Logility

JUNE 2, 2023

In the intricate world of supply chain management, the accuracy of demand forecasting often serves as the cornerstone of business growth. The very foundation of operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and overall profitability hinges upon the ability to predict demand with precision. What is Demand Forecasting Accuracy?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 15, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! Any successful business will take measures to forecast supply and demand for their products and services. Freight Demand Modeling. Demand modeling can determine how much a load will cost to get across the country.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2024

Last week, I published an article on outside-in planning. The article introduced the concept of self-service planning and challenged companies to rethink the concepts of supply chain planning. Outside-in Planning: Modeling based on channel and supply network signals. This is how we should jump. Planners answer.

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C3 Solutions

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In a world where customer demands change as quickly as fashion trends, the supply chain is the foundation that keeps businesses standing but moving ahead. A robust supply chain model can put a business in the spotlight for their customers.

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Logility

JUNE 7, 2023

Top 3 Demand Forecasting Mistakes —How To Avoid Them with Demand planning software Demand forecasting is a critical facet of successful business operations, acting as the helm guiding companies through the rocks hiding beneath the water of market demands. What is Demand Forecasting?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2021

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. Today’s article is from Kinaxis and explores the TikTok Effect. Or, why you need demand planning for going viral on social media. But a playbook alone is not enough.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 8, 2022

It occurred to me that many of you are also responsible for navigating this dynamic environment of post-pandemic demand shifts, inflationary pressures, supply shortages, rising interest rates, and a potential economic downturn. Substitutesare also relevant due to today’s supply constrained environment. somewhat close.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2023

Companies and supply chains continue to face unprecedented challenges and, in some cases, unprecedented opportunities. To be successful in this volatile environment leaders must focus on supply chain planning and more specifically Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. Today’s article is from Ahmad Jiwani at Coupa and looks at supply chain design. How often do you revisit and update your supply chain designs? Once a year?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 15, 2020

Changing My Mental Model. As the COVID-19 saga unfolded, this was my mental model. My first articles dealt with the virus as a Chinese localized phenomenon. Unlike the prior supply disruptions in my lifetime, there will not be a new normal. How does this affect supply chains? Start Doing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 23, 2023

In 2012, I published an article on Sales and Operations Technology (S&OP) Maturity. (I Why is there a discontinuous line on the model?” This model reminds me of a snail. In each phase, companies refine the models until they find that the future is discontinuous. Here I write about what I hope that he learns.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 25, 2024

In supply chain management, accurately distinguishing between demand planning and demand forecasting is essential yet challenging. These processes are foundational for strategic supply chain management but serve distinct functions. What is Demand Forecasting? What is Demand Planning?

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 6, 2023

Planning is indispensable because, done right, it explores a number of scenarios and involves a lot of “what if” thinking. Exposure to numerous scenarios and what-if questions means that organizations are much better prepared if the future doesn’t unfold in exactly the way their plan predicts.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains Supply chains encompass many interconnected activities, from procurement, production, and inventory management, to logistics and distribution. These activities involve numerous stakeholders, such as suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains. Feature Article by Dr. Raymon Krishnan – President at the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society. Buying forward may distort demand and induce a “bullwhip effect.”. Business model strategies.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 30, 2024

These inaccuracies can lead to overstocking or understocking, missed opportunities, and a failure to meet customer demand. Fortunately, a solution is emerging that not only relieves these pains but also transforms them into competitive advantages: AI forecasting, a paradigm shift in supply chain management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2023

In today’s dynamic and unpredictable business environment, companies face various challenges such as changing consumer demands, global uncertainty, and the impact of natural and man-made events. The purchasing of products at companies can be looked at in terms of two major dimensions: supply risk and impact on production (Figure 1).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2021

There are some young supply chain technologies that are getting a lot of buzz. In this article, the main hyped, promising, and solid solutions but widely adopted technologies in supply chain management are discussed. We continue to see companies pitching their blockchain solutions in the supply chain realm. Blockchain.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Here’s a summary of their conversation… Can the notion of global independence help contribute towards building supply chain resiliency? Rob Handfield and Tom Linton, motivate this notion in ‘Flow: How The Best Supply Chains Thrive’ by drawing on the unique work implemented by Resilinc, which has also featured in the book.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 16, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Financial modeling is an essential component of what you do in finance and banking in particular. All of the online courses on this list will teach you financial modeling, but they also provide something more. Top Financial Modeling Courses Online. Financial Modeling by Udemy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

