Logility

MARCH 21, 2024

However, AI is based on artificial intelligence and machine learning methodologies that have continuously evolved since the 1950’s. However, experienced day-to-day planners know that human oversight is crucial for good outcomes when determining strategies, developing forecasts, building supply plans, and managing inventory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

ABC Analysis for Inventory Planning : Clustering products that behave similarly highlights issues, challenges, and opportunities for serving customers better. Price index and price elasticity are useful metrics on their own, and a combination of these can help determine the right price point to maximize revenue and profit.

Optimal Sourcing 193

Optimal Sourcing Analysis Procurement Analytics Purchasing Skills 193

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Sales, Inventory, Operations Plan (SIOP) is a process within many successful supply chain organizations that recognizes the integral relationship between all departments in the company, but how do you piece together an SIOP process? SIOP stands for “Sales, Inventory, Operations Plan”, not to be confused with “S&OP”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Cardinal Health’s senior vice president of global logistics, said of their implementation of the Kinaxis’ supply chain planning (SCP) solution, “I was scared! Global logistics leaders wanted to improve service levels, lower costs, and fortify Cardinal Health’s supply chain planning process. I put my name on the line.”

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

Has your company ever suffered problems with, implemented, or even considered implementing a sales and operations (S&OP) planning process? But what makes it so challenging to implement S&OP successfully? Why S&OP Needs a Lot of Human Investment. Who’s Who in the S&OP Process?

Supply Chain Planning Software 87

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ShipBob

JANUARY 28, 2022

Proper inventory management can make or break ecommerce brands: Have too much stock and you’ll rack up storage costs and tie up cash flow. That’s why it’s crucial to track inventory management KPIs consistently. . What are KPIs & why are they important for your inventory management?

Inventory Management Software 98

Inventory Management Software Inventory Management Inventory Reduction Inventory 98

ToolsGroup

JANUARY 9, 2018

A new report from Nucleus Research, Value Drivers of Single Model S&OP , concludes that the historical disconnect between planning and execution in S&OP is best bridged by a single unified data model that allows companies to continuously synchronize their strategic, tactical and execution plans.

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Modeling Scenario Planning Optimization Modeling S&OP 179

SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2023

Pros: Utilizes a hands-on approach with simulated problem-solving and team collaboration Offers a self-assessment document to assess your own S&OP process Keep track of how well you’re doing while you complete the learning goals. The information is presented in a simple and understandable way.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Therefore, evaluating performance and creating a comprehensive digitalization strategy are essential for a distributor’s success. It involves various activities, such as warehousing, inventory management, transportation, and logistics. Optimizing inventory can also be achieved by leveraging technology and data analytics.

Inventory Reduction 101

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

One day, a product is flying off the shelves, and the next, it’s gathering dust. That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

And the impact doesn’t stop there, since trade-off decisions will be required to answer questions like which customer is most important to satisfy with the limited bolts in inventory and if production capacity should be reallocated. And then decisions on these questions will in turn affect other customers in your rattled supply chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

Integration of corporate social responsibility metrics in planning. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). The process is not balanced between the “S” and the “OP.”.

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ThroughPut

AUGUST 12, 2021

The industry faces losses worth billions due to excess inventory, heavy discounting, and unavailability of stock. Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is the catalyst that helps businesses optimize their sales, marketing, supply chain, and financing. How S&OP can generate profits and enhance visibility?

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Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction S&OP Scenario Planning 52

Enterra Insights

AUGUST 14, 2018

According to Niels van Hove ( @sctrends ), the term Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) was coined back in 1987. As van Hove notes, “The times since Sales & Operations planning (S&OP) was born in 1987 as a solution for operational issues are long gone.”[1] People, Processes, and Technology.

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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

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Optimization Software Inventory Reduction 100

Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The Supply Chain Detective and the Inventory Turnover Mystery! I had just joined the company which declared itself one of the leading Distribution and Logistics companies globally. But as I crawled into the details I learned that they only had 5-6 inventory turns. The Supply Chain Detective and the Inventory Turnover Mystery!

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Digital transformation is not seen as a singular activity but a set of interrelated activities that span across people, process, technology, policy, and metrics,” said George Fowler, group vice president in Spinnaker’s Supply Chain business unit. Visit www.ToolsGroup.com and follow us on Twitter @ToolsGroup. About Spinnaker.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In supply chain management, it is widely accepted that holding enough finished goods inventory to fulfill every order is just too costly. The thinking goes that at some point, improving service levels means you are not adding inventory in a linear manner but rather exponentially. Ipsen also need to reduce their lead times.

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Logility

JANUARY 22, 2014

This blog post is in response to recent results from the APICS/Logility Survey, Consumer Goods S&OP research, and ChainLink’s end-user research. Could there be a connection between the use of spreadsheets and the lack of visibility, poor promotional performance, and growing inventory levels for some companies?

