Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2021

There is a multibillion-dollar supply chain software market that grew at double digit rates during the pandemic, and will continue to grow fast, that very few supply chain executives have heard of. Third-party data – One example of the advantage of this category concerns third-party forecast data. SCCN is a Network Solution.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

Choose between a broad overview of procurement and a focused course that focuses on certain topics like strategic sourcing, contract management, or supplier relationship management. The Category Management Course is designed to provide the necessary knowledge and skills required to support procurement projects or roles effectively.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

As I think about this topic, I find it useful to listen to this song from 1963. Meanwhile, retailers are getting far more sophisticated in their analytical capabilities, which is reducing the importance of the category captain role for the largest CPG brands in each category. S&OP Challenges. The fit of the data model.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

If you’re not a software developer, you probably think of information architecture (IA) as nothing more than the structure of a website or app. For example, a clothing retail website may have an IA that includes main categories such as men’s clothing, women’s clothing, and kids’ clothing. Subscribe Here!

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Kevin Nelson, a chief procurement officer and senior vice president at BD, agreed to be interviewed on this topic. The other risk management software supplier’s methodology was based on surveys. We want them to manage a category, but also have a product view,” Mr. They call this their “n-tier” supply chain.

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Supply Chain Insights

JUNE 13, 2017

P utting Together the Pieces: An analysis of an industry software category. These are designed to provide insights on key topics. We believe that industry analysis requires more thought than a 2 X 2 matrix. Through these reports, we help companies select technologies. We have now published over 100 reports.

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synchrono

JUNE 4, 2015

As a project manager for demand-driven, lean manufacturing software, I have more than a nodding acquaintance with the theory of constraints (TOC). When a client understands the theory’s principles, it can be powerful in driving a truly transformational project that outperforms their other software installations.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 28, 2023

Labor management especially on topics such as influencing behaviors and improving staff retention. Key Takeaways from ProMat From our discussions with very enthusiastic customers, the key initiatives that they are taking on include: Warehouse automation and the need to connect to multiple automation vendors.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Unlike ABC, which involves segmenting SKUs into three broad categories by ‘business value’, assigning a blanket inventory policy for each SKU in a single bucket. These more customer-focused categories should be relevant to sales and marketing like ‘accessories’, ‘high-margin items’, ‘own-brands’, ‘high-end brands’ and ‘critical spare parts’.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 4, 2022

This is perhaps a “forgotten art” that was revisited by one of our student teams that worked with the American Red Cross to explore this topic further this semester. Even if the category manager had time to do it, I want them to be more strategic in their focus.”.

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QAD

OCTOBER 18, 2022

As Gartner states in the Market Guide for Supplier Risk Management Solutions published in May 2022: “The software market to address supplier risk remains highly fragmented, leaving companies with almost too many options.”. But let’s keep that topic for the next blog. Addressing Supplier Risks and Challenges Head-on. Stay tuned!

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 8, 2018

Traditional ABC inventory models segment inventory into A, B and C categories based on annual consumption value. For more information on this topic, read What's wrong with ABC inventory classification? Valuable items with lots of consumption rise to the top. Less costly or low volume items drop to the bottom.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 18, 2023

As a result, the medical organization can’t track how much is spent on each vendor and item category, missing out on identifying opportunities for cost savings. What categories of goods and services does your institution usually need (such as medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, or IT services)?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

Teams chose between technology approaches usually based on perceptions of optimization, software usability, cultural fit, and IT support of the integration layer. The marketing processes are slower and forecasted at a category level (higher than the supply chain forecast of an item by location). It also helps me to think more clearly.

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

JUNE 10, 2020

Increasing competition by online marketplaces, along with evolving consumer expectations and shopping patterns are making the category management decisions more complex. Category management and merchandise planning are at the core of retailing. As customers’ options increase, so do their expectations. 2) Early Detection.

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

JUNE 9, 2020

Increasing competition by online marketplaces, along with evolving consumer expectations and shopping patterns are making the category management decisions more complex. Category management and merchandise planning are at the core of retailing. As customers’ options increase, so do their expectations. 2) Early detection.

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

JUNE 9, 2020

The decisions around category management can no longer be supported by manual analysis based on broad assumptions and averages. Category management and merchandise planning are at the core of retailing. As customers’ options increase, so do their expectations.

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Unleashed

MAY 1, 2023

He adds that it’s important to consider the product category, and how your product fits into that market. Some categories are more price-elastic than others, so there’s less scope in terms of price. You can protect your margins better than you do with a more homogenous category.” It’s a real shame.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2018

However, for e-commerce, that share ranges from 15 percent to 30 percent, depending on the product category.”. I encourage you to watch my conversation with Eric for additional insights and advice on this topic, including examples of how retailers are benefiting by taking a technology-based approach to liquidation.

