Silvon Software

APRIL 29, 2022

Key performance indicators (KPIs) in inventory management are metrics that help you monitor and make decisions about your stock. There must be a clearly defined data source with a standardized process for collecting and measuring that data. These types of metrics are Sales KPIs, Receiving KPIs and Operational KPIs. Sales KPIs.

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crisp

OCTOBER 21, 2024

That could be why AI – known for its efficiency and productivity possibilities – presents such a compelling opportunity for the retail and consumer goods industry, with an estimated potential impact of $400 billion to $660 billion annually ; driven by AI-supported strategic growth and cost savings through automation of key functions.

Procurement Analytics 40

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 15, 2020

Select a planning solution that can incorporate intelligent metrics and optimization technology. It should deliver a single source of truth, live KPIs and continuous optimization capabilities so that you can evaluate outcomes and quickly determine the best course of action to meet your business KPIs.

Supply Chain Planning Software 271

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TransAudit

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Supply chains at a consumer goods company, for example, make up about 80% of the company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Recommendations: Implement robust tracking systems to verify circular input sources and histories. Recommendations: Collaborate with sustainability and finance to align on relevant circular metrics.

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Vecco International

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Large global consumer goods companies with a combination of internal manufacturing and outsourcing must effectively predict demand and manage complex multi-national supply chain networks to ensure on-time in full delivery to their retail customers such as WalMart, CostCo, Amazon, QVC.

Beverage 40

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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. And the range of new metrics — such as category level insights in Shopper Behavior — give you considerable visibility into your brand’s performance against competitors.

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Alloy

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

This simulated metric projects what demand, and thus sales, would be if you were in-stock during a given period. This forward-looking metric is key to predicting where outages may occur, empowering you to take proactive steps to mitigate the most significant risks. Chasing demand is a team sport.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

.” According to Nimrod Kaplan, CTO and Co-Founder at Water.io, consumer data might not be as abundant as people think. He explains, “Big data essentially has three sources: social data, machine data and transactional data. Social data is comprised of a consumer’s online behavior.

Data 100

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3PL Insights

MAY 3, 2021

Evans365 accesses and analyzes data sets from Evans’ warehouse management system and other data sources and presents findings graphically. We will continue to improve evans365 by integrating additional data sources and providing even more valuable metrics,” Evans says. This is only the beginning.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Increasing Transport Costs A global lockdown meant that vast volumes of goods stalled in transit, and as consumers turned to online shopping to fulfill their needs, the demand for container shipping services increased dramatically. Recent global events make forecasting tricky. So, what is sustainability management, exactly?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2019

Gary began our discussion by pointing out that the Amazon Effect, which he says had a critical turning point during the 2017 holiday season, has sped up supply chains for retailers and consumer goods manufacturers, causing a greater emphasis on sourcing. There is much more involved now than the perfect order metric.”.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 13, 2023

This has led to the nearshoring redesign of supply network and manufacturers trying to figure out, “Where do I need to put my inventory” and “How do I think about sourcing of material and goods so that I can fulfill to my customers?” Terence: So, it’s about improving these metrics and business performance simultaneously.

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 15, 2021

Because of the changes to the retail and CPG industries, forward-thinking sporting goods shippers are looking to logistics as a differentiation strategy. As industries evolved to meet the needs of modern consumers, the supply chain has become a reliable source of competitive advantage. Work with CPG Logistics Specialists.

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E2open

APRIL 3, 2017

Effective February 2017, Walmart is requiring its suppliers to meet either a same-day or two-day shipping window instead of its previous four-day window and has upped its required compliance rate from 90% to 95% (Source: Walmart’s new on-time delivery standards may create supply chain challenges for its suppliers ). Consumer Goods.

Packaging 60

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E2open

APRIL 3, 2017

Effective February 2017, Walmart is requiring its suppliers to meet either a same-day or two-day shipping window instead of its previous four-day window, and has upped its required compliance rate from 90% to 95% (Source: Walmart’s new on-time delivery standards may create supply chain challenges for its suppliers ). Consumer Goods.

Packaging 60

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E2open

APRIL 3, 2017

Effective February 2017, Walmart is requiring its suppliers to meet either a same-day or two-day shipping window instead of its previous four-day window, and has upped its required compliance rate from 90% to 95% (Source: Walmart’s new on-time delivery standards may create supply chain challenges for its suppliers ). Consumer Goods.

Packaging 60

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Alloy

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The 80/20 effect is particularly salient in consumer goods. Depending on your industry, yearly revenue can be determined by weather or holiday-driven selling seasons, a few key promotions, big product launches or unexpected consumer trends. . Use proxy metrics to pinpoint likely execution issues at the shelf .

Forecasting 52

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

not only described as a “ significant rate of contraction ,” but also the first time that this particular metric has reached such a low level. Further, the report indicates that many consumer goods firms reportedly achieved the inventory wind down they strove for throughout 2022.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 25, 2023

”[3] He continues, “No matter the data source (e.g., The United Nations, US Government, European Parliament, and global business coalitions such as the Consumer Goods Forum, have all set goals to cut food loss and waste in half by 2030.” UN’s FAO, U.S. Inspire others to waste less, and repurpose more.

