In the hustle and bustle of modern life, optimising time has become a top priority for consumers. Whether it’s a trip to the…
11 Apr 2024 Assortment Planning
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Daan Majoor, Slimstock’s CTO with over 25 years at the helm of our product development, is responsible for advancing the Slimstock…
4 Apr 2024 Demand Planning & Forecasting
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“Business intelligence” was first coined by Richard Millar Devens in his Cyclopædia of Commercial and Business Anecdotes in 1865…
29 Mar 2024 Slim4 Platform
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Jan Stentoft offers a unique perspective on S&OP. As a professor at the University of Southern Denmark, Jan helps countless…
22 Mar 2024 S&OP + IBP
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I have worked professionally in the supply chain sector for 20 years and have been a Formula 1 fan for about ten years. I have…
16 Mar 2024 S&OP + IBP
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Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is not a new concept. It’s been around for decades. But it’s a process you’ll need to be…
11 Mar 2024 Allocation & Replenishment
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There is an unprecedented skills shortage worldwide, and the situation is not going to get any easier. In a recent study from…
4 Mar 2024 Supply Chain Tactics
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Managing inventory well is a challenge for any business, especially in uncertain times when supply chain reliability is low and…
29 Feb 2024 Supply Chain Tactics
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We are probably all familiar with Schrödinger’s famous thought experiment, where he imagines a cat in a closed box with a flask…
22 Feb 2024 Demand Planning & Forecasting
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In today’s complex environment, there are a number of challenges that threaten business performance. With the need to survive in a…
19 Feb 2024 Demand Planning & Forecasting
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The objectives of production planning are clear: to maximise productivity and plan manufacturing to meet customer expectations…
12 Feb 2024 Demand Planning & Forecasting
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S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) can be a catch-22. You can’t move forward unless everyone pulls in the same direction. But…
31 Jan 2024 Inventory Optimisation
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The entire world has felt the pinch of the heightened cost of living recently. Almost no industry nor pocket of the globe has been…
19 Jan 2024 Inventory Optimisation
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Risk management is one of the main tasks of supply chain managers. In the field of supply chain planning, this usually means…
15 Jan 2024 Demand Planning & Forecasting
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How does disruption in shipping routes impact global supply chains Disruptions in the supply chain follow in rapid succession….
12 Jan 2024 Allocation & Replenishment
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The supply chain is high on the agenda throughout the Middle East and with good reason. In the UAE, exports are expected to grow…
4 Jan 2024 S&OP + IBP
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The continuous pursuit of efficient business processes is the maxim of all top-performing companies. Achieving operational…
7 Dec 2023 Allocation & Replenishment
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Question: What is the worst-kept secret in any business? The answer is that different departments have different goals. And as…
1 Dec 2023 Demand Planning & Forecasting
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Implementing an S&OP process is not effortless. It requires energy, discipline and tenacity. The company must dedicate resources…
24 Nov 2023 S&OP + IBP
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Imagine you wake up at 4am. It’s the second time this has happened recently. The first time, you were worried about losing…
8 Nov 2023 S&OP + IBP
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Seasonality can have a huge impact on demand patterns for certain products. On the one hand, if not properly anticipated, it can…
31 Oct 2023 Demand Planning & Forecasting
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This is a glorious time for the supply chain. We have technical capabilities at our fingertips that our predecessors never dreamt…
19 Oct 2023 Supply Chain Tactics
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Let’s kick off with a hard-hitting statistic: 77% of businesses are investing in technology to create better supply chain…
6 Oct 2023 Demand Planning & Forecasting
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What is a Bill of Materials (BOM), and how can it help you unlock efficiency gains throughout your manufacturing process? In…
29 Sep 2023 Assortment Planning
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