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Consumer products (CP) has long been held up as the "poster industry" for supply chain planning challenges. In this paper,
Simon Ellis, practice director of Supply Chain Strategies at Manufacturing Insights, responds to questions concerning emerging
supply chain challenges, collaboration between and amon (...)
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Transforming the CP Supply Network through Collaborative Planning. ... Download <strong>Transforming
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2011-03-31
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Planning, forecasting, and reporting are among the business processes that, if strengthened with analytic software, can help
companies improve their performance. Due to time and expense of implementation, many mid-sized have been slow to aggressively
adopt business performance management (BPM) solutions. (...)
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Planning, forecasting, and reporting are among the business processes that, if strengthened
with analytic software, can help companies improve the... ...
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2011-04-07
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... Demand Solutions Collaboration offers a certified Collaborative Planning, Forecasting
and Replenishment (CPFR)-compliant collaborative planning solution that ...
Published:
2010-04-29
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New economic conditions are driving companies to become increasingly cautious about the near future. But focusing on improving
flexibility to dynamically account for change shifts focus away from budget accuracy—putting you at risk of falling
short of shareholder expectations. To achieve best-in-cl (...)
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Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting: Managing in Uncertain Economic Times. Source:
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2010-03-11
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Though other software vendors market CPFR tools, Syncra System’s vendor neutrality makes it stand apart. (...)
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Though other software vendors market CPFR tools, Syncra System’s vendor neutrality makes it stand apart.
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2000-10-09
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... process; its executives have long been involved with the VICS standard body’s n-tier collaborative, planning,
forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR) initiative ...
Published:
2010-05-11
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Business analytics solutions are not all created equal. This paper from Focus Research discusses the key criteria a midsize
company should consider when choosing a solution and explains why IBM Cognos Express is a natural fit. (...)
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Transforming Spreadsheets: Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting for Midsize Companies. Source:
IBM. Document Type: White Paper Description ...
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2011-09-15
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... within its solution, but these cannot be used effectively without some kind of support/training for collaborative
planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR ...
Published:
2009-06-30
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Order Forecast Collaboration: Benefits for the Entire Demand Chain. Find IT Reports, Case Studies, and Other Resources Associated
with Benefits for the Entire Demand Chain. When raw materials providers, manufacturers, and retailers work together to calculate
future order needs, they can all act on the bes (...)
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Order Forecast Collaboration: Benefits for the Entire Demand Chain. Find IT Reports, Case Studies, and Other Resources Associated
with Benefits for...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Logility has achieved an impressive 33% total revenue growth over the past five years, demonstrating that it can still compete
effectively in a B2B software market dominated by much larger players. It sells its supply chain management and Internet-based
solutions to mid market companies primarily within (...)
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Logility has achieved an impressive 33% total revenue growth over the past five years, demonstrating that it can still compete
effectively in a B2...
Published:
2000-02-01
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The “fast close” describes the ability to complete accounting cycles and close books quickly. Companies that don’t close
fast often miss reporting deadlines, and can suffer in the eyes of shareholders, investors, regulatory agencies, and trade
exchanges. However, companies can overcome barriers to (...)
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Fast Close in 2006: Achieving Quick Wins and Big Wins. Source: Business Objects. Document Type: White Paper Description: The
“fast ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Further acquisition, partnerships, and internal development will continue to accelerate offering a much-richer level of functionality
throughout the entire commerce chain software market. Market wide, the growth of industry specific, vertical solutions continues
with concurrent internal development, acqu (...)
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Further acquisition, partnerships, and internal development will continue to accelerate offering a much-richer level of functionality
throughout t...
Published:
2003-05-20
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Financial Forecasting & Planning Summit – September 9/10, Boston MA. Don't miss out on revolutionary trends shaping your industry
at the Financial ... (...)
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Published:
2010-09-02
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The Internet is reshaping the supply chain planning marketplace. Several clear trends have emerged in recent years that
capitalize on the possibilities for collaboration, information sharing, and instantaneous communication that the Internet
provides. (...)
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The Internet is reshaping the supply chain planning marketplace. Several clear trends have emerged in recent years that capitalize
on the possibi...
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2000-04-26
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An effective sales and operations planning game plan results in fewer stock-outs, shorter delivery lead-times, higher on-time
shipping percentages, a manageable amount of expediting, and improved customer service. Several guidelines are suggested to
improve a firm's sales and operations planning process (...)
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An effective sales and operations planning game plan results in fewer stock-outs, shorter delivery lead-times, higher on-time
shipping percentages...
Published:
2003-12-11
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Financial Forecasting & Planning Summit – September 23/24, Mexico. Don't miss out onrevolutionary trends shaping your industry
at the Financial For... (...)
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Financial Forecasting & Planning Summit – September 23/24, Mexico. ...
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Published:
2010-09-16
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How to Improve the Accuracy of your Forecasts. Get Advice Associated with the Accuracy of your Forecasts. Increased competition,
lower margins, and more customer demands mean that distributors have to provide better product availability and more services
with fewer profit dollars. To accomplish this, esti (...)
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How to Improve the Accuracy of your Forecasts. Get Advice Associated with the Accuracy of your Forecasts. Increased competition,
lower margins, and...
Published:
2010-03-11
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While planning is often seen as a time-consuming task, leading organizations have moved from the traditional spreadsheet-based
planning to implementing world-class planning, budgeting, and forecasting software, saving time, reducing errors, and improving
internal communication. This IBM white paper discu (...)
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Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting: Software Evaluation and Selection Guide. Source: IBM.
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Published:
2011-02-25
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Forecasting is changing from a top-down process to a bottom-up one. High-level targets may be useful starting points, but
they must be combined with input from line management and department heads before being rolled up into enterprise-wide financial
goals. Some companies find it effective to “embed” (...)
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Accelerating the Speed of Intelligence for Fast and Flexible Forecasting: Engaging the Business for Better
Results. Source: SAP. Document ...
Published:
2012-01-30
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Line managers and finance staffs are frustrated by the inadequacies of spread-sheet based planning systems for delivering
useful budgets and rolling forecasts. A major problem is the disconnect between the operational elements of a business and
financial plans. What's missing is driver-based planning, a (...)
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Published:
2010-03-11