Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

Instead of pushing innovation forward, I see companies using the term “digital” as a path for IT spending. I define digital as the rethinking the atoms and electrons of the supply chain. When we study 600 public companies by peer group, at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin, only 5% drive improvement.

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OptiProERP

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As this innovative approach gains traction across various industries, the need for seamless integration with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems becomes increasingly evident. It involves using electron beams, lasers, or thermal print heads to melt or partially melt fine layers of material, followed by blasting away excess powder.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 23, 2023

List of Top 10 Supply Chain Analytics Books 1) Supply Chain Metrics that Matter (Wiley Corporate F&A) 1st Edition This book offers an in-depth guide to understanding the link between corporate financials and supply chain maturity, evaluating the progress of over a hundred companies from 2006-2013.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 2, 2022

This means that the past practice of just-in-time inventory management will need to be more flexible and allow a just-in-case approach. Just-in-case involves holding more inventory so that sales are not lost due to inventory being unavailable. Risk management. The supplier relationship can also be improved with technology.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 29, 2024

Stock-keeping-unit (SKU) rationalisation is an inventory management method for improving the performance and profitability of your business. As a business strategy, SKU rationalisation helps you to reduce business costs, improve inventory management, increase operational efficiency, and enhance your brand image.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

We then rated companies on their ability to manage and improve a portfolio of metrics: operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). The results for the high tech and electronics industry is shown in Figure 1. We are also working on Sales and Inventory Operations Planning (S&IOP).

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 4, 2023

The engineering/manufacturing sector has a captivating attraction as a lucrative field for starting a career, thanks to technological developments and the exciting possibilities of working in industries like medical devices, electric vehicles (EV), aerospace and defense, consumer electronics, and biotechnology on cutting-edge products.

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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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ThroughPut

MARCH 11, 2024

The manufacturing industry has witnessed a rapid flux in the past few years given the instant demand/ supply market changes and disruptive innovation. This is done to meet the strategic objectives of enabling product innovation, operations cost reduction, regulatory compliance, inventory management and quality maintenance.

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TrackVia

MARCH 25, 2024

These solutions help companies optimize their operations, from inventory management and asset tracking to supply chain management and warehouse operations. These solutions not only streamline processes and improve efficiency but also foster innovation and growth.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

While there was always passionate discussions on companies and metrics, the end goal was to raise awareness of supply chain as a practice. While other “lists” use ROA, Inventory Turns and Revenue Growth, I find Lora’s science very objective. There has been so much discussion on the “top” supply chain lists. So, drum roll please….

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 2, 2024

Learn how these innovations are transforming logistics operations. Automation with autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in the warehouse allows you to transport surplus or slower-selling inventory to storage areas in less busy sections of your warehouse, freeing up prime picking locations for products with higher turnover.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

Strategic product segmentation, sourcing and inventory management. Analyzing real-time insights and historical performance using AI, delivers key metrics on availability and service levels. This is often due to lack of key information – product location, available-to-promise inventory or a realistic customer delivery date.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

From the ubiquity of the Internet and various electronic gadgets, we are now in the era of next-level digital space where businesses and individuals can easily leverage the power of cloud computing, big data analytics, AI, and the Internet of Things (IoT). This is the technology behind smart homes, health monitoring devices, and more.

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Executing these strategies requires manufacturers to fully leverage the potential of today’s innovative network-based supply chain systems and processes. Electronic communication between suppliers and customers (zero latency preferred). Supplier shipment information accuracy.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 24, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. From an industry standpoint, in a phenomenon I would call industry morphing, automotive, high tech, and consumer electronics are gravitating together. Can we expedite?

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 2, 2024

Learn how these innovations are transforming logistics operations. Automation with autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in the warehouse allows you to transport surplus or slower-selling inventory to storage areas in less busy sections of your warehouse, freeing up prime picking locations for products with higher turnover.

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 23, 2017

Use our Metrics That Matter methodology to look at improvement and performance. Understand inventory write-offs, impact of forecast processes and technology satisfaction in the planning benchmarking. The seven on-line classes are: Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. How does it help? The game can be played by 10-100 employees.

