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. I am currently doing research on inventory management. In the research, I ask inventory planners to define resilience. Today, this is not the case.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 11, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides initial highlights and commentary related to supply chain planning tech provider Kinaxis’s annual 2022 customer conference. Supply chain concurrent planning technology provider Kinaxis conducted its annual Kinexions ‘22 customer conference in San Diego , California this week. Customer Presentations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 9, 2021

Rise in Inventories. Less Effective at Inventory Management. Inventories grew twenty days over the decade. Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Sadly, most of it is the wrong inventory. Despite spending 1.1%

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ToolsGroup

MAY 23, 2023

With SO99+, illycaffe has the speed, data insights, and maneuverability to plan and manage inventory sustainably while supporting business growth and satisfying customers. It allows them to match inventory to customer needs, enhancing the consumer experience while avoiding detrimental excesses.

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Logility

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Astronaut Scott Kelly kicked off this year’s 2016 CSCMP Conference with an inspiring account of his record breaking year aboard the International Space Station. Although supply chain management is not rocket science there were a number of key takeaways from Captain Kelly’s presentation that can be applied to our field.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

Newly Released Conference Board CEO Study. A further data point to these notions can be found in a newly released C-Suite Outlook Mid-Year survey report, published by The Conference Board. Inventory Management Assessment- Samsung Electronics. Samsung ’s inventory balances reportedly reached the equivalent of $36.9

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

Many retailers are feeling inventory pains despite assuring analysts that they're quite pleased with their inventory levels. Mind you, some retailers may indeed be pleased with their inventory levels, but others may be trying to figure out where to store the excess inventory since so many warehouses are beyond full.

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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. The decline in inventory turns uses cash. Instead, the integration is to order management.). My question is, “Why?”

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Herlitz Inventory Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

The IFDA Distribution Solutions Conference is being held October 16 – 18, 2016 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, FL . Come visit us at Booth 1029 and see how are next generation product, HIMPACT, delivers daily forecasting and analytics deliver optimized inventory and service across your supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Last month, I attended and spoke at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference , where I learned many things about the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry. The elevation journey actually began the day before the conference officially started. To wrap up, this was my first time attending the Command Alkon conference.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

If S&OP efforts were that effective, don’t you think that we would have made more progress against inventory levels, margin, and growth? In part, this results in increasing swings in inventory in response to shifts in consumer demand as one moves further up the supply chain. Listen and learn. Then form your own opinions.

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Resilinc

MAY 6, 2024

ISM continues its commitment to advancing the supply management profession ISM is dedicated to helping foster and grow the supply chain management profession. This shone through at this year’s conference with powerful sessions like the Supercharged Leadership Workshops.

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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. Companies tightly coupling the budget to S&OP have significantly higher inventories and lower growth than their peer group. Deployment of deeper statistical engines for inventory management with a focus on safety stock will improve inventory levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Last week I attended the CSCMP Annual Global Conference in San Antonio, TX. Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Inventory Management Logistics Outsourcing Replenishment Retail omni-channel Vitamin Shoppe' The omni-channel track featured in the Customer Cornerstone had a number of interesting sessions (including mine).

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 26, 2023

Committed to environmental and social responsibility, ALOM manages the physical supply chain from procurement, inventory management, contract assembly, digital media and print, to omni-channel fulfillment and returns.

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Precoro

JULY 16, 2023

In other words, the purchasing manager is responsible for securing inventory requirements within the company’s budget and overall efficiency of the company’s purchases. Inventory Management Efficiency This is an evaluation of how efficiently the purchasing team maintains the right level of inventory.

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My Office Apps

JULY 13, 2021

Why Your Shopify Store Needs an Inventory Management Solution. 2020 was many things, not the least of which the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development called a “turning point” in eCommerce. What is an Inventory Management System? Why Shopify Inventory Management Won’t Be Enough.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 3, 2018

Research firm Gartner even has it listed as a hot topic for its Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, May 14–17. Top 10 signs you’ve been in supply chain too long: The mission statement at your first inventory management job was, “If they can build it, we can store it.”. There are a couple of reasons for this.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

A Focus on Safety Stock Is Too Narrow for Effective Inventory Management. A manufacturing company’s safety stock is 30-40% of the total inventory requirement. The form and function of inventory need to be addressed holistically, and this requires much, much more analysis than probabilistic forecasting. The reason?

