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Ann Grackin: Is the Crisis in Demand Management Being Exacerbated by Spreadsheet Dependency?

Logility

This blog post is in response to recent results from the APICS/Logility Survey, Consumer Goods S&OP research, and ChainLink’s end-user research. Demand management has always been at the top of supply chain professionals’ list of challenges. They had faster turns, lower inventory, and better customer service.

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10 Best Inventory Book for All Experience Levels

Supply Chain Opz

What inventory book can help you to cut inventory costs? In this article, we will show you 10 best inventory book that readers at all levels can learn from. Inventory Management Overview Many people think inventory management is a clerical task but they're absolutely wrong.

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What the Analysts Are Saying About…A&D Supply Chains

Kinaxis

Even if you’re not you should check out Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. The challenge is balancing reduced material delays with rising inventory levels and longer Days of Inventory. For the past several years, Supply Chain Insights has been delivering this research series. No registration required.).

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How Can You Seize Opportunity If You Cannot Manage Risk?

Supply Chain Shaman

Companies with the lower score on the Index are driving faster rates of metrics improvement. Energizer and Unilever are driving the fastest rates of improvement and Clorox and P&G improvement rates are the slowest on the Metrics That Matter of Growth, Operating Margin, Inventory Turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)).

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Help Supply Chain Planners Be More Successful In These Uncertain Times

Supply Chain Shaman

In our annual survey, supply chain planners rate low on job satisfaction. Simplistic thinking of trading-off customer service, inventory and cost became much, more complicated with the shifts in asset strategies. With greater pressure on shorter cycles and less asset availability, getting good at inventory processes increased.

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Three Logistics Imperatives for Managing Uncertainty in 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

When inevitable disruptions occur, AI engines can quickly make proactive decisions that reset the supply chain in real-time — for example, finding new inventory, a new carrier or an optimized route — without hours of manual analysis. More Than Ever, Acting Sustainably Makes Good Business Sense.