Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. Sitting waiting for a confirmed booking.) Much of the inventory on the ships at sea will miss the essential seasonal windows. We Assumed that Transportation Would Always Be Available And That We Just Needed to Negotiate Price.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 16, 2022

A roadmap towards achieving demand-driven inventory replenishment planning. Demand planning is a key requisite for holistic supply planning as it involves building an accurate forecast of future demand based on supply drivers, to meet customer needs as precisely as possible.

Inventory Reduction 52

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

A McKinsey’s report published in 2022 indicates that 32 per cent of people from industries like automotive, consumer goods, and pharmaceutical find demand variability and forecasting responsible for value chain disruptions. Companies that predict demand, will be able to respond efficiently. billion by 2025.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2013

Within an organization, the words “Demand Planning” stir emotions. Seldom do we find a team excited about demand planning. They want to improve demand planning, but they remain skeptical that they can ever be successful in improving the process. Usually, it is not a mild reaction. It is too simplistic.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 15, 2024

Supply chain forecasting predicts future demand for products and services, inventory needs, and production planning based on historical data, market analysis, and current trends. It enables businesses to meet customer demand without the excess cost of overstocking or the risk of stockouts.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

Recognition of asset strategies in go-to-market plans. Ad hoc design planning often focused on a function of the supply chain. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Focus on the level of inventory. Supply Chain Design.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

As I sign into the front desk-after-front desk at manufacturers, and open the signature book, I notice a large number of system integrators diligently working on the implementation of traditional enterprise technologies. For example, demand planning does not flow to procurement or transportation. The answer?

Inventory Reduction 197

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Logility

AUGUST 5, 2021

Extending understanding and insight into market-driven demand planning, your organization and your extended supply network can influence process improvement, operational sustainability, employee engagement, and digital transformation. Improved customer satisfaction. Enhanced production agility.

S&OP 130

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The Network Effect

APRIL 15, 2016

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is a fundamental process that all retail, manufacturing and consumer products companies should have in place. Surprisingly, many companies do not have a process to formally balance product supply with product demand. Targeted inventory levels.). Getting Started with S&OP.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

They were one of the early pioneers of voice recognition technology, and produced a device about the size of a small paperback book, that had an active vocabulary from 300 to 10,000 words. There is a move from the traditional shopping method of going to the store, whose inventory is based on customers buying pre-packaged items on shelves.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 21, 2014

Companies are stuck at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin. In the traditional organization, some demand processes are sales-driven. <In fact, so much so that I wrote a book about it.> Dependent Demand. Demand Translation. The translation of demand by role within the organization.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 27, 2015

Supply chain management spans many functions and processes, including demand planning, sourcing, merchandising, supplier relationship management, inventory management, inbound and outbound transportation, distribution management, and store operations. How much inventory do we have across our network?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

A demand network translates demand across multiple parties. The focus is on channel data: price; inventory positions; and policies. As markets shift, a demand network enables a clear understanding of market positions with minimal latency. Demand Sensing. Channel Sensing. Customer Segmentation. Order Policy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

The combination of technology along with the advancements in transportation made it possible. Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period of 2006-2015. Price to Tangible Book Value. Orbit Chart of Colgate at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2015

There is greater satisfaction with demand planning than supply. The fit of the data model to adequately reflect a feasible plan drives success. This week, I am finishing two reports: Sales and Operations Planning, and Inventory Optimization. Here are the links to the studies: Inventory Management.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. He graduated from the Cambridge Academy of Transport and the Chilean and German Commerce Institute with a degree in maritime transport, respectively.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

Poor business continuity planning, lack of risk management programs and single source suppliers, have magnified the impact of such risks. As an offspring of globalisation, supply chains are focused on optimisation – cost reduction, just-in-time deliveries and tight inventory-to-sales ratios.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 4, 2023

This means tracking everything from customer relations to inventory management, financial investments, transportation and delivery processes, and workflow processes. By having a bird’s eye view of the entire process, companies can quickly adapt to sudden changes in demand and find new ways to optimize their operations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

However, if the focus is on implementing technology quickly, the teams never refine the models to improve outcomes and build planning capabilities. The third issue is the lack of understanding that global processes–to maximize the economies of scale in transportation and material buying–need strong governance.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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USC Consulting Group

JANUARY 10, 2022

Some operations consultants are advisory consultants, or “boardroom consultants” who perform a two- to three-week study and provide a book of recommendations to help you out, and then hand it to you and go on their way. It’s a useful process, but we’ve found it’s missing a critical area: Inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2019

Progress on the key performance metrics of cost, customer service, inventory, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) are going backward; not forwards, for most companies. It can be compared to estimated time of delivery in transportation planning, or to customer booking data to compare on-time delivery, but the reference data varies by mode.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Whether it’s curbside pick up, ship-to-store, or overnight delivery, the need to have your inventory in the right place at the right time – when your customers want it, and not one minute later – has never been more imperative. Make the Most of What You Have with Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization. Using Promotions to Shape Demand.

