Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The essence of the question is resilience and the ability to forecast in a variable market reliably. This gets us to the question of what is the role of the forecast?` And why cannot we not do better with current technology deployments. For most, forecasting is a conundrum full of potholes, politics, and bias.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Definition As I follow the evolution of supply chain technology, I am struck by what I see as a stream of paradox and anomaly, and the tendency of supply chain leaders to cling to convention. technologies. I often laugh when companies ask me to define a good forecast. I constantly ask myself, why?

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The Network Effect

JULY 2, 2014

There is a similar seismic shift in philosophy in supply chain planning happening as we speak. . If you think about it most collaborative efforts in supply chain planning are focused on the outputs of independent plans. For example, many collaborative tools depict two independent forecasts on the same screen.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 25, 2014

‘We already have sophisticated demand forecasting. The supply chain director I was chatting with had a point. What was the use of all that expensively acquired information if it didn’t translate into a more agile supply chain? What they lack is the ability to create plans based on those forecasts and act on them.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems. In India, the Central Government’s focus on improving all aspects of the supply chain means that all supply chain users must start thinking carefully about how to create a streamlined and agile supply chain to keep up with the changing global environment.

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ShipBob

JULY 2, 2021

With on-demand logistics on the rise (due to high standards and expectations around accurate, fast, and reliable delivery), technology continues to play a tremendous role in supply chain efficiency. 5 supply chain technology trends to look out for. Demand forecasting. Forecasting future demand.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 21, 2021

When products are scarce, it becomes even more critical to create an accurate demand forecast, so you can match supply and demand in a way that optimizes both profitability and service levels. No two teams can agree on a single demand forecast, let alone a plan for allocating products. The result? Leverage third-party data.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The founders had been in the enterprise software space and business planning space for decades and had come to the painful realization that technology was truly holding back this domain. Does the forecasting tool use this info to calculate demand? There was simply no way to do some very basic things in current tools. Almost none do.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2021

Let me share some and see what you think: Does forecast ownership make a difference in outcomes? Instead of asking what makes a good forecast and how to measure the impact of forecast performance, companies pass forecasting responsibilities around the organization like kids with a hot potato at summer camp.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 13, 2016

“Forecasting is an ‘inexact science’,” writes Keith Peterson (@KPeteHalo), President and CEO of Halo, “that relies on the data available … Continued. The post The Future of Supply Chain Demand Forecasting appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 5, 2023

While familiar favorite capabilities remain – including personalized dashboards and custom alerts – ToolsGroup has also added important new capabilities to SO99+ in this release, such as enhanced seasonality clustering and aggregate forecasting functions.

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Logility

JUNE 23, 2022

While the supply chain talent wars continue, it’s incumbent upon today’s business owners to consider whether the technology they use day to day has any ‘wow’ factor. This post considers the human element, the brains that use the technology to derive insights and take action.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

That’s why we eat, sleep, and breathe innovation and never stop looking for ways to help our customers get the most out of their partnership with us and make their supply chains a force for good in the world. Multiple model plotting options, include bar- and bee-swarm plots to visualize results the way each user prefers.

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BlueYonder

MAY 18, 2023

Meaning sustainability is a factor that’s helping to power every part of a business, powering operational excellence in a supply chain allows businesses to make good decisions through planning and forecasting, predictive analytics, operational efficiencies, transparency, and even workforce excellence.

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USC Consulting Group

APRIL 17, 2023

Supply chain technology has come a long way in the past few years. Improvements in AI technology and deep learning programs can help supply chain managers accurately predict shortages , adapt to current conditions, and operate more efficiently. This article is written by Ainsley Lawrence.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

These trends and technologies include the network effect, innovation in transportation management systems, time slot management applications, autonomous trucks, and the future of last mile deliveries, specifically looking at autonomous mobile robots and drones for home delivery. billion globally, and I forecast it to grow to $9.9

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2023

About Jason Murray Jason is Co-founder and CEO of Shipium where he guides the company’s vision towards becoming the world’s best supply chain technology platform for ecommerce and retail. Prior to founding Shipium, he spent 19 years at Amazon as VP of Retail Systems and VP of Forecasting & Supply Chain.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Over the past decade, predictive analytics , which can provide a forecast of the impact of specific retail choices, have become much more widely used. At ToolsGroup, we’ve been leaders in supply chain technology from Day One. First in supply chain-focused machine learning. First in probabilistic forecasting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

CPG companies that utilize an autonomous supply chain technology see a reduction in their inventory and cost and an increase in revenue. The classical approach involves functional silos, sequential decisions, and Excel and people to render a plan executable. each with discrete plans generated typically in sequential batch runs.

