Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

A large multinational is undergoing an impressive supply chain transformation that will run through 2023. While the company has several different goals, two key focuses are improved agility and resilience, and more autonomous planning. A Complex Supply Chain. This manufacturer already has business continuity plans in place.

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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

MARCH 6, 2023

A transformation that is based on the idea that by putting in new applications the company will automate a process, or processes, and provide more and better data to make decisions, is a poor foundation for a true transformation. The roots of IBP are in sales & operations planning (S&OP). Dean Sorenson concurs.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

By Pascal Chandler (pictured), business consultant at cloud-based accountancy software bluQube The pandemic, Brexit, ongoing geopolitical conflicts, and rising inflation have placed unprecedented pressure on the global logistics industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Here are ten things to keep in mind in terms of the role that forecasting can have on supply chains: While not a cure all, forecasting does matter. In consumer goods industries, better forecasting leads to lower fines from retailers for late or incomplete deliveries. This increases sales. forecasting product sales at 10,000 stores.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

APRIL 26, 2022

The exponential impact of e-commerce on traditional, brick-and-mortar retailers, is one good example of how the data-driven revolution is sweeping many sectors of the economy and business operations nowadays. Two major challenges might be limiting big data to fully impacting the supply chain. UPS success case.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 28, 2024

Data-driven decision making is the process of collecting the data that a company uses, and transforming it into actionable insights. Using data to find patterns, inferences, and insights ensures that your company goals and plans are based on evidence and that decisions made are balanced and objective.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

In a prior post , I wrote about the various ways data is transforming global supply chains. Data is the raw fuel of digital transformation and the linchpin to accelerating industry collaboration, automation, predictive insights and so many more cutting-edge capabilities (including those yet to be invented).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

For a few years now, supply chain professionals and pundits have been speculating on what the so-called “new normal” will look like. Much of this newfound optimism is attributable to a record jobs report in January – and yet we’ve seen a spate of layoffs in tech and other industries.

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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. Why is this shift such a big deal?

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FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The COVID-19 crisis unveiled major issues within global supply chains and, as we have seen with SONAR freight data, volatility in the market. A lack of raw materials and products from suppliers created supply chain disruptions. When planning for the future, industry players should thus use insights from commodity-based modeling.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 31, 2024

For example, our advanced 3PL platform looks after every aspect of your supply chain in an efficient, effective way and our Virtual Carrier Network safeguards your shipping by always applying the best rates and speeds while not handcuffing you to any carrier. Of course we’re talking about your ecommerce store’s data security.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Recent supply chain disruptions are forcing organizations to challenge the prevailing wisdom and look for newer approaches to decision making. The simultaneous shocks to demand and supply, and the magnitude of these shocks are not something the world ever experienced.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

ARC has done research and writing on supply chain collaboration networks. A supply chain collaboration network (SCCN) is a key technology for improved collaboration across an extended supply chain. SCCN solutions provide supply chain visibility and analytics across an extended supply chain.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 27, 2020

Supply chains are evolving fast. To keep up with the fast pace of supply chain evolution it is important for supply chain planners to upgrade their skills and step up their business planning and forecasting techniques. It is about creating a planning process that is agile and flexible enough to integrate future events.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2024

The complexities associated with an enterprise resource planning system’s available-to-promise functionality can lead an ERP system to be unable to process an order, requiring time-consuming human intervention before an accurate promise can be relayed to customers. GP describes Causal AI as a mixture of Knowledge AI and Data AI.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2021

Seventy-one percent of the surface of our “blue planet” is covered by oceans which is also reflected in the fact that 80% of goods are moved via sea transportation within the global supply chain [1]. A storm, for example, could slow the vessel down and increase transit time from one port to another. Other planned vessel movements.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

ARC is getting ready for our Supply Chain Forum on February 16 th and 17 th. End users – supply chain practitioners working for manufacturers, distributors, or retailers – can attend for free. A more granular model means better planning – planning that more fully reflects the constraints that exist in these supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. The company bought a risk solution that provides real-time alerts to potential supply disruptions. We knew exactly what we couldn’t get.”

