Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Banker : Manhattan Associates, a supplier of supply chain software, is the company that brought KeHE to my attention. Govindarajan : Our previous Supply Chain Purchasing and Inventory Management tools were not enabling us to solve business challenges, we pivoted to Manhattan’s Demand Forecasting and Inventory Optimization software.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Solvoyo’s Solution Bugaboo: something that causes fear or distress out of proportion to its importance. Demand forecasting is the process of making future estimations of how much of a given product will sell by location and time period. Would better forecasting accuracy be a good thing? Absolutely!

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 22, 2024

Ability to Optimize Across the Operation ERP software reaches almost every part of a business. An ERP allows you to forecast demand, manage inventory levels, and improve procurement , resulting in the right inventory at the right time. Software scales up better than people do. appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

On Monday, November 27th, Logility announced the purchase of privately-held Halo Business Intelligence. This announcement continues the trend of supply chain software market consolidation. Logility is a well-established player in the supply chain software market. The company was spun out of the parent company American Software.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2024

To manage continuous improvement, companies need a clear definition of excellence and organizational alignment to that goal. When I was an analyst at AMR Research (purchased by Gartner in 2010), I used the framework shown in Figure 2, as a framework to discuss supply chain excellence. What Drives Value?

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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 initial software product release name was Real-Time Forecasting. The product naming convention changed to Demand Sensing (DS) in 2005. History of Terra Technology.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Today’s risk management solutions focus largely on supply sensing and early alerting. Some solutions now include proactive event management driving recommendations to correct/prevent disruption. With the increase in product complexity, many companies have demand latency longer than supplier lead time.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

CAGR , the global supply chain management software market is expected to touch USD 50 billion by 2032. This one figure speaks volumes about how organizations worldwide want access to the best supply chain management tools to boost efficiency and value in their distribution and logistics network. The real challenge?

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 6, 2022

Solutions enable real-time inventory availability and fulfillment optimization for retailers. BOSTON—June 7, 2022 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, today announced its acquisition of Onera, a provider of real-time inventory availability and fulfillment software solutions to retailers.

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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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RFgen

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Keeping up with customer demands, managing inventory, and making sure everything runs smoothly — it’s a lot to handle. Mobile ERP software is transforming warehouses just like yours. This guide is your roadmap to successfully integrating mobile ERP software. There’s a better way.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

Peet’s runs their DSD supply chain using an application from Körber (formerly known as HighJump Software). The supply chain application included warehouse management capabilities. Their integration partner was Blue Horseshoe Solutions. Microsoft purchased Blue Horseshoe’s warehousing and transportation products in 2012.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

I do believe in demand planning, but most companies overstate forecast improvements. I worked for a software company for almost a decade and implemented demand management solutions in the 1990s for multiple companies. At that time, the demand processes were largely regional. Here I share my world view.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

SCaaS is a technology-driven approach to managing supply chains, offering comprehensive end-to-end solutions for businesses. SCaaS offers a solution by enabling hospitals to engage in strategic procurement, ensuring standardized operations throughout the contract duration. Let’s delve into this emerging concept.

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ThroughPut

MAY 1, 2023

But to not be able to understand or manage that demand, given the market volatility created by higher customer expectations and shorter fulfillment cycles, has created continuous ripples of chaos in the entire supply chain. Are we able to intuitively align inventory to match demand? If not, how do we get there?

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Whereas retailers once purchased merchandise largely based on the gut instinct of trend-savvy buyers and the push of whatever manufacturers tried to sell them, nowadays, they need to take a much more customer-focused and data-centered approach.

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Vanguard Software

JUNE 22, 2021

While a period of continued disruption may seem like the wrong time to adopt a new supply chain model, recent global events serve as a call to action – shining a light on the need for collaborative, end-to-end solutions for business planning. Modern Solutions Enable Shock-Resistant Supply Chains. Fountain Tire Case Study. Register Now.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 20, 2015

You are purchasing the wrong transportation capacity by buying too much in certain periods. At other times you are purchasing too little, and need to pay premium prices for emergency transportation services. They cannot do anything differently, because they are limited by their system tools. Well, the answer is very simple.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 17, 2021

NBG Home Uses a Software Solution from CommerceIQ. NBG Home has implemented a solution from CommerceIQ to increase sales in their indirect channels. The CommerceIQ solution also helps there. The solution uses machine learning, analytics, and automation to drive purchasing. Decisions need to be made at scale.”

