Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2021

Bits and bytes are pouring in from sources ranging from satellites and MRI scans to massive computer simulations and seismic-sensor networks, from security cameras to smartphones, from genome sequencing of SARS-Cov-2 to COVID-19 test results, from social networks to texts zipping from phone to phone.”[1] Descriptive analytics.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Check out Procurement Report Card: Most Executives Think Procurement Isn’t Strategic Enough! Looking at him now laying on the cushion in the corner of Kodiak Rating’s office sound asleep, I feel proud that we took the time and effort, to lay the foundation, to help him become the dog he is today. Email Address.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 6, 2015

Descartes Reports Fiscal 2015 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. Amber Road broadened its solution footprint this week by acquiring Hong Kong-based ecVision, “a cloud-based provider of global sourcing and collaborative supply chain solutions for brand-focused companies.” In this week’s news.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Source: Laurie Cus. I admit it, the cafe con leche is not as good as my mom’s, but I’ve traded taste for time and convenience. October 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Hundreds of Cafe Bustelo cans washed ashore in Florida this week. They have been replaced by the Keurig and K-cup. for CMA CGM and 2.7%

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

If you have not yet tackled the question of ethics in procurement, now is a great time to start. It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Procurement is what sets entire supply chains and their organisations in motion.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2016

Today Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm, announced a definitive agreement to purchase Elemica, a provider of Supply Chain Operating Networks for the chemical industry. In 2015 Insight acquired E2open, and Infor acquired GT Nexus. In 2014 Thoma Bravo acquired GHX, a Supply Chain Operating Network for healthcare.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Some events and trends driving the supply chain’s standing back in 2014 remain just as influential in 2023. The emergence of just-in-time manufacturing, other business models, and globalization were among the drivers reshaping the business landscape. One example is sustainability.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Now… Is there something to be learned from this quote in Finding Nemo, that we can apply to procurement and sourcing? Now… Is there something to be learned from this quote in Finding Nemo, that we can apply to procurement and sourcing? So here we are. The common enemy: the complexity of the global supply chain.

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Arkieva

JULY 25, 2016

Continuing growth in ecommerce is fueling a tight market for distribution and fulfillment centers space, either leased, purchased or through a partner, as companies look to expand their networks to meet growing consumer demand for rapid parcel delivery. in 2015, of which 50% to 75% comprised warehouses. Source: Multichannel Merchant.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. A recent report by Frost & Sullivan, “The Future of Parts and Service Retailing in the Automotive Aftermarket” , predicts that by 2025, 10 to 15 percent of all global parts sales will be made online. E-Commerce for Manufacturing.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 29, 2019

They still rely on paper-based, manual processes; they lack electronic connectivity with most of their trading partners; their data quality is still poor (inaccurate, incomplete, and/or not timely); and they have failed to modernize their IT systems.” Some people are simply intractable in their beliefs. ”[2]. .

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Name changes are difficult to make, especially if they have been used for a long time. Today, supply chains are networks that have evolved with the times. Blanding reports, “According to the researchers, ‘Supply chain industries are a distinct and large segment of the economy. The supply chain economy.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Pharmacy: Amazon Pharmacy – Online service for purchasing prescription medications with home delivery. Business Solutions: Amazon Business – Marketplace offering tailored products and tools for businesses, including bulk purchasing and business pricing. In this blog post, we’ll explore how Amazon does it all.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

While freight industry executives likely sighed with relief when an update of Amazon’s logistics.amazon.com page on June 28th turned out to be nothing more than a franchise model for courier delivery services. In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. Customers won’t have it.”.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 2, 2020

Each and every industry must adopt new and inventive methods like IoT and machine learning to analyze transactions and data in any form whether it’s a car that can detect driver fatigue, preventive maintenance sensors, or nanotechnology to monitor food sources.”[2] 1] The fourth revolution is being driven by data.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

The promise of a well-intended consultant just sounds sooooooo good. At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.)

