RFgen

MAY 13, 2024

From the leftover Ben & Jerry’s in your freezer to the travel-size Dove lotion abandoned somewhere at the bottom of your toiletry bag, the business responsible for these familiar household staples is the multinational consumer goods company, Unilever. To do that, requires real-time data they can trust.

Supply Chain Planning Software 75

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing 75

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

How do they buy from you? How do they buy from you?” Instead, in the SanDisk journey , they adjusted the speed of response to their customer segments, and actively designing inventory postponement strategies. The discussion of customer-segmented supply chains happens often. Why does it matter to you? It is systemic.

Inventory Reduction 150

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Strategy 150

ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Over time, I’ve been fortunate to work in groups where both men and women were well represented, and I’ve had excellent leaders who championed my career by giving me the freedom to chart my own path. The good news is we’re catching up, making substantial contributions in the overall supply chain workforce.

Supply Chain Planning Software 177

Supply Chain Planning Software Gartner Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 177

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Consumers want to shop anywhere, and buy in the way that they want to buy. The digital consumer often wants to shop online, pick up at the store, and conveniently manage returns. Each year I go to the Consumer Goods and Technology (CGT) conference where speaker-after-speaker talks about retail/supplier collaboration.

Optimal Sourcing 299

Optimal Sourcing Forecasting Forecasting Software Supply Chain Network Software 299

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.

Manufacturing Procurement 89

Manufacturing Procurement Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Software 89

Supply Chain Insights

MAY 17, 2017

Over the past several years I have been involved with some rather sophisticated technologies around consumer goods and retail. Most solutions also contain customer profile data taken from store loyalty program and even their online shopping activities. If you are a loyalty member they will have all that information as well.

Procurement Solutions 110

Procurement Solutions Predictive Analytics Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Planning Software 110

RFgen

JANUARY 21, 2016

Innovative inventory techniques go from abstract to concrete in 2016. Here are a few inventory management practices that could make or break a company in 2016: Omnichannel Branches Out. This affects warehouse management because inventory employees must prep orders pouring in from numerous sales channels.

Inventory Management Software 52

Inventory Management Software Inventory Reduction Inventory Management Resource Reduction 52

RFgen

JANUARY 21, 2016

Innovative inventory techniques go from abstract to concrete in 2016. Here are a few inventory management practices that could make or break a company in 2016: Omnichannel Branches Out. This affects warehouse management because inventory employees must prep orders pouring in from numerous sales channels.

Inventory Management Software 52

Inventory Management Software Inventory Reduction Inventory Management Resource Reduction 52

Supply Chain Insights

APRIL 20, 2017

As empowered consumers, we expect full inventories of the products we want all the time, easy shopping and buying online and having the precious purchase on our doorsteps the next day. The pace of change is far slower than the adoption of technology, especially in the world of fast moving consumer goods.

Supply Chain Planning Software 110

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Logility

MARCH 30, 2020

For the first time in history, shelves of stores across the globe that sell food, beverage and other fast-moving consumer goods (including toilet paper, hand sanitizer and cleaning products) are nearly empty. Strategy One: Get a Better Handle on Supply Chain Data. The digital supply chain thrives on data.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2022

The technology additionally provides a unique and novel data visualization capability that can optimize for unknown locations that might not be physical in nature. Starboard now has over 1400 users across 70 customers representing Auto, Consumer Goods, Retail, Industrial Products, Consulting, and Real Estate.

Procurement Solutions 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

News anchors broadcast real-time data on the stock market, and while there are many commentaries on the positives and the negatives, what is clear is we are in a period of change and uncertainty. The irony is that there is more market data available on true customer spending with less latency than ever before.

Supply and Demand 150

Supply and Demand Forecasting Modeling Forecasting Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2015

Since the last report, Kinaxis successfully launched an IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange, E2open launched an IPO and then went private with a buy out by Insights, IBS and Steelwedge sought new rounds of capital, and WAM Systems and Acorn Systems have new owners. Data visualization is quickly advancing in the tools. Visualization.

S&OP 150

S&OP Supply Chain Planning Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Design Software 150

ITradeNetwork

OCTOBER 9, 2018

With consumers taking full advantage of the ever-expanding options to buy goods both in person and online, it is imperative that your product makes it where it needs to go—on time, every time. In a perfect world, every item would be delivered on time, in excellent shape, 100% of the time. Predictions.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Inventory Management Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 40

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The Center of Excellence at the company wanted to improve base-level capabilities but struggled to move forward due to the traditional views of the planning team, which they felt were self-serving.

Supply and Demand 377

Supply and Demand Modeling Demand Planning Supply Chain Planning Software 377

crisp

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Settle, a pioneering cash flow management company, and Crisp, a leading retail data platform, are setting a new standard for operational excellence in the consumer goods industry. What unique problems do consumer goods companies face that Settle aims to solve?

Procurement Analytics 52

Procurement Analytics Procurement Solutions Supply Chain Design Software Analytics Software 52

BlueYonder

APRIL 25, 2017

Connected : The degree to which the demand planner is close to the data and people who have business intelligence important to the forecast, and is able to come to consensus on the impact events will have on sales. This con can be largely mitigated, however, if the merchants are incented on inventory in addition to sales. SUPPLY CHAIN.