When companies want to digitally transform their supply chain capabilities, moving to an integrated business planning process (IBP) is often at the heart of the transformation. The output from the monthly process is an updated plan that balances demand with supply over a 24-month time horizon. Dean Sorenson concurs.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The integration of Evo’s responsive AI solutions with ToolsGroup Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+) and JustEnough® solutions will offer customers the most efficient, real-time supply chain and price optimization solution available. At Event Network, we aim to optimize the retail potential of experiential attractions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

The discussions included the pros and cons of probabilistic versus deterministic optimization, advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning, and improvements in Machine Learning. In Figure 1, I share a supply chain planning taxonomy or what I lovingly term an old-fashioned jalopy. Let me explain. Is the plan feasible?

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DynaSys

JUNE 2, 2021

This article is the first part of a two-parts article series dedicated to Scenario Planning. Likewise, a manufacturing supply chain design is based on a series of assumptions that underpin an underlying model to synchronize supply and demand within the confines of a myriad of constraints and costs.

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Arkieva

APRIL 29, 2020

For those that work regularly in the supply chain or managing the demand-supply network (DSN) models are commonplace to help with similar questions. This blog will provide some basics about models that all will find helpful. Please contact me at hyeboah@arkieva.com.

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Arkieva

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

A projected inventory position across time (plan) is a natural co-product of most central or master planning models that match assets with the demand to create a projected supply line linked to demand. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. .

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovation. Feature Article by Ryan Tang – Executive Director, APAC?E2open. While the COVID-19 pandemic woke up supply chains around the world, the ripple effects continue to disrupt in both size and scope. How are supply chains planning for further disruption and uncertainty?

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the big “buzzwords” of 2024, which is a shame because the technology’s analytical capabilities have a lot to offer supply chain planners – if you can cut through the hype. How is AI Improving Supply Chain Management? I’m never one to jump on the bandwagon with emerging technologies.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Developed by Open AI as a large language model-based chatbot, the LLM allows end users to generate texts, code, and images. Hardly a day passes when there aren’t numerous articles published about ChatGPT as well as broader pieces about generative AI itself. Many of those articles serve as warnings about the dangers of the bot.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 2, 2021

Learn how a simple binomial model can help anticipate the future including COVID-19 breakthrough cases just as models help a firm estimate it's future. Two Penny Model and COVID-19 Breakthrough Cases – Avoiding Data Driven Disaster was first posted on August 2, 2021 at 11:19 am. Please contact me at hyeboah@arkieva.com.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 15, 2024

These inaccuracies can lead to overstocking or understocking, missed opportunities, and a failure to meet customer demand. Fortunately, a solution is emerging that not only relieves these pains but also transforms them into competitive advantages: AI forecasting, a paradigm shift in supply chain management.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 11, 2024

The world has changed so dramatically that EY analysts Matthew Burton and Joost Vreeswijk assert global supply chains need to undergo a great reset.[1] 1] According to Burton and Vreeswijk, there are five elements that must be considered during this great supply chain reset. They write, “Think in expected values.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 18, 2023

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. Today’s article comes from the team at Coupa and explores an agile and resilient supply chain. Over the next decade, supply chains will undergo fundamental changes.

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Arkieva

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In my previous blog, I addressed how what-if analysis can help supply chains when faced with uncertainty. This blog is an attempt to delve into some specific what-if scenarios that could arise due to Brexit. How Can What-If Scenario Planning Help Plan for Brexit? was first posted on December 4, 2019 at 10:50 am.

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SCM Research

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Among the numerous SCM articles that appeared in 2020, one was particularly popular: Global Supply-Chain Effects of COVID-19 Control Measures by Guan et al. The authors “analyse the supply-chain effects of a set of idealized lockdown scenarios, using the latest global trade modelling framework”. Hallegatte, S.

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Adexa

AUGUST 3, 2020

According to a recent article by Gartner: “priority should be given to evolving the digital supply chain twin — can’t do anything E2E without this foundational capability.” A “twin” implies an accurate model of the supply chain, a look-alike. At Adexa we refer to this as the Digital Mirror© of the supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 4, 2023

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. Today’s article comes from Erin Sun at Oracle and identifies five supply chain success factors CPG companies need to know for increased profitability.

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