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Inventory Optimization – The Impact on Your Bottom Line
We frequently talk about inventory optimization in terms of the ways in which it can help you better manage your supply chain. Perhaps you think of it as a ‘nice to have’ approach, something to incorporate in the future. You’d be wrong. There are quantifiable, in some...
Key Areas of Focus for World-Class Wholesale Organisations, Part 6 – Integration and Alignment
The anatomy of a world-class wholesale organisation Based on our work with clients; analysis of the wholesale and distribution sector; and input from expert consultants; we’ve identified the characteristics that define world-class wholesale organisations. This set of...
Heads Up: Successful Forecasting and Demand Planning
What’s the state of your inventory management today? Are you reliant on spreadsheets, snapshots and individuals’ knowledge? Or do you have a near-time view of all activity that automatically prompts planners, buyers and the rest of the team, allowing them to run with...
Key Areas of Focus for World-Class Wholesale Organisations, Part 5 – Robust Governance
The anatomy of a world-class wholesale organisation Based on our work with clients; analysis of the wholesale and distribution sector; and input from expert consultants; we’ve identified the characteristics that define world-class wholesale organisations. This set of...
The State of S&OP in 2021
Even before the crisis emerged in 2020 and forced them to take action, organisations had started to recognise and experience the many benefits of optimizing their S&OP process. In the main, this was as a tool for balancing supply and demand. Now, as we shift to a...
Key Areas of Focus for World-Class Wholesale Organisations, Part 4 – Automation and Control (2/2)
The anatomy of a world-class wholesale organisation Based on our work with clients; analysis of the wholesale and distribution sector; and input from expert consultants; we’ve identified the characteristics that define world-class wholesale organisations. This set of...
Paws Holdings Ltd announce Inventory Optimisation and Merchandise Planning partnership with AGR Dynamics to support future growth
Leading European online pet wellbeing business to drive operational efficiency and optimise stock levels alongside their sector leading service levels using AGR software.Paws Holdings Limited, the online Dog and Cat Wellbeing business operating in the UK and...
What CEOs and MDs in Wholesale/Distribution Really Want From Their Teams
What leader isn’t looking for new ways to make their business more efficient and cost effective? What supplier isn’t claiming methods and solutions to help them achieve it? Across the board, everybody’s trying to make improvements and everybody else is offering...
Key Areas of Focus for World-Class Wholesale Organisations, Part 4 – Automation and Control (1/2)
The anatomy of a world-class wholesale organisation Based on our work with clients; analysis of the wholesale and distribution sector; and input from expert consultants; we’ve identified the characteristics that define world-class wholesale organisations. This set of...
2021 Wholesale / Distribution Benchmark – Early Findings
Our wholesale/distribution benchmark survey is based on the anatomy of a world-class wholesale distribution firm. Participants score their organisations against the statements that a world-class organisation would use to describe themselves and their operational...
Key Areas of Focus for World-Class Wholesale Organisations, Part 3 – Intelligent Replenishment (2/2)
The anatomy of a world-class wholesale organisation Based on our work with clients; analysis of the wholesale and distribution sector; and input from expert consultants; we’ve identified the characteristics that define world-class wholesale organisations. This set of...
Can We Talk About Recovery Yet?
The journey ahead might be a little bumpy, but there are signs we’re on the road to recovery. According to a Financial Times poll of more than 90 leading economists, it will take at least 18 months for the UK economy to return to its pre-pandemic size. They also...
Key Areas of Focus for World-Class Wholesale Organisations, Part 3 – Intelligent Replenishment (1/2)
The anatomy of a world-class wholesale organisation Based on our work with clients; analysis of the wholesale and distribution sector; and input from expert consultants; we’ve identified the characteristics that define world-class wholesale organisations. This set of...
2020 – That Was the Year That Was
And what a year it was! Across the board, businesses had to deal with demand shocks and everyone had to adapt rapidly to uncertain and dynamic circumstances in order to survive. Ultimately, the experience has shifted the approach organisations take to planning. Demand...
Key Areas of Focus for World-Class Wholesale Organisations, Part 2 – Advanced Forecasting
The anatomy of a world-class wholesale organisation Based on our work with clients; analysis of the wholesale and distribution sector; and input from expert consultants; we’ve identified the characteristics that define world-class wholesale organisations. This set of...
