ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

By this stage in the pandemic, most of us have felt the effects of a globally disrupted supply chain and inventory shortages in some way or another. Additionally, suppliers experiencing worker shortages are having trouble keeping up with the demand for items like poultry. For me, it’s Coke Zero and mango mochi. as of September 2021.

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2023

Your Comprehensive Guide to Production Planning Software The benefits of production planning software vs scheduling are about the granularity of the plan: capacity plans (or master production schedules) are not granular and factor in less granular things, like high level capacity, forecasts, inventory, and transfer times.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 22, 2024

You lack visibility into your finances Inventory management is challenging and you either find yourself running out of material or overstocking your supplies, tying up cash. With an ERP system in place, you will gain much better control over your supply chain. It will also be flexible to adapt your changing needs as a business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Supply chain resiliency and sustainability are top priorities for CEOs today. To achieve these goals, corporate leadership must focus on two key areas: shift from internally focused supply chains to collaborative supply networks and actively design their supply chains.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 27, 2021

In fact, many consumers are already holding brands to their promise of responsibility, demanding full transparency throughout their production cycles. Global vs. Local Food. Urban consumers are often the drivers of new trends, with constant demands for new and exotic products. Transformation of Foods.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Demand Planning in VUCA Times with Ali Raza. Ali Raza and Joe Lynch discuss demand planning in VUCA times. Since then, he has been eliminating one global bottleneck after another, with his current focus on optimizing supply chains that extend to Mars. Key Takeaways: Demand Planning in VUCA Times.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 6, 2022

Amongst the issues faced by both businesses and consumers in 2021, supply chain shortages – and the resulting challenges – held strong in the headlines throughout the year. Five Lessons Learned Overcoming 2021’s Supply Chain Challenges. Five Lessons Learned Overcoming 2021’s Supply Chain Challenges. Get the Free Playbook ?.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Like most industries, manufacturers around the world are feeling the pinch of inventory disruption brought on by shortages and other supply chain challenges. Simply put, manufacturing inventory control is keeping enough stock on hand—raw materials, parts, and even finished goods—to meet customer demand. But manufacturers are unique.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2021

The pandemic highlighted the complexities of the modern supply chain and the need for companies to engage with a 3PL provider to succeed. Below are some of the critical characteristics to look for in a Logistics Service Provider partner to transform your supply chain. 3PL vs. 4PL. Supply Chain Solutions. Technology.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

ERP vs. Best-in-Class for Healthcare Supply Chain Management? Are ERP systems better than best-in-class supply chain solutions for managing healthcare supply chains? That’s the question we set out to answer in our recent panel discussion with Procurement and Supply Chain experts. The verdict?

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 18, 2019

When a business finds itself in a declining market, failing to stay in lock step with customer demand poses an existential threat. Trends and other market forces that impact commercial opportunities need to appear on the planning radar. Therefore, traditional push-driven supply chains are wholly unfit for this situation.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

More and more businesses are hopping on the outsourcing bus and letting the experts take the wheel to drive supply chain planning processes. Several years ago ToolsGroup pioneered business process outsourcing (BPO) as an alternative to in-house supply chain planning (SCP). Those companies also reduced planning spend.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

But behind the scenes, demand planners were at work, trying to strike a balance that would help them turn a profit and meet demand without being saddled with rotting pumpkins come November 1. Today the stakes are even higher , with the ever-present ghost of disruption rattling supply chains around the world.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Many companies have already started their 2019 planning and budgeting cycles, so if you are in charge of demand forecasting for your company, it’s about time to thinking about your organization's 2019 goals. Companies are setting next year’s planning targets without a data-driven perspective on what is actually achievable.”.

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Logility

APRIL 19, 2022

Complete visibility into your supply chain is necessary to safeguard operational continuity. Product shortages have plagued the supply chain since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, affecting goods from garage doors to computer chips to lumber, and businesses from car manufacturers to home improvement centers. Key Takeaways.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Introduction We’ve written quite a few articles on specific aspects of demand planning, but we’ve never written an introductory piece for beginners or those looking for a refresher course. We plan to do this for sales and operations planning (S&OP) and some other areas of supply chain planning as well.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

From March to Augus 2020, it was meltdown situation with supply and demand severely imbalanced: Global geographies shut down reducing exposure of human to human infections. Huge demand supply issues breaking the ever-so-fragile supply chain globally. Manufacturing Planning. Recovery Imperatives: Phase II.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 14, 2022

The 2022 Gartner Supply Chain Symposium is back to its pre-pandemic glory, if the crowds and session lineup were any indication. Supply chain professionals are plowing forward, and looking for advice, technology, and networking along the way to ensure a bright future. Tips for successful planning transformations.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 7, 2021

Learning the difference between third party logistics (3PL) and fourth-party logistics (4PL), as well as 1PL and 2PL, and the rise of even fifth-party logistics (5PLs) is becoming increasingly sophisticated and valuable for driving successful supply chain operations. What is the difference between 3PL and 4PL?

