QAD

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Transportation, scheduling and on-time delivery are important for any manufacturer and inventory manager to keep manufacturing and supply chain businesses running smoothly. A man checked his watch to confirm what he had expected, he needed to leave his office in Michigan to catch his flight to Texas.

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Logility

JUNE 28, 2022

a Traverse City, Michigan based innovator of supply chain network design software. ATLANTA (June 28, 2022) – Logility, Inc., a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Starboard Solutions Corp.,

Optimal Sourcing 250

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 27, 2017

Recently I had the opportunity to go to Llamasoft headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan to play the game they have programmed for Supply Chain Insights around supply chain strategies and inside-out versus outside-in processes, SCI IMPACT! For the high cost materials, we were more careful with our inventory levels. Results Example.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

A study by the University of Michigan in 2018 showed how a patty of plant-based Beyond meat compared to a regular US beef patty of meat. Timing when stores need replenishment or when factory production will increase its demand, will likewise have better forecasting software to lower the overall waste in our inventory and retail systems.

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RFgen

MARCH 10, 2025

The problem lies in effectively balancing inventory across the supply chain. When demand surges, inventory needs to rise, and vice-versa. However, as we’ve seen in recent years, predicting these shifts and adjusting inventory accordingly is far from simple.

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QAD

MARCH 4, 2025

Updated: February 4, 2025 According to Michigan State University , demand planning is a supply chain management process of forecasting, or predicting, the demand for products to ensure they can be delivered and satisfy customers. These forecasts are essential for planning inventory levels, production schedules, and resource allocation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Historically, LLamasoft, a Michigan-based North American company, has lacked a presence on the European continent. The Acquisition Is a Mixed Bag for the Inventory Management Market. The LogicTools product was stronger in the delivery of network design than inventory optimization. I mpact #2. Growth: Eye on Global Expansion.

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Logility

OCTOBER 25, 2018

In the interactive “ Top Halloween Candy by State ” map, CandyStore.com shows my beloved candy corn is the favorite candy for trick-or-treaters in Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Iowa, Michigan and Alabama. Digging deeper into the data, CandyStore.com has identified America’s top 10 Halloween candies for the past 11 years. Reese’s Cups.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Managing inventory effectively is a constant challenge for businesses. Misunderstandings about the dynamics of inventory fluctuations, like the bullwhip effect, can exacerbate these challenges. Misunderstandings about the dynamics of inventory fluctuations, like the bullwhip effect, can exacerbate these challenges.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

To make the list, companies out-performed their peer group on operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital while driving significant improvement in financial metrics over the period.Supply Chain Improvement is based on a detailed analysis calculated factors for balance, strength and resiliency. Detroit, Michigan.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 5, 2021

Mike earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and Communications from Central Michigan University. Hook Logistics utilizes a simple and intuitive platform to manage past orders, check inventory, and monitor/change current orders. About Hook Logistics. Hook integrates with all the leading ecommerce platforms.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 6, 2018

However, Lineage, a mid-cap company based in Detroit, Michigan, is one of the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled supply chain providers. The name Lineage Logistics may not be a household name, but that is something the leadership team is used to. The temperature-controlled […].

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Logility

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Back in the mid 1990’s when I first entered the Supply Chain field as a freshly minted MBA from the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University, I was full of “state of the art” knowledge from visionary teachers like Don Bowersox, David Closs, Steven Melnyk and others.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 9, 2018

According to a 2017 Michigan State University Supply Chain Management study , “supply chain and product complexity possess a number of sources that vex supply chain operations…customer accommodation is the first,” including the demand for speed and visibility into shipments.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

According to Michigan State University , “demand planning is a supply chain management process of forecasting, or predicting, the demand for products to ensure they can be delivered and satisfy customers. The goal is to strike a balance between having sufficient inventory levels to meet customer needs without having a surplus.”

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Chuck Intrieri is a: Certified Value Engineer (VE), Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM), Certified Production and Inventory Control Manager (CPIM), and is Lean Certified all of which attests to his deep understanding of operations and logistics beyond the confines of the purchasing function.

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Logility

AUGUST 23, 2018

I can’t wait to receive my Michigan State themed shoes – GO GREEN , GO WHITE.). Eliminating excess and obsolete inventory is a priority for many manufacturers. Effective inventory reductions are best achieved by synchronizing demand forecasts, inventory quantities, and supply capacity throughout the extended enterprise.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 19, 2025

Loans can save you everything, from funding inventory purchases to pay for innovations in common functions. Running out of inventory means missed profit and disappointed customers, overstocking makes capital lack Expansion. Inventory Financing Inventory loans are created to help businesses purchase stock upfront.

