Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Glenn Steinberg ( @GlennSteinberg ), global and Americas supply chain leader at EY, observes, “You’ve been hearing about ‘the supply chain of the future’ for years. How it will self-manage customer inventories. As a result, supply chain leaders continuously ask me to unravel market confusion.”[2]

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

.” Douglas Heintzman, Vice President of Strategy and Evangelism at Insolar Technologies, agrees with Schrage that yesterday’s supply chain strategies have not always proven up to the task at hand. ” He believes, in many cases, blockchain (aka distributed ledger) ledger will provide a solution.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 6, 2019

A couple of years ago, however, a McKinsey study concluded companies weren’t investing enough in supply chain transformation technologies. Only 2% of companies are applying digital strategies to the supply chain.”[1] Technology and supply chain transformation. ”[3].

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Enterra Insights

JULY 30, 2018

”[3] When you look at all of the trends affecting supply chains, only one conclusion can be drawn: Supply chain transformation is inevitable. The 21st century supply chain. 5] “The digital tidal wave is changing supply chain,” he writes. The Each Supply Chain.

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o9 Solutions

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The end-to-end implementation of the o9 platform enables us to further enhance our business performance through better service delivery, reducing inventory levels and improving collaboration and productivity, with immediate and long-term benefits.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

It operates 42 internal manufacturing plants and more than 34 points of distribution across multiple temperature states. Blue Yonder is proud to be a trusted supply chain solutions provider of Conagra. You have more insights and time now to think about how to make the best decisions in deploying inventory across the network.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 16, 2023

Balancing Inventory Remains the Key to Customer Service and Profitability Although fast expansion remains a priority for some segments (like medical equipment), many of the supply chain executives we spoke to named inventory levels as their main concern. Fortunately, “service-driven planning” is already a proven theory.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 31, 2019

A mobile-first strategy ensures accurate data capture and flexibility to operate where needed, maximizing the effectiveness, productivity and visibility for warehouse, manufacturing, distribution and field services operations. Future Proofing with Supply Chain Mobility. Streamlining Supply Chain Workflows.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 31, 2019

A mobile-first strategy ensures accurate data capture and flexibility to operate where needed, maximizing the effectiveness, productivity and visibility for warehouse, manufacturing, distribution and field services operations. Future Proofing with Supply Chain Mobility. Streamlining Supply Chain Workflows.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As supply chains continue to grapple with volatility and disruption post-pandemic, fashion brands, who faced increased risks during the pandemic because of lockdown, are now turning to better supply chain planning for fashion strategies with the end goal of achieving improved agility and a competitive advantage.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Agile supply chain management remains a core mission that manufacturers, distributors and retailers must get right. Ongoing channel proliferation and relentless focus on profitability and speed to market, topped by recent major supply disruptions have made digital supply chain transformation even more crucial.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” The supply chain is a complex system with increasing complexity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

To accomplish this, 10,000 supply chain associates worked with 450 global vendors who operate over 600 factories. Those goods flowed through three regional hubs – in Singapore, Panama City, Panama and Stabio, Switzerland – to 49 distribution centers, 24 of which VF operates. A Digital Supply Chain Transformation.

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Throughout my career, when supply chain transformation was demanded by leadership, this quote from The Jerk often came to mind, always accompanied with a smile. Extending the supply chain to the shopper’s hand. Why is supply chain digital transformation urgent? More on that in a minute.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars has been on a journey to transform their digital supply chain. In 2019, Will Beery was appointed the vice president and tasked with leading the company’s global digital supply chain transformation. The 4PLs are not engaged in planning for intercompany shipments between distribution centers.

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TMC

MAY 31, 2017

With digitalization, the availability of real-time information of freight and inventory in motion brings more decision-making power and an understanding of supply and demand and where capacity is. Even a digitally enhanced supply chain won’t stand the test of time, if it’s not built to continuously adapt to the changing industry.

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TMC

MAY 31, 2017

With digitalization, the availability of real-time information of freight and inventory in motion brings more decision-making power and an understanding of supply and demand and where capacity is. Even a digitally enhanced supply chain won’t stand the test of time, if it’s not built to continuously adapt to the changing industry.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 7, 2023

How to transform your supply chain (without waiting for your ERP to recover) Wholesale distribution and manufacturing (WD&M) has entered a new era where agility, speed and accuracy are no longer nice-to-haves, but rather uncompromising must-haves for meeting the new omni-channel B2B customer expectation. Here’s why.

