NC State SCRC

JANUARY 16, 2024

Dan Finkenstadt used his Chat GPT programs to analyze the NDIS and compare it to the recommendations developed in our book, Supply Chain Immunity: Overcoming our Nation’s Sourcing Sickness in a Post-Covid World. There is also little consideration of what it takes to truly establish domestic sourcing capabilities.

Sourcing Strategies 72

Sourcing Strategies Material Savings Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction 72

Unleashed

JANUARY 4, 2024

Product sourcing, done the right way, can set your business up with the foundations needed for achieving maximum sales. This guide will explain how product sourcing works in modern business, best practices for finding suppliers, and list some of the most popular websites and tools for sourcing goods to sell.

Purchasing Skills 52

Purchasing Skills Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies 52

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The customizable dashboards and reports show the total estimated emissions from FourKites-tracked freight, and enable a deep dive into emissions by mode, changes over time, and comparison to industry benchmarks. Knowing which source of freight-related emissions are the highest can lead to improved decision- making in shipping decisions.

Benchmarking 250

Benchmarking Sustainability Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies 250

Precoro

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

As both sourcing and procurement are related to obtaining supplies for the organization, confusing these two terms is easy. Understanding their distinction can help you ensure the coordination between the responsible teams and adopt the right strategies for improving both sourcing and procurement. Procurement. Contains fewer steps.

Optimal Sourcing 63

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Procurement Solutions 63

EC Sourcing Group

JUNE 8, 2021

Where to Start if You’re New to Procurement Sourcing Solutions. There are many people who are not new to procurement and sourcing and its role in the supply chain but may be new to sourcing solutions and software. Read on to learn how to get started with procurement sourcing solutions and what to look for in software.

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics Sourcing Strategies 52

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Is a comparison of COV of channel demand versus orders sufficient? Or a similar comparison of customer orders or planned orders? Go to the source. Set up a time for digital marketing teams, data scientists, sales account teams, and supply chain groups to brainstorm on using various data sources to improve the models.

Supply and Demand 388

Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Demand Planning 388

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Model Comparisons Ship from model: A ship-to model: Another example of bi-directional orchestration is meat packing. Then take an inventory of all the sources of channel data in the organization. Comparison of batch processing of inside-out and outside-in processing I hope that this helps.

Modeling 208

Modeling Supply and Demand Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software 208

Freightos

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Here’s How We Get There Part of the frustration stems from comparisons to other, similar industries including air travel for passengers. At Crane, successful integration of disparate data sources is already leading to cost savings by eliminating duplicate work and many errors.

Sourcing Strategies 156

Sourcing Strategies Logistics Network Optimization Software Analytics Software Optimization Software 156

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2023

Simply put, supply chain operations are under strain with pressures coming from multiple sources. Additionally, many organizations are also planning to source materials from suppliers in closer proximity and to hold greater inventory to assure short lead times and high inventory availability.

Supply Chain Planning Software 267

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software Supply Chain 267

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

We approached the topic from the perspective of importance in comparison to other objectives and change in importance over time. According to our preliminary results, the most widespread tactics to be utilized in 2023 include planning and forecasting process improvements and sourcing of materials from more proximate/local suppliers.

Supply Chain Planning 227

Supply Chain Planning Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain 227

ivalua

APRIL 28, 2022

The inability to integrate data from multiple sources and the limited ability to interpret/analyze data in real time are a common set of problems facing many organizations. One of the drivers for these issues is focused around the lack of access to reliable “data”. To be of use, supply chain data must be of good quality and trustworthy.

Government 130

Government Quality Supply Chain Software Data 130

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2023

For respondents at the median, 80 percent of total annual packing material consumed comes from recycled or re-used materials and 60 percent comes from renewable sources. For the top performers, however, 90 percent of total annual packing material consumed comes from recycled / re-used materials, and 74 percent comes from renewable sources.

