Why the chaos? Exposing the gap between planning and execution

Feel like your supply chain can never get ahead? Stuck in an endless loop of emergencies, each one addressed by countless hours on the phone and email? Locate the root problem: the gap between supply chain plan and reality.

Download now



Download the white paper to discover why most consumer goods manufacturers:

  • Have a handle on current metrics like inventory, but can’t predict problems days or weeks in advance
  • Get surprised by out-of-stocks, last minute orders and expiring inventory – and pay the price in OTIF fines, expediting fees, markdowns and customer relationships
  • Execute a weeks-old plan, but lack mechanisms to adjust when reality deviates from it
  • Struggle with siloed data and systems that prevent the collaboration necessary to solve complex problems

Did you know?


In response to supply chain risks, companies are implementing a variety of tactics... Unfortunately, though, many approaches are doomed to failure because they only digitize the firefighting or face problems when it comes time to actually implement or scale.

In response to supply chain risks, companies are implementing a variety of tactics... Unfortunately, though, many approaches are doomed to failure because they only digitize the firefighting or face problems when it comes time to actually implement or scale.

Purpose-built for consumer goods brands

Related resources


Guide

Get maximum value from your Target Partners Online retail data

Explore four ways successful consumer brands can get more out of their Target Partners Online data through automation, visualization, advanced metrics and exception-based reports.

Read now
Article

Alloy.ai Consumer Goods Index – May 2023 Edition

A disappointing Easter, a strong month for sales, and a troubling view of inventories See more sales and inventory trends for May, 2023 in the...

Keep reading
Press

How Consumer Brands Can Move Fast to Address Change, Become More Efficient

Alloy.ai CEO Joel Beal write in SupplyChainBrain about how brands can take control of their sales and supply chains in such an unpredictable climate.

Visit site