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When The Wheels Fall Off

Supply Chain Shaman

For example, Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) has very little to do with Transportation Planning (TMS). Revenue Management and Demand Planning do not align on market potential or baseline demand. If I do an excellent job at safety stock management, my company will have the right levels of inventory. (Don’t

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Just Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

Revenue management is siloed and distinct from demand management, while Transportation Management (TMS) has nothing in common with Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP). Lack of aligned metrics. COE will get pulled into day-to-day issues and not able to manage the longer-term issues.

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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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Three Logistics Imperatives for Managing Uncertainty in 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

We watched as customers adopted new warehousing and transportation processes, new delivery modes, new technology tools and even entirely new network models that helped them succeed in the constantly changing “next normal” state that characterized 2020 and 2021. million employees. It’s the smart thing to do, and the profitable thing to do.

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Demand Planning. When The Answer To Two Simple Questions Is Not So Simple.

Supply Chain Shaman

This enables the modeling of channel data along with order and shipment data to drive a role-based view for finance, promotion planning, manufacturing planning (along with S&OP), transportation planning, and procurement. Water buffalo butting heads symbolize the organizational issues of demand planning. Demand is a tough subject.

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Business Logistics: Tips for Saving Money on Freight Bill Financing

Intelligent Audit

Anyone who has not been living in a cave for the past two years knows about the supply chain disruptions that continue to plague local and global shippers and transportation service providers. This is according to an early 2022 report from Logistics Management. Increase Your Lead Time. Track Rates by Varying Granularities.

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Help Supply Chain Planners Be More Successful In These Uncertain Times

Supply Chain Shaman

As companies outsourced—greater dependency on third parties for manufacturing and transportation—and asset utilization grew from 10% to 35% ROIC the management of the supply chain became more complex. As demand variability increases simple volume analyses like A,B, ad C based on units sold become obsolete.