Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 2, 2025

Drip Big Data. The third step is to do a data inventory. Explore the data the organization owns and explore how to use different forms of data to answer the questions central to the business. Industry 4.0. The Connected Supply Chain. Drip Digital Supply Chain. Autonomous Supply Chain Planning.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Inventory tracking is among the top areas most impacted by omnichannel supply chain strategies, and consumer spending habits are forcing inventory tracking technology to evolve, making sure consumers can get the products they want, through the media and channels they want, and at the prices they want.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 25, 2018

The internet allows for unlimited scalability and boosted efficiency in warehouse inventory management. The so-called “smart warehouse” takes advantage of these defining factors by connecting systems to streamline inventory management and overall productivity.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 13, 2014

Yesterday, I spoke at the Eye for Transport conference on the Big Data opportunity in supply chain. I hate the term Big Data. Nine out of ten companies are not making progress at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margins. So, in summary, today, we don’t have a big data problem.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2013

More advanced supply chain leaders model the role of complexity (product and customer), the impact of risk, and opportunity of innovation as well as product shipping and manufacturing locations, and inventory policies. The executive focus should be on the output of strategic planning into the tactical process of S&OP.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Supply chain leaders are enthralled with the idea of using big data, but they tend to fail to understand how to disseminate big data in their organization properly. Ask Traditional Questions, and Let Big Data Provide Answers. Inventory location and management. However, the fundamental problem remains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

AMRs operate with autonomy, navigating complex environments using real-time data. Robotic arms handle repetitive and intricate tasks such as picking and placing items, whereas drones are employed for inventory management and surveillance.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 18, 2014

I watched a TED Talk video by Philip Evans, from Boston Consulting Group and shuddered to think that all our traditional fulfillment and inventory models can be drastically transformed by the “consumer”. Philip Evans shares how today’s consumer is sharing a colossal amount of data to come to a buying decision.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

As e-commerce growth accelerates, shippers are working overtime to manage available inventory. It catalyzed brick-and-mortar retailers to offer online shopping opportunities, which require much more than manual inventory management practices. That’s two entirely different things. This is where the major problem lies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 10, 2014

If you ask companies if they would like better inventory and global supply chain visibility, you will get an overwhelming answer of, “Yes!” Big data supply chains Market-Driven New technologies Supply Chain Supply Chain Insights Community Supply sensing b2b networks market driven process networks Supply chain excellence'

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ToolsGroup

MAY 8, 2025

Optimization Advanced modeling of real-world constraints like capacity, lead times, and inventory ensures efficient execution. Scenario Planning for Real-Time Decisions Run what-if simulations for pricing, promotions, inventory, or supply changes. Some organizations do collaboration well. Others excel at modeling and optimization.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Align incentives to focus jointly, and across the organization, on revenue, margin, inventory turns, and customer service improvement. Big data supply chains Market-Driven' I find it sad that after four decades of working with EDI we are where only 1/3 of orders can move hands-free in our systems. Please let me know.

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Ware2Go

MARCH 27, 2025

Inventory shrinkage happens when your merchandise gets damaged or goes missing in a warehouse or in transit. Then, we’ll get into how the right technology and the right partnerships can safeguard your business against inventory shrinkage. What Is Inventory Shrinkage? billion in losses across the fiscal year.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2013

Focus the organization on understanding the “probability and patterns of demand” and how to design push/pull decoupling points, supplier networks and inventory buffers to improve agility (focusing on form and function of inventory in the supply chain). Use modeling tools to help teams to visualize these concepts.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 1, 2015

In parallel, I have been hard at work on a report on multi-tier inventory optimization for the last two weeks. In the research for my inventory optimization report, the lowest level of satisfaction with multi-tier inventory optimization is with clients of the SAP inventory solution (previously purchased from SmartOps).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

Despite two decades of advancement in supply chain technologies, companies are struggling to gain balance at the intersection of operating margin, inventory turns and case fulfillment. Instead, I would look at network flows, the form and function of inventory, cost-to-serve analysis, and the determination of the supplier network.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2022

The irony of excess inventory. Reporters from Bloomberg explain, “A nationwide inventory glut has led to unexpected bargains for U.S. Excess inventory was also caused by the Bullwhip Effect. ” Optimizing inventory. trillion because of mismanaged inventory.”[7]

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Companies are beginning to explore on-demand manufacturing rather than traditional manufacturing models, meaning they can keep less physical inventory on-hand. Big Data, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Supply chain planning has always been a Big Data solution. SCP is becoming a Giant Data solution.

