March 2021 Newsletter

Mar 2, 2021 Newsletter

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Your monthly round-up of influential business and supply chain planning content.

Vanguard Software News

Vanguard Software Named in the Honorable Mention List in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions

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Supply Chain News

Gartner Survey Finds 87% of Supply Chain Professionals Plan to Invest in Resilience Within the Next 2 Years

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Vaccinating the Globe Demands Global Coordination

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Do or Die: A Guide to Scrapping Obsolete Supply-Chain Practices

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2021 Market Report: Cloud Integration Adoption Spikes in B2B Supply Chains

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Integrated Business Planning: The Role of Financial Forecasts: Part 1

Financial forecasts are tightly incorporated into the IBP process, playing two distinct roles: integrator and orchestrator. This post will focus on the role financial forecasts should play in the product, demand, and supply review.

  • Finance
  • Financial Planning & Forecasting
  • Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
The Value in Supply Chain Flexibility
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The Value in Supply Chain Flexibility

Supply chain flexibility has immense benefits when compared to traditional supply chain management, allowing for rapid changes. The Vanguard Predictive Planning™ platform specializes in the flexibility needed to increase margins across your supply chain.

  • Supply Chain
SKU Rationalization
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SKU Rationalization: What Is It and Why Is It Needed?

SKU rationalization is used to reduce the number of SKUs based on underperformance or duplication. Vanguard Predictive Planning™ enables organizations to have real-time visibility of sales and forecasts at the SKU level, creating a scalable, ongoing approach to SKU rationalization.

  • Inventory Optimization
  • Retail
  • Supply Chain

Related Resources

Blog Demand Planning and Supply Planning
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How Demand Planning Influences Supply Planning through Predicting Future Demand Patterns

Although demand planning and supply planning are two separate processes, they are linked and impact each other. Read more to learn about the influence demand planning has on supply planning.

  • Demand Planning
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Planning
July 2021 Newsletter no.106
Newsletter

Vanguard Voice – Issue 106

Vanguard Voice - Issue 106 | Your Supply Chain Planning News, Delivered

  • News
Blog How Better Supply Chain Data Quality Improves Operations
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How Better Supply Chain Data Quality Improves Operations

Whether it is to improve operations or to monitor customer service, the quality of supply chain data is a crucial in improving operations. Read more to learn about the best practices in supply chain master data management.

  • Advanced Analytics
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Planning