Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 3, 2013

We recently had a senior data analytics professional from a large financial services organization speak in my MBA Supply Chain relationships class. The scope of the datasets his team was working on was limited to supply management, but the sheer volume of data was staggering in its complexity and fragmentation.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It can track, manage and report the book value and depreciation of fixed assets. For period-end, companies can close the books quicker and report financials accurately. Revenue management can be improved by automatically generating and dispatching invoices at recurring intervals on time.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 1, 2015

Many people are talking about Key Performance Indicators, Metrics, Analytics, and other indicators of performance. The importance of selecting the right metrics or “measures” as I prefer to call them, is critical as we all know that metrics drive behaviors. Step 2 – Develop Metrics and Data Sources.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 14, 2013

In this first of a series of blogs, I will be exploring many of the key themes that emerged in the recent Future of Procurement study I co-authored with KPMG’s Procurement Advisory Council. The first of the themes we will explore is the procurement manager’s role as a support to the Chief Financial Officer.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We enable them by providing high-quality supply chain on-demand courses, guides, best practices, tools, and mentoring from industry experts. We have Courses like S&OP deployment, Supply Chain Digitalization , , and Negotiation in Procurement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2022

That article stated that Target, Walmart, and others recently reported during earnings calls that they have too much inventory in certain item categories and that the cost of holding inventory is negatively impacting their profit margins. Conclusion: Whiplash not Bullwhip Effect.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Those disciplines include decision management (including advanced nondeterministic techniques such as agent-based systems) and decision support as well as techniques such as descriptive, diagnostics and predictive analytics.”

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 8, 2019

Leverage the proliferation of new data opportunities to better understand the past and predict future demand ( How Demand Management Disruption Will Power the Future Supply Chain , 22 November 2018). In short, any capturable element that influences how customers purchase, whether in B2B or B2C environments.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. There is also no Santa Claus.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 17, 2021

The company combines domestic manufacturing with global sourcing. The solution uses machine learning, analytics, and automation to drive purchasing. In some cases, the e-tailer site is reporting a stock out when that is not the case at all. The CommerceIQ solution also helps there.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Almost two decades of reporting. Companies that operate separate systems for revenue management and demand management create a risk in understanding market trends and gauging price elasticity quickly. With the increase in product complexity, many companies have demand latency longer than supplier lead time.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

” At the other end of the continuum is the argument that “ Forecast error is the most important metric to improve.” I do believe in demand planning, but most companies overstate forecast improvements. Today’s demand management processes have many issues. Tactical Demand Planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. The Terra Technology investment is one of what we believe will be a series of purchases to build inter-enterprise cloud-based software platforms to redefine supply chain planning.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Having a single source of truth offers businesses an easy way to view how much inventory is coming in or going out, how many sales are being generated from each channel, and where any bottlenecks might be occurring. Inventory managers will analyze the unified data to better forecast demand , manage stock levels, and coordinate with suppliers.

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TPSynergy

JULY 22, 2019

Most companies rely on traditional processes to ensure the gap between demand and supply is as small as possible. These include forecasts and purchasing plans, which are used to order the necessary materials on time. These components include almost 40+ unique processes under 5 main categories: plan, source, make, deliver, and enable.

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Arkieva

JUNE 23, 2016

These planning and scheduling decisions occur across a complex playing field organized by decision tier (strategic, tactical, operational, and relevant time response) and organization (corporate planning, factory, marketing, purchasing, etc.). Demand Management. Analytics Workbench.

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Logility

MAY 2, 2021

A frequent conversation on forecasting best practices among demand planners is the growing concern over the use of “one number.” From sourcing and production to logistics to marketing, most companies have long relied on a single foundational key performance indicator (KPI) to dictate how they fulfill their customer needs.

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TPSynergy

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Most companies rely on traditional processes to ensure the gap between demand and supply is as small as possible. These include forecasts and purchasing plans, which are used to order the necessary materials on time. These components include almost 40+ unique processes under 5 main categories: plan, source, make, deliver, and enable.

