Logility

MARCH 6, 2024

With improving machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities, advanced analytics are shifting, becoming a more attractive option to leaders across industries. But how can you incorporate advanced analytics into your supply chain flow? What Are Advanced Analytics? What Are the Benefits of Advanced Analytics?

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Our second webinar delved deeper into the technology aspect, focusing on analytical capabilities and scenario modeling. Our first webinar with Oliver Wight discussed common people, process and technology pitfalls that hinder IBP initiatives. Specifically, we looked at three use cases for scenario modeling using our cloud-based IBP app.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My first focus was on China sourcing. China was the source of over 90% of PPE.) Instead, use demand sensing technologies to detect patterns with minimal latency into inventory requirements. As a result, evaluate inventory buffers, location of inventories, and the need for push/pull decoupling points. What to do?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

We must plan, source, make, and deliver differently for supply chain sustainability. These examples address the source, make, and deliver areas of supply chain. Similarly, increasing the efficiency of planning and reducing waste will lay a firm foundation for greener sourcing, manufacturing and delivery. Buffering creates waste.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 31, 2024

What is the role of make, source, and deliver? In our work with Georgia Tech using data from 1982-2023, we find that the R² of the Regression analysis of Cost-of-Goods Sold/Inventory Turns when compared to correlations of Operating Margin/Inventory turns to Market Capitalization/employee is 40-65% lower.

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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.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 26, 2023

Current Familiarity with Analytic Concepts (Fall 2022 Snapshot) Preamble Supply chain leaders love their rows and columns. Or a unified data model across source, make, and deliver for planning? I am excited to see this form of deployment in Everstream Analytics and Transvoyant’s current work. Why is this needed?

Optimal Sourcing 343

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

If S&OP efforts were that effective, don’t you think that we would have made more progress against inventory levels, margin, and growth? In part, this results in increasing swings in inventory in response to shifts in consumer demand as one moves further up the supply chain. Go to the source.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Sourcing and procurement comes in close second at 88 percent, followed by innovation at 87 percent. Logistics and inventory management rounds out the top four focus areas at 82 percent. Sourcing and Procurement In sourcing and procurement, the top focus area for 2024 continues to be supplier/vendor relationship management (SRM).

Supply Chain Planning Software 285

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Price fluctuations and sourcing issues.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

You can be proactive and use c ausal f orecasting to leverage data you already own, model additional data sources that could help explain demand variability… or do nothing. . As such, c ausal f orecasting is much more than basing inventory positions and replenishment schedules on shipment data. Featured Download.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

SAP is embedding its generative Joule across the SAP Ariba source-to-pay solution portfolio to make it easier for their customers to manage routine inquiries, such as status updates, summarization, and frequently asked questions. The enterprise software company also announced a new analytics solution covering external workforce management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Over the last six years, we studied the connection between business results (growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)) and the link to company characteristics. We like the metrics of growth, on-time and in-full orders, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

A resilient supply chain incorporates alternative sources, carriers, routes, and other characteristics so that it can flex in response to a situation. To build supply chain resiliency, leaders should consider these factors: Buffer inventory and shift away from JIT.? Your plan should address technology, processes, and people.

Supply Chain Planning Software 288

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

There is no planning model in traditional solutions that recognizes a logistics bottleneck and drives bi-directional orchestration across source, make and deliver. Changing Analytic Capabilities. Dramatic improvement in capabilities to drive insights through the use of analytics. Chemical Sector Inventory Availability.

Supply Chain Planning Software 284

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 30, 2020

The companies are just not good at managing inventories and orchestrating distribution strategies. They are seldom cross-functional to optimize source, make, and deliver together. Localize supply—design inventory strategies to include buffer strategies. Supply Chains to Admire Analysis for the Pharmaceutical Industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

Here, let’s explore 6 essential elements of AI-powered automation in supply chain planning & analytics, culminating in a powerful solution. For instance, adjustments in order volumes trigger immediate updates to demand, inventory, supply, production, and transportation plans.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2022

Critical inventory disruptions/deficiency anywhere in the supply chain. This includes suppliers, logistics providers, sales, and fulfillment locations/channels supporting autonomous planning decisions that take data flowing from various internal and external sources into account. Can the workflows and analytics easily change over time?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

While many companies attempt to improve the response by being reactive on traditional data sources, this is not the answer. Underneath the technology market in advanced analytics is the move from planning to decision support. The third step is to overlay machine learning or advanced analytics over existing data models.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2024

For example, today, I had an interesting discussion with a client on the dilemma of Shadow IT and 200 planners having a number of planning technologies but using visual analytics. How does the plan tie to the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory health, operating margin, customer service, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)?

