Supply Chain Insights

JULY 23, 2017

Understand inventory write-offs, impact of forecast processes and technology satisfaction in the planning benchmarking. Customer-Centric Supply Chain Research. Take this course to build the organizational muscle to move supply chain segmentation into policy and execution.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 24, 2015

Today is the right time to take a fresh look at these strategic pillars and to explore their full potential as part of your supply chain strategy. Figure 1: A fresh look at the Five Tenets of High-Performing Supply Chains. Supply chain experts defined a new supply chain model driven by orders: the agile supply chain.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the project: Project goal: SanDisk’s goal was to operate a responsive, best-in-class supply chain for flash memory products that would achieve optimal balance between service level and inventory turns across scenarios to create a better experience for its commercial and retail partners and customers.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 16, 2015

For many manufacturing companies, developing a customer-centric supply chain can be a long and daunting journey. The more advanced and innovative supply chain segmentation and customer-centricity steps of the five tenets we have discussed cannot be successfully adopted without a minimum level of operational efficiency.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2015

In Part I of my Supply Chain Strategy series, I explained why the five tenets of High-Performing Supply Chains remain a great starting point to build your supply chain strategy. This post will explore the three capabilities essential to supply chain redesign.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 22, 2013

In part one of our conversation we covered the evolution of supply chain management, how supply chain practices vary around the world, and what has driven the near-shoring trend. SCN: Supply chain segmentation is a hot topic right now. This mitigates theft and other inventory problems.

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BlueYonder

JULY 16, 2012

As such, the latest issue offers stories on a cross section of international companies who are impacting real change in their companies through the use of supply chain solutions.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 4, 2014

There are tons of articles, white papers and blogs about today’s supply chain challenges: globalization, off-shore manufacturing, supply chain segmentation, big data, mobility, social media, price optimization, warehouse throughput, labor scheduling and in-store picking.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

For example, a survey of 100 organizations found that only 8% of manufacturers had achieved an advanced segmentation capability. Can supply chain segmentation underpin competitive advantage in the emerging age of micro-segmentation and a one-to-one paradigm? What is supply chain segmentation?

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Industry professionals have put in tireless hours and taken strategic measures to keep the supply chain moving and meet customer demand. Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Supply Chain Planning & Forecasting (59). Generic SCM (130). January 2014.

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The Network Effect

APRIL 16, 2015

Second, Demand-Driven Supply Chains start with understanding the customer demand patterns, consumer preferences, and “why” a customer will complete a purchase. Errors in sales forecasting receives the attention. Some companies have been working on reducing forecasting errors for years with limited success.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 19, 2018

Additionally, good data feeds accurate forecasting. The right data enables better scheduling and use of supply chain assets. “A Based on a company’s supply chain segmentation goals and business objectives, a CoE can be designed to support any portion of a company and the fulfillment needs of its product portfolio,” Lewis says.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 10, 2018

In this period, Clorox was acquiring products with significantly higher margins and lower inventory turns. While many in the industry believe that there was significant improvement in data sharing and collaboration within and across supply chains over the past decade, this was not the case. They built a guiding coalition.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2022

Growth agendas with the spiraling demand require cash, supplier shortages necessitate the shortening of payables, and the longer/more variable transport lead times decrease inventory turns increasing the need for cash. The Dollar stores are struggling with higher inventory levels, but are outperforming the sector. The answer?

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