Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2024

The answer is not as simple as connecting Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to Advanced Planning (APS). Or gradually introduce outside-in signals to conventional demand planning. The shifts over the last decade are profound: Is the answer a Supply Chain Center of Excellence? Lack of executive buy-in.

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Logility

JULY 22, 2024

As Raheel Hussain, Director of the Supply Chain Center of Excellence at Reynolds Consumer Products notes during a recent webinar , a level of synchronization is critical to systemically share information and cut down the constant offline back-and-forth (conversations) between different functions.

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ThroughPut

JULY 6, 2021

Thriving In ‘The New Normal’ With 5 Demand Planning & Forecasting Methods. Do you remember the time when the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns were announced across the world, followed by the panic purchase of essentials to the point where supermarkets and grocery stores were left with empty shelves? Demand sensing method.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 18, 2022

At the end of a long day of a strategy session on supply chain excellence with a client, I needed to fill up some time in an agenda. The genesis of the River of Demand learning activity. Over the last decade, I find fewer and fewer companies understand supply chain planning. The result? Background.

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Bristlecone

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A side effect of this situation is that companies that relied heavily on statistical forecasts have been unable to find an alternative approach to demand planning and get their demand planning back on track in such a short span of time. What if my supply plans aren’t flexible enough?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Of the twenty companies interviewed, only one can answer the question, “Do you have a good inventory plan?” ” We have implemented conventional demand planning technologies and processes, yet, in eight out of ten companies that I work with, I see a negative Forecast Value Added (FVA) measurement.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 28, 2021

The group needed a clear market signal on consumption patterns and the translation of demand with minimal latency to optimize price, mix, and schedule the factory to manage margin. Consumers constantly change the mix preferences in purchases. Somedays, the focus is on steaks or ribs and the next on the purchase of ground or cubed meat.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Failure of Existing Demand Planning Solutions. During the pandemic, supply chain leaders turned off their demand planning solutions. Re-implement demand planning, trade promotion management, and revenue/price management together to improve the baseline demand signal. Lessons Learned. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Was it that Kraft was not clear in its definition of supply chain excellence (which was true) or not clear on how to best use the system (which was also true)? What defines supply chain excellence? ” Observations I think that we need to question the basics of today’s supply chain planning implementations. .”

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Logility

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This reality is compelling F&B companies to rethink their strategies and approach to supply chain optimization and demand planning. Staying competitive in this intense landscape demands finely tuned operations that are highly efficient and effective – from product concept to customer consumption.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Clear operating strategy and definition of supply chain excellence across plan, source, make and deliver. Most companies buy decision support technology, but do not redefine work to improve decisions. A Focus on Error in Demand Planning. What Does Good Look Like? Drives Value. S&OP is a business process.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2024

Pirelli needed to move from using an army of representatives visiting dealer sites, showing them massive catalogs, and saying to the dealer, “You could buy this or this or this.” On the demand planning side, in some cases, carmakers provided Pirelli with visibility to dealer-level demand.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But what’s a sourcing agency or sourcing agent and how does it make buying things easier? Let’s uncover the mystery behind the role of sourcing agencies and see how they make the job of buying things much simpler. They play a big role in making sure the whole process of buying things goes smoothly from start to finish.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. Whichever reasons fuel the motivations of your target market, here are the top trends shaping how they’ll buy – and how you can stay front of mind and ahead of the competition. eCommerce Purchases and “The New Normal” Retail Categories. Data source: eMarketer.

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Silvon Software

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

For Greater Product Performance Visibility and Improved Sales & Demand Planning Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers operate in an increasingly competitive environment, where the ability to access and analyze timely, accurate data can make or break a company’s success.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 25, 2017

Now that we’ve established that forecasting is important , you know what your demand planning organization is going to do and how you plan to structure it , here we’ll address where to put it. If they are directing the demand planning team, forecasts could be biased high. MERCHANDISING.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 28, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides the second in a multi-part series addressing the renewed importance of production planning and operational excellence in this very uncertain and constantly changing business environment. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2024

Let’s face it our historic practices for demand planning create waste in a more variable world. This is not possible in 80% of the current Advanced Planning System (APS) approaches. The days of the functional manager focused on OEE (Operational Equipment Efficiency) and POV (Purchase Price Variance) need to end.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

At Dow, Mr. Baker had Purchasing experience in raw materials, and logistics for their plastics supply chain. There was limited demand planning that tied back to our actual manufacturing capabilities,” Mr. Baker explained. That meant Myers had limited capabilities when it came to sales & operational planning (S&OP).