Sustainability 210

Sustainability Optimal Sourcing Logistics Material Savings 210

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

In Table 1, I share a comparison of the two methods. Comparison of the Gartner Top 25 and Supply Chain Insights Supply Chains to Admire Methodologies. There is never a meaningful comparison of balance sheet performance or a serious conversation on supply chain excellence. What do you think? I hope to see you there!

Gartner 198

Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 198

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Planners resort to exporting plans and data to spreadsheets and BI applications for plan analysis, editing plans for downstream use, comparison, and performance analysis. Lastly, rigorously evaluate the generative AI solution for domain-specific understanding, source attribution, and enterprise security.

Supply Chain Planning Software 241

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Software Modeling 241

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Clear operating strategy and definition of supply chain excellence across plan, source, make and deliver. Companies are clear on the difference between sales-driven and market driven signals, and marketing-driven in comparison to a market-driven process. Drives Value. S&OP is a business process.

S&OP 336

S&OP Supply and Demand Forecasting Supply Chain Design Software 336

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 27, 2023

Definitions: Oxymoron: The combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness) Juxtaposition: The act of placing words or concepts close together or side by side, for comparison or contrast. Current planning taxonomies do not plan across make, source, and deliver answers bi-directionally. I don’t think so.

Supply Chain Planning Software 318

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Supply Chain Design Software 318

Logility

JANUARY 18, 2024

And once collected, the data often requires some cleansing and standardization. AI-First Demand Planning eBook Learn “How Human-Machine Collaboration Cuts Costs, Error, and Implementation Time” in this free eBook.

Modeling 188

Modeling Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 188

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2022

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. It provides a single source of truth with visibility and analytics based on the same data.

Supply Chain Planning Software 307

Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Software Analytics Software Supply Chain Network Software 307

GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 27, 2021

While large national networks comprise a significant percentage of transportation service providers' shipping options, several challenges present if these are the only OTR freight transportation sources considered, including. Easier comparison of rates, timeliness, availability, and services. Better optimization of? strategic roles ?within

Sourcing Strategies 197

Sourcing Strategies Network Optimization Supply Chain Network Software Optimal Sourcing 197

EC Sourcing Group

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Those in the market for RFP software , performing an RFP software comparison is a wise idea, as there are features that may be in one suite or software package that may not be in another. RFP Software Comparison : What Does RFP Software Do? RFP Software Comparison : Streamlining the Process. Be integration-ready with open API’s.

Comparison 52

Comparison Procurement Solutions Analytics Software Software 52

Logility

JUNE 23, 2023

And next to impossible is creating plans in a timely manner when monitoring unrelated KPIs across multiple disconnected sources of data. Furthermore, multi-horizon integrated business planning facilitates the analysis and comparison of multiple scenarios all at once from an adaptable and meaningful perspective.

S&OP 196

S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning 196

Logility

AUGUST 5, 2021

For example, if processing equipment for preparation, cooking, filling, or labeling is shared and interconnected, the planning system would prevent double-booking an employee, machine, and ingredient source – reducing waste and increasing efficiency. Improved customer satisfaction.

S&OP 130

S&OP Supply and Demand Beverage Optimal Sourcing 130

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2019

The source data for the analysis comes from Ycharts.). Comparison To The Gartner Top 25. Shown in Figure 3 is the comparison of the two approaches. Comparison of the Supply Chains to Admire and the Gartner Top 25 Methodologies. . Industry-by-industry, I compiled data for the period of 2010-2018.

Supply Chain Design Software 254

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Gartner Supply Chain Software 254

Logility

JUNE 10, 2020

Once completed, they were able to provide: Sell-through data collected at the source and delivered to suppliers in near real-time; A consistent set of KPIs that enhances supplier relationships and enables supplier comparison; Actionable reports for their suppliers to help them monitor and improve their performance scores; and.

Optimal Sourcing 130

Optimal Sourcing Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics 130

EC Sourcing Group

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Underneath the umbrella of supply chain management are procurement and the sourcing of goods and materials. When this is performed electronically through the internet, it is known as eSourcing or electronic sourcing. Spend management tools that are in your procurement or sourcing suite can help you make informed decisions.

