Supply Chain Insights

JANUARY 18, 2018

I hate prediction articles. Here are my predictions for 2018: Supply Chain Excellence as We Know It Is Redefined. Supply chain excellence definitions evolve as companies explore the Art of the Possible. Analytics Approaches. Manufacturers and retailers are bundling goods and services to drive solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

SCCN solutions provide supply chain visibility and analytics across an extended supply chain. A company buys these solutions to optimize their business. Rich Sherman – a Senior Fellow in TCS’s Supply Chain Center of Excellence – points out that many companies are building control towers to better manage their supply chains.

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Logility

DECEMBER 29, 2020

How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity? By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Therefore, manufacturers must continually look for new ways to improve the productivity and profitability of their operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Commerce is global and regional at the same time, the world is getting smaller and more interconnected, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers operate in this build-anywhere and sell-anywhere market. The classical approach involves functional silos, sequential decisions, and Excel and people to render a plan executable.

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Logility

DECEMBER 28, 2020

How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity? By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Therefore, manufacturers must continually look for new ways to improve the productivity and profitability of their operations.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Keeping up with and making sense of all this data is far beyond the capabilities of traditional analytic methods. The staff at Predictive Oncology explains, “Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are no longer the concepts of science fiction — they’re a $1.41 Tech journalist Christian Rigg agrees with Wang.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 11, 2018

While there is much hype on DDMRP and the use of orders as a proxy for demand, companies need to remember that orders carry latency: they are out-of-step with market purchase behavior. The transformational wave is slowly transforming the automotive industry from a focus on selling “rides” versus the purchase of an automobile.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 23, 2023

The order latency is the time from purchase by the end consumer to the visibility of the order. For example, when a product at retail is purchased, the shelf is replenished from backroom stock. With high volume and predictable products, this cycle is days and weeks. This is a natural fit for narrow AI and new forms of analytics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

He is responsible for manufacturing, procurement, supply chain planning, logistics, quality, social responsibility and final product engineering. Which metrics do you think matter to supply chain excellence? When it comes to how our products are produced, our Global Manufacturing Principles (GMP) set these standards.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 4, 2023

Luckily, supply chain analytics is here to help! By harnessing the power of data and analytics, companies can uncover valuable insights into their supply chain processes, pinpoint areas in need of improvement, and make informed decisions that can boost their bottom line. Key Takeaways What is Supply Chain Analytics?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Data is a crucial component of digital transformation in the manufacturing sector. Many manufacturers aren’t maximizing the value from enriching data and missing out on opportunities to grow, optimize or manage risk. Here are 3 ways manufacturers can monetize data and increase efficiency: 1. Create new revenue models.

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Arkieva

JUNE 28, 2016

Our focus today is to discuss the relevance of buzz words such as Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Data Science, and Machine Learning, for S&OP. What is analytics? We might use “availability in Excel directly or with Add-ons” as an “age metric’.). The term analytics emerged over the last 10 years (Rose, R.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

He is very passionate about developments in the Supply Chain arena and is always seeking excellence in his drive for efficiency & innovation in Supply Chain operations” – a quality that is very relevant to face up to the many Supply Chain challenges in our path! My passion for Logistics and Supply Chain is founded from.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2023

By leveraging advanced machine learning, data analytics, and business intelligence, we empower businesses to recover funds that would otherwise go unnoticed, significantly enhancing their bottom line. Their services include freight audit and payment, contract optimization, carrier management, and data analytics. The Greenscreens.ai

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IQMS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Bottom Line: The top 10 manufacturing trends reflect how manufacturers are planning to achieve their goals of revenue growth, operational improvements, digital transformation, and launching new products and services in 2019. In parallel, there will be more self-service analytics and BI apps specifically designed for manufacturers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2019

The IT taxonomy for visibility is supply chain analytics. As you implement supply chain analytics and use control theory with well-defined reference data with clear bands for control, process improvement ensues. The team was seeking analytics to monitor process compliance. Advancement in analytics improves outcomes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2022

To be able to predict and respond to these disruptions quickly and mend the gaps, organizations must prioritize collaboration so their supply chains will bend rather than break. In addition, it must be able to understand and track supplier orders and manufacturing progress including VMI and BOM collaboration. Collaboration is Key.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

During the Panel, I was asked to comment on the 5 leading factors that make a difference: A clear definition of supply chain excellence by leadership. Value of supply chain planning and analytics. Most of this middleware was Excel and Meetings. Functional excellence is no longer good enough. Intentional design.

