Supply Chain Planning Archives - Blogs, Whitepapers, News & Customer Success Stories from Blue Ridge

What Is Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)?

What is Demand Forecasting in Supply Chain Management?

2022 Supply Chain & Demand Planning Guide

Forecasting Parts for Santa’s Sleigh of the Future

[Quiz]: How Agile is Your Supply Chain?

War Stories of Three Food Distributors Deliver Strategies to Alleviate Risk and Build Supply Chain Resiliency

Wine and Spirits Distribution Supply Chain Trends and Best Demand Planning Practices

Forecasting Automotive Aftermarket Parts: Industry Analysis

Blue Ridge Partners with UniPro to Deliver Supply Chain Planning to Members of the Largest Food Distribution Co-Op in the United States

Frost & Sullivan Names Blue Ridge Best Solution for Distributors

Why Is A Change Needed? Supply Chain Planning Solutions Selection Guide

Does Your Demand Forecasting Strategy Still Fit? Whitepaper

Mestergruppen AS Selects Blue Ridge Supply Chain Planning to Strengthen Profitability and Maximize Profit Margins

Blue Ridge Partners with Affiliated Distributors to Deliver Supply Chain Planning to Independent Distributors and Suppliers

Blue Ridge Named to Food Logistics’ FL100: Top Technology Providers for 2020

Even Santa Had to Rethink His Supply Chain this Year: Letter From an Elf

Everflow Supplies Inc. Selects Blue Ridge Planning Platform to Streamline Supply Chain Processes

6 Trends the Food Industry Can Learn from Dutch Supermarkets (Part 2)

A Couple of Coca-Cola and SAP Guys Talk Supply Chain Best Practices

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6 Noteworthy Trends the Dutch Food Industry is Finding from COVID Round 2 (Part 1)

Astrup AS Selects Blue Ridge Supply Chain Planning Solutions to Forecast Demand More Reliably While Reducing Inventory Levels

War Stories in Inventory Planning: 3 Distributors’ Journeys to Better Customer Service with Less Inventory

Let’s Talk Forecast Accuracy: The ROI of Forecasting Software, Quantified

Grilstad Selects Blue Ridge Supply Chain Planning Solutions to Execute a Better S&OP Process

6 Statistics That Prove Supply Chain Visibility Matters

How to Improve Forecast Accuracy in Multi-Echelon Manufacturing Supply Chains

ERP, Big Whoop! How Well Can You Really Track Your Supply Chain Costs?

What’s Next in Blue Ridge: Supply Chain Planning Release Webinar

Supply Chain Optimization: European Insights from a Talk with Simacan

Blue Ridge is Named One of 2020’s “100 Great Supply Chain Partners” by SupplyChainBrain

The Future of Digital Supply Chains

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Example of Forecast Management Excellence During COVID-19

HVAC Industry Trends Distributors Should Know About

How to Balance Safety Stock: 4 Myths, Dispelled

Optimizing New Items: A Demand Forecasting Conundrum

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3 COVID-19 Hangover Cures for Supply Chain Executives: Part 2

3 COVID-19 Hangover Cures for Supply Chain Executives: Part 1

A Handy Hack for Comparing Supply Chain Planning Solutions

Supply Chain Collaboration and S&OP Are Key to Unwinding Disruption

Firms Will Drive $2T a Year in Value from Machine Learning in Supply Chain Management

The 3 S’s Plaguing Your HVAC Customers: Part 3

The 3 S’s Plaguing Your HVAC Customers: Part 2

Highly Digitized, Agile Supply Chains Have an Opportunity to Seize

What Causes the Bullwhip Effect in Supply Chain?

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Supply Chains Are Rethinking Their Low-Cost Focus

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Foodservice Fresh Product Forecasting & Perishable Order Management Solutions

10 Eye-Popping Statistics About Retail Inventory Planning

3 Supply Chain Risk Planning Areas Forever Changed by COVID-19

Coronavirus Economic Effect on Supply Chain: We’re Not All on the Same Page

Retail Pricing Strategies to Reverse Margin Erosion

Distribution and Supply Chain Management Best Practices: Stuff We Can Learn from Lean Manufacturing

5 Reasons Execs Nix the Budget Request for SCP Software (and How to Change Their Minds)

What is Order Cycle Optimization?

Hurricane Season: Tips for Supply Chain Disaster Preparedness

MacPherson’s Reduces Uncertainty Around Import Lead Times While Maintaining 95% Fill Rate with Blue Ridge Cloud-Native SCP Solutions & LifeLine

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Who Wants a Free WMS or ERP Solution?

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Will this COVID-19 Pandemic Change Supply Chains Forever?

When Does Forward Buying in Supply Chain Make Sense?

