GlobalTranz

JUNE 25, 2015

Of course, we live in a high technology powered supply chain world, but often, as we noted in our 5 Upfront LTL Tips post, if you don’t remember the basics and best practices, no technology is going to fix those issues, but only make them more apparent. Is your supply chain running as effectively as it should be?

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Network Software Modeling Software 120

AIMMS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Liberty Global is the world’s largest international TV and broadband company with operations in more than 30 countries. The company started working with AIMMS and our implementation partner Districon in October 2015 to develop a Demand Aggregation tool. These days, I head up the Supply Chain Planning division at Liberty Global.

Optimal Sourcing 156

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Planning Software 156

DELMIA Quintiq

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Though operating in different industries, these big names in e-commerce logistics, oil & gas and humanitarian efforts rely on the same optimization technology provided by Quintiq. Just how happy are these companies with the Quintiq solution? First, a predictive forecasting tool. Read their quick stories below. DHL eCommerce.

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software Predictive Analytics Software New Zealand 120

DynaSys

MARCH 25, 2022

It is the same for your Supply Chain! To build the Supply Chain Planning of your dreams with the right tools, you have to go through key stages; starting with writing the specifications or the expression of needs. Meet our Supply Chain Expert. You don’t drive a nail in with a screwdriver!

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Optimization Software Forecasting Software 52

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

In 2016, Seamless was awarded the Global Telecoms Business Award for Software and Applications Innovation, showing their commitment to providing exemplary and innovative technologies through a result driven approach, and demonstrating that the success of their customers is embedded in their core DNA.

Supply Chain Design Software 147

Supply Chain Design Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Analytics Software 147

AIMMS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Liberty Global is the world’s largest international TV and broadband company with operations in more than 30 countries. The company started working with AIMMS and our implementation partner Districon in October 2015 to develop a Demand Aggregation tool. These days, I head up the Supply Chain Planning division at Liberty Global.

Optimal Sourcing 120

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Supply Chain Optimization Optimization Software 120

SCMDOJO

JULY 13, 2022

Supply Chain Job Boards are aplenty, but how do we classify the ones worth our time as SCM Professionals? To help answer this question and reduce time wastage going through multiple platforms, we ran a survey based on recommendations provided by several professionals on supply chain job boards, including those I have tried over time.

Supply Chain Design Software 112

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 112

Unleashed

APRIL 10, 2023

Overstocking became a necessary evil for many companies as they struggled to meet customer demand throughout the recent onslaught of supply chain disruptions. As a result, significant amounts of cash flow remain tied up in unmoving inventory. There’s a whole lot of technology that can help [improve] those processes.

Price Reduction 52

Price Reduction Pricing Training Inventory Reduction Purchasing Skills 52

Kinaxis

DECEMBER 12, 2014

by John Westerveld Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Reason #3 Not having end-to-end supply chain visibility. Reason #4 Making key decisions by modelling the supply chain in Excel.

Supply Chain Planning Software 240

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Training Price Mitigation Strategies 240

RFgen

APRIL 18, 2023

Instead, most companies must deal with the reality of misshipments. To minimize misships, businesses must implement best practices that focus on optimization, technology, and employee training, ensuring accurate shipments every time. A company’s brand reputation is bound to suffer when misships occur frequently.

Optimization Software 52

Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Software 52

o9 Solutions

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

After testing outside-in supply chain planning concepts via Project Zebra, LKQ Europe realized a 17.3% Co-founded by o9 and Supply Chain Insights, Project Zebra is an open-source industry effort to define and activate outside-in processes to prove the value of outside-in supply chain planning processes.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Design Software Europe 52

RFgen

JANUARY 6, 2020

New technologies are investments in your human workforce, enhancing productivity, reducing work burden and safety risks and increasing job satisfaction. Businesses in the supply chain need to join other top industry leaders to focus on what matters most: people. Putting People Back into the Supply Chain.

Supply Chain Software 53

Supply Chain Software Sustainability Real-time Visibility Material Savings 53

RFgen

JANUARY 6, 2020

New technologies are investments in your human workforce, enhancing productivity, reducing work burden and safety risks and increasing job satisfaction. Businesses in the supply chain need to join other top industry leaders to focus on what matters most: people. Putting People Back into the Supply Chain.

