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Demand Planning. When The Answer To Two Simple Questions Is Not So Simple.

Supply Chain Shaman

(The planning team was defending the status quo without questioning current practices and how to improve them.) The question was, “How can I redefine demand planning processes to use channel data?” Their question was, “Why were consumer products companies not using retail data to drive demand processes?”

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Fashion Industry Challenges Require Elegant Demand Planning

ToolsGroup

When you’re perusing luxury handbags online, or testing which cocktail dress suits you the best, you probably don’t pause to consider all the supply chain complexities and analytics required to ensure the fashion items you’re craving are in-stock. shorter product life cycles, and often protracted supply lead times. Hybrid models (i.e.

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Warehouse Automation in a Time of Rapid Change

Logistics Viewpoints

Last week I had the opportunity to speak with Markus Schmidt, President of Swisslog Americas , about warehousing in today’s environment of rapid and often unpredictable change. First off, I asked Markus for his perspective on the pandemic’s long-lasting impacts on supply chains. The Pandemic’s Long-Lasting Impact on Supply Chains.

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Strong Supply Chains Required For an Economic Rebound: Six Steps To Take

Supply Chain Shaman

My last post on the Supply Chain Shaman blog was forty-five days ago. Then it was the redefinition of the supply chain for the global shutdowns Sick with the virus; I spent my energies writing and moderating podcasts. As we moved into our new roles, for all supply chains, demand shifted. Restarting the Supply Chain.

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5 Powerful Prescriptive Analytics Examples in Supply Chain

Supply chain, with its complex planning questions, is typically an area where optimization technology is required. Supply Chain Network Design. Sales and operations planning (S&OP). Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE). Inventory optimization. Warehouse optimization.

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Standards Driven Innovation: How Connected Vehicles Are Impacting Logistics and Smart Warehousing

Logistics Viewpoints

Smart warehouses, governed by standards like ISO 9001 for quality management, are also integrating AI systems to optimize inventory management and automate the loading and unloading processes. What’s the The Future Look Like?

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Global Supply Chain Recovery Dependent On A Vaccine

Supply Chain Shaman

During the pandemic, demand fell, and it was now available. However, supply chain leaders well understand that drug discovery, manufacturing, and distribution are all necessary to deliver the vaccine to a willing arm. Development and distribution, as any supply chain leader knows, are two different topics. None called.

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Striking a Balance in the Supply Chain: Navigating Volatile Supply and Demand to Meet Customer Needs

Speaker: Tony Darnell, Shipping Manager at Lippert Components

In a new era of supply constraints and volatile demand, businesses face challenges managing supply and changing customer demands. To make smart allocations, they need to visualize inventory across multiple warehouses and cater to different customer needs.

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5 Steps to 100% Inventory & Asset Accuracy: A Warehouse Manager’s Guide to RFID

The guide is “5 Steps to 100% Inventory & Asset Accuracy.” It highlights the use cases, benefits, and challenges of implementing RFID into your warehouse and supply chain operations and finding the right partner to get you there. What's your inventory accuracy? What's inside the eBook?

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A Supply Chain Leader’s Guide to Managing Disruption With Modern Analytics

Managing disruption of any kind has become the #1 priority in supply chain operations. But, as leaders know, adapting to change is rarely a simple task and requires a fresh look at existing processes in planning and sourcing, inventory management, warehousing & distribution, and more. Download your copy today!