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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

As demand forecasting accuracy increases, and the standard deviation associated with the forecast decreases, the need to hold “just in case” inventory also goes down. This leads to lower inventory carrying costs and thus better case flow. Demand forecasting should be tightly integrated to an inventory optimization application.

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Manhattan Associates Momentum 2023 Conference

Logistics Viewpoints

Manhattan Associates hosted its annual user conference, Manhattan Momentum, in Phoenix, AZ this week. To enhance flow through capabilities, Active Yard Management can leverage the WM API to preallocate in-transit inventory to orders as soon as the trailer checks into the yard.

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Ferguson’s Commitment to Supply Chain Excellence Drives Customer Satisfaction

Logistics Viewpoints

Our goal was to position inventory closer to the customer in the major MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) and then be able to bypass the branches to mitigate touches and go directly to customers from these Market Distribution Centers improving customer service speed and reducing touches throughout the Ferguson network. “By

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Supply Chain Network Optimization Technology is Ripe for Disruption

AIMMS

Something struck me after spending a few days in Phoenix at Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference. For example S&OP, Inventory Optimization and Workforce Scheduling. Supply Chain Network Optimization is key to running an efficient and profitable operation today.

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Top 10 signs you’ve been working in supply chain too long

Kinaxis

Research firm Gartner even has it listed as a hot topic for its Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, May 14–17. Top 10 signs you’ve been in supply chain too long: The mission statement at your first inventory management job was, “If they can build it, we can store it.”. There are a couple of reasons for this.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon has invested in what it calls “mini-fulfillment centers” closer to where customers lived in select US markets, initially in Philadelphia, Phoenix, Orlando, and Dallas. Now, the company has announced that it is expanding its same-day, Prime delivery service to 6 more US cities.

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The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of

Logistics Viewpoints

The Koerber solution is used not just to manage the distribution centers, but also to provide visibility to inventory at their import centers, pipe yards, and many of their depots. A new facility in Phoenix, with the same automation, is about to come online. The company uses a network design tool from Coupa. Conclusion.