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TMC

MAY 31, 2017

With digitalization, the availability of real-time information of freight and inventory in motion brings more decision-making power and an understanding of supply and demand and where capacity is. Even a digitally enhanced supply chain won’t stand the test of time, if it’s not built to continuously adapt to the changing industry.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 27, 2022

Distribution. The next major step is the distribution of the clothing items. The items are dispatched to retailers or distribution centres so that they can eventually reach the customers. In a pull supply chain, the demand gets created first and then the product is created. Hybrid (Push-Pull) Supply Chain.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Supply chain planning challenges. in the US and Canada, MSD was desperately seeking a way to connect its end-to-end supply chain, which spans four planning hubs, over 80 distribution centers and more than 20 internal and external sites. Exception-based planning for min/max inventory levels.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 15, 2023

With so much narrative surrounding supply chain transformation and relative pain points, this clearer, data-driven analysis of the status quo is vital to forming a priority-based roadmap for the future. Simply, retailers will gain insight into where revenue is being lost, and how this lost revenue is manifesting.

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crisp

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The publication, dedicated to the movement of products throughout the cold food and beverage sector, reserves the annual award for individuals “whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped the global food supply chain.” Once you have that bird’s eye view, problems become pretty easy to spot.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Finally, inventory accuracy can never be as high in a store as in a warehouse. Arthur Valdez, Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain and Logistics Officer at Target, spoke about the mega-retailer’s supply chain transformation at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals ( CSCMP ) online forum in September.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

Across many of our industries, conventional wisdom about best practices for supply chain operations and logistical networks is being challenged. There are lively debates about the meaning and prioritization of scale, globalization, outsourcing, and inventory optimization.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Founded in 2002 with over 100 consultants and based in Boulder, Colorado , Spinnaker SCA designs and builds agile supply chains for leading brands across Consumer Staples, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail & Apparel, Medical Devices, and Distribution Industries.

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 9, 2021

Supply Chain. Blog Supply Chain Transformation with Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization. The goal of multi-echelon inventory optimization is to have the right amount of stock, at the right location, and at the right time. Advanced Analytics.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Done right, a digital twin will have enough detail to model the information, money, and product flow from acquisition of components, through production, distribution and fulfillment to the customer. Model element include forecasts, capacities, inventory positions, lead-times, resource availability, costs, revenues, and profits.

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Logility

JUNE 9, 2020

The distributed nature of a blockchain database means that when one party enters data into a blockchain, each authorized party has immediate access to see and use that data. It is quite exciting when you think about sensing customer demand and real-time inventory positions instantly shared up and down the supply chain.

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 9, 2021

Supply Chain. Blog Supply Chain Transformation with Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization. The goal of multi-echelon inventory optimization is to have the right amount of stock, at the right location, and at the right time.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The automotive industry has shown itself to be brave in recent times, in all areas but one: the supply chain. In order for logistics, procurement and distribution to align with the general advancements of the industry itself, these critical areas must give in to a more comprehensive transformation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2015

In Figure 1, I share an analysis of user satisfaction of demand, tactical supply, inventory and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) technologies using this technique. For me the story is not about the average; instead, I feel that the research insights lie in data distribution. What else do we see in the data?

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 30, 2023

He has over 35 years of experience in retailing and supply chain management. Still, during his tenure at Ford, he is credited with implementing new logistics and supply chain management strategies, including consolidating suppliers, streamlining production processes, and improving inventory management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

I believe this is necessary at the earliest stages of a supply chain transformation. I get called frequently to talk to supply chain leadership teams about inventory. Often the CEO hires a strategic consultant to audit the supply chain, and they roll through the organization making inventory promises.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

Astoundingly, by the December of 2021, Pfizer was able to secure emergency authorization and approval for its mRNA based vaccine, along with a preliminary plan on how to produce high volumes and distribute this vaccine. Inventory levels in retail channels remain at high levels because of bullwhip excess ordering.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

One of the large automotive Tier 1 customers that makes wiring harnesses, connectors and electrical distribution systems partnered with Blue Yonder to gain end-to-end visibility during the COVID-19 pandemic because their factories in Latin America and Mexico were starting and stopping.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 18, 2018

Francois talked about how cell and gene therapies are personalizing medicine, putting individual patients at the center of the supply network. Excellence in operations driven by end-to-end visibility into inventory levels will be important. Amazon has the scale to manage the distribution in a cost-effective manner.

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