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What Does Good Look Like S&OP?

Supply Chain Shaman

Let me start by saying that t he process is not a panacea to solve all supply chain ills. For most companies, building a great S&OP process is a missed opportunity. For me, there are ten characteristics that define a great S&OP process: Clear and Actionable. S&OP is a business process.

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Make Room for Leadership to Drive S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

In my recent Mea Culpa post, I mentioned my prior work on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), and the importance of leadership. Leadership and S&OP? If you have walked in the shoes of the supply chain leader, you are probably laughing by now. Supply chain complexity is analogous to cholesterol.

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Fashion Industry Challenges Require Elegant Demand Planning

ToolsGroup

When you’re perusing luxury handbags online, or testing which cocktail dress suits you the best, you probably don’t pause to consider all the supply chain complexities and analytics required to ensure the fashion items you’re craving are in-stock. shorter product life cycles, and often protracted supply lead times. Hybrid models (i.e.

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Demand Planning Software – Top 3 Demand Forecasting Mistakes to Avoid

Logility

Top 3 Demand Forecasting Mistakes —How To Avoid Them with Demand planning software Demand forecasting is a critical facet of successful business operations, acting as the helm guiding companies through the rocks hiding beneath the water of market demands. What is Demand Forecasting?

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5 Critical Challenges Facing Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

There’s little room for error in most global supply chains, but none for the pharma cold chain. In this article, produced in partnership with Connected Health Pulse, we explore five critical challenges in pharmaceutical supply chains caused by a lack of visibility.

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What the Economic Outlook Means for Demand Planning

Arkieva

Review demand planning strategies that can help you navigate hazy market conditions. What the Economic Outlook Means for Demand Planning was first posted on May 21, 2024 at 8:28 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Demand Planning by Segmentation-based Exceptions

Arkieva

Demand planners are facing unprecedented pressures caused by the all-time high number of planning combinations. Supply chain planning software can help. Demand Planning by Segmentation-based Exceptions was first posted on September 20, 2022 at 8:49 am. Please contact me at hyeboah@arkieva.com.

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Best Practices to Model Carbon Costs in Supply Chain Network Design

Do you want to know the environmental impact of your supply chain and make sustainable decisions? In this article, we share best practices about modeling carbon costs in network design.