Analytics Software 52

Analytics Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing 52

EC Sourcing Group

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Underneath the umbrella of supply chain management are procurement and the sourcing of goods and materials. When this is performed electronically through the internet, it is known as eSourcing or electronic sourcing. Spend management tools that are in your procurement or sourcing suite can help you make informed decisions.

Analytics Software 52

Analytics Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing 52

Logility

APRIL 2, 2020

Phone * Company * Job Title * Zip Code * Source Asset Source Download ID. 2 Identify and get access to the right data sources. If you use data quality tools, monitor the amount of clean-up needed and work hard to improve the quality in source data systems. Featured Download. First Name * Last Name * Email *.

Negotiating Skills 157

Negotiating Skills Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Purchasing Skills 157

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2023

The problem was that when the planning solution spit out recommendations, and someone in sourcing or someone on the factory floor looked at those recommendations, they just did not believe them. However, the granularity of the roughcut model in comparison to the production scheduling model can differ greatly from manufacturer to manufacturer.

Supply Chain Planning Software 224

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning 224

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

– How Logistics is Harnessing the Power of the Sun by Timothy Foote , Founder of Susymbio We all know that our sun’s power is the main energy source for life on Earth. It is not going to be a major source of reduction, but it pays for itself operationally over time regardless.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 130

Logistics Network Optimization Software Expense Reduction Supply Chain Software Logistics 130

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Comparison of Inventories Across the Years. Bi-directional orchestration is the constant redesign of the supply chain across make, source, and deliver to improve outcomes and reliability.) The gaps in inventory planning–what is needed and what is used–are huge.

Supply Chain Planning Software 264

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Optimal Sourcing 264

Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 30, 2022

Many businesses use some form of Total Cost of Ownership model to support their Procurement and sourcing decisions. In fact these models are not just used casually, but they often are designed to inform and make optimal sourcing choices. Typically and historically sourcing decisions were predominantly based on unit price.

Optimal Sourcing 103

Optimal Sourcing Purchasing Skills Manufacturing Procurement Negotiating Skills 103

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

Procurement can also have RPA do dynamic searches of websites to source or conduct market research for future buys and tenders. Price Lookup and Comparison. RPA can routinely search for pricing data on specified materials and structure this data in a way that makes conducting comparisons easier. Purchase Order Management.

Supply Chain Software 246

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Agile and Lean Supply Chain 246

DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 8, 2021

Fully contextualized data results from a single source of truth and information models. Shrinking the lag in the time to shift production or supply from one source to another minimizes this cost and serves to reduce waste at many levels and ultimately improves customer satisfaction with highly responsive deliveries.

Optimal Sourcing 156

Optimal Sourcing Agile and Lean Supply Chain Modeling Supply Chain Planning Software 156

Intelligent Audit

MAY 2, 2022

Aggregate Data to Create a Single Source of Truth for Shipping Insight. Access to a single source of actionable analytics and an exact apples-to-apples type of data comparison helps shippers stay focused. Shipping companies need dependable data sources that provide an apples-to-apples source of comparison and anomaly detections.

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Analytics Software Predictive Analytics 52

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Comparison of these profiles then gives us store clusters with similar demand, and based on these insights, assortment plans can be developed to address the difference. These metrics can be used for making operational adjustments related to inventory levels as well as assortment and sourcing decisions.

Optimal Sourcing 215

Optimal Sourcing Analysis Procurement Analytics Purchasing Skills 215

Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Even more comprehensive reporting can come from integrating your network data with public data from sources such as FEMA and the National Weather Service – or even a history of similar natural events for impact comparison – into a singular format (such as the infographic for Hurricane Harvey at left).

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 208

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software Predictive Analytics Supply Chain Optimization 208

Logility

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Just six years ago , this was a technology on the rise, empowering companies with visibility through the ability to better identify the sources of raw materials and more thoroughly vet suppliers. Let’s look at a comparison of functions between ERP and SCM: 1. They manage different processes – . Economic sustainability .

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Software 130