ModusLink Corporation

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Inventory Management has always played a key part in any successful Supply Chain. Correctly managing inventory levels helps companies to swiftly adapt to unpredictable changes within the marketplace. Without adapting to the current demand, your winter jackets will become excess inventory overtime. from [link].

Inventory Management Software 78

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Supply Chain Performance over the Period of March 2020 to July 2022. Supply chain leaders self-assessment of performance during the pandemic period of March 2020-through July 2022. Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound.

Supply Chain Planning Software 235

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

Redundancy is the ability of a supply chain to have extra or alternative resources and options to cope with disruptions. A redundant supply chain has spare or backup capacity, such as inventory, equipment, facilities, and suppliers, that can be activated or mobilized in case of disruptions.

Baltimore 250

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 1, 2023

With the unpredictable levels of demand fluctuations in today’s market, it’s crucial to effectively navigate the path to replenishment management in supply chains. What is Demand-driven Inventory Replenishment? Traditional systems maintain the water level (inventory) based on past rainfall data (historical demand).

Inventory Reduction 52

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ModusLink Corporation

JANUARY 5, 2022

A large Supply Chain element that is often prioritized when Outsourcing is the process of ‘Reverse Logistics’. This is because the element is highly impacting the customer satisfaction ratio, and overall Supply Chain performance. The importance of reverse logistics in your supply chain network.

Reverse Logistics 78

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Unleashed

MAY 2, 2019

When it comes to improving a business’ inventory performance, interrogating the supply chain can be an intimidating prospect. Supply chains are complicated and difficult, and the prospect of change typically provokes a reflexive ‘if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it’ response.

Supply Chain Performance 73

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 7, 2023

The dynamic sourcing capability automatically smooths inventory targets day after day and ensures target service levels are achieved regardless of supplier constraints. Modularization enables engines like Stock-to-Service Curves to be provided as micro-services to other applications in the supply chain ecosystem.

Optimal Sourcing 156

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 6, 2023

MILAN and BOSTON – June 6, 2023 – ToolsGroup , a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is thrilled to announce it has been selected by D.I.MAR, an Italian leader in the frozen food industry, to heighten its supply chain performance, bolster supplier relationships, and drive enhanced business results.

ToolsGroup 156

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

The potential for supply chain performance declined in each of these industries. In fact, in our Supply Chains to Admire analysis, we find that this is true in twenty-five of twenty-eight industry sectors studied. While market potential declined, individual company performance declined faster. The reason?

Procurement Analytics 370

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QAD

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The transformation has touched all inventory levels from material sourcing to end product delivery. As a result, manufacturers are compelled to invest in research and development to create innovative, sustainable and visually appealing packaging solutions. Packaging over the last five to ten years has undergone a transformation.

Packaging 95

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

I wanted to help companies drive step-changes in performance. A forum was great for networking but not for driving process innovation. For example, client-server to cloud architectures offered great promise for process innovation, but companies just moved their processes without asking how to drive new levels of value from technology.

Gartner 197

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Logility

JUNE 2, 2022

Logility chosen for delivering pioneering technology solutions that power today’s supply chains. a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today was announced as a winner of Inbound Logistics’ 2022 Top 100 Logistics IT Providers award. Logistics ?editors? Logistics ?is

Logility 173

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 11, 2020

SKF’s use of a digital twin for analytics to support integrated planning demonstrated exceptional supply chain innovation. According to Gartner, “the Gartner Supply Chainnovator Awards is an annual research program that identifies, assesses and awards outstanding examples of Supply Chain Innovation.

Gartner 248

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

import volumes still climbing (see Figure 1), limited processing capacity at key West Coast ports and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) contract expiring next summer, importers will be scrambling to maintain the inventory they need to support the demand increase.

Predictive Analytics Software 311

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ToolsGroup

MAY 2, 2023

“At ToolsGroup we are dedicated to helping companies optimize their supply chain performance, and it is very gratifying to be recognized as a market leader based on the opinions that matter most – those of our customers.” See ToolsGroup’s listing on FeaturedCustomers here.

ToolsGroup 156

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 20, 2024

One crucial aspect of this decision-making process occurs in the sales and operations execution horizon—a critical 13-week window where key stakeholders gather weekly to navigate the complexities of demand planning, supply management, inventory allocation, and more.

Supply Chain Software 60

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crisp

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Through the partnership, CPG brands can leverage the latest retail data to minimize deductions and improve supply chain performance. For example, real-time, store-level visibility into sales performance can inform demand planning and inventory optimization to improve service levels.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” The supply chain is a complex system with increasing complexity.

