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ThroughPut.ai SKU Rationalization is Now Available on SAPĀ® Store

ThroughPut

By integrating with SAP S/4 HANA, SAP Data warehouse cloud and SAP ERP software, the SKU Rationalization solution by ThroughPut.ai can optimize the product mix to generate rapid free cash flow improvements for SAP customers. cohort and an SAP Partner listed on the SAP Store. ThroughPut.ai “SAP.io

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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Headline news included Wal-Mart, Target, Kohlā€™s and Macyā€™s struggling with inventory bloat and offering deep discounts. Wall Street Journal Headline on Retailers Using Containers to Store Excess Inventories. My take away?

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The Top Floor to Shop Floor Production Planning Handoff is Hard

Logistics Viewpoints

Botha does a lot of supply chain planning work implementing SAP supply chain solutions. The problem was that when the planning solution spit out recommendations, and someone in sourcing or someone on the factory floor looked at those recommendations, they just did not believe them. In other words, trust more, question less.

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Mars Wrigleyā€™s Highly Successful Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Demand sensing involves the use of the external data sources ā€“ particularly the latest sales and market data – to improve short-term forecasting and then be able to use that improved understanding of consumer behavior to improve their supply planning. These codes were put into SAP after an order cut had occurred.

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Three Cool Technologies

Supply Chain Shaman

He is a great thinker on inventory planning and demand management.I Shaun has the courage to closely examine SAP’s market claims. Shaun debates the launch of DDMRP in SAP. It is not easy to take a contrarian approach against the big marketing machine of SAP. If you don’t follow Stefan, you should.

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Caseyā€™s General Stores Supply Chain Team Contributes to Strong Financial Results

Logistics Viewpoints

Whereas many of their competitorsā€™ source from wholesalers like McLane or Core-Mark, Caseyā€™s supplies their stores with groceries, food, health and beauty aids, and general merchandise from the distribution centers (DCs). In their warehouses, some workers operate forklifts and pick full pallets of heavier items, like bottled water.

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What is Supply Chain Resiliency?

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. There wonā€™t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Price fluctuations and sourcing issues.