Supply Chain and Sales and Operations Planning Software

March 10, 2020

Managing Disruptions in Times of Supply Chain Uncertainty

As the Harvard Business Review points out, the 2011 Fukushima disaster had a large and unexpected impact on the global supply...

Tags: S&OP - Demand Capacity Planning , S&OP - Sales & Operations Planning

February 6, 2020

The Top Challenges in Supply Chain Forecasting

Supply chain forecasting lies at the heart of the balancing act between current supply and future demand. At a fundamental level,...

Tags: Digitization , SCM - Supply Chain Management

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November 21, 2019

How Industry 4.0 Will Impact Your Supplier Relationships

Depending on your background, when you were a child your parents might have told you that your Christmas presents came from Santa...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , Supply Chain Planning

November 7, 2019

The Importance of Forecasting in Logistics Planning

Of all the stages of the supply chain, logistics often gets a bad rap. This appears to be largely due to a combination of the...

Tags: Logistics , SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

October 29, 2019

How to Evaluate Supply Chain Software Solutions

How are you using your ERP software? Strictly for resource planning, as intended? Or are you stretching that definition to...

Tags: SCM - Supply Chain Management , Supply Chain Planning

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October 17, 2019

How to Maintain Supply Chain Control When Outsourcing

Imagine you’re hosting the family reunion this year. 75 people are going to be expecting a great venue, amazing food, and some...

Tags: SCM - Supply Chain Management , Supply Chain Planning

August 22, 2019

5 Key S&OP Metrics to Track in 2024

Why does your company exist? This isn’t a metaphysical question, like “why are we here,” it’s purely practical. We hope the...

Tags: S&OP - Sales & Operations Planning , Supply Chain Planning

July 18, 2019

Supply Chain Optimization in the Automotive Industry

All the way at the far end of the supply chain, when an automobile reaches its end consumer, it looks like they’re buying one...

Tags: Automotive , Supply Chain Planning

June 11, 2019

The Supply Chain Manager's Guide to Press Distribution

There’s been a big push towards lean manufacturing and logistics in the past few years, with manufacturers doing everything in...

Tags: SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling , Supply Chain Planning

May 30, 2019

The Intersection of Production and Distribution Logistics

Let’s say that you run a pizza delivery joint. As orders come in by phone or through your website, you have one employee who’s in...

Tags: S&OP - Demand Capacity Planning , Supply Chain Planning

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May 21, 2019

Can Smarter Order Planning Reduce Production Hiccups?

Ah, the old dilemma: make to order vs. make to stock. The debate has been raging in the world of manufacturing for many years. On...

Tags: S&OE - Sales & Operations Execution , Supply Chain Planning

April 23, 2019

How a Decentralized Supply Chain Can Add Value

One of the explicit goals of Industry 4.0 in the long run is to empower autonomous machine decision making within production...

Tags: Supply Chain Planning

March 26, 2019

5 Inventory Management Stats Worth Knowing

Effective supply chain management is about getting the right goods to the right place, at the right time, in the right condition....

Tags: S&OP - Demand Capacity Planning , Supply Chain Planning

March 7, 2019

5 Tips for Avoiding Supply Chain Disruptions

Often, when trying to advise their readers on the best ways to avoid supply chain disruptions, experts and other commentators...

Tags: Supply Chain Planning

November 8, 2018

6 Supply Chain Digitization Stats to Know

We tend to think of the (first) industrial revolution as a moment where the world changed in the blink of an eye. One morning,...

Tags: Supply Chain Planning , Supply Chain Trends

October 16, 2018

4 Benefits of Strategic Network Planning

Imagine for a second that you’re entering a friendly betting pool for the 2018 World Cup. Germany won the contest in 2014 (the...

Tags: Supply Chain Planning

The Supply Chain Planner's Guide to Tour Planning

October 11, 2018

The Integrated Tour Planner's Journey

Let's say you've got big event coming up—maybe an awards ceremony, or an important anniversary. You and some of your friends are...

Tags: SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling , Supply Chain Planning

October 9, 2018

6 Supply Chain Management Statistics to Know

As we enter an increasingly digitized era in supply chain management, owing to new technologies from IoT sensors to real-time...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , SCM - Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Planning (4)

Managing Disruptions in Times of Supply Chain Uncertainty

The Top Challenges in Supply Chain Forecasting

How Industry 4.0 Will Impact Your Supplier Relationships

The Importance of Forecasting in Logistics Planning

How to Evaluate Supply Chain Software Solutions

How to Maintain Supply Chain Control When Outsourcing

5 Key S&OP Metrics to Track in 2024

Supply Chain Optimization in the Automotive Industry

The Supply Chain Manager's Guide to Press Distribution

The Intersection of Production and Distribution Logistics

Can Smarter Order Planning Reduce Production Hiccups?

How a Decentralized Supply Chain Can Add Value

5 Inventory Management Stats Worth Knowing

5 Tips for Avoiding Supply Chain Disruptions

6 Supply Chain Digitization Stats to Know

4 Benefits of Strategic Network Planning

The Integrated Tour Planner's Journey

6 Supply Chain Management Statistics to Know

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