Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 31, 2024

2023 Output Performance Toyota Motor reported record annual sales of 11.2 The excludes 2020 when the global wide Covid-19 pandemic impacted the entire industry’s customer demand and supply networks. Indeed, that I told you, so moment continues to manifest in Toyota consumer demand performance. million vehicles during 2022.

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Adexa

JULY 7, 2021

The digital twin of your supply chain must accurately reflect both the shape as well as behavior of your supply chain. In the absence of this you end up with a rough model of the supply chain. With capacity bucket approach, you end up generating a plan which is not feasible or executable.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 11, 2020

ToolsGroup extends congratulations to SKF, which edged out tough competition from other finalists Shell Lubricants and Siemens to win the 2020 Gartner Supply Chainnovator Award in the Industrial category. SKF’s use of a digital twin for analytics to support integrated planning demonstrated exceptional supply chain innovation.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 16, 2023

An integrated and centralized supply chain planning strategy is a no-fail formula in any given circumstance for growing organizations. While supply chain planning aims at optimizing the delivery of goods, services and necessary nuggets of information from one end to the other end of the value chain, just having this isn’t enough.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

The other side, call it Team Soft Landing, argued that the situation was very different this time.”[1] Correspondent Melissa Repko reports that it might take some time for retailers to figure out how consumers are going to behave over the coming months. ”[1] He asks, “So where does that leave us?”

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QAD

JULY 21, 2022

While it’s been around for decades, the bullwhip effect has reared its ugly head recently in response to the unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic combined with existing weaknesses in the supply chain. The bullwhip effect has multiple causes that distort the supply chain, including: Changes in demand forecasting.

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QAD

AUGUST 4, 2021

When was the last time you had a package or food delivered to your doorstep? While having your groceries, takeout, and new electronics delivered to your doorstep may provide an added convenience for you, what you don’t see is how that small, yet significant change, is sending a ripple of disruption in supply chains across all industries. .

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QAD

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In fact, CMOs have become more than just a one-off production option; they’re now an integral part of biopharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing. Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain Continuity. Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain Continuity. Sanofi expects this initiative to contribute to €500M in savings.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

What supply chain management and line-of-business teams should take special note of were the stated reasons for November’s significant decline. which is attributable to Q4 holiday sales and the subsequent dips in Warehousing Capacity (+3.6) and Transportation Capacity (+5.2) and Transportation Capacity (+5.2)

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In the dynamic world of supply chain management, demand planning is a critical component for achieving holistic supply planning. It involves constructing an accurate forecast of future demand based on supply drivers, aiming to meet customer needs as precisely as possible. What is Demand-driven Inventory Replenishment?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 33rd Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. This Year’s Report Themes and Key Messages.

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Adexa

AUGUST 10, 2020

Unfortunately, S&OP solutions as nice as they are, happen to be a very rough representation of the supply chain (they actually have a spreadsheet-like engine for capacity planning!) Accurate model of supply chain is a must. More than just planning data. The second requirement is data.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Here, we cover five more supply chain changes that affected the logistics industry. The themes of volatility and unpredictability are evident in these five issues, and they all experienced disruptions in supply chain operations. 6 Ocean transport: Adapting to stay ahead of changing times. And it must adapt quickly.

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synchrono

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Through the use of supplier quality certifications and blanket (long-term) purchase orders, a manufacturer can accurately and effectively calculate the optimal level of inventory needed to fulfill demand requirements through the duration of replenishment lead time. Ensuring supplier performance. Eliminating inventory waste.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Many analysts believe, however, that time for caution has passed when it comes to digital supply chain transformation. Nevertheless, “wait and see” seems to be the position of many supply chain professionals. analytics) to improve supply chain processes. servomechanisms) and software (e.g.,

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Supply chains used to live in the past. Thanks to the more advanced forms of supply chain analytics like predictive analytics, supply chains are proactively looking into the future and prepping for “what is to come” rather than only ruminating over “what already happened.”

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Taulia

AUGUST 29, 2023

Successful supply chain management (SCM) is one of the most effective ways to increase supply chain efficiency. It allows companies to refine and optimize their supply chains based on specific business objectives, tailoring each step in the process to contribute towards their overall goals.

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EazyStock

JUNE 21, 2022

Many more traditional supply chain strategies originated in a steadier business environment. Predictable business cycles and stable demand allowed supply chain professionals to focus less on solving challenges and more on cost reductions. The transition to cloud solutions in supply chain management.

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Zipline Logistics

JULY 13, 2021

Challenges brought on by COVID-related disruption are forcing shippers to adjust supply chain strategies to accommodate fervent demand, rising logistics costs, and scarcer trucking capacity. It is further exacerbating issues that shippers have faced for quite some time—rising rates and shrinking capacity.

