ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The manufacturing industry has a strong heritage of adopting game-changing technologies to deliver higher quality products more efficiently. But Rome wasn’t built in a day, and digital roadmaps that align with company goals do not take shape overnight. But how do you get there before the competition?

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The onset of COVID and the rapidly changing environment of a pandemic-hit world has meant demand planning has become more difficult – and as a result, more critical – than ever. What is demand planning? Demand planning is the process of predicting what customer demand will be for a certain product.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Accurate demand forecasting enables businesses to optimize their production, inventory management, and pricing strategies, resulting in maximized profits and customer satisfaction. What are the Benefits of Accurate Demand Forecasting? The success of demand forecasting largely depends on the industry in which the business operates.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 9, 2020

Global manufacturing today faces significant operational challenges. Companies that were unable to meet these challenges have been left behind (for example, in High Tech think Blackberry and Compaq). How should manufacturers adapt to meet the challenges and shift from product-centric to customer-centric operations?

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Automation is at the center of modern manufacturing businesses, with companies exploring the possibilities of artificial intelligence in improving workflows and profitability. Industrial engineers incorporate these technologies in designing and fabricating advanced manufacturing systems. Breaking Down the Definitions.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 15, 2024

The software company earns Leadership recognition in supply chain planning and demand planning across regions. BOSTON – January 15, 2023 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to be recognized as a Leader in five separate G2 Winter 2024 reports.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2020

This article has also been published on Business Wire o9 Solutions today announced that LIXIL in the Americas, pioneer of water and housing products across brands including American Standard, GROHE and DXV, will deploy the next-generation AI-enabled o9 platform for demand planning.

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ThroughPut

JULY 6, 2021

Thriving In ‘The New Normal’ With 5 Demand Planning & Forecasting Methods. Were companies completely unprepared for this sudden surge in demand for these consumer items? Understanding and predicting demand in unpredictable times . Understanding and predicting demand in unpredictable times .

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

First great insight from John McNiff: digital mature companies have lower DIO, IBP supports them!” ” My question is, “What is a digitally mature company? I have built five such systems for companies. I just went live this year with a Fortune 25 company, and their factories book against their orders online.

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ThroughPut

AUGUST 24, 2021

Earlier in the day, demand planning was a guessing game that relied more on intuition, instinct, and inclination. Companies that leveraged the data they collected to enable more accurate demand planning, distinguished themselves from their competitors. Strategies for a robust product mix planning.

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 15, 2015

That’s exactly what I thought of The Hackett Group’s recent article, “ Demand Planning Optimization – Three Key Steps to Unlocking the True Value of Your Supply Chain.” Know key market trends and their impact on the quality of demand planning. Understanding Key Market Trends.

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 15, 2015

That’s exactly what I thought of The Hackett Group’s recent article, “ Demand Planning Optimization – Three Key Steps to Unlocking the True Value of Your Supply Chain.” Know key market trends and their impact on the quality of demand planning. Understanding Key Market Trends.

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Valogix

AUGUST 3, 2021

Most product companies understand they have gaps in their supply chain data that hinder their ability to meet critical demand. One of the largest gaps lies between supply and demand planning and a company’s supplier network, making many companies hesitant to adopt supply and demand planning software within their ERP.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 4, 2024

Make-to-Order (MTO) manufacturing is the production of specialized or unique one-off products in quantities ranging from one to small production runs. Usually, the final product is a combination of custom manufactured components and standard components. MTO operations bring their own set of unique challenges.

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IQMS

APRIL 17, 2020

Today, the Columbia, MO-based company is a leading manufacturer of gas detection equipment for industrial facilities. To help ensure the on-time delivery of its high-quality sensors—almost always with same-day shipping—CTI relies on its DELMIAworks manufacturing ERP system. Manufacturing ERP Software Enables Agility to Adapt.

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QAD

APRIL 13, 2023

While Contract Pharma & BioPharma manufacturers continue to experience an increase in demand for more projects, new challenges are emerging from nearly every angle including new regulatory and quality requirements, workforce shortages and of course, supply chain disruptions. is likely to reach 2.1

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Logility

OCTOBER 29, 2021

With the right technology, process manufacturing strategy, planning, and management can be simplified. Manufacturers have been through a trial by fire with supply chain disruptions and changes in demand during the past two years. 4 Digital Solutions That Address the Top Challenges for Process Manufacturers.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

