Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. Here are ten things to keep in mind in terms of the role that forecasting can have on supply chains: While not a cure all, forecasting does matter.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 1, 2015

Many people are talking about Key Performance Indicators, Metrics, Analytics, and other indicators of performance. The importance of selecting the right metrics or “measures” as I prefer to call them, is critical as we all know that metrics drive behaviors. Step 2 – Develop Metrics and Data Sources.

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OptiProERP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

2022 has proven to be both positive and disruptive for the manufacturing industry. Despite the pandemic, recession fears, supply challenges, a tight labor market, and economic instability, manufacturing companies continue to survive and evolve in the “new normal.”. helped transform many manufacturing businesses.

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Logility

JANUARY 22, 2014

Demand management has always been at the top of supply chain professionals’ list of challenges. I am not alone in the opinion ( see Red Wing Shoe Company webcast, Are Spreadsheets Sabotaging Your Forecast ) that spreadsheets may not be the path to supply chain success.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Professionals in supply chain management use various methods to identify best practices to improve the operations. Analysis of case study is certainly one of the most popular methods for people from business management background. Supply Chain of fashion industry involves a time based competition.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

” Demand discussions raise emotions. I know of few areas in supply chains discussion that raise as much dialogue or ire. ” At the other end of the continuum is the argument that “ Forecast error is the most important metric to improve.” At that time, the demand processes were largely regional.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

For the Supply Chain business, professional services revenues for the quarter ended January 31, 2022 increased by 13% to $5.4 These methods help companies take massive data sets and turn them into digestible, actionable insights for their supply chain practices. and Demand Management, Inc., Logility, Inc.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

So, you are thinking about a career in supply chain? While this article is intended as an evergreen resource, to help you navigate in your search for a supply chain job, and is not a COVID-19-specific guide, the pandemic has galvanized attention on the industry and its criticality.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

In my work with supply chain clients, teams change, business strategies shift and dramas unfold. All are haunted by the river that runs through the supply chain. It is the river of “demand.” On an ongoing basis I view supply chain strategy documents. Each supply chain is unique.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

This is the third birthday of the Supply Chain Shaman. When I went to Altimeter group, my friends Charlene Li and Jeremiah Owyang said that I should be like a “shaman” and help supply chain leaders embrace new technologies. I quickly did a search for Supply Chain Shaman…and voila, the new blog was born.

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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?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Markets drive supply chains. As the markets plummet, it is time to remind ourselves that demand is not a forecast. The supply chain needs to respond to market demand and consumer sentiment. Traditional supply chain processes do not sense. They respond. This is a major disconnect. They are not.

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Logility

JANUARY 16, 2018

As a supply chain professional, we need to consider how actions in one part of the supply chain affect both upstream and downstream operations. This is especially true for those that work in and manage the demand planning process. Here in lays the crux of the issue with demand sensing.

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Supply Chain Opz

APRIL 15, 2015

Citation count is a metric we use to separate great inventory book from their peers - Lastly, we carefully review each inventory book and make a final cut Results Drum roll please!

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 27, 2015

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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ThroughPut

JANUARY 2, 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic has reset perspectives, priorities, and strategies across the supply chain industry. Moreover, it has resurfaced the importance of capacity planning and utilization based on the ever-changing demand-supply dynamics. ” Ali Raza, Founder & CEO, ThroughPut Inc.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. It is a story of supply chain innovation. The product naming convention changed to Demand Sensing (DS) in 2005. Supply Chain Business Pain.

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Aera Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2018

by Arnaud Morvan, Senior Engagement Director at Aera Technology Walmart’s announcement last year that it would toughen up its on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery requirements sent a chill through supply chain executives at CPG companies doing business with the world’s largest retailer.

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ThroughPut

MAY 20, 2021

Covid-19 has distressed the global supply chain and manufacturing networks in every country. The pandemic sent shock waves across the manufacturing world in an unexpected and unprecedented way. Signaling risks in a capacity shortage where certain products may not be in actual demand.

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ThroughPut

MAY 20, 2021

Covid-19 has distressed the global supply chain and manufacturing networks in every country. The pandemic sent shock waves across the manufacturing world in an unexpected and unprecedented way. Signaling risks in a capacity shortage where certain products may not be in actual demand.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. Let me explain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The question was, “How can I redefine demand planning processes to use channel data?” An easy way to think about time horizons is to align the thinking with supplying lead times.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

by CJ Wehlage The Supply Chain Insights annual conference was held on September 10-11, 2014 at the Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona. Great memories here, as so much has changed in the supply chain research world these past 5+ years. All ex-AMR analysts on the stage, talking about the ‘Top 15 Supply Chains we Admire’.

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Vinculum

JUNE 3, 2020

An overarching term, inventory management that refers to the tracking system for every phase in your product life cycle which helps you keep a detailed record of each product, new or returned as it enters or leaves the warehouse or point of sale. Customer demand management. By integrating supply chain logistics features.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 29, 2014

Supply Chain Insights recently published a Metrics That Matter report covering both the Semiconductor and Hard Disk Drive (HDD) industries. Notice in the Supply Chain Insights report, there are only two HDD companies. Semiconductor is poised to consolidate, which will have huge impact on the metrics.

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Arkieva

JUNE 28, 2016

To learn more, please read my previous blog ‘ A Guide to Supply Chain Management: Making Intuition More Valuable ’. We might use “availability in Excel directly or with Add-ons” as an “age metric’.). Demand Management. In the list of topics above and most articles – there is no mention of S&OP!

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BlueYonder

APRIL 24, 2023

ICON 2023 , the annual Blue Yonder customer conference held May 2-5, 2023, in Las Vegas, will address the most pressing challenges facing supply chain professionals today. Data Management: A Critical Piece of the Puzzle Why is optimal data management so important?

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USC Consulting Group

APRIL 13, 2021

Differences in or a breakdown of planning for supply, demand and output. They might also be dealing with different metrics, goals or systems for planning and forecasting. One example of differences in planning is if clients have multiple plants or locations.

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Aera Technology

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

By Shariq Mansoor Over the past decade, in an effort to keep up with an accelerating pace of business, manufacturing companies have invested billions of dollars into optimizing and automating their supply chain. But what do we mean when we talk about digitizing a supply chain and what does the process look like?

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Long lead times are the cause of many of the problems that plague supply chains. In fact, long lead times are the driver of many of the evils that bedevil supply chains. Supply Chain Software is Not the Solution. I am frequently surprised by how few people ever ask this question about their supply chain.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 24, 2022

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. Both sides must be in sync to succeed.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Warehouse management encompasses a range of tasks, including: Inventory tracking Order fulfilment Organising storage spaces Optimising layouts Managing personnel Efficient and organised warehouse management plays a crucial role in supply chain management by contributing to timely deliveries and overall customer satisfaction.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

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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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 28, 2020

On Thursday morning, I began an engagement with a food manufacturer attempting to drive “Supply Chain 2.0. a digital supply chain strategy or Supply Chain of the Future —but the pattern is the same. Marketing invests in new product launch and traditional demand shaping programs. My observation?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

I believe that it is an analogy for what is happening in today’s supply chain market. Historically, most supply chain investments were for engines–bright guys built fabulous optimization code and plonked the software onto a relational database. Plan for the supply chain trifecta. Let me explain.

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