20Cube Logistics

APRIL 16, 2022

Supply chain Network Design can be explained as the strategic planning of the supply chain in order to measure the cost and the time required to bring the goods and services from manufacturers and suppliers to the market. The number and quality of manufacturers and suppliers needs to be identified. Advantages.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Over the next five weeks, seventy business/technology and consulting leaders will complete the course. For example, in manufacturing, the shift in focus is away from OEE to focus on first pass yield and schedule adherence.) Start by analyzing your Forecast Value Added by demand stream. Analyze inventory health.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

What follows are some key things a newcomer to the supply chain profession, or an interested reader of news headlines, needs to know about SCP technologies, processes, and roles. A network design model figures out where factories and warehouses should be located. The key solution for this is network design.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

The increasing need for constantly analyzing these trade-offs across the supply chain networks has highlighted the need for digital twins and what-if capabilities in network design solutions. With the use of advanced technologies, planning decisions can also be automated.

Supply Chain Planning Software 196

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2023

My primary insight is that many of the technology initiatives that were underway at the start of the disruption did not serve us well. The use of descriptive analytics along with agile planning techniques (what-if analysis, discrete event simulation, and network design) helped. It will publish next week.

Inventory Reduction 270

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor. The answer lies in network design, demand sensing, and the simplification of product platforms. My reasoning?

Supply Chain Design Software 259

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Based on the current issues with material shortages, labor issues, electrical costs and outages, weather events, and water availability, I forecast an equal level of disruption for the next three years. The manufacturing-centric company is used to strangling suppliers and demanding terms. Volatility and disruption are far from over.

Manufacturing Procurement 195

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AIMMS

MARCH 30, 2020

The examples below show you how to do this in AIMMS SC Navigator Apps, but we encourage you to study these scenarios in the tools you have at your disposal. . This can help expose any vulnerabilities in your network and take your business a step closer towards preparedness. . Adjusting Demand in Network Design Navigator.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

While the supply chain technology market lost its allure at the start of the last decade, it is now cool again. I forecast that this interest will grow and the market is going to become more confusing. Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. Reflection.

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QAD

AUGUST 6, 2020

Most manufacturers attempt to plan this out by defining their supply chain network, especially CPG companies. An established strategic plan sets up the entire supply chain network and is supposed to be the roadmap that the company will follow to deliver products to customers. Disruptions are the norm.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

The prevalence of smoking is going down, but the world’s population is increasing; the net result is that the forecast for the number of smokers is essentially flat in 2025 as compared to 2010. Dr. Alexandros Skandalakis – the Director Global Manufacturing Capacity, Strategic Assets and Capital Expenditures at Philip Morris Products S.A.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor.” The answer lies in network design, demand sensing, and the simplification of product platforms.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

However, this mature team found the technology insufficient. They gave lip service to the need for IT standardization, but ran their process on a custom built model that enabled reverse bill of material, and profitability analysis. Tight coupling of the supply chain forecast to the financial forecast will improve value.

S&OP 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

In my work with manufacturing companies recently, I am thinking a lot about the need for diagnostic testing. While most consultants and technologists want to sell technology, and are eager to slap in a new piece of software, my caution is to slow down and better understand root issues before having a technology discussion.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” Nine times out of ten improving customer service requires different management of the budget cycle and a rethinking of financial planning. The supply chain forecast is a rolling forecast.

Supply Chain Design Software 190

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Belcorp’s Maturity in Supply Chain Design. When companies implement enterprise software solutions, they often label that implementation as being part of their company’s digital transformation. Using this software effectively is about more than the functionality. But forecasting new product demand is even more difficult.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2013

I, like other analysts, are stuck in the traditional software APS paradigm. The Kinaxis solution is probably one of the most misunderstood supply chain planning platforms. It has helped many clients that were too constrained by the inflexibility of the traditional APS platform. I am part of the problem. Many were almost giddy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

On one extreme, there is an argument that forecasts are always wrong, “Why do them at all?” ” At the other end of the continuum is the argument that “ Forecast error is the most important metric to improve.” I do believe in demand planning, but most companies overstate forecast improvements.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 8, 2018

Think of a bulk chemical manufacturer or oil and gas producer where the key is making supply chain and production choices that shave pennies or even fractions of pennies off unit product cost. Rather than long production runs to drive down costs, the key is to optimize customer service. Lord calls this “situational inventory”.

