Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Even before the coronavirus pandemic closed physical stores and forced consumers online, they were journeying on the digital path to purchase in increasing numbers. ”[1] As a result of increased digital-path-to-purchase activity, online marketplaces have flourished. . Pillars supporting the digital path to purchase.

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Herlitz Inventory Management

JANUARY 18, 2023

Demand forecasting is a vital activity for wholesale and retail purchasing teams. Demand is very difficult to accurately predict without the proper tools. Purchasing and inventory management systems help buyers create more accurate forecasts. Outdated Purchasing Solutions. What is Demand Forecasting?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Recently, my team members and I worked on a project with a well-known retailer facing challenges in the e-commerce area of its distribution center – and here was the question at hand: ‘Would replacing the WMS be the best solution?’. Supply chain planning tools. Solutions for increased expectations in security and service levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Even worse, I work for a company who makes solutions to help companies solve these kinds of problems, which I listen, speak and write about for a living! The distribution center (DC) hadn’t released the order, but customer service didn’t have access to the right systems to see exactly what was wrong. I should have known better.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

VF Corporation is Building a Highly Automated DC on the West Coast. They are looking to take their global end-to-end demand for both wholesale and retail operations, flow that into the o9 solution, and then build one demand plan across their entire supply base. “We There will be no emails or spreadsheets.

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Exiger Perspectives

AUGUST 7, 2024

Acquisition of Cutting-Edge Parts and Logistics Intelligence Platform Brings XSB’s 100M+ Parts and 400M+ Parts Attributes Database In-House to Exiger WASHINGTON, DC. We’ve built a truly comprehensive suite of sourcing, logistics, sustainment solutions for PEOs, logisticians and contested logistics professionals.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 8, 2015

First Things First, Do You have all The Tools To Set You Up for DC Or Warehouse Slotting? Your Warehouse Management System (WMS) must reflect these storage locations for proper location control in your warehouse or DC. As a Consultant, I have gone into many warehouses and DCs that have no locations identified.

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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. End-to-End Definition Implementation of enterprise data architectures to improve order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. Background.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2022

Companies must also offer a healthy workplace which listens to their workforce and offers modern tools that keep workers happy in addition to being productive. Instead of looking at technology as a pure productivity solution, companies can benefit from exploring ways to use technology for employee retention.

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ivalua

APRIL 7, 2022

NEW Payments Solution. Ivalua remains the only vendor recognized as a leader in every current Procurement report spanning S2P by Gartner and Forrester. Today, he is focused on finding solutions for renewable energy sources and the promotion of sustainable practices. . Franck Lheureux and Alex Saric .

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This is despite the purchase of Terra Technology Demand Sensing and Multi-tier Inventory Management (MEIO) in 2014 for 12-14M$ (including implementation). The solution was too black box. Hence the solution couldn’t be much maintained. Software robots need adult supervision through learning systems. ” My take?

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RELEX Solutions

JANUARY 15, 2017

Denmark’s biggest retailer, Coop Denmark, expects to save tens of millions through better supply chain management by using RELEX Solutions. Coop, which is in the forefront of worldwide efforts to cut food waste, is building on its relationship with RELEX Solutions to use its integrated retail and supply chain planning solution.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Produce or purchase more inventory to bring undersupply locations up to target stock levels. This will incur increased inventory holding costs and purchasing costs. At the time of the study, Boston Scientific had a hierarchical supply chain, meaning that product would flow from plant to sterilization facility to tier-1 DC to tier-2 DC.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

To support this massive speed, we needed a solid replenishment solution in place.” The company’s supply chain planning and automated replenishment solution comes from Solvoyo. The next morning, store managers look at their hand-held terminals to see their recommended purchases. Solvoyo is an end-to-end planning solution.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 20, 2021

In celebration of Earth Day, we’re providing an inside look at how some of our clean tech customers are using cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) software to develop innovative solutions that better the planet. Reducing Our Carbon Footprint.

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Silvon Software

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Depending on the retailer, this can involve manually downloading files or using automated tools to pull the data into a centralized system. For some companies, it may be necessary to hire data scientists or invest in specialized software to manage this process effectively.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

And from one order to the next a customer may choose one delivery solution versus another. While many companies declare that they are Omnichannel fulfillment solution providers are they really? Omnichannel Fulfillment Solutions. You may own and operate the DC or you may have outsourced this responsibility.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 26, 2021

More customers are simply likely to return items when purchased through e-commerce, and that rate is at least double that of brick-and-mortar purchases. Retailers could persuade 40% of customers to keep items with discounts as low as 5% on a future purchase. Today, as few as 16% of businesses charge for returns.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 12, 2020

Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services is a global supply chain solution provider with clients across a wide range of industries. They collaborated with 6 River Systems to design a fulfillment solution that would allow them the flexibility necessary to handle large fluctuations in order volume.

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RFgen

MARCH 20, 2018

This article will discuss planning to implement new mobile device software to strengthen mobile efficiency. Warehouse supply chain software is seeing a major shift in operating systems. Unfortunately, its software is confined to non-rugged hardware like the iPhone and iPad, which may not be suited for use inside a warehouse.

