Alloy

JUNE 9, 2022

Brands don’t need to hold the inventory, may not need to arrange transportation and don’t need to forecast for that subset of products. Since intermediaries are eliminated, so are many costs associated with complex supply chains. Products are stored in a domestic warehouse before being shipped on to the retailer’s DC.

Consumer Goods 52

Consumer Goods Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Software Alloy 52

Alloy

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

First, it was the unprecedented pandemic of 2020; now the supply-constrained present. CFOs are being forced to navigate inflation, rising supply costs, logistics challenges, and wild shifts in consumer demand. These forces are converging to create a supply-constrained landscape for almost every consumer goods brand.

Waste Reduction 52

Waste Reduction Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Alloy 52

Alloy

JANUARY 29, 2021

Gautam is a Software Engineer at Alloy. Why did you join Alloy? I joined Alloy because it has a good mix of challenging technical problems, a hard-working team, and a great culture. When I first started at Alloy in the beginning of 2018, I joined as an intern. What do you do at Alloy?

Alloy 52

Alloy Supply Chain Network Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Software 52

Alloy

AUGUST 20, 2019

monitoring what happens to product after it leaves your warehouse is integral to maintaining an efficient supply chain and maximizing sales opportunities. Ideally, you want to collect and analyze this data at the store level to gain insight into geographic preferences and allocate inventory accordingly.

Negotiating Skills 40

Negotiating Skills Negotiate Pricing Alloy Price Reduction 40

Alloy

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We welcomed members and guests to our San Francisco office in November to discuss “Implementing a Shared Supply Chain Control Tower.” For example, consider a manufacturer that’s looking to reduce working capital and decides to decrease its working inventory. beyond what any one party can achieve on their own.

Alloy 40

Alloy Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Modeling 40

GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Industrial IoT and big data are converging to enable demand-driven 'smart supply chains.' The advancements in 3D printing and 'Additive Manufacturing,' coupled with supply chain efficiencies, could make distributed manufacturing a reality, ushering in the era of smart manufacturing.

Manufacturing Procurement 120

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Alloy 120

Alloy

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Michael Hutzli is an engineering team lead in Alloy’s Vancouver office. Before joining Alloy a bit over three years ago, he worked as a software engineer at Addepar in Mountain View and at AdNovum in Zurich, Switzerland. Why did you join Alloy? There were a few different factors that came together in my decision to join Alloy.

Alloy 40

Alloy Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software 40

Alloy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

We’ve talked a lot about the importance of using data from your retailers, including point-of-sale , inventory, and forecasts , to grow market share and optimize inventory levels. The sales and inventory data is typically used to analyze downstream supply chain dynamics such as sales patterns, stock movement, and returns.

Analytics Software 40

Analytics Software Analytics Alloy Retail 40

Alloy

APRIL 29, 2021

Our research with supply chain professionals at consumer goods companies found that 55% consider On Time and In Full (OTIF) orders, or so called “perfect orders,” one of their top three KPIs. For example, Alloy helped one of our customers identify the five main products that caused service heartaches.

Alloy 52

Alloy Forecasting Metrics Just-in-Time 52

Alloy

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Channel Performance in Walmart Luminate is intended to act as your single-source of truth for sales, inventory and forecast data. Channel Performance in Walmart Luminate gives you a true omni-channel view of sales, whether the purchase is in-store, delivered, shipped to store, picked up, or shipped directly to the customer.

Procurement Analytics 52

Procurement Analytics Analytics Software Forecasting Software Predictive Analytics Software 52

Alloy

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Drives 35% YoY Forecast Accuracy Improvement at Ember Alloy.ai’s software also helps Ember drive inventory efficiency, scale its access to retail point-of-sale data, and align internal functions around a single source of truth for sales, inventory and demand planning. Previous to Alloy.ai, forecasting was a bad pain point for us.

Forecasting 52

Forecasting Forecasting Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing 52

Unleashed

JULY 27, 2023

Manufacturing processes and the wider business strategy Factors such as workforce optimisation, logistics, and supply chain management also play important roles in the manufacturing process. Identical or highly similar products are manufactured in large quantities using an automatic chain of actions.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Manufacturing Waste Reduction Material Savings 52