ToolsGroup

MARCH 31, 2025

Case Studies: Achieving Advanced Supply Chain Planning Shamir Optical Industry Shamir Optical , a global leader in prescription lens manufacturing, implemented probabilistic forecasting to enhance service levels while reducing inventory investment. The result?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 6, 2024

Manufacturers are not aware of this capability, and as a result, are not asking for it. Note that the very forecastable items have high customer service level but represent only 7% of items and 7% of volume. Customer service levels for these items (fill rate) is low. Or the Wright Brothers to fly at Kitty Hawk?”

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 8, 2025

In manufacturing, performance improvement, cost reduction and process optimization are crucial. Manufacturers have adopted innovative solutions and technologies to deal with these issues. There is no question that AI and ML will have important roles in shaping the future of manufacturing ERP. What is AI and ML?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Let’s Be Customer Centric. The first story is about a large regional food manufacturer. The second story is about a regional beverage manufacturer. Help Me Improve Customer Service. This was the case for the client stories that I will share in this blog. I have changed the names to provide anonymity.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Ciavarella’s efficient distribution system, coupled with a highly qualified staff, allows for rapid and punctual delivery, setting a new standard in customer service within the industry. “In

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 31, 2024

How should a global manufacturer make a decision? In short, the research tells me that the manufacturing industries are stuck. In contrast, for a global manufacturer, the answer is more complex. Define a proactive approach and the value/economies of scale of planning manufacturing/transportation and sourcing together.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Advanced planning evolved with a focus on modeling manufacturing constraints. In most organizations, there is a dashboard of functional metrics that shows all of the functions operating in the “Green” or acceptable levels until it comes to customer service. Customer service is red.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For more information about LeadCoverage and its suite of supply chain, manufacturing, and logistics – focused marketing, public relations, and analyst relations services, please visit LeadCoverage’s website. Revenue Operations Aligned Teams: Create a cohesive approach across sales, marketing, and customer service.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 16, 2021

Resilient Manufacturing Blog Series, Part 1. This is where a Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) solution comes into play. What Is Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM)? This includes manufacturing production, quality, warehousing, the workforce and maintenance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 25, 2024

My definition of a network is the bi-directional information exchange of manufacturing, procurement, quality, and transportation signals across multiple tiers of trading partners in a many-to-many trading partner information exchange with minimal latency. Customer Service. The industries in this value chain lack resilience.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The Aftermarket Landscape: Complexity and Opportunity The aftermarket industry encompasses a wide range of products and services, including replacement parts (such as batteries, tires, and brake pads), performance-enhancing components, accessories and vehicle maintenance and repair services.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. Keith led the work to move P&G from a regional to a global manufacturer opening up the Warsaw center of planning excellence and outsourcing IT to HP. A manufacturing capability is not ubiquitous.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

However, this thinking could lead to a potentially higher costs and low customer service. True resiliency is achieved when supply chain leaders can predict issues and dynamically respond – from sourcing and manufacturing to final delivery – with agile solutions.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

Choosing the Right ERP System for Manufacturing: Key Features to Consider Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a cornerstone of modern manufacturing, bringing together core business functions to improve operational efficiency. Quality Control – Manufacturers must ensure that every product meets industry and customer standards.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 13, 2025

Advances in automation, sensors, analytics, and other technologies have made significant changes in manufacturing. A modern manufacturing ERP system will make use of these technologies so that their benefits can be realized. Two major transformational changes have occurred in manufacturing.

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 30, 2020

Many manufacturers depend on impacted networks for their supplies and the strain on planning organizations is jeopardizing business continuity. What are some of the ways that manufacturers might improve their resilience, to address the crisis today and also to prepare for the recovery and the future?

