Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This makes decisions not only about cost, service, and inventory trade-offs but also about risk and sustainability. Discover capability gaps and create sourcing events Seek and discover what capabilities the organization may be lacking, such as vulnerabilities or inefficiencies in transportation or supplier capacity.

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ivalua

JANUARY 24, 2022

In this week’s Procurement Leaders webinar recap, we address leveraging the tremendous power of data with Alex Saric, Ivalua’s Chief Marketing Officer and Johan Duba, CTO of Finance at Booz Allen Hamilton. Worth a watch: Webinar replay here. They then scrambled to identify new sources of supply and qualify those suppliers quickly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2023

He has published numerous thought leadership articles, whitepapers, blogs and delivered dozens of webinars during his career. Here is a summary of the key supply chain characteristics of each of the manufacturing strategy and how it impacts collaboration with suppliers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

Comprehensive view of source, make and deliver. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Focus is on make, source and deliver together. Focus on the level of inventory. We also have a webinar next week.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2014

On the 2nd of April, I sat before a board discussing how a company could exceed expectations in the delivery of Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and superior operating margins and fail at the delivery of customer service and inventory. An Orbit Chart of Customer Service (Case Fill) Versus Inventory Turns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Source: Dictionary.com. Spinnaker Management Group asked me to co-present on a demand-driven webinar with SanDisk. Instead, in the SanDisk journey , they adjusted the speed of response to their customer segments, and actively designing inventory postponement strategies. During the year, I go to a lot of conferences.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

For example, a single-stack approach can lead to low user adoption, because the incumbent sourcing solution, for example, fails to meet the needs of various business units. . These features are extremely valuable, as they help healthcare organizations get to the next level of inventory and purchasing optimization.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

The team was organized around the functional silos of source, make and deliver. I also believed that this company would have the best inventory and customer service. Instead, we found that the companies with the lowest total supply chain cost (a total of source, make and deliver) had average costs in manufacturing and distribution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Management practices such as lean manufacturing and just-in-time inventory management, along with globalization, have made tremendous impact on cost and service, but have accentuated risk. Metrics such as lead-times, forecast accuracy, inventory levels, and service are used to measure operational risks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2013

It combines decisions across sell, deliver, make and source processes to drive value based outcomes. More advanced supply chain leaders model the role of complexity (product and customer), the impact of risk, and opportunity of innovation as well as product shipping and manufacturing locations, and inventory policies.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Incorporating circular economy principles throughout, from source to disposal. Incorporating responsible sourcing principles into the supply chain. Ordering, manufacturing and positioning of inventory in preparation for maintenance activities. Synopsis: GeTS Webinar 9th Sept 2021.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 25, 2013

It is my hope that the readers of this blog will take time to either join us today to listen to the launch of the Supply Chain Index on our webinar or listen to the replay. (We The year 2012 marked the 30th anniversary of the use of supply chain management as a cross-functional process for source, make and deliver in the commercial sector.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 11, 2021

However if your company needs to reduce manufacturing lead times, streamline inventories, boost efficiency, make the right promises to your customers, and all of this at the same time, you need to challenge this status quo. You may have heard this statement if you are advocating for a Production Scheduling solution in your company.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

” Supply chain planning roles have the largest number of vacancies with the longest time to source. The research that we are doing strongly supports that companies that are good at planning are better able to balance costs, inventory and customer service. Loyal and valued employees stay with organizations. Cross Train.

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Our first webinar with Oliver Wight discussed common people, process and technology pitfalls that hinder IBP initiatives. Our second webinar delved deeper into the technology aspect, focusing on analytical capabilities and scenario modeling. Specifically, we looked at three use cases for scenario modeling using our cloud-based IBP app.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2018

A slight change within a function–in sourcing or manufacturing, or along the chain–can greatly impact the outcomes of cost, customer service, or working capital. Today, over 90% of companies have deployed ERP and APS, but as shown in Table 1, inventory levels have grown not decreased in over 80% of industries studied.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Don’t expect to plan for every disruption; instead, develop a strategy to overcome supply chain disruption, regardless of the source. Price fluctuations and sourcing issues. Trade disputes and tariffs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

When companies look at singular metrics (labor costs or inventory), they have moved backwards. Industries that have formed cross-functional leadership teams combining source, make and deliver together have made the fastest progress. We hope to see you on our upcoming webinar series as we share more on the Supply Chain Index.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Companies entered the pandemic with twenty more days of inventory than at the beginning of the great recession. A balance sheet analysis shows that 95% of publicly traded manufacturers are stuck (when compared to peer group) at the intersection of growth and margin, margin and inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and growth.

