AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Manufacturers like Hyundai are experiencing a shortage of components that threaten s to halt production. The virus continues to compromise supply chains and disrupt companies at a troubling rate, but a re businesses prepared from a supply chain planning perspective? . – Tweet this.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Kearney research shows that the more companies invest, the bigger the average ROI Investments in supply chain firms and technologies represent 15-20% of total venture capital investments, according to a recent report by the management consulting firm Kearney. More than 150 supply chain startups have been acquired in the last two years.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Background The Council of Supply Chain Resilience met for the first time this month. What is supply chain resilience?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2024

During my current supply chain planning market research, I have received briefings from several SCP companies. Many say that they are using generative AI, a type of AI that can create new content and ideas, as part of their journey toward autonomous planning. If a user makes changes to the plan, they log that data.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to reshape the supply chain, we're looking ahead to the emerging trends in warehousing you need to be aware of to ensure your organization thrives in 2021. Five Emerging Trends In Warehousing To Prepare For In 2021. Bring Your Supply Chain Closer To Your Customer. per year through 2027.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 23, 2023

The evolution of planning moves from a focus on the enterprise to an adaptive platform that senses and responds based on market data. An outside-in model requires a redefinition making today’s supply chain planning technologies legacy investments. What Is An Inside-Out Planning Process?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 5, 2023

I engaged in numerous discussions with robotics executives last year as I was developing ARC Advisory Group’s mobile warehouse robotics (AMR) research. CLINT: Mark, I came across many former Kiva Systems employees during my discussions with executives at warehouse robotics companies. Kiva put supply chain and design together.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted global supply chains and upended the global economy, supply chain experts insisted that supply chain resilience was essential. There is a] need to prepare supply chains not only to survive, but to thrive in chaos.”[1] The reason?

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 17, 2023

The impact of supply chain planning on sustainability According to Wikipedia, “sustainability is a societal goal that relates to the ability of people to safely co-exist on Earth over a long time.” The emissions that are generated to produce or transport, can be greatly influenced by the way supply chains are planned.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The planning team was defending the status quo without questioning current practices and how to improve them.) Starting to understand the issue with multi-tier demand planning?

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Logility

AUGUST 30, 2023

Supply chain planning plays a critical role in ensuring operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and overall success. However, relying solely on Microsoft Excel for supply chain planning can expose businesses to a myriad of risks and limitations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. Every year, this award continues to amaze me.

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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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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 6, 2022

Amongst the issues faced by both businesses and consumers in 2021, supply chain shortages – and the resulting challenges – held strong in the headlines throughout the year. Five Lessons Learned Overcoming 2021’s Supply Chain Challenges. Five Lessons Learned Overcoming 2021’s Supply Chain Challenges.

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RFgen

AUGUST 7, 2024

The manufacturing processes behind aerospace components and systems are highly intricate, demanding precision, innovation, and robust quality controls. This piece examines the hidden mechanics of aerospace manufacturing, shedding light on the methods and materials used to produce aircraft and spacecraft.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

During 23 to 25 October, the Blue Yonder team had the pleasure of joining thousands of supply chain professionals at the newly rebranded BVL Supply Chain CX event in Berlin. For those outside the supply chain world, logistics might seem as straightforward as transport and warehousing, a “commodity”.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 29, 2024

As Founder and Managing Editor I am pleased to announce to our global-wide Supply Chain Matters readership that Cloud based warehouse management orchestration provider AutoScheduler.AI will serve as a Named Sponsor of this independent thought supply chain management focused leadership platform.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many risks and uncertainties in supply chain networks. Materials shortages , demand fluctuations and plan t closures have led many organizations to revisit their supplier relationships, as well as distribution and production locations. Read on for common use cases. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Supply Chain Resilience Depends Upon End-to-End Visibility Service companies, where one firm takes over a set of duties that used to be done in-house, is quite common. In supply chain services, the services company plans and executes on behalf of their clients. I talked to one of GEP’s planning customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2022

