SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

Use data to improve operations. To assist with the short-term solution, the answer is an extensive data-gathering exercise. A major benefit of an ERP solution is that it generates business data continuously. Of course, the key to success is being able to analyze that data so that you can get the maximum value out of it.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains 105

AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

But it had its limitations, of course. For instance, if I wanted to know what the HEINEKEN canning capacity was in Asia, I would have to sum up 20+ Excel files to sum up the data for all the breweries. There was no global master data in place either. But we still need them to input their data to get global insights.

Modeling Software 117

Modeling Software Optimization Modeling Optimal Sourcing Modeling 117

Morai Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Over the course of the past several months, Morai Logistics has highlighted a significant rise in e-commerce shopping. This figure has significantly increased over the course of the last few years. There are a variety of benefits that help promote efficiency and access to real-time data. Delivering to E-commerce Markets.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 74

Logistics Network Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Solutions Logistics 74

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Of course, as this is an ultimate guide to product slotting, it would only be fitting to leave you with a statement about the cost benefits if it includes an explanation of how they come about. It also stands to reason that when you undertake a slotting exercise, you should think about it from the perspective of these activities.

Production 98

Production Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Resource Reduction 98

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

The answer is to benchmark your freight, of course. At Logistics Bureau, we capture, analyse, and exploit freight benchmarking data to help us when we provide freight contract negotiation services for our clients. So how can you be sure you’re getting the best freight rates possible? Freight Benchmarking: How to Do it Right.

Negotiating Skills 96

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software 96

Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

The risks accepted in not beginning are, of course, high and err towards a professional negligence that ultimately costs time, resources and people at the time of a future war. Firstly, it recommended conducting realistic wargames and exercises to reflect threats and the capability of the ‘logistics enterprise’ to respond.

Military 103

Military Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Expense Reduction 103

Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

And, of course, I will also share how knowing your cost-to-serve will help you to solve those all-too-familiar performance gremlins. Of course, it’s always possible to factor estimates of those costs into your product or service pricing, but then you can find yourself overpricing them. Are Your Profit Margins Declining?

Negotiating Skills 98

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Cost Reduction Analysis 98

Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

Often, in our experience, the problem is a human one… It’s not the data, not the process, not the technology, or the strategy, but the people. Pundits typically emphasize data and digital technology when proselytising for the S&OP concept. S&OP is ostensibly a numbers game, of course. The Demand Planner.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Operations Supply Chain Design Software 98

Conger

MAY 28, 2021

lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace. Online courses. In-person courses. Online Courses.

Buyer Training 94

Buyer Training Training Course Operations 94

Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

Of course, it would be possible to write an entire book on this particular subject, so for the sake of keeping this article relatively brief, I’ll stick to a short explanation of crucial factors to consider when planning a warehouse network (even if it is a network of one). It can go further than this, of course.

Supply Chain Design Software 103

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning 103

Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

Once you have gathered the data relating to your customers’ needs, you should be able to see if a single logistics strategy will work for your entire customer base, or whether you need to take a segmented approach. Then, you can analyse your current supply chain capabilities using the research results and your data concerning customer needs.

Inventory Reduction 98

Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction Vendor Strategies Cost Reduction 98

Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Of course, the economic viability of these types of shipments is limited to specific commodities. While COVID did see some modal shifts of everything from wheat to Peloton exercise bikes, there are certainly products that are less likely candidates for shifts.

Negotiating Skills 62

Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Price Reduction Vendor Strategies 62

Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Of course, you can set that goal, or rather, that set of goals (because being the best in your business normally means you must beat the competition in a number of disciplines) yourself, but if it’s to exceed that of the very best today, you must know how well the very best is performing. Click To Tweet. Know Your Distance to Target.

Supply Chains 70

Supply Chains Scenario Planning Cost Reduction Waste Reduction 70

UL EHS- Sustainability

OCTOBER 31, 2019

But the most successful learning and development teams also understand how to measure the success of each training course and react accordingly. Valuable data also comes from auditing pre-training performance as compared to post-training performance. Thank you, big data.)

Buyer Training 40

Buyer Training Optimal Sourcing Expense Reduction Cost Reduction 40

10xLogistics

JUNE 13, 2013

What I find about benchmarking is it is often an internal exercise to justify what someone is doing to higher management. Of course, you are better, you are huge! I have seen this before where companies will send their bid data into the agencies that do benchmarking but that may or may not be how the freight is actually moved.

Transportation 54

Transportation Exercises Course Definition 54

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

So that’s the route we’re taking in this article, exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. Let’s take a brief look at some of them.

Presentation 95

Presentation Optimization Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing 95

Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Cloud & Big Data. « Collaborative Platform for Enterprise of Future | Main | Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry » Importance of Proactive Master Data Maintenance in SAP SCM Support. These 3 master data elements contributed to almost 50-60% of planning issues. Business Process Outsourcing.

Supply Chain Planning Software 29

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 29

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

If yours is not one of those businesses, and you’re confident in your KPI suite and the relevance of the data it provides, congratulations! Of course, you can have as many other metrics as you like, but the KPIs are the ones that should form a catalyst for action. If your KPIs are common ones, it shouldn’t be a problem, of course.

Supply Chain Software 96

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Scenario Planning Cost Reduction 96

Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

They’re able to gather feedback from consumers (via direct communication with their store and regional management teams), turn it into demand data, analyse it, and respond by continuously launching new clothing rangeswhich they introduce to market in around a month.

Supply Chain Design Software 75

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software 75

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Too much leads to resources being monopolised on gathering tons of data and a subsequent risk of “paralysis by analysis” Cost to Serve (CTS) is an approach that helps you avoid both extremes. If profits start to decline afterwards, your CTS data can offer valuable information about what changed and how to get back on track.

