Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

And — in what could be boon or bane for manufacturers and retailers — today’s consumers are quite willing to abandon their once-preferred brands in favor of new ones that offer value or novelty.”[1] One retail sector that witnessed a dramatic rise in online purchases during the pandemic was the grocery sector. during 2020.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Supply management. Supply chain management. Supply chain planning. I believe demand is a flow based on the combination of products/services/customers and channels, as shown in Table 1. This exceeds the 55% previously reported in the Supply Chain Insights surveys. Let’s not quibble on the percentages.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

My dad is the VP of our household’s grocery supply chain. Millions of shoppers, like my Dad, are not going back to their old habits because there are now faster and more convenient ways for buying daily household needs. It excels on a union of E-Commerce mobile apps and last-mile delivery innovations.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Traditionally the holiday shopping season has been a make-or-break time for retailers. It’s still important, but Lauren Thomas ( @laurenthomas ) reports, “Coresight Research … says the holiday season is becoming ‘less important’ for retailers, with more shopping taking place online throughout the year.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2023

The supply chain is notorious for the amount of paperwork required to move products around the globe. Nevertheless, the information contained in that paperwork is critical for the supply chain’s smooth operation. “In Which is why robotic process automation (RPA) can play an important supply chain role.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2020

Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence – only in constant improvement and constant change. After finishing the Supply Chains to Admire report and the Youtube series (to be released this week), this is my feeling. What Is Supply Chain Excellence? Tom Peters. Here, in this blog, I explain.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Sixty-one percent of consumers said the availability of same-day delivery would make them more loyal to a retailer, yet only one percent would be willing to pay for full delivery costs. The last mile is also the one part of the supply chain with the most potential for error. Shoppers want a lot from retailers.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 25, 2024

Demand forecasting is a critical component of supply chain management, especially in the complex and unpredictable market landscape of 2024. To address these challenges, supply chain professionals must adopt advanced forecasting methods. Let’s get started with definitions, differences and benefits.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Many of the case studies being presented at today’s conferences were born during the pandemic and the post-pandemic turbulence. While companies talk digital, the projects follow traditional supply-centric paths. My lessons learned from doing ten years of analysis include the following: Lack of Supply Chain Economies of Scale.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Recently, I hosted the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Allyson Hatfield, demand planner at MARS Petcare presented. In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 31, 2022

The award recognizes outstanding executives whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage supply chain for competitive advantage. The award recognizes outstanding executives whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage supply chain for competitive advantage.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Taming Supply Chain Bullwhips with DemandAI+ Bullwhip effect is a common term used in supply chain to describe how a small change in consumer purchasing pattern or a change in any demand pattern that can cause significantly large impacts to supply. Excel-based tools lack these capabilities.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Inventory management is a crucial aspect of supply chain management, and effective strategies can help businesses reduce costs, improve customer service, and increase profits. The answer depends, of course, on your company’s objectives and, particularly, on your customer service promises. Book your free consultation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The Center of Excellence at the company wanted to improve base-level capabilities but struggled to move forward due to the traditional views of the planning team, which they felt were self-serving.

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Locus

OCTOBER 21, 2022

retail and food services sales for September 2022 stood at $684.0 In the Middle East, UAE’s retail sector spending grew by 15% in the second quarter on a year-on-year basis. Retailers the world over are seeing this as a hopeful sign after a period of degrowth in the last few months thanks to the shrinking rural markets.

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Logility

APRIL 26, 2022

based supplier of fashion blanks transforms its demand and inventory management with Logility. a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today announced the addition of Next Level Apparel® (NLA) to its customer community. ATLANTA – April 26, 2022 – Logility, Inc., About Next Level Apparel.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 30, 2024

Exploring the world of AI tools for supply chain and logistics can be quite overwhelming. That’s why we put together this guide – to help you get a glimpse of the best AI tools for supply chain and logistics, how to implement these tools, what to take care of and more. Best AI Tools for Supply Chain and Logistics 1.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

“May you live in interesting times,” widely attributed as a Chinese curse, some claim this as a blessing; whichever side you take, this is exactly what’s happening in the supply chain world since 2020, and it looks like we will be living with this blessing/curse for a while longer. Emerging Themes for Supply Chain Planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Two seemingly conflicting trends are coming together that, if addressed correctly, could provide retailers with a competitive advantage and make them more profitable. That’s exactly what the recent study “Retailers: Sustainability is Not a Challenge, It’s an Opportunity” concluded. So, how are these two trends mutually beneficial?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 8, 2023

Technology for All In a retail era dominated by e-commerce giants, customer expectations have shifted towards instant product delivery at no cost. To meet these demands and ensure superior delivery experiences, retailers and carriers must leverage last-mile delivery technology.

