ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Automation is at the center of modern manufacturing businesses, with companies exploring the possibilities of artificial intelligence in improving workflows and profitability. Industrial engineers incorporate these technologies in designing and fabricating advanced manufacturing systems. How AI Is Changing the Manufacturing Industry.

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Logility

DECEMBER 28, 2020

How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity? By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Therefore, manufacturers must continually look for new ways to improve the productivity and profitability of their operations.

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Logility

DECEMBER 29, 2020

How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity? By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Therefore, manufacturers must continually look for new ways to improve the productivity and profitability of their operations.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 17, 2023

The manufacturing industry is currently undergoing a rapid digital transformation, and as a result, companies are generating vast amounts of data. In this blog post, we will explore how manufacturers can leverage this technology to achieve data-driven success. This enables managers to take swift action and keep production on track.

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Logility

AUGUST 7, 2017

Ask yourself, “Are your supply chain metrics bogging you down?” ” To manage a supply chain containing complex dependencies between teams, departments and partner companies across international boundaries requires a rich set of metrics. Functionally isolated metrics lead to sub-optimized supply chain performance.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 9, 2018

A new report from Nucleus Research, Value Drivers of Single Model S&OP , concludes that the historical disconnect between planning and execution in S&OP is best bridged by a single unified data model that allows companies to continuously synchronize their strategic, tactical and execution plans.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 24, 2024

However, the pandemic upended all processes that involved manufacturing, supply, and delivery of goods. This scenario raises the question: “How do we build systems that enable better demand planning for manufacturers, and what are the processes that support these?” Why do you Need Modern Demand Sensing to Solve Modern Problems?

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Much has been done to improve manufacturing efficiency. Supply chains have been optimized; warehouse inventory tracking has reached new levels of precision; production lines can operate with virtually no downtime. As a result, this metric is often downplayed or not referenced in the discussion.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The world of NoSQL unified data models is inconceivable to most. Software built on graph technology can model flow, but the transactional paradigms of historic practices hold development team’s hostage. The larger the global corporation, the more that the use of functional goals sub-optimizes growth, margin and inventory levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A network design model figures out where factories and warehouses should be located. The key solutions are demand forecasting/inventory optimization, supply planning, and network design. Each time horizon usually has its own model associated with it. Supply and network design models are constraint-based models.

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OptiProERP

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Additive Manufacturing (AM), often called 3D printing, has emerged as a revolutionary technology potentially transforming traditional production processes. This blog post will explore the intersection of additive manufacturing and ERP. This blog post will explore the intersection of additive manufacturing and ERP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Optimization engines to improve functional metric performance resulted in an exploding number of planners. Through the use of a NoSQL unified data model, the company is able to now move data within 15-minute increments improving the data flow for inventory availability to improve allocation and ATP processing.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 14, 2024

Manufacturing inventory management is crucial to the success and profitability of your manufacturing operations. This guide for manufacturers explains how it works and explores the most effective ways to manage inventory in manufacturing.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Prescriptive analytics is a type of advanced analytics that optimizes decision-making by providing recommended actions based on the insights gained from descriptive, diagnostic, and predictive analytics. How Prescriptive Analytics Has Been Driving Value In Supply Chain Optimization? What Is Prescriptive Analytics in Supply Chain?

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Logility

JUNE 23, 2023

Rather than relying solely on historical data, causal forecasting models also incorporate various factors or causal variables that can influence the forecasted quantity. A traditional forecasting model might look at last year’s sales metrics to predict this year’s. What are Causal Models?

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Forecasting Forecasting Software Modeling Predictive Analytics Software 192

DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 14, 2021

According to the UN Environment Program’s Food Waste Index, 923 million metric tons of food is wasted globally every year. With the right solution and strategy, food manufacturers have the potential to create a major impact in reducing the scale of our global food waste crisis. The Right Approach to Food Waste Reduction.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

BOSTON, February 16, 2022 : ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, has partnered with Planalytics to integrate their weather-driven demand (WDD) analytics with ToolsGroup’s retail planning solutions, enabling customers to isolate, measure, and manage the influence of weather on their businesses.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Supply chain network and transportation optimization can help make better sourcing and multi-stop route decisions that ultimately result in route design that balances low costs with higher service. In 2010, Walmart announced its goal to eliminate 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015.