Purchasing Skills 93

Purchasing Skills Cost Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 93

Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Through the course of 2017, and because of my academic research, I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants. Strategic failures emerge when ‘thinkers’ are separated from ‘doers’, ‘strategists’ from ‘planners’ and ‘soft data’ from ‘hard data’. By David Beaumont.

Negotiating Skills 77

Negotiating Skills Sourcing Strategies Resource Reduction Military 77

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

Data and processes are fundamental to supply chain work. Understanding data and being able to draw actionable conclusions from it, using IT or other tools made available, is a capability of growing importance. Of course, generally, you should not expect to get more out of networking than what you put into it. Should you accept?

Negotiating Skills 75

Negotiating Skills Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 75

Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Of course, contacting the customers is the right thing to do, but when it is the shipper, and not the customer, who initiates a change in the delivery schedule, there is no way it should be recorded as “on-time delivery”. While automated KPI data capture is increasingly common, you might still require some human intervention.

Supply Chain Software 75

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Sourcing Strategies Scenario Planning 75

Logistics Bureau

MARCH 30, 2020

Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards. Smart software procurement choices, in areas such as business intelligence, risk assessment, and data management, will allow you to make predictive models for supply and demand in times of local, national, or global uncertainty.

Supply Chain Design Software 64

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software 64

Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 5, 2020

Creating supply chain resilience is a holistic exercise that involves more than just a few savvy logistics people. As mentioned, this should not be an exercise limited to supply chain professionals. Mine import and export data to identify alternative sources for goods and materials, even manufacturing locations.

Supply Chain Planning Software 45

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Sourcing Strategies 45

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Of course, benchmarks and benchmarking can cover all kinds of different things, at work or elsewhere. This is a question that frustrates businesses if they only have data that is anecdotal and subjective, and lack the quantitative hard data that really tells them what’s going on. Good Data is Key to Success with SCOR.

Supply Chains 52

Supply Chains How To Scenario Planning Cost Reduction 52

Trinity Logistics

JUNE 6, 2022

Of course, you don’t have to give those kinds of foods up completely; just reduce your intake of them. On average, analyzed data from Priceonomics found that it is almost five times more expensive to eat out than it is to make your own food. Does it love me? So that’s why I limit them. A GOOD DIET FOR TRUCK DRIVERS IS POSSIBLE.

Trucking 117

Trucking Tips Refrigeration Scenario Planning 117

AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

But it had its limitations, of course. For instance, if I wanted to know what the HEINEKEN canning capacity was in Asia, I would have to sum up 20+ Excel files to sum up the data for all the breweries. There was no global master data in place either. But we still need them to input their data to get global insights.

Modeling Software 62

Modeling Software Optimization Modeling Modeling Optimal Sourcing 62

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. If your supply chain network design has not been under the microscope, and you care about business success, it’s probably time to consider the benefits of a design review and optimisation exercise. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool.

Supply Chain Design Software 111

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction 111

GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

The manufacturer has access to the distributor’s inventory data and is responsible for generating purchase orders. Vendor Managed Inventory Model : The manufacturer receives electronic data ( usually via EDI or the Internet) that tells him the distributor’s sales and stock levels. The distributor maintains the inventory plan.

Vendor Strategies 96

Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Waste Reduction 96

Conger

JULY 20, 2020

Of course not. This portion of training must consist of “demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee” [OSHA standard 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) ]. With lots of options and aggressive marketing for online certification courses, you've probably had this question cross your mind.

How To 63

How To Buyer Training Training Course 63

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Of course, there is no quick and easy way to curb increases in the cost of energy and labour, but now is an excellent time to start thinking about practical ways to reduce energy usage and increase labour productivity and efficiency. A warehouse benchmarking exercise is an excellent way to start the quest for improvement opportunities.

Cost Reduction 98

Cost Reduction Purchasing Skills Waste Reduction Material Savings 98

Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Of course, many of your hires may come to you with a ready-made supply chain education, but perhaps not all of them and besides, there is so much that can only be learned and made sense of outside the confines of academia. Engage External Trainers and Educators.

Supply Chain Planning Software 49

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 49

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Selecting the right 3PL is no simple exercise, yet it’s one that’s all too often subject to shortcuts, a dearth of detail, and overly compressed timelines. Doing Without Detailed Data. Of course nothing is wrong at all if tables like this are supported by files containing data at a much more granular level.

3PL 45

3PL Outsourcing Supply Chain Design Scenario Planning 45

247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 24, 2019

Not only are their perspectives and metrics different but their data are different. Digitization is a technical exercise that collects all transaction data from all of the silos into an electronic state in a central location. The data only has to be captured once. So now the silos have data in common.

Supply Chain Planning Software 28

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chains Scenario Planning Optimal Sourcing 28

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

Of course, benchmarks and benchmarking can cover all kinds of different things, at work or elsewhere. This is a question that frustrates businesses if they only have data that is anecdotal and subjective, and lack the quantitative hard data that really tells them whats going on. Those levels are benchmarks.

Supply Chains 40

Supply Chains Scenario Planning Cost Reduction Expense Reduction 40

Supply Chain Brain

MAY 7, 2018

to the complex exercise of pricing. of course, has the potential to affect multiple stages and functions of the supply chain. It’s that latter quality that applies to data-heavy disciplines such as pricing. The result,” says Webb, “is much greater richness and breadth of data.” On one hand, A.I. At the same time, an A.I.-driven

Price Reduction 40

Price Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Software 40