Supply Chain Software 52

Supply Chain Software Sustainability Real-time Visibility Material Savings 52

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

I am facilitating a workshop between supply chain business visionaries and technology innovators. At the session, together through education, sharing case studies, and reviewing research, we will explore the opportunities to build a Network of Networks to improve B2B supply chain connectivity. There is hope.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Trends Prescriptive Analytics Software 150

DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Another challenge is the pressure on 3PLs to fully commit to certain requirements at every point of the shipper’s supply chain, such as environmental and working time regulations. So how will logistics planning and optimization technology help 3PLs to overcome these challenges? How would that impact their current operations?

Supply Chain Planning Software 281

Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing 281

DynaSys

APRIL 4, 2019

Last week QAD DynaSys attended the Richmond Supply Chain Forum held at the Belfry Hotel & Resort in Sutton Coldfield, UK. We attend the event twice a year and it’s a good opportunity for us to talk to organisations who are interested in learning more about our Demand & Supply Chain Planning solution.

Supply Chain Planning Software 75

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning 75

Enterra Insights

MARCH 9, 2021

“By many accounts, 2020 was sure to be ‘the year’ for digital transformation,” writes, Peter Fretty ( @pfretty ), IndustryWeek technology editor. the overall integration of manufacturing systems, production processes, digital communications technologies and automated machines.”[2] Industry 4.0]

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Industrial Industry Supply Chain Design Software 130

Kinaxis

JUNE 17, 2015

In my first blog I wrote about the first step to reaching a Stage Five Supply Chain Planning System of Record (SCP SOR) which was securing the right talent. What is the necessary foundational planning layer required to support demand/supply planning for your industry? Supply Planning. Inventory Management.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Inventory Management Software Demand Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 1, 2013

As I work with companies, I often contrast the strategies, approaches and outcomes within a peer group. Over the last five years, I have helped two companies, Sonoco Products and Owens Illinois (OI) with their selection of technologies to improve Sales and Operations (S&OP) planning. The companies are similar in size.

Illinois 251

Illinois Waste Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software S&OP 251

BlueYonder

AUGUST 18, 2017

Ask several companies about the focus of their sales and operations planning (S&OP) meetings, and you’ll likely receive very different responses, depending on a company’s S&OP maturity level. Companies operating at higher levels of S&OP maturity use the S&OP process to facilitate true integrated business planning.

S&OP 40

S&OP Supply and Demand Company Scenario Planning 40

BlueYonder

AUGUST 18, 2017

Ask several companies about the focus of their sales and operations planning (S&OP) meetings, and you’ll likely receive very different responses, depending on a company’s S&OP maturity level. Companies operating at higher levels of S&OP maturity use the S&OP process to facilitate true integrated business planning.

S&OP 40

S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Company 40

Supply Chain Insights

JULY 23, 2017

At this time of year, we find many companies planning workshops to stimulate thinking on building a digital supply chain and igniting next-generation supply chain thinking. Understand inventory write-offs, impact of forecast processes and technology satisfaction in the planning benchmarking.

Supply Chain Planning Software 0

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Price Mitigation Strategies Inventory Reduction 0

QAD

AUGUST 24, 2021

Disruption is the watchword for manufacturers these days – even without the global COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers constantly deal with supply chain interruptions, fluid customer demands, global economic pressures, and technology-driven competition, among other forces. When do we need to change? Who will lead the change effort?

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction Analytics Software 98

Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 21, 2015

European Supply Chain & Logistics Summit 2015. RESHAPING THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF TOMORROW. The European Supply Chain and Logistics Summit is Europe’s most established supply chain and logistics summit. How to ensure and enforce transparency across the supply chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 60

Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Strategy 60

RFgen

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Voice Technology in the Supply Chain. The questions in the minds of today’s information technology (IT) executives run in an endlessly agonizing loop: Do I have the right infrastructure in place? How do I separate valuable new technology from all the junk? Voice Technology in the Supply Chain.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Inventory Management Software Inventory Reduction 52

Vinculum

JULY 8, 2019

With over 130 sessions and 600 top technology solution providers , IRCE saw huge participation of brands, retailers, 3PLs and brand distributors from all over the world. Sell and manage orders, inventory, and fulfillment across multiple sales channels. Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) in warehouses to manage inventory.

