AB&R

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This is why many companies invest in innovation before and during the toughest times to help them quickly cut costs while creating new labor efficiency and productivity. These reports found that 9% of roughly 4,700 companies studied outperformed their competitors by at least 10% in sales growth and profit [1].

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 This provider describes itself as an AI- enabled procurement Cloud platform built for the sourcing of lower-dollar, non-strategic purchases, commonly referred to as “ tail spend.” Fairmarkit Announces $35.6

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 14, 2015

Such systems are also instrumental in establishing aligned tactical and strategic performance metrics systems that drive improved economic outcomes (Bendoly et al., ERP systems are designed to integrate transactions from finance, human resources, procurement, operations, sales and marketing, logistics, and other functions in a firm.

Manufacturing Procurement 60

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 22, 2015

According to the press release : The proposed standards are expected to lower CO2 emissions by approximately 1 billion metric tons, cut fuel costs by about $170 billion, and reduce oil consumption by up to 1.8 miles out of its network from 2007-2010 and had increased its CWT per truck from 382 in FY 2007 to 415 in FY 2010, an 8.6

Vendor Strategies 100

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. Companies tripped over themselves to build ecommerce portals, and one-click purchasing grew in relevance.

Inventory Reduction 163

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Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

I am pleasantly amazed at the use of innovative technology that is designed to turn the entirety of a forecast and trade promotion planning process into something that has been missing forever – a precise and trustworthy prediction of consumer purchase behavior. about 45% of the trade promotions fail).

Vendor Strategies 110

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QAD

MAY 26, 2021

The QAD solution offering has expanded beyond the original QAD MFG/PRO (1984-2007) software to now include a full-featured suite of integrated software solutions to manage manufacturing, financials, operations, customer and supply chain processes. Embedded Analytics. Advanced Analytics. Trade Compliance Analytics.

Procurement Solutions 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. It is a story of supply chain innovation. In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” We are systemically evaluating each industry in the Supply Chain Insights Metrics That Matter series of reports. Digital Supply Chain. Network with Leaders.

Inventory Reduction 150

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EcoVadis

MAY 21, 2012

Could we imagine in 2007, when climate change was the feature story across main stream magazine covers following the release of Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth, that five years later not much would have been done to address the topic? Advancements in Sustainable Procurement.

Procurement Analytics 40

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Many organizations will play the shell game of reporting forecast error so that the numbers look better: either calculating the forecast at a higher level in the forecast hierarchy (not at the item level) or reporting the data as a Weighted Mean Absolute Error. I remember December 2007 like yesterday. They are not. Reflection.

Supply and Demand 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

When you think about the product lifecycle from cradle-to-cradle through the moments of truth of purchase, usage, and disposal, what are the opportunities to improve corporate social responsibility? So, what are the market signals to model to forecast demand at the cadence of the market? Bio-engineering? Customization?

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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BlueYonder

JUNE 26, 2017

And Kroger, the number-one supermarket chain in the world by revenue, reported its second straight quarter of declining same-store sales. Amazon will find innovative ways to marry this new physical asset with its market leading online presence. German-owned discount grocer Aldi says it will invest $3.4 by store count. percent YOY.

Food 40

Food Modeling Software Modeling Price Reduction 40

GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

And on the subject of sustainability, SCDigest.com covered Walmart’s 2015 Sustainability report : Walmart, the world’s largest corporation, is fresh out with its 2015 sustainability report, the eighth such document it has produced. ” Walmart states early on. But the retailer has refined the methods. Gilmore, Dan. “50

Gartner 120

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EcoVadis

JUNE 17, 2013

This will lead to a more effective and transparent management of ICT Supply chains and will allow companies to better report to their different stakeholders. EcoVadis reliable ratings and easy to use monitoring tools allow companies to manage risks and drive eco-innovations in their global supply chains. www.ecovadis.com.

