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ERP vs MRP: Key Differences and Features

QAD

As manufacturing and supply chains scale to meet larger global needs, real-time data and software systems allow manufacturers to automate processes and make smart data-driven decisions. Two commonly implemented software systems are ERP (enterprise resource planning) and MRP (material requirements planning).

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Infor’s Acquistion of GT Nexus: If I Had a Magic Wand

Supply Chain Shaman

As an analyst, when technology providers acquire and divest companies, I get invited to pre-announcement conferences. In these sessions, the technology providers share their rational for the investment and invite questions. Infor–a market consolidator of enterprise software–currently has revenues of $2.8

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ERP vs CRM: Key Differences and Benefits

QAD

While spreadsheets and manually tracked processes can help organize internal processes in the early days of any business, manufacturers and suppliers often turn to enterprise software like ERP or CRM to help scale their business. Electronics and Technology. Retail and Consumer Goods. Supply Chain Management.

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Get More Out of Your Kroger 84.51 and Market6 Data

Alloy

Get More Out of Your Kroger 84.51° and Market6 Data How Automation and Advanced Metrics You Won’t Get in 84.51° can help you grow your sales at Kroger and avoid inventory headaches. The purchase of Market6 was an effort by 84.51° to fill this gap, and in some ways it did. The 84.51° helps brands better understand their customer.

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Revenge Festivities: How To Power Up Your Retail Last-Mile Fulfillment To Meet Soaring Demand

Locus

Fuelled by a strong return to normalcy, ‘revenge festivities’ is a simmering trend that picked up during this Navratri in India, leading to a 15% spike in FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) sales with kirana stores stocking up 18% more. rise in comparison to September 2021. The answer lies with building resilient supply chains.

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How To Use The Days Sales of Inventory (DSI) Metric

Unleashed

This includes the cost of the materials to manufacture the item – or for a retailer, it will be the cost of purchase from a wholesaler. The calculation for COGS is: COGS = (Beginning Inventory Value + Purchases Made), minus Final Inventory Value How do you calculate Days Sales of Inventory?

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Empowered Consumers Require Omnichannel Strategies

Enterra Insights

Today, consumers are empowered with more knowledge about the products they buy than at any time in history. Steve Osburn ( @skosbu ), Managing Director at Kurt Salmon — a part of Accenture Strategy specializing in Supply Chain, observes, “E-commerce customers in the U.S. This has emboldened them in new ways. ”[5].