Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Assessing Infrastructure and Technological Capabilities The first step in the readiness assessment is to evaluate the organization’s IT infrastructure and data management systems. Organizations must also evaluate the quality, integrity, and security of their data to ensure it is reliable enough for DPP purposes.

Resource Reduction 290

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Offering comprehensive solutions, including warehousing, order fulfillment, and inventory management, Launch Fulfillment helps eCommerce brands streamline their supply chains. Client Access & Transparency: Provides client access to their shipping data for increased transparency and decreased administrative overhead.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 245

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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?

Inventory Management Software 96

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 2, 2023

Suddenly, managing inventory is the name of the game for companies trying to manage working capital and maximize profit while keeping customers happy. With crystal clear, up-to-the-minute, and accurate data that enables organizations to see what’s happening across their entire supply chain and take smart, decisive action.

Real-time Visibility 294

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

This year, a recurring theme that I saw was about using supply chain data to improve the customer experience across the entire value chain. Here are the ones that stood out to me, especially as it relates to supply chain data. The single data cloud runs on Snowflake, one of Blue Yonder’s partners.

Supply Chain Planning Software 293

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. Opinion of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising. Is supply chain inventory the problem?

Inventory Reduction 329

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 23, 2024

Data is the lifeblood of AI in the supply chain. Without sufficient data, AI models can’t uncover meaningful patterns, make accurate predictions, or provide valuable insights for informed decision-making in complex and dynamic environments. At the same time, feeding your AI models too much data can also be a problem.

Optimal Sourcing 306

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Choosing the right inventory management software , often referred to as an inventory control system, can be the difference between a well-oiled, profit-generating operation and one plagued by costly mistakes and inefficiencies. Modern inventory management solutions have evolved far beyond basic stock counting.

Inventory Management Software 97

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 14, 2024

trillion distortion inventory problem. Trillion Inventory Distortion Problem In this podcast, Karl Swensen, CEO and Co-founder of Pull Logic, discusses how their AI-enabled technology helps retailers, brands, and manufacturers reduce lost sales by addressing supply chain and selling process failure points. Summary: Solving the $1.8

Inventory Reduction 264

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 11, 2025

For demand forecasting, this means looking beyond mere accuracy to focus on: Strategic decision-making improvements Cost reduction strategies Inventory optimization Customer service enhancement 2.Understand Define Clear Business Outcomes The most successful technology investments start with a clear understanding of desired business outcomes.

Forecasting 156

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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. That tightly integrated advanced planning (APS) coupled to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) using order data is sufficient. Change is Hard. Unlearning is Tougher.

Supply Chain Design Software 221

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2021

Why should we consider Promotion Planning in Inventory Management? Whether it be e-commerce, brick-and-mortar, or both, retail companies care about the inventory they keep. During promotional management, especially for big events around special days and holidays, inventory levels need to be adjusted to meet the peaks in demand.

Inventory Management Software 266

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2020

The supply chain is complex non-linear system that is easily thrown out of balance through a focus on functional metrics. They rock back and forth in improving singular metrics but struggle to improve a portfolio of growth, margin, inventory performance, and asset utilization. Stop the Focus on Functional Metrics.

Supply Chain Design Software 429

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

That’s the power of manufacturing data collection. Data transforms operations. Manufacturing data collection is your secret weapon for boosting efficiency, cutting waste, and staying ahead of the competition. Let’s dive in and unlock the potential of your manufacturing data.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

My goal is to convince you to ground supply chain processes and technology implementations in data analysis while tying the results to the improvement in corporate performance. Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns.

Supply Chain Planning Software 418

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RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In the automotive sector, manufacturers are simultaneously reducing inventory costs and delivery times. We’ll examine the key components of efficient supply chains, explore essential performance metrics, and uncover the fundamental drivers that influence efficiency.

Sourcing Strategies 96

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

A disruption at any point in the global logistics network including the average of 12 touch points from shipment packaging to final delivery can prove disastrous for profits, service levels, customer loyalty, and other key metrics. With the global e-commerce market predicted to reach $8.1 billion to $23.07

Supply Chain Planning Software 222

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

AI-powered warehouse management improves inventory flow and reduces waste. Blockchain also facilitates collaboration by sharing verified data across stakeholders. Blockchain also facilitates collaboration by sharing verified data across stakeholders. Immutable records enable accountability throughout the supply chain.

