Logility

APRIL 20, 2022

Since 2019, nearly 70% of supply chain leaders have been constantly responding to disruption. And for that reason, they can absorb and avoid disruption, measure variability proactively, and establish the rights strategies and inventory buffers to address it across the supply network and short- and long-term planning horizons.

Sourcing Strategies 130

Sourcing Strategies Material Savings Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction 130

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. Yannis transitioned from the role after eight years in 2019. True leaders top the chart on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, ROIC, and customer service. My reasoning?

Procurement Analytics 339

Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 339

QAD

APRIL 1, 2019

As of April 2, 2019, we are pleased to announce the availability of QAD Cloud ERP 2019, the latest version of QAD’s flagship ERP solution that includes the Channel Islands User Experience (UX) and the QAD Enterprise Platform. QAD Cloud ERP 2019 Highlights. QAD Cloud ERP 2019 supports the legal requirements for 63 countries.

Optimal Sourcing 111

Optimal Sourcing Innovation Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement 111

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Mr. Frasquet is the executive director of corporate procurement, although his responsibilities include a much broader set of supply chain responsibilities than just sourcing. This digital twin contains network costs – the inventory carrying cost is X for this product, by Y for this one.

Supply Chain Design Software 292

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Transformation Modeling 292

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

As product flows rapidly shifted and hard baked assumptions about lead times and sourcing locations were put to test, users across many organizations bypassed their planning systems and turned to excel sheets, internal data science teams or non-traditional supply chain vendors who could deliver AI based solutions at a faster turn.

S&OP 271

S&OP Supply and Demand Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software 271

ToolsGroup

JUNE 15, 2020

For example, instead of simply stating forecast accuracy improvement as a benefit explain how this will ultimately reduce inventory and working capital and increase service levels. Source: How to Build a Strong Business Case for Your Supply Chain Planning Technology Investment. Alex Pradhan, published 7 June 2019.

Supply Chain Planning Software 319

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Forecasting Software 319

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

Tom, the colorful warehouse manager, constantly heckled Frank for the increasing inventory levels while Ed, the quiet material/logistics manager, constantly questioned if there was a better way. He felt that inventory was no problem, he would just cut it at the end of each quarter to make the balance sheet goals.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 297

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Strategy 297

Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

They write, “This includes tackling bigger issues such as compliance, supplier relationship management, risk and disruption, responsible sourcing, and transparency. IoT devices track inventory in real time, providing valuable insights into stock movement, reducing waste, and ensuring products are available when needed.”

Optimal Sourcing 130

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Modeling Optimization Software 130

Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 10, 2018

As we quickly approach 2019, there are a number of potentially game-changing global trade challenges supply chain professionals must consider in their planning, including new tariffs, trade wars, and Brexit. The post Major Influences on Supply Chains for 2019 appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

Supply Chain Planning Software 132

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Modeling Optimization Software 132

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

I find in my Supply Chains to Admire research that 96% of companies (when compared to their peer groups) are unable to drive improvement while delivering higher performance year-over-year on a balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). The term “AI” is overused.

Supply Chain Design Software 293

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software Optimization Software 293

ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More than ever, seasonal inventory needs to be carefully accounted for during the demand forecasting and inventory planning process , ensuring right-sized inventory that can meet customer expectations while limiting the spend and use of working capital. Benefits of Effective Seasonal Inventory Management.

Inventory Reduction 156

Inventory Reduction Inventory Optimal Sourcing Supply and Demand 156

ToolsGroup

JANUARY 13, 2021

We’ve found our customers are urgently seeking ways to better plan around supply chain demand volatility and improve how they source materials and products from suppliers. Supply chains will get more regional and focus more on alternate sourcing/ substitution options. Published: 17 October 2019 ID: G00450874. (2)

Supply Chain Planning Software 272

Supply Chain Planning Software Predictive Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning 272

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2021

To help prepare for the projected growth, Pure Storage hired Mike Fitzgerald as their new vice president of operations in 2019. To support this level of responsiveness Pure Storage has more than 200 depots around the world that carry field service inventory. Dual sourcing has also helped with partner responsiveness.

Supply Chain Design Software 225

Supply Chain Design Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Czech Republic 225

ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Excess inventory – it’s taking up your warehouse space, tying up working capital, and limiting your planning team’s range of motion. It’s time to Marie Kondo your supply chain by eliminating excess inventory and learning how to avoid it in the first place. Let’s talk about: What Excess Inventory Is. What Causes Excess Inventory.

Inventory Reduction 156

Inventory Reduction Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory 156

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 30, 2020

The companies are just not good at managing inventories and orchestrating distribution strategies. In Table 1, we share the Supply Chains to Admire 2019 analysis. They are seldom cross-functional to optimize source, make, and deliver together. Localize supply—design inventory strategies to include buffer strategies.

Supply Chain Design Software 355

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Software 355

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization, increasing access to China as both a channel and a supply source. Expect greater variability in lead times and an increase in in-transit inventory. Inventory Management. Few are ready to rationalize the differences in the price of inventory on receipt. Take two actions.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design 195

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

IoT supports operational efficiencies in areas such as asset tracking, inventory management and forecasting, improving productivity and aiding decision-making across the supply chain. Should supply chain delays occur, companies can more easily identify the source of bottlenecks and take action to improve processes.

Supply Chain Planning Software 298

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Prescriptive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Software 298

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. Sources of Efficiency.