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My Office Apps

JULY 13, 2021

Why Your Shopify Store Needs an Inventory Management Solution. 2020 was many things, not the least of which the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development called a “turning point” in eCommerce. What is an Inventory Management System? Why Shopify Inventory Management Won’t Be Enough.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

We draw a timeline on a conference room wall and using customer shipment and compliance data, we plot the issues with customer service and product outages. In the period of 2010-2018, within the chemical industry, margins fluctuated, largely driven by the price of crude, but inventory turns plummeted. inventory turns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

If the word collaboration was listed on a card as a drinking game at supply chain conferences, we would be drunk at many. Inventory, in this time of uncertainty, is the organization’s most important buffer to protect against variability. However, organizations are not good at managing inventory. Inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

One of the goals of the conference was to challenge the audience to redefine work. Similarly, after the conference, I started working with a chemical company to formulate a supply chain strategy. We started the pandemic with twenty-one more days of inventory than we had in 2007. Allyson’s presentation was just that.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Some of the main steps involved in the order fulfilment process include: Inventory management Picking and packing Tracking and communication Shipping and delivery Customer service Returns management Fulfilment costs can represent up to 30% of an eCommerce company’s total operating expenses.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Editor’s Note: Cerasis is a 3PL focused on transportation management. So why do we feature content related to Vendor Managed Inventory? In a VMI model, part of the equation is the inbound & outbound flow of the inventory. Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 6, 2015

I am busy finalizing a report on the current state of the inventory optimization market, rewriting and updating a report on Sales and Operations technologies, and penning a new report on Supply Chain Centers of Excellence. (We We are also finishing up quantitative studies on inventory optimization and Sales and Operations Planning.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The increased cost of working capital and supplemental inventory levels to mitigate fulfillment risk is likely to revert back to just-in-time inventory management. Global Trade Volumes- The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in its latest forecast update was not encouraging or optimistic.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2024

Gain a Solid Educational Foundation A solid educational background in supply chain management or a related field such as business, logistics, or operations management is crucial. Master TMS Tools : Learn the ins and outs of transportation management systems to see how they optimize the shipping process, saving time and money.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 11, 2020

Effective inventory management is crucial to reducing costs in any manufacturing business. Good food manufacturing software provides a means to track inventory in real-time, through every step of the supply chain. Why your food inventory management system is going stale. Working with fresh food.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

The format of the conference is different than most. As can be seen in the analysis, 80% of the industries studied for the report went backward on key performance measurements like cost and inventory management over the last decade. Next week, I will welcome over 100 participants to the annual event. The reason? There are many.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 27, 2014

The average client that has implemented demand sensing technologies has reduced inventory by 11%. Yes, it may decrease short-term sales, but in the longer-term it will increase customer service, reduce inventory and improve the execution of new product launch and trade promotions. The data can be structured or unstructured.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

But if the customer’s primary focus is on what is currently being discussed on the panels of tech conferences, they will quickly fall into the machine learning trap. He has a strong interest in the topics of Artificial Intelligence, Supply Chain Planning and Inventory Management. The restaurant parable. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 4, 2017

There are a number of events to look forward to, including the Gartner Executive Supply Chain Conference in May and the Kinaxis user conference, Kinexions in October, that celebrate our many supply chain achievements. What do you call a capacity planner who’s had too much to drink? They’re overloaded.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The Legacy Myth The myth here holds that voice-directed mobile applications can only be added to a Tier 1 WMS, and that if you have a home-grown inventory system or an older ERP or WMS package, you should install a new WMS before you think about new mobile apps.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Next year’s conference will be on September 8th-11th in Franklin, TN, south of Nashville, TN. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. Supply chain management requires good data at the mix level of an item/location. Time horizon. The Role of the Budget in S&OP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 17, 2015

2) Inventory is a Hot Potato that No One Wants, but Everyone Needs To Own… In the process of feeding the beast, inventory is a hot potato that no one wants, but everyone needs to own. At conferences, I hear from many supposed “supply chain leaders.” Few conference speakers meet this criteria.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2018

A TMS user, for example, can say to the system, “Show me all uncovered loads,” or an inventory manager can ask, “Which stores have less than three days inventory of product X?” It’s only a question of time before speech recognition gets embedded into other enterprise and supply chain applications.

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