Optimal Sourcing 256

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A shift from functional metrics to a balanced scorecard. I like the use of growth, margin, inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital, customer service and ESG metrics. The focus on functional metrics sub-optimizes balance sheet results. Funny, isn’t it? Improved Forecast Value Added (FVA). Market-Driven Process.

S&OP 351

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.) Understanding this relationship requires modeling. (A A Case Study.

Procurement Analytics 353

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Think about it: How much time is wasted hunting down misplaced inventory? How much could you save by streamlining your workflows and empowering your team with real-time data? These include: Barcode Scanning Devices: These handheld devices, equipped with integrated inventory management apps, enable real-time tracking and data entry.

Inventory Reduction 98

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2021

Using balance sheet data from 2011 to 2019, we chart companies’ progress by peer group on rate of improvement and performance in the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). The charts and data get boring pretty quick.) The reason?

Supply Chain Planning Software 370

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

IoT: Powering the Future of Digital Product Passports The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to impact how industries track products and manage data. This network of devices enables seamless, automatic data collection from physical objects in near real-time.

Internet of things 284

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 25, 2024

Pattern recognition is the ability to discern patterns in data and use the insights for further analysis. The use of orbit charts allowed me to see the patterns of performance at the intersection of metrics over time. The first step was to find a reliable data set and establish the peer groups. We purchase data from Y charts.

Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 336

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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). Less than 50% of the required data for supply chain planning comes from ERP. Lack of Focus on Form & Function of Inventory and Designing Network Flows. Supply Chain Maturity Progression.

Procurement Analytics 370

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Companies speak about moving from a functional metric focus to managing corporate metrics, but this does not happen. Of the 114 balance sheet metrics tested in work with the statisticians at Georgia Tech, operating margin improvement has the highest correlation to market capitalization. Hence the Facebook analogy.)

Cost Reduction Strategies 387

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Optimization engines to improve functional metric performance resulted in an exploding number of planners. The issue is data synchronization. The more outsourcing and instances, the greater the issue with data synchronization. Rolling up a perpetual inventory signal takes eleven hours. How does this happen?

Supply Chain Planning Software 359

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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. Reward teams for cross-functional metrics. Focus functional metrics to improving reliability. What did we find?

Supply Chain Planning Software 329

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

quintillion bytes of data every day. Cluster analysis is a statistical umbrella term for methods that classify data points according to their attributes. Cluster analysis is a statistical umbrella term for methods that classify data points according to their attributes. The retail industry is rich with data.

Optimal Sourcing 258

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

An efficient supply chain strategy is one that takes every aspect of your supply chain into account, from inventory management and warehouse design to freight tendering and transport optimisation. Inventory Management The key starting point is implementing proper ABC analysis, and you need to look at it from multiple angles.

Supply Chain Design Software 98

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

However, two decades later, there is still no technology solution to enable demand visibility or help companies use channel data to translate demand into an inventory, replenishment, or manufacturing strategy. Why have we not improved our use of channel data in supply chain processes?” My question is, “Why?”

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Companies have data lakes, but do not use their own data. I don’t understand why companies want to move data in and out of data jails that we call relational databases but are so unaware of the techniques to use data from data lakes through schema on read technology approaches. technologies.

Supply Chain Planning Software 404

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2024

I questioned in this time of uncertainty if supply chain leaders will value data-driven content. We talk about the move from functional metrics to a balanced scorecard, but we don’t use a balanced scorecard as an objective function. We speak of data latency, but do not measure the impact on performance.

Gartner 299

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

These platforms can dynamically adjust the difficulty of tasks, provide targeted resources, and suggest personalized learning paths based on real-time performance data. Developing Analytical Skills Data analysis is at the heart of effective supply chain management.

Supply Chain Planning Software 97

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Taulia

DECEMBER 6, 2024

How are companies rethinking their liquidity management strategies in response to the recent degradation across major working capital metrics? In the wake of economic uncertainty, many companies have experienced a degradation in key working capital metrics.

Inventory Reduction 52

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Infrastructure Limitations: Existing infrastructure, including utilities, data networks, and support systems, may struggle to handle increased demand. Material Flow: Optimize material flow patterns to accommodate increased volume without creating bottlenecks or excessive inventory. Upgrades and expansions may be necessary.

Material Savings 92

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2024

If I had a magic wand, I would redesign work to transform the planners to become data orchestrators with supply chain planning becoming self-service by business leaders. The Orange layer above the traditional deployments (shown in blue) become the collaborative data sharing area for business leaders. Why Jump Now?

Inventory Reduction 417

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