Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Far from a buzzword, big data analytics in logistics and supply chain management are helping companies gain insight into their current performance while optimizing future operations. That’s why it’s critical to have an audit partner who can ingest data across all systems. It’s one thing to have access to data.

Big Data 52

Big Data Predictive Analytics Analytics Software Optimal Sourcing 52

Supply Chain Network

APRIL 5, 2018

The age of digital transformation is now fully upon us and from a business perspective one of the most active areas of change, impact and opportunity is in supply chain management. When it comes to examples of Predictive Analytics firms focused on supply chains Elementum and ClearMetal are just a couple that come to mind.

Predictive Analytics 79

Predictive Analytics Predictive Analytics Software Analytics Software Big Data 79

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Source E2open Shipping Index). With 65% of supply chain professionals members of the Millenials and Gen X generations, inflation is new. The members of the supply chain organization have never managed through a period of growth, inflation, and unprecedented supply variability. A Decline in Innovation.

Procurement Analytics 221

Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies 221

EazyStock

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Big data is a term used to describe a massive volume of both structured and unstructured data that’s too large to be processed using traditional database and software techniques. In most enterprise scenarios, the volume of data is too big, moves too fast and exceeds processing capacity of existing applications.

Inventory Management Software 45

Inventory Management Software Big Data Inventory Management Supply Chain Planning Software 45

Enterra Insights

AUGUST 20, 2019

Anant Kale ( @anantkale ), Co-Founder and CEO of AppZen, explains, “The first industrial revolution mechanized production using steam power, the second gave us the assembly line for mass production, and the third industrial revolution gave us advanced automation using IT and electronics. Big data and manufacturing. They are: 1.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

Supply Chain Design Software Analytics Software Optimization Software Demand Planning Software 100

Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Decades later and a sizable amount of that technology has hit the mainstream market (can anyone say Apple Watch ?) So what does my nostalgic look back at my childhood have to do with the future of supply chains? The WEF report focuses on five shifts that will directly influence supply chain. Apparently everything.

Supply Chain Software 100

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Here are ten things to keep in mind in terms of the role that forecasting can have on supply chains: While not a cure all, forecasting does matter. It is important to benchmark forecast accuracy and similar supply chain metrics against your peers. forecasting product sales at 10,000 stores.

Forecasting 190

Forecasting Forecasting Software Modeling Optimal Sourcing 190

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 20, 2016

The new world of supply chain analytics is my current research project. Using unstructured and stream data is a brave new world. The possibilities of data variety and velocity to improve supply chain management excite me. There is a great need for improved supply chain analytics.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 150

Prescriptive Analytics Software Analytics Software Analytics Supply Chain Planning Software 150

BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Focus on warehouse automation has come full circle since the last big automation movement of the ‘90s, but today with a significantly better set of tools and technological improvements enabling more robust digital transformation and warehouse automation.

Supply Chain Planning Software 69

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Predictive Analytics Software Analytics Software 69

American Global Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Supply chain management plays a crucial role in the success of businesses across industries. This article explores the importance of innovation in supply chain management and highlights key areas where innovation can revolutionize traditional practices.

Sourcing Strategies 52

Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 52

Logility

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Most manufacturers have already made the easiest and most obvious changes to improve their operations, leveraging traditional methods to boost their own productivity and simultaneously create a more dependable supply chain. Supply Chain Optimization. We’ve saved supply chain optimization for last.

Manufacturing Procurement 130

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software 130

SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

The Role of Digital Technology in Logistics Digital technology emerged with the first commercial computers in the mid-20th century. Other developments like transistors, integrated circuits, and personal computers paved the way for the rapid advancement of technology.

Supply Chain Design Software 79

Supply Chain Design Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design 79

Supply Chain Movement

JULY 11, 2014

On 12 May 2014 IMD organized a one-day open event in Lausanne that analyzed big data and its impact on value chains. Several experts with different backgrounds shared their views on the latest trends at the intersection of big data and value chains. When did big data start being part of our life?

Big Data 84

Big Data Data Price Reduction Sourcing Strategies 84

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

At their request I wrote on the digital supply chain. Digital supply chain is such a buzzword. The digital supply chain is about SO much more than gadgets.” Yet, within the supply chain, everyone waits for data and insights. Supply chains do not move in the cadence of the market.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Design 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 9, 2013

I was writing the book, Bricks Matter and I wanted a better definition of Supply Chain Excellence. I believed that there was a strong tie between supply chain excellence and corporate performance. We started with mining the data on supply chain financial ratios within industry groups.

Supply Chain Software 210

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Modeling Modeling Software 210

Arena Solutions

APRIL 4, 2023

The global manufacturing sector has seen an upswing, a technological renaissance of sorts. 4 Due to their low cost and simple design, cobots are also becoming widely used in supply chain management. Big data The use of big data is increasing in manufacturing. Breaking it down In the U.S.

Manufacturing Procurement 75

Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 75

IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Bottom line: Machine learning makes it possible to discover patterns in supply chain management data by relying on algorithms that quickly pinpoint the most influential factors to a supply networks’ success, while constantly learning in the process. How Machine Learning Is Redefining Supply Chain Management.

Supply Chain Planning Software 73

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Analytics Software 73

ThroughPut

MARCH 24, 2024

Food & Beverage giants like Kellog’s reported on the state of breakdown in supply chain management. Demand planning and forecasting in the traditional sense relied heavily on a combination of limited and biased data and gut instinct. The unavailability of raw materials and changing consumer patterns heavily impacted demand.

Supply and Demand 52

Supply and Demand Optimal Sourcing Forecasting Modeling 52

RFgen

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Strategy is a critical aspect of supply chain management. By managing processes like planning, sourcing, production, and delivery, companies can reduce costs, safeguard against undue risk, and pivot quickly when faced with the unexpected. But when your supply chain isn’t meeting the company’s goals, what do you do?

Vendor Strategies 52

Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Waste Reduction 52

Logility

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Most manufacturers have already made the easiest and most obvious changes to improve their operations, leveraging traditional methods to boost their own productivity and simultaneously create a more dependable supply chain. Supply Chain Optimization. We’ve saved supply chain optimization for last.

Manufacturing Procurement 130

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Analytics Software 130

Logility

APRIL 3, 2018

In almost every new supply chain focused industry periodical, you will find an article discussing transformation or digitization. As a supply chain practitioner it is critical to understand what digital supