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

QAD

MARCH 30, 2023

Manufacturers may not think they have much in common with the retail companies beyond producing the products that stock store shelves, but there could be a lot to learn from the latter as the manufacturing headwinds of the last few years carry into 2023. Walmart Has Embraced RFID Technology – Should You?

Manufacturing Procurement 98

Manufacturing Procurement Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 98

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Cycle stock is the management of stock required to cycle through production runs and procurement buys effectively. There are two buffers in the supply chain: inventory and manufacturing capacity. As assets become more and more utilized manufacturing loses the ability to buffer volatility through manufacturing capacity optimization.

Waste Reduction 150

Waste Reduction Inventory Reduction Inventory Optimal Sourcing 150

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. As a longtime analyst in the consumer goods and retail industries; I have seen what technology has done to change the way we do business.

Supply Chain Planning Software 110

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

How do they buy from you? How do they buy from you?” SanDisk Corporation designs, develops and manufactures flash memory storage devices and software. The company is the third-largest manufacturer of flash memory in the world. Both improvement and performance define supply chain excellence.

Inventory Reduction 150

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Freightos

JULY 1, 2015

Same goes for books, groceries, taxis, banking, canoe and even B2B purchases. These 200+ contracts will be in different formats, ranging from PDFs and Excels to simple emails. Early online selling started with smaller consumer goods. But today, you can buy a boat online. You can buy house-sized power generators.

Freight 120

Freight Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Price Reduction Supply Chain Software 120

The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 13, 2021

MetaExperts are talent operational excellence (OpEx) hands-on-deck, training, and get-it-done partners. Getting into buying consortiums to increase influence and minimize service disruptions. About MetaOps and MetaExperts. Attributes of sourcing strategies that focus effectiveness: High Adaptability. High Responsiveness.

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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. If they ask you for your email address, they will know in a heartbeat everything you have looked at (on their corporate website for sure), purchased, or put into your shopping cart and did NOT purchase.

Procurement Solutions 110

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Synovos

AUGUST 9, 2023

RS Integrated Supply’s Costanza Campi to speak at World Procurement Excellence Summit WARRINGTON, UK / RADNOR, PA 8 AUGUST 2023 – Costanza Campi, Senior Vice President of Global Procurement for RS Integrated Supply, has been selected to present at the upcoming World Procurement Excellence Summit in Cologne, Germany.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 11, 2017

The evidence is in; and it appears that consumer products manufacturers now have a wide range of choices for both cloud and on-premise solutions to managing the second largest line item in the company P&L. Digital transformation is evident in the vendor landscape for trade promotion management today.

Vendor Strategies 110

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

While traditional forecasting approaches use statistics to model history assuming that historic shipments and order patterns represent future market patterns, in the times of market volatility, especially for manufacturers two-five levels back in the supply chain, traditionally forecasting is not adequate.

Supply and Demand 150

Supply and Demand Forecasting Modeling Forecasting Software 150

QAD

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As organizations seek to boost business responsiveness and flexibility to address disruption, this latest release progresses our customers’ ability to advance the business intelligence, innovation and business agility required by today’s manufacturers. Digital Manufacturing. QAD Adaptive ERP 2021.1 Highlights.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Procurement Analytics 98

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Today the Company’s core businesses are cordless phones, contract manufacturing services and children learning products. The North American operation is the top manufacturer in the US cordless market. Our sockets for the kits were items with low volumes, and the manufacturing leader would target for 85% asset utilization.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Supply and Demand 150

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Blue Yonder is shown as being able to provide WMS solutions across many industries, including Automotive, Food & Beverage, High Tech, Consumer Goods, Life Sciences, Logistics Service Providers, E-Commerce, and Retail Grocery, Hardlines and Softlines.

Supply Chain Planning Software 127

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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. According to the survey, 44 percent of manufacturers do not have a plan for supply chain disruptions from China.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

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crisp

MAY 21, 2025

Multinational food ingredient manufacturer Kerry , for example, demonstrates this power through its Trendspotter AI platform, which analyzes millions of data points from global media content to identify emerging food and beverage trends and develop products in as little as 2 months compared to traditional timelines of 6-9 months.

Inventory Reduction 40

Inventory Reduction Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Strategy 40

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Unless you are customising your manufacturing for each product, we’ll assume the production cost is the same each time the same product is produced. The tools for determining Cost To Serve include standard spreadsheet applications, such as MS Excel, and network design modeling software. The reason for this is simple.

Purchasing Skills 93

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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. Or do you think Supply Chain professionals should just go on being quietly excellent?

