Supply Chain Trend

JULY 22, 2018

PREVIEW In their three-part Foresight series entitled “Misconceptions, Missteps, and Bad Practices in S&OP,” ( Foresight issues 46, 47, 48) Chris Gray and John Dougherty expose a baker’s dozen of blunders blocking the road to an effective S&OP process. . S&OP Is the New Name for ERP.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 31, 2016

In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. Worse, overall S&OP development and progress seems to have stalled.

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ThroughPut

MAY 22, 2024

Naturally, one of the reasons that businesses hesitate to adopt AI is the time it takes to realize ROI. With time running short, businesses need to build a clear business case for AI with a concrete plan of action that rapidly – and incrementally – achieves ROI.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Cardinal Health, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical, surgical and laboratory products, is focused on continuous improvement of service. The Cardinal Health Supply Chain Cardinal Health’s medical segment manufactures, sources and distributes Cardinal Health branded medical, surgical and laboratory products.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, having an efficient supply chain department is more important than ever. By optimizing the supply chain, businesses can minimize costs, reduce lead times, and improve customer service. But how exactly can businesses achieve this level of efficiency?

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. Worse, overall S&OP development and progress seems to have stalled.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. Supply chain visibility often means “where’s my stuff,” or the ability to trace parts in transit from the manufacturer to the final destination. Agility to act on transparency.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

The two most significant factors were a rise in time between the booking to gate in at the port, up 43%, and the ocean transit time, up 36%. Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. ” Let’s set the stage. A Decline in Innovation.

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DynaSys

MAY 12, 2020

I have just completed a new demand planning project. They have over 60,000 items manufactured at many sites across the world and serve several thousand customers. They would pull massive files from their database and create large calculations and huge pivot tables just to get a high-level forecast. Project success!!

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QAD

MARCH 9, 2023

Instead, geopolitical, inflationary and environmental forces have created new challenges for manufacturers and their supply chain partners. Supply chain planning is more important today than ever before and there’s good news: Manufacturers have options for mitigating global supply chain risk and keeping costs in check.

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Arkieva

JUNE 28, 2016

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is a continuous business process that enables firms from hospitals to chemicals to respond to emerging situations intelligently. Our focus today is to discuss the relevance of buzz words such as Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Data Science, and Machine Learning, for S&OP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The two most significant factors were a rise in time between the booking to gate in at the port, up 43%, and the ocean transit time, up 36%. Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. The US GDP in 2021 grew at an unexpected rate of 5.7% Less Collaborative.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

I was not sure what the discussion was going to be, but I was hoping to be wide-awake by the time that I got to the corner of 18 th Street to meet my client. I was not sure what the discussion was going to be, but I was hoping to be wide-awake by the time that I got to the corner of 18 th Street to meet my client. client meeting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In supply chain management, it is widely accepted that holding enough finished goods inventory to fulfill every order is just too costly. Ronan Stephens, the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Management and External Manufacturing, explained how the company set out on a journey to improve customer service while also reducing costs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2013

In this time, I have worked with over 500 companies. I am afraid for many it has been just talk. To understand supply chain excellence, Abby and I have been studying pattern recognition for industry peer groups at the intersection of the metrics in the Supply Chain Effective Frontier of growth, profitability, cycles and complexity.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2023

If you’re a supply chain management professional, you’re probably aware of how important it is to continuously improve your skills and knowledge in this field. With the ever-evolving business landscape, staying current on the latest industry trends and best practices is crucial for your success. Fresh, easy to digest format. .

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 18, 2021

He observes, “The good news is that, given our research suggests a lack of understanding rather than a complete lack of interest, the industry redoubling its efforts to educate and inform manufacturers should be able to turn this situation around. It’s now up to IoT providers to ensure that manufacturers don’t get left behind.”[1]

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Most people don’t just want to be fixing problems. Our first full case involves a real life situation in which a mountain of unpaid invoices had suppliers rebelling and compromising the continuity of supply necessary to run a manufacturing operation. This is an intriguing and exciting part of any Supply Chain job.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2014

I remember the first time that I met the founders, Don and Toby. ” And from time to time, when we were behind deadline, and teasing each other about the looming weekly post, we would throw our llamas from cubicle to cubicle. It could no longer be just about inventory levels. The conference was low-key. Reflections.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 29, 2016