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Logility

MAY 5, 2023

Traditionally manual processes can make this take nearly impossible – making the use of AI-embedded supply chain technology a high priority for companies across all markets, industries, and sizes. For example, Tillamook County Creamery Association increased its forecast accuracy from 70%–80% to 85% and saved US$4.2

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Stord

APRIL 4, 2022

What are the best applications of supply chain technology that should be driving B2B/B2C or omnichannel businesses? And what opportunities are being missed today?

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 23, 2024

In this special edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology , we provide a follow-up on a prior announcement of added capabilities being planned for Amazon Web Services, Inc. AWS) Supply Chain.

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AIMMS

MAY 6, 2019

The role of forecasting . My original article focused very heavily on forecast accuracy and its role in supply chain planning. However, our supply chains have evolved over the past decade. Despite this , most supply chain technology is still focused on the forecast.

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Requis

JULY 24, 2020

No one’s going to deploy a supply chain technology because ‘gee whiz, that’s cool’. People have realized how much leverage you can get out of technology when you’re really investing in it.”. Anderson and Dershem are also looking really hard at centralized supply chain planning. Excellent potential.

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AIMMS

MAY 6, 2019

The role of forecasting . My original article focused very heavily on forecast accuracy and its role in supply chain planning. However, our supply chains have evolved over the past decade. Despite this , most supply chain technology is still focused on the forecast.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Stord's new Inventory Planning capability provides a per-SKU demand forecast based on a brand's historical sales, projected sales, and marketing inputs, along with rich inventory intelligence with actionable insights and recommendations.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2022

He led analysis around M&A, pricing sensitivity, competitive intelligence, and annual sales forecast for the executive team. FreightWaves provides shippers, carriers, and brokers with freight data, technology, and forecasts that enable them to make better decisions about their transportation. About FreightWaves.

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Logility

AUGUST 14, 2023

Here are five critical practices that supply chain and business leaders should incorporate in the process of developing project goals – and avoid a painful implementation. Certain categories of data should be available or must be available for specific types of supply chain technology implementations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

It is difficult to forecast dropping demand. So, if a recession appears likely, companies need to error on the side of a conservative forecast, be prepared to lay off workers sooner rather than later, and start drawing down their safety stock inventory. There is a playbook for companies facing a recession. But progress is being made.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In this special edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology , we highlight an announcement of added capabilities being planned for the Amazon AWS Supply Chain B2B Cloud. This capability will reportedly leverage Amazon’s recently announced AWS Bedrock technology.

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Logility

MARCH 31, 2020

This post compares and contrasts the major challenges for each supply chain functional area during growth and recessive economies. Forecast accuracy can suffer based on your ability to leverage short term demand signals and a significant amount of effort is spent troubleshooting demand data and reforecasting.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Never one to be satisfied with the status quo, Inna is focused on helping companies improve the application of supply chain technology to maximize customer experience and profitability. Her success as a leader both reflects and propels women’s advancement not just in supply chain, but in the professional world in general.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

MARCH 22, 2017

Fox's, the £250m UK biscuit company, has improved its forecasting, manufacturing and promotions planning practices after implementing new supply chain technology from specialist vendor FuturMaster.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 19, 2022

S&OP benefits the business, from improving visibility, productivity and forecast accuracy to reducing inventory. It is especially crucial to obtain highly accurate forecasts as it allows manufacturers to better plan across operations and increase overall profits.

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

JULY 6, 2023

We proudly announce that Solvoyo has been named a Representative Vendor in 2023 Gartner Market Guide for Retail Merchandise Planning and Vendor Identification tool for Retail Forecasting, Allocation and Replenishment Solutions.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Creating a preliminary forecast. Reconciling bottom-up and top-down forecasts. Creating a final forecast. Using analytics to monitor forecast vs actual and adjust accordingly. The demand planning process typically involves: Collecting, organizing and preparing data. Integrating market data.

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Gravity Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

However, you can plan to mitigate risk using technology. The use of technology within the supply chain is an essential component of any business, not just from a visibility aspect but also for continuity, transparency, and forecasting with accuracy to minimize costs, improve customer service and protect margins and cash flow.

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