Supply Chain Software 100

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

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Our team was recognized for our unique configure-to-order process for our microprocessors as a finalist in the Supply Chain Council’s Operational Excellence award in 2011. The team reduced finished-goods inventory by 50% and reduced the assembly and test line production variances by 50% in 9 months. My tenure at AMD was amazing.

Gartner 75

Gartner Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software 75

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. Both companies also provide excellent customer support. What are key similarities and differences between Alloy and RSi?

Alloy 98

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

Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Dean is the founder of the IBP Collaborative – a consultancy that helps manufacturers leverage “Innovative Business Practices” to make step change improvements to how they plan, manage and govern their business. In such cases, manufacturers often experience four critical capability gaps. Why do you think this is? Here’s the problem.

S&OP 60

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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. Also, for whatever reason, Gartner limits the scope of the Top 25 to companies in the manufacturing, retail or distribution sectors. Media Image. transactionID.

Gartner 81

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Locus

MAY 4, 2022

Timely deliveries provide an excellent customer experience and differentiate a business from its competition. You have strong ties between the manufacturers of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) or CPG , and the medium and large-sized retail outlets that sell them. How does one bring about this consistency?

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

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BlueYonder

APRIL 25, 2017

If merchandising is very good at the science of running their business, a demand planning group can be respected and managed well. On the other hand, if merchants make their money being outstanding at the art of understanding consumer buying behavior, they might actually prefer their “support organizations” to manage the analytics.

Supply and Demand 63

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

The clean energy technology sector achieved considerable growth with China’s low REE prices and advances in manufacturing technology , growth that some associated with low environmental and social sustainability standards. These credits can then be purchased directly by manufacturers. This is referred to as chain of custody.

Modeling Software 56

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

But, when my mom was buying a new vehicle, she didn’t decide to scrap the vehicle from 1993 and purchase one from 1995. But, we can’t begin our journey towards the future of procurement excellence in a ’93 Escort. Say I purchase a car. She chose the hybrid route. So… out with the old and in with the new! Let me explain….

Manufacturing Procurement 55

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics 55

RFgen

JANUARY 21, 2016

Efficient operations not only help companies preserve resources and eliminate waste, they can also create excellent marketing materials. Modern consumers like eco-friendly businesses. Ecommerce customers are often convinced to make a purchase based on delivery options, so warehouse employees need to report performance.

Inventory Management Software 52

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RFgen

JANUARY 21, 2016

Efficient operations not only help companies preserve resources and eliminate waste, they can also create excellent marketing materials. Modern consumers like eco-friendly businesses. Ecommerce customers are often convinced to make a purchase based on delivery options, so warehouse employees need to report performance.

Inventory Management Software 52

Inventory Management Software Inventory Reduction Inventory Management Resource Reduction 52

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

So in order to perhaps spawn some ideas for your supply chain excellence efforts, I thought I’d offer a brief overview of how four leading organisations are achieving their successes and cementing their mastery of the 21 st century supply chain. Is sustainability a viable growth strategy for fast-moving-consumer-goods brands?

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 40

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BlueYonder

APRIL 25, 2017

If merchandising is very good at the science of running their business, a demand planning group can be respected and managed well. On the other hand, if merchants make their money being outstanding at the art of understanding consumer buying behavior, they might actually prefer their “support organizations” to manage the analytics.

Supply and Demand 40

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

Alloy

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Poor change management is a key reason why teams ultimately stick with tools that they already know and trust, like Excel. It’s easy to execute a small pilot project, but companies often get stuck when it comes to gaining buy-in and approval for a full rollout. How do you handle change management?

Alloy 40

Alloy Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain 40

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Reduction in Asset Capital Warehouses and vehicles are expensive to purchase or lease and can tie up millions of dollars that could otherwise be invested in the core business of the firm. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to be very large scale manufacturers where the investment horizon is from 5 to 15 years.

Material Savings 52

Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction Inventory Reduction 52

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 team was not calibrated on the role of forecasting and the basics around process excellence. This blog post started a series of telephone calls. Granularity also differs.

Supply and Demand 428

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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

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. For example, companies can track products throughout the entire lifecycle with RFID and GPS sensors.

Supply Chain Planning Software 298

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Users of Google apps were looking for low cost and collaboration over the exhaustive features offered by Microsoft Word and Excel. They purchased the registration data for US consumers. They used that data to help automotive manufacturers understand patterns in car ownership. Polk & Co.

Innovation 98

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Unleashed

MAY 24, 2021

Sustainable manufacturing is at the forefront of good manufacturers’ plans. This article will take a look at what is sustainable manufacturing, some examples across various industries, and how SMEs can plan for sustainable manufacturing. What is sustainable manufacturing?

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