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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. Teams are also confused on the process.

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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). The students learn that there is no definition of end-to-end planning because the current taxonomies for modeling are fragmented.

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Walmart’s Massive Investment in a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Blue Yonder is a leading provider of supply chain software solutions including several solutions that will be mentioned in this article – demand management, inventory optimization, replenishment, warehouse management, warehouse control systems, yard management, and transportation management.

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Omni-Channel Fulfillment is Key for the Holiday Season

Logistics Viewpoints

There are five major technologies included in the study: warehouse management systems (WMS), transportation management systems (TMS), distributed order management (DOM), inventory optimization/store replenishment, and demand planning. TMS encompasses solutions for moving freight in all modes.

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

Companies that operate separate systems for revenue management and demand management create a risk in understanding market trends and gauging price elasticity quickly. With the increase in product complexity, many companies have demand latency longer than supplier lead time.

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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

There are also opportunities to save money on transportation in their DSD supply chain by adding mixing centers. Finally, Peet’s is also exploring demand management and transportation management systems. They are exploring opening a second warehouse east of the Mississippi. It has been a heck of a year.”

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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.