Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2023

The Franklin Sports Supply Chain 75% of Franklin Sports goods products, by revenue, are produced by third party contract manufacturers. The finished products are then ready to be shipped to big box retailers like Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart. This did not endear them to their contract manufacturing partners.

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QAD

MARCH 6, 2024

That’s why having the most accurate forecasts to have a successful demand plan in place is a must for every company. So far, we’ve explored what Demand Planning is, delved into its key features, and reviewed the functions and duties to this process. They also solicit input from different stakeholders.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The question was, “How can I redefine demand planning processes to use channel data?” Starting to understand the issue with multi-tier demand planning?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The first story is about a large regional food manufacturer. They are now on their third implementation of supply chain planning. So to put the team at ease, I spoke, “Let’s test your demand planning model to see if you can be successful with your current approach.” Let’s Be Customer Centric.

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Cognira

JANUARY 10, 2022

Uncertainty is the New Normal for Retailers. If 2020 and 2021 taught retailers anything, it’s that uncertainty is the new normal. We’ve seen uncertainty with demand , customer behavior , and the supply chain. For retailers, the old way of dealing with demand was to buy excess inventory to fulfill stores for a given period.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2013

Within an organization, the words “Demand Planning” stir emotions. Seldom do we find a team excited about demand planning. They want to improve demand planning, but they remain skeptical that they can ever be successful in improving the process. Usually, it is not a mild reaction. It is too simplistic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in. VF is having conversations with fabric manufacturers to encourage them to produce more fabric in factories outside of Asia. BOMs are critical for sourcing and manufacturing. COVID adversely affected many multinationals.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters industry specific commentary, we make the observation that retail industry sales and operations planning and demand support teams, given the current state of recent business financial performance, need to up their game in supply network inventory management agility and added responsiveness. .

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

In this context, Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has demonstrated a highly successful and integrated Walmart supply chain, propelling its growth and dominance in the retail industry. The company has strategically invested in automated distribution centers, streamlining the flow of products from manufacturers to stores.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 27, 2022

Vertical Integration in Retail. Necessity of Supply Chain Planning Software in Vertical Integration. At the back of your supply chain, you’ve got your raw materials being procured. In the middle, you’ve got your manufacturers that take those raw materials and turn them into finished goods. What is Vertical Integration?

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ThroughPut

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

the Industrial AI Supply Chain pioneer, today announced updates of its Pricing and Promotion software capabilities, which leverage AI to predict demand and accordingly inform pricing and promotion strategies to maximize profitability. PALO ALTO, Calif., September 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ThroughPut Inc.,

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Additionally, 54% are seeking improved service levels in the coming year, and only 14% have a machine learning project underway, meaning for many AI-augmented planning is still more hype than adoption. Because digital transformation can involve selecting and implementing several different solutions, the early stages are often protracted.

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Bristlecone

MAY 31, 2020

Bristlecone has introduced several new fixed-price, fixed-scope offerings for SAP products across supply chain planning, procurement and execution. Demand planning analysis for top personal care products company. S/4HANA and Ariba integration for Germany-based manufacturer. North America. DATA SCIENCE SOLUTIONS.

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Elementum

MAY 19, 2022

A few more statistics to give some useful perspective on supply chain’s reach: • In 2020, worldwide, $835 billion of consumer goods were manufactured, a process highly dependent on the global supply chain. • 131 billion parcels were delivered. Insider’s scoop: A lot of attention in supply chain is paid to building the “perfect plan.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 21, 2014

For example, in a hospital, it is the translation of usage in a procedure to hospital order to a distributor and the translation of that usage to an order for a manufacturer. For the translation of a purchase of Aleve at a retail outlet store to Bayer, the manufacturer is 60 days. Demand Translation.

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Logility

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Being a technical person, I was not sought out to assist in procuring fashion related items (bedspreads, towels, rugs, wall decorations), but was instead assigned to the refrigerator and microwave end of the spectrum. Dorm refrigerators and microwaves can be bought from a variety of retailers, both online and in-store.

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Stord

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Brands who up to this point hadn’t considered e-commerce as part of their integral strategy, namely those in the B2B, Wholesale, Manufacturing and Retail industries, have the biggest opportunity to make it their competitive advantage. When each platform and its data is siloed, it’s hard to react to sudden changes in supply and demand.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2013

With the shift of power to the retailer, both have had to add headcount to manage the increased demands for sales to staff account-specific teams to better manage against retailer expectations. General Mills is much better at planning than Kellogg. Tactical Planning: This process is usually monthly.

