By land, by air, by sea – transit organizations know the competition is fierce for retaining customer loyalty, requiring inventory management strategies that balance consumer needs with sustainability initiatives and business goals. These companies understand that one bad experience could jeopardize future sales. Unlike other goods and services, a passenger on an airplane, cruise ship, […]

Excess inventory – it’s taking up your warehouse space, tying up working capital, and limiting your planning team’s range of motion. It’s time to Marie Kondo your supply chain by eliminating excess inventory and learning how to avoid it in the first place. Let’s talk about: What Excess Inventory Is What Causes Excess Inventory The […]

My eight-year-old self counted down the days to October 1 – the day my mother finally let me bedeck her spotless house with cobwebs and window clings of ghosts and goblins. It never occurred to me then that someone had to decide how many pumpkins to stock in my little town, or how many tubs […]

Automation is at the center of modern manufacturing businesses, with companies exploring the possibilities of artificial intelligence in improving workflows and profitability. AI technology is continually revolutionizing how equipment and humans operate on the manufacturing shop floor as well as improving the behind-the-scenes supply chain planning operations. How Does AI Work? AI combines different technologies […]

Inventory costs are skyrocketing amid persistent supply chain disruptions including longer lead times for orders, delayed shipments, inflation, and material shortages. So how can companies achieve high service levels and revenue targets despite this latest round of volatility? In this guide, we take you behind the headlines, break down the inventory risks businesses should watch […]

If the term supply chain sustainability causes you to break out in hives, you’re not alone. With the number of challenges facing the supply chain (shortages, demand volatility, increased transportation costs, inflation), sustainability may not be at the top of your priority list. Additionally, you may not have the capital or resources needed to make […]

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? While the industry continues to be rocked by world events, uncertainty has become the new normal. With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. In this blog post, […]

In a vacuum, we all know how supply chain planning works. You ensure supply meets demand across a multitude of factors, including market demand, internal and external forces, and your own ability to manage the chaos. But if life were that simple, thermodynamics could be boiled down to the phrase “ouch, fire hot.” Unfortunately, capacity […]

Effective communication is one of the keys to running a successful supply chain, yet it is often overlooked in importance until it becomes an issue. With evolving customer behaviors and buying patterns, increased competition, and a globally disrupted supply chain, the need for effective communication between businesses and their suppliers has never been more apparent. […]

By this stage in the pandemic, most of us have felt the effects of a globally disrupted supply chain and inventory shortages in some way or another. We all have that one item that keeps disappearing from our local market. For me, it’s Coke Zero and mango mochi. While these minor outages go unnoticed by […]

As the supply chain crisis enters yet another year, demand volatility continues to reach unprecedented heights. While many businesses are feverishly working to ensure their supply chains are agile and resilient with investments in digital supply chain planning technology, some supply chain managers may be thinking, ‘isn’t demand dictated by the market?’ The answer is, […]

There’s been a lot of change in how we view supply chain demand forecasting: we moved from a focus on supply—what and how much to supply or replenish—to the demand-driven supply chain, which placed too much emphasis on the intermediate goal of an accurate demand forecast. To make matters worse, traditional demand forecasting solutions weren’t […]