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The unknowing supply chain leader will send demand planners back to their cubicles to “fix the demand plan.” Tensions rise as demand planners attempt to do their jobs in an organization that does not want to engage with market data. 3) Buy Technologies that Supply Chain Planners Will Love. The second?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 26, 2023

Like Linus clinging to his blanket, supply chain teams make most of their decisions on Excel spreadsheets. Or a unified data model across source, make, and deliver for planning? TMS and DRP have little in common, and revenue management operates isolated from demand planning.) An ontology is a graph database use case.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 19, 2016

In 2013 Nokia took full ownership of Nokia Siemens Networks, buying the other half of the venture from Siemens, and 2014 sold its handset business to Microsoft. Nokia is currently preparing for another major change, its purchase of Alcatel-Lucent, which is expected to close in Q1 2016. By Helen Armstrong. It’s a one-stop shop.”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

<Bear with me… > Here I share a nine-step process in an attempt to help companies unravel the process for buying supply chain planning software. Let’s face a hard fact: the supply chain planning market is a mess. They center on how to make a good decision in the purchase of supply chain planning solutions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2024

similarly, over 95% of manufacturers invested and implemented supply chain planning, but their primary tool today is Excel. The research supports that we have not improved supply chain visibility, and we are going backwards in delivering results through supply chain planning.” ” Does the Dog Hunt?

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BlueYonder

APRIL 25, 2017

Now that we’ve established that forecasting is important , you know what your demand planning organization is going to do and how you plan to structure it , here we’ll address where to put it. If they are directing the demand planning team, forecasts could be biased high. MERCHANDISING.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 6, 2021

I suggested a POC as a way to “try before you buy” and mitigate the risks of choosing a supply chain planning solution that doesn’t fit your organization or live up to its marketing materials. A proof of concept provides an excellent opportunity to evaluate how easy the vendor will be to work with during an implementation and rollout.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

ToolsGroup’s service-driven multi-echelon inventory optimization (MEIO) provides a single view of demand and supply to help manage uncertainty and increase product availability. . “We That’s why global leaders like Absolut, BP and Harley-Davidson rely on us year after year.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 12, 2017

When making discretionary purchases, I could look at my projection to make sure that if I made that purchase, I would have enough money in the bank, not only now, but at the end of the month when my mortgage and car loan came out. Then could I buy it? For me, this was game changing! What if I save my money this month?

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Logility

AUGUST 12, 2021

Most companies understand that accurate forecasts are a critical part of minimizing inventory, maximizing production efficiency, streamlining purchasing, optimizing distribution, minimizing waste, and projecting future performance confidently.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 19, 2024

How much should you produce or purchase at a time? Demand fluctuations and narrow profit margins further complicate matters. Why is Technology-led Demand Planning and Forecasting So Important for the F&B Industry? This question plagues decision-makers in the Food & Beverages (F&B) industry.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

To do this effectively, businesses need to carefully plan their inventory requirements and get a bird’s eye view of how their products move. This involves understanding customer buying behaviour trends, seasonal variations, production schedules, and more. Logistics KPI Dashboard Excel Template 4.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

As a result, we need to throw away the conventional definitions of demand planning and S&OP. Or mine supplier shifts to build alternate buying plans. (The focus needs to morph from focusing on reducing error to improving reliability. How so, you might say? Let’s start here: Data Analysis. Test and Learn.

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Logility

JULY 21, 2022

But all of us agreed to enhance and continue working with Logility with a vision for end-to-end supply chain planning that was transparent, orchestrated, and optimized.” ” The first step of the transformation focused on demand planning. The company also added a twist to this digital initiative – revenue recognition.

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Pricing Structure Affordable pricing, with annual access to purchased courses and practical resources through Pro Plan. This learning platform covers every angle of supply chain management, from demand planning and inventory management to supplier relationship management, procurement, and logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The MVP (Minimum Viable Product) version, set up to go live in multiple countries within three months, involves Demand Planners, Supply Planners, and Inventory Controllers with different access rights to monitor system-generated results. They can adjust quantities and generate supplier replenishment orders in PDF or Excel as needed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

Yet, few are willing to raise their hands and admit that current demand planning processes of forecasting based on order or shipments do not work. Let me give you an example, price management has nothing in common with demand planning, and Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) has no commonality with transportation planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 18, 2019

In parallel, the movement to global processes and the elongation of the long tail of planning increased complexity making modeling more difficult. Dependency on Excel. Due to the shortfalls in the evolution of Advanced Planning, 68% of business users use Excel spreadsheets as the primary mechanism for planning.

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