ThroughPut

JULY 24, 2024

Your daily responsibilities as a demand planner are anything but straightforward. Central to your role, you are tasked with predicting future demand patterns, a challenge that has grown increasingly complex. For example, while such systems are capable of analyzing demand, the process is typically slow and cumbersome.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In 2022, I frequently ask companies to draw their river of demand. The activity is designed to challenge new thinking–to rethink demand as a flow, to identify rocks (barriers), and define process latency (the time to make a decision). Drawings from Two Very Different Businesses Portraying the River of Demand. Mistake #3.

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DynaSys

MAY 12, 2020

I have just completed a new demand planning project. Before the project, they were using Excel to forecast and plan their business. Before the project, they were using Excel to forecast and plan their business. They have over 60,000 items manufactured at many sites across the world and serve several thousand customers.

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Silvon Software

JUNE 1, 2023

KPIs are essential in S&OP as they provide a quantitative framework for gaining visibility, aligning efforts, supporting decision-making, and driving continuous improvement across the business. But how do you know if you are using the right KPIs, including both stakeholder and supply chain performance measures?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic tested the global supply chain. Like riding a bumpy road, the supply chain leader is riding the ups and downs of changing market conditions facing greater variability day-to-day. Here, based on interviews with supply chain leaders, I share lessons learned. The Failure of Existing Demand Planning Solutions.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The cloud has emerged as the cornerstone of modern business and supply chain innovation. From retail and food and beverage to manufacturing and life sciences, companies from a wide variety of industries are realizing the benefits of the technology, revolutionizing how they operate, collaborate, and generate value.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The onset of COVID and the rapidly changing environment of a pandemic-hit world has meant demand planning has become more difficult – and as a result, more critical – than ever. What is demand planning? Demand planning is the process of predicting what customer demand will be for a certain product.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2024

This morning, the New York Times pushed me an article by Peter S. Goodman titled “ The Supply Chain, Reconfigured.” ” His narrative centers on the evolution of the global supply chain evolving with a focus on labor arbitration ignoring geographic distance and shipping issues. So, my reply to Peter S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 15, 2023

Let me explain, if you fill out one of my surveys on LinkedIn, I share the research results in front of the paywall (I believe that supply chain research should be readily available and not locked behind a paywall.) (If We are trying to assess the value of a network in managing contract manufacturing.)

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Logility

JANUARY 16, 2018

As a supply chain professional, we need to consider how actions in one part of the supply chain affect both upstream and downstream operations. This is especially true for those that work in and manage the demand planning process. Here in lays the crux of the issue with demand sensing.

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SupplyPike

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

What is a demand plan? Demand planning tells you how much inventory you can expect to sell, down to the regional level. Armed with point-of-sales data, knowledge of inventory issues, and accounting for anomalies, you can plan on how much product to manufacture, store in your warehouses, and ship to each region.

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QAD

JULY 24, 2024

Effective Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) plays a crucial role in enhancing this business alignment. As highlighted in the article “ 5 Key Benefits of S&OP for Your Supply Chain ,” S&OP is a powerful tool to ensure all parts of the organization are working towards common goals.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 2, 2023

Once upon a time, the world of manufacturing was a relatively stable place. But then, supply chain disruption became the rule instead of the exception, consumers changed their tastes as often as their socks, and global competition started playing hardball. So how does a manufacturer navigate this rollercoaster?

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Silvon Software

MARCH 3, 2023

A Few Important KPIs for Tracking S&OP Performance As a long-time provider of business intelligence applications for manufacturing and distribution businesses, Silvon has played a key role in helping our clients define and implement performance metrics that align their S&OP initiatives with their corporate goals.

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Silvon Software

JULY 22, 2022

Supply chain performance KPIs are invaluable measurements that support the growth and success of a company’s supply, fulfillment and delivery efforts. Why is KPI tracking so important in supply chain management? But more importantly, significant supply chain improvements can occur as a result. Cash-to-Cash Time Cycle.

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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. Thanks to constant industry innovation, Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is now also becoming a common topic of conversation.

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This blog explains The Key MRP Metrics in Supply Chain whcih every supply chain professional in Manufacturing or Distribution Businesses. Supply chain professionals will be familiar with the term Material Requirements Planning (MRP).

