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Do No Harm…

Supply Chain Shaman

(I sometimes wonder if I should create a new class of technologies for the network design tools because they have changed so much.) These tools allow us to look at sell, source, make, and deliver together. The greatest gap is in the design of supplier and manufacturing networks. And, in our Digital Manufacturing Study.

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Was Integrated Planning a Hoax?

Supply Chain Shaman

However, what is clear from our recent study of 73 manufacturers using supply chain planning is that companies using best-of-breed solutions implement faster, achieve a quicker Return-on-Investment (ROI), and are more satisfied. Today, in many organizations, these solutions are legacy. Was it intentional? Or accidental?

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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

Solvoyo’s Solution Bugaboo: something that causes fear or distress out of proportion to its importance. Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. Would better forecasting accuracy be a good thing?

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune.

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How Tariffs Disrupt Supply Chains: A Closer Look at Strategy, Inventory, and Resilience

RFgen

Tariffs are reshaping sourcing strategies, forcing tech upgrades, and making inventory planning a lot more complicated. Imagine a mid-market fitness equipment company sourcing metal frames from Taiwan. based cosmetics brand sources glass jars from Europe. China, and the EU, trade barriers are driving more than price changes.

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The Benefits of Evolved Vendor Managed Inventory Model Led by Web-Based VMI

GlobalTranz

Distributors will inbound to a manufacturer the inventory needed and transportation management, especially inbound freight management, efficiency is paramount to an effective vendor managed inventory model. No Purchase Orders were used. The Ford Motor Company led by Henry Ford and The Toyota Manufacturing Company led the way to VMI.

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Seven Misconceptions on Managing Inventory in a Market-Driven World

Supply Chain Shaman

Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” There are too few people in the world who are really knowledgeable about inventory management software tools. However, let’s face facts. Network with Leaders.