Pharmaceutical manufacturers can realize value by carefully and methodically reducing inventory, reducing the amount of drugs that expire, and reducing counterfeits in their supply chain, all by using a supply chain network solution. Here we describe the mechanisms and estimate the value of those improvements.
Inventory Management
Management and optimization of inventory placement, including raw materials, WIP, and finished goods. Including network-wide/multi-enterprise inventory management.
AI/Machine Learning for the Supply Chain – How Do We Use It?
Uses of AI and Machine Learning in pricing, promotions, demand planning and forecasting, and inventory management.
Agile Inventory Management: Part Four – Big-Business Inventory Capabilities for Small Businesses
It is possible for small businesses to have sophisticated high-value inventory capabilities by leveraging integrated, multi-function cloud-based technologies. Here we discuss how those solutions can provide visibility beyond the four walls of the enterprise and what capabilities to look for in a system.
Agile Inventory Management: Part Three – Inventory Management Strategies
Successful lean inventory strategies depend on moving the efficient frontier in service-level<—>inventory-level tradeoffs, to simultaneously improve service levels and reduce inventory levels. Here we discuss what capabilities are needed to make that happen. We also touch on management of spare parts inventory, multi-echelon networks, and real-world constraints.
Agile Inventory Management: Part Two – Accurate Inventory Visibility is Foundational
A prerequisite to being able to balance supply and demand is having accurate, up-to-date inventory visibility. Here we discuss how to achieve accurate inventory visibility, within the four walls of the company and beyond into the upstream supply chain and downstream distribution channel.
Agile Inventory Management: Part One – Challenges and Opportunities of Managing Inventory in Volatile Times
Having the right inventory management systems and processes is essential to survive in times of disruption and thrive in normal times. In this first in a series, we discuss why oversupply and undersupply happens, the importance of company- and product-specific demand forecasting expertise, and why having the right inventory, but in the wrong places, is a big problem.
Manhattan Momentum in Supply Chain and Stores
At Manhattan’s annual Momentum conference, we saw the fruits of years of architectural investments, culminating in their ‘Manhattan Active™ Solutions.’ As well, their continued progress to a complete, unified store solutions footprint, integrated with the supply chain backend, strengthening their position as a leader in the dynamic and hotly contested bricks and mortar retail/omni-channel space.
E2open Merges with Steelwedge: Demand/Supply Network Meets S&OP
E2open recently announced their merger with Steelwedge. This brings together a synergistic combination of E2open’s multi-enterprise trading partner network, including its rich demand- and supply-side supply chain applications, with Steelwedge’s leading S&OP/IBP capabilities.
Supply Chain Networks Are More Than Technology
Networks have been the focus on a revival in technology architecture for the last five years in supply chains. But not all networks are the same. The business partnerships and processes that are catalyzed by these federated models, create a profound path to business value.
Road to Value for RFID in Retail: Part Two – RFID Reader Hardware Infrastructure
Retailers have many choices when it comes to RFID reader infrastructure, from handhelds, fixed, POS, overhead, and more. Here we help sort through the choices, to figure out which one might be best for you.
Profitable Fulfillment: Part Two – Strategies: Segmentation, Orchestration, Postponement, Pooling
There are proven strategies for achieving profitable fulfillment, including segmentation and orchestration of fulfillment service providers, optimizing postponement with outsourced partners, and multi-party inventory pooling.