Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

In addition to environmental benefits, companies that implement supply chain planning with sustainability also reduce supply chain costs associated with storage, shipping, and expiring products. Breaking up with Excel: Digital Sales Planning Success with Concord Foods. Webinar: Register Now.

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Kinaxis

MAY 18, 2016

You might think, “okay, our warehouse is good” without thinking about the end to end. Procurement might have hit their cost savings metrics, but if it meant purchasing more than needed, and that might hurt your warehouse inventories. The S&OP process 3-4 years ago didn’t lean on that as much as it does now.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain. In this 2-part Supply chain strategy post , the Managing Director at Solventure – Bram Desmet, discusses the key elements of an excellent supply chain. So, as I sit down to write this blog, I wonder what are some of the things that make supply chains excellent? Please subscribe here.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

Q: Is it only inventory disrupting the agility resulting from inaccurate forecasts by S&OP? Is it S&OP? Additionally, through network strategies, be sure to design your warehouses for flows. Additionally, through network strategies, be sure to design your warehouses for flows.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

To accomplish this, you require the skills of supply chain experts who can manage the complexity and difficulties of today’s global supply chains. Francine has been an Interim (project) manager and senior business analyst with a track record in Operational Excellence, Process Design and Data Analysis.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Before we look at the barriers to optimal inventory and the possible ways to eliminate or overcome them, let’s be clear on what inventory optimisation means—because misconceptions do abound. That’s why, for most companies with products to sell, high service levels are a critical goal. How Does Service Impact Inventory?

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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. It’s also becoming law, from pharmaceutical serialization to US FDA food safety.”

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Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 29, 2017

Demand signals include shopping trends, digital footprints of shopping online or looking at recipes, talking to their neighbors and friends on social media, buying habits, and consumption data. As we begin to better link the forecast, order management, shipping, transportation and retail execution, things will continue to improve.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Here’s some research on this topic. So, my answer would be the single biggest supply chain problem is forecasting accuracy as part of S&OP. Also, Gartner says that sales and operations planning (S&OP) is the single, most-important and critical cross-functional process.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2021

But shortages are anathema , because it’s too easy for your customers to buy from competitors if you can’t fulfil their needs—and once customers defect, you might never get them back. For example, have you been using Excel spreadsheets or similar for your planning and forecasting? It can be a difficult question to answer.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 6, 2020

It goes beyond just maximizing the overall supply chain performance in terms of material delivery excellence. Having a single system in place which gives accurate inputs about what’s going where across the entire factory floor, can help manufacturers reduce dependencies on external purchase orders or forecasts to make supply chain decisions.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 2, 2020

It goes beyond just maximizing the overall supply chain performance in terms of material delivery excellence. Having a single system in place which gives accurate inputs about what’s going where across the entire factory floor, can help manufacturers reduce dependencies on external purchase orders or forecasts to make supply chain decisions.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 20, 2021

As we are often asked about KPIs for inventory management , that’s what we’re going to focus on in this particular post. The following KPIs comprise those commonly used across all warehouse operation types, along with some that are less ubiquitous but which your business might benefit from monitoring.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

It took us three years to right the ship. The retailer’s plan was never normalized against inventory and as a result it did not reflect buying behavior. If you knew what the retailer was going to sell (POS) then the calculation as to what the retailer would buy was a simple mathematical calculation. The answer was simple.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 10, 2019

To help you determine what tactics, processes, technologies and practices are a must-have in a winning supply chain strategy, we reached out to a panel of supply chain professionals and asked them to answer this question: “What’s the single most effective way to create a winning supply chain strategy?”

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