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ThroughPut

AUGUST 24, 2021

Earlier in the day, demand planning was a guessing game that relied more on intuition, instinct, and inclination. Companies that leveraged the data they collected to enable more accurate demand planning, distinguished themselves from their competitors. Why do you need new-age demand sensing to solve modern problems?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

A lasso is what supply chain leaders would like to have. To align S&OP. As companies transitioned from regional to multi-national organizations, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes proliferated. The proliferation of S&OP is not a trivial topic. Metrics Definition.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 15, 2022

When reviewing strategy decks for supply chain teams, I often see statements like “move from a functional-silo’d focus to a drive a more holistic response.” Companies became less clear on the definition of supply chain excellence and how to implement decision support technologies. Functional Metrics.

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ThroughPut

JULY 6, 2021

Thriving In ‘The New Normal’ With 5 Demand Planning & Forecasting Methods. Were companies completely unprepared for this sudden surge in demand for these consumer items? Understanding and predicting demand in unpredictable times . But demand planning still remains a game of assumptions and estimations.

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QAD

AUGUST 28, 2024

S&OP and Executive Meetings, a Necessary Tandem As mentioned in our article, “Understanding Sales and Operations Planning” , S&OP is a structured planning process that uses forecasted customer demand to drive production schedules.

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QAD

JUNE 26, 2024

How Sales & Marketing Enhance the S&OP Process Current forecasting practices typically begin with historical demand. However, S&OP combines historical forecasting with new sources of demand making it possible to create a more accurate forecast. Such changes have a direct impact on their work.

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Logility

AUGUST 5, 2021

With global business complexities growing every day, companies must have business processes in place to help manage the trade-offs between the supply and demand sides of their supply chain. Assess root causes, adjust plans, and debate course corrections. Effective IBP demands the discipline that KPIs can instill.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In supply chain management, it is widely accepted that holding enough finished goods inventory to fulfill every order is just too costly. Ronan Stephens, the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Management and External Manufacturing, explained how the company set out on a journey to improve customer service while also reducing costs.

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Vanguard Software

JULY 20, 2021

And before that, in 2001, Nike also had a demand planning blunder that led to a $100 million loss in sales. These examples show how imperative a proper process for demand planning and supply planning is to an organization’s overall health and profitability. Download Brochure.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

A lasso is what supply chain leaders would like to have. To align S&OP. As companies transitioned from regional to multi-national organizations, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes proliferated. If one business has a weekly planning system, and another has a monthly system, good luck!

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Logility

JUNE 2, 2023

In the intricate world of supply chain management, the accuracy of demand forecasting often serves as the cornerstone of business growth. The very foundation of operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and overall profitability hinges upon the ability to predict demand with precision. Let’s get started!

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Based on the work with Georgia Tech, we are getting clear on which metrics matter by industry. As companies adopt a balanced scorecard, the functional metrics shift to a focus on reliability. For example, in manufacturing, the shift in focus is away from OEE to focus on first pass yield and schedule adherence.) Table 1.

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Silvon Software

JUNE 23, 2020

As I mentioned in my previous post, Sales Dashboards – 16 Metrics for Manufacturers , a strategy for measuring business performance should also incorporate metrics that focus on the supply chain and other operational areas of the enterprise. You can refine as you go! Inventory Turns and Sales-to-Inventory Ratio.

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QAD

JUNE 12, 2024

An operations leader’s role in S&OP is instrumental, as they provide efficient execution of the process plan and ensure alignment between the manufacturing facility and the S&OP planning committee. To start, operations leaders are responsible for developing comprehensive plans.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Supply chain practitioners know trends like product line proliferation, shorter product life cycles, increased complexity, massive amounts of data and ever more demanding and unpredictable customers are accelerating. Given these staggering statistics, what are demand forecasters to do?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 18, 2022

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Because of service disruptions – not being able to buy toilet paper, for example – the supply chain has been more discussed than ever before. It was also a very, very tough year for supply chain professionals working in the grocery supply chain. But just how bad was it? I look forward to this study every year.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 2, 2024

Customer reviews consistently rank ToolsGroup highly in G2’s Supply Chain Planning and Demand Planning Categories. This achievement underscores ToolsGroup’s commitment to excellence and innovation in the supply chain industry. Our customers’ success is our success. See ToolsGroup’s G2 reviews HERE.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 15, 2024

The software company earns Leadership recognition in supply chain planning and demand planning across regions. BOSTON – January 15, 2023 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to be recognized as a Leader in five separate G2 Winter 2024 reports.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2024

According to research by Ernst & Young LLP, the global consulting firm, as the Covid crisis recedes, supply chain executives are losing the strategic gains they made with their C-suite counterparts. 28% of supply chain leaders cite cost reduction as one of the top three priorities currently.

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