Modeling 197

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AIMMS

MARCH 30, 2020

The examples below show you how to do this in AIMMS SC Navigator Apps, but we encourage you to study these scenarios in the tools you have at your disposal. . This can help expose any vulnerabilities in your network and take your business a step closer towards preparedness. . Adjusting Demand in Network Design Navigator.

Supply Chain Disruption 156

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 2, 2022

Current supply chain snarls, often associated with overseas factories and logjammed ports, have made manufacturing reshoring a hot topic. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor.'”[2] manufacturing capability, and increasing their inventory positions.

Supply Chain Design Software 130

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. The example below shows how a wide spectrum is being used to accomplish demand forecasting, and Lennox is using machine learning today.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2013

After two decades of process and technology refinement, excellence in demand management still eludes supply chain teams. Previously, the focus was on a more siloed approach to improving manufacturing, procurement or logistics. Here we start with the seven that we see the most often: 1) One-number Forecasting. The reason?

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2023

At a Glance: We’ll be discussing some of the best supply chain management online courses from around the world from some of the most renowned platforms in education and supply chain, including SCMDOJO, CIPS, Coursera, MITx etc. Highlight course offerings including the pros and cons of each mentioned course/program.

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Bristlecone

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In fact, successful digital transformation initiatives focus on people and processes, not technology alone. Process Design. For one manufacturing client, a recent diagnostics assessment identified key opportunities in supply chain planning process improvements, logistics optimization and reporting enhancements. Read Case Study.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

However, for elements like forecast error, customer service and slow-moving inventory self-reported data is not sufficient. It is for this reason, that I discount the reporting by APQC, Institute of Business Forecasting (IBF) and Grocery Manufacturing Association (GMA) benchmarking data. 3) Forecasting Pitfalls.

Benchmarking 150

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

For example, suppliers heavily invested in entertainment or travel-related service sectors may have issues, as may aerospace tier suppliers. But if your company has relied just on historic sales data for forecasting, it is likely that the pandemic crisis has given you a rude awakening. Network Design.

Modeling 97

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 1, 2014

Sourcing and manufacturing lead times. We have already discussed in this global fashion retail series about network design and inventory location in Chapter 1 and stores replenishment in Chapter 2. In this chapter we want to take a more upstream view to discuss about sourcing and manufacturing lead times.

Supply Chain Design Software 119

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 8, 2023

If there’s any piece of technology or analytics that can help with the most advanced data-driven decision-making in the supply chain right now, that’s prescriptive analytics. These analytics techniques serve as essential tools to transform descriptive metrics into actionable insights and informed decisions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

The example that I give in the first post is the focus of manufacturing strategies to drive strong results to improve Return on Assets (ROA) that have actually caused a deterioration in operating margin. These technologies are mature. I feel that many of these technologies are now legacy. Here is my argument. You got it!

Supply Chain Planning Software 260

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

They’re desperately searching for new supply chain and fulfillment solutions at every stage of operations, which includes demand forecasting, inventory management, warehousing strategies, technology integration, and distribution practices. You can find the rest of their predictions here.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

While I think this through, here are the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon to Launch Delivery Service That Would Vie With FedEx, UPS (WSJ – sub. P&G Remaking Supply Chain Network (WSJ – sub. Infor Launches Networked Order Management. and FedEx Corp.”

Logistics Network Optimization Software 103

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 31, 2017

When I joined the world of software as a business analyst from manufacturing, I was naive. I never fathomed the amount of money that commissioned software sales personnel make selling software. ” A software supply chain planning project needs careful selection based on the fit of the engine and the data model.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 29, 2014

In this series on global fashion retail we have discussed about network design and inventory location in Chapter 1, stores replenishment in Chapter 2 and sourcing and manufacturing lead times in Chapter 3. Written by Dr. John Gattorna (UTS University of Technology, Sydney) & Xavier Farrés (Miebach Consulting).

Supply Chain Design Software 128

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 11, 2014

Local regulations, fair labor, variability in shipping lanes, new materials, outsourced manufacturing and faster product development cycles are all contributing to the pain. The financial stability of contract manufacturers and third-party logistics firms is a growing risk. It is limited to 15% technology and consulting attendees.

Supply and Demand 330

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. I am a manufacturing gal by training. Brain storm the impact of the collaborative economy, eCommerce, and shared service models. 2) Market-Driven Forecasting.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

As markets shift, a demand network enables a clear understanding of market positions with minimal latency. It is about much, much more than Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI ) or Collaborative Forecasting and Replenishment. An example of a global demand network is IBM iBAT. I know of ten demand networks using this definition.

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