Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2023

Aera Technology offers a solution they call “Aera Decision Cloud” A key challenge for manufacturers is connecting integrated business planning (IBP) – a longer term plan – to operational planning and execution – what needs to be done in the near term. The supply chain team must grapple with a couple of questions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

She wrote, “I have been working in the supply chain for 35 years, and we are still trying to solve the “demand” issue. Solving from a supply side seems to work for many companies I work with. I know that your primary focus is procurement. Or planned orders to purchase orders?) I don’t know.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 13, 2020

Businesses around the world are learning to adapt as best they can to the COVID-19 supply chain impact. Unpredictable consumer behavior in response to macro events creates demand volatility in every link of global supply chains. Rafael: It has been a really helpful tool with which to go through this crisis.

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Logility

JANUARY 13, 2022

ATLANTA, GA (January 13, 2022) – American Software, Inc. A live webcast of the presentation will be accessible via American Software’s website and archived for a limited time at www.amsoftware.com/investor-relations. About American Software, Inc. Atlanta-based American Software, Inc. Time: 10:00 am ET.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 28, 2021

In 2004, I worked with a Midwest North American meatpacker to help define its supply chain strategy. Consumers constantly change the mix preferences in purchases. Somedays, the focus is on steaks or ribs and the next on the purchase of ground or cubed meat. What do I mean? To illustrate, let me share a story.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Last week, a team from Blue Yonder attended the 2024 Gartner ® Supply Chain Planning Summit in London. The theme of this year’s conference was “Generating Value Together: Beyond Accuracy, Toward Intelligence.” At Blue Yonder, we recognize that manual planning and consumer-grade spreadsheets simply aren’t up to this challenge.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Thirty-one months of supply chain disruption. The Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches into a much longer war resulting in serious disruptions to the food, automotive, and semi-conductor supply chains. While many old-fashioned supply chain leaders speak of Risk Management and the need for Control Towers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2024

The article introduced the concept of self-service planning and challenged companies to rethink the concepts of supply chain planning. Supply Chain Insights Training, 2024 The Opportunity Based on my research, I believe there is an opportunity to reduce the number of planning roles by 80-85%. Guess what?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Recently, I hosted the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. One of the goals of the conference was to challenge the audience to redefine work. Net/net, the current architectures are hard-wired into back-office Information Technology deployments with layers of security and integration, and batch processing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

A large multinational is undergoing an impressive supply chain transformation that will run through 2023. A Complex Supply Chain. Not surprisingly a company this big, delivering different solutions to a variety of industries, has a complex supply chain. But even multi-sourcing is not enough.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 4, 2023

The global manufacturing sector has seen an upswing, a technological renaissance of sorts. Since the start of 2012, more people graduating from college and universities are entering the engineering/manufacturing fields. Breaking it down In the U.S. 3 What’s the allure? Breaking it down In the U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

However, two decades later, there is still no technology solution to enable demand visibility or help companies use channel data to translate demand into an inventory, replenishment, or manufacturing strategy. Why have we not improved our use of channel data in supply chain processes?” My question is, “Why?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My last post on the Supply Chain Shaman blog was forty-five days ago. My first focus was on China sourcing. Then it was the redefinition of the supply chain for the global shutdowns Sick with the virus; I spent my energies writing and moderating podcasts. Let’s learn and apply it to supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. The impact varies by supply chain sector and value chain. We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 9, 2023

Currently, LinkedIn is flooded with smiling pictures of supply chain business leaders attending conferences. The good news is that we can attend conferences again. The panel group is sourced from my group of LinkedIn followers. I know, a Supply Chain Center of Excellence sounds like a good idea.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 11, 2020

Effective inventory management is crucial to reducing costs in any manufacturing business. This is particularly true in the food manufacturing industry, which characteristically has a high volume of products stored, and an urgent need to fill existing client orders to match ongoing consumer demand. Working with fresh food.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Anthony is the Chief Economist for FreightWaves , the leader in global supply chain market intelligence. Anthony Smith is the Chief Economist for FreightWaves, the leader in providing global supply chain market intelligence. Anthony Smith and Joe Lynch discuss understanding Freightonomics. About Anthony Smith .

