SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 4, 2024

Make-to-Order (MTO) manufacturing is the production of specialized or unique one-off products in quantities ranging from one to small production runs. Usually, the final product is a combination of custom manufactured components and standard components. MTO operations bring their own set of unique challenges.

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ThroughPut

MAY 27, 2022

In Manufacturing: How can you drive automation and connectedness across your machines and product lines to accelerate production output, efficiency, and effectiveness? How can you leverage seamlessly integrate production planning, output, maintenance, and effectiveness, while at the same time driving quality improvement?

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2020

This article has also been published on Business Wire o9 Solutions today announced that LIXIL in the Americas, pioneer of water and housing products across brands including American Standard, GROHE and DXV, will deploy the next-generation AI-enabled o9 platform for demand planning.

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IQMS

APRIL 17, 2020

Today, the Columbia, MO-based company is a leading manufacturer of gas detection equipment for industrial facilities. To help ensure the on-time delivery of its high-quality sensors—almost always with same-day shipping—CTI relies on its DELMIAworks manufacturing ERP system. Manufacturing ERP Software Enables Agility to Adapt.

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ThroughPut

JULY 6, 2021

Thriving In ‘The New Normal’ With 5 Demand Planning & Forecasting Methods. Businesses around the world are pondering upon these questions and each of them leads to a simple answer – effective supply chain demand planning and forecasting. Understanding and predicting demand in unpredictable times .

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QAD

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

While consumer products manufacturers previously led the way for sustainable manufacturing practices, a growing number of manufacturers in other sectors are treating sustainability as an important operational objective to increase global competitiveness. The Sustainability Movement in Business and Manufacturing.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Manufacturers have incurred significant financial losses due to supply chain disruptions and the subsequent inventory management challenges. With companies producing more and more products worldwide, the issue of keeping track of enormous amounts of parts and materials used in the manufacturing process has grown increasingly complex.

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DynaSys

AUGUST 31, 2021

Data is an integral part of the demand planning cycle. But, the trickiness of collecting data comes mainly from pulling it from all the sources of data for demand planning as well as unifying the data. Different sources of data for demand planning: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 15, 2015

That’s exactly what I thought of The Hackett Group’s recent article, “ Demand Planning Optimization – Three Key Steps to Unlocking the True Value of Your Supply Chain.” Know key market trends and their impact on the quality of demand planning. Understanding Key Market Trends.

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 15, 2015

That’s exactly what I thought of The Hackett Group’s recent article, “ Demand Planning Optimization – Three Key Steps to Unlocking the True Value of Your Supply Chain.” Know key market trends and their impact on the quality of demand planning. Understanding Key Market Trends.

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Logility

OCTOBER 29, 2021

With the right technology, process manufacturing strategy, planning, and management can be simplified. Manufacturers have been through a trial by fire with supply chain disruptions and changes in demand during the past two years. 4 Digital Solutions That Address the Top Challenges for Process Manufacturers.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 14, 2024

Manufacturing inventory management is crucial to the success and profitability of your manufacturing operations. This guide for manufacturers explains how it works and explores the most effective ways to manage inventory in manufacturing.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2022

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and their end-customers constantly engage in a complicated dance that has no choreographed steps. Sometimes CPG manufacturers take the lead and sometimes consumers take the lead. Most business consultants today urge CPG manufacturers and retailers to become consumer-centric and demand-driven.

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Logility

JULY 20, 2023

Good forecasting leads to good demand planning —and good demand planning means better profitability. That’s why it’s essential to be sure you’re equipping your organization with the right demand planning software. Here are our answers to some of the most common questions about demand planning software.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 18, 2022

In helping companies to understand the value, I find that each customer is a bit different in culture and political dynamics but amazingly consistent in their gaps in understanding supply chain planning. This large food manufacturer used a popular technology to forecast monthly using orders as an input. The takeaway?

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 6, 2023

It is renowned in both the domestic and international markets for its quality and freshness, selling its products both directly and via an extensive network of franchises. D.I.MAR holds itself to the highest standard when it comes to the quality of our products,” said Alessandro Evandri, Supply Chain Manager.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Interestingly, in Q3 2023, 38% of manufacturers, distributors and retailers missed their target for revenue guidance for the quarter. The result was restatement.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Many modern businesses now rely on automation in manufacturing to get products built faster, optimise workplace processes, and get orders to customers more efficiently. Let’s take a look at some of the manufacturing automation options available, their benefits, and current trends to consider. How does automation in manufacturing work?