Inventory Reduction 150

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 20, 2018

has selected Kinaxis to enhance its supply chain agility to achieve a greater competitive advantage. A unique global technology company with a passion for innovation, Dyson will deploy Kinaxis to accelerate planning alignment across its supply chain operations to unlock the rapidly growing demand for its products.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 162

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Introduction Supply chain digitalization is a pivotal element of modern supply chain management, driving improvements in inventory management, operational efficiency, and asset utilization. Improving Inventory Management Supply chain digitalization plays a crucial role in elevating inventory management.

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

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Unleashed

MARCH 6, 2024

Agile supply chain management is especially important in today’s dynamic business landscape, where customer expectations, technological advancements, and environmental uncertainties are constantly evolving and creating new challenges and opportunities for supply chain performance. Let’s dive in.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

Supply chain excellence is harder to define than to say. To help, we analyze business results each year to understand which companies outperform on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) over the past ten years. Smaller Companies Outperform Larger Companies.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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Logility

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

However, this critical supply chain process has been under enormous stress lately from departmental silos, complex trading partner networks, and geopolitical turmoil. Meanwhile, planners skilled to handle these challenges are in short supply – especially as supply chain leaders retire in record numbers.

S&OP 130

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Supply Chain Opz

AUGUST 2, 2018

From the most basic to the most advanced organization, Inventory Optimization is a critical goal and one which underpins the effectiveness of the supply chain operation. Inventory Optimization requires an organization to sustain and maintain the right mix of cost versus service.

Optimal Sourcing 100

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QAD

MAY 7, 2020

There are plenty of disruptive events and situations that affect product demand planning including seasonal trends, customer buying patterns, unexpected weather events and competitive product innovation. Boost Global Supply Chain Visibility. Reevaluate Lean Inventory.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 114

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2014

On the 2nd of April, I sat before a board discussing how a company could exceed expectations in the delivery of Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and superior operating margins and fail at the delivery of customer service and inventory. Supply chain matters more, but it is understood less and less.

Supply Chain Design Software 279

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. It is all about how a manufacturer maintains its lead in this market, either looking to be a low-cost manufacturer or to innovate to be the leader in their market.

Manufacturing Procurement 128

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Logility

OCTOBER 5, 2017

” Infineum, a world leader in the formulation, manufacture and marketing of additives for the fuel and lubricant industry, embarked on a supply chain transformation initiative and shared their advice on three components of success—people, process and tools. Additional Reading: eBook: The Inventory Optimization Handbook.

Supply Chain Planning Software 115

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2018

My caution is not so fast… 95% of companies are not making progress at the intersection of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and asset strategies. An avid student of supply chain performance, I have asked the question of What makes a “supply chain leader” for the last six years.

Sourcing Strategies 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

However, two decades later, there is still no technology solution to enable demand visibility or help companies use channel data to translate demand into an inventory, replenishment, or manufacturing strategy. The decline in inventory turns uses cash. Business continuity is the discussion dejour for a supply chain team.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2017

The supply chain is a complex, non-linear system. As a result, supply chain leaders focus on unrealistic goals of inventory or costs, they will throw the system out of balance. In the setting of strategy goals, executive teams often set unrealistic goals because they are not aligned with supply chain potential.

Inventory Reduction 156

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Logility

APRIL 10, 2019

My role with Logility provides the opportunity to work with a number of companies that are focused on improving their operational efficiencies, boosting omni-channel performance, and streamlining and automating complex global planning networks – just to name a few. Implement a Supply Chain Master Data Management (SC MDM) strategy.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

A study by E2open – the 2021 Forecasting and Inventory Benchmark Study: Supply Chain Performance During the Covid-19 Pandemic – provides the answers. E2open has come up with an innovative way of doing this. The company provides demand and inventory planning solutions based on a public cloud architecture.

Inventory Reduction 221

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

Historically, the traditional supply chain focused on improving costs. Today, more mature supply chain teams focus on delivering value. While companies want to improve supply chain performance and drive value, it is easier said than done. Inventory Turns. Cash-to-Cash. The answer is simple.

Pharmaceutical 195

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Highlights from the High-Tech Industry Summit Blue Yonder’s High-Tech Industry Summit, cosponsored by Microsoft and Ernst & Young LLP , brought together over 50 supply chain practitioners from 18 diverse high-tech companies to Microsoft’s Technology Center in Mountain View, California, in October. Kudos to the Micron team!

Supply Chain Design Software 72

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Kanban Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2024

By leveraging their technological infrastructure, your company can benefit from real-time visibility, accurate inventory tracking, and efficient order fulfillment processes. 3PLs, on the other hand, can more easily flex labor across many customers. By entrusting logistics to experts, you can improve overall business efficiency.

Warehousing 52

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Logility

APRIL 20, 2022

If resilience is the panacea to today’s supply chain challenges, it seems that everyone has a different prescription. Every industry article, news segment, analyst research paper, and boardroom conversation offers varying perspectives on the real issues impacting supply chain performance and the best way to fix them.

Sourcing Strategies 130

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