Supply Chain and Sales and Operations Planning Software

April 29, 2021

What-If Scenario Analysis in 2021 and Beyond

In the past year, we have gotten accustomed to facing the unexpected. As we continue to adjust to the new normal, companies are...

Tags: Intelligent Planning , Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)

November 3, 2020

5 Features to Look for in Your APS Solution

The stability of your sequencing, scheduling, and planning workflows has a huge impact on how cost effective your production...

Tags: Intelligent Planning , Planned Production Programs

May 5, 2020

How Can Manufacturers Avoid Supply Shortages?

A few years ago, more than three-quarters of manufacturers said that material shortages (specifically metals and minerals) were a...

Tags: Advanced Analytics , Intelligent Planning

February 20, 2020

5 Production Planning Strategies for Meeting Increased Demand

Think back to the last birthday party you planned. How did it go? As the organizer, you were responsible for everything from...

Tags: Demand Capacity Planning , Industry 4.0

October 8, 2019

What Is Data-Driven Manufacturing?

Right now, even if your factory is relatively well equipped with IoT devices and RFID chips that can send production information...

Tags: Advanced Analytics , Intelligent Planning

October 3, 2019

5 Critical Stats About S&OP

Do you check the weather report before leaving for work? What about for the upcoming weekend, to be sure your plans for a hike...

Tags: Intelligent Planning , Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)

September 26, 2019

How Not to Implement Advanced Planning and Scheduling

Life in the digital age is meant to be easier for manufacturers: rather than using spreadsheets to plot out potential production...

Tags: Intelligent Planning , Planned Production Programs

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September 5, 2019

The Benefits of Advanced Analytics in Production Planning & Scheduling

If you could see the future, what would you do? Well, first off you would probably buy a bunch of winning lottery tickets—but you...

Tags: Advanced Analytics , Intelligent Planning

September 3, 2019

How S&OE Will Impact the Manufacturing Industry

Today we’re dusting off our supply chain crystal ball and are going to give you a glimpse of what inventory management may very...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , Intelligent Planning

5 Primary Causes of Supply Chain Disruption

July 25, 2019

What Is Advanced Planning and Scheduling?

Let’s say it’s the day after Thanksgiving, and you’re trying to see how far you can stretch your leftovers. You take a good hard...

Tags: Advanced Analytics , Intelligent Planning

July 11, 2019

5 Facts About Advanced Planning and Scheduling

We’ve all been there at one point or another: you’re scheduling production for a large, complex item like an automobile in a...

Tags: Advanced Analytics , Intelligent Planning

September 27, 2018

What Industry 4.0 Will Mean for Your Employees

Reports of your job’s impending obsolescence have been greatly exaggerated. Sure, as Industry 4.0 systems continue to gain...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , Intelligent Planning

September 25, 2018

How-to: Optimizing Your Planning Flow

Let's say you're an OEM, with a sleek manufacturing space and a sophisticated, technologically cutting edge process for creating...

Tags: Advanced Analytics , Automotive Industry

September 11, 2018

The Impact of Cognitive Analytics on the Automotive Supply Chain

IT pioneer and philosopher Ted Nelson, who coined the term hypertext, once famously said, "The good news about computers is that...

Tags: Advanced Analytics , Automotive Industry

September 4, 2018

What Industry 4.0 Will Mean for Your Planning Workflows

Imagine you own and operate a pin factory at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. One day, you come in and announce to your...

Tags: Automotive Industry , Industry 4.0

August 16, 2018

5 Uses for Machine Learning in Supply Chain Management

New technologies—from steam power to modern computers—have been the driving forces in supply chain management since the...

Tags: Advanced Analytics , Intelligent Planning

July 31, 2018

Production Scheduling 101: Tackling the Job Shop Problem

Any production planner who has spent time working on non-clocked production processes can tell you that it presents challenges...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , Intelligent Planning

June 7, 2018

A 5-step Guide to Minimizing Supply Chain Risk

In February of 2018, popular fast food brand KFC was in the midst of making some big changes to its UK supply chain. They were in...

Tags: Advanced Analytics , Intelligent Planning

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