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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

In an ecommerce business, supply chain performance is one of the key factors affecting the performance of the business as a whole. If the supply chain isn’t moving as seamlessly as it should, it could cause disruptions further down the line, and even result in delivery delays and customer disappointment.

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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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ThroughPut

APRIL 10, 2020

The role of logistics management software here is to create a viable solution that can help manufacturers easily manage the flow of things for better accuracy, to ensure that the right product reaches the right person at the right place and time. Evolution of Logistics Management Software. Logistics has, however, come a long way.

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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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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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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

JUNE 16, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters editorial commentary we highlight yesterday’s action by the U.S. Federal Reserve to initiate heightened interest rates in the coming months, and the implications to industry supply chains. But these are not normal times, given all that is occurred during the last two and one-half years.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 12, 2017

We constantly strive for Best in Class Supply Chain performance , but only 20% of companies ever achieve it. The sad truth is, that most Supply Chains tend to remain right where they are, without significant performance improvement. So how do you move up the Supply Chain Performance Pyramid?

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Spreadsheets are not without limitations and issues that can be critical for a business, especially in supply chain management. As a newcomer to this world, I have learned just how complex, dynamic and complicated a supply chain can be. Many times I have seen file names such as 2015Q4Budgetv3.xlsx

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2020

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. I would call myself an accidental supply chain executive!

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

JULY 15, 2022

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 Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

Manufacturing is the foundation of my interest in supply chain management. Supply Chain and Design. So when the warehouse team threatened to unionize, I transferred into a distribution, warehouse environment. Warehouse Management and Transportation Management were in their infancy. The year was 1985.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Optimizing your warehouse means examining every corner of your infrastructure and every facet of your workflows and processes to identify and correct inefficiencies. Not only does warehouse optimization result in a healthier bottom line, but it also improves key warehouse metrics like accurate orders and on-time delivery.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. I would call myself an accidental supply chain executive!

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Commerce is global and regional at the same time, the world is getting smaller and more interconnected, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers operate in this build-anywhere and sell-anywhere market. End-to-end supply chain visibility, planning, and execution support software are critical in agile supply chain performance.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

What are the learnings from Covid disaster that leaders will incorporate into future supply chains? In order to imagine how the Supply Chain of the future will look like we need to consider and articulate what are the underlying philosophies, beliefs, and paradigms shifts will come into picture. Case Study Agility: ZARA.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

I recently saw the headline for an article which said that Supply Chains are NOT broken, but rather it is just a demand planning issue. The author must have either a very narrow view of what Supply Chain is, or be oblivious to what has been going on in the world. Supply Chain ARE Broken – Stop the Denial!

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2021

Many companies were in the midst of digitally transforming their supply chain when the Convid-19 pandemic hits. During that time, with great volatility, many companies struggled to keep pace with increasing customer expectations around delivery on-time.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2023

These three horsemen of the logistics apocalypse are creating havoc in supply chains worldwide. And you must manage them because doing so is crucial to transitioning to NextGen supply chains. It's enough to give any logistics/supply chain manager a migraine. These are daunting and challenging times.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 15, 2017

There’s no doubt at all that a lack of warehouse space will impact your supply chain performance. Indeed, if any of your company’s warehouses are running at more than 85% to 90% of their total capacity, you’re probably finding it hard to operate them efficiently. and 3 metres).

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ShipBob

AUGUST 30, 2021

Finding ways to optimize your supply chain can make all the difference in delivering an exceptional customer experience and increasing profitability. As a result, efficient supply chain management that optimizes for costs, accuracy, and speed should always be a priority. Reduce risks in your supply chain.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 24, 2022

Speed in decision-making, speed in reducing cycle-times, speed in operations, and speed in continuous improvement. AI in the supply chain is here to stay and make waves in the years to come. Gaining Supply Chain Momentum with Artificial Intelligenc e(AI) in Supply Chains & Logistics.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 28, 2021

There’s more pressure for shippers to produce and provide products faster and more reliably than ever before, and this requires specialized shipping allocations and cost considerations for optimized supply chain analytics. In this context, improving order cycle time could prove to be complicated.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 18, 2019

81% of young professionals working in supply chain say that it was the right career choice. Source: Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals 2017 Survey. Of course the same is true in many professions, but is particularly so in the arena of supply chain and logistics. Manufacturing and Production.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

As an offspring of globalisation, supply chains are focused on optimisation – cost reduction, just-in-time deliveries and tight inventory-to-sales ratios. A pandemic-induced blow finally laid bare the vulnerabilities of the supply chain industry largely premised on lean production principles.

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 30, 2020

Agile — The concept of having a flexible supply chain that allows for quick order fulfillment with short lead times and varying volume. ATA — Actual time of arrival. ATD — Actual time of departure. Billing — A process typically performed by the carrier that determines the total charges for a completed order.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2023

When I say minimalist, I’m talking about the many companies which, while reliant on freight to keep supplies coming in and products going out, don’t see freight management as a core competency. In many cases, quite rightly so. But that view often results in an understaffed and undermanaged approach to supply chain operations.

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