Key Areas of Focus for World-Class Wholesale Organisations, Part 1 – Data Driven
The anatomy of a world-class wholesale organisation Based on our work with clients; analysis of the wholesale and distribution sector; and input from expert consultants; we’ve identified the characteristics that define world-class wholesale organisations. This set of...
Bo Andrén AB chooses AGR Dynamics as supplier of a new purchasing tool for their Jeeves ERP
Since 1942, BOA have looked for the right building boards from the best suppliers around the world. BOA aims for a sustainable building industry with products that are toxic free, environmentally friendly and with responsibility from start to finish. A modern and...
Bygma Gruppen chooses AGR as a supplier of a purchasing tool for their M3 ERP system
Optimal replenishment, optimal inventory levels and freight cost savings are some of the benefits which Bygma Gruppen gets from introducing an intelligent purchasing system. The system has been tested in 8 stores and will be rolled out to all of Bygma's 60 stores in...
Peak Trading 2020 – Initial Thoughts
In the week immediately after the typical Black Friday/Cyber Monday peak shopping weekend, it’s interesting to consider the ways in which things are looking different this year. The usual push to consumers started early this year and it’s likely to continue for...
Are You Experiencing More Business Pains Than You Should Be?
Every company experiences various pains – you could say it’s one of the costs of doing business. But are the difficulties you’re ignoring holding you back from becoming a world-class wholesale organisation? Acute vs chronic Given we regularly discuss the state of your...
Aktieselskabet Carl Christensen looks to proliferate agility in forecasting & purchasing and lowering costs, in addition to increasing the service level
AGR Nordic's Inventory system was again chosen as the preferred solution, when Aktieselskabet Carl Christensen needed a new system for forecasting and purchasing for central warehouse, as well as for allocation to au2part's 42 departments. The project ahead...
Etman Distribusjon AS improves the purchasing process and inventory management with AGR Dynamics Inventory system
AGR Nordic gets a new customer in Norway and continues its strong entry into the exciting and important Norwegian market. Etman Distribusjon AS / ETM Øst AS Etman Distribusjon AS, a Norwegian electrical wholesaler which together with ETM Øst AS serves the Norwegian...
Achieving Strong Inventory Health (and the Bad Habits to Avoid at all Costs)
Inventory health is one of the most important aspects of supply chain management. With valuable resources tied up in inventory stock, knowing exactly what you have and where it’s located is crucial to managing stock, avoiding accruing high carrying costs, and to...
Inventory Health Part 3: Increasing Stock Turn
Having considered the importance of relationship management and using your team’s knowledge to look behind the numbers, we’re going to consider the vital statistic for inventory health: stock turn. The rate at which your business turns its stock is a crucial indicator...
Inventory Health Part 2: Knowledge Matters
Strong management of the complex relationships and moving parts that determine inventory health requires quality information and proactive decision making. We looked previously at the importance of freeing your team from laborious tasks and equipping them with...
Inventory Health Part 1: People Matter
Strong inventory management was a key element in our focus on recovery and resilience. We’re going to take some time to consider this in more detail as inventory health is one of the most important aspects of supply chain management. With valuable resources tied up in...
Recovery and Resilience: Looking Ahead
As we’ve discussed over the last month, the supply chain is the engine of any retail and wholesale business model. When things are not running smoothly, the operation is stuck in a lower gear and the only way to create organisational resilience is to take steps to...
Recovery and Resilience Part 3: Removing Reliance on Spreadsheets
We’ve illustrated how important it is to remove vulnerabilities to your supply chain by targeting threats in the areas of demand planning, inventory management and financial fragility in order to increase resilience and build the momentum required to promote recovery....
Recovery and Resilience Part 2: Reducing Excess Inventory
We’re taking some time to focus on key challenges to your organisation’s resilience. As we highlighted last week, in order to increase resilience and build the momentum required to promote recovery, vulnerabilities around the supply chain must be addressed. The most...
Recovery and Resilience Part 1: Tackling Demand Fluctuation
Our ebook, Shifting Through the Gears, considers the supply chain as the engine of the retail wholesale business model. Some organisations are stuck in low gear, with the engine operating at high revolutions just to move forward. Businesses operating in the higher...
5 Supply Chain Trends in 2020
Supply chains are always evolving to meet company needs and bring about greater efficiency. And though 2020 has introduced new challenges for supply chains — all but stopping them in many cases for a number of months — general evolution in this space is not stopping....
What if ‘unprecedented’ disruptions to the supply chain weren’t so unexpected after all?