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Logility

AUGUST 22, 2018

I can’t wait to receive my Michigan State themed shoes — GO GREEN , GO WHITE.). Eliminating excess and obsolete inventory is a priority for many manufacturers. Effective inventory reductions are best achieved by synchronizing demand forecasts, inventory quantities, and supply capacity throughout the extended enterprise.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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RFgen

JANUARY 21, 2025

In a recent webinar , Jason Miller, Eli Broad Endowed Professor of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University, highlighted this complexity: “Monthly and quarterly inventory reports…group all categories togetherInventories are up. Inventories are down. What should we do?

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 3, 2016

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Wal-Mart says it is 6-9 months from using drones to check warehouse inventory (Reuters). Michigan Puts Forward Bills to Allow for Public Sales of Driverless Cars (WSJ- sub. Wal-Mart Piloting Delivery with Uber, Lyft and Deliv. Uber raises $3.5

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2016

Warehouses Renew Focus on Inventory Control. The simplest way of making a warehouse run efficiently is by managing inventory better. So, the only solution to better managing inventory for eCommerce is by changing the internal layout of a warehouse, reports Inbound Logistics. They do not mean more packages can be sent.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2016

Examples: moving inventory to alternate locations, changing supplier relationships. This data can be viewed in time-series reports showing missed orders, inventory levels, total cost and more, as a critical way to evaluate resiliency. Analyze: Use sensitivity analysis and scenarios to test network designs that may increase resiliency.

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EMERGE App

JANUARY 15, 2024

Inventory management definition Inventory management, in a nutshell, describes your efforts to manage, assess, and report on the flow of your stock of goods. You might be using pencil-and-paper, spreadsheets, or sophisticated inventory management software to do this. Why Should You Care About Inventory Management At All?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Robinson Director of Research and Market Intelligence: The truck driver shortage is top of mind for many as supply chain disruptions continue, port backlogs persist, and the gap between inventory supply and sales demand widens. Our relationships with research firms and universities like Michigan State, combined with C.H.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Hanjin bankruptcy , resulting in supply chain disruption and increased amounts of inventory transfers, to prevent stock-outs. Strong potato harvests in southern Idaho, as well as apples from Washington and Michigan, add to a respectable volume of iceberg lettuce from the San Joaquin Valley and the Imperial Valley near Yuma, AZ.

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EMERGE App

AUGUST 5, 2018

What is Inventory Management? Inventory management, in a nutshell, describes your efforts to manage, assess and report on the flow of your stock of goods. You might be using pencil-and-paper, spreadsheets or sophisticated inventory management software to do this. Two Essential Features of Inventory Management Today.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 29, 2020

Author Affiliations: authors of the books on our list are university professors from Michigan State University, Stanford University, Northwestern University the University of California at Berkley and Cranfield University (UK). Obsolete and out-of-print books are not included. The links below are #paid links. Interfaces, 38(6), 469-484.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 18, 2015

An all-in-one design engine with multiple integrated solvers can perform network, product flow, cost-to-serve, inventory, production and transportation optimization as well as greenfield and demand analysis in a single user interface and data model. product flow-path, inventory right-sizing, DC-to-customer assignments) to get started.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2022

a Traverse City, Michigan based innovator of supply chain network design software. During the quarter, SaaS subscription and/or software license agreements were signed with customers located in the following eight countries: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Company and Technology.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Next, you need visibility to all inventory across the enterprise integrated with a distributed order management system so you can not only deliver on your customer promises, but do so as profitably as possible. Jim has an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BSME from Marquette University.

Consumer Goods 100

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2016

With the rapid increase in ecommerce orders, the rising carrying costs of maintaining dual sets of inventory, and the need to seamlessly support cross-channel fulfillment options such as buy online/pickup in-store, many companies are finding it less costly and a better service option to combine inventories and distribution processes under one roof.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Alphabet looks to snowy Michigan to test self-driving cars (Reuters). stores to replenish inventory faster and save employees time when products run out.” Latest Use for a Bitcoin Technology: Tracing Turkeys From Farm to Table (WSJ sub. UPS announces U.S. rate hikes, new peak surcharges for 2018 (Reuters).

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Improve inventory turns at retail by reducing fertilizer order minimums. By consolidating the shipment of bagged fertilizer and growing media goods into regional on-site warehouses, the Company has been able to: • Maximize truckload space, reducing overall delivered mileage and transportation costs.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 23, 2015

In all of the rush to get the right mechanisms in place to pick, pack and ship or deliver omni-channel orders, the need to carefully plan exactly how much of which inventory needs to be positioned in each location to make the pick, pack and ship possible can be easily overlooked.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 18, 2015

Professor Zondag is a professor from supply chain program at Western Michigan University which is ranked one of the best program in the nation. Marcel Zondag who is an expert in CPG industry will explain some ways to streamline the planning process.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

My colleague Jason Miller from Michigan State is an expert at navigating the many different publicly available government database, and interpreting the tea leaves. Inventory will remain bloated for the first half of 2023, – and supplier relationships will be tested. Inflation will persist.

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