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Three Logistics Imperatives for Managing Uncertainty in 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

After experiencing an incredibly challenging two years in the global logistics industry, I think we can let go of any expectation that the supply chain landscape will ever return to “normal.” By that, I mean that extreme uncertainty on both the demand and the supply sides will continue for the foreseeable future.

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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

Demand forecasting is the process of making future estimations of how much of a given product will sell by location and time period. Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship.

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

Logility

Demand management has always been at the top of supply chain professionals’ list of challenges. All these moves have added complexity to the demand planning challenge. And also to note, many respondents in this survey could not demonstrate an alignment of performance metrics to the S&OP process.

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American Software Reports Third Quarterof Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Logility

and Demand Management, Inc., wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, were recognized among Food Logistics’ 2021 Top Software and Technology Providers. This marks Logility’s seventeenth year and Demand Management’s thirteenth year of recognition. Demand Management, Inc. Logility, Inc.

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What is Demand Forecasting? Importance and Benefits of Forecasting Customer Demand

ShipBob

Demand forecasting helps the business make better-informed supply decisions that estimate the total sales and revenue for a future period of time. Demand forecasting allows businesses to optimize inventory by predicting future sales. Importance of demand forecasting for ecommerce. Competition.

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Defining and Implementing an Effective Transportation Strategy

Talking Logistics

In the first episode of this educational series focused on the link between transportation management and supply chain excellence, Chris Timmer of LeanLogistics (a Talking Logistics sponsor) outlined the attributes of a strong transportation management foundation and how to build it.

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The Pressure is Rising for CPG Companies to Improve Order Delivery Performance

Aera Technology

Manufacturers are facing SKU proliferation to go to new markets and to answer consumer demand for more personalized products. Yet because those systems are typically disconnected silos, CPG manufacturers still lack the holistic view of the supply chain they need. Plus, new market pressures are raising the stakes for OTIF.