Global strategy consultancy, McKinsey, published their report ‘Risk, Resilience and Rebalancing in Global Value Chains’ in August 2020. In the report they demonstrate that – whilst the impact of this year’s COVID-19 crisis is severe and in many ways ‘unprecedented’...
Making the Right Inventory Optimization Decisions
The success of inventory optimization – and ultimately, positive customer service – relies on a multitude of decisions. Choices are required at every stage of the process to ensure not only that the right products are in the right place, at the right time, but also...
Achieving Inventory Service Levels in 2020 – can we just start again?
Nobody said this year was going to be easy, but who would have forecast we’d be in this situation 6 months ago? Although COVID-19 first hit the news cycle in December, there was no mention of UK lockdown until at least early March. In fact, rather like Michael Fish...
Access the Value of Inventory Optimization
There is a large difference between managing and optimizing your inventory. ERP systems can track items; provide the data required to analyse sales and inform the process from initial purchase order to payment, but they can’t handle supply chain optimization. ...
Avoiding Killer Impacts on Stock and Service Levels During Recovery
Current market volatility and turbulent demand patterns call for some 'padding' in your inventory in order to satisfy unexpected spikes in demand or issues with supply. A fine balance needs to be struck though – too much excess stock ties up your working capital; too...
The Trouble with Excel: Part 2 – Where Spreadsheets Come Really Unstuck
We’ve previously addressed some of the fundamental issues with employing an Excel-based system. The weaknesses of these models is currently being brought into particularly sharp relief by the volatility of demand levels and changing consumer behaviour. Here, we’re...
The Trouble with Excel: Part 1 – Why Spreadsheets Aren’t Ideal
Demand planning and inventory management processes exist to help avoid: Unnecessarily high levels of inventory (overstocks) Costly inventory write-offs Excessive use of premium transportation services Missed commitments and poor service levels ERP systems track stock...
How Are Lasting Shifts in Consumer Behaviour Going to Affect You?
Things have changed in the first half of 2020 and there will undoubtedly be lasting impacts. Consumer attitudes and behaviours have changed – some caused by necessity, others an acceleration of existing trends. A report by global professional services firm Alvarez...
Control Your Stock and Cash Flow with Merchandise Financial Planning
Retailers today are in a constant balancing act – they need to satisfy their customers needs for choice, availability and value while making a profit for the business. This can be tricky but one of the key ways retailers can acheive the perfect balance is through...
There’s no ‘I’ in S&OP. Are you missing a trick?
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) gets a lot of attention in tough economic times. Given the volatility caused by the recent crisis it’s an essential process and everybody will be scrutinising their plans and forecasts right now as the future they had...
How to Reduce Uncertainty and Anticipate Change in your Supply Chain? Forecasting is key.
Forecast quality is inevitably dependent on the quality of the underlying data. One-off events, such as a dramatic increase in sales or an unusual drop in demand, can dramatically change the forecast for the worse. Therefore, one must pay attention to the historic...
Get Your Business Back in the Game After COVID-19
As business re-opens on a small scale, just six to ten weeks after the shutdown of hotels, restaurants, non-essential retail trade, tourism and significant shares of manufacturing, the focus is swiftly turning to what's ahead this year and next. The question is...
Achieve Your Financial Targets with the AGR Financial Planning Module
Learn more about our new Financial Planning module and how it can help your company achieve its financial targets. Our webinar will show you how the best practice methodology embedded in AGR Financial Planner can help you to plan and track your financial...
Søstrene Grene Improves Allocation Accuracy to its 250 Stores
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Bikeshop.no Signs Agreement with AGR Nordic on Implementation of New Forecasting and Replenishment Solution
AGR Inventory will help to automate and streamline the replenishment process at Bikeshop. Bikeshop.no is Norway's largest bike shop, offering better prices and more variety for bicycle and triathlon equipment than anyone else in the country. The company places a high...
AGR Allocation – Right Products, Right Place, Right Time
Get a Full Overview of your Allocation with AGR The AGR Inventory module has managed allocation since the beginning, but it has always been 'behind the scenes'. We at AGR Dynamics have developed a new user friendly interface in the AGR Inventory module that brings our...
Managing the Impact of COVID-19 on your Supply Chain
The rapid global spread of COVID-19 means few answers and lots of supply chain uncertainty across all industries. As nations strive to protect their people’s health, the impact on productivity and consumer demand is inevitable - leaving supply chains disrupted. As...