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Taulia

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Helping businesses predict future revenue and expenses to identify the amount of cash needed to cover payroll, pay suppliers, and service debt. Cash flow management involves overseeing and managing cash from all sources. The measurement of cash flow is key to efficient cash flow management. Measuring cash flow.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

They center on how to make a good decision in the purchase of supply chain planning solutions. Most have purchased software, but are dependent on Excel spreadsheets. The source of data for this blog comes from market triangulation. Sadly, only 7% of companies test before purchase. Frustration abounds.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

On Monday, November 27th, Logility announced the purchase of privately-held Halo Business Intelligence. A significant source of revenue for the company is maintenance renewals. Prior acquisitions include: Demand Management, (often termed Demand Solutions) supply chain planning for mid-market, 2004 for $9.5M

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Many organizations will play the shell game of reporting forecast error so that the numbers look better: either calculating the forecast at a higher level in the forecast hierarchy (not at the item level) or reporting the data as a Weighted Mean Absolute Error. This gives supply chain leaders a false sense of security.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 24, 2022

To guarantee results, supply chain managers need to be able to cut through this noise with a powerful tool to make use of this vast amount of data with targeted operational analytics to detect, quantify and rank the bottleneck operations building-up in business processes early on. 4) ACTIONABLE ANALYTICAL INSIGHTS.

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ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

A recent study compiled by Deloitte reveals that those companies that were best equipped to respond to the disruption driven by the pandemic had strong relationships with their suppliers and the necessary analytical tools that helped with visibility into their broader supply networks. Do It Right With ThroughPut’s Demand Sensing solution.

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BlueYonder

MAY 17, 2017

In parts 1 and 2 of this blog series, you learned about the role collaborative partnerships play in supply chain planning and execution with real-time visibility and predictive analytics and the benefits of the JDA and TransVoyant partnership. Moving from Traditional Demand Management to Demand Sensing Activities.

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ThroughPut

MAY 11, 2021

But post-crisis and once the lockdowns were lifted, the demand for these products went back to normal. These drastic shifts in demand prompted the question, where and how consumers are shopping? According to the trends, there was a rapid shift from in-store purchasing to e-commerce. Let us take a look. Inventory optimization.

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ThroughPut

MAY 11, 2021

But post-crisis and once the lockdowns were lifted, the demand for these products went back to normal. These drastic shifts in demand prompted the question, where and how consumers are shopping? According to the trends, there was a rapid shift from in-store purchasing to e-commerce. Let us take a look. Inventory optimization.

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ThroughPut

MAY 11, 2021

But post-crisis and once the lockdowns were lifted, the demand for these products went back to normal. These drastic shifts in demand prompted the question, where and how consumers are shopping? According to the trends, there was a rapid shift from in-store purchasing to e-commerce. Let us take a look. Inventory optimization .

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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BlueYonder

MAY 17, 2017

In parts 1 and 2 of this blog series, you learned about the role collaborative partnerships play in supply chain planning and execution with real-time visibility and predictive analytics and the benefits of the JDA and TransVoyant partnership. Moving from Traditional Demand Management to Demand Sensing Activities.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 23, 2020

To guarantee results, supply chain managers need to be able to cut through this noise with a powerful tool to make use of this vast amount of data with targeted operational analytics to detect, quantify and rank the bottlenecks building-up in business processes early on. 2) Inventory and Demand Management. Evangelist.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 23, 2020

To guarantee results, supply chain managers need to be able to cut through this noise with a powerful tool to make use of this vast amount of data with targeted operational analytics to detect, quantify and rank the bottlenecks building-up in business processes early on. 2) Inventory and Demand Management.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022. For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the Company reported operating earnings of approximately $4.5 and Demand Management, Inc., Demand Management, Inc. million compared to $0.5 million or $0.18

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2022

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023. and Demand Management, Inc., wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, were recognized by Supply & Demand Chain Executive as recipients of the Top Supply Chain Projects Award 2022. and Demand Management, Inc.,

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. million for the same period last year, reflecting our continued transition to the Software as a Service (SaaS) engagement model. and Demand Management, Inc., Demand Management, Inc. million compared to $0.8

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ThroughPut

APRIL 6, 2020

– How can it facilitate the best possible manner in which the requirements can be met from the demand plan created? Demand management. The next step is demand management which is the process of forecasting or predicting the future demand to ensure goods and services can be accurately delivered based on the needs.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 6, 2020

– How can it facilitate the best possible manner in which the requirements can be met from the demand plan created? Demand management. The next step is demand management which is the process of forecasting or predicting the future demand to ensure goods and services can be accurately delivered based on the needs.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

There are two things Boeing and Airbus have in common, utilization of lean manufacturing system and strategic sourcing concept. However, the overall implementation of strategic sourcing is a bit different between the two companies. Moreover, products can be shipped to stores in-time then lost sales is minimal.

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