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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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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

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. Those reps go into stores and stock the store shelves.

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How AI is transforming manufacturing Part 2: Inventory management

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Manufacturers have incurred significant financial losses due to supply chain disruptions and the subsequent inventory management challenges. With companies producing more and more products worldwide, the issue of keeping track of enormous amounts of parts and materials used in the manufacturing process has grown increasingly complex.

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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.

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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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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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Achieving Significant Transportation Savings through Improved Demand Forecasting

Logistics Viewpoints

When companies implement a demand management or replenishment system, the goal is usually to improve customer satisfaction while holding less inventory. When it comes to distribution, primary distribution involves getting big bulk deliveries by pipeline and truck to their manufacturing sites. Pinnacle Propane Delivery to a Farm.