How Retail Supply Chains are Evolving in 2023
AIMMS
AUGUST 25, 2023
Improving supply chain resilience is the focus for global retail brands with complex supply chain network design.
Network Design in supply Chain
20Cube Logistics
APRIL 16, 2022
Supply chain Network Design can be explained as the strategic planning of the supply chain in order to measure the cost and the time required to bring the goods and services from manufacturers and suppliers to the market. This involves the placement of supply chain nodes in the accurate locations.
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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Background The Council of Supply Chain Resilience met for the first time this month. What is supply chain resilience? The reason?
Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 1, 2023
Retailers know firsthand how quickly the market can change. That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs.
Top Insights about Supply Chain Network Design – benefits, tips and what your competitors are doing
AIMMS
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
What are companies looking for in supply chain network design technologies ? We commissioned Supply Chain Insights to conduct independent research about this topic and discussed the findings in a recent webinar. What is supply chain network design?
Top Insights about Supply Chain Network Design – benefits, tips and what your competitors are doing
AIMMS
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
What are companies looking for in supply chain network design technologies ? We commissioned Supply Chain Insights to conduct independent research about this topic and discussed the findings in a recent webinar. What is supply chain network design? . ” .
How Disruptions like Coronavirus Test The Resilience Of Supply Chain Planning
AIMMS
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
With shipments halted, e-commerce and retail firms also find themselves bracing for a substantial dip in sales. The virus continues to compromise supply chains and disrupt companies at a troubling rate, but a re businesses prepared from a supply chain planning perspective? . – Tweet this.
North American Building Materials Leader Cornerstone Building Brands Chooses ToolsGroup and River Logic’s Technology
ToolsGroup
MARCH 26, 2024
Unique Partnership Delivers an End-to-End Network Optimization Solution to Seamlessly Integrate Supply Chain Design, Manufacturing Footprint and Probabilistic Planning and Execution for Leading Building Materials Manufacturer. Join ToolsGroup and RiverLogic at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium , May 6-8 Orlando, FL.
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Supply Chain Network Design – Not Just for Strategic Planning
QAD
AUGUST 6, 2020
Most manufacturers attempt to plan this out by defining their supply chain network, especially CPG companies. An established strategic plan sets up the entire supply chain network and is supposed to be the roadmap that the company will follow to deliver products to customers. Two scenarios occurred.
Global Supply Chain Recovery Dependent On A Vaccine
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 30, 2020
However, supply chain leaders well understand that drug discovery, manufacturing, and distribution are all necessary to deliver the vaccine to a willing arm. Development and distribution, as any supply chain leader knows, are two different topics. As a result, the supply chain, as we knew it is dead.
Business Case: Supply Chain Network Design for a Retailer
KEPLER Consulting
JANUARY 22, 2019
A client in the retail sector decided to rethink its supply chain organization to face the challenge of growing e-commerce orders and growing supply chain costs. The post Business Case: Supply Chain Network Design for a Retailer appeared first on KEPLER.
Network Supply Chain Transformation at UScellular
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
The Association for Supply Chain Management ( ASCM ) hosted its annual conference, ASCM CONNECT , on September 18 – 20 in Chicago. As such, I assumed that supply chain wasn’t a core competency. The company services customers with about 5 million retail connections in total. Network Supply Chain Restructure.
Network Design: the 5 good questions to ask
KEPLER Consulting
APRIL 5, 2019
A lot of our clients reflect upon the relevance of their network design and wish to challenge their flow organization in order to address the stakes of reactivity and efficiency imposed by the market. The network design is part of a mid/long term logic and aims at supporting the company’s business plan implementation.
This Week in Supply Chain Tech – January 11, 2023
Supply Chain Matters
JANUARY 10, 2024
Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech kicks off our 2024 series with two acquisition announcements related to multiple supply chain providers. Included providers in this update are Sphera and SupplyShift , along with Optilogic and Insight, Inc. Optilogic Acquisition of Insight Inc.
How Disruptions like Coronavirus Test The Resilience Of Supply Chain Planning
AIMMS
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
With shipments halted, e-commerce and retail firms also find themselves bracing for a substantial dip in sales. The virus continues to compromise supply chains and disrupt companies at a troubling rate, but a re businesses prepared from a supply chain planning perspective? . – Tweet this.
