Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2021

This new infrastructure will allow the retailer to expand ecommerce assortment while reducing both shipping time and cost. billion, just 2.8% For Walmart, “omnichannel” is defined as a customer-centric experience that seamlessly integrates ecommerce and retail stores into an offering that saves time for consumer. billion, 4.1%

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. Over the last decade, consultants and analysts pushed a vision of ERP as the backbone of supply chain management that has not delivered on the goods. They are just too risky. Reflection. The supply chain career is new.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2022

Michael Burry ( @michaeljburry ) is most well-known as the hedge fund manager portrayed by Christian Bale in the movie “ The Big Short.” Retailers’ Inventories – Just Keep your Returns? Michael Burry’s tweet was referencing the CNN article Just keep your returns: Stores weigh paying you not to bring back unwanted items.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 7, 2021

When companies implement a demand management or replenishment system, the goal is usually to improve customer satisfaction while holding less inventory. The goal of the project was to make timely deliveries while reducing out of gases. Pinnacle Propane Delivery to a Farm. Pinnacle Propane is based out of Irving, Texas.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Inventory Management Introduction: In the rapidly evolving tech industry, maintaining optimal inventory management practices is crucial for sustained growth and competitiveness. This blog delves into industry-leading inventory management best practices.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Introduction: In the rapidly evolving tech industry, maintaining optimal inventory management practices is crucial for sustained growth and competitiveness. This blog delves into industry-leading inventory management best practices. They represent distinct facets of the broader logistics and operations landscape.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Introduction: In the rapidly evolving tech industry, maintaining optimal inventory management practices is crucial for sustained growth and competitiveness. This blog delves into industry-leading inventory management best practices. They represent distinct facets of the broader logistics and operations landscape.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 8, 2022

At that time, I wrote about the COVID pandemic, and how similar events occur that elevate the uncertainty of the market. At that time, I wrote about the COVID pandemic, and how similar events occur that elevate the uncertainty of the market. Well, here we are just two years later in another highly unusual market context.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

Despite the significant amount of effort involved in going from running a business on Excel spreadsheets to implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP), they are very grateful that their efforts to improve their supply chain agility were underway when the pandemic hit. The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

The other side, call it Team Soft Landing, argued that the situation was very different this time.”[1] Correspondent Melissa Repko reports that it might take some time for retailers to figure out how consumers are going to behave over the coming months. ”[1] He asks, “So where does that leave us?”

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QAD

APRIL 10, 2024

The bullwhip effect illustrates how minor shifts in consumer demand for a product magnify upstream in the supply chain. The adoption of demand forecasting tools can help overcome the challenges of demand fluctuation in a timely manner. It requires timely and accurate data. But, what exactly is forecast accuracy?

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Just a quick post to let you know of our upcoming live webcast, “ Continuous S&OP for Life Sciences – Breaking the Mold “, which we will host this Wednesday, November 19th at 11am EST. Trevor Miles, VP of Thought Leadership, Kinaxis, will present on the following topic. by Melissa Clow. Webcast Abstract. Register now !

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 11, 2020

SKF’s Joerg Schlager and his peers in the Demand Chain team realized that its supply chain operation needed to become more nimble, resilient and predictive to avoid being ambushed by a competitor. SKF’s use of a digital twin for analytics to support integrated planning demonstrated exceptional supply chain innovation.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 1, 2014

The ultimate goal is to have visibility into not just to what is happening within your own company but extended to all areas of your supply chain, including partners. Download your copy today , as it is only be available for a limited time. This is the shift from an inside-out to an outside-in focus. Sarangdhar V., Devereux, P.;

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2021

Reports of demand spikes and shortages followed each of these instances, and it’s not just affecting food and beverage supply chains. These guides have what-if scenarios and forecasting models for potential disruptions, so your planners won’t waste time making decisions when every second counts.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 15, 2014

And not just any organization, but the great ones! The key learning is that the individuals who as a team have just witnessed a big win as a result of a hard worked strategy are highly likely to miss the budding wave of disruptive forces and be ready for the next change. Part 1: SMAC in the Middle of Supply Chain Change.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 6, 2022

In today’s business world, the success of a firm depends not only on its sales but also on the ability to manage its supply network and ensure it has the inventory it needs to deliver customer orders. There are ways to manage a supply chain amid disruptions but they require changes in the way the business works.

