GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

A manufacturer in China doesn’t read the specs on an order. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper. Supply chains are messy. Blockchain in Supply Chain Can Help. A supplier in Mexico mixes up two similar parts.

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Logility

JANUARY 22, 2019

Planners need to contend with inconsistent consumer buying behavior, the need to satisfy multiple channels, complex sourcing options and proliferating “sub-seasons,” collections and assortments. To reduce stock-outs and markdowns apparel manufacturers and retailers must improve their in-season performance.

Supply Chain Design Software 113

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Leverage your supplier management for maximum benefit with the white paper: How to Achieve Holistic Supplier Management. You cannot manufacture cars with 99% of the components, and if you do not have an immediate alternative source of supply for the other 1%, you could soon be in trouble. Strategic Supplier Management.

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Logility

MARCH 19, 2018

Supply planning enables you to profitably satisfy market demand through dynamically sourcing materials, optimizing production and manufacturing plans, reducing distribution costs and slashing lead times. 2) Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO). 2) Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO).

Optimal Sourcing 113

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synchrono

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Lean Manufacturing relies heavily on trusted relationships with suppliers and pre-negotiated terms of engagement. An eKanban Pull-based inventory replenishment system monitors that each aspect of the service level agreement is being met by the supplier in real-time. Eliminating inventory waste. White Paper: Exploring Push v.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

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RFgen

MARCH 29, 2015

In the manufacturing industry, keeping track of the source from which materials come from is a high priority. One of the most important variables that manufacturers need to keep an eye on is their mineral and metal supply sources. an enticing location to source them. Wanted: Advanced Mobile Data Capture Systems.

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RFgen

MARCH 29, 2015

In the manufacturing industry, keeping track of the source from which materials come from is a high priority. One of the most important variables that manufacturers need to keep an eye on is their mineral and metal supply sources. an enticing location to source them. Wanted: Advanced Mobile Data Capture Systems.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2018

Today, we continue this conversation and look at six must have capabilities that drive supply chain improvement for F&B manufacturers. Accurate forecasts help minimize inventory, maximize production efficiency, streamline purchasing, optimize distribution and ensure confidence in company projections.

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synchrono

JANUARY 8, 2018

A few decades ago, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) was a hot topic. Many manufacturers saw it as a way to reduce inventory levels and costs. If they could get their suppliers to maintain ownership of raw materials or subcontracted components until consumed, inventory levels would naturally drop—on paper anyway.

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QAD

JULY 15, 2021

Given the demand for critical care equipment like ventilators, personal protective equipment, and key medicines, life sciences companies were left scrambling to produce and in some cases source these important life sustaining products at an unprecedented rate. Are manufacturers ready for the next disruption? .

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

So why do we feature content related to Vendor Managed Inventory? In a VMI model, part of the equation is the inbound & outbound flow of the inventory. Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. ” Vendor Managed Inventory Model: A Quick Back Story. No Purchase Orders were used.

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Logility

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Being a technical person, I was not sought out to assist in procuring fashion related items (bedspreads, towels, rugs, wall decorations), but was instead assigned to the refrigerator and microwave end of the spectrum. For most durable goods companies, multiple channels of distribution generally cause inventory to increase.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 18, 2018

If the customer uses online and in-store shopping to make a purchase, shipping and pickup options should include A, B and C. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper. If only online shopping is used, shipping options may include B or D.

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Bristlecone

OCTOBER 29, 2020

For one manufacturing client, a recent diagnostics assessment identified key opportunities in supply chain planning process improvements, logistics optimization and reporting enhancements. New client engagements in life sciences, hi-tech and manufacturing. Procurement solutions for contracts and commerce automation. Get Started.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 30, 2018

GET YOUR FREE WHITE PAPER. DOWNLOAD WHITE PAPER. Blockchain is entering a phase of development that will affect every aspect of supply chain and logistics management, ranging from procurement to forward logistics and beyond. In fact, the CDC is currently testing blockchain programs for this purpose.

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RFgen

JULY 23, 2014

The manufacturing renaissance currently underway in the U.S. is due in large part to the nation’s robust information technology and software that helps factories achieve more accurate inventory management and data visibility. What Should Manufacturers Look for in a Data Collection Software Solution? Real-time Performance.

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RFgen

JULY 23, 2014

The manufacturing renaissance currently underway in the U.S. is due in large part to the nation’s robust information technology and software that helps factories achieve more accurate inventory management and data visibility. What Should Manufacturers Look for in a Data Collection Software Solution? Real-time Performance.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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synchrono

JANUARY 31, 2017

I have found this to be true when working with many different manufacturers. Mark also writes: “Metrics that have the attention of business and manufacturing leaders tend to be those that get measured and improved upon by their employee teams.”. I agree– measurements do drive behavior. Before we begin, here’s why we should.

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Logility

APRIL 3, 2017

Well to my surprise, I fired up the Google machine and, using the manufacturer and model number, I quickly found a company that specializes in providing genuine obscure OEM parts. In fact, many companies that provide after-market parts and service deal with the challenges of managing a long-tail of inventory. trillion annually.