A Culture of Gender Equality is our Secret Sauce at AGR Dynamics
International Women’s Day 2020 is billed as a time to celebrate women's achievements, to raise awareness against bias, and to take action for equality. And how wonderful that there is a specific mission this year ‘to celebrate digital advancement and champion the...
Safety Stock: What Is It and Why Is It So High?
Whether you're new to logistics or a veteran, safety stock is an important concept that many people can be confused about. As a simple explanation, safety stock is an extra amount of stock that is maintained to mitigrate a risk of stockout. That is all well and good,...
Wholesale Dynamics Data Sheet
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Søstrene Grene chooses AGR Dynamics to Deliver their New Allocation Tool for NAV
Søstrene Grene chooses AGR Dynamics to Deliver their New Allocation Tool for NAV.
Retail Dynamics Data Sheet
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Inventory levels down by 30% through customized reporting – JYSK Case Study
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AGR Adds User Friendly Interface for Allocation in AGR Software
AGR Dynamics is excited to launch a new allocation user interface which is a part of our Inventory module. Allocation, the process of determining how to distribute stock upon delivery from suppliers to location, has been an...
Planning for Retail Data Sheet
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New AGR Release with Updated Item Card, New Reporting Capabilities, and More!
The AGR Dynamics development team has been hard at work on the newest version of the AGR software, which will be released on October 30.
15% less stock and ROI within 6 months – Newitts Case Study
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Inventory for Retail Data Sheet
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Indeks Retail A/S Chooses AGR Nordic A/S as Supplier of their New Purchasing Tool for AX
AGR Nordic’s Inventory module was once again chosen as the preferred solution. Indeks Retail is the head office for three different companies, Bog & Idé, BOGhandleren, and Legekæden, and manage these compnaies with concept development, marketing, assortment...
Machine Learning Added to AGR Software to Transform your Supply Chain
In our effort to constantly develop new technologies for our SCM software and our customers, we have added two new machine learning functions within the AGR Inventory module. While our AGR software has had machine learning capabilities for years, these two new...
AGR Dynamics to Unveil End-to-End Retail Solution at NRF 2020
Manage your complete retail process - from high-level department planning to end-of-life management in their integrated Retail Dynamics solution REYKJAVÍK, Iceland, Nov. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- AGR Dynamics is excited to unveil their new...
Forecasting Engine Data Sheet
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AGR Nordic A/S to Provide Forecasting and Sales Planning to Kohberg Bakery Group A/S
AGR Nordic will provide the new solution that will make it easier to organizes Kohberg's sales and operations, while maintaining their top service level. With more than 500 employees at the three bakeries in Bolderslev, Taastrup and Haderslev, Kohberg Bakery Group is...
AGR Dynamics Adds 66°North to their Expanding Customer Base
AGR Dynamics is excited to add 66°North to our ever expanding customer base and implement our software solutions to help them manage their inventory and satisfy their allocation needs. Founded in 1926, 66°North set out to make protective clothing for Icelandic...
AGR Nordic Selected as Supplier of New Allocation and Forecasting Solution for Cykelpartner.dk
AGR Nordic's inventory optimization and strong forecasting solution, Wholesale Dynamics, will pave the way for easier purchasing and decision making at Cykelpartner.dk. Cykelpartner.dk is a privately owned company within the On Gear ApS group. Cykelpartner operates...
Improving turnover ratios in the retail industry – Olís Case Study
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Sharp Forecasting Provides Strong Overview and a Robust Supply Chain – Rosendahl Case Study
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AGR Dynamics Canada is Gaining Speed
There is truly plenty to do in the AGR Dynamics Canada office. With new and current customers throughout North America, the team in Canada has added a new employee, Alex Da Costa, to better handle their expanding workload. Alex Da Costa graduated with a BBA in Finance...
Dana Rut Gunnarsdóttir and Magnea Gunnarsdóttir Join the AGR Nordic Team in Copenhagen
The AGR Nordic team is expanding, with their newest additions joining the office this summer. Dana Rut Gunnarsdóttir graduated with a BSc. in Engineering Management from Reykjavík University in June 2016. She started her MSc in Industrial Engineering and...
Three Questions to Answer Before Upgrading your Supply Chain
So your company’s supply chain needs upgrading? Are you in the process of researching options, scoping out requirements and determining your best options? Implementing a new supply chain management software for your company involves a lot more than you might expect...
