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What is Lean Retail (+ Why Retailers Must Embrace It)

ToolsGroup

Whereas retailers once purchased merchandise largely based on the gut instinct of trend-savvy buyers and the push of whatever manufacturers tried to sell them, nowadays, they need to take a much more customer-focused and data-centered approach. What is Lean Retail? How lean retail impacts business goals and revenue targets.

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My Take: E2open Buys Terra Technology

Supply Chain Shaman

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. The Terra Technology investment is one of what we believe will be a series of purchases to build inter-enterprise cloud-based software platforms to redefine supply chain planning.

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Will the Downturn Signal an Upturn?

Supply Chain Shaman

While on most days it is hard to book at this hotel since demand is higher than supply of rooms, during this period, the room occupancy was so low, that they shut down the restaurants. While the macroeconomic signals trigger market downturns, to meet Wall Street expectations, manufacturers usually push products into the market.

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A River Runs Through It…

Supply Chain Shaman

Learn to navigate the river of demand. Realize that, within the organization, the concept of demand as a flow is not well understood. There are many misconceptions that must be challenged: 1) Demand Management Is Forecasting. Client Example of Demand Management Across Time Horizons. It was an ugly color.

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Supply Chain Case Study: the Executive's Guide

Supply Chain Opz

Manufacturing systems and regulatory compliance are considered to be very complex, coupled with the limited number suppliers due to the high barriers to entry. Moreover, the aircraft manufacturers have to do whatever it takes to win the order long before the commencement of production.

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No Easter Bunny?

Supply Chain Shaman

The traditional supply chain is inside-out, triggering processes on the back of order-to-cash and procure-to-pay financial processes. In the digital transformation these traditional applications manage low-velocity transactional data. Orders do not represent market demand. Let’s start by addressing the barriers. Barrier #1.

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Reduce Lead Time in Your Global Supply Chain with Lean Thinking

Material Handling & Logistics

A few years ago I purchased a sofa from a well-known furniture store. Many companies try to overcome this problem using ERP systems, demand management tools and other advanced software. The future state map will also define improvement metrics and set clear improvement targets for those metrics.