Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 1, 2025

On August 1, Asian shares fell 0.7%, Europe’s Stoxx 600 benchmark fell more than 1% and futures on the S&P 500 retreated about 1%. Still, there were some shocks, such as a punitive 39% rate for imports from Switzerland, and an increase on some Canadian goods to 35%.

Negotiate Pricing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 2, 2025

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Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 24, 2025

Source: ISM So mixed signals on the economy, with weak but and barely positive Q1 GDP, then likely a somewhat better Q2, but the PMI indicating a prolonged manufacturing slump, with weak forecasts for full year growth. A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem?

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

“This approach can work,” Aronow says, “but only after the CFO and business leaders agree to invest in additional and flexible sources of supply. In the spirit of not letting a good crisis go to waste, a silver lining to this year’s uncertain trade environment is that it has at least unlocked new sourcing options.”

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Gartner

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

China Trade War Within Mexico, although tariffs have raised prices in select product categories, their broader inflationary effect has been muted, in part because Banco de México reduced the benchmark interest rate to 9.00% in March, its lowest level since September 2022.

Mexico

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Cargo

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 29, 2025

While discussions between the two companies are at an advanced stage, the terms could still change, sources said. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

The trade war is likely to extend the for-hire freight recession further as higher prices reduce goods affordability and consumers’ real incomes.” ( See More Below) CATEGORY SPONSOR: SOFTEON Each month, Cass nicely summarizes the state of freight, as seen in the graphic below for May: Source: Cass An y reaction to thi s Cass report?

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

You can find the full breakdown by logistics cost bucket in the chart below: Source: CSCMP/Kearney Within transportation, trucking-related spend (including private fleets but excluding parcel) comprised 59.7% Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial?

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Work with support sources that can significantly contribute to the planning, training and implementation processes at a systems level. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial?

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

Source: State of Logstics Report 2025 May you live in interesting times, as the Chinese saying goes. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem?

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 23, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

South Africa

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 31, 2025

Source: Wall Street Journal Developers have pulled back on new construction amid weakened demand. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2025

Source: ISM However, of the 18 sectors tracked by ISM, 9 reported growth in June. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem?

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 15, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Analysis

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 31, 2025

There are three remaining Panamanian ports, all operated by foreigners, none of which has raised the ire of the comptroller,” he said, “implying there exist benchmark contracts that can be struck for these two ports.”

Panama

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Supply Chain Design Software

IT Supply Chain

JUNE 23, 2025

For manufacturing teams challenged to meet aggressive cost targets while preserving reliability, sourcing partners that combine quality with sharp, transparent pricing are critical. 8 Affordable Companies for Custom Graphic Overlays With those benchmarks in mind, eight suppliers are considered cost-savvy without sacrificing durability.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 17, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? A larger question, would it be purely an IO problem or also a Demand Planning (Forecast Error) problem? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

Benchmarking is a measurement of the quality of an organization’s policies, products, programs or strategies against standard measurements. Today, I am going to share five insights that I have gleaned from our work on Supply Chain Planning Benchmarking. Benchmarking is not Benchmarking. The reason is simple.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 27, 2015

Last week, I interviewed Robert Byrne, founder of Terra Technology on his demand planning benchmarking study. I enjoy creating the podcast series, and Rob’s findings in his benchmark study are always thought-provoking. This is his fifth year of studying demand processes. Figure 1: Calculating the Long Tail.

Supply and Demand

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

This week I interviewed Robert Byrne, Founder of Terra Technology , on the results of their fourth benchmarking study on forecasting excellence. The work done by Terra Technology, in my opinion, is one of two accurate sources of benchmark data on forecasting in the industry. The other is Chainalytics demand benchmarking.

Supply and Demand

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. For businesses of all sizes, the digital transformation of supply chain planning became the most important initiative. . These data sources are often spread across multiple platforms and come in various formats.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

I am currently working on an in-depth study on supply chain planning benchmarking (publishes in August), and working with the team to analyze supply chain planning adoption. I find it ironic that the supply chain leaders are quite confident in their abilities to plan, but the planners themselves are not. It is pervasive.

Supply Chain Planning Software

ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Use benchmarking to identify gaps and opportunities in demand forecast capabilities - Gartner says that you can make your business case more compelling by demonstrating the gains others have won through demand planning improvements. 2% reduction in transportation costs (percent of sales).

Forecasting

ToolsGroup

JULY 6, 2023

MARCH 2023 – ToolsGroup earned a Higher Performer badge in G2’s Demand Planning Grid® – G2’s scoring criteria is that products shown on the Grid® for Demand Planning have received a minimum of 10 reviews/ratings in data gathered by March 07, 2023.

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