Logility

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Such a resistant or slow-and-steady attitude toward the cloud is a tinderbox for worldwide supply chain disruption. Take, for example, the retail industry. However, manufacturers can swiftly reverse this alarming trend if they heed the urgency of migrating to the cloud and act promptly.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Supply chain disruption results in long lead times. The purpose of safety stock is to avoid stock-outs, whereby a product can’t be supplied for sale, its delivery after purchase is unreasonably held up, or a component isn’t available during manufacturing. Safety stock can be used if: Demand exceeds a sales forecast.

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Logility

APRIL 29, 2021

For example, governments may enact new laws that affect worker rights. Supply chain disruptions such as these may force a business to find new inshore or offshore suppliers, all of whom must be thoroughly vetted for compliance with regulatory and corporate standards.

Optimal Sourcing 201

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

The data is all anonymous, but retailers can look at metrics such as time to fulfill, pack time, conversions, and ship versus pick-up, to name a few, across hundreds of Active Omni customers. Changes in supply or demand are considered when looking at the overall supply chain planning process, and the changes are reflected in real-time.

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2023

According to McKinsey survey of global supply chain leaders , only 53% of respondents describe the quality of data in their supply chain planning systems as “sufficient” or “high.” less likely to be affected by supply chain disruptions.

Procurement Analytics 68

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Delays, shortages, quality issues, catastrophic weather events and fluctuating commodity prices are just a few examples of the exhaustive list of worries that will throw plan into disarray. Achieving a realistic forecast and aligning supply plans is an extreme long shot at best. Successful supply chain planning starts with data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2021

For example, a vaccine manufacturer increased their order size by a factor of four in one weekend; a video call company wanted to receive ten times as much product as they initially forecast with just a month’s lead-time. In many ways, Mr. Fitzgerald said, “it was still a startup supply chain when I joined.”

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2014

Natural disasters like the Japan earthquake, product shortages due to quality issues, the impact of currency rates on product costs and demand, and disruptions caused by IT service failures or security breaches are just a few examples of the risks supply chain executives face every day. Use them to your advantage.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

There are many ways to measure supply chain performance in terms of resilience, but there is one that’s easily overlooked even though it is gaining in importance: Detection time. In other words, the amount of warning time during which the company can prepare for and mitigate the disruption.

Metrics 67

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

When Covid-19 hit, supply chains across the globe nearly came to a halt. According to Accenture, 94% of Fortune 1000 companies saw supply chain disruptions and 75% had negative or strongly negative impacts on their businesses due to the pandemic. You can see the full diagram and read the report here.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

So far in 2023, Resilinc’s supply chain disruption monitoring platform EventWatch AI sent 7,422 disruption alerts for the high-tech industry—up just 1% from the same time period in 2022. Of these alerts, over 50% triggered a War Room—meaning these disruptions could disrupt the supply chain.

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QAD

APRIL 13, 2023

While Contract Pharma & BioPharma manufacturers continue to experience an increase in demand for more projects, new challenges are emerging from nearly every angle including new regulatory and quality requirements, workforce shortages and of course, supply chain disruptions. is likely to reach 2.1

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

For example, reports and analytics in your ERP system can help you identify areas where improvements can be made. In a 2020 SYSPRO survey it showed that 60% of manufacturing and distribution businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic. For example, evaluate if you are a digital explorer?

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Taulia

DECEMBER 6, 2024

How are companies rethinking their liquidity management strategies in response to the recent degradation across major working capital metrics? In the wake of economic uncertainty, many companies have experienced a degradation in key working capital metrics.

Inventory Reduction 52

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Manufacturers and distributors experienced huge supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic which exposed many vulnerabilities and tested the resilience of supply chain leaders globally. In fact, SYSPRO research revealed that 60% of businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 21, 2015

The number of companies is growing that are saying that their forecast accuracy, service levels and inventory efficiency metrics have hit a ceiling that they just can’t get past. Whether you read the analyst reports or listen to planners talk about their jobs, it’s all the same: metrics and KPIs are stuck.

Forecasting 120

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 17, 2022

Many organizations are still struggling to understand and implement basic Sales and Operations Planning processes to cope with supply chain disruption. If other factors outside traditional supply chain operations impact business success, they should similarly be part of the planning process.

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Synovos

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It means, for example, that the initial focus on piece-price savings changes as the price ceiling is gradually lowered. The Result: The RS Integrated Supply team was able to demonstrate consistent savings earned since program inception. Target is 98% but COVID-related supply chain disruptions caused a dip.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 25, 2022

From the extremely visible and immediately felt increase in crude oil prices, the conflict is disrupting everything from food (wheat, corn, and sunflower oil exports), automotive (various metals including copper and iron) and semiconductors (90% of neon comes from Russia). How to Align Supply Chain Action to Your Business Strategy.

