Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Price Index Elasticity for Pricing and Promotion Planning: As we are going through global price inflation and facing a recession, consumers and businesses are becoming more conscious of their spending and looking to minimize costs when shopping for goods and services. These metrics can also be used in inventory planning decisions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? Let’s start with the COVID impact. Let’s Start With Demand. ” I laughed.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 9, 2018

A new report from Nucleus Research, Value Drivers of Single Model S&OP , concludes that the historical disconnect between planning and execution in S&OP is best bridged by a single unified data model that allows companies to continuously synchronize their strategic, tactical and execution plans.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 31, 2016

In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. Worse, overall S&OP development and progress seems to have stalled.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

In my earlier blog , I explored how integrated business planning (IBP) can help bring together finance and supply chain operations. IBP helps achieve key performance indicators (KPIs) like sales, customer satisfaction, inventory level and other metrics outlined in the strategic plan. 74% supply performance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

I believe that it is an analogy for what is happening in today’s supply chain market. For example, Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) has very little to do with Transportation Planning (TMS). Revenue Management and Demand Planning do not align on market potential or baseline demand.

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

Management and planning of the entire network against a value network strategy. Integration of corporate social responsibility metrics in planning. Comprehensive view of source, make and deliver. Recognition of asset strategies in go-to-market plans. Focus is on make, source and deliver together.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 10, 2018

It often employs statistical metrics like MAPE (mean average percentage error), which has hit a wall in recent years due to increased demand volatility and this approach's mostly backward-facing nature. Demand Planning. A multi-step operational supply chain planning process used to create reliable forecasts.

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ThroughPut

AUGUST 12, 2021

Supply plans are especially hard to construct due to seasonal constraints and short shelf lives of products. Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is the catalyst that helps businesses optimize their sales, marketing, supply chain, and financing. How S&OP can generate profits and enhance visibility?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

One day, a product is flying off the shelves, and the next, it’s gathering dust. That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs. billion a year.

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ThroughPut

MAY 25, 2021

How To Leverage The Benefits Of S&OP For The Food And Beverage Industry? An effective Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process can do the trick. S&OP helps you keep a close eye on financial and business impact, prompting better decisions across teams through carefully planned strategies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2013

Closing the gaps happens when there are aligned metrics, clarity of vision and aligned planning processes. For clarity, the definitions are: -Strategic Planning: The frequency is either monthly or quarterly and the focus is on long-term planning. Metrics Alignment. They lack cohesion. Hoping to see you there!

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ToolsGroup

JULY 10, 2018

It often employs statistical metrics like MAPE (mean average percentage error), which has hit a wall in recent years due to increased demand volatility and this approach's mostly backward-facing nature. Demand Planning. A multi-step operational supply chain planning process used to create reliable forecasts.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Sixty-three percent of respondents said they would look for reduced cost as an outcome of planning digitization, 54% said improved service levels, and 42% are seeking faster delivery. Visit www.ToolsGroup.com and follow us on Twitter @ToolsGroup. About Spinnaker.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Today hurricane Nate’s north winds are pushing against the bayous of Louisiana. In offices across the United Sates, demand planners are scratching their heads. Shifting demand and rising prices for cotton and orange juice. Today’s demand processes are inside-out. Let’s take an example.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

We need planning platforms to keep up with all the changes. This means we need more agile, flexible, and scalable planning platforms to process and consolidate new data sources, drive insights using advanced analytics such as AI/ML to drive autonomous decisions, and expand collaboration within and outside our organizations.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

It involves assessing how the overall supply chain performed, analyzing metrics, and how well you managed exceptions. By storing your inventory across the globe in ShipBob’s international fulfillment centers, you can speed up transit times and cut down on international shipping costs to ship to customers in over 200 countries.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 5, 2019

Supply chain planning in emerging markets is different. And while each market can be unique, we found a few repeating themes in our own experience and from sources including Gartner and our customers Procter and Gamble (P&G) and Cipla Medpro. They have a powerful demand-driven planning system, but with a light footprint.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Integrated Business Planning (IBP) has been a valuable business process since its incarnation as Sales & Operations Planning in the mid-1980s. The monthly cycle of S&OP meetings has been the forum in which a firm’s forecasts have been presented and reconciled across functional areas.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

I said, “that’s fine, I’ll take that one”. Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course. With digital twins, we can then feed other data sources through our model and start to predict scenarios like this. That’s been a massive trend.

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Understand their sources of income. You also need to assess quickly where the marketplace will be after any run on inventory” according to Pat Bower, Director of Demand Planning at Combe. Use these to inform demand forecasts to guide inventory and supply decisions. Some may be caused or exacerbated by pandemic relapses.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 27, 2017

Demand planning is a critical component in any supply chain planning process. For businesses with disjointed back office and planning systems, improving forecast accuracy maybe rather elusive. Determine the Metrics That Matter. Source: Arkieva. Improving Forecast Accuracy.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 2, 2017

The root causes for these include growing channel complexity, SKU growth, demand variability due to more dynamic pricing and promotions, trading partner growth, increased outsourcing relations, geopolitical risks, and informed consumers. Not all of these factors apply to all industries but most industries are impacted by a subset of these.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 1, 2013

Let’s start with the difference between market-driven versus marketing-driven processes. You want the supply chain to be designed to drive unique assortments and to reliably respond to changes in demand. Rethinking Planning. This channel data is then used to drive planning. These concepts are not easy. It is ok. .

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Building supply chain resilience isn’t a new goal, but it’s become a primary focus for supply chain leaders in the wake of the pandemic crisis, particularly in the hardest-hit industries, such as food and beverage. Knibloe, COVID-19 and the Global Supply Chain , Supply & Demand Chain Executive; Twitter: @SDCExec 11.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 3, 2016

…for 8:00 AM strategy meeting(s) with clients.) It was a long week talking to clients about integrated planning. At each location, the team wrung their hands as they told me their stories of “ Integrated Supply Chain Planning.” To use the Barnes example, in this blog post, let’s focus on simplicity.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. To meet the criteria for The Supply Chains to Admire for 2016, companies needed to score better than their peer group average for performance metrics, while driving a higher level of improvement than 2/3 of their industry peer group.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 10, 2023

The supply planning process involves: Forecasting customer demand based on historical data and market trends Identifying opportunities for optimisation throughout the supply chain Putting a strategy in place to capitalise on those opportunities. Either way, the first thing you should do is establish metrics and KPIs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

Today’s populist movement is about new winners and losers. Border crossing(s), port unloading, and global visibility are barriers. Today’s global supply chain has positions open that they cannot fill. In today’s economy, where both are under attack, it requires a different level of leadership.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

At the event, James Rice, MIT, spoke on innovation, and his reflections on Clayton Christensen’s 1997 classic business book, the Innovators Dilemma. Christensen’s concept is that businesses will reject innovation based on the fact that the customer cannot currently use the innovation delaying the adoption of great ideas.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Shell operates as a single-instance of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. Impact of Demand Sensing on Inventory Levels. This enabled improvements in Sales and Operations Planning. The reason? L’Oreal.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 4, 2015

You have a favorite forecast accuracy metric(s) you’ve been practicing within the organization for a while, and now you think you are ready to bring it to the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) meeting as a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) of your demand planning process.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. For businesses of all sizes, the digital transformation of supply chain planning became the most important initiative. . These data sources are often spread across multiple platforms and come in various formats.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. First best practice is to set up the formal demand planning process in the organization. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting.

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