Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

For example, in 2011 Amazon initiated a program called Amazon Prime (free 2-day shipping and discounted 1-day shipping). 2) Customize Logistics Network. Today, people are still discussing if this program makes sense. But one thing for sure, customer turns to Amazon more and more.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 9, 2013

For example, in figure 1, contrast the difference in rankings between R^2 (the degree of correlation) and the Y-intercept of the models. The smaller the Y-intercept the greater the impact of supply chain on market capitalization and the larger the R^2 value the better the fit of the model.

Supply Chain Software 207

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

Fourteen years later, Marshall Fisher proposed that supply chain be tailored based on 2 types of products, functional or innovative products. The idea is to try to excel at 2 strategies (lean/agile) at once. Triple-A Supply Chain.

Price Reduction 138

Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Strategy 138

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 24, 2013

Talent issues, supply chain strategy and organizational alignment are also issues for the respondents (as shown in figure 2). As shown in figure 1, all retail formats—grocery, mass merchant and specialty—are struggling with consistency in retail operations. Based on our research the exceptions are Costco, lululemon, Walmart, and Zara.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

Based on literature review by Behdani et al 2012 called " How to Handle Disruptions in Supply Chains – An Integrated Framework and a Review of Literature ", academic articles in this area is centered around 2 themes, namely, Risk Management (before disaster strikes) and Disruption Management (after disaster strikes).

Supply Chain Disruption 170

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

Practitioners notice that the volume of returns is related to the volume of sales but there are only 2 articles discussing about the forecasting issue. Recommendations provided in the infographic is then the results from the numerical examples and sensitivity analysis so you are encouraged to examine if it can be applied to your situation.

Reverse Logistics 226

Reverse Logistics Optimal Sourcing Logistics Case Study 226

Supply Chain Opz

JULY 15, 2013

So you should focus on a short term asset management using data from a financial statement and perform 2 types of analysis as below, - Quick Ratio = (Cash + Receivables) / Current Liabilities. 2) Long Term Liquidity. Current Ratio = (Current Assets) / Current Liabilities.

Negotiate Pricing 124

Negotiate Pricing Material Savings Supply Chain Strategy Negotiating Skills 124

Supply Chain Opz

JULY 15, 2013

2) FAST Program : Free and Secure Trade is also a program initiated by U.S. 2) Customer is willing to make an advance payment for the expensive items. Customs and Border Protection with focus on the international cargoes bound for the United States. 3) Customer has very little business background.

Security 127

Security Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain 127

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 17, 2013

2) Implementation. Organizations will have to think holistically about the supply chain end-to-end, as opposed to thinking about the supply chain as a limited function of distribution and logistics. Another problem is how we think about technology deployments.

Supply Chain Planning Software 262

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Analytics Software Modeling 262

Supply Chain Movement

JULY 5, 2013

The rest of the suppliers use solutions that have been developed for other supply chain processes in order to support their clients in their S&OP. Top 10 S&OP competitors in the Netherlands*. Microsoft Excel. SteelWedge. OM Partners. Slimstock. According to specifications by the software suppliers themselves.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

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Logility

JULY 31, 2013

Consider that even a forecast error of no more than 1% - 2% for each size in a curve from XS to XXL can cause an overall error of 10%. Now add size distribution to the mix. While sizes will remain fairly consistent over time; can they serve to disaggregate high-level demand plans?

Apparel 101

Apparel Manufacturing Forecasting Supply and Demand 101

Demand Solutions

JULY 17, 2013

SaaS implementations tend to be faster because they're performed in the controlled environment of the vendor's data center, rather than in a customer's server room where there may be many variables. You won't need to make a large up-front investment in software licenses.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 8, 2013

2) Bias to Innovate. The rise of branded generics, and the intense competition between P&G and Kimberly-Clark in the consumer products paper business, forced Kimberly-Clark to adapt. They needed to reconsider their position to be more competitive. It was a case of when the going gets tough the tough get going.