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 27, 2023

Breaking it down task by task Most of you have heard of the term MOM for Manufacturing Operations Management. More often, it’s used in combination with MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems). What is a Manufacturing Execution System? But what’s the difference between MES and MOM and why are these two terms used side by side?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 21, 2014

For example, in a hospital, it is the translation of usage in a procedure to hospital order to a distributor and the translation of that usage to an order for a manufacturer. For the translation of a purchase of Aleve at a retail outlet store to Bayer, the manufacturer is 60 days. This time lapse varies by product and by channel.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 13, 2025

The food and beverage industry is a dynamic, ever-evolving sector in which manufacturers are continuously seeking ways to optimize production and reduce costs in the face of shifting consumer demand and preferences. Thats a tall order for food and beverage manufacturers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

I recently talked to a former executive at a global automotive manufacturer. The project was focused on the spare parts supply chain – the delivery of car parts and aftermarket accessories to automotive dealers and repair shops across Europe from their OEM vendors as well as their own manufacturing facilities in Europe.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

Frank, the line manager for manufacturing, dominated the meetings. Despite goals to improve agility and resiliency, functional metrics for manufacturing efficiency continually throw the supply chain out of balance. Strong manufacturing organizations do not make the most effective manufacturers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 24, 2024

Robotic Process Automation Deployment According to the APQC data, organizations are exploring Robotic Process Automation across a number of supply chain areas, including supply chain planning, sourcing and procurement, logistics and warehousing, and manufacturing. Many technologies are implemented as a source of cost cutting.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 14, 2019

The cost of poor quality is so closely related to supplier quality and compliance that manufacturers must give the proper attention and resources to the optimization of their upstream partnerships. The solution gives manufacturers the upstream visibility and control they need to provide downstream customer service to customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 7, 2024

In late 2023, we conducted a survey of 1,000 supply chain and logistics decision-makers across North America and Europe across three sectors: manufacturing, distribution and retail; carriers; and logistics services providers. Workforce shortages are severe and they are taking a toll on customer service.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Sunil Roy , who leads Blue Yonder’s Industrial Manufacturing Industry Strategy, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and executive customer events that we prepared for jointly. Previously, companies would have their localized customers and suppliers in a few main markets.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 17, 2020

We saw this right at the start of the pandemic, when parts being manufactured in Wuhan province disrupted car manufacturers’ production lines around the world. How supply chain disconnections disrupt service. Common disconnects like these ultimately translate to high supply chain costs and poor customer service.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2025

These inefficiencies inflate costs and slow response times when customer needs change. Manufacturers are shifting to on-demand production to align output with real-time demand. When manufacturers commit to high-volume production without real-time demand signals, they introduce inefficiencies that ripple across operations.

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QAD

MAY 15, 2025

Updated: May 15, 2025 Published: 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. How is Capacity Requirement Planning Used in Manufacturing?

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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. Interestingly, in Q3 2023, 38% of manufacturers, distributors and retailers missed their target for revenue guidance for the quarter. The result was restatement.

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Logility

APRIL 17, 2023

As a manufacturing leader, you’re faced with constant disruptions, labor shortages, and the threat of job loss — time is of the essence. In this article, we’ll discuss the importance of technology investment in manufacturing, highlighting the three areas where manufacturers need to invest.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 24, 2025

Why It Matters For the past two years, I have been working with statisticians at Georgia Tech to analyze public reporting of manufacturing, retail and distribution companies to understand the relationship between metrics, and market capitalization/employee. The Gartner Top 25 is a poor measurement of supply chain value. The reason?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2024

Furthermore, Tom’s hands-on experience running manufacturing, warehousing, and trucking operations has provided him with invaluable insights into the intricacies of these industries. Together, LevelLoad and AutoO2 drive customer service and long-term transportation planning objectives despite the realities of supply chain network constraints.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

”[5] He continues, “Most supply chains consist of the following layers or departments: manufacturing; suppliers; transporters; warehouses; distributors; service Providers; retailers; [and] customers. ” Manufacturing optimization. ” Customer service optimization.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 24, 2021

There are many pieces of the modern manufacturing supply chain. All manufacturing echelons–raw materials suppliers, factories, distribution centers, and wholesalers–need to ensure that the right stock is in the right place at the right time to truly serve the end customer. This is no easy task.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

The company reduced its manufacturing dependency on China by approximately 80% in response to increasing tariffs and operational risks. Cisco also maintained customer service levels throughout the pandemic and avoided passing significant tariff-related costs to customers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I worked three layers down in the organization for a well-established leader in manufacturing named Dan. Fred owned logistics and customer service for the organization. Dan had a very manufacturing view and Fred focused on logistics. I did not know Dan as an individual: we had a boss/subordinate relationship.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2024

Over the years, individual locations—the company has several manufacturing locations in Europe and North America—have behaved increasingly autonomously. There have also been customer service improvements. Prior to Uber Freight, KRONOS could not even measure customer service.

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