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Blue Yonder is a Leader in the Inaugural Nucleus Research WMS Technology Value Matrix

BlueYonder

This honor comes after Blue Yonder was named a Leader in the Transportation Technology Value Matrix 2023 earlier this year! Labor shortages, automation, and labor retention have become key areas of focus. The consumer-centric era needs new levels of fulfillment speed, agility, responsiveness, and risk mitigation.

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The “secret ingredient” missing from many consumer goods companies’ demand plans

Alloy

Demand planning is a process just about every consumer goods company performs to keep their supply chain operation running smoothly. This data gives consumer goods companies a leg up on the competition and allows them to more proactively plan for what their retailers will order. Real-time POS data.

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See Through Disruptions: How Supply Chain Visibility Builds Resilience

SCMDOJO

Supply chains are vital to businesses, facilitating the movement of goods, services, financial flows, and information. Enhancing supply chain resilience as well as supply chain visibility is crucial in today’s interconnected world. However, they are also susceptible to disruptions and risks.

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The Pandemic hasn’t Dampened Enthusiasm for Blockchain Technology

Enterra Insights

. … Supply and retail companies continue to deliver, but there’s no doubt the supply chain is feeling the strain. Consumer goods companies should use the current situation as an opportunity to reevaluate.”[1] They also agree blockchain will play a larger role in supply chain operations.

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Critical Supply Chain Planning Capabilities Needed to Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic and Future Supply Chain Disruptions

Logility

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. Looking back a few months, no one could have predicted the current state of the global supply chain.

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Finished Goods Inventory: Definition & Formula

Unleashed

Finished goods inventory are products that have been through the manufacturing process and are now ready for sale. Managing finished goods and tracking the costs associated with each of them are essential aspects of manufacturing accounting and stock control.

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The Long Tail of the Supply Chain: Part 2 - Pareto is Dead

ToolsGroup

In the recent Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) web seminar entitled “ Driving Results Despite Item Complexity ”, one slide quoted her as saying previously,“If the products have a skewed distribution and it is your desire to meet a higher service level, then the deterministic technologies of APS and ERP are not designed to meet your needs.”.

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