Supply and Demand 215

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Demand Solutions

JULY 31, 2013

The typical business stores data in a series of disconnected databases — or even worse, spreadsheets. A good SCM BI platform will serve as a centralized repository for your most important decision-making data. Extract data quickly. The best platforms will integrate business intelligence right into data tables.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2013

For a chemical company, it cut two months of latency in sensing true channel demand resulting in a 2% increase in sales and 32% reduction in inventory. For one consumer products client that I worked with it meant a four-week quicker signal for replenishment resulting in additional sales of over $500M a year.

Supply and Demand 252

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 4, 2013

Most analysts believe LTL rates will increase 2-4% in 2013. The 15 biggest LTL carriers by revenue are listed below. The biggest LTL carriers are striving to increase revenues and profits to pre-recession levels. During the downturn, carriers invested less in new trucks and terminals because shipping tonnage decreased.

Third Party Logistics 158

Third Party Logistics Freight 3PL Trends 158

Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 18, 2013

2. Networked economy. In essence, the results indicate that logistics and supply chain management should primarily enable a company to satisfy its customers’ needs. However, as customers become ever more demanding and critical, traditional measures often fail when pursuing strategies to satisfy customers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 60

Supply Chain Planning Software Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Material Savings 60

BlueYonder

JULY 16, 2013

Coming next in Part 2 of our interview with John: Five Ways Retailers Can Put Technology to Work to Engage Millennials and Improve the Store Experience. To learn more about Millennials in the retail workforce, click here to view an on-demand recording of a recent webinar featuring John West of Workforce Insight and Dave Bruno of JDA.

Supply Chain Software 65

Supply Chain Software Demand Planning Software Retail Tools 65

SCM Research

JULY 1, 2013

Journal of Business Logistics, 34 (2) DOI: 10.1111/jbl.12011. A Compendium of Multi-Item Scales Utilized in Logistics Research (2001–10): Progress Achieved Since Publication of the 1973–2000 Compendium. Methodology Article Empirical Research Structural Equation Modeling'

Research 137

Research Handbook Comparison Logistics 137

BlueYonder

JULY 30, 2013

Here in Part 2, I will share the highlights of our discussion that centered specifically on how retailers can leverage technology – both consumer technology and enterprise technology – to connect, engage, and retain the new face of retail.

Analytics Software 61

Analytics Software Forecasting Software Demand Planning Software Optimization Software 61

Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

This project was in a steady state from almost 2-3 years having Level 2 (support group based onsite at client locations) & Level 3 (support group based in offshore locations) model. These regular concerns were impacting planner communitys confidence & trust with an existing APO solution & team managing it.

Supply Chain Planning Software 29

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Supply Chain Network

JULY 23, 2013

FedEx saw lucrative international priority shipments fall 2 percent during the quarter while less-expensive economy deliveries grew 11 percent. Emerging Trends Freight & Transportation News & Info Retail Retail E-Commerce'

Expense Reduction 108

Expense Reduction Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Negotiating Skills 108

RFgen

JULY 10, 2013

However, the exclusive use of reusable containers would lead to €2-million, which is equal to approximately $2.57-million. If food was only shipped in disposable packaging, firms would incur €68-million in losses each year, which roughly equates to more than $87-million. Temperature Matters.

Warehousing 52

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RFgen

JULY 10, 2013

However, the exclusive use of reusable containers would lead to €2-million, which is equal to approximately $2.57-million. If food was only shipped in disposable packaging, firms would incur €68-million in losses each year, which roughly equates to more than $87-million. Temperature Matters.

Warehousing 52

Warehousing Virginia Packaging Germany 52

Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 10, 2013

Stored procedure based report - In one of the implementations there was requirement to perform really complex calculations in the report. These repetitive and complex calculations affected the report performance but the stored procedure based report reduced the overall performance impact.

Supply Chain Design Software 24

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 1, 2013

Posted by Praveen Kumar Agrawal on July 1, 2013 2:29 PM | Permalink. So, small and medium businesses in growing economies would see more and more cloud based asset management software usage in coming days. Thanks Praveen , interesting article offering a concise view on the topic.

Supply Chain Software 24

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