Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The port serves as a hub for importing and exporting a variety of goods, such as consumer products, electronics, machinery, chemicals, and food. These disruptions pose significant challenges and risks for supply chain performance and survival, but also offer opportunities and incentives for supply chain improvement and innovation.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 6, 2023

MILAN and BOSTON – June 6, 2023 – ToolsGroup , a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is thrilled to announce it has been selected by D.I.MAR, an Italian leader in the frozen food industry, to heighten its supply chain performance, bolster supplier relationships, and drive enhanced business results.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Bottom Line: High performance, integrated food & beverage supply chains are the lifeblood of successful manufacturers in the industry, enabling them to flex in response to customer demand. It’s Time to Start Managing Food & Beverage Supply Chains For the Future, Not The Past.

Beverage 44

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

The best supply chain leaders recognized that the ‘business of supply’ had to go well beyond supplying the business. The pandemic years made it obvious to many others that supply chain performance was critical to business success.

Singapore 130

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Adexa

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Much like cooking recipes, some algorithms end in burnt or horrible tasting food. The post Algorithmic Supply Chain Planning – Food for Your Supply Chain appeared first on Adexa Inc. To this end, your cooking recipe is an algorithm. Therefore, how an algorithm works is what matters and what the end.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 6, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives to U.S. retailer Target’s recent reporting of Q4 and Fiscal 2024 financial and operational performance. In essence, this was an acknowledgement that economically stressed consumers were spending the bulk of their household budgets on food and essentials.

Inventory Reduction 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

COVID is far from over and food instability, coupled with drought, is driving migration from Sudan to Europe. The Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches into a much longer war resulting in serious disruptions to the food, automotive, and semi-conductor supply chains. The winter offers no relief.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 12, 2024

Manufacturers of consumer products — including packaged goods, food and beverages, and life sciences — face both opportunities and challenges. It’s never been more important to achieve accurate demand and supply plans, but it’s likely never been more difficult. But much of this growth can be attributed to price increases.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

import volumes may not be as high as they were at the height of the pandemic; however, if they remain above 2019 numbers, the shift away from West Coast ports persists, the labor situation doesn’t get resolved, carriers continue to use blank sailings and importers will continue to see uneven supply chain performance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2023

The agile supply chain has low volumes with high demand and supply variability. Certain supply chains like maintenance parts, designer/fashion items, new product launches, and food service items must be managed in an agile supply chain.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 13, 2023

Consumers are looking for higher quality foods and goods, more ESG-friendly options, and bigger values. ” • Improved supply chain performance. It’s no secret that the past few years have witnessed numerous supply chain challenges. For one, they’re pickier about where they spend their dollars.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

And how can consumer goods companies learn from their performance in this pandemic to prepare for the future? A study by E2open – the 2021 Forecasting and Inventory Benchmark Study: Supply Chain Performance During the Covid-19 Pandemic – provides the answers. I look forward to this study every year.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Improved forecasting accuracy ensures optimal supply chain performance, enhanced material consumption and reduced freight expediting costs that decrease unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions and costs to the company. The supply chain is another area with plenty of room for improvement where sustainability can benefit.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives to retailer Walmart’s report of Q4 and Fiscal 2024 financial and operational performance. Same store sales growth (excluding food) increased 4 percent during the quarter vs. equity analyst consensus expectation of 3.1 operations. percent to $648.1 billion.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

Consequently, there is a strong belief that companies like HP, Mondelez, PepsiCo, and Unilever are strong supply chain performers. There is no litmus test to tie the stories of Supply Chain Senior Leadership to business results. The larger supply chain market struggles with groupthink.

Gartner 235

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

At Supply Chain Insights, we published a report card yesterday. The report analyzes supply chain performance and improvement by the Consumer Products Leaders in the period of 2006-2014. Overall Results on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. A Look Back. How Have They Done? ” The race is on.

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PINC

AUGUST 3, 2020

“Collaboration would help partners resolve supply problems more efficiently and effectively—creating value for all supply-chain participants as well as for consumers.”. As the industry works toward a common definition for OTIF, the complexities of running the world’s supply chains will increase exponentially.

Waste Reduction 130

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

Historically, the traditional supply chain focused on improving costs. Today, more mature supply chain teams focus on delivering value. While companies want to improve supply chain performance and drive value, it is easier said than done. The first question to answer is, “What defines value?”

Pharmaceutical 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

A Hard Look at Corporate Performance. Strangely, in the last decade, while companies had the opportunity to use technology better, supply chain performance declined. Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

What’s more, 39% say getting a good deal is as pleasing as eating their favorite food, and 37% believe it’s as good as going on vacation. ” In addition to leveraging advanced digital technologies, both ToolsGroup and McKinsey & Company analysts insist that retailers must improve their supply chain performance to survive.

