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The Supply Chain Merry-Go-Around

Supply Chain Shaman

The Salesforce.com model is primarily a pipeline management tool suitable for discrete markets but not process manufacturers. The widely-held belief that CRM improves demand management is a misnomer.) This is despite the strengths of the recent purchase of Optimity. Will this change the market?

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Best Supply Chain Management Software For Enterprises in 2025

ThroughPut

SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) – Best for enterprise resource planning and global supply chain management SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a comprehensive solution helping with supply chain monitoring, sales and operations planning, demand management, inventory planning, and supply planning.

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Sustainable Electrical Solutions for Industrial Facilities!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The Importance of Sustainability in Industrial Facilities Industrial facilities, from manufacturing plants to large-scale warehouses, are among the largest energy consumers, accounting for a significant portion of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Gain a Leading Edge in Inventory Management through Digital Transformation

DELMIA Quintiq

An increasing lineup of advanced digital solutions have given manufacturers the edge to transform and achieve better inventory control. The manufacturing industry is constantly searching for new and inventive ways to improve inventory management. Clarity, control and competitiveness in inventory management.

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My Take: Let’s Admit Seven Demand Management Mistakes of the Last Decade

Supply Chain Shaman

After two decades of process and technology refinement, excellence in demand management still eludes supply chain teams. In our research at Supply Chain Insights, we find that demand planning is the most misunderstood of any supply chain planning application. Supply Chain Management (SCM) concepts are now thirty-years old.

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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans. The company has about 200 of their own coffee shops; Peet’s also sells coffee bags and K-cup packages through 15,000 warehouse clubs, grocery, and convenience stores nationwide. These DSD warehouses in turn receive less-than-truckload size shipments on at least a weekly basis.

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Just Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

During the 1980s, I was on a management team for a large manufacturer. The Company was attempting to gain economies of scale by grouping manufacturing technologies within a common infrastructure to reap the benefits of a co-generation facility, a centralized warehouse, and a talented administrative team.