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Elementum

MAY 19, 2022

The 50’s saw the development of “containerization” which enabled intermodal (ship, rail, air, truck) transport. Through the 70’s and 80’s, computers brought the next major advances, with sophistication and speed for tracking, routing, and higher-order functions like analytics and planning. . Also in the US: 4.9

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 1, 2019

” Old telephones, vinyl records, cassette tapes and 8 track tapes, physical books,VHS tapes, physical pieces of mail, watches with moving hands, and antenna based televisions are all analog devices, for those of us old enough to remember them. Inventory was moved into, and out of, warehouse shelves using manual recording tools.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 3, 2016

I find most companies are good at pockets of planning–demand planning, supply planning, transportation planning, material planning or plant scheduling, but the flows are not connected. Few implementations of planning connect to procurement and transportation.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Therefore, a firm would be well served to develop a supply chain strategy as described in my book: Supply Chain Transformation. Reducing lead times from suppliers can help turn inventory faster, freeing up cash and ultimately satisfying customers. These are three examples: Rule 3.1:

Waste Reduction 274

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 29, 2019

increasing inventory before the deadline. Loading up on inventory drives additional inventory carrying costs, insurance and often contracting for more storage. It also creates a greater risk of obsolescence and steep markdowns if buyers misjudge demand or fashion trends. The solution: AI-Enabled Planning and Execution.

Optimal Sourcing 48

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Yet all of the functions that we now associate with Supply Chain have been around for a very long time: Planning, Inventory Management, Logistics, Procurement and Purchasing, Warehousing and many more. This includes product design, planning, execution, monitoring and control. It was at that time I began my career.

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 11, 2021

Chris Caplice, Executive Director, MIT CTL, Founder & Co-Director, MIT FreightLab Develop and pilot a more dynamic truckload transportation procurement and management process. Better understand how disruptions impact the freight transportation market and how they can be minimized.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 29, 2019

increasing inventory before the deadline. Loading up on inventory drives additional inventory carrying costs, insurance and often contracting for more storage. It also creates a greater risk of obsolescence and steep markdowns if buyers misjudge demand or fashion trends. The solution: AI-Enabled Planning and Execution.

Optimal Sourcing 40

Optimal Sourcing Negotiating Skills Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 40

Supply Chain Management and Analytics

JULY 21, 2020

The difference between a Platform and a collection of Tools is the great recipe book and the right oven settings in our cookie analogy. By combining data from your demand plan, inventory on-hand, in-transit inventory, production schedule, material inbound schedule, committed future orders, promotion plans, weather data, etc.,

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 27, 2021

ShipBob, for example, advises its merchant partners to store inventory in fulfillment centers within the country they want to ship to, to bypass international shipping complications altogether, save money, and secure fast shipping. Inventory scanners , barcodes , labels, and other tools for inventory management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Inventories are high, and we have excessive ocean capacity. Is this a sign of a looming recession or a transportation opportunity? Most systems, correct when implemented, have not been updated with correct planning master data. In contrast, it took the average chemical company or automotive supplier five-to-eight months.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 27, 2022

Amazon began as a seller of other publishers’ book titles but then expanded to become a publisher in its own right. Reduce transportation costs by placing factories in optimal locations, depending on raw material and consumer locations. They include things like the cost of materials, labor, and transportation.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

NetSuite has launched a supply chain snapshot feature that’s a central part of any control tower that shows all of your inventory and related transactions with the ability to filter by subsidiary, location, etc. “As for your internal systems, real-time inventory management helps you manage your fulfillment warehouses.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

He provides a wide array of educational content for supply chain practitioners, including the Supply Chain Secrets channel on YouTube and a number of books, including his latest, Supply Chain Secrets. So many companies are seeing demand just go through the roof. It would be hard to come up with a game plan that fixes everybody.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

While the goal can be to automate many of the planning decisions, keep in mind that there will always be tactical and strategic decisions that will not be automated but can still benefit from digital transformation. Of course, autonomous planning does not happen overnight, and it is not just about having the technology. and Europe.

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