Supply Chain Design Crosses the Chasm
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Recent supply chain disruptions are forcing organizations to challenge the prevailing wisdom and look for newer approaches to decision making. The simultaneous shocks to demand and supply, and the magnitude of these shocks are not something the world ever experienced.
National Pet Retailer Thrives During COVID-19 Through E-Commerce Fulfillment Flexibility
CHAINalytics
AUGUST 2, 2022
Pandemic lockdowns quickly altered consumer buying patterns and delivery expectations and, when it came to their fur-children, pet-parents were no different.One of the largest pet retailers in the U.S.
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Logility to Acquire Network Optimization Provider Starboard Solutions
Logility
JUNE 28, 2022
With Starboard’s Digital Twin Technology, Logility Clients Can Better Answer “What if” Scenarios and Optimize Supply Chain Networks to Overcome Disruptions and Drive Growth. a Traverse City, Michigan based innovator of supply chain network design software. ATLANTA (June 28, 2022) – Logility, Inc.,
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Supply Chain Network Design: Picking the Right Tool for the Job
Tompkins Blog
JANUARY 21, 2015
Supply chain network design activities are essential for keeping supply chain operating efficiently and effectively. The post Supply Chain Network Design: Picking the Right Tool for the Job appeared first on Tompkins International.
The Fashion Retail Supply Chain is a Speed Game Now More Than Ever
Locus
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Add to this the unpredictability of the Covid-19 pandemic and we have a pretty temperamental supply chain environment for fashion retail. Only a modern and digital supply chain that is ever-evolving can manage the product quality, inventory volume, and fashion supplier relationships that the industry requires.
Selling Online? What It Means for Your Logistics Network Design
Logistics Bureau
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Online retail is accounting for an ever-larger part of total retail sales. However, even if the process of designing a network stays the same, no assumptions can be made about current logistics practices being optimised for online retail. Let Customer Needs Drive Network Design. Shipping destinations.
This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech June 28 2022
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 29, 2022
In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide a capsule synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.
10 Reasons to Review Your Distribution Network Design
Logistics Bureau
AUGUST 21, 2016
After being largely ignored for many years, distribution network design has recently surged to the top of the priority list for many supply chain leaders. Distribution network design has surged to the top of the priority list for supply chain leaders. Click To Tweet.
What Your Company Needs to Succeed in Today’s Retail Landscape
AIMMS
MARCH 8, 2016
It’s no mystery that some of the world’s largest retail chains are struggling to survive. In Europe, V&D , a major Dutch department store, and Brantano , a large footwear retailer operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, have officially declared bankruptcy. and abroad this year.
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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Today, supply chain excellence matters more than ever. During the pandemic, the supply chain discussions take new importance. While the supply chain technology market lost its allure at the start of the last decade, it is now cool again. The supply chain career is new. Reflection.
Efficient Frozen Food Distribution: Inside the Build-out of Two Automated Facilities
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 17, 2021
In December of 2019, the global grocery retailer Ahold Delhaize announced it was investing $480 million to transform and expand its US supply chain operations to support a strategy to transition the supply chain network into a fully-integrated, self-distribution model. Intelligent Store Replenishment.
Exploring the Many Applications of AIMMS in Supply Chain Planning
AIMMS
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
As you may have heard, AIMMS was recently featured in Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Planning (SCP). The Hype Cycle is a great resource for Supply Chain and IT leaders. End-to-End Supply Chain Risk Management. Stochastic Supply Chain Planning. Stochastic Supply Chain Planning.
The Importance of Network Design to Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Company Supply Chains
Tompkins Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
It is important to recognize that a Consumer Packed Goods (CPG) company’s network determines its supply chain efficiency and customer satisfaction. The post The Importance of Network Design to Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Company Supply Chains appeared first on Tompkins International.
4 unstoppable forces that WILL change your end-to-end supply chain
Kinaxis
JUNE 19, 2017
by Alexa Cheater If there’s one thing you can count on in supply chain, it’s that things will change. It could be as relatively small as a last minute order or engineering change, or as big as an industry-wide shift that sends your end-to-end supply chain spinning in an entirely new direction. That much isn’t new.
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Is it time to integrate your supply chain design with execution?
JDA software
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
It wasn’t that long ago that integrating all the strategic, operational and tactical aspects of your end-to-end supply chain was considered a pipe dream. Today, a company’s success is largely driven by: its network design and how that company manages its supply, production and distribution locations.