Retail 130

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

retail, e-commerce, food production). The rush to stockpile basic needs like food, beverages and toilet paper led to a dramatic increase in sales at retail outlets such as supermarkets. It helps the supply chain become compressed and tightly integrated through shortened life cycles, lead times and minimised operations’ cost.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 230

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

I recently completed a study for the International Institute of Analytics , to provide insights into the following questions faced by retailers confronted with the issue of how to exploit analytics to improve supply chain performance. I also interviewed executives at Key Foods in New York, and P&G in Europe.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

These include the policing of conflict minerals (Dodd-Frank), forced labor (Australian and UK modern slavery acts, and California Transparency in Supply Chains Act), and food safety (U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act) with further regulation on the horizon in the Netherlands and Switzerland, among others.”

Supply Chain Design Software 174

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

Average Supply Chain Performance in Food Value Chains. The decline in food margin and cost management in most of the industries is usually counter-intuitive and flies in the face of convention. I expected the presentation on learning to drive improvement through failure, but this was not the case.

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Supply Chain Insights

MAY 5, 2014

It is our goal for this methodology to become the measuring stick for supply chain leaders in every industry, independent of company size, to judge supply chain performance. The Supply Chain Index measures a company’s corporate performance on three dimensions for the period of 2006-2012.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The retailer’s CFO indicated that cost controls and notable market-share gains in sales of food and grocery items contributed to better-than-expected results. Touted was that households with incomes in excess of $100,000 were shopping more at Walmart for food and grocery to stretch tight household budgets. billion overall loss.

Retail 52

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Logility

APRIL 10, 2019

At the 2019 Velocity Conference we recognized several companies for their digital supply chain transformations. Siemens Healthineers and Smithfield Foods, Inc. Commodity prices, weather information, market trends and geospatial data are just a few of the data points that can influence short-term supply chain performance.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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ThroughPut

AUGUST 12, 2021

Food and Beverage (F&B) companies operate under unique market conditions, such as high market volatility. Global food trends in the pandemic saw some interesting variations from the norm. S&OP helps outline each aspect of the food supply chain , creating a database of bottlenecks. Greater visibility.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Zipline Logistics

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

This issue is particularly applicable to food vendors. According to a report from McKinsey & Co , “The US food retail industry loses an estimated $15–20 billion in sales every year because items are out of stock or otherwise unsaleable.”

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 15, 2021

These competencies can help shippers focus on supply chain performance, which is an essential part of succeeding in retail relationships. A performance-focused strategy has become even more of a necessity for brands as the course of the pandemic has left a lasting impact on domestic commerce.

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Demand Solutions

JULY 10, 2015

These, he believes, can serve as general guidelines for any organization that wants to enhance its overall supply chain performance without getting bogged down in the details. In our quest to supply chain excellence, we all worry sometimes about getting left behind. Good food for thought? I tend to agree.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2020

With an effective data strategy, organizations can supply chain performance, decrease transportation spend, and effectively manage customer expectations. . There are many other uses for blockchain, including improving the different parties’ cooperative efforts in the food and beverage supply chain. .

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

For example, fall is pumpkin spice season in many retail food stores. A manufacturer may use outside data to determine what products it should offer and when; food companies tracked the success of pumpkin lattes at coffee shops and followed suit. Consumers want pumpkin-flavored products in the fall.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

For example, fall is pumpkin spice season in many retail food stores. A manufacturer may use outside data to determine what products it should offer and when; food companies tracked the success of pumpkin lattes at coffee shops and followed suit. Consumers want pumpkin-flavored products in the fall.

Supply and Demand 52

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Logility

MARCH 2, 2011

Tony Hipszer, CIO, Pinnacle Foods, will share how the IT organization is critical in the supply chain integration process, specifically managing changes in key segments and shifts in structural and cultural dynamics to drive substantial strategic gains. Don’t forget to check out Lora’s blog, Supply Chain Shaman.

Optimal Sourcing 100

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses in the Middle East fared well in facing supply chain risks compared to those from other regions, despite reportedly facing a high number of logistics shocks as seen in Africa. They have started earmarking their investments for food supply chain networks since the pandemic.

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QAD

AUGUST 4, 2021

When was the last time you had a package or food delivered to your doorstep? While having your groceries, takeout, and new electronics delivered to your doorstep may provide an added convenience for you, what you don’t see is how that small, yet significant change, is sending a ripple of disruption in supply chains across all industries. .

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