Supply Chain Software 40

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Arkieva

MAY 10, 2016

His business model is driven by innovation. Many technology companies give data on their R&D expense in their financial reports. To check whether that leads to a premium, we can analyze the ‘Gross Profit’ from the financial reports. The Gross Profit shows the Net Sales minus the Cost of Goods Sold.

Benchmarking 60

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

She reports, “I have exciting news for you. It’s essential that a consumer’s path to purchase on digital channels is smooth, enjoyable, and memorable for the right reasons.”[2]. ” With many analysts predicting the rise of “no touch” retail, one could reasonably expect experiential retail to be doomed.

Retail 100

Retail Procurement Analytics Just-in-Time North America 100

EcoVadis

APRIL 12, 2012

From one Oracle white paper : “Today, sustainability has replaced cost, value and speed as the dominant topic of discussion among purchasing and supply professionals.”. Unless pushed by larger buyers, downstream suppliers often have little incentive to innovate. 2 How can we ask our suppliers to focus on sustainability?

Supply Chain Software 40

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

takeover of Nikko Cordial in 2007 and General Electric’s purchase of Japan Leasing in 1999 for US $6.9B. As in Sharp’s case, state-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) was seen as a frontrunner to save the ailing Japanese electronics group. Other major foreign investments in Japan include Citigroup’s US $13.9B

Japan 60

Japan Manufacturing Procurement Electronics Procurement Analytics 60

BlueYonder

JUNE 26, 2017

And Kroger, the number-one supermarket chain in the world by revenue, reported its second straight quarter of declining same-store sales. Amazon will find innovative ways to marry this new physical asset with its market leading online presence. German-owned discount grocer Aldi says it will invest $3.4 by store count. percent YOY.

Food 54

Food Modeling Software Price Reduction Purchasing Skills 54

NC State SCRC

APRIL 20, 2016

.” A question came from the audience: “Fundamentally – procurement is measured on cost savings as the primary metric. Other metrics are whether you agree off of purchasing agreements in the company, and some customer satisfaction metrics – and are internal stakeholders satisfied.

Procurement Solutions 40

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ivalua

DECEMBER 18, 2019

This month Forrester published 2 major Wave reports, which together span the full Source-to-Pay process. The first, authored by Duncan Jones and published on December 10, is The Forrester Wave™: eProcurement Platforms, Q4 2019 , which covers purchasing and invoicing (similar scope to Gartner’s P2P Suites Magic Quadrant ).

Procurement Analytics 147

Procurement Analytics Report Optimal Sourcing Procurement Solutions 147

Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

And it’s about to get hit by a freight train of innovation. How much do we love freight innovation? Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 120

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Anybody who reads a lot about business management and innovation is familiar with Clayton Christensen, the Harvard Business School professor and entrepreneur, who died on 23 January 2020. ” His search for answers motivated him to write The Innovator’s Dilemma. ”[2]. .”[2]. ”[2].

Innovation 100

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

It has been forecasted that by 2040, approximately 95% of all purchases will be facilitated by ecommerce. It was the world’s largest VC firm in 2007 with over $20 million in assets during the year. Product sourcing is the process of purchasing or creating products that you can sell. Product sourcing.

Trends 105

Trends Purchasing Skills Manufacturing Procurement Modeling Software 105

ivalua

MAY 6, 2020

Last year Forrester published 2 major Wave reports, which together span the full Source-to-Pay process. The first, authored by Duncan Jones and published on December 10, is The Forrester Wave : eProcurement Platforms, Q4 2019 , which covers purchasing and invoicing (similar scope to Gartner’s P2P Suites Magic Quadrant ).

Optimal Sourcing 130

Optimal Sourcing Purchasing Skills Sourcing Procurement Analytics 130

Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The S&OP Pulse Check 2015 suggests S&OP practitioners are left behind in confusion: 62% of respondents think there is not enough innovation in S&OP systems. 64% think there is not enough coordinated innovation in S&OP processes. I have purchased the E-Book myself and truly enjoyed it. .

S&OP 60

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