Supply and Demand 43

Supply and Demand Demand Planning Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning 43

BlueYonder

APRIL 25, 2017

Connected : The degree to which the demand planner is close to the data and people who have business intelligence important to the forecast, and is able to come to consensus on the impact events will have on sales. This con can be largely mitigated, however, if the merchants are incented on inventory in addition to sales. SUPPLY CHAIN.

Supply and Demand 40

Supply and Demand Demand Planning Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning 40

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Technology advancements and adoption are driven by better data availability and a push for better visibility, efficiency and accuracy. Centralized information eliminates data silos and strengthens information sharing through real-time communication (instead of point-to-point data transmission).

Supply Chain Planning Software 298

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Prescriptive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Software 298

Kinaxis

MAY 18, 2016

You might think, “okay, our warehouse is good” without thinking about the end to end. Procurement might have hit their cost savings metrics, but if it meant purchasing more than needed, and that might hurt your warehouse inventories. We spoke about the onslaught of data and the need for people with analytics skills.

Supply Chain Software 100

Supply Chain Software Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

Alloy

OCTOBER 3, 2023

An Introduction to Walmart Luminate Listen to the full episode of the Shelf Life Podcast on Walmart Luminate Walmart Luminate is the retailer’s new data, analytics and reporting tool for suppliers — and it represents a massive step forward in retailer-supplier collaboration. What you will learn in this article What is Walmart Luminate?

Procurement Analytics 52

Procurement Analytics Analytics Software Forecasting Software Predictive Analytics Software 52

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Amazon announces new changes to inventory limits. It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. The hands-free gadgets send and receive data over the internet. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 182

Logistics Network Optimization Software New York City Logistics Inventory Reduction 182

crisp

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Walmart’s Luminate platform offers a groundbreaking level of visibility – and a large volume of data for brands to ingest and analyze. This article delves into the hidden costs consumer goods companies face when they opt to manage their retail data pipelines internally. Retail data automation: build or buy?

Negotiating Skills 52

Negotiating Skills Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Cost Reduction Strategies 52

ShipBob

APRIL 13, 2021

They are quantifiable measurements or data points that help gauge performance of your specific goals. reorder more inventory sooner if you’re selling through it quicker than your inventory forecasts estimated). Give you data-driven insights. Data is always at the forefront of every decision you make as a business owner.

Procurement Analytics 95

Procurement Analytics Logistics Network Optimization Software Analytics Software Optimization Software 95

Requis

JULY 24, 2020

You’re going to need to buy more machinery, etc., The reason that a lot of supply chains get into trouble is that they rely on old data—think three-month old data in SAP, Oracle or I2/ Manugistics (now both JDA/Blue Yonder)—that’s used to plan and execute supply chain decision making.”. and so you have costs going up.”.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Optimization Software 130

QAD

OCTOBER 5, 2021

From integrated multi-currency, multi-GAAP and multi-entity financials to best practice purchasing, from shared services to real-time data and flexible data analytics, Effective Enterprise Management ensures that manufacturers operate from a trusted set of essential enterprise processes that meet today’s and tomorrow’s needs.

Manufacturing Procurement 97

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Procurement Analytics 97

6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Technology advancements and adoption are driven by better data availability and a push for better visibility, efficiency and accuracy. Centralized information eliminates data silos and strengthens information sharing through real-time communication (instead of point-to-point data transmission).

Supply Chain Planning Software 59

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Prescriptive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Software 59

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period studied. Orbit Chart of VTech for the Period of 2006-2015 at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns . Table 1: Results of the Consumer Electronics Industry for Performance, Improvement and Value.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Too much leads to resources being monopolised on gathering tons of data and a subsequent risk of “paralysis by analysis” Cost to Serve (CTS) is an approach that helps you avoid both extremes. If profits start to decline afterwards, your CTS data can offer valuable information about what changed and how to get back on track.

Purchasing Skills 74

Purchasing Skills Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing 74

Alloy

JANUARY 6, 2021

In this Q&A with Brian Babbitt , Head of Solutions Consulting at Alloy, we discuss options for consumer goods manufacturers evaluating supply chain management solutions. He saw firsthand how retailers manage inventory and the best way for brands to work with them. Alloy and RSi both load granular and recent POS data.

Alloy 98

Alloy Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Analytics Software 98

Alloy

JUNE 25, 2019

If a shopper chooses a different brand or not to purchase at all because a product isn’t available, it’s a lost sales opportunity. everyone in the supply chain should be focused on serving the end consumer. leveraging more data than ever before, and providing the same transparency to suppliers Automation?—?using

Alloy 40

Alloy Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Software Gartner 40

Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Our look at the Top 25 (plus 4) Supply Chains of 2018 examines how the best companies in the world excel at managing their global supply chains. In fact, BMW has adopted any number of digital production technologies, such as data analytics, smart logistics and 3D printing. Printer-friendly version. Media Type. Media Credit. Media Type.

Gartner 81

Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 81

Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Steve Hainey is an international speaker who has had over 20 years’ experience in global multi-site supply chain planning for Fortune 100 & 500 manufacturing companies of retail consumable goods, chemical materials, and medical device products. I have purchased the E-Book myself and truly enjoyed it. .

S&OP 60

S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software 60