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RFgen

MARCH 20, 2018

This article will discuss planning to implement new mobile device software to strengthen mobile efficiency. Warehouse supply chain software is seeing a major shift in operating systems. Unfortunately, its software is confined to non-rugged hardware like the iPhone and iPad, which may not be suited for use inside a warehouse.

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SupplyPike

APRIL 10, 2020

Distribution centers are overrun and fairly chaotic right now trying to prioritize and fulfill orders, so be mindful of DC appointments and collect ready times to avoid OTIF or ORAD fines. You’ll need to work with your buyer on revising their purchasing plans to favor high demand items. Forecasting. How SupplyPike is helping.

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Veridian Solutions

JANUARY 6, 2020

As the distinction between systems becomes less apparent, a new breed of systems called warehouse execution systems (WES), is attempting to take the center stage as a hybrid solution. Therefore, an omnichannel warehouse is the only solution.”. While a WMS was used as the overarching solution, the WCS interfaced with machines.

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Precoro

MAY 8, 2023

With over 1,000 students, the school purchases a lot of supplies for students as well as office supplies for the administration. We had the chance to discuss the school's initial approach to procurement compared to its new, automated process using software with Caroline Hickey, Business Associate at CCPCS.

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SupplyPike

MARCH 23, 2020

It’s frustrating having to either purchase a different brand of the product you are looking for or to forgo purchasing the product altogether. Just one Walmart DC is one million square feet, so it can be tough making sure all products are where they need to be. The system aggregates Out of Stock quantities at the DC level.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 6, 2024

They oversee multiple 3PLs, carriers, and other service providers, offering a comprehensive, end-to-end supply chain solution. APS Advanced Planning Systems – Software tools that use complex algorithms to optimize supply chain planning. It makes complex supply chain management tools more accessible and user-friendly.

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SupplyPike

APRIL 1, 2020

Walmart OTIF is generally calculated by dividing the total number of Vendor Packs , or cases, that are received at the Distribution Center (DC) within the delivery window by the total number of cases ordered. This means you are in charge of scheduling a carrier of your choice to pick up and deliver your order to the Walmart DC.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Primary Challenges in an E-Commerce Shipping Strategy Developing an e-commerce shipping strategy is about more than just considering e-commerce; e-commerce may include the omnichannel purchases in which customers use a variety of online and in-store devices and experiences to make a final decision and complete a purchase.

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PINC

APRIL 29, 2020

Technology solutions help reduce physical contact to a minimum. Routine procedures like gate check-ins and paperwork signing can move to the cloud via software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions. Previously, the driver would be waiting in the lounge to talk to the DC after completing check-in.“ – L.

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o9 Solutions

DECEMBER 3, 2021

A robust daily forecast that considers weekday purchase patterns, promotion impacts to demand, store planogram and backroom storage constraints, time-phased safety stocks, and lead times can drive replenishments to the store. Replenish efficiently to improve availability and reduce waste. View Whitepaper.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Today’s blog analyzes how to compete in this multichannel environment that requires serving the customer in ways that remove the barriers that make consumers think twice about making the purchase. These tools disaggregate forecasts down to the stockkeeping unit level.

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o9 Solutions

OCTOBER 1, 2021

For many retailers, it’s a challenge to move goods efficiently, while also responding to merchant asks, and evaluating levers such as adjusting demands, adding another shift at the DC, or accessing flex transportation capacity. The post Capacity and Flow Planning drives efficient replenishment for Retailers appeared first on o9 Solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 13, 2024

One of the most recent, “ The Goal ,” by Eliyahu Goldratt and Jeff Cox, suggested by our CEO, really got me thinking about the book’s centering theme, the Theory of Constraints, it’s applicability to my area of expertise, software development, and how it can also be applied to processes in the warehouse.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Of course, it can add up to a vast pool of data, so realistically, access to advanced modelling and analytics tools will be essential to get the most value from it. You may have noted how; interestingly, we drift back to the warehouse/DC location topic when discussing transportation and routing.

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RELEX Solutions

JULY 5, 2017

Case Hankkija: Full-service Agricultural Store Chain Transforms Its Procurement Process. Under its new owner, Hankkija overhauled its entire procurement process, set up a new DC and built its purchasing organization around it. Insights » Case Studies. Introduction. This significantly increased its workload.

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Lucas

JULY 3, 2018

WERC’s Annual DC Measures Survey is a great tool for benchmarking your distribution center and warehouse operations, but it’s also a valuable resource for identifying trends across the industry. This year’s survey showed the growing importance of labor-related metrics in assessing DC performance.

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Alloy

OCTOBER 3, 2023

An Introduction to Walmart Luminate Listen to the full episode of the Shelf Life Podcast on Walmart Luminate Walmart Luminate is the retailer’s new data, analytics and reporting tool for suppliers — and it represents a massive step forward in retailer-supplier collaboration. ” – Joel Beal, CEO and Cofounder @Alloy.ai

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