Why Financial Reengineering Does Not Equal Supply Chain Improvement
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 18, 2018
The traditional supply chain leader focused only on cost reduction. Snow fell last night as I worked on my last Supply Chain Metrics That Matter report. And, to manage cash-to-cash, the supplier increased their payables passing cost and waste downward in the supply chain. Sounds good? Think again.
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What Your Company Needs to Succeed in Today’s Retail Landscape
AIMMS
MARCH 8, 2016
It’s no mystery that some of the world’s largest retail chains are struggling to survive. In Europe, V&D , a major Dutch department store, and Brantano , a large footwear retailer operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, have officially declared bankruptcy. and abroad this year.
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8 Reasons Why Your Business’ Success Depends Upon Your Supply Chain
Logistics Bureau
JANUARY 7, 2020
The success of your business links inextricably to the performance of your supply chain. you have to make your supply chain successful too. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth.
The Missing Supply Chain Perspective in Packaging Decisions
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
The cartons were then transported just a few hundred feet through a tunnel to an adjoining building that was operated by a 3PL, where the products were stored and later shipped to retail distribution centers. However, many companies are still not leveraging packaging to its fullest value potential within their supply chain networks.
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What Does it Cost to Implement a Transportation Management System? How Long Do the Projects Take?
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 5, 2022
It also depends on whether the system integrator is a global SI with billions in revenues and a wide ranging and extensive consulting practice, or a boutique consultant that is much smaller and more narrowly focused on transportation and related supply chain execution software. Network design requires a talented team.
Executing Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategies
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 11, 2016
(Included in this post is Cummins’ digital award for the 2016 Supply Chains to Admire. I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. All too often supply chain leaders are good at high level vision, but weak at connecting the vision to execution.
Amazon.com vs. Alibaba: Omni-channel Competitor and Collaborator
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 7, 2014
The post Amazon.com vs. Alibaba: Omni-channel Competitor and Collaborator appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints: A Blog for Logistics, Supply Chain, and 3PL Executives. Retail Supply Chain Network Design' . […].
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Companies in Asia Pacific Eager to Innovate with Supply Chain Optimization
AIMMS
JUNE 1, 2017
People are very intrigued by Prescriptive Analytics and Modeling, hearing success stories from counterparts in industries like energy and retail. These tend to be: Network design and planning : the process of evaluating complex trade-offs to deliver a network plan that maximizes profits and minimizes costs. Recruiting.
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Prescriptive Analytics for Supply Chain Optimization: 6 Powerful Use Cases
ThroughPut
DECEMBER 8, 2023
If there’s any piece of technology or analytics that can help with the most advanced data-driven decision-making in the supply chain right now, that’s prescriptive analytics. What Is Prescriptive Analytics in Supply Chain? How Prescriptive Analytics Has Been Driving Value In Supply Chain Optimization?
7 Best Supply Chain Books of All Time
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 29, 2020
In this article, we rank books based on their influence, popularity, recency and practicality and then we come up with the list of the best supply chain books. Finding Best Supply Chain Books We've found that most recommendations for on the web are based on just personal opinion. The links below are #paid links. .
Give Analytics A Chance
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 25, 2021
As supply chains scramble to keep up with the 32% net increase in the sale of products (physical goods), teams are reacting. Demand is outstripping supply: inefficiencies abound. Labor, once assumed as available and a cost to be managed, is now an Achilles heel in the supply chain. Volume is up. What to do?
Why is it Crucial for F&B Brands to Design an Ideal Supply Chain Network?
Locus
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, Food & Beverage (F&B) brands are increasingly focusing on improving the performance of their supply chains. Lower footfalls in stores has prompted retail outlets to roll out omnichannel capabilities like direct to consumer (D2C), e-commerce, buy online, pickup in store (BOPIS) etc.
Give Analytics A Chance
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 25, 2021
As supply chains scramble to keep up with the 32% net increase in the sale of products (physical goods), teams are reacting. Demand is outstripping supply: inefficiencies abound. Labor, once assumed as available and a cost to be managed, is now an Achilles heel in the supply chain. Volume is up. What to do?
Further Details and Highlights- Logility’s Acquisition of Starboard Solutions
Supply Chain Matters
JULY 5, 2022
Supply chain technology industry analyst and Supply Chain Matters Founder Bob Ferrari provides added perspectives and highlights to last week’s announced acquisition of Starboard Solutions by Logility. Noted customers include Porsche , Deloitte , CBRE , Flexe, Geodis, Miele, One Network , and Topco , among others.
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