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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. Low prices benefit customers, but low true costs benefit everyone.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 27, 2015

In the same time frame, shipments rose 2% while the average sales per item fell 22%. Most are not… The tail is growing and as a result, there are hidden costs in the business due to complexity. It is time to manage product lines from cradle to grave. This is his fifth year of studying demand processes. What is a long tail?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. Meet Ernest.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth. Companies with global supply chains—a category which includes a fast-growing number of corporations, medium-sized companies, and even small businesses—can be standing on a cost base of which 90% is attributable to supply chain expenditure.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. Meet Ernest.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2015

Manufacturers need to focus on their core in order to stay competitive, and technological tools, such as our Cerasis Rater, a transportation management system , allow for streamlined process in managing transportation, giving back precious time, money, and focus to our manufacturing customers. billion individuals join the consuming class.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. And business relationships did not become more Vested this year — if anything, they reverted back to being “win-lose” arrangements (see Walmart’s Message to Suppliers: Talk to the Hand and The High Cost of Poor Supplier Relationships ). What will happen in 2016?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

He shared with me his insights on sourcing from a diverse supply base, and how this has become truly engrained into P&G’s corporate culture. Rick will be presenting at our upcoming SCRC meeting on December 7-8, 2015. Andy has 9 years at P&G and admits that when he came in, “I didn’t know much!”

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The organic food market in the US alone is expected to grow 14 percent from 2013 – 2018 and is expected to take in over $104bn by the end of 2015. The issue is cost: consumers don’t want to pay exorbitant amounts to get food they perceive as healthy. Today, about six percent of the 43.56 Get Ready for a Supply Chain Shakeup.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 16, 2016

The amount of ocean products consumers can purchase from grocery stores and restaurants is bountiful and varied. Numerous 2015 media reports exposed slave conditions in the Thai fishing sector. State Department, Southeast Asian countries, and notably Thailand, are also sources of widespread modern slavery. Salmon burgers.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

I believe we are in the midst of a radical transformation, not just in retailing, but also in how offers are designed, produced and delivered. Just a decade ago, experts believed that tasks such as navigating a car through traffic were impossible for computers to ever be able to do. [i]

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The kick-off is Black Friday, which is just a month later. That’s why ‘Total Spending’ is less than ‘Average Spending’ times the number of ‘Americans Celebrating’ ” The 2019 estimates are from the National Retail Federation’s annual survey.[2] Americans Celebrating. Total Spending.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 25, 2021

In 2015 Simon and Helena launched TrueStart, which produced performance coffee for athletes. TrueStart’s coffee is different because its caffeine content is regulated, meaning it provides you with just the right buzz to get you through a triathlon – which is what Simon and Helena were training for at the time.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

I got started just as the dotcom craze was taking off, with new logistics startups coming to market every day (all of them announcing they were “The world’s leading provider of X” even though they were just a few months old). Source: Google. Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends).

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 9, 2015

The December 2015 SCRC meeting was held this week in the brand spanking new Talley Student Center, and was a resounding success. After highlighting some of the results from the IBM study I worked on this past fall on procurement analytics, I introduced Rich Hughes, former Chief Procurement Officer from Procter & Gamble.

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Vinculum

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It may be an excellent time for merchants to consider D2C channels now that this space isn’t going anywhere but up. With the increasing cost of renting physical space, more brands are choosing to launch digitally to cut costs while reaching more consumers. According to forecasts, D2C sales will reach $21.25

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Source: Corning; Gary P. Pisano, "You Need an Innovation Strategy," June 2015. While many or most may disappear in extreme cases, the “old way” will survive to some degree and the last one standing will be the company with a unique value proposition or the one that can exist at the lowest prices/costs, in a more generic market.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 29, 2020

Some people see influencers as self-centered narcissists while others perceive them as important sources of information. One only needs to watch Ryan Reynolds PowerPoint commercial for Mobile Mint , which has been viewed over a half a million times on YouTube, to understand the impact social influencers can have. Does it work?

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Unleashed

MARCH 22, 2022

No- and low-alcohol beverages – dubbed NoLo alcohol – have seen a dramatic rise in the last few years, driven by consumers seeking healthier beverage options. Here we get inside the NoLo industry boom – from what’s behind it, to how brewers and beverage manufacturers are taking advantage of it, to what the future looks like. What is NoLo alcohol?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Brands include Carters, OshKosh B’gosh, Child of Mine, Just One You, and Genuine Kids. The company leverages globally sourcing strategies to buy products at a lower cost and then deploys some unique process logic to drive mass customization for retailers. The design of the supply chain is fundamental to making this happen.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2016

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy and sell-side markets) bi-directionally with near-real time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. Thoma Bravo purchased Elemica in June 2016. Market-driven Value Networks: An adaptive network focused on a value-based outcomes.

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