Demand Planning Inventory Procurement Analytics United States 
ToolsGroup
OCTOBER 3, 2022
With reports of retail layoffs and overstaffing at companies (such as Walmart and Amazon) to cover Omicron-related staffing shortages, it would appear the shortage of workers may be abating. As per a recent report by CNBC , the labor department in the United States has 5.5
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
It is Labor Day weekend in the United States, and the plane is full. We were discussing the results of the planning benchmarking work that we have just finished, and I was sharing some insights on inventory management when one of the panelists emphatically stated, “Inventory is a waste to manage.
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Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
A moderately-priced new home in the United States now costs an additional $16,500. Builders in my area are pre-paying for lumber to hold prices at the cost of $250,000/house. Similarly, demand planning based on order history is not equal to the challenge. A Shift From Planning To Decision Support.
ToolsGroup
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. When looking at global online sales, Salesforce reports 57% digital growth in 2020, and 16% growth in 2021, with eMarketer data predicting a continued increase through 2025. eCommerce Purchases and “The New Normal” Retail Categories. Data source: eMarketer.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. There is also no Santa Claus.
Logility
MARCH 30, 2020
A major fire in China has a different impact than a major earthquake and tsunami in Japan, a volcanic eruption in northern Europe or a category 5 hurricane in the southern United States. With a demand-side disruption like a recession or a pandemic, customers will drastically change their purchases and adjust their inventory positions.
ShipBob
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Think about your most recent purchase. This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. Inventory management. Inventory management. Demand planning. Warehousing and storage.
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