Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 16, 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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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 1, 2015

The news from SAP Insider is a continued drumbeat on the HANA rewrite of SAP’s supply chain applications. In the research for my inventory optimization report, the lowest level of satisfaction with multi-tier inventory optimization is with clients of the SAP inventory solution (previously purchased from SmartOps).

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Logility

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Technology Leader Gives Students Hands-On Experience With AI-based Supply Chain Execution Solutions. Logility recently added onto the experience, allowing students to dive further, learning how to source vendors, issue purchase orders and even track work-in-process and inbound shipments. ATLANTA – Nov. 2, 2021 – Logility, Inc.,

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software. Although third wave supply chain-software could cover all these elements, Niels believes that human centricity is critical so that decision augmentation should be the more desirable form for business planning.

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Logility

JANUARY 16, 2017

This is the first of a series of five posts that investigates common myths and mistruths I have heard over the last 20+ years regarding Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). Hopefully, by exploring these myths we can generate a greater understanding of what S&OP is and what it is not.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 8, 2016

Skills: programming equipment, setting up tooling, using preventive maintenance, safety systems , machine set up and re-set up. Education and training must be continuous to keep up with the times. Part of the Business Plan was Sales and Operations Planning (S and OP) or SIOP adding Inventory Management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” Let’s take a closer look to see what progress looks like. The Market Leaders in Inventory Management Technology Have the Best Solutions.

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Unleashed

APRIL 18, 2022

The company is now able to purchase from multiple local Scottish sources, as well as import from overseas if required, which has made their supply chain more resilient – and made their business more stable. A focus on this key pillar of the business also leads to a rise in productivity.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2015

As shown in Figure 1, users are more satisfied, the implementations are shorter and there is greater Return on Investment of solutions from Best-of-Breed solution providers—especially if the best-of-breed solution providers used are industry-specific. I struggle to find both in today’s market. Five Lessons to Learn.

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USC Consulting Group

MARCH 27, 2023

What’s on the road ahead for consumer goods manufacturing? No, it’s not over yet. According to a new survey by Coupa Software , 82% of supply chain leaders report bracing for continued supply chain issues in the next year. It means increased training and outreach from trade schools. Supply chain woes.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. That''s why we ask our experts a very simple question " How to improve the operational efficiency in global supply chain? .

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

Consumption in the crisis was initially supported by panic-buying. But the COVID-19 crisis, has required rapid operational solutions to unforeseen roadblocks. Quick solutions to employee shortages, remote working, and to ensure health and safety across the company need to be deployed. In a crisis economic factors are critical.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Today hurricane Nate’s north winds are pushing against the bayous of Louisiana. Today’s demand processes are inside-out. In today’s architectures, there is no place to put outside-in data like VMI, Point of Sale (POS) or rating/review data. Today’s demand management processes have many issues.

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 27, 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 Bureau

DECEMBER 18, 2017

But planning isn’t just the start; it’s the very foundation of effective inventory control. These responsibilities extend across functions and when properly exercised, comprise supply, demand, distribution, production, purchasing and capacity planning. Excesses and/or shortages of storage capacity. Technology and People.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

It starts with the needs of the customer’s customer and flows through the extended supply network. Demand is seen as a fixed set of numbers, and as a result, the team’s focus is on numbers without understanding the drivers of the markets. Traditional Advanced Planning Solutions (APS) approaches are too limited.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

So here is an overview defining demand planning and how it differs from demand forecasting, discussing its importance, outlining the process, touching upon the impact of AI, and ending with a section on choosing demand planning software. Furthermore, demand planning facilitates better supplier and stakeholder relationships.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 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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RELEX Solutions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

By optimizing its planning process, its goal is to match the purchase of raw materials and production to forecasted demand from all of its customer segments: retail, wholesale, food service, and industrial customers. In tandem with the implementation, key Saarioinen staff were trained as users and super-users before the system was rolled out.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 26, 2016

The real challenge lies not in tools or technology, but rather in human behaviour. S&OP and omnichannel supply chains are demanding new analytical skills. To illustrate the concept of social proof, the Danish professional explained how she and a colleague had taken the train while abroad.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