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E2open

MARCH 17, 2017

Orchestro’s data, visibility and analytics solutions strategically complement E2open Demand Sensing and have enabled a truly demand-driven supply chain for many leading consumer goods companies. Consumer Goods. Why E2open DSR is Unique. Users need tools at the "Speed of thought, not speed of vendor". Demand-driven.

Analytics Software 60

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E2open

MARCH 17, 2017

Orchestro’s data, visibility and analytics solutions strategically complement E2open Demand Sensing and have enabled a truly demand-driven supply chain for many leading consumer goods companies. Consumer Goods. Why E2open DSR is Unique. Users need tools at the "Speed of thought, not speed of vendor". Demand-driven.

Analytics Software 60

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BlueYonder

APRIL 24, 2023

One of the greatest benefits of today’s advanced digital solutions is their ability to ingest enormous volumes of data from across the supply chain — as well as from external sources — and apply those insights to course-correct the entire network as conditions change.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The demand planning and forecasting process The process of demand planning and forecasting can be extremely difficult, as it involves multiple teams across an organisation and data points from both internal and external sources. In a fast-moving industry such as consumer goods, a shorter timeframe may be preferred.

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Alloy

JANUARY 6, 2021

In this Q&A with Brian Babbitt , Head of Solutions Consulting at Alloy, we discuss options for consumer goods manufacturers evaluating supply chain management solutions. You can dynamically adjust layout, content, metrics and time dimensions, in real time. In Alloy, it’s as simple as a few clicks!

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Supply Chain Network

MAY 27, 2017

Over the past 30 years I’ve been witness to the development and use of a number of methodologies intended to improve operations, planning, service and costs in the Consumer Goods and Retail supply chains. What is Digital Enterprise Planning (DEP)?

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Amazon ’s aim in 2024 is to expand same-day delivery services globally to service more geographies with the goal of continuing to reduce the cost-to-serve metric. As noted in this provider’s financial performance commentary, more than 7 billion units arrived the same or next day across the U.S. after an order was placed.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

For example, Unilever, a consumer goods company, has a responsible sourcing policy that includes human rights due diligence and requires suppliers to adhere to its human rights principles. Examples of social sustainability in procurement include: Sourcing from suppliers who provide fair wages and safe working conditions.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods. As a result, enterprises involved at all stages of getting a product to market faced an interesting 2020.

Procurement Analytics 69

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SupplyShift

JUNE 10, 2020

Rethinking inventory and origination – Consumer goods companies are questioning the wisdom of maintaining lean inventories and sourcing from suppliers in distant locations. Similarly, this Forbes contributor says 70% of the S&P 100 are now publicly highlighting ESG metrics to shareholders.

Vendor Strategies 52

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SupplyShift

JUNE 10, 2020

Rethinking inventory and origination – Consumer goods companies are questioning the wisdom of maintaining lean inventories and sourcing from suppliers in distant locations. Similarly, this Forbes contributor says 70% of the S&P 100 are now publicly highlighting ESG metrics to shareholders.

Vendor Strategies 52

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Competition in the consumer goods space is at an all-time high as venture capital continues to pour into the industry and products hit the market at record speed. Because transportation is a substantial source of late deliveries and, subsequently, out-of-stocks, it is critical to implement urgency into your logistics function.

Retail 52

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Oracle SCM

AUGUST 1, 2018

Often this data is rolled up organizationally, geographically or in distribution through performance metrics or key performance indicators (targets change with these roll ups). Drive acquired sites from traditionally local, higher priced sources, to the best commodity prices. safety stock or other planned parameters).

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Provenance

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Source: BSR ). Source: Know the Chain ). Source: The Conversation ). However water footprint is another important for metric for businesses to be able to measure. Although governments can drive decision-making, businesses play a key role too. – Ian Kynnersley, CTO, Provenance.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2022

2020 and 2021 saw retailers scrambling to meet increasing omni-channel demand via a range of new order-fulfillment and product-sourcing strategies such as curbside pickup and ship-to-store. For example, retailers can shift their store-sourcing strategies to fulfill orders from locations that are less likely to sell those products in-store.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

With the evolution of NoSQL–Graph and Cognitive Ontological learning–models can now manage multiple data sources as inputs while driving a forecast to multiple roles simultaneously in role-based views. The root issue is functional metrics. Traditional Models. Could this change? The answer is yes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

I find twitter an accurate source of data. Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. One of the major problems is that most organizations do not know how to listen.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 18, 2021

The risk of extended Supply Chain disruption due to impacts to nature is significantly impacted in these industries: chemicals and materials; aviation, travel and tourism; real estate; mining and metals; supply chain and transport; and retail, consumer goods and lifestyle.

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