Supply Chain Planning Software 343

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2024

The robots can perform various tasks, such as transporting goods, picking orders, sorting items, and replenishing inventory. Some of the applications of AI and ML in supply chain robotics include vision systems, natural language processing, predictive analytics, and reinforcement learning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. Using Analytics In the World of Gray.

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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

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

There is no planning model in traditional solutions that recognizes a logistics bottleneck and drives bi-directional orchestration across source, make and deliver. Changing Analytic Capabilities. Dramatic improvement in capabilities to drive insights through the use of analytics. Chemical Sector Inventory Availability.

Supply Chain Planning Software 273

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

Orbit Chart of Four Industry Sectors at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns (Year-over-Year Averages for the Sector). In general the ERP technology providers underperformed, and the investment was an opportunity cost to the adoption of new forms of analytics and building effective business networks. Maturity Model.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

For example, the One Network platform for supply chain planning and execution is used by the Ministries of Health in Nigeria, Ghana, and Rwanda, providing comprehensive inventory visibility across all health facilities for real time supply demand matching and collaborative decision making. Quickly Get to the Root Cause of Quality Issues.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2024

If you can’t see what’s truly going on at any moment in time across your supply chain, you’ll make yourself vulnerable to lost opportunities, lost income, lost inventory, lost shipments, and eventually, lost customers. Our mission and core values are the foundation of our culture and guiding source in our interactions. So, what next?

Supply Chain Planning Software 267

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Initially, companies rolled out business intelligence (BI) tools but as these solutions struggle to support a growing set of new use cases, companies are implementing embedded analytics (EA) in their ERP systems. A supply chain dashboard can help to track inventory levels, logistics management and warehouse operations from a single display.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. Supply chain planning involves interaction with different types of information based on internal and external data sources. These data sources are often spread across multiple platforms and come in various formats.

Supply Chain Planning Software 278

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

This has proved to be a major source of risk. Poor business continuity planning, lack of risk management programs and single source suppliers, have magnified the impact of such risks. A significant paradigm shift in procurement and inventory control is an emerging area of focus.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

There is so much data, and to make use of it, we need to use data mining and analytics to drive meaningful insights that can be put to some good use. ABC Analysis for Inventory Planning : Clustering products that behave similarly highlights issues, challenges, and opportunities for serving customers better.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2021

Building optionality in the supply chain through collaborative sourcing: Supply chain teams can proactively identify choke points within the existing network by leveraging emerging technologies such as digital twins and advanced analytics, and modeling their end-to-end supply chains.

Optimal Sourcing 218

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Procurement Solutions 218

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 285

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Silvon Software

APRIL 11, 2024

Without analytical tools and methodologies, navigating through vast amounts of data can be overwhelming. Nonetheless, when harnessed through analytics, data transforms into a powerhouse of valuable insights. Data stands as the cornerstone of the global economy, offering significant leverage to businesses poised for expansion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2023

In order to achieve this, demand planning, inventory planning, supply planning via procurement and/or production planning, along with fulfilment/allocation and even transportation planning need to be integrated. Dynamic Cross-dock allocation takes into account sales rates and current inventory at the stores.

Supply Chain Planning Software 256

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

Of the professionals surveyed, 59% saw the gap between procurement/sourcing and supply chain to be a major disconnect, and the most pressing pain point. MSCN solutions provide supply chain visibility, network-based applications, and network analytics across an extended supply chain. Networks and Sourcing.

Supply Chain Network Software 255

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

It is making use of inventory that is the easiest/fastest to get to the customer, no matter through which channel the order was placed. Numerous supply chain disruptions affected the ability to get inventory in time – or at all – and now that the backlog caught up, many organizations are experiencing a surplus of inventory.

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