Modeling 98

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Unleashed

MAY 1, 2023

Here’s an example of how a stock control chart might save you money: You discover that a product is selling faster in winter, and your suppliers are also taking longer to deliver during those months. In reality, supply chain disruptions, seasonality, and Christmas can greatly affect sales and deliveries.

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QAD

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Suez Canal obstruction, natural disasters, wars, scarcity of semiconductors, the energy crisis in Europe…are all examples showcasing the need to better manage and monitor your supplier base. For example, Hyundai recently found a supplier utilizing child labor in the state of Alabama.

Gartner 98

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BlueYonder

JUNE 6, 2024

In a previous blog post , I discussed some highlights from Blue Yonder’s 2024 Supply Chain Executive Survey. In talking with 600 C-suite and senior executives around the world, we discovered that they share three primary challenges: ongoing supply chain disruptions, rising operating costs, and growing sustainability pressures.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The VMI concept is well documented with a real-world example in Michael Hammer’s best-selling book, Reengineering the Corporation. Plan for disruptions. For example, analyze the impact of late deliveries, transportation constraints such as driver shortages, and weather disruptions. Lower order volatility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

“We don’t have one supply chain,” this vice president of supply chain explained to me, “we run very customized supply chains.” Customization is provided for 5 different supply chains (for example, make-to-order, make-to-stock, etc.) across 17 different segments and customer personas.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 12, 2022

As supply chain disruptions continue the procurement function should adapt to improve transparency, build collaborative relationships, and ensure sustainable sourcing practices, resulting in a stronger, more resilient supply chain with Cloud ERP for manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Labor, once assumed as available and a cost to be managed, is now an Achilles heel in the supply chain. As I read business periodicals and watch network news, the supply chain is headline news. For example, “Why is it so difficult to get a container unloaded?” Warehouses are full and shelves are empty.

Analytics Software 195

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2016

Supply chain optimization is a widespread term, but did you know that an optimized supply chain is not necessarily a resilient one? Seventy-four percent of businesses experienced at least one supply chain disruption in last 12 months, and 38 percent reported a loss in revenue¹.

Modeling 70

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Labor, once assumed as available and a cost to be managed, is now an Achilles heel in the supply chain. As I read business periodicals and watch network news, the supply chain is headline news. For example, “Why is it so difficult to get a container unloaded?” Warehouses are full and shelves are empty.

Analytics Software 195

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Logility

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Supply constraints are nuanced and complex and these are just two examples of how such constraints can play out on a global scale. For example, let’s consider one servicing location that distributes to three destination locations. Transportation and shipping issues aren’t the only problem, of course.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 11, 2022

By acquiring and integrating more information, CFOs can help the business develop a more responsive and reliable supply chain. The use of dashboards, KPIs, and other business metrics provides CFOs with visual windows into the data to transform businesses processes. Managing cashflow and maximizing profitability.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

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Logility

JULY 31, 2023

Businesses are grappling with many uncertainties, from fluctuating market trends to unforeseen supply chain disruptions. This method involves generating and examining scenarios based on altering key variables, like demand changes, supply disruptions , market shifts, and policy adjustments.

S&OP 130

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

It is the process of determining future demand for products, how those products will be manufactured to meet that demand, and the manufacturing metrics that will measure success. The production schedule example below demonstrates how the latter might look: As you can see, specific cells from each row have been blocked out.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

That would allow them to identify and understand business tradeoffs impacting supply chain performance in time to have predictable results. An example would be delivering an order on time at the expense of margin. Hence why it’s an integral part in a Sensing + Intelligent + Social Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Its simple supply chain network model is presented below, From this example, only 3 possible locations result in 5 different way to design the supply chain. In reality, HP has more production facilities than the example above so there are so many scenarios to work with.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

For example, Facebook Marketplace, Google Shopping, and a physical retail shop. Omnichannel fulfilment example Sarah is browsing Instagram when a clothing retailer she follows has a post about new winter stock that’s arrived. In this example, omnichannel fulfilment integrates online and in-store shopping.

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BlueYonder

JULY 8, 2024

But, based on my personal experience, today the question on people’s minds appears to be, “How can our supply chains instead drive change by creating their own unique value, instead of merely reacting to external forces?” Disruptions like extreme weather and geopolitical events will always remain a fact of life.

Gartner 114

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Logility

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Ignoring corporate social responsibility (CSR) risks exposing your company to fines, supply chain disruptions, and brand-eroding public scorn. To be effective, sustainable business practices must originate at the top, and they must extend through all tiers of the supply chain.

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