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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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Logility

JUNE 22, 2021

a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, will discuss how to tackle ERP limitations during its upcoming webinar, Collaboration, Intelligence and Connection: Going Beyond ERP to Maximize Supply Chain Value. The webinar is free to attend, and registration is available here. EDT on June 23.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

We finished our report on the maturation of hospital supply chains , and I have put the finishing touches on the Healthcare Supply Chain Index for this Thursday’s webinar. The focus has been on sourcing and managed costs. Be sure to not overlook the inventory carrying costs and the impact of demand latency.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 18, 2017

As shown in Figure 1, the company has been unable to maintain balance on the portfolio of cost and inventory. Note that recent inventory progress is slipping against the improvements during the recession). Therefore, a company like BASF with a mature supply chain ranks 25 out of 30 for the post-recession period of 2010-2016.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 12, 2023

Dynamic Fulfillment leverages real-time inventory, demand, and operational signals captured by ToolsGroup’s unique dynamic data unification platform, which provides a digital supply chain twin for optimal sourcing decisions. Built-in automation cuts the planning workload by up to 90% and helps companies reduce waste by 10-30%.

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Exiger Perspectives

JANUARY 13, 2025

By pinpointing suppliers in affected regions and analyzing their capabilities and products, clients can proactively identify alternative sources, ensuring continuity and minimizing operational disruptions. Source: Cal Fire) A Red Flag Warning zone, represented in pink, highlights areas where critical fire weather conditions are expected.

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Source: Oliver Wight. When applied to S&OP and IBP, modeling and optimization enable you to balance out scenarios and perform what-if analyses so you can analyze how these different scenarios will affect your inventory and/or cost. .* Should we increase our inventory? But how does it work in practice?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Due to travel restrictions, I cannot attend many industry events, so I observe from home, watching webinars and remote broadcasts. We find that the companies with the most marked improvement in a balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) are smaller and less well-known.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

What makes Ethereum different is that it actively encourages software development teams to use its open-source protocol to design tokens that run on top of the Ethereum blockchain. Provenance ensures transparency in supply chains, with the aim of encouraging brands to source materials and labor in an ethical and fair trade manner.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

By enabling customer access to supplier information, including sourcing of materials, as well as environmental performance data, all parties in the supply chain, can be made more accountable. This is achieved by AI and ML which delivers more accurate optimised inventory, minimising overproduction and potential errors.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 17, 2025

Shift to Ocean During a Freightos webinar in January, Judah Levine, Freightos’ head of research, said that there are signs that some Chinese exporters and US e-commerce importers or sellers are starting to build up inventories via ocean freight in potential anticipation of stricter de minimis rules. Cargo imported into the U.S.

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AIMMS

MARCH 8, 2016

A recent report from Auburn University summarizes these changes quite neatly: Inventory – consumer demand for flexible delivery times and pick-up options is changing inventory management. Source, make, and deliver reporting to a common leader. Watch our webinar and u ncover the possibilities.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 31, 2018

Unfortunately, you might have problems with inventory shrinkage that you don’t even know about and won’t have to face until an order picker comes up short, and one of your customers has to look elsewhere. The more you can eliminate sources of human error — such as taking notes on scraps of paper —?the Collect Data Automatically.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 25, 2017

They go over plans and analyze how they will affect inventories and distribution systems. They are in charge of making sure that any inventory shipping in and out of the department is handled with care and delivered in a timely fashion without unforeseen budgetary expenditures. Inventory Managers. Transportation Manager.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Failure to do so would result in extreme inaccuracies in inventory management and additional delays throughout shipping processes. Fortunately, supply chain execs can overcome and successfully mitigate this risk by implementing robust analytics technologies to provide better inventory management and overall supply chain management.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Provides various educational opportunities, such as conferences, workshops, and webinars. SCMDOJO is highly specialized, offering top-notch courses, free webinars, podcasts, tools, and more. SCMDOJO However, SCMDOJO not only provides on-demand courses but also facilitates free webinars and podcasts. These questions look at it.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

In a recent webinar , Carlsberg shared more on this topic. Should you be curious to hear directly from Carlsberg and Tomas Tomasson, Service Owner Logistics and Transportation | IIT WE Supply Chain, please watch the webinar “Connecting the Dots for an Intelligent and Sustainable Supply Chain.” A prospect to raise a glass to.

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Logility

AUGUST 11, 2023

By visualizing our future stock levels, we can prepare for economic shifts in each region such as inflation, trade restrictions, and geopolitical events – as well new sustainability compliance mandates and changes in our competitive landscape,” reports Mark Turk, Demand, Inventory, and Supply Planning Manager at DENSO Corporation.

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