Chicago 40

Chicago Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Network Software 40

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. Let me explain.

Supply and Demand 150

Supply and Demand Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 150

The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 18, 2013

auto manufacturing market melted down, I was conducting value stream mapping workshops at tier one suppliers (Magna, TRW, Yazaki, Johnson Controls, etc.). When mapping a supply chain, I would always put a big red circle around the warehouse. These companies are technology focused and would rather not invest in warehouses.

North America 135

North America Warehousing America Logistics Network Optimization Software 135

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

We finished our report on the maturation of hospital supply chains , and I have put the finishing touches on the Healthcare Supply Chain Index for this Thursday’s webinar. I also had the opportunity to speak at the GHX conference and facilitate a leadership workshop on the required changes for implantable devices.

Modeling 236

Modeling Modeling Software Pharmaceutical Procurement Analytics 236

EMERGE App

AUGUST 22, 2019

Not Another List of Inventory Management Techniques. I want to start by saying that this is not an exhaustive list of all the possible inventory management techniques available for all industries. What we will cover are practical inventory management techniques that: Our customers use; and. Downside of Inventory Mismanagement.

Inventory Management Software 66

Inventory Management Software Inventory Management Inventory Reduction Inventory 66

Supply Chain Trend

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

am here in Melbourne and I read that River Logic just put me in their top 10 must read Supply Chain blogs for 2016. One of my first blogs, The Behavioural Supply Chain , posted almost exactly 6 years ago, called out the need to address behaviours more seriously in the supply chain.

S&OP 87

S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Software Inventory Reduction 87

NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2018

In a prior post on 2018 supply chain predictions, I shared how NC State’s Poole College of Management engages directly with industry through student-led projects. And everyone I know has issues and challenges with their supply chains! Lenovo Excess and Obsolete Inventory.

Vendor Strategies 40

Vendor Strategies Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction 40

EMERGE App

AUGUST 5, 2018

What is Inventory Management? Inventory management, in a nutshell, describes your efforts to manage, assess and report on the flow of your stock of goods. You might be using pencil-and-paper, spreadsheets or sophisticated inventory management software to do this. Two Essential Features of Inventory Management Today.

Inventory Management Software 45

Inventory Management Software Inventory Management Inventory Reduction Inventory 45

ToolsGroup

MARCH 4, 2020

Over the years we’ve built strong relationships with hundreds of global companies, and we hear the same challenges again and again: they can’t accurately plan for intermittent demand, they’ve got too much capital tied up in inventory, and their planners are overwhelmed by data management and complicated math. New product introductions.

Supply Chain Planning Software 270

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Modeling Inventory Reduction 270

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Through the course of keynotes, workshops and the flow of conversation at the event, a number of several key trends emerged: Drones in the warehouse. Kenco’s Innovation Research Manager Matt McLelland has been getting hands-on with drone technology for the last couple of years. The supply chain of the future.

Manufacturing 40

Manufacturing Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Demand Planning Software 40

GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 23, 2015

We continue our series on understanding the 3PL KPIs (Key performance indicators) from 3PL consultant, Chuck Intrieri of The Lean Supply Chain as it relates to the engagement with a 3PL. Sales, Inventory, and Production Planning (SIOP) should be used for business planning and strategy in the shipper, 3PL relationship.

KPI 120

KPI 3PL Supply Chain Planning Software Resource Reduction 120

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 3, 2017

We’d like to know what you believe your managers and staff need from a supply chain education program. … Well… As you may know, we have an education division in our group called Supply Chain Leaders Academy, and every so often we like to make sure our program is still up-to-date and relevant.

Education 40

Education Purchasing Skills Buyer Training Supply Chain Design Software 40