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Editor’s Choice: 8 Supply Chain Planning Challenges Retailers Will Face In 2022 And Tips To Overcome Them

Logistics Viewpoints

As we have seen in 2021, businesses automated and integrated supply chain planning capabilities, including demand-sensing , dynamic safety-stock management , inventory optimization , and external collaboration. While increasing demand for at-home exercise equipment also expedited the expansion of the online wellness industry.

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o9 Solutions and Supply Chain Insights With LKQ Europe Reveal Significant Supply Chain Planning Improvements Following the First-Ever Pilot to Test Outside-In Planning

o9 Solutions

increase in forecast value add and reduced impact from the bullwhip effect. Co-founded by o9 and Supply Chain Insights, Project Zebra is an open-source industry effort to define and activate outside-in processes to prove the value of outside-in supply chain planning processes. About LKQ Europe.

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Santa’s Supply Chain: Holiday Logistics in 2020

BlueYonder

He’s Making a List, and Checking Inventory. But we know Santa had to start planning long before the delivery date to ensure he had adequate inventory to satisfy all these children, especially as forecasting has been more difficult than usual in 2020. So, what is he seeing? Food for thought for the night after Christmas.

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Supply Chain Isn’t for the Faint of Heart

Elementum

According to reports, 57% of US companies experienced an average of 2x longer lead times for components sourced from their tier-1 suppliers in China. These unprecedented backups came from two sources. As a result, inventories rapidly evaporated causing companies to place massive orders in an effort to resupply.

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Think Differently. Drive New Outcomes. Let Us Help You Build A Guiding Coalition.

Supply Chain Insights

At this time of year, we find many companies planning workshops to stimulate thinking on building a digital supply chain and igniting next-generation supply chain thinking. Understand inventory write-offs, impact of forecast processes and technology satisfaction in the planning benchmarking. Summer is ending. Forge a strategy?

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The Power of Flowcasting: Live Supply Planning Collaboration & Analytics – Part 1

BlueYonder

It’s been a few months since I shared the learnings we’ve garnered from our Collaborative Flow Planning workshop – AKA – The Beer Game. Before we get started, here’s a quick recap of the three key takeaways we’ve learned from hosting our Beer Game workshops: The bullwhip effect is real and cannot be ignored. case/week back order cost).

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The Power of Flowcasting: Live Supply Planning Collaboration & Analytics – Part 1

BlueYonder

It’s been a few months since I shared the learnings we’ve garnered from our Collaborative Flow Planning workshop – AKA – The Beer Game. Before we get started, here’s a quick recap of the three key takeaways we’ve learned from hosting our Beer Game workshops: The bullwhip effect is real and cannot be ignored. case/week back order cost).