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Jaggaer

AUGUST 12, 2020

Sourcing was in chaos and a topic that concerned many customers was that they were pushing back transportation tenders – and especially any planned mega – bids – while they waited to see how the market would develop. That applies even if their main categories – for example, transportation – are still quiet.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Since demand forecasting is more than just looking at historical data and making educated guesses, we’ve compiled our know-how in an “all-you-need-to-know” blog post to shed some light on this topic and provide actionable advice. AI and ML software help you build a data-driven supply chain. How is that helpful?

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EazyStock

JUNE 24, 2020

Inventory optimization software is an important piece of the puzzle. We start with a brief overview of all three topics. Organizations are introducing software to drive efficiency right across their operations – from financial analysis to marketing automation. How Inventory Optimization Software Works.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

With 2020 well underway, it’s a great time to pick a hot industry topic and subject it to a “state of the state” evaluation. It is a new, complex and varied category with numerous sub-branches. In its current state, it consists of software tools designed to solve problems. Where does Machine Learning fit?

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AFFLINK

APRIL 22, 2021

As we celebrate Earth Day (which turned 50 last year), the topic of sustainability becomes prevalent. There is a lot of terminology that falls under the category of sustainable, and some of it can be vague or confusing. Today, we’ll be learning by clarifying what some of the most commonly used phrases related to sustainability mean.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Many of the conference topics focused on digital strategies, big data, being closer to the consumer, and the importance of consumer-centricity in the age of the new shopper. The question is: Where do we get the next generation of category management leaders? Earlier this summer, CatMan 2.0

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Many of the conference topics focused on digital strategies, big data, being closer to the consumer, and the importance of consumer-centricity in the age of the new shopper. The question is: Where do we get the next generation of category management leaders? Earlier this summer, CatMan 2.0

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2014

We continue our top blog posts of 2014 from our main categories today by focusing on something at Cerasis we are experts in : Logistics. If you have a category or idea you’d like to write about or have us write about, contact us today , and we’d love to feature your writings or your idea! Read the Full Post.

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Supply Chain Insights

MAY 22, 2017

There are research reports, white papers and even YouTube videos galore on the topic of ROI for trade promotion. It’s more like Buckaroo Bonzai’s profound uttering, “No matter where you go, there you are.” Either way, what DO you get out of it?

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 20, 2020

So we thought we’d focus on the lesser known topic of ‘stock optimization’ – this is an inventory control technique that’s becoming more popular with inventory managers to improve the efficiency of their supply chain. Then split your stock into categories: A, B, and C. ‘A’ Choose one that works for you.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Services Dr. Muddassir offer are as follows: Digital Transformation Inventory Optimization Analysis Advisory and Coaching for Supply Chain Software companies & Professionals Guide: Dr. Muddassir as the supply chain specialist has created 7 e-Books for the SCMDOJO Academy with his extensive knowledge and experience in the field.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 12, 2021

Although global supply chains have grown more efficient through improvements in software technologies, cloud computing, mobilization, etc., Bloated inventories were written off as obsolete, while other product categories suffered from lost sales as component shortages shut down production lines.

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EC Sourcing Group

APRIL 27, 2021

When the topic of global sourcing comes up, procurement managers often balk at global sourcing in supply chain management because they worry they will have to sacrifice quality or delivery when using global suppliers. As always, vet new suppliers and take detailed notes about each one in your supply chain management cloud software.

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BlueYonder

JULY 2, 2013

To explore these questions, I reviewed a recently published paper by Gordon Wade, Managing Partner and Director of Best Practices for the Category Management Association. The paper, titled, “Category Management Mastery: The Key to Growth!” Four Step Category Management. The digital empowerment of shoppers.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

The boxes and labels of yesterday are giving way to a single amorphous category: “Providers of Supply Chain Software and Services.”. I shared that perspective more than a year ago in Putting 3PLs and Software Vendors in a Box. don’t fit so neatly in a box any more.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 30, 2020

Craig is a wealth of information on this topic, and we will be presenting the insights from this video soon. Software companies like SAP and Ariba have made it increasingly easy for small and medium enterprise (SME) suppliers to access immediate payment of invoices through “click” buttons available in these systems.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 7, 2016

Directors from all important leading businesses from numerous industries – such as automotive, electronics, oil & gas, heavy industry & steel, retail, food & beverage, FMCG, energy and beyond – are attending each year’s summit to meet the key logistics, software, consultancy, transportation and warehousing service providers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 16, 2020

Business management tools like spreadsheet software and invoice-creation tools saved significant amounts of time and aided recordkeeping. Companies got a taste of the now-booming software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry starting in 1999. Nichols is a STEM writer who covers engineering, science and technology topics.

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