ToolsGroup

JUNE 2, 2023

Once upon a time, the world of manufacturing was a relatively stable place. Suddenly, managing inventory is the name of the game for companies trying to manage working capital and maximize profit while keeping customers happy. So how does a manufacturer navigate this rollercoaster?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping supply chain operations by enabling predictive planning, allowing companies to anticipate disruptions before they occur and adjust operations accordingly. Companies must react after the fact, often incurring higher costs and reduced service levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2025

NEW YORK & OTTAWA, ON March 24, 2025 Infor, the industry cloud complete company, and Kinaxis Inc. TSX: KXS) an end-to-end supply chain orchestration, today announced a new partnership that will deliver improved alignment of supply chain plans with business objectives and strategies for midmarket discrete manufacturing companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2024

They noted the fact that companies whose leaders had supply chain experience took a more proactive approach to addressing potential supply-chain challenges, and in leveraging the supply-chain function to generate new business opportunities. They are no longer just vendors of goods and services.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2024

During my current supply chain planning market research, I have received briefings from several SCP companies. This metric measures the percentage of time the planners accept replenishment, transportation, or inventory plans as they are without any change in the timing of the delivery or the quantity to be delivered. You route a truck.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This article will examine the challenges Belcorp faced with managing its extensive product range and complex supply chain and how our solution set, which includes Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+), Demand Planning, and the Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO) model, transformed their operations. It played out as follows.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing collectively contribute significantly to carbon emissions, making these areas critical for meaningful change. Companies are increasingly adopting electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles to transition away from fossil fuels. Reducing carbon emissions is a cornerstone of this effort.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2025

When you talk to companies that have implemented enterprise or supply chain applications, executives will usually admit that they have under-invested in training and preparing users to use the new technology. Molex is a private company headquartered in Lisle, IL in the US. The company uses a process monitoring tool called Celonis.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 31, 2025

Advanced supply chain planning is being transformed by probabilistic forecasting , which revolutionizes demand forecasting, supply planning, and inventory optimization. Enhancing Inventory with Probabilistic Forecasting A supply chain is a complex ecosystem influenced by dynamic variables. The result?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 14, 2024

trillion distortion inventory problem. Karl is the CEO and Co-founder of Pull Logic , an AI-enabled tech company focused on reducing lost sales for retailers, brands, and manufacturers due failure points in the supply chain and selling processes. Karl Swensen and Joe Lynch discuss solving the $1.8 Summary: Solving the $1.8

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 31, 2025

Probabilistic forecasting is revolutionizing demand forecasting, supply planning, and inventory optimization by significantly improving forecast accuracy and decision-making across distribution networks. Enhancing Inventory with Probabilistic Forecasting A supply chain is a complex ecosystem influenced by dynamic variables.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Running a manufacturing business isn’t easy. You’re juggling production schedules, managing inventory, keeping an eye on finances, and making sure everything runs smoothly on the shop floor. That’s where a manufacturing ERP comes in. It’s a lot to handle. Let’s get started.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Richard Lebovitz and Joe Lynch discuss leading inventory attack teams. Richard is the CEO of LeanDNA , a purpose-built analytics platform for factory inventory optimization. About Richard Lebovitz Richard Lebovitz is the CEO of LeanDNA , a purpose-built analytics platform for factory inventory optimization. acquired by SAP).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Commerce is global and regional at the same time, the world is getting smaller and more interconnected, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers operate in this build-anywhere and sell-anywhere market. Here we have compiled a list of the top six challenges that CPG companies face in the post-pandemic market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Having an agent detect how long it takes to ship from a supplier site to a manufacturing facility, and then doing a running calculation on how the average lead time is changing, is trivial math. A better forecast leads to carrying less inventory while maintaining or even improving service levels. But that was pre-COVID.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Picture this: You’re a warehouse manager, and with a few taps on your smartphone, you instantly know the exact location and quantity of every item in your inventory. That’s not science fiction—it’s the power of mobile inventory management. Ready to turn your inventory from a headache into a strategic asset?