To accomplish this, you require the skills of supply chain experts who can manage the complexity and difficulties of today’s global supply chains. Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 11, 2018

” Adopting AI solutions is critical for future success. Despite AI’s slow start, many analysts believe AI implementation is essential for future business success. They are always looking for better tools to help them ask a question and/or make answers easier to understand.[3] 3] Bain analysts, Michael C.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2022

There has been a lot of buzz around facial recognition software lately. And this buzz has come down on both side of the issue, from the benefits off facial recognition software to the dangers and privacy concerns. The service is opt-in, and the pictures will be deleted immediately after check-out.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 18, 2022

Because these planners often lack a central strategy and view of inventory that comes with automated planning solutions, these decisions are being made in silos. See how companies across industries are embracing planning tools powered by AI and automation to shape the evolution of supply chain.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

I am hoping to start a discussion by laying down the ABCD(s) of an excellent supply chain. After a couple of quick questions about the product that she had purchased, it was obvious to me that the product itself had the right features. For example, the software had: All the right forecast methods. Read More ».

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

At the event, James Rice, MIT, spoke on innovation, and his reflections on Clayton Christensen’s 1997 classic business book, the Innovators Dilemma. Christensen’s concept is that businesses will reject innovation based on the fact that the customer cannot currently use the innovation delaying the adoption of great ideas.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Here’s some research on this topic. So, my answer would be the single biggest supply chain problem is forecasting accuracy as part of S&OP. Also, Gartner says that sales and operations planning (S&OP) is the single, most-important and critical cross-functional process. Will it go obsolete quickly?

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Another is to invest in some supply chain and logistics training for some of your existing staff. With training and education now joining most other industries in the occupation of digital-business realms, you should find it possible to raise the level of supply chain knowledge in your organisation without spending inordinate sums of money.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Building supply chain resilience isn’t a new goal, but it’s become a primary focus for supply chain leaders in the wake of the pandemic crisis, particularly in the hardest-hit industries, such as food and beverage. “Business leaders should also look at how new tools and technologies can provide greater intelligence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

It is just not enough to do a software upgrade or slowly push continuous improvement projects. To drive adoption of S&OP, Nick named it Integrated Business Value (IBV). He knew Integrated Business Planning (IBP) tools were out there, but he couldn’t sell IBP within the organization. He needed to find new solutions.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Three Key Assessment Factors for Supply Chain Planning Solutions. IDC recently published a set of IDC MarketScapes focused on Holistic Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), and Inventory Optimization*. Ability To Deliver New Digital Capabilities.

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Logility

DECEMBER 4, 2017

I worried I might have done something that put me on Santa’s Naughty list. Imagine planning, purchasing, manufacturing, and logistics required to deliver presents to every good boy and girl in the world in one night. Santa said that back in the early days he maybe had 100 SKUs, mostly dolls, toy soldiers, wooden trains, etc.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 14, 2018

Wholesalers in particular, seem to find it easy to fall into this trap, often as a result of making huge purchases of a single product to take advantage of bulk quantity discounts. There are plenty of simple, yet effective workflow software applications to be had, all of which will serve you better today than a trail of paper documents.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 10, 2019

To help you determine what tactics, processes, technologies and practices are a must-have in a winning supply chain strategy, we reached out to a panel of supply chain professionals and asked them to answer this question: “What’s the single most effective way to create a winning supply chain strategy?”

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RELEX Solutions

MAY 5, 2017

Founded 1975 as part of T&S Stores. “We The RELEX solution. With a key focus on being the best store for customers in the neighborhood, One Stop needed a more powerful merchandising solution to support and facilitate that fresh fundamental focus. – Mervin Nugent, Senior Range Planner, One Stop. Mervin Nugent.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

I rode across a train track and cracked the frame of the car. I believe that it is an analogy for what is happening in today’s supply chain market. Historically, most supply chain investments were for engines–bright guys built fabulous optimization code and plonked the software onto a relational database.

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