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Can MRP help you restock your fridge? From meal planning to demand shaping, we chart the six simple steps.

One of the meeting points for the company’s Finance and Supply Chain teams is the Excess and Obsolete, or “E&O” review. E&O are subject to a financial review at least annually, or quarterly in particular for listed companies. The purpose of this review is to determine the financial reserves to be made in the accounts … Read more

Monomakh automated inventory management in production using Intuifow, which works according to the algorithms of the new DDMRP methodology. In two years, the company increased sales by 60% without additional inventory and significantly strengthened its influence as a leader in the tea & coffee Ukrainian industry. After reading this, the audience will be divided into … Read more

The Eastern European/Central Asian market has a number of unique qualities. Out here, the success of Western companies seems so distant from our reality that it is simply not perceived as an argument in favor of change. Western markets are more mature, according to this line of thought, and therefore more stable, predictable, and easy … Read more

The events of the last two years have tested companies’ strength. Digitalization, the effects of the pandemic, and the reversal of market trends are rapidly transforming economic stability. The realities of modern business do not leave a chance for those who are slow to respond to the changes that are taking place. Prolonged reflection on … Read more

This case study was written by the Demand Driven Institute. Most often, inventory management methods are dictated by the principles of the IT system a company uses. Typically, this is the MRP, which became widespread in the 1980s. Most MRPs today are outdated, as they have not changed much since their inception. Since 2012, the … Read more

Effective inventory and process management are crucial for companies whose product ranges rotate frequently. Here’s how one home appliance manufacturer streamlined their processes.

Automated inventory management solutions have become a must-have for manufacturers in an era of rising instability. Here’s why.

Supply chain resilience is an imperative in a VUCA world. The tremors of recent years, from Brexit and Covid to the war in Ukraine, have prompted many companies and governments to realize how fragile supply chains can be. In the western press these last months, there is talk of reshoring, reindustrialization, and shortening our supply … Read more

Our clients across the globe have claimed that average lead time from their overseas suppliers increased by 30% and order fulfillment rate decreased by 6% compared to 2019.

To size our stocks and replenish our products, we need to use a demand assumption. In a Demand Driven approach, the supply chain is scheduled based on real consumption, but for consumption to occur, it must have been initiated by available products, supplied based on a demand hypothesis.

The old-fashioned S&OP is a laborious and sequential process. The end of the month has just been closed. We know the sales, after aggregating inputs from all countries. We compare actual sales with forecasts, we generate statistical forecasts for the coming months, and we start the process of collaboration with the different marketing and sales … Read more