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ToolsGroup

MAY 15, 2018

While exploring a new approach to planning, a good place to start is with a tool familiar to many people, the Gartner five stage SCP maturity model. All are potential early demand signals. For instance, a hearing aid company sees correlations between in-store shopper behavior and purchasing patterns. Consumer sentiment.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

The good news, however, is they have plenty of options in their product assortments, store footprints, customer behavior and even virtual worlds as they face these economic headwinds, using tools including basket analysis, which shows what customers are buying, and assortment planning, which helps retailers decide what to sell.”

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The beauty of today’s business software is that most are flexible enough to adapt to any business. Say goodbye to ugly and limited on premise software. And you no longer have to look high and low for vertical industry solutions. This means ready-made software can solve most problems faced by businesses.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2017

As I facilitated the class and discussed the findings , the theme of data sharing and demand management was prevalent. Most companies have applied the regional practices of demand management to global teams. In the past, I have given Infosys and Jabil a hard time for focusing on the sale of a software product.

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Creating a supply network or industry operating backbone brings together information from various disparate systems into a central demand management, inbound supply, logistics, transportation and overall order tracking system which provides the flexibility to grow with your business without the costs of bespoke development.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Managing transportation at this scale is the absolute challenge. In order to streamline the delivery, Coca-Cola implemented a vehicle routing software. The reason is that is the software vendor has a very good relationship with Coca-Cola''s legacy ERP software vendor. Many industries try to imitate Dell''s success.

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The main difference between MRP and ERP lies in the fact an ERP software focuses on automating a large number of back-office business functions, while MRP software focuses on materials management. Multiple business types may use ERP software, while MRP tools are mainly used by those directly involved in manufacturing operations.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 8, 2015

Lean management is a combination of a set of tools , philosophy and a system. As a tool, companies can use the principles to select the right technique or methods to improve what needs improving. Attributes of Lean Inventory Management. A lean supply chain and inventory management contributes to the bottom line.

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Logility

JANUARY 16, 2018

Gartner defines demand sensing as "the translation of demand information with minimal latency to detect who is buying the product, what attributes are selling and what impact demand-shaping programs are having.“ This sounds a lot like the definition for demand planning to me. And now back to that crux.

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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. The three primary activities include: 1.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

It touches many departments, from production, procurement, shipping, accounting, and finance to marketing, warehousing, research and development, and sales. Supply chain management is increasingly making an impact on the overall functioning of the business and influencing C-suite decisions. Do you want to be managing people?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

When I began my career there was no such thing as “Supply Chain Management” Supply Chain was not a title to be found anywhere on any organization chart. So what exactly is the definition of “Supply Chain Management”? SCM #SupplyChain #Technology #Logistics #Freight #Purchasing #Procurement #Business.

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Arkieva

JUNE 28, 2016

The credit card company wants to identify purchase transactions that are fraudulent well before the customer receives their monthly bill. It pulls data sets with transaction histories with and without fraudulent purchases and applies machine learning to identify patterns associated with fraud. The coffee purchase was rejected.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

Learn to navigate the river of demand. Realize that, within the organization, the concept of demand as a flow is not well understood. There are many misconceptions that must be challenged: 1) Demand Management Is Forecasting. The modeling of demand today is supply focused. 2) One-Number Forecasting.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 8, 2019

In his latest research, Enright sums up the way forward: Capture additional demand inputs to recreate the environment in which demand occurred. Enright says that common statistical forecasting inputs such as historical demand do not create a sufficiently comprehensive set of attributes to accomplish this.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Demand forecasting helps the business make better-informed supply decisions that estimate the total sales and revenue for a future period of time. Demand forecasting allows businesses to optimize inventory by predicting future sales. Importance of demand forecasting for ecommerce. Types of demand forecasting techniques.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2017

A few years ago I purchased a sofa from a well-known furniture store. Supply Chain Software is Not the Solution. Many companies try to overcome this problem using ERP systems, demand management tools and other advanced software. Tim McLean is principal of TXM Lean Solutions , a lean consulting firm.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 9, 2021

Suppliers for all materials and services have to be found, vetted, negotiated with, qualified, ramped up, tracked, managed, kept competitive and governed. That is the purview of Procurement. Cash is king and cash flow management is the source of life, or the cause of death, of any company.

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