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Kinaxis

JULY 18, 2014

Are you looking for some reading material to pass the time on your next flight? A supply chain based so heavily on external sources is susceptible to more risk than catching a flight on time out of Newark. by Bill DuBois. Even if you’re not you should check out Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 18, 2014

But, we continue to see the trend as a sales and/or a demand planning issue; something where we need better visibility to real time demand or a finer cut of demand signals. Not just processing time coming down, but communication time shrinking. Google wrote a great book, ZMOT, or Zero Moment of Truth.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 19, 2021

The burst of spring coupled with my second Pfizer vaccine gives me a glimmer of hope that perhaps the dark curtain of being chained to the home office is lifting. As I face my same screen day after day, monotony hangs heavy in the air. In this bleak period, it is hard for me to contain the inner Lora on client calls. The sameness is torture.

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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. Let’s find out. One size does not fit all.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

With 2020 well underway, it’s a great time to pick a hot industry topic and subject it to a “state of the state” evaluation. Strong AI is designed to improve its own performance over time, to make “a better decision tomorrow.” And where better to start than Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the supply chain market? The answer is yes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

With the downturn in the financial markets, the looming recession, and the fundamental shifts in demand—less travel and stay at home work policies—demand is changing. Demand latency is the translation of market consumption to an order signal. Time to Sense Market Shifts in the 2007 Recession. The problem?

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 9, 2014

There has been a lot of debate in recent years about whether supply chain planning and demand planning solutions actually deliver their much-touted benefits. Any time you see an industry accepting the status quo and displaying hostility to new ideas, you have a recipe for stagnation. And I think that’s a good thing. So, is it all true?

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Companies that are forced to use Excel to manage large swaths of their advanced supply chain planning. There are many issues with using excel that have been written about numerous times in this blog. Errors – Excel is a free form modelling tool – which means anyone can build a spreadsheet for just about anything.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Not all of us possess a DeLorean time machine stashed away in our garage that would enable us to travel to any time period in the future (or past). Till the moment comes when we can just buckle in and set the dial to 10 years from now, we need to equip ourselves with the right tools and skills to forecast for the future.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 2, 2015

“We haven’t been able to accurately forecast for a long time,” says Vosse. But rather than try to hone their predictions further, companies should be looking to improve their agility in responding to unexpected shifts in demand. At Teradyne, many components have a lead time stretching over two quarters, and require 26 weeks to procure.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 19, 2021

The burst of spring coupled with my second Pfizer vaccine gives me a glimmer of hope that perhaps the dark curtain of being chained to the home office is lifting. As I face my same screen day after day, monotony hangs heavy in the air. In this bleak period, it is hard for me to contain the inner Lora on client calls. The sameness is torture.

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Logility

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Forecasting customer demand has been a critical aspect of business since ancient times. The first commercially available demand planning system was introduced to the market in the mid 1970’s by American Software. DSR – Demand Signal Repository. MVDM – Multi-Variate Demand Management. POS – Point of Sale.

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Logility

JANUARY 16, 2018

This is especially true for those that work in and manage the demand planning process. Sometimes demand planners focus too much on forecast accuracy and miss seeing the forest for the trees. Here in lays the crux of the issue with demand sensing.

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ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The partnership will empower mutual customers to not only plan logistics fulfillment effectively and efficiently, but also to forecast demand accurately with AI-powered insights and recommendations for rapid supply chain revenue rationalization. PALO ALTO, CA, November 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ThroughPut Inc. ,

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In today’s market, retailers face immense challenges across the entire length of their supply chains, ranging from rapidly fluctuating customer preferences and demand patterns to supply uncertainties, extended lead times, and constantly increasing customer expectations. Here are five key factors to keep in mind.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

We have tackled the question of automation before, but his time I want to focus specifically on what automation will mean to the job of the supply chain planner. Just one full-time planner now handles all planning for the Absout Vodka global brand (and even takes stress free vacations ). Lennox Residential achieved 99.7%

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2017

At a visit to Samini, I witnessed a real-time visibility system for multiple tiers of the supply chain. Based on a research study, the management team decided that Marriott would no longer have room service. To pass the time, I watched the news. I am normally too busy to watch the news, but I needed something to pass the time.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 9, 2021

So what Supply Chain construct should you have that will enable your business to run, and grow, while at the same time acknowledging the lack of inherent expertise and capital funding in most businesses? Supply Chain is no longer just the necessary back office function that every firm has to use. The Challenges.

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 31, 2022

What is demand planning? Demand planning is part of a company’s planning strategy to allocate resources in the best and most effective way to meet demand and respond to demand changes. However, this could unnecessarily tie up capital in stock and lead to obsolete stock if there isn’t enough demand.

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 31, 2022

What is demand planning? Demand planning is part of a company’s planning strategy to allocate resources in the best and most effective way to meet demand and respond to demand changes. However, this could unnecessarily tie up capital in stock and lead to obsolete stock if there isn’t enough demand.

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