Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Cardinal Health’s senior vice president of global logistics, said of their implementation of the Kinaxis’ supply chain planning (SCP) solution, “I was scared! Pete Bennett, and his co-presenter, Mary Byrne, the vice president of supply and demand planning, spoke during a presentation at Kinaxis’ user conference Kinexions.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Our panel delved into the critical theme of “Bridging the gap between network planning and operational execution in production and service parts logistics.” These issues are further compounded by heightened customer expectations and increased market volatility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

It was precisely the industry’s inability to make real-time decisions (based on real-time data) that was at the root of depleted store shelves, clogged ports and warehouses overflowing with excess inventory. Lesson learned.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Demand planning processes lack standardization and self-reported data is suspect. The average MAPE for North America was 36% while the European average MAPE was 45%. The average bias of European forecasts versus North America had 2% more bias. Get serious about demand modeling. Tougher in Europe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

Run” will include using the platform for inventory optimization and to support interesting internet-of-things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) projects. They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. HWI employed a crawl-walk-run methodology. Then Covid hit!

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

ToolsGroup Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape Worldwide Demand Planning Market Report. BOSTON (September 30, 2019) ToolsGroup, a leader a global leader in supply chain planning software, has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Demand Planning 2019 Vendor Assessment. . PRESS RELEASE.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

Now Gartner reports that SCP BPO is gaining traction ( Market Guide for Supply Chain Planning BPO or BPaaS, 29 July 2019 ), particularly in North America and Europe. Gartner says that the most common outsourced SCP processes are inventory management, statistical forecasting and service parts planning. versus $4.84

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

They were very proud of their work in planning with a number of pharmaceutical manufacturers. So my question to the presenter was, “Why waste your time trying to improve a traditional demand planning approach when you could do so much more?” Today the order represents three to four months of demand latency.

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

I have spent a great deal of time talking to engineers, maintenance and procurement professionals involved in MRO,” says Will Brummett, Vice President of Sales, North America, for RS Integrated Supply. “I Calculate Total Cost of Ownership 68% said managed inventory services provided better visibility of stock and spend.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 16, 2019

BOSTON (December 13, 2019) ToolsGroup, a leader a global leader in supply chain planning software, has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Inventory Optimization 2019 Vendor Assessment. Supply chain planning automation is all about making better, faster decisions and freeing up working capital.”

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 11, 2023

When Gema Verdin from Ajinomoto Foods North America was told that men don’t like smart women, she saw it not as something to overcome but something to reach past. She is responsible for customer service, demand planning, production, planning and logistics. Q: Tell us how you got to where you are today.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

BOSTON (Sept 5, 2019) – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, shared details of its participation with Optimas Solutions, a leading global industrial distributor and service provider, in the North American Supply Chain Summit (NASCES19), taking place September 10-11 in Chicago. . On September 11 at 11:40 a.m.,

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Note that neither company is making progress at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. Performance of BMS and Merck at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin. Orbit Chart for Novo Nordisk at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the period of 2006-2015. Opportunities?

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

BOSTON (Sept 5, 2019) – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, shared details of its participation with Optimas Solutions, a leading global industrial distributor and service provider, in the North American Supply Chain Summit (NASCES19), taking place September 10-11 in Chicago. . On September 11 at 11:40 a.m.,

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Inventory management. Demand planning. The logistics sector is rapidly growing and there is no shortage of groundbreaking technology and premiere partners in North America, Europe, and beyond. With Cin7 , business owners are able tailor inventory and order management to suit their respective needs.

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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. Depending on what report you read, manufacturers are either stockpiling inventory to meet service levels or scrambling to stock up on inventory and often miss the mark due to shortages.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

McCain has shown impressive leadership as she has lead supply chain and customer experience at Berry Global, and now has moved into a business lead role as vice president, healthcare, North America, for the Consumer Packaging International Division. ATLANTA – Sept. 17, 2021 – Logility, Inc.,

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DynaSys

JANUARY 8, 2019

Focal generates more than 75% of their revenue outside of France, mainly in North America and Asia. For this project, Focal choose to implement the DynaSys Ready-to-Plan (RTP) solution, a pre-configured solution, that allowed for a quick installation of demand planning within the company.

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FLEXE

AUGUST 10, 2017

Aside from that being one of your busiest times of the year, the movement to eCommerce and omnichannel shopping has made accurate demand planning impossible and inventory allocation harder than ever. Predicting where your highest demand will be this holiday season can feel like solving a Rubik’s cube blindfolded.

