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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

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 Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

While most consultants and technologists want to sell technology, and are eager to slap in a new piece of software, my caution is to slow down and better understand root issues before having a technology discussion. Time For A Supply Chain Check-Up? Analyze Past Results in Customer Service.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 10 2023

Supply Chain Matters

In this October 10, 2023 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology we provide our capsule highlights of investments announced by supply chain management focused tech providers. The technology start-up secured $30 million in Series A funding in 2022.

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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Despite the significant amount of effort involved in going from running a business on Excel spreadsheets to implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP), they are very grateful that their efforts to improve their supply chain agility were underway when the pandemic hit. The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans.

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Demand Sensing for your Supply Chain – Turn insights into actions!

ThroughPut

Around 69% of companies do not have complete visibility of their supply chains or that 46% of small businesses don’t track their inventory or don’t have an automated method to track it? If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s the volatility of the market and how the demand dynamics can change almost overnight.

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The Next Great Disruption Coming to Supply Chains

Kinaxis

by CJ Wehlage What would you say is the next great disruption coming to our supply chain world? However, there’s one great disruption already occurring, which has yet to truly “touch” supply chain. As a supply chain practitioner, do you notice something missing? Where is the supply chain nodes?

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Supply Chain Case Study: the Executive's Guide

Supply Chain Opz

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.