While consumer products manufacturers previously led the way for sustainable manufacturing practices, a growing number of manufacturers in other sectors are treating sustainability as an important operational objective to increase global competitiveness. The Sustainability Movement in Business and Manufacturing.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Manufacturers have incurred significant financial losses due to supply chain disruptions and the subsequent inventory management challenges. With companies producing more and more products worldwide, the issue of keeping track of enormous amounts of parts and materials used in the manufacturing process has grown increasingly complex.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 12, 2024

Manufacturers of consumer products — including packaged goods, food and beverages, and life sciences — face both opportunities and challenges. Consumer companies also need to achieve volume growth. Equally frustrating for consumer products companies? But much of this growth can be attributed to price increases.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 28, 2023

ToolsGroup’s continued focus on customers has driven technological innovations that make its solutions invaluable to midmarket companies. With a complete set of out-of-the-box capabilities for demand planning, inventory optimization, and replenishment, companies experience shorter time to implement and faster time to value.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

With Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+) ToolsGroup’s manufacturing customers commonly achieve a 10-30% reduction in inventory, improve product availability to 96% or better, and reduce overhead (such as overtime and expedited freight) by 50%. CIPLA Medpro is a pharmaceutical company that produces world-class medicines at affordable prices.

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Arkieva

MARCH 22, 2017

How do you get the sense of what works for demand planning? Related Webinar: How to Use Predictive Analytics to Drive Sales & Delight Your Customers ] Improving Demand Planning. Related Webinar: How to Use Predictive Analytics to Drive Sales & Delight Your Customers ] Improving Demand Planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 18, 2022

Over the last decade, I find fewer and fewer companies understand supply chain planning. While each installed the technology, they are unclear about what drives a good plan. This large food manufacturer used a popular technology to forecast monthly using orders as an input. The large food company operated regionally.

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Logility

JULY 20, 2023

Good forecasting leads to good demand planning —and good demand planning means better profitability. That’s why it’s essential to be sure you’re equipping your organization with the right demand planning software. Here are our answers to some of the most common questions about demand planning software.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2022

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and their end-customers constantly engage in a complicated dance that has no choreographed steps. Sometimes CPG manufacturers take the lead and sometimes consumers take the lead. Most business consultants today urge CPG manufacturers and retailers to become consumer-centric and demand-driven.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 26, 2024

Unique Partnership Delivers an End-to-End Network Optimization Solution to Seamlessly Integrate Supply Chain Design, Manufacturing Footprint and Probabilistic Planning and Execution for Leading Building Materials Manufacturer. Two of Cornerstone Building Brands’ business units — Aperture Solutions – U.S., Book a meeting.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

Few companies design their supply chains (research data shows that 9% of companies actively design their supply chains), and few planning systems actively analyze and drive answers to the questions: Do I have a good plan? In the Global Supply Chain, there are More Constraints To Address Than Just Manufacturing.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 14, 2024

Manufacturing inventory management is crucial to the success and profitability of your manufacturing operations. This guide for manufacturers explains how it works and explores the most effective ways to manage inventory in manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2024

During the 1980s, I was on a management team for a large manufacturer. The Company was attempting to gain economies of scale by grouping manufacturing technologies within a common infrastructure to reap the benefits of a co-generation facility, a centralized warehouse, and a talented administrative team. The So What?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. In short, resilience is what keeps things running during a disruption — and what helps companies get back on track afterward. I cannot get a clear answer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Companies implementing supply chain planning (SCP) have traditionally been very big companies or companies with complex supply chains. Supply chain planning is not just for the big boys. This manufacturer produces plastic reusable material handling containers and plastic fuel tanks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The lack of interoperability between decision support platforms is a problem for companies attempting to improve decisions from the channel to supplier bi-directionally through technology. FactSet reports that 66% of companies in Q3 2023 beat revenue guidance. The question is, how can a company not meet guidance?

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BlueYonder

APRIL 5, 2017

What your demand planning organization does is key to where it sits and how it needs to be structured. What follows is a high-level look at the processes that a robust demand planning function supports. Demand Planning Supported Processes. And producing the demand plan is a combination of science and art.

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Arkieva

MARCH 7, 2017

To make the most out the SAPInsider SCM 2017 event, it’s imperative that event attendees plan to attend both product driven and strategy sessions that come with practical applications on how to improve current supply chain processes and optimize SAP IT investments. Click here to view the session slides.

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QAD

MARCH 16, 2022

So much of what goes into running a manufacturing operation involves planning ahead. One of those areas is capacity requirements planning. Proper capacity requirements planning is critical to manufacturing success, as this process determines if a company can even deliver on orders.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Strangely, in the last decade, while companies had the opportunity to use technology better, supply chain performance declined. Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns. Both companies outperformed their peer groups.

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