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Supply Chain Opz

DECEMBER 1, 2014

By reducing lead times due to shorter delivery routes, inventory and waste in the system can be reduced without sacrificing service levels. Data analytics or “Big Data” also bears huge potential for increasing supply chain efficiencies. With the omnipresence of data, this path is now open to other industries as well.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

CPG companies that utilize an autonomous supply chain technology see a reduction in their inventory and cost and an increase in revenue. Big data is used to understand a customer’s propensity to buy, the tendency to return, conversion of clicks to orders, demand sensing signals, individualized promotions, etc.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In addition, they wanted to incorporate the inventories from their parts suppliers and their geographic locations so they could minimize empty return-trip trucks and duplicate runs, as well as minimize the inventory that they had to keep on hand in their distribution centers while knowing which suppliers had what parts in stock.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

If S&OP efforts were that effective, don’t you think that we would have made more progress against inventory levels, margin, and growth? In part, this results in increasing swings in inventory in response to shifts in consumer demand as one moves further up the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Humans will still be very much in the picture, he argued, but one of the most important elements in the relationship between human and machine will continue to be trust.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Let’s Start With a Discussion on Inventory. When we look at table 1, we see burgeoning inventories in some industries and extreme shortages in others. We are not good at inventory management. Inventory Levels Over the Quarters of the Pandemic. Companies struggle to have the right inventories. The end result?

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

. “Advanced AI algorithms analyze historical data to predict future stock requirements and optimize warehouse space. IoT devices track inventory in real time, providing valuable insights into stock movement, reducing waste, and ensuring products are available when needed.” ” Inventory optimization.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 16, 2023

I like the use of growth, margin, inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital, customer service and ESG metrics. Holistic design of the form and function of inventory with a focus on setting inventory targets for each flow. This includes Slow and Obsolete Inventory (SLOB), returns, quality issues, and expired product.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Rolling up a perpetual inventory signal takes eleven hours. The company was working on improving real-time ATP without consideration of the data synchronization issues. In my last blog post, I shared insights on data synchronization between brand owners and contract manufacturing. days to get a perpetual inventory signal and 2.2

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2014

Vendor Managed Inventory. Use of Downstream Data. Big data supply chains Bricks Matter Market-Driven New technologies Open Content Research B2B Business-to-business e2open EDI electronic data interchange Elemica GHX GTNexus SAP' The active surveys in the field are listed below: Supply Chain Risk Management.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Last mile delays and problems during delivery can eat away at fuel costs and seriously devalue a brand, but shippers Fan leverage technology, such as Big Data, to make small changes and improvements to last mile logistics processes. Be Consumer-Centric. An effective last mile logistics strategy must be focused on consumer needs.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

This is without losing track for even a moment of any one item, order, shipment, inventory movement, transfer, shipment, delivery, launch, promotion, project, resource, person, booking, lorry or vessel… plus much more.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Logistics and inventory management rounds out the top four focus areas at 82 percent. Logistics In line with the past several years, inventory management continues to be the top focus area in logistics. In addition to cost savings, having optimized inventory management can help balance cash flow with customer satisfaction.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 18, 2019

.”[1] At the same time, writes SAS’ Rodney Weidemann, “The impact of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and cognitive computing — the latter underpinned by big data and advanced data analytics — is beginning to be felt.”[2] Omnichannel operations and big data.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 12, 2025

Design your supply chain with a focus on the form and function of inventory. Instead, analyze demand flow characteristics by demand stream to evaluate Forecast Value Added (FVA), forecastability, and bullwhip impact. Here is the metrics framework that I am using at present in my outside-in classes. Good luck in your journey.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2024

As an old gal attending multiple conferences (more than I would like at times), I have listened to speakers waft eloquently about the value of concepts like networks, big data, industry 4.0, One of the problems is that today only planners can get to planning data. and digital supply chains. Did these investments drive value?

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 29, 2024

12 Useful Websites to Help You Liquidate Inventory and Make Money This blog post is about websites that can help you sell excess inventory and convert it into cash. However, liquidation involves selling excess or unwanted inventory to convert it into cash.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Not only that, but combined with machine learning and Big Data, digital supply chain technologies can analyse and learn from data in a way that gives supply chain managers the real-time insights they need to respond quickly to disruption and unexpected events. Digitisation for Optimised Capacity and Inventory Buffers.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

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