French pet retailer, Animalis, utilizes AGR solution to increase service level and manage forecasts
Animalis, a French pet store chain started in 1998, offers top pet products both in store and online. In the past couple of years, the company began looking for a sales forecast and replenishment tool to help manage their business operations. "We needed to supplement...
Get to Know Three of the Newest AGR Dynamics Team Members
AGR Dynamics Headquarters in Iceland has welcomed three new employees to our office in Smáratorg: Hinrik Þráinn Örnólfsson, Vigdís Birna Þorsteinsdóttir, and Halla María Hjartardóttir. Hinrik graduated from Reykjavík University with a B.Sc. in Engineering Management...
Blockchain and the Supply Chain – What Is It and Will It Work?
It seems like everyone’s favorite buzz word is blockchain these days. You can’t attend a tech conference or see a new article without some mention of it. But what exactly is block chain? A blockchain is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using...
AGR Dynamics Unveils New Monitoring System for Customers
Here at AGR Dynamics, we are hard at work in developing new ways to help our customers get the most out of our AGR system. We are currently putting the finishing touches on our newest project: the AGR System Monitor. This tool does exactly as its name implies, it...
Increased accuracy in the Pharmaceutical industry – Parlogis Case Study
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Managing exceptions in retail – Jóhan Rönning Case Study
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The AGR Nordic Team Grows Bigger and Better
The AGR Nordic team is getting bigger! The office in Copenhagen has welcomed two new employees, as well as adding their first employee in Norway! Torstein Rønaas (Roenaas) aka TR joined AGR Nordic on the 15th of January 2019. He studied marketing at California State...
Dansk Cater Chooses AGR for Managing their Supply Chain
Dansk Cater is a holding company for a number of food service companies, including AB Catering, BC Catering, Cater Food, Cater Grønt, Inco Cash &Carry, etc., which sell and distribute food and non-food items to professional kitchens all over Denmark. They deliver...
B.N.T Scandinavia A/B implements AGR for S&OP, Forecasting and Purchasing Optimization
AGR Nordic’s Wholesale Dynamics solution gains another Swedish customer. B.N.T Scandinavia distribute office supplies in the Nordic market, including leading brands as well as their own, in each product area. With a broad product range and a constant effort to offer...
Updated AGR Service Desk and Knowledge Base
In our constant efforts to update our service offering for our customers, AGR Dynamics has started using the Jira Service Desk to handle customer questions, issues, and update requests. Now, there are two ways that AGR Dynamics customers can initiate a support request...
AGR Dynamics Hosts 12th Breakfast Conference in Iceland
AGR Dynamics was excited to host our 12th breakfast conference for our Icelandic customers at the Grand Hotel in Reykjavík on March 26, 2019. There were over 180 guests in attendance, with interesting lectures on new features, machine learning, our new and...
Reducing costs in the auto-parts Industry – Stilling Case Study
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Increased Automation and Significant Performance Boost: New AGR version 5.4 Released
AGR Dynamics is proud to release the newest version of our AGR software - AGR 5.4.0. This release comes with many new features to make your planning and supply chain management work even easier than before. The speed of the order calculation has been taken to a new...
Centralised purchasing and increased control of inventory with AGR – ÁTVR Case Study
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How Effective Supply Chain Management Gives Your Company the Competitive Advantage
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AGR UK Customer Conference 2018 Went Off Without a Hitch!
Well, it's that time of year that team AGR dust off our lecterns, spruce up our Power Points and hit the road for the Annual UK Customer Conference 2018. This year, we took the event to the stunning Wood Norton Hotel in Evesham. It was going to be a big task to...
AGR Dynamics is Growing Around the World
AGR Dynamics is really excited to welcome Joe Mitchell as our Sales Manager for AGR Dynamics UK and Jostein Ågedal as a technical consultant in AGR Nordic. Joe Mitchell Joe has joined the company as the Sales Manager for AGR UK. He has 8 years in software...
Ditch the Spreadsheet and Move to Automation: Why ‘Spreadmart’ is Destroying the Supply Chain
While spreadsheets are easy to work with, they only provide unique views of limited amounts of data, rather than a consistent view of the entire company's data. It’s long been time to ditch spreadsheets and here we provide 10 very good reasons to switch to automation....
Two New Employees Join the AGR Dynamics Team
AGR Dynamics has recently welcomed two new employees to the development and consultants departments within the Icelandic office. Rakel Rúnarsdóttir Rakel has a B.Sc. degree in Engineering Management from Reykjavik University and MA degree in Fashion...