New Year’s Eve is a time for parties. They were largely driven by my ignorance (at the time) and situational learning. As a result, each time someone uses the word, you should ask for a definition. In the process, facts become gray and what’s ‘true’ is uncertain. However, not for long.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that phrase from different people in different contexts. This is just plain wrong on multiple levels. by John Westerveld. Sometimes it’s true.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

Over the course of the last two years, we at Supply Chain Insight s have worked on a methodology to gauge supply chain improvement. We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During We named it the Supply Chain Index. In this blog, we share an interview with Dave Biegger, SVP of Campbell Soup.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

“May you live in interesting times,” widely attributed as a Chinese curse, some claim this as a blessing; whichever side you take, this is exactly what’s happening in the supply chain world since 2020, and it looks like we will be living with this blessing/curse for a while longer. Emerging Themes for Supply Chain Planning. So what to do?

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ShipBob

JANUARY 28, 2022

That’s why it’s crucial to track inventory management KPIs consistently. . In this article, we break down what inventory KPIs entail, why they matter, and which metrics are most valuable for you to track. . Not sure what those metrics are? How long it takes to receive orders from your manufacturer.

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Logility

DECEMBER 2, 2020

I grew up in a time before people knew much about being eco-friendly or “Green,” so the concept of sustainability isn’t usually at the top of my mind. Higher forecast accuracy supporting a mature S&OP process allows a company to hold less inventory, run more efficient plants, and improve transportation efficiency.

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DynaSys

JANUARY 20, 2021

Develop a plan for rehiring, re-engaging or (if necessary) increasing staff, based on demand and your S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) decisions. Beyond pandemics, this applies to recessions, wars, and natural disasters as well as industry-specific downturns and shifts – and to good times too.

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Logility

JANUARY 22, 2014

This blog post is in response to recent results from the APICS/Logility Survey, Consumer Goods S&OP research, and ChainLink’s end-user research. Demand management has always been at the top of supply chain professionals’ list of challenges. All these moves have added complexity to the demand planning challenge.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Intelligent IBP effectively combines human and machine strengths with good decision practices to consistently make timely, high-quality, horizon agnostic business decisions. I think it is time to update the IBP belief sytem to be more reflective of current times, technology & ways of working, and create a modern IBP vision.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

Let me start with a true confession: I am a manufacturing gal. I relished the sound of a manufacturing line when I opened the door of the factory in the morning, and I liked managing inputs so that we could maximize outputs. Manufacturing is the foundation of my interest in supply chain management. Instead, they just happened.

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As months go by, if we do not see a working vaccine coming relatively soon, people may just get tired of following protocols and let their guards down. These are just a few high profile examples. There is competition for resources, though more infrequently and less dramatically as time passes. Regional Pandemic Relapses.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 27, 2017

While it is nice to envision supply chains in 2020 or 2030 the truth is; for many manufacturing businesses, discussions about future supply chain innovations, often leads to a “yeah.right,” smirk by supply chain executives – this with good reason. This looks at all the businesses’ current manufacturing and supply chain processes.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

I grew up in a time before people knew much about being eco-friendly, being Green, so the concept of sustainability isn’t usually at the top of my mind. Just the other day my daughter came to me and asked, “What have you done in your life that benefits the environment?” I didn’t have a good answer.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2016

I will also pen my 95th report for this week’s Supply Chain Insight’s newsletter. From time-to-time, I share the questions and answers in a blog post. It is one that is often asked: “S&OP How Do I Get Started?” ” S&OP: How Do I Get Started?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 1, 2013

It is probably me, and I hate to ask it in the group, and I would certainly hate to APPEAR in your blog tomorrow, but can you explain it ONE more time?” It is just you and me, dude. Let’s start with the difference between market-driven versus marketing-driven processes. ” It is ok. It is ok. .

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 5, 2021

What’s Normal Anyways? Companies have leveraged digital tools, and evolving skills, to collect vast data about product or raw materials sourcing, transportation, logistics, and manufacturing. They use advanced ERP software and S&OP strategy to match supply with demand, and turn over inventory faster and faster.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

I always hear people say (and I’m guilty of saying it myself), “it isn’t the technology that provides benefits in a supply chain project; it’s changing the business process.” At the time this wasn’t a company on the bleeding edge of supply chain best practices. This business was set in its ways.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

I always hear people say (and I’m guilty of saying it myself), “it isn’t the technology that provides benefits in a supply chain project; it’s changing the business process.” At the time this wasn’t a company on the bleeding edge of supply chain best practices. This business was set in its ways.

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