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Kinaxis

JULY 8, 2016

What are they spending their time doing? How much time are the spending truly adding value to the supply chain and how much time are they spending doing simple, mechanical, yet important activities? Accenture has just released a white paper titled “Supply chain for a new age” which you can get here.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2014

Supply chain performance will improve, resulting in reduced cycle times and lower costs. . The holiday mishap of late-delivered Christmas packages confirms that online demand outstripped capacity. Impact : UAVs Will Ease Capacity Constraints — But Not Solve Them. Deliverers were simply overwhelmed.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2022

Seldom, if ever, has the global supply chain received so much attention as it did in 2021. Some critics have called for a complete overhaul of the global supply chain, insisting current operations can’t be fixed. Change, however, takes both time and money — especially when that change needs to be global in nature.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2022

Last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk delivered the first vehicle produced at the EV maker’s new final assembly facility located just outside Austin, Texas. Both facility capacity and lingering supply chain supply challenges have contributed to the delay. Grand Opening of New Austin Texas Assembly Facility.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Supply chain optimization has never been more essential to overall business success than it is today. A study by Bank of America Global Research, cited by Reuters , found that mentions of “supply chain” increased by 412% in third-quarter earnings calls hosted by Fortune 500 companies this year, compared to 2020.

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Adexa

MARCH 11, 2019

If you are still using spreadsheets to run your supply chain you are in good company. Where in the latter, the highest stage of maturity, you can perform digital and touchless planning. Digital planning, is not just a mere automation, a repetitive and predictable action. Read more on touchless-supply-chain-planning.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 2, 2016

Today, shippers face increased regulations, unstable market conditions and capacity concerns that make it near impossible for a newly divested company to achieve all of its goals without the expertise and support of a third-party logistics (3PL) provider. Step 4: Integrate New Model, Review Progress and Improve Performance.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 9, 2021

It just takes the right strategy to find supply chain synergies that can help brands master their cosmetic logistics functions. Retailers like Walmart expect their vendor partners to achieve a 98% OTIF rate , which can strain supply chains that are not optimized for retail delivery. No longer are they an expense.

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Adexa

MAY 16, 2019

It relies on capacity buckets just like spreadsheets, it relies on pre-defined bottleneck resources and it assumes fixed or given product leadtimes. Furthermore, they run a typical MRP followed by capacity allocation in a sequential manner not parallel! Every time you plan you are essentially simulating the future.

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Logility

APRIL 8, 2016

Hundreds of companies struggling to improve their supply chain performance have adopted an effective business decision-making process to balance and align demand and supply. It’s all rather confusing—even in the confusing world of supply chain terminology. Retail industry synonym for S&OP.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Competition in the consumer goods space is at an all-time high as venture capital continues to pour into the industry and products hit the market at record speed. But accomplishing that feat requires a sense of urgency and a correctly optimized retail supply chain. Here are some ways to do that: Utilize More Lead Time.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 14, 2016

A tire manufacturer supplying to the mining industry provided a similar example of sensors reading and reporting on tire thread status. However, at this moment, we seem to be held back by the lack of meaningful chain-wide device integration that does more than simply bring data together. When data has no process support.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Introduction I was recently in a conversation about forecasting with a client team, and one individual, whose background was not in supply chain, asked what the value of demand forecasting is. The answer may seem obvious to supply chain professionals, but it’s worth taking a step back and thinking about how to answer this.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group shares a Part Three commentary addressing our mid-year assessment of published 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains made available at the beginning of 2022, and specifically addressing supply chain cost inflation implications.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Often the ultimate goal of a supply chain planning professional is to optimize the capabilities of the company’s supply chain to meet customer requirements while minimizing costs and maximizing company performance. Just look at Thomas Edison. Team flexibility enhances supply chain planning resilience.

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Logility

AUGUST 19, 2016

Hundreds of companies struggling to improve their supply chain performance have adopted an effective business decision-making process to balance and align demand and supply. It’s all rather confusing—even in the confusing world of supply chain terminology. Retail industry synonym for S&OP.

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Logility

AUGUST 15, 2016

Hundreds of companies struggling to improve their supply chain performance have adopted an effective business decision-making process to balance and align demand and supply. It’s all rather confusing—even in the confusing world of supply chain terminology. Retail industry synonym for S&OP.

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Adexa

DECEMBER 17, 2019

How do you assess the impact of the event on your supply chain? Traditional planning systems rely on a deterministic model of the supply chain. Response planning, however, may be just too late. If a large order comes in and you do not have enough of the right material or capacity, how would you respond?

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