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Why Segmentation and Profitability Go Hand in Hand

BlueYonder

I also had the pleasure of hosting a roundtable session on supply chain segmentation along with Bob Heaney , Aberdeen’s lead analyst for Supply Chain Management. It was the general consensus of the group that there is value to be delivered from supply chain segmentation.

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Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SiOP) – Part One

Arkieva

There is no one-size-fits-all in your supply chain. Segmenting customer and products, and differentiating service across those different segments is crucial in many ways: It clarifies strategic choices: what is more or less important. Segmentation is ‘the’ instrument to translate your strategy to your supply chain.

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Agility and flexibility in the age of digital supply chains – Insights from the 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo

Kinaxis

He viewed automation as a blessing to counter this capacity crunch. Practices such as supply chain segmentation, inventory target setting, and smoothing of production and distribution schedules and bringing consistency and repeatability into them, are all ways to build shock absorbers into the supply chain systems.

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Keeping Tire Manufacturing on Track in the New Normal: Supply Chain Optimization is the Best Route Forward

BlueYonder

At the same time, tire manufacturers have suffered from extreme volatility, raw material shortages with rapidly rising prices, a shortage of global transport capacity and increased costs caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic and additional disruptive forces.

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Good Safety is Good Business at the LogiChem 2015 Conference

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The capacity crunch in North America has led to rising transportation costs, while new tank car regulations will bring significant challenges in the years to come. Supply chain segmentation. ChemSolutions®, a division of C.H. Chemical shippers and suppliers need to be proactive in order to mitigate risk. Risk management.

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Becoming demand-driven on command

Supply Chain Movement

Understand the length of your product tail, and use this insight to design the supply chain segmentation strategy to manage manufacturing processes (outsourced or insourced). In your own manufacturing processes, use this insights to build your product rhythm wheel.

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JDA’s Project with SanDisk, a Western Digital Brand, Recognized for Its Impressive Supply Chain Transformation

BlueYonder

SanDisk began leveraging JDA’s advanced planning solutions in 2006 to create a more responsive supply chain. As part of the project, SanDisk implemented a series of supply chain initiatives including postponement strategy, product delay, supply chain segmentation, allocation management, inventory optimization, and profit optimization.