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Logility

AUGUST 12, 2021

But there is good news: a convergence of process, data, and technology provides the real-time and predictive visibility needed to optimize supply chain planning, ensuring food manufacturers can build resilience now and for the future. Planning Manufacturing Based on Demand. Preparing for Market-Driven Demand.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It’s no secret that manufacturing companies around the world are rethinking their supply chain strategies. Many operations turned to lean manufacturing to take any inventory out of their pipelines that could put their supply chain on the line. Australian reshoring strategies for advanced manufacturing .

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Logility

APRIL 9, 2020

ERP systems do a great job managing transactional data but do not have the capabilities to provide an early warning to a disruption or analyze the situation through advanced analytics like simulations and what-if scenarios. Change purchasing and manufacturing plans days or weeks sooner. Divert inventory on the fly.

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Precoro

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Nowadays, procurement departments not only focus on the day-to-day buying operations but also search for the most efficient ways to go about them. Procurement analytics is a component of business intelligence and is increasingly important, especially in complex organizations. From whom are we buying? How much are we spending?

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 20, 2014

by John Westerveld Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Reason #4 Making key decisions by modelling the supply chain in Excel. I lost track of how many carrots we had and ended up buying more when we really didn’t need any.

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Silvon Software

APRIL 18, 2024

Across the globe, manufacturing businesses are navigating economic uncertainties with increasing sophistication. Insights gleaned from robust data analytics enable core business areas to identify opportunities for risk reduction, enhance operational efficiencies, and foster strategic initiatives that drive business growth.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

Dr. Alexandros Skandalakis – the Director Global Manufacturing Capacity, Strategic Assets and Capital Expenditures at Philip Morris Products S.A. This was done at a stock keeping unit level and for the entire manufacturing supply chain. It was predictable. The solution considers projected demand and service level goals.

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

As if the largest economic crisis since the Great Depression wasn’t enough of a challenge to the supply chain industry, the introduction of the smartphone and advanced analytics into the marketplace disrupted the industry further by providing an exponentially growing consumer base and easy access to goods and information.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Intra-company and intercompany, across the supply chain and across the globe, from the operator level to the management suite, information on all aspects of production, manufacturing, sourcing, and distribution is increasingly visible and accessible at all levels, so that appropriate decisions can be made and applied.

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Logility

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Planting the Seeds of Resilience Most companies understand that accurate forecasts are critical to minimizing inventory, maximizing production efficiency, streamlining purchasing, optimizing distribution, minimizing waste, and projecting future performance confidently.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

The Port of Shenzhen –a central manufacturing and export hub including the Yantian terminal that handles 25% of all U.S.-bound Still, the manufacturing plants and distribution centers are closed. Taiwan manufacturers 60% of global semiconductors. Semiconductor manufacturing consumes 10% of the island’s water supply.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$. The largest was the purchase of Lawson in 2011 for 2B$. The company branded as GT Nexus in 2001 and purchased Tradecard in 2013. The goal is deeper analytics to sense and respond across make, source and deliver. It is clear. I am not surprised.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

As shown in Figure 1, the biggest obstacles to power improvement/performance are traditional supply chain thinking, the lack of organizational alignment and a focus on functional excellence. Seven Predictions for Supply Chain 2030. Here are my seven predictions. 3) Rethinking Manufacturing. These are tough to overcome.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 15, 2022

In the 1990s, I transitioned from managing an emerging supply chain organization at a mid-sized manufacturing company to working for a supply chain planning company. As we walked, I reflected and kept asking Scott, “How can we optimize outcomes if companies are not clear on what defines excellence?” His response was predictable.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 15, 2022

In the 1990s, I transitioned from managing an emerging supply chain organization at a mid-sized manufacturing company to working for a supply chain planning company. As we walked, I reflected and kept asking Scott, “How can we optimize outcomes if companies are not clear on what defines excellence?” His response was predictable.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 15, 2023

Manufactures are continuously faced with the challenge of forecasting how much (raw material) to purchase and how much (finished goods) to produce. To manage this delicate balance of demand and supply, manufacturers often use statistical forecasting techniques to predict future demand by looking at historical sales data.

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Unleashed

MAY 15, 2023

Wholesalers and manufacturers need effective B2B strategies to sustain business growth and beat the competition. From targeted email campaigns to inventory management integrations, we’ll outline how you can develop strong B2B CRM strategies to improve business performance and achieve predictable growth.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

I am a manufacturing gal by training. While traditional supply chain processes evolved from functional excellence definitions for source, make and deliver from the inside-out; to make the digital pivot and become more market-driven, companies need to define new supply chain processes outside-in. What drives my passion? Bio-engineering?

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

We are more into data acquisition and data analytics, which is one of the things we are going to talk about. Eventually, I moved into manufacturing. Beyond The Data with William Sandoval: With the world of AI and machine learning, you’re starting to see that analytics are taking the forefront of things. Where were you born?

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