Unleashed

MAY 22, 2022

Forecasting demand Forecasting demand is a key – perhaps the key – action you can take to scale your business and pre-empt supply chain problems. If your business is operating in different areas – perhaps different countries – it’s about refining your forecast to each of these.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. This is forcing organisations to change the way business and logistics management are being handled to improve forecast accuracy, ensure compliance, reduce costs of goods and to handle delays effectively.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

We wanted to see which companies were driving the fastest rate of improvement on the supply chain metrics that matter. Emmanuel has been working in Supply Chain for L’Oreal for over 20 years, starting in France followed by 10 years in New York where he led the Supply Chain for L’Oreal North America.

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RELEX Solutions

JANUARY 15, 2019

About 43 billion pounds of food — about 10% of the available supply — is lost each year as a result of inadequate forecasting and replenishment practices in food retail in the US. Entries provide examples of innovative approaches and impressive metrics of sustainability programs. Yuva, editor for Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Forecast Accuracy and Bias are two of the key KPI s we monitor monthly basis, we also investigate root causes and continuously strive for improved forecast quality. The next formal face-to-face session to discuss the pilots is on April 13 in North America and April 28th in Europe. The sessions are open to all innovators.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. More time and energy is spent on forecasts to reduce inventory that is no longer in use.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Meanwhile SAP jumped to an all-time high based on a bullish forecast of double-digit growth in cloud revenue. Metrics are critical as well. As reported by The Wall Street Journal , “Those jobs weren’t likely to return even when business picks up,” UPS said, adding that the reductions are part of what would be “ new ways of working.”

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Locus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Forecasts suggest that online sales for the holiday period would grow by about 2.5 percent in North America in 2022. First Attempt Delivery Rate: The Metric for CEP & Retail Success. In 2021, retail e-commerce holiday season sales in the United States amounted to about 213 billion US dollars. Talk to our experts!

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

The Normalcy Index calculated weekly by the Economist projects that North America is 67% of the way back to normalcy from COVID, but globally, it is lower at 50% with many flare-ups. Yet, few are willing to raise their hands and admit that current demand planning processes of forecasting based on order or shipments do not work.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

The goods flow through 2 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 66 final mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. The company has shown sustained improvement on this metric. They operate, both their own fleet and a dedicated fleet, that has 5,300 trucks.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 11, 2017

In North America, the trucking industry saves more than three billion dollars annually by using retreaded tires. Using retreads can save money, regardless of the metric fleets are using to measure their business performance. Examples of metrics include the following: Cost per driver hour. An Effective Business Strategy.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 10, 2022

The Normalcy Index calculated weekly by the Economist projects that North America is 67% of the way back to normalcy from COVID, but globally, it is lower at 50% with many flare-ups. Most companies that engage in demand planning and forecasting rely on historical data as a base for their statistical forecasts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

G, the official groundhog of Massachusetts made her 16 th annual Groundhog Day forecast at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, MA. And location is everything in weather forecasting. Once again warehousing metrics are the primary driver of logistic activity. The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) reported a 16.2%

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RELEX Solutions

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

One, however, seems to come up constantly “Can we use forecast data when making the planograms?”. The answer used to always be the same; “If you give us the forecast data at the weekly product-location level, then yes”. How to find a way to combine forecast and historical data? How to manipulate forecasts into averages?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Shell’s current shift to the global supply chain is impacting North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Russia, and China. Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. When MRP runs, the forecast translates into supply chain requirements.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2021

For example, a vaccine manufacturer increased their order size by a factor of four in one weekend; a video call company wanted to receive ten times as much product as they initially forecast with just a month’s lead-time. This gives Pure real-time visibility to core performance metrics.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Unintended inventory excess can also be an indication of deeper problems within the business, such as poor forecasting, low sales, over-purchasing of undesirable goods, and so on. You’re essentially relying on good forecasts and supplier relationships to meet customer purchases just in time, every time.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Overcome supply chain challenges – and maximize margins in the face of inflation – with retail planning software and demand forecasting tools. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton. Air cargo carriers in North America posted an 11.4%

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

The winners drive improvement while posting financial results in the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter ahead of the peer group. A Supply Chain Leader will make progress on both of these key metrics with a very tight and controlled pattern. Collaborative sales forecasting input leads to increased bias and error. Team Alignment.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Unmanned coffee stations transmit POS data every 15 minutes to help forecast demand, optimize inventory, and generate replenishment proposals for distribution and procurement; SCP software calculates the refill order requirements nightly for frequent, low-volume deliveries.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The teams feel good because cash-to-cash metrics improve; but in many cases, in the joyous celebrations, companies do not realize that they have reduced capabilities with suppliers and not made improvements in inventory. To help, we are sharing all the work we have done on maturity models and supply chain performance metrics.

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Alloy

MARCH 4, 2021

In North America, they operate two distinct supply chains for that: one to retailers (such as Walmart, O’ Reilly Auto Parts and AutoZone) and another to installers (including Valvoline Instant Oil Change centers and other oil-change shops). Look how we can help you … what metrics we can provide you coming out of Alloy.”.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

RFID tags and robotic warehouse systems generate and transmit data that, when combined with other data sources, allow companies to optimize the supply chain and make better predictions and forecasts to improve efficiency and boost the bottom line. Mobile apps can generate reports and monitor performance metrics. SupplyPike.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

They also lack process controls and metrics. Infor Announces Demand+ to Help Accelerate Supply Chain Forecasting. The fact of the matter is that most companies still have a poor understanding of their end-to-end supply chain processes, including shipment flows and the identity of all the parties involved. Some things never change.

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