Complexities integrating data from across global supply chains. Start with your supply chain. These responses illustrate that supply chain sustainability is top of mind for many companies. You can take action and respond to supply chain issues before they cascade into catastrophes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

This year, a recurring theme that I saw was about using supply chain data to improve the customer experience across the entire value chain. Here are the ones that stood out to me, especially as it relates to supply chain data. This new dashboard gives retailers a lot of supply chain data to see where they stand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 7, 2024

In late 2023, we conducted a survey of 1,000 supply chain and logistics decision-makers across North America and Europe across three sectors: manufacturing, distribution and retail; carriers; and logistics services providers. The results of the research report How Bad Is the Supply Chain and Logistics Workforce Challenge?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2023

Traditionally, planning processes are designed to serve specific time horizons – sales & operations execution (S&OE) is used for short term horizon, sales & operations planning (S&OP) for the mid-term horizon, and integrated business planning (IBP) for long term strategic horizon.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

I’ve said it before (right here in Logistics Viewpoints), but it’s worth repeating: the digital transformation of our complex global supply chains is an ongoing journey. The entire supply chain industry was caught flat-footed by the seismic disruptions wrought by the pandemic. We don’t have to think back very far.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2023

Franklin Sports needed to protect sales in this category by improving their pickleball supply chain. To achieve that, Franklin Sports supply chain needed to be improved significantly. Without an efficient supply chain, a company can’t meet the demand that exists, and competitors swoop in and grab market share.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The Association for Supply Chain Management ( ASCM ) hosted its annual conference, ASCM CONNECT , on September 18 – 20 in Chicago. As such, I assumed that supply chain wasn’t a core competency. Network Supply Chain Restructure. Fortunately for me, some of the sessions were available virtually.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

“Over the last fifteen years,” writes Lora Cecere ( @lcecere ), founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights, “Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) enjoyed a renaissance.”[1] Bowman, Managing Editor of SupplyChainBrain , to ask him, “Is sales and operations planning obsolete?”[3]

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Usually, a supply plan can’t be fully executed. Robust supply plans can optimize across distribution, manufacturing, and logistics constraints and deliver an optimal plan that hits service objectives at the minimum cost. It is better to have an optimized plan than not, but money is left on the table.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

Despite the significant amount of effort involved in going from running a business on Excel spreadsheets to implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP), they are very grateful that their efforts to improve their supply chain agility were underway when the pandemic hit. The Peet’s Coffee Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2023

In this conversation, Asena and I talked about autonomous planning in supply chain. Second, what is autonomous planning in supply chain, and what are some practical examples? Third, is autonomous planning feasible for all companies of all sizes? So how do companies achieve autonomous planning?

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Summer is coming to an end which means retailers and supply chains need to start preparing for the holidays. With e-commerce on the rise, supply shortages, and COVID-19 restrictions causing shipping delays, this will prove to be a challenging year for order fulfillment. Limited Warehouse Capacity. Inventory Pileup.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 30, 2023

The widespread supply chain disruptions that happened when the global pandemic hit in 2020 highlighted several important lessons regarding manufacturing and supply chain visibility. Its cross-functionality enables it to serve as the central link between plants, warehouse, distribution and customers.

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Invata Intralogistics

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Our guide allows manufacturers, warehouse managers, and supply chain professionals to understand the benefits of AMH and successfully implement it in their operations. Automated warehouses lead to faster processing times and higher throughput, allowing your business to meet customer demands effectively.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As supply chains continue to grapple with volatility and disruption post-pandemic, fashion brands, who faced increased risks during the pandemic because of lockdown, are now turning to better supply chain planning for fashion strategies with the end goal of achieving improved agility and a competitive advantage.

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Ware2Go

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Use this guide to understand warehousing services, prioritize service level agreements, and choose the right warehouse partner for your business. Table of Contents: What is Warehousing? What Is Warehousing? Types of Warehousing Services. By this definition, a warehouse would only provide inventory storage.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Technology can have a significant impact on supply chains, but supply chain digitization still lags behind digitization of other areas of business across many industries. Still, there are several technologies that are transforming supply chains for the organizations that adopt them.

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