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 31, 2022

What is demand planning? Demand planning is part of a company’s planning strategy to allocate resources in the best and most effective way to meet demand and respond to demand changes. Why is demand planning important? Is demand planning the same as demand forecasting? What does demand planning involve?

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 31, 2022

What is demand planning? Demand planning is part of a company’s planning strategy to allocate resources in the best and most effective way to meet demand and respond to demand changes. Why is demand planning important? Is demand planning the same as demand forecasting? What does demand planning involve?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. planning offers an alternative to swinging the pendulum and as the strategy that provides the supply chain resilience leaders seek.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 10, 2024

Port congestion poses significant challenges to global supply chains, maritime trade, and overall economic efficiency. AI-Powered Optimization for Port Operations Data-Driven Decision-Making: AI algorithms analyze historical data, real-time information, and external factors to optimize port operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In February, Klaus Niebur, the director of global supply chain risk management at Autoliv, and Jan Thiessen, the managing director at targetP!, spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference. in turn, is a boutique procurement consultancy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2022

My recent conversations with the supply chain practitioners are dominated by supply chain risk — specifically geopolitical risks in light of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Even companies that serve markets and rely on supply chains that are not directly affected by the conflict are starting to feel the effects of the war.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

For more than a year, global supply chains have been buffeted by one major disruption after another. Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. The impact?

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FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 24, 2023

As the industry struggles to recover from the unprecedented global events of 2020, recognizing budget limitations is essential for industry growth and success. For example, according to Global Trade Magazine , “One critical factor that executives should monitor closely is logistics management. Think about this.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2022

We’ve only just entered the second half of the year and people haven’t even taken their summer vacations yet, so why are we talking about holiday supply chains now? Shouldn’t this alleviate the pressure on holiday supply chains?”. Last year, retailers started encouraging holiday shoppers to shop early. Not really. A ratio of 1.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

But the fact of the matter is, industry leaders who want to avoid crashing their business on the shoals need to balance the daily hand-to-hand combat with some serious, long-term planning. When you look back 18 months to the start of the pandemic, the first shock waves to hit global supply chains were all related to demand.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Imagine going to a shop and it has run out of roses, chocolates, or luxury dine for two meals – it might mean a romantic plan is spoiled and reverting to a less-than-ideal back-up option. billion, according to NRF data, while in the UK that figure stood at £2.2 In a few weeks’ time, Valentine’s Day will be upon us again.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2023

At the ARC Industry Leadership Forum in February, I had the opportunity to sit down with John Delligatti, Director of Digital Supply Chain Transformation at SDI , to discuss the pandemic, Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO), and the future of supply chain management. Fourth, how does all of this affect the labor force?

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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. For example, pickleball has been the fastest growing sport in America for 3 years. It also did not make for a reliable supply chain.

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LandLink

APRIL 8, 2020

Data is the new precious metal and it is becoming more essential than ever before. Technological leaps like blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning run on data. They’re already beginning to transform supply chain operations across many sectors. Are there gaps or inconsistencies in your data?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2021

There are some young supply chain technologies that are getting a lot of buzz. In this article, the main hyped, promising, and solid solutions but widely adopted technologies in supply chain management are discussed. ARC is not hearing providers of supply chain technology leveraging this network to provide new value to their customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

The supply chain industry is on a years-long digital transformation journey, and one of the key objectives that industry leaders almost universally aim to achieve is true end-to-end (E2E) visibility across their complex global networks of suppliers, partners and customers. So, what is true E2E supply chain visibility?

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Parade

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As we close out another wild year in the supply chain, many companies are looking forward to 2022 (and the potential relief it may bring for some of the supply chain hurdles we’ve faced the past couple of years), setting goals, and making plans. The data gained from tech not only benefits the brokerage itself strategize.

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Parade

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As we close out another wild year in the supply chain, many companies are looking forward to 2022 (and the potential relief it may bring for some of the supply chain hurdles we’ve faced the past couple of years), setting goals, and making plans. The data gained from tech not only benefits the brokerage itself strategize.

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