Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 27, 2023
As demand forecasting accuracy increases, and the standard deviation associated with the forecast decreases, the need to hold “just in case” inventory also goes down. This leads to lower inventory carrying costs and thus better case flow. Demand forecasting should be tightly integrated to an inventory optimization application.
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 31, 2023
Manhattan Associates hosted its annual user conference, Manhattan Momentum, in Phoenix, AZ this week. To enhance flow through capabilities, Active Yard Management can leverage the WM API to preallocate in-transit inventory to orders as soon as the trailer checks into the yard.
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Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
When my flight canceled, I was en route to the annual AMR conference in Phoenix. Companies tightly coupling the budget to S&OP have significantly higher inventories and lower growth than their peer group. Deployment of deeper statistical engines for inventory management with a focus on safety stock will improve inventory levels.
Kinaxis
APRIL 3, 2018
Research firm Gartner even has it listed as a hot topic for its Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, May 14–17. Top 10 signs you’ve been in supply chain too long: The mission statement at your first inventory management job was, “If they can build it, we can store it.”. There are a couple of reasons for this.
ToolsGroup
MAY 30, 2018
At the recent Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, analyst Marc Halpern clarified three key concepts about supply chain digital twins in his presentation “Busting the Myth of Digital Twins to Deliver Value.” You can think of a digital twin as the ultimate ‘what-if’ scenario planner.
The Network Effect
MARCH 27, 2015
This map, prepared by Wonkblog and based on data by the National Bridge Inventory, shows every highway bridge in U.S. The relative lack of development in the West is instantly apparent, and if you look closely, you can make out such landmarks as the Mississippi River, the Appalachian mountains, and major cities like LA, Phoenix, and DC.
Stord
MARCH 24, 2019
For months, shippers had been moving inventory from China to the United States earlier than usual, trying to get ahead of a new round of tariffs scheduled to hit in March. As the company’s inventory footprint grows, it is making changes to many parts of its supply chain to improve margins and provide two-day shipping on online orders by 2021.
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