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Embracing the Supply Chain as A Complex Non-linear System

Supply Chain Shaman

Customer-centric Innovation Drives Value. Intuitive Surgical, L’Oreal, and Sleep Number drove excellence through product and service innovation to outperform their peer groups. Industry Trend at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for 2013-2022 My conclusion? The gaps widened in the past five years.

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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Headline news included Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s and Macy’s struggling with inventory bloat and offering deep discounts. Wall Street Journal Headline on Retailers Using Containers to Store Excess Inventories.

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With ToolsGroup’s AI-Powered Planning, Legami Delivers Customer-Centric Service While Driving Business Growth

ToolsGroup

The Italian consumer goods company applies ToolsGroup’s probabilistic forecasting and inventory optimization across its expansive network to enhance customer experience and business value. This automated, AI-powered solution includes Demand Planning & Forecasting and Inventory Optimization.

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The Changing Landscape of Retail Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

The so-called “retail apocalypse” was deepened by the pandemic, then came inventory overload and inflation. They are: • Driving Innovation with Data Analytics. Big data analytics in the retail industry plays a crucial role in driving innovation, efficiency, and overall business growth.”

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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

He was also unaware of how to measure Forecast Value-Added, the Bullwhip impact and the health of inventory. What is the role of the forecast, budget, market data, and inventory in the proposed project? Cover of the Supply Chain Shaman’s Journal, Published August 2022. These modeling concepts were new to him.

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Supply Chain Innovation: Plan or Perish in the “Cold Chain”

ToolsGroup

Supply chain planners need to optimize inventory to maximize residual life while meeting service level targets. But loading up on short shelf life products begets obsolete inventory as products hit their expiry dates. Inventory planning has to balance sufficient inventory to meet service level targets while minimizing obsolescence.

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New Product Innovation May Call for New Supply Chain Innovation

RFgen

Innovation is now standard. The price of innovation can be high, though, and supply chain logistics must account for products rapidly introduced into procedures. Innovative products and campaigns. The Wall Street Journal said numerous corporations lose time and resources to innovation plans they simply aren’t ready for.