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ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Not only do warehouses fulfill an essential buffer function and ensure cost-efficient distribution, their role as competitive advantage driven by digital innovations significantly enhances as they are also the last decisive step in serving the customer. Advance shipping notification. Manage critical KPIs.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Read more: Try the eCommerce inventory management software that unleashes your growth What is B2B eCommerce? The Covid 19 pandemic has propelled the move to online transactions further – while many businesses have been forced to close their physical doors, eCommerce has opened up alternative electronic channels for B2B transactions.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Healthcare and Life Sciences In the Healthcare and Life Sciences sector, BPM and BPA revolutionize patient care and streamline research, offering: Enhanced Patient Experience: Automated scheduling and electronic health records (EHRs) ensure seamless patient appointments and accessible health information, leading to more personalized care.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS: The Current State of Inventory Management. Integrate and Optimize Inventory Workflows. Implement Inventory Management Software. Integrate ERP Data with Inventory Processes. While your inventory may be a crucial asset, these assets quickly turn into liabilities when not properly managed.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS: The Current State of Inventory Management. Integrate and Optimize Inventory Workflows. Implement Inventory Management Software. Integrate ERP Data with Inventory Processes. While your inventory may be a crucial asset, these assets quickly turn into liabilities when not properly managed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Many of my clients talk about a customer-centric supply chain but rely on useless metrics from an annual survey or a net promoter score. The focus of these facilities is core manufacturing, including sewing, electronic assembly, and packaging/shipping. The Sleep Number’s Innovation Timeline for Supply Chain Redefinition.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 21, 2021

The new concepts require: digital supply chain execution capabilities in transportation, warehouse, labor and fulfillment digital control towers fueled by artificial intelligence (AI), data science and analytics strategic product segmentation, sourcing and inventory management effective pricing and promotions management.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2019

More than any other time in history, technology and innovation are here to make it happen.”[3]. ” Since there is room to improve, Gagnon insists there has never been a better (or more crucial) time to innovate. “Logistics companies cannot afford not to be innovative,” he explains. ”[3].

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

Strategic product segmentation, sourcing and inventory management. Analyzing real-time insights and historical performance using AI, delivers key metrics on availability and service levels. This is often due to lack of key information – product location, available-to-promise inventory or a realistic customer delivery date.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 18, 2021

Rather than letting returns harm their business, manufacturers and retailers who are innovative and have efficient processes in place can benefit from reverse logistics. Not every manufacturer will have the capacity to recycle returned goods, but businesses are innovating to find new ways of recycling.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During We believe that a supply chain leader is defined by both the level of performance on the Effective Frontier (balance of growth, Return on Invested Capital, Profitability and Inventory Turns) and driving supply chain improvement.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2018

We discussed a lot of the questions you’ve probably read about in headlines over the last year or so: How can we invest in innovative warehouse technologies while minimizing complexity and cost? And they’re changing their supply chains to have less inventory at the point of distribution, focusing more on inspiration – more like showrooms.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 1, 2016

I am bolder on Samsung, simply because they had the highest 2016 Inventory Turns aside from McDonalds. The new trend to be sustainable is part of the current category: Revenue Growth, so why add another category like CSR when we should be moving towards the core supply chain metrics of total delivered cost and customer service.

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E2open

JANUARY 20, 2017

For consumers, the world of electronics is full of exciting new gadgets. The biggest challenge for one of E2open’s consumer electronics customers was being able to have the right product at the right time at the right location. Consumer Electronics. Breaking Old Habits . And this is the ultimate measure of success!

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2018

We discussed a lot of the questions you’ve probably read about in headlines over the last year or so: How can we invest in innovative warehouse technologies while minimizing complexity and cost? And they’re changing their supply chains to have less inventory at the point of distribution, focusing more on inspiration – more like showrooms.

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Alloy

JANUARY 2, 2019

Lesson Two: Focus on the End-Consumer When you’re used to selling in bulk orders to retailers, it’s easy to become fixated on wholesale metrics, like sell-in and OTIF. For example, one of our established electronics customers conducted a limited launch of a new product to better gauge consumer response before rollout.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 9, 2021

In some cases, Amazon does their inventory management and their actual customer fulfillment. China is the world’s manufacturing powerhouse, especially in regard to technological innovation and component production. If they’re selling on Amazon, well, what does Amazon do? Amazon controls all their customer information.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

“The pandemic, however, is affecting supply chains in the aircraft, automobile, electronic products, hospitality, medical, pharmaceutical, retail, technology, travel, and personal service/support industries.” “Think beyond your four walls to how you can better collaborate and innovate with your suppliers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

It pains me to see nine out of ten companies are stuck at the critical intersection of cost and inventory turns. Segment customers and suppliers against the business strategy and digitize–electronic definition of the relationships and record exchange–based on the segmentation activity. I am not quite sure.

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