Inventory Reduction 100

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 7, 2017

Centralized and harmonized way to exchange data between original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), suppliers, and forwarders instead of bilateral exchange via individual solutions. It’s about creating a common cross-company basis that integrates all participants on a procurement or distribution level.

Automotive 102

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 30, 2009

Inventory Management/Optimizat. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Manufacturing Technology. Content Being Accessed: Lean Manufacturing White Paper: Strategies To Run a Lean Supply Chain. How principles of lean manufacturing transfer benefits to Operations. Excellent White Paper by Ventana Research.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Primary Challenges in an E-Commerce Shipping Strategy Developing an e-commerce shipping strategy is about more than just considering e-commerce; e-commerce may include the omnichannel purchases in which customers use a variety of online and in-store devices and experiences to make a final decision and complete a purchase.

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The Network Effect

APRIL 15, 2016

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is a fundamental process that all retail, manufacturing and consumer products companies should have in place. Purchasing and Manufacturing should provide an overview of how they build their supply/production plans to accommodate the Sales and Marketing demand plan.

S&OP 100

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Arena Solutions

JUNE 8, 2021

It requires effective communication among product teams so design, prototype, engineering, and manufacturing stages stay on track. The supply chain strategy—are you consigned, turnkey, hybrid, or ”appliance” manufacturing? Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) —for purchasing, inventory, order administration, and finance.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Food manufacturers work with precious resources. Food is wasted by consumers buying more than they can eat, retailers throwing out materials with poor aesthetic qualities and manufacturers suffering from unintentional wastage. Consumers are also losing money on purchases they never use. Wasted food is a major concern.

Waste Reduction 52

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Food manufacturers work with precious resources. Food is wasted by consumers buying more than they can eat, retailers throwing out materials with poor aesthetic qualities and manufacturers suffering from unintentional wastage. Consumers are also losing money on purchases they never use. Wasted food is a major concern.

Waste Reduction 52

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Logility

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

While the chart included in the report does not provide exact percentages, we can estimate 53% of respondents plan to evaluate and/or purchase supply chain applications in 2012. At Logility we see three primary drivers – Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO) and Optimized Supply Planning.

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Logility

AUGUST 7, 2017

At the top of the Gartner Hierarchy of Metrics is “Demand Volatility” reflecting that forecast accuracy (Read Eight Methods that Improve Forecasting Accuracy white paper) has the largest direct effect on the allocation of available capacity and resources. White Paper: Putting Supply Chain Performance at Your Fingertips.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

As a former Director of Supply Chain Management for a large multi-channel food manufacturer I experienced first-hand the variety of challenging problems faced by supply chain planners in the unforgiving F&B industry. Listed in the balance sheet, inventory tends to attract a high level of attention from senior management.

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The Network Effect

MAY 4, 2015

Demand Sensing is really a call to action for every company because now the capability exists to manage the entire process from demand signal capture to both short-term and long-term forecasting, resulting in increased sales revenues and decreased inventory costs. The improved data usage also drives value upstream into manufacturing.

Supply and Demand 100

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

Marketplaces such as Alibaba’s Tmall, caters to suppliers and manufacturers. Inventory management and replenishment as well as reverse logistics can now be managed by mobile as well as payments. yellowbox]Check out where the future of online sales for the freight industry is heading with this free white paper.[/yellowbox].

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USC Consulting Group

JULY 21, 2020

Yet for business leaders – especially manufacturers and shippers – the words “unpredictability” and “uncertainty” will likely epitomize 2020, as they’re something organizations continue to experience as the country and consumers emerge from the nationwide lockdown amid supply chain disruption.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

This growth has fostered a diversity of players that ranges from a lone fashion designer in Milan that imports from Asia and sells on Amazon, to well entrenched manufacturers that import and export on every continent.

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Logility

APRIL 17, 2017

Green supply chain management can be defined as integrating environmental thinking into supply-chain management, including product design, material sourcing and selection, manufacturing processes, delivery of the final product as well as a product’s end-of-life management. White Paper: Beyond Basic Forecasting.

Optimal Sourcing 103

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EazyStock

MAY 24, 2019

You’re a manufacturer who is working on an order when you realize that you’re out of a necessary component due to a sudden increase in demand, meaning you’ll have to order that part and wait until you receive it to finish the order for your customer. 4 Primary Reasons for Carrying Safety Stock.

Inventory 53

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 30, 2009

Inventory Management/Optimizat. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Manufacturing Technology. Content Being Accessed: Lean Manufacturing White Paper: A Holistic Approach to Lean. Supply Chain Digest is the industry’s premier interactive knowledge source, providing timely, relevant, in-context information.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 32

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Lean Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing 32

EazyStock

MAY 24, 2019

You’re a manufacturer who is working on an order when you realize that you’re out of a necessary component due to a sudden increase in demand, meaning you’ll have to order that part and wait until you receive it to finish the order for your customer. 4 Primary Reasons for Carrying Safety Stock.

Inventory 51

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