Who To Involve? Supply Chain Planning Solutions Selection Guide

What To Look For In A Partner? Supply Chain Planning Solutions Selection Guide

When To Make The Switch? Supply Chain Planning Solutions Selection Guide

Never Trust an ERP or WMS Solution for Supply Chain Planning

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What is COVID-19 Doing to the Global Food Industry?

7 Steps to Set Up Your Supply Chain Management ‘New Normal’

Planning for a Supplier Shutdown: Here’s What Distributors Can Do

How to Protect Service Levels in a Pandemic

Cater – Customer Case Study

COVID-19 is Also Spreading Decision Paralysis

Harmonie Norge AS – Customer Case Study

Managing Coronavirus: Forecasting Tips for Un-Forecastable Lead Times

Best Demand Forecasting and Replenishment Solutions Expand in Europe

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2020 State of Wholesale Distribution Supply Chain Report

5 Immediate ROI Areas for Supply Chain Planning Software

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The 3 Amigos of Science in S&OP

Blue Ridge to Host Virtual BLUEPRINT User Conference for 2020

3 End-of-Year Demand Planning Strategies to Use Right Now

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Order Validity Analysis: 7th Essential Step to Expert Demand Planning

How to Reduce Inventory 10% in 90 Days

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Replenishment Optimization: 5th Essential Step to Expert Demand Planning

Special Order Analysis: 6th Essential Step to Expert Demand Planning

Service Level Management: 4th Essential Step to Expert Demand Planning

Order Cycle Optimization: 3rd Essential Step to Expert Demand Planning

Lead Time Forecasting: The 2nd Essential Step to Expert Demand Planning

Demand Forecasting: The 1st Essential Step to Expert Demand Planning

Broder Bros, DBA Prime Line® Selects Blue Ridge to Optimize North American Supply Chain Operations Following Merger with alphabroder

Inventory Reduction 101: The Problem with Fixed Cycle Buying

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How to Manage Long Lead Times, Slow Movers and Other Profit Stealers – Part 2 of 2

AAMP Global Selects Blue Ridge to Optimize International Supply Chain Operations, Plan for Disruptions

11-Point Checklist for Perishable Inventory Management

Pricing Strategies for Distributors

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Managing Inventory Chaos During Distribution and Wholesale M&A

Driving Value with AI in Supply Chain Planning

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Bob Mills Furniture Partners with Blue Ridge to Automate Inventory and Reduce Overstock

5 Ways to Reduce Inventory Right Now

K. Ekrheim Seeing 10 Years of Positive Cash Flow

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Blue Ridge Planning for NetSuite Achieves ‘Built for NetSuite’ Status

Specialty Retail Series: Part 4 of 4

Hillsdale Furniture Selects Blue Ridge Supply Chain Planning to Align Inventory with Customer Demand

City Furniture Making Smart Inventory Bets

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Highline Aftermarket Cuts Inventory by $5M with Blue Ridge

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Long Lead Times Bring the Heat

Chambers & Chambers Optimizes Supply Chain and Inventory Operations with Blue Ridge Technology

Specialty Retail Series: Part 3 of 4

7 Areas Where Inventory Leaders Can Up Their Game

Tariffs and Supply Chain Planning: When Does a Speculative Buy Make Sense?

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Is Your DOM Forecasting Strategy on the Wrong Path? Part 2 of 2

Specialty Retail Series: Part 2 of 4

Specialty Retail Series: Part 1 of 4

Making a Champion Podcast

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The Growing List of Surprisingly Seasonal Items

Is Your DOM Forecasting Strategy on the Wrong Path? Part 1 of 2

Martignetti Inventory SVP Gary Keimach Named to the 2019 Food Logistics Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain

Epic Wines & Spirits Selects Blue Ridge to Optimize Global Inventory

Frederick Wildman & Sons Selects Blue Ridge to Forecast Demand

Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Leadership Award

Challenge The Status Quo

Merchants Foodservice Chooses Blue Ridge Supply Chain Solutions

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Ace Hardware Chooses Blue Ridge Supply Chain Solutions

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United Distributors Chooses Blue Ridge Supply Chain Solutions

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MacPherson’s Chooses Blue Ridge Supply Chain Solutions

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Replenishment Optimization

Demand Planning

Supply Planning

Aggregate Forecasting

Demand Forecasting

Ace Closes in on Stock Reduction Goal

Sales Are Booming. Now I’ve Really Got Problems!

When You Are In Demand, You Need a Good Plan

4 Must-Have Supply Chain Planning Features

The ROI of Supply Chain Planning

Not All Clouds are Fluffy

Food Wholesaler Saves their Own Bacon with Demand Forecasting and Replenishment Planning