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July 8, 2025
3 min read

Demand Forecasting Best Practices: Proven Tips, Methods and Formulas

Discover the demand forecasting best practices that help inventory teams reduce waste, improve accuracy, and avoid costly stockouts. Learn proven methods, key formulas, and actionable tips to optimise your forecasting process.

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Navigating Tomorrow’s Market: Demand Forecasting Tips
Lead time analysis key for supplier relations
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June 11, 2025
5 min read

Why Lead Time Analysis is the Secret Weapon of Strong Supplier Relationships

Lead times are more than estimates; they are commitments that shape your supply chain’s success. In this post, we explore how lead time analysis uncovers the gap between promised and actual delivery times, strengthens supplier relationships, and helps you hit key KPIs with confidence. Learn how the right tools turn data into accountability and better performance.

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S&OP for Competitive Advantage: Why ERP Alone Can’t Deliver
June 5, 2025
4 min read

S&OP for Competitive Advantage: Why ERP Alone Can’t Deliver

ERP systems are built for transactions, not transformation. This post explores why traditional tools fall short for modern supply chain planning and how AGR helps companies turn Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) into a real-time, business-driving process. Learn how features like sales forecasting, customer group planning, and smart purchase proposals give your team the control and agility ERP can’t deliver.

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Top 5 metrics for supplier scorecards
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May 22, 2025
5 min read

Top 5 Metrics to Track on Your Vendor Scorecard

From delayed deliveries to inaccurate orders, small vendor issues can snowball into major supply chain disruptions. In this post, we break down the five key metrics every supply chain team should track to evaluate and improve supplier performance. Whether you're managing dozens of vendors or just starting to formalize reviews, this guide will help you turn data into better decisions—and stronger supplier relationships.

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Supplier relationships are the #1 concern for supply chain experts
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May 12, 2025
5 min read

Why You’re Always Chasing Supplier Answers (and How to Stop)

Many supply chain teams rely on scattered spreadsheets and emails to track supplier information, leading to outdated lead times and missed opportunities. This blog explores how fragmented vendor data silently disrupts planning, creates inefficiencies, and makes supplier relationships harder to manage. It shows how centralizing supplier performance tracking—especially around lead times—can transform daily operations from reactive to strategic. Plus, it offers a free Vendor Data Checklist to help teams get started with the right data in one place.

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Sustainability That Pays Off: How Better Data Cuts Waste Across Your Supply Chain
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April 10, 2025
5 min read

Less Waste, More Growth: The Case for Smarter Inventory and Supply Chain Data

Sustainability in the supply chain isn’t just about being green—it’s about reducing waste in all forms: time, space, money, and products. The root cause of much of that waste? Disconnected or inaccurate inventory and supply chain data. When data is centralized and reliable, businesses can forecast more accurately, automate smarter decisions, and avoid costly mistakes. The result is a more efficient, resilient, and sustainable operation—one that’s built for long-term growth.

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The Key Supplier Data You Need for Stronger Relationships and Smarter Inventory Decisions
April 1, 2025
4 min read

Supplier Relationship Management: The Crucial Data Your Business Can’t Afford to Miss

Strong supplier relationships are built on more than just communication—they rely on data. From accurate lead times to fulfillment rates and future purchase forecasts, the right information can transform how you collaborate with vendors. In this blog, we break down the key supplier data your business needs to reduce risk, negotiate better, and streamline purchasing decisions.

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