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Garrett Brands Chooses ToolsGroup to Drive Digital Supply Chain Transformation

ToolsGroup

Garrett Popcorn has been a Chicago staple for over 70 years , and now has retail shops in 8 countries. Garrett Brands maintains a portfolio of perishable items affected by seasonal demand, all while maintaining a customer experience that is synonymous with the quality of Garrett Popcorn and Frango.

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The Changing Consumer Packaged Goods Space

Enterra Insights

He writes, “There was a time, going back at least 70 years, when all it took to be successful in business was to make a product of good quality. … As long as you made sure that your product quality was superior to the competition, you were pretty much set.”[2] The Rise of Private Labels. to $142 billion.”[3]

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From Real-Time Visibility to Real-Time Decisions: Data’s Value Is Propagating Across Global Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

Some examples: Procurement and Co-manufacturing : What is the impact of inbound transportation issues on materials? Instead, they have to wait and hope, only to find out when the order arrives at the warehouse that they are missing 1/3 rd of the order, or there’s a quality issue. He lives in Chicago.

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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

Logistics Viewpoints

According to McKinsey, an auto manufacturer, on average, has around 250 tier-one suppliers – and 18,000 across the full value chain. Aerospace manufacturers have an average of 200 tier-one suppliers and 12,000 across all tiers. He lives in Chicago. Which brings us back to the work that is still ahead.

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The March of the Lemmings.

Supply Chain Shaman

Manufacturing companies are statistically less satisfied with their S&OP processes in 2019 than they were in 2016 at a 90% confidence level. A manufacturing company with annual revenues greater than 5B$ operates seven S&OP processes and is dependent on five technologies. The Research. . Businesses are complex.

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Transitioning to Digital Supply Networks

Kinaxis

For example, a DSN can be used to help reduce operating costs, improve product quality and increase visibility upstream. Research by Deloitte and the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) shows that many companies are aware of these benefits and the value they can provide. There are several benefits to a DSN.

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Supply chain risks: The knowable unknowns that can hurt your supply chain!

Kinaxis

An extreme example of this is a ride from Chicago to Colesburg, Tennessee taking 18 days, 13 hours, and 57 minutes! For example, let’s say you modeled the lead time from “supplier A” to your manufacturing facility as 7 days. This has resulted in significant delays and disruptions in shipment deliveries.