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What is the role of demand shaping in supply chain planning and activities?
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is the supply chain planning process where supply and demand are brought together to develop an overall strategy for continuing operations over the intermediate...
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You Want it When?
E-commerce is growing rapidly, taking market share from brick-and-mortar retailers at an alarming pace. Many traditional retailers are closing stores while trying to beef up the E-commerce side of...
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How are companies solving the last-mile delivery problem?
The competitive battleground between online retailers and traditional brick-and-mortar retailers often comes down to the so-called last mile of the logistics chain. In terms of supply chain management...
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3 Top Logistics Trends Companies Should Be Researching in 2018
Perhaps the most dynamic logistics trends that should be on your radar include the rapid rise of e-commerce and its dramatic effect on brick-and-mortar retailing; the growing importance of emerging...
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Traceability – Keeping Product Recalls Manageable
Having to recall a product is a manufacturer’s nightmare – difficult, expensive, and damaging to the company’s reputation in the marketplace. No company wants to recall a product and no company...
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Why is the smart factory concept key for manufacturing?
The smart factory concept is increasingly discussed in relationship to the industrial sector. So what, exactly, is a smart factory, and why is it important to manufacturing? While there is no official...
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The Eighth Waste
Defects, over-production, waiting, over-processing, transportation, inventory, and motion – Lean Manufacturing theory says that all process waste can be classified into one of these seven categories....
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How is inventory management for e-commerce challenging?
Manufacturing companies are increasingly finding it necessary to sell products directly to customers over the internet, in addition to established sales and distribution channels. For companies used to...
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Inventory Optimization in the Supply Chain
Every company wants to have the right amount of the right inventory in the right place at the right time, and that has been the primary focus of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) software and its...
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Why is Optimization Important for Supply Chain Planning?
Some problems have clear answers. How much is two plus two? The answer is clearly four. Other problems are not so clear cut. Where should I locate my next warehouse? How should I position inventory to...
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Get the Team Together by Optimizing Supply Chains for Efficiency
As the theory and technology of supply chain management has evolved over the last several decades, it has become abundantly clear that it’s a team effort. The very essence of supply chain management is...
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Who manages your supply chain?
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) seldom “own” their supply chains. That is to say, virtually all manufacturers are part of other companies’ supply chains, and major decisions and initiatives...
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You Want it When?
E-commerce is growing rapidly, taking market share from brick-and-mortar retailers at an alarming pace. Many traditional retailers are closing stores while trying to beef up the E-commerce side of...
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Supply Chain Risk Not Always What it Seems
Supply chain risk is more important than ever these days and that’s a very good thing because, according to a study by PWC and the Business Continuity Institute, 75% of companies experience at least...
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What’s most important in creating a supply chain management strategy?
Any business that serves customers must build its strategy around customer service. For any participant in the supply chain — including producers, distributors, suppliers and service providers — that...
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In the Supply Chain World an Event is not a Party
In the supply chain world, an ‘event’ is not a party – there’s no champagne, no balloons or streamers, no guest of honor. Rather, an event is a sales or marketing activity that is intended to change...
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What’s the Difference Between a Forecast and a Demand Plan?
A forecast is a prediction of demand based on a mathematical and statistical analysis of past demand. This mathematical forecast can and should be adjusted to reflect any knowledge or intelligence that...
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Advanced Planning Systems are Giving Manufacturers an Edge
It seems pretty straight-forward: a plant should plan production in such a way that the people and equipment are effectively utilized to produce products. True statement, but it’s a bit more...
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