Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 17, 2025

This is amplified across the supply chain into an exponential impact on inventory and planned orders for manufacturing. When we measure the bullwhip impact (in my class on outside-in process thinking), the bullwhip between manufacturing and procurement is 2-3X. Inventory Health. Measure inventory health.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 9, 2025

In an era where the threat of supply chain disruptions is constant, reshoring manufacturing has become a strategic imperative for manufacturers worldwide. Additionally, the desire to shorten supply chains and improve responsiveness to customer demands is encouraging more manufacturers to explore reshoring.

Manufacturing Procurement 78

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2025

Theyre feeling the heat most, as sudden trade policy curveballs throw procurement plans into chaos. manufacturer I know saw their import costs jump overnight, forcing a rethink of a decade-old sourcing strategy. Nearshoring and Local Sourcing Given the unpredictability of global trade policies, nearshoring has become a viable option.

Price Reduction 213

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Optimization is peak efficiency, using the perfect balance of inventory and resources to service customer demand without incurring any unnecessary costs or waste. Optimizing is meaningless without an inventory optimization objective. Of course, inventory optimization is infinitely more complex than yacht racing.

Optimization Software 266

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 16, 2025

Manufacturers have started implementing features of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) to be more flexible and responsive and make more intelligent, data-driven decisions. Manufacturing can not only use IoT for manufacturing, but also to give inventory management greater flexibility and improve decision-making.

Inventory Management Software 52

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Kinaxis

JUNE 11, 2025

Automotive: Can JIT manufacturing survive legal disruptions to tariff policy? Automakers must model dual-path sourcing strategies and reintroduce buffer inventory—not just for parts, but for regulatory flexibility. Many fabs depend on protectionist policies for viability.

Pharmaceutical 161

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 31, 2024

How should a global manufacturer make a decision? In short, the research tells me that the manufacturing industries are stuck. In contrast, for a global manufacturer, the answer is more complex. Define a proactive approach and the value/economies of scale of planning manufacturing/transportation and sourcing together.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 29, 2024

At the forefront of this change is the circular economy – a framework that’s reshaping not just vehicle manufacturing but the entire automotive aftermarket. Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO) : Ensures optimal inventory levels across all stages of the circular supply chain.

Automotive 156

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 8, 2018

Gartner Research analyst Paul Lord has developed a thought-provoking approach (shown in the above diagram) for tailoring supply and inventory tactics to different inventory segments. Traditional ABC inventory models segment inventory into A, B and C categories based on annual consumption value.

Modeling 197

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 1, 2025

By harnessing the growing power of AI to not only sense demand at a very fine-grain, real-time level, but also to govern decisions about pricing and inventory. In terms of inventory strategy, First Insight assigns each SKU a unique “Value Score” based on a range of factors, including pricing, likeability and consumers’ likelihood of purchase.

Price Reduction 87

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 29, 2025

For instance, hurricanes may delay shipments while earthquakes disrupt manufacturing operations. Opt for insurance coverage: Protecting against potential losses through comprehensive policies is smart planning. Adopt accurate forecasting models: Use market trends and historical data to predict future inventory requirements accurately.

Supply Chain Disruption 80

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JUNE 10, 2025

Do Embrace Technology and Data : Use real-time data for demand forecasting, inventory management, and route optimization. All rights reserved Privacy Policy Cookies Do Set Clear KPIs and Governance Structures : Establish transparent metrics for sales, coverage, and service levels.

Waste Reduction 165

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Freight Waves

JULY 12, 2025

trade and support domestic manufacturing. A wave of uncertainty When the tariffs were paused (currently set to expire in August), shippers quickly resumed ordering—both to make up for delayed shipments and to ensure sufficient inventory ahead of potential demand spikes. This situation presents a double-edged sword for many companies.

Purchasing Skills 123

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 10, 2025

Technology can automate role-based views up and down the river of demand for all roles: marketing, sales, finance, manufacturing, procurement, transportation, and human resources. As consumers complain of empty shelves, and manufacturers struggle to obtain materials, organizations will struggle to align. The impact is exponential.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Interestingly, in Q3 2023, 38% of manufacturers, distributors and retailers missed their target for revenue guidance for the quarter. The result was restatement.

Supply Chain Design Software 395

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

manufacturers have spent the last few decades consolidating production at gigantic offshore plants, especially in China. Such a model, based on prioritizing unit economies and production at scale, doesn’t prepare manufacturers and retailers for the waves of disruption that are washing over global supply chains today.

Manufacturing Procurement 76

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I worked three layers down in the organization for a well-established leader in manufacturing named Dan. Dan had a very manufacturing view and Fred focused on logistics. In the early 1980s, As a result, we did not have a perpetual inventory signal. As a result, inventories ballooned after the DRP implementation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

Material handling and forklift equipment manufacturers, including Hyster-Yale, rounded out the comprehensive showcase of integrated solutions shaping the future of supply chain operations. trade policies on sourcing strategies, inventory flows, and distribution networks amid rising costs.

Asia 184

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Logility

MAY 10, 2022

Smart inventory allocation and deployment starts with the right digital supply chain platform. For most businesses, the past two years have been a much-needed teaching moment on the state of their inventory planning, tracking, and management capabilities. Decades-old, tried-and-true rules ?