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OptiProERP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

2022 has proven to be both positive and disruptive for the manufacturing industry. Despite the pandemic, recession fears, supply challenges, a tight labor market, and economic instability, manufacturing companies continue to survive and evolve in the “new normal.”. helped transform many manufacturing businesses. Industry 4.0

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 24, 2023

Manufacturers as well as consumer-oriented businesses need to embrace better fulfilment experiences for their customers. By using the SCOR model, manufacturers have a tested and comparable framework for assessing their order fulfilment processes and performance. Order fulfilment is becoming increasingly important.

Optimal Sourcing 105

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QAD

JUNE 18, 2019

Manufacturers can miss opportunities to adapt due to their lack of speed in responding to disruptive forces, under-investing in new growth areas or applying existing business models to new markets. Digital Transformation can act as a Trojan Horse, helping to enable new business models such as XaaS and Make to Order at Scale.

Resource Reduction 100

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Locus Robotics

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Most manufacturers that had plans to digitize in the future were hard-hit with manual changes. Manually changing processes to accommodate new manufacturing. There is a concern among manufacturers that new technology requires a fresh greenfield re-model and they wait for the right opportunity to take the advantage.

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TransAudit

DECEMBER 13, 2023

By embracing a circular supply chain, industry leaders can help: Eliminate waste and pollution Circulate products and materials at their highest value Regenerate nature As organizations continue to optimize supply chains , this process can provide significant benefits. Reward supplier innovation and progress on circular initiatives.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 17, 2022

It’s a valuable process that brings together different stakeholders to arrive at a consensus plan and drive optimized fulfillment of customer demand (read our whitepaper on getting real ROI out of the S&OP process. Still confused? We’d love to hear your questions.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 16, 2021

With the advent of globalization, the Internet, and more recently, the proliferation of mobile technology into every aspect of our lives, there has been a remarkable shift in the world of retail from a product-centric to customer-centric model. How lean retail impacts business goals and revenue targets. That’s only one example.

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synchrono

AUGUST 22, 2016

The two areas of my working world are embracing technology like never before: Marketing and manufacturing. As mentioned earlier, modern manufacturing concepts like The Factory of the Future, Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 are based on Demand-Driven Manufacturing methods and enabled by a more digitally connected enterprise.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The model in Figure 1 became the foundational model for the Gartner S&OP model. Forty interviews and two quantitative studies helped me build the model in my mind. Sales and Operations Maturity Model from 2005-2008. Organizations can align to drive value despite the allegiance to functional metrics.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This is why transportation network optimization is important. What Is Transportation Network Optimization? Transportation network optimization is simply streamlining your network of logistics carriers, the methods for shipping, and the processes for managing the network. Steps to Optimize the Transportation Network for Shippers.

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Logility

AUGUST 15, 2023

The fashion house of iconic brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein transparently manages and navigates the full spectrum of its supply chain – from cotton farms and fabric mills to yarn spinners and final product manufacturers. Compliance spans various dimensions such as environmental sustainability, quality, and security.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Modeling 130

ThroughPut

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Step Up Demand Planning Efforts with a Robust Forecasting Model . Demand planners and supply managers now have the control over operations to ensure agile actions as with this forecasting model,they anticipate demand changes rather than just responding to them. Reshaping the manufacturing world to meet new demands.

Forecasting 52

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Silvon Software

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

While many of the KPI examples focus on performance management for manufacturing and distribution businesses, they also apply to numerous other industries with similar operational structures. In this 3-minute post, we examine some key business objectives and cascading KPIs that can be used to analyze performance to the objectives.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 20, 2015

While conventional logistics optimizes the flow of goods from producer to consumer, reverse logistics manages the processes for inverting that flow to deal with returned parts, materials and products from the consumer back to the producer. Importance of Metrics in Reverse Logistics Management. Recovery of capital investments in assets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2022

Their platform provides greater visibility into and control over how companies spend money, optimize supply chains, and manage liquidity. I can recall a case study when I was in business school where a profitable, fast-growing manufacturer nonetheless went out of business. on this metric. The problem? GAAP versus Non-GAAP.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It analyzes historical data to optimize workflows, predict outcomes, and automate complex decision-making, thereby enhancing efficiency and effectiveness across various operations. Cloud platforms facilitate the deployment of AI models that can process and analyze data in real-time, making automation more dynamic and intelligent.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 6, 2023

.”[2] According to Gartner , “Decision intelligence is a practical domain framing a wide range of decision-making techniques bringing multiple traditional and advanced disciplines together to design, model, align, execute, monitor and tune decision models and processes.”

Resource Reduction 130

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

The selection of metrics is based on prior work with Arizona State University to understand which metrics, in combination, correlate to market capitalization and price to book value. Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, ResMed, Ross Stores, Sleep Number, Subaru, Toro, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company.

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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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