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

By maximizing space utilization, improving inventory control , and boosting workflow efficiency, you can unlock significant cost savings and elevate your customer service game. Essential technology solutions, including Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Inventory Management Systems (IMS), and the transformative power of IoT and automation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Sellercloud serves small to mid-sized retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers with inventory and order management systems (IMS/OMS) that help manage and synchronize inventory across multiple sales channels, while also facilitating order fulfillment. The company aims for net-zero emissions across all scopes by 2050.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2025

Companies leaning heavily on global sourcing? manufacturer I know saw their import costs jump overnight, forcing a rethink of a decade-old sourcing strategy. Strategic moves like bulk buying, closer supplier partnerships, and syncing procurement with supply chain planning can tighten inventory, cut waste, and free up cash.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

The company also sells supply chain planning and transportation management solutions. Companies have a known problem synchronizing their supply chain plans with what can actually be executed. Manufacturers refer to it as the shop floor to top floor disconnect. Cubing out is preferable; companies dont like to ship air.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 4, 2023

Today’s article comes from Erin Sun at Oracle and identifies five supply chain success factors CPG companies need to know for increased profitability. Today, a business footprint touches everything from growers and materials suppliers to manufacturers, distributors, logistics providers, and consumers. The challenges don’t stop there.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 18, 2025

Your Aftermarket Supply Chain is More Complex Than You Think: Stop Guessing, Start Optimizing Lets be honest: managing spare parts inventory requires specialized strategies unlike any other inventory management process. Suboptimal inventory distribution: excessive stock in low-demand locations and shortages in high-demand areas.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 2, 2025

For my long-time readers, you know that fewer than 3% of companies outperform their peer group in our Supply Chains to Admire analysis , and that the Gartner Top 25 is essentially a beauty contest for underperformers. The companies that people believe are top performers typically are laggards. The third step is to do a data inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Despite the evolution of technology, none of the 28 industry segments I follow can drive improvement at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. The issue is that most companies are using new forms of technology to make bad decisions faster. In our research, small regional companies outperform large multinationals.

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RFgen

JANUARY 16, 2025

Keeping track of all your moving parts in manufacturing is a tall order. That’s where manufacturing inventory management software comes in. In this ultimate guide, we’ll break down everything you need to know about manufacturing inventory management software.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This is the largest area of investment for the company outside of ERP. The enterprise software company also announced a new analytics solution covering external workforce management. They also cover supplier managed inventory, quality collaboration, manufacturing line collaboration, and asset collaboration.

SAP 292

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Scaling manufacturing operations is crucial for business growth but presents unique challenges. Balancing increased demand with consistent quality and controlled costs is difficult but essential for manufacturers looking to expand. Successfully scaling manufacturing requires more than just adding resources.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 14, 2025

Your Aftermarket Supply Chain is More Complex Than You Think Lets be honest: managing spare parts inventory requires specialized strategies unlike any other inventory management process. Suboptimal inventory distribution: excessive stock in low-demand locations and shortages in high-demand areas. The outcome?

Optimal Sourcing 156

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

That’s the power of manufacturing data collection. Manufacturing data collection is your secret weapon for boosting efficiency, cutting waste, and staying ahead of the competition. Manufacturing data collection is your secret weapon for boosting efficiency, cutting waste, and staying ahead of the competition.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2020

My second observation is that for 96% of public companies supply chain excellence is slip-sliding away. They rock back and forth in improving singular metrics but struggle to improve a portfolio of growth, margin, inventory performance, and asset utilization. They side-step platitudes and programs of the month. Comparing 2010-2019.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 31, 2024

How should a global manufacturer make a decision? In short, the research tells me that the manufacturing industries are stuck. I see a few companies making progress, but most are going through the endless cycles of trying to implement a technology project. In contrast, for a global manufacturer, the answer is more complex.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This strategic partnership aims to improve demand planning efficiency, optimize inventory performance, and elevate service levels. The company’s dynamic approach and commitment to innovation have fueled its expansion to five strategically located warehouses, enabling comprehensive coverage of Central and Southern Italy. “In

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2025

My head is wobbling with announcements, late-night Friday press releases, company name changes, and executive turnover in the supply chain planning market. Renames the Company Daybreak. No doubt that the company, Noodle.ai, needed a fresh start after burning through $107M in capital of five rounds of financing. Kinaxis and o9.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

Companies that previously prioritized cost-cutting and centralized sourcing quickly found themselves exposed to serious production and distribution risks. Companies are rethinking their supplier networks to ensure that regional hubs are capable of supporting local demand. China trade disputes, and natural disasters.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

To adapt, I recommend that companies form two groups: Operational/Business Continuity Group. This cross-functional group (sales, procurement, manufacturing, and distribution) is an operational team to manage the day-to-day issues and exceptions in the supply chain. The supply chain restart will be in waves. It will take time.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

It leverages historical data, competitive intelligence, and external factors to guide inventory planning and resource allocation. Given todays volatile market conditions, companies must adopt more advanced forecasting techniques to improve resilience and customer service. Escape from the vicious cycle of unreliable forecasts.

Forecasting 156

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

It leverages historical data, competitive intelligence, and external factors to guide inventory planning and resource allocation. Given todays volatile market conditions, companies must adopt more advanced forecasting techniques to improve resilience and customer service. Escape from the vicious cycle of unreliable forecasts.

Forecasting 156

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