Optimal Sourcing 173

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2022

Financial writer Emma Kerr ( @emmarkerr ) explains, “Inflation is caused by factors like pressures on the supply or demand side of the economy, money supply policies and even consumer expectations.”[1] The irony of excess inventory. Excess inventory was also caused by the Bullwhip Effect.

Inventory Reduction 130

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

How will the policy be executed? Today, there is not a well-defined template on how to build and operate a supply chain defined by customer policy and segmentation strategy. Instead, in the SanDisk journey , they adjusted the speed of response to their customer segments, and actively designing inventory postponement strategies.

Inventory Reduction 150

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ivalua

JULY 1, 2025

These may include cycle time, cost avoidance, policy adherence or others. Align Sourcing Decisions with Compliance and Policy Rules Manual reviews and policy enforcement often fall short in complex enterprise environments. Platforms should support structured collaboration from intake management to invoice automation.

Material Savings 130

Material Savings Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Vendor Strategies 130

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

If S&OP efforts were that effective, don’t you think that we would have made more progress against inventory levels, margin, and growth? In part, this results in increasing swings in inventory in response to shifts in consumer demand as one moves further up the supply chain. Go to the source.

Supply and Demand 431

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

In addition, the terminal operators changed policies for chassis ownership which complicated unloading. Manufacturers build “control towers” but there no network dial tone between parties to enable prescriptive analytics and alerting.). Get Good at Inventory Management. Each technology provider operates in isolation.

Supply Chain Design Software 467

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Inventory management is important because it provides a buffer to balance out the uncertainties between demand and supply. However, while it can be viewed positively, holding inventory also creates problems. As an asset on a company’s balance sheet, reduced inventory results in a higher return on assets.

Optimal Sourcing 111

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ivalua

JULY 1, 2025

These may include cycle time, cost avoidance, policy adherence or others. Align Sourcing Decisions with Compliance and Policy Rules Manual reviews and policy enforcement often fall short in complex enterprise environments. Platforms should support structured collaboration from intake management to invoice automation.

Material Savings 130

Material Savings Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Vendor Strategies 130

ToolsGroup

JULY 19, 2023

With the advent of true “single source of truth” inventory visibility , a digital twin is a more feasible goal than ever before. In short, they help users make better decisions, much faster, resulting in improved financial performance, inventory efficiency, and customer satisfaction. Get the insights you need.

Real-time Visibility 295

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Kinaxis

MAY 16, 2025

Since January, Canadians’ weekly grocery trips have become a real-time indicator for the potential impacts of tariffs as shoppers have responded to threats with a showcase of buying power, prioritizing nationally sourced and manufactured products even before a single tariff was enacted. goods were “ rapidly dropping.”

Beverage 141

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ivalua

JULY 3, 2025

Direct Procurement, or direct sourcing , is the end-to-end process organizations follow to manage the procurement of direct materials – any materials, parts, or components that are directly incorporated into the products being manufactured. What Is Indirect Procurement?

Manufacturing Procurement 130

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BlueYonder

APRIL 17, 2025

Companies importing and exporting goods, be it finished retail products, manufacturing components or materials, now face substantial cost and price pressures that squeeze margins and force difficult pricing, sourcing, operations and distribution decisions.

Supply Chain Planning Software 90

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Jaggaer

APRIL 24, 2025

Food manufacturers need to look at signals such as the price of commodities and patterns of consumer demand to plan their buying based on outside-in bidirectional orchestration. What are the challenges and where do they arise from sourcing through manufacturing and delivery? Procurement must adjust accordingly.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Logility

AUGUST 17, 2021

Managing consumer packaged goods inventory is challenging at the best of times, and it can be debilitating during times of local or international disruption. An advanced inventory planning and optimization solution allows these companies to set and maintain precise stock targets across a global network. Robust Inventory Management.

Modeling 130

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2022

With COVID-19 inspired Global policies in place, day-to-day routines for industries on a global scale had to change how they operate within the supply chain sector. gained immense popularity) or health care, manufacturing employment has decreased?nearly The Labor Shortage Effects on Supply Chain. As the pandemic continued and?

Real-time Visibility 260

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2025

From the new tariffs impact on supply chains to newer policy shifts between the U.S., Tariffs are reshaping sourcing strategies, forcing tech upgrades, and making inventory planning a lot more complicated. Instead of waiting for an unexpected EU tariff to force a reaction, the brand closely monitors market and policy trends.

Inventory Reduction 52

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 12, 2019

Too many companies get locked into traditional processes and a familiar vicious cycle: unable to reliably forecast an increasing number of SKU combinations, they load up on inventory to accommodate long-tail, erratic demand. achieving the same overall customer service level objective with far less inventory expense. percent, etc.,

Supply Chain Planning Software 227

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 25, 2025

Policies might be flexed to drive more short-term volume, making the rest of the company strain in meeting the increased demand. Across partners, objectives for delivering on-time and in-full can also be at cross purposes with keeping costs low, both from an inventory carrying perspective, as well as from a logistical perspective.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

On our budget then, this felt like a fortune and fueled my interest in energy policy. Pharmaceutical manufacturer Amgen built a new biomanufacturing plant in Singapore that uses 70% less carbon than traditional facilities. Reducing inventory saves money but also reduces waste, because obsolete inventory becomes another problem.

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