Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Longbow Advantage had their first user conference in Nashville, Tennessee last week. Here “near real-time” is defined as a refresh of key metrics every five minutes. Longbow Advantage’s main business has been doing warehouse management system (WMS) implementations. The real-time reporting of work was weaker than expected.”.

Real-time Visibility 173

Real-time Visibility Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software Demand Planning Software 173

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Next year’s conference will be on September 8th-11th in Franklin, TN, south of Nashville, TN. Granular data by volume is a must to be able to manage replenishment, network design, and inventory targets. A simplistic view is that supply chain excellence is the trade-off of cost, inventory and customer service. Time horizon.

Supply Chain Design Software 186

Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting 186

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

Simplistic thinking of trading-off customer service, inventory and cost became much, more complicated with the shifts in asset strategies. As companies outsourced—greater dependency on third parties for manufacturing and transportation—and asset utilization grew from 10% to 35% ROIC the management of the supply chain became more complex.

Supply Chain Design Software 308

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design 308