Sourcing Strategies 264

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Software Distribution Optimal Sourcing 264

ToolsGroup

MAY 14, 2019

A key factor was Optilon’s ability to integrate best-of-breed solutions for production planning, demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and replenishment into a seamless process. That’s also allowing Absolut to keep its production, from sourcing materials to distilling and bottling, anchored in a small corner of southern Sweden.”

Optimal Sourcing 120

Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction Modeling Supply Chain Planning Software 120

ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2020

Usually disruptive events require redefinition and reconfiguring of the supply chain network in order to identify correct allocation of flows and inventory. Being able to understand if supply expected from Europe needs to be re-routed and sourced from Asia or South America is important when entire channels become unavailable.

Supply Chain Planning Software 215

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning 215

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Headline news included Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s and Macy’s struggling with inventory bloat and offering deep discounts. Wall Street Journal Headline on Retailers Using Containers to Store Excess Inventories. My take away?

Supply Chain Planning Software 243

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy 243

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers. Freight Rates 2019-2021. Get Good at Inventory Management. Push past cursory analysis of safety stock and embrace the concepts of form and function of inventory.

Supply Chain Design Software 438

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 30, 2022

Then Jabil handles the sourcing and manufacturing of those products. They are sourcing from over 27,000 suppliers. She worked as a production planner, a master planner, a demand planner, and inventory manager, before leading a team of demand planners in 2015. They had over 100 days of inventory on hand.

Supply and Demand 48

Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Design Software 48

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2021

alternate sourcing strategies), while others are potentially negative (e.g. China increased its lead in global parcel volume in 2019, shipping more than 63 billion parcels last year, representing 26% YoY growth and making up substantially more than half of global parcel volume. fewer commuting miles driven), some largely neutral (e.g.

Supply Chain Disruption 339

Supply Chain Disruption Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Sustainability 339

AIMMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Source: CSCMP. Liberty Global , the world’s largest TV and broadband company, integrated advanced analytics into their S&OP to improve inventory rotation times and demand accuracy. L everaging analytics at scale is hard. The result was a 70% increase in planning accuracy. . Invest in training and skills transfer .

Analytics Software 250

Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing 250

Enterra Insights

AUGUST 1, 2019

Every supply chain professional understands inventory is a necessary evil. Carry too little inventory and you can miss out on sales and anger customers. Carry too much inventory and you increase handling costs and cut into profits. The inventory optimization challenge. The inventory optimization challenge.

Optimal Sourcing 124

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Optimization 124

ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The process brings together all the plans for the business (sales, marketing, development, manufacturing, sourcing, and financial) into one integrated set of plans.” Gartner: Keys to Solving the Top S&OP Challenges; Refreshed 29 October 2019, Published 12 June 2018. Read the full Melitta case study below. Read Case Study.

Forecasting 287

Forecasting Forecasting Software Optimal Sourcing S&OP 287

ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

BOSTON (September 30, 2019) ToolsGroup, a leader a global leader in supply chain planning software, has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Demand Planning 2019 Vendor Assessment. . Access the IDC report IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Demand Planning 2019 Vendor Assessment by Simon Ellis, Sept.

Supply and Demand 27

Supply and Demand ToolsGroup Modeling Supply Chain Planning Software 27

ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK.

Material Savings 207

Material Savings Purchasing Skills Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 207

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2023

The February reading in the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index was -0.26, reaching negative territory for the first time since August 2019. In October of 2019, I wrote about the food supply chain being at risk. But chicken and eggs are not the only protein source that has been facing supply chain shortages.

Supply Chain Planning Software 256

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain South Korea 256

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

It is prime time for visibility / inventory management tools and outsourcing. For instance, Maersk and CMA CGM are building end-to-end logistics capability chains, while over USD 6bn was invested by VC investors in freight marketplaces alone through 2019. Source: US Census Bureau. USD 2bn in annual VC funding) from 2015-2019.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

To understand the phenomenon , the 2019 GDP was 2.16%. Source E2open Shipping Index). We started the conversation with sourcing. Lucas had a team that dictated sourcing based on excel spreadsheet analysis to reduce cost and improve tax efficiency. The US GDP in 2021 grew at an unexpected rate of 5.7%

Procurement Analytics 221

Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies 221

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Orchestration enables companies to effectively manage trade-offs between source, make, deliver and sell.) Companies tightly coupling the budget to S&OP have significantly higher inventories and lower growth than their peer group. Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007. (I Mistake #3.

S&OP 195

S&OP Supply and Demand Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement 195

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

In fact, IT spend as a percent of business capex crossed over the prior ~10 year average in 2019 and we see that trend extending in early 2020.”. And Agility Can Help Improve Profitability Too? These companies failed to realize that profitable agility relies on a mixed bag of capabilities ?

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 286

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Strategy 286

EazyStock

JANUARY 27, 2021

2021 Supply Chain and Inventory Management Trends for the US. Here we are, one year later, trying to determine the 2021 supply chain and inventory management trends to adopt. in May 2020 compared to May 2019, especially affecting exports from the US, Japan and the EU. For domestic suppliers, the opposite is typically the case.

Inventory Management Software 96

Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Inventory Reduction 96

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

” Or alternatively, “Is there data that could be sourced to help?” In Figure 1, we show the aggregate trend of the chemical industry in an orbit chart format showing year-over-year results at the intersection of two metrics operating margin and inventory turns. inventory turns. Ask the group what is possible?

Supply Chain Design Software 253

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 253

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. While we will recover quickly in retail (moving from painful shortages to a glut of inventory), the chemical industry–sitting four and five layers back in the supply chain–takes longer to recover. Retail shelves are increasingly empty.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Supply and Demand 195