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Vanguard Software

MAY 4, 2021

Keep in mind that even though a high-level or aggregated demand plan is easier to create, and in some cases helpful, it may not have sufficient granular detail to address consumer behaviors or purchasing patterns. For example, a car manufacturer may be able to predict accurately the number of SUVs they sell in a year.

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Proxima

AUGUST 21, 2020

While some witnessed demand disappear almost immediately (think airlines), some supermarkets experienced sales higher than those expected at Christmas. Demand at this level, however, is just a catalyst to disruption in an unprepared supply chain. A simple example is eggs. Of course, enablers must also be in place.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

With pricing under pressure from recession-scarred consumers, the temptation for retailers is to transfer the pain upstream to their suppliers by passing on price reductions and forcing them to bear an increasing share of costs. In practice, the most successful collaborations build on strengths rather than compensating for weaknesses.

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Vanguard Software

MAY 4, 2021

Keep in mind that even though a high-level or aggregated demand plan is easier to create, and in some cases helpful, it may not have sufficient granular detail to address consumer behaviors or purchasing patterns. For example, a car manufacturer may be able to predict accurately the number of SUVs they sell in a year.

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Vanguard Software

MARCH 26, 2021

Demand Planning & Forecasting for Retail. Transportation methods Procurement Inventory policies Distribution costs Forecasting and demand planning Customer service levels. Download Brochure. What is Supply Chain Cost Optimization. Supply chain cost optimization includes: Raw material.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. Research from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement shows that organizations without formal SRM programs report 121 percent longer supplier lead times.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 4, 2013

Perhaps nowhere are these silos a bigger problem than in supply chain operations where materials, parts, goods and information flow across vast networks of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and customers. It’s all about the flow. Not so in supply chain operations where errors cost money, slow operations and reduce service levels.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 13, 2019

Barton brings over 15 years of experience leading high-growth SaaS solution teams in the supply chain, procurement and content management markets. ToolsGroup solutions include Demand Planning & Sensing, Inventory Optimization, Allocation & Replenishment, Promotions Planning and S&OP.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 25, 2024

Companies that excel in demand forecasting can optimize their supply chain operations, reduce costs, increase profitability, and stay ahead of competitors in meeting customer needs while ensuring long-term success and resilience. What are the Differences Between Demand Planning and Demand Forecasting?

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Logility

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This reality is compelling F&B companies to rethink their strategies and approach to supply chain optimization and demand planning. Staying competitive in this intense landscape demands finely tuned operations that are highly efficient and effective – from product concept to customer consumption.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 10, 2023

In this supply chain planning guide: What is supply chain planning? Supply chain planning is the process of optimising the delivery of goods and services from manufacturer to consumer. It aims to balance supply and demand through accurate forecasting, ensuring maximum revenue and minimal spending.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 6, 2013

This includes consistency in manufacturing operations, order-to-cash processes, and customer service. ” Start by asking for demand data by channel partners and then build systems to synchronize and harmonize channel demand data with new forms of analytics to recognize patterns. SAP’s redefinition of Ariba).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. With changing product profiles, short life cycles, constraints with downstream suppliers, and changing markets, being good at supply chain planning matters. Reflections. The reasons are numerous.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 26, 2016

Grandvision has grand plans. the world’s largest network of optical retail stores is far along the path from historically being supplier-led to having a strong demand driven supply chain. Grandvision has grand plans. 14 | Profile Rhiannon Davies, Vice President Supply Chain, GrandVision. 38 | Tools & Technology.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 21, 2018

The British Retail Consortium has written to major retailers informing them that drinks and meat supplies could be affected as at least one U.K. It is understood that most drinks manufacturers hold at least two weeks stock, while retailers are likely to hold more. gas supplier has had to ration orders.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Not only has she helped improve Berry’s supply chain during one of the most challenging years – she’s also served as a role model for the supply chain industry, plastics manufacturing industry and women in general. Francis acts as ChemPoint’s S&OP Manager, where she manages the Supply & Demand Planning Team.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. With changing product profiles, short life cycles, constraints with downstream suppliers, and changing markets, being good at supply chain planning matters. Reflections. The reasons are numerous.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 21, 2020

ToolsGroup supply chain planning software allows Allopneus.com to improve inventory quality while reducing storage space at its national distribution center by almost 20%. As a result, we need to have more than 20,000 SKUs in stock,” explains Pierre-Jean Coltat, procurement and planning manager at Allopneus.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2022

It is one of those high-end brands with global recognition, and to my surprise, the manufacturer’s own website did not have any stock and no indication on when it would be available. Now the new norm is constant change, and agility is the name of the game when it comes to supply chain planning. Network bottleneck identification.

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