ThroughPut

MAY 1, 2023

But to not be able to understand or manage that demand, given the market volatility created by higher customer expectations and shorter fulfillment cycles, has created continuous ripples of chaos in the entire supply chain. Are we able to intuitively align inventory to match demand? If not, how do we get there?

Supply and Demand 52

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 11, 2020

The nearly 300 planners required to manage SKF’s highly manual process found themselves firefighting, duplicating efforts and partially conflicting with each other. This made SKF unwieldy, unable to react quickly enough to changes and limited its possibilities to further develop its supply chain performance.

Gartner 248

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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?

Forecasting 100

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

Customers are in control, and retailers who fail to accurately predict demand are doomed to fail.” ” In addition to leveraging advanced digital technologies, both ToolsGroup and McKinsey & Company analysts insist that retailers must improve their supply chain performance to survive.

Retail 130

Retail Price Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software ToolsGroup 130

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2018

An avid student of supply chain performance, I have asked the question of What makes a “supply chain leader” for the last six years. My caution is not so fast… 95% of companies are not making progress at the intersection of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and asset strategies.

Sourcing Strategies 150

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction Modeling Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2018

Item complexity is a silent killer of supply chain performance. Unfortunately, less than 5% of companies actively manage item complexity. ” So, the next time that you see a presentation on delivering an integrated end-to-end supply chain, ask, “how are you managing the risk?”

Supply Chain Design Software 159

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Logility

JANUARY 16, 2018

Demand sensing does not help supply planning and has no effect on inventory management. It does; however, create the illusion of improved forecast accuracy by changing the forecast in the way that can never translate into an improvement in supply chain performance.

Supply and Demand 102

Supply and Demand Demand Planning Software Forecasting Supply Chain Planning Software 102