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Logility

MARCH 1, 2022

includes new supply network maps and PLM dashboards designed to help businesses optimize processes and accelerate time-to-market. release allows users on Logility’s Digital Supply Chain Platform to visualize the global relationships of their interconnected supply network with supply chain network maps. Logility 21.03

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Logility

OCTOBER 6, 2023

For the last decade supply chain leaders and CIO’s have been evaluating when and how to move their supply chain applications to the cloud. Timely and accurate data – Digital planning platforms are driven by timely and accurate data. Many distinct factors influence the timing of their decision to make the move.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 15, 2022

Supply Chain Instability. What organizations are currently experiencing is a supply chain “Bullwhip” effect that is affecting industries across the board. The next solution enterprises are looking for is to reinvent their supply chains to gain advantage beyond the next disruption. Platform vs. Point Solutions.

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Logility

MAY 18, 2023

Logility’s own, Chris Mason, shares his opinion and expertise on how business leaders can leverage causal forecasting software to be better prepared for quickly changing demand. Most of us in 2023 have heard that Artificial Intelligence, (AI) can help manufactures and supply chains optimise inventory plans.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2021

As supply chains become more impacted by market disruptions and unpredictable events, they’re also becoming more critical to a company’s customer experience levels and bottom line. Creating a data-driven supply chain tracking important transportation metrics helps shippers respond and adapt as quickly as possible to known and unknown events.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

So how do these changes bleed into the facets of the supply chain? What Is the Post-Pandemic “New Normal” Supply Chain? Supply Chain Resilience. Resilient supply chains were able to cope and recover from sudden shocks and disruptions during the pandemic. Changing Customer Demand and Expectations.

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Logility

MARCH 6, 2020

Machine Learning for demand forecasting has matured to a level of accuracy, transparency and replicability that translates into transformative results, including in these five areas: Accuracy, transparency, thoroughness of analytical options and results. Rapid adaptation to change and supply chain disruption. Greed for more data.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023. by Dr Shereen Nassar , Global Director of Logistics Studies and Director of MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Suite at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. Demand Sensing for Accurate Planning and Forecasting.

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Silvon Software

APRIL 1, 2024

Systems like ERP are at the heart of this data deluge, tracking everything from sales and financials to manufacturing and supply chain operations. Supply Chain Inventory Turnover – Measures how often inventory is sold and replaced over a period. What are the consumption details for a given planned forecast?

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The first step in achieving these aims is called production planning. Production planning is where you map out how your business will operate – the resources, strategies, equipment, and labour required to hit your production goals. In this production planning guide What is production planning? What is a production plan?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Market volatility from the ongoing labor shortage on top of increasing consumer demand, rising fuel prices, and port and terminal congestion will continue to challenge supply chains through 2022 and beyond. Given these disruptions, supply chain resiliency will be a critical factor in ensuring the success of your network.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 19, 2017

From the viewpoint of the team in charge of outbound logistics, this conflict – fortunately collaborative – emanated from two conflicting demands – both in the S&OP process as well as in day-to-day fulfilment. Getting the production mix right – given the constraints of supply and production and logistics – was a complex puzzle indeed.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Today’s marketplace demands businesses invest in supply chain sustainability — your customers and investors are watching. Businesses that prioritize supply chain sustainability realize many different benefits, irrespective of their industry. Consumers Demand Sustainability and Transparency. Key Takeaways.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 6, 2024

Electric vehicle company Fisker recently issued a going concern warning amid continued production and supply chain challenges. Background In prior Supply Chain Matters commentaries, we have highlighted ongoing production and supply chain challenges related to high profile EV start-ups Rivian Automotive and Lucid.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 25, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides key highlights and added supply chain and production perspectives on Tesla ’s recent report of Q1-2024 financial performance. In the latter category, global vehicle inventory expressed in days of supply was reported as 28 days, compared to 15 days in the year-earlier quarter. percent compared to 11.4

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 8, 2021

“There is no doubt that the global supply chain market is growing exponentially. The mismatch between the high demands by employers and the supply of logistics skills and knowledge is resulting in a growing gap in the logistics & supply chain market”. Talent gap – Experience vs. qualification.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

More and more businesses are hopping on the outsourcing bus and letting the experts take the wheel to drive supply chain planning processes. Several years ago ToolsGroup pioneered business process outsourcing (BPO) as an alternative to in-house supply chain planning (SCP). Those companies also reduced planning spend.

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QAD

MARCH 7, 2023

Tesla unveiled their “Master Plan 3” on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at their investor day. They delivered a viable plan to do this by 2050. The projected investment in fossil fuels for the next 20 years at the rate of spend in 2022 is $14T, 40% more than Tesla’s plan. By “investor,” they meant stakeholders in planet Earth.

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