ThroughPut

MAY 1, 2023

or the planners who are managing super-complex supply chains that include everything from your tiered suppliers, inventory to logistics and sales, the pressure has literally gone through the roof. Yes, we live in an era where demand drives supply. Are we able to intuitively align inventory to match demand?

Supply and Demand 52

Supply and Demand Demand Management Modeling Demand Planning Software 52

ToolsGroup

JUNE 11, 2020

The nearly 300 planners required to manage SKF’s highly manual process found themselves firefighting, duplicating efforts and partially conflicting with each other. This made SKF unwieldy, unable to react quickly enough to changes and limited its possibilities to further develop its supply chain performance.

Gartner 248

Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Optimization Software 248

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2018

My caution is not so fast… 95% of companies are not making progress at the intersection of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and asset strategies. An avid student of supply chain performance, I have asked the question of What makes a “supply chain leader” for the last six years.

Sourcing Strategies 150

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction Modeling Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2018

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)). Average Performance Metrics for Consumer Nondurable Industry for the Period of 2010-2017.

Supply Chain Design Software 163

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

The author, Osgood Vogler, Director, Analytics, Celestica Supply Chain Managed Services, describes an insight-based demand management process: So, how do you take the guesswork out of forecast planning? Demand planning has a big impact on business performance. How predictable is the demand?

Forecasting 100

Forecasting Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Software Scenario Planning 100

Logility

JANUARY 16, 2018

Gartner defines demand sensing as "the translation of demand information with minimal latency to detect who is buying the product, what attributes are selling and what impact demand-shaping programs are having.“ This sounds a lot like the definition for demand planning to me.

Supply and Demand 102

Supply and Demand Demand Planning Software Forecasting Supply Chain Planning Software 102

Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

Customers are in control, and retailers who fail to accurately predict demand are doomed to fail.” ” In addition to leveraging advanced digital technologies, both ToolsGroup and McKinsey & Company analysts insist that retailers must improve their supply chain performance to survive.

Retail 130

Retail Price Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software ToolsGroup 130