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

In Figure 1, I share a supply chain planning taxonomy or what I lovingly term an old-fashioned jalopy. 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?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 24, 2022

At the conference, I was fortunate to see a presentation from Brent Wilson, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Qualcomm. As Brent mentioned in his introduction, it has been a challenging few years for semiconductor manufacturers. Qualcomm turned to more automation in its semiconductor manufacturing.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience. Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

As a guest writer for Forbes, public relations firms constantly pepper me with requests to speak to technologists boasting of having answers to improve supply chain resilience. I strongly believe that historical supply chain practices are not the answer. They need to evolve to help today’s supply chain business leader.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 18, 2024

Few technologies stir human emotions as much as artificial intelligence (AI). The emergence of artificial intelligence technologies, such as generative AI, captured global attention and dominated headlines. Making predictions can be a fool’s errand; however, AI tools are making the cloudy crystal ball a bit clearer.

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Precoro

JULY 16, 2023

The purchasing department plays a critical role in the success of an organization. Thought-out practices and well-managed workflows within the purchasing department are crucial for making sure that the company has the necessary resources available at the right time and at a reasonable cost.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

When my flight canceled, I was en route to the annual AMR conference in Phoenix. However, this mature team found the technology insufficient. Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Don’t believe me?

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Logility

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

ATLANTA, GA (November 3, 2021) – American Software, Inc. NASDAQ: AMSWA), a leading provider of innovative AI-powered supply chain management and advanced retail planning solutions, today announced that it will release its Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 financial results after the U.S. About American Software, Inc.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

In my work with manufacturing companies recently, I am thinking a lot about the need for diagnostic testing. While most consultants and technologists want to sell technology, and are eager to slap in a new piece of software, my caution is to slow down and better understand root issues before having a technology discussion.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Fatigue during home video conference meeting call. Today, many of us are on conference call after conference call in an endless loop of meetings with little time to question the effectiveness. Role of the Forecast. In 1992, I worked for a supply chain planning technology provider, and the role of the forecast was clearer.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Editor's Note: This is the second in a three part series on advanced demand analytics to improve demand forecasting. Demand forecasting software can usually factor in climate and seasonality , like more ice cream being sold during summer months or in warmer climates. But weather data adds a more granular time-sensitive signal.

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QAD

MARCH 16, 2022

So much of what goes into running a manufacturing operation involves planning ahead. Proper capacity requirements planning is critical to manufacturing success, as this process determines if a company can even deliver on orders. Purchasing additional equipment may also be needed if the demand will be consistent.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares samples of individual prediction snapshots that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This was certainly another strange year, but the in-person conferences I usually look forward to were a mixed bag this year. I attended my first in-person conferences and attended a number of virtual ones as well. Bipartisan lawmakers unveiling bill targeting supply chain shortfalls. Amazon’s plan to kill the barcode.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

After the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , I took the time to recharge and took a month off from writing. The presentations from the Summit are posted now on the Supply Chain Insights You Tube Channel. The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 18, 2022

We were also joined by over 1,500 people from around the world who attended the conference virtually. The theme for the conference was “Ready. The last few years have been a strange time for global supply chains. He said that supply chains have a higher purpose; supply chains only exist to serve humanity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The jobs reduction will save $1 billion this year, Tomé said on an earnings conference call with analysts on Tuesday. percent drop in annual sales, UPS forecast a 2024 upswing of as little as 1.1 export regulations led to supply chain disruptions. technology from helping China’s military.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Just-In-Time inventory management approach revolutionized manufacturing forever. To help out fellow supply chain experts and professionals, we’ve crafted this guide to deepen your comprehension of JIT, illuminating its fundamental principles, myriad benefits, strategic implementation, and the challenges that may arise.

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Logility

MARCH 30, 2020

Public gatherings have been cancelled including public schools, sporting events, and social gatherings, conferences and most musical performances and other entertainment. Looking back a few months, no one could have predicted the current state of the global supply chain. Strategy One: Get a Better Handle on Supply Chain Data.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

the name given to the Fourth Industrial Revolution involving robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), must be supported by Supply Chain 4.0. But what does Supply Chain 4.0 The retail supply chain ‘has not caught up with the speed that the world is moving at,’ Fung said. Supply chain 4.0

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