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How Procter & Gamble is thriving on supply chain complexity

ToolsGroup

P&G knew that it needed to improve its S&OP forecast quality, while reducing the human effort and inventory needed to meet customer service levels. In their worlds, cash is king and inventory is only viewed as a financial measure. In order to do this, P&G decided to extend its S&OP process out to its GDM distributors.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

This, together with lack of visibility, poor planning capability and outdated assets due to high cost of capital, results in ad hoc decisions made in functional silos that are more focused on cost and inventory risk avoidance and less on service, thereby contributing to inefficient (and often, inflexible) supply chain processes.”

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American Software Reports Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021 Results

Logility

During the quarter, SaaS subscription and/or software license agreements were signed with customers located in the following 11 countries: Australia, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, Tunisia, United Kingdom, and United States. Logility, Inc., About American Software, Inc. Atlanta-based American Software, Inc.

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American Software Reports Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Logility

Customers recognized were Mandy McCain of Berry Global, Katherine Storer of Berlin Packaging, Stephanie Francis of ChemPoint, Michelle Wielemaker of Capral Australia and Mariam Belghith of Laboratories Philadelphia in Sfax, Tunisia (laboratories SIMED). Company and Technology. Demand Management, Inc.

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Checklist for working capital management

Supply Chain Movement

Working capital management revolves around inventory, debtors and creditors. 10 questions to assess working capital management. Some companies generate cash so quickly that they can even achieve negative working capital. Supply Chain Media and software vendor Slimstock have developed this checklist for working capital management. >>Please

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Switzerland. Syrian Arab Republic. Taiwan, Province of China. Tajikistan. Timor-leste. Turkmenistan.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

Such a system enables those companies to fulfil orders flexibly by dispatching the goods from various inventory points (e.g. Switzerland. Syrian Arab Republic. Taiwan, Province of China. Tajikistan. Tanzania, United Republic of. Timor-leste. Trinidad and Tobago. Turkmenistan. Turks and Caicos Islands. United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom.