor working conditions have also harmed the reputations of several leading apparel brands including H&M and Boohoo. Retailer Uniqlo Co.

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Vinculum

JANUARY 20, 2022

The e-commerce platform in the apparel industry is skyrocketing. Apparel sales have reached the pinnacle with n-number of patterns, colors, and designs. This makes the purchasing of the property risk-free and adds no hesitation in the buyer’s mind. The steps to enhance the return management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Many organizations will play the shell game of reporting forecast error so that the numbers look better: either calculating the forecast at a higher level in the forecast hierarchy (not at the item level) or reporting the data as a Weighted Mean Absolute Error. This gives supply chain leaders a false sense of security.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

For instance, a large apparel brand requested about 20 of their largest textile mills (many in Pakistan, Singapore, China, and other regions) to travel all the way to San Francisco for a “Vendor Summit”. Walmart will pay more for domestic sources, but will not be burdened with the inventory and purchasing FOB.

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Elementum

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The National Retail Federation reports that this year more than 174 million Americans shopped from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday (a mere five day window), exceeding their projection of 164 million. Last year UPS alone predicted that it would ship 5 million packages back to retailers in the first week of January.

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Claritum

JULY 5, 2018

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. An approach to Tail Spend Analytics. Benefits of better Analytics. If you can measure it then you can manage it” This statement is so true in the procurement field. Procurement needs to have real time data on the entire supply chain. Uniforms and Apparel. Introduction.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 22, 2019

consumerism, with millennials aged 25 to 34 dominating that trend, according to a report … from consumer intelligence platform Resonate. adult online population or 77 million people, according to the report. Men and parents with young kids are most likely to be boycotting a product or retailer, according to the report.”

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Requis

MAY 22, 2020

In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper. Meanwhile, salespeople for suppliers were trying to work around procurement. Almost all the student projects were related to analytics. Analytics is key. In the pre-COVID world, we thought about landed costs.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2020

As Shea notes, “Between disruptions to manufacturing and supply chains and shifts in consumer behavior and purchase decisions, the retail industry will continue to be hit on both the supply and demand sides.” Matthew Townsend ( @matt_townsend ) reports, “Even with the U.S.

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3PL Insights

JUNE 23, 2021

The latest report from April of 2021, shows the deficit dropped to $68.9 With that in mind, we wanted to examine the largest export industries in the U.S. and what to expect out of these industries moving forward. It is expected that this industry will continue to grow. Automobile Manufacturing ($44.6B).

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

I am a manufacturing gal by training. It pains me to see nine out of ten companies are stuck at the critical intersection of cost and inventory turns. Customer sentiment technologies mine the patterns of unstructured text and use new forms of analytics to guide discovery on what matters to the customer. What drives my passion?

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BlueYonder

APRIL 14, 2017

This quick roundup of industry news includes a look at manufacturing in the U.S., Bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. Manufacturers Struggle to Bring Jobs Back Home explores some of the challenges companies are facing. Manufacturers Struggle to Bring Jobs Back Home explores some of the challenges companies are facing.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Shoppers can now enjoy more personalised buying journeys, as merchants make it faster and easier to find the products that they’re most likely to purchase. Goods are being produced, procured, and delivered more efficiently with reduced costs. Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the game for online businesses.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 14, 2017

This quick roundup of industry news includes a look at manufacturing in the U.S., Bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. Manufacturers Struggle to Bring Jobs Back Home explores some of the challenges companies are facing. Manufacturers Struggle to Bring Jobs Back Home explores some of the challenges companies are facing.

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