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Capacity Planning Software – Plan, Analyze and Prepare for capacity

ThroughPut

What is Capacity planning software? Capacity planning software is a programmable solution that helps manufacturing organizations understand the actual production capacity needed to address fluctuating demands for its products and services. How much capacity buffer is needed for those?

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Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Port congestion, capacity constraints, large increases in rates across all modes, labour shortages and long delays in shipments—these are just some of the operating realities supply chain and logistics professionals face today. Will the environment improve in 2022 or get worse? Resilience through technical capability and consistency.

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Supplier Performance Management – The Ultimate Guide

SCMDOJO

Most companies rely on on-time delivery, price reduction, and quality service from suppliers to make more profit. The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results. What metrics do others (in my industry) use?

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10 Steps to Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Logility

You could simply adopt existing guidelines to establish a code of conduct that supports the values you want to see in a socially responsible supply chain. Whether your company is just starting out or has already faced criticism about its sustainability practices, you would benefit by inviting the input of your critics.

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What’s the Value of Demand Forecasting?

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Of all the most common metrics used to measure supply chain performance, forecast accuracy is the most difficult for colleagues outside of the supply chain function to relate to corporate goals like customer satisfaction and profitability. Inventory metrics are less intuitive, but ever since U.S. Adrian Mitchell, CFO, Macy’s, Inc.

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3 Step Beginner Guide to Supply Chain Planning

AFFLINK

But what if you’re just starting out? Or what if your business is just now at the stage where you need a comprehensive strategy rather than a “keep-doing-what-works-until-it-doesn’t” approach? On-time deliveries? Which metrics will you use to determine success? Determining capacity needs and production schedules.

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How to Select a Supply Chain Planning Tool

DynaSys

You’ve just been chewed out by the Head of Accounts because she was forced to ship an order to a major customer two weeks late…and it’s your fault. This is not a unique conversation in your organization because your on time delivery is only about 75%… even among your A customers it’s barely 80%. So you’ve finally had enough!