Demand Planning Software 101

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The MVP (Minimum Viable Product) version, set up to go live in multiple countries within three months, involves Demand Planners, Supply Planners, and Inventory Controllers with different access rights to monitor system-generated results. They can adjust quantities and generate supplier replenishment orders in PDF or Excel as needed.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Forecasting Software 194

DynaSys

JANUARY 20, 2021

Develop a plan for rehiring, re-engaging or (if necessary) increasing staff, based on demand and your S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) decisions. Logistics issues reduced service levels, which slowed payments. Add S&OP in your Supply Chain Model. S&OP and Supply Chain Challenges.

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Logility

DECEMBER 2, 2020

For example: Optimizing a distribution network not only reduces logistics costs but, in most cases, reduces carbon emissions through fewer transportation miles and/or less inventory holding costs. What about warehousing, inventory management and the efficient maintenance of your capital equipment? So how does one build one?

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Good inventory management, like everything else, starts with good planning. But planning isn’t just the start; it’s the very foundation of effective inventory control. Inventory planning also happens to be an area that many companies fail to prioritise sufficiently. The Basics of Inventory Planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

Over the course of the last two years, we at Supply Chain Insight s have worked on a methodology to gauge supply chain improvement. We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During Resiliency is the tightness of the pattern, or the reliability of operating margin and inventory turns results.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 5, 2019

We are faced with immense logistical difficulties that range from unpaved roads to armed bandits.”. The challenges can be multi-faceted: High logistical costs. Not knowing how much inventory is at each location. These large distances between demand centers increase the inventory exposure to maintain a consistent service level.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 18, 2021

” Inventory Management. Inventory embedded with the proper sensors can be tracked in real-time via the IoT. Supply chain journalist Catherine Metcalf explains, “Businesses can now place IoT sensors with a variety of components to help manage inventory more efficiently. Now, the cobot brings everything to the picker.”

Supply Chain Design Software 130

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Here’s the supply chain conferences we love and will be attending. Kinaxis is pleased to be a sponsor and participate in panel discussion of North America’s #1 End to End Supply Chain Conference for Pharmaceutical and BioPharmaceutical Companies. Automotive Logistics Global Conference. September 10-11. London, UK.

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

You also need to assess quickly where the marketplace will be after any run on inventory” according to Pat Bower, Director of Demand Planning at Combe. Any combination of owned distribution centers, channel partners, fleets, and logistics service partners may comprise a company’s network. How to approach the new reality?

Modeling 97

Modeling Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning 97

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

I knew nothing about the world of logistics, inventory management and order optimization. Figure 2: Descriptions, or Metaphors, that Describe Today’s Supply Chain. For clarity, let’s start with a definition. It is usually driven by the logistics and transportation functions. The year was 1985.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

Team re-building, split of responsibilities/tasks, border closure challenges, quick navigation of stock management, prioritisation of logistics to consumer needs and coordination with partners upstream and downstream. This boosts revenues and optimises inventory. In such situations, leaders need to be very well organised.

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Unleashed

JULY 10, 2023

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is the process of aligning demand planning with supply planning and financial planning to create an integrated business strategy. Other benefits of Sales and Operations Planning include: Happier customers: A high-functioning S&OP team supports better decision-making at the executive level.

S&OP 40

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Here is the list: Supply chain technology implementations have reduced inventory. Here they are: The Lie of Inventory Reduction. Repeatedly, I heard that supply chain applications have saved costs, reduced inventory and improved customer service. Many would argue it’s because supply chains grew more complex.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

However, standing still and sticking to old dogma’s, not innovate, come up with new ideas and envision a better supply chain planning future is not an option for me. Vision, strategy (lack of it), cultural, leadership, behavioral, skill and mindset challenges won’t magically disappear. But where we can, we have to consider it.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 28, 2020

Analysts at Sprint Logistics note, “Technological advancements like the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are transforming the way we live and work, and traditional supply chains are not exempt from the digital revolution.”[2] Supply chain operations are no exception.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Logility

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Most improvements are made through more effective planning, more efficient operations, or reduced inventory transfers. To help prove my point, let’s take a look at three examples: distribution, forecast accuracy and scenario planning. It also reduces greenhouse gases and decreases your company’s carbon footprint.

Scenario Planning 101

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BlueYonder

APRIL 19, 2012

The conference format and size were just right to allow comfortable sharing of ideas and lessons learned about various topics from S&OP and supply chain planning, to inventory optimization and transportation. It is critical to align the whole organization on the right metrics, otherwise the segmentation will fall apart.

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S&OP Supply Chain Segmentation Inventory Reduction Price Mitigation Strategies 64

Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 5, 2021

What’s Normal Anyways? Companies have leveraged digital tools, and evolving skills, to collect vast data about product or raw materials sourcing, transportation, logistics, and manufacturing. They use advanced ERP software and S&OP strategy to match supply with demand, and turn over inventory faster and faster.

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