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ThroughPut

MAY 1, 2023

or the planners who are managing super-complex supply chains that include everything from your tiered suppliers, inventory to logistics and sales, the pressure has literally gone through the roof. Yes, we live in an era where demand drives supply. Are we able to intuitively align inventory to match demand?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Today, supply chain excellence matters more than ever. During the pandemic, the supply chain discussions take new importance. While the supply chain technology market lost its allure at the start of the last decade, it is now cool again. The supply chain career is new. Reflection. Evolution is messy.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 19, 2020

Even if you are not consistently managing your exceptions and tuning your forecasts right now, these critical set of steps will ensure the cleanliness and usefulness of your demand forecasts for the next week, month and year ahead. The COVID-19 crisis is driving massive disruptions across retail supply chains.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Step Up Demand Planning Efforts with a Robust Forecasting Model . With the pandemic leaving a deep impact, organizations need to now be better prepared to gain end-to-end visibility across demand and supply chains, especially with their level of preparedness to adapt to sudden changes in demand.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

MARCH 13, 2014

The speaker list is impressive and currently includes: Tesco – a UK based retailer that has grown from Jack Cohen’s barrow in Hackney through “pile it high, sell it cheap” to be the second largest retailer in the world with over 3000 stores in the UK alone. What slice of planning excellence will you choose to take away?

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Vanguard Software

MAY 4, 2021

There is no crystal ball that can allow planners to perfectly predict product demand by giving insight on everything happening in the market. However, there are quite a few ways to improve demand forecast accuracy. Here are seven ways to improve demand forecast accuracy for increased operational efficiency and profit.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Many major challenges of 2021—capacity constraints, ecommerce growth and driver shortage—are rolling over into 2022 and, in addition, the environment and machine learning are becoming more important for logistics and supply chain professionals. Global supply chains will be busy, congested and chaotic. Here’s what to look for in 2022.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 26, 2016

Contents Supply Chain Movement 21 – 2016 Q2. Major organisational and cultural changes lie ahead for supply chain management. The supply chain software industry is in a considerable state of flux. These are the key developments that are visualised on the 2016 version of Supply Chain Movement’s SCM IT subway Map.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 16, 2022

Esther is the Chief Revenue Officer at Flowspace , an ecommerce fulfillment platform that helps brands meet their customers’ post-purchase expectations. She was also included in Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s list of “Women in Supply Chain” About Flowspace. About Esther Kestenbaum Prozan.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 28, 2023

The following is a continuation of a supply chain technology thought leadership education series developed in collaboration with Replan. Such an environment requires manufacturing and supply chain processes to be able to more proactively sense, pivot and respond to market changes.

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Procurement Academy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Advance Procurement Excellence with Expert Negotiation Strategies With procurement excellence comes multidimensional skills. By identifying cost-saving opportunities like bulk purchase discounts, they can significantly impact both an organization’s profitability and market competitiveness.

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ShipBob

MARCH 2, 2023

How people feel when they interact with your business influences their buying behavior. The type of retail experience speaks volumes about the quality of your products and how much you value your customers. So, how exactly do you create an exceptional retail experience? What is a retail experience?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Muslim (majority) countries in Asia (such as Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia) and several countries in the Middle East are moving to stage 3: the halal supply chain. Muslim (majority) countries in Asia (such as Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia) and several countries in the Middle East are moving to stage 3: the halal supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Theme 1: Global supply chains will be busy, congested and chaotic. 2023 call: Global supply chains will be slightly less busy, congested and chaotic, but cheaper – at least the transportation part. Theme 2: Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies. Despite many calling for U.S. Figure 1: U.S.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

The Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS) market has experienced significant growth in recent years, with even greater potential ahead. SCaaS is a technology-driven approach to managing supply chains, offering comprehensive end-to-end solutions for businesses. Let’s delve into this emerging concept.

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Logility

APRIL 6, 2020

The retail industry, like many others, has been upended by Covid-19. The focus for all fashion retailers is inventory. The focus for all fashion retailers is inventory. Below we will examine inventory + a new retail outlook for 2020. This retailer stands to lose -$98M or about -20% of their total revenue for the year.

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Locus

MAY 2, 2023

But how do they ensure effective third-party deliveries and excellence in their e-commerce logistics operations, given that they outsource last-mile logistics to third-party providers? As time passed, retailers like Walmart came into the picture, selling all products of all brands under one roof.

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