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RELEX Solutions

JANUARY 14, 2017

With expansion plans underway, including new store openings, Farm Boy’s growth rate of 25-30% presents the company with new and complex inventory and supply chain management challenges. It was difficult to find a supply chain system that performed better than our existing in-house, highly-evolved demand planning system.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Demand forecasting and inventory planning will bolster TireHub’s service-driven strategy. TireHub will also eventually utilize machine learning-augmented demand sensing to improve responsiveness to market changes and predictability of seasonal impacts. . PRESS RELEASE. BOSTON, Mass.

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RELEX Solutions

AUGUST 7, 2019

As Thrive Market grew quickly over the last few years, the company realized that inventory planning and demand forecasting processes needed improvement to keep up with the pace of its growth; certain internal processes still relied heavily on spreadsheets or were even manual.

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Logility

APRIL 27, 2015

This mentality is giving way to a more analytical approach, a granular view of inventory across the supply chain. Although the buyer may commit to a certain volume of product from the supplier, this does not mean they actually have to take possession of that inventory. It costs a lot of money to ship, store and reship merchandise.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 7, 2019

American Tire Distributors (ATD) to Highlight How It Worked with ToolsGroup to Tackle Forecasting and Inventory Challenges with S&OP. ToolsGroup takes a fundamentally different approach by helping companies better understand the probability of demand and what shapes it. On May 14 at 3:50 p.m., About American Tire Distributors.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Reducing lead times from suppliers can help turn inventory faster, freeing up cash and ultimately satisfying customers. Risk pooling is considered the most important concept in supply chain management as it governs the tradeoffs in inventory management and leads to effective strategies such as push/pull and postponement.

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Locus

DECEMBER 14, 2021

It needs a tremendous amount of scheduling, on-time delivery, time management and supply-demand planning. Inventories of frozen whole turkeys and turkey parts were 24 percent lower than 3-year average volumes. -US Download WhitePaper on Future of Grocery Retail in North America. A typical turkey supply chain.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

ToolsGroup’s service-driven multi-echelon inventory optimization (MEIO) provides a single view of demand and supply to help manage uncertainty and increase product availability. . “We Recent supply disruptions have made supply chain agility even more crucial,” said David Barton, ToolsGroup’s general manager of North America.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 28, 2013

The second challenge is on the demand side. There is still a relative lack of maturity in food retailing here in North America; in the area of forecasting and replenishment in particular, getting to a common demand platform starting from the store and working backwards—an item/store/day-level forecast that represents store demand.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

There are Five Symptoms of Outdated Forecasting and Inventory Planning Software: Have you diagnosed your problem– and solution–to improved demand planning? – Lindsey Groff, Executive Director, Human Milk Bank Association of North America. They are reaching out. That’s part of problem-solving.”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Shell’s current shift to the global supply chain is impacting North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Russia, and China. In 2010-2011 Shell partnered with Terra Technology to roll-out demand sensing as a bolt-on to the SAP environment. Impact of Demand Sensing on Inventory Levels.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

It also has a further four warehouses in The Netherlands, North America, Russia, and in Finland. The recommended product would also be required to minimise the risk associated with critical demand management and ordering process, which had been dependent on a single key individual.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 3, 2018

Across the country, retailers such as Wal-Mart, Target, Macy’s and Nordstrom are experimenting with ways to distill their inventory into smaller, more-focused locations. Sears is not the only store cutting back on real estate. Read Full Article.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

The goods flow through 2 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 66 final mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. They operate, both their own fleet and a dedicated fleet, that has 5,300 trucks. These trucks range in size from semitrucks to delivery vans.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 10, 2022

The Normalcy Index calculated weekly by the Economist projects that North America is 67% of the way back to normalcy from COVID, but globally, it is lower at 50% with many flare-ups. All of these VUCA conditions are playing havoc on supply chain planning. ” Improving Supply Chain Planning.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 4, 2016

In a presentation about Costa Express , Chris Clowes described how just one planner handles the planning for 5600 points of sale. For Lennox it was at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Supply Chain Innovation competition , arguably the top supply chain awards in North America.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period of 2006-2015. If you trace the year-over-year pattern, you can see that P&G made progress on inventory turns and operating margin 2006-2007, 2009-2010. Insights on Defining Global Planning Processes. Operating Margin.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory weekly, using direct shipment and cross-docking operations from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. The only option was to try to reduce levels of inventory, which, up to that point, had been kept very high to support a nine-week order cycle.

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