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ToolsGroup

JULY 25, 2023

Soon after, ToolsGroup’s probabilistic Demand Planning & Forecasting became the foundation of Lãberit’s Supply Chain & Industry 4.0 With a strong focus on innovation and quality, we prioritize the human aspect of our workforce, spread across offices in major cities in Spain and Latin America. Find out more here.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Failure of Existing Demand Planning Solutions. During the pandemic, supply chain leaders turned off their demand planning solutions. Re-implement demand planning, trade promotion management, and revenue/price management together to improve the baseline demand signal. Lessons Learned. The reason?

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BlueYonder

APRIL 5, 2017

What your demand planning organization does is key to where it sits and how it needs to be structured. What follows is a high-level look at the processes that a robust demand planning function supports. Demand Planning Supported Processes. And producing the demand plan is a combination of science and art.

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2024

All hype aside, AI is really as simple as applying advanced analytics and logic-based algorithms to raw data to generate actionable insights, and it’s already widely used in manufacturing, finance, healthcare, retail and many other industries. It’s safe to say that AI has long moved past buzzword status. This is another area where AI shines.

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QAD

MARCH 16, 2022

So much of what goes into running a manufacturing operation involves planning ahead. One of those areas is capacity requirements planning. Proper capacity requirements planning is critical to manufacturing success, as this process determines if a company can even deliver on orders.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 11, 2023

Thanks to the superior quality of our products, we are experiencing increasing customer demand, propelling us into the international market and spurring tremendous growth,” said Daniel Lancho Navarro, Operations Director at mesoestetic. It has a network of 94 official distributors, and 87% of its sales are international.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2023

His organization purchased an advanced planning technology from well-known best of breed provider, and the implementation should have been successful, but it was not. As a result, demand planning is largely manual, inventory management is a series of manual inputs, and production planning is via spreadsheet.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 29, 2017

As supply chains get more complex in response to omni-channel pressures, most companies are realizing the ever-increasing importance of having one quality view of demand across functions. We will first discuss whether a company should even have a standalone demand planning group. Should We Have a Demand Planning Group?

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Logility

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In an attempt to stretch the budget, many consumers have tried private label products and found that they often deliver as good or better quality as national brands. Some private label manufacturers leverage point-of-sale (POS) data provided by the retailer.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Supply chain challenges faced by manufacturers of delayed deliveries and stockouts take on additional urgency in the medical device arena, where patient well-being depends heavily on timely and accurate delivery. Implementing digital demand planning and forecasting solutions. Expanding supplier relationships.

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IQMS

MARCH 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed manufacturers to rapidly shift gears, from addressing work-from-home policies to managing extreme swings in demand and uncertain supply chains. In the process, it has highlighted an aspect of manufacturing ERP that is not as visible in more normal times— business continuity.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 29, 2017

As supply chains get more complex in response to omni-channel pressures, most companies are realizing the ever-increasing importance of having one quality view of demand across functions. We will first discuss whether a company should even have a standalone demand planning group. Should We Have a Demand Planning Group?

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 29, 2024

From sourcing raw materials, manufacturing, and storage, to transportation and distribution, SCM ensures efficiency and cost-effectiveness throughout the entire journey. A well-established sourcing strategy helps businesses secure the best quality materials at the most competitive prices.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 5, 2017

What your demand planning organization does is key to where it sits and how it needs to be structured. What follows is a high-level look at the processes that a robust demand planning function supports. Demand Planning Supported Processes. And producing the demand plan is a combination of science and art.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

” I believe that the focus should be improving reliability (Forecast Value Added (FVA), first pass tender and yield, and manufacturing schedule adherence) while decreasing process, demand, and data latency. As a result, we need to throw away the conventional definitions of demand planning and S&OP.

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Locus Robotics

MARCH 9, 2023

By Geoff Whiting, Senior Writer, Red Stag Fulfillment Applying automation and artificial intelligence (AI) to supply chain management is an excellent way for manufacturers to increase the accuracy, speed, and efficiency of operations. In some settings, IoT devices can detect defects and notify staff of quality control issues.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

Thankfully, technology has progressed to a point where we are able to overcome the challenges presented by an incredibly complex stack of legacy supply chain systems that has accumulated over decades — from ERP databases to demand planning and TMS systems, to control towers, data lakes and BI solutions.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

For the past 175 years, Carlsberg has continuously reinvented itself from a marketing, innovation and product perspective, while remaining true to its core values of enriching communities while manufacturing quality drinks. Dealing with each area — planning, manufacturing, distribution, fulfilment, etc. —

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ToolsGroup

JULY 19, 2023

Legami is proud to deliver more than 4,000 quality products to customers across 70 countries. To achieve a customer-centric supply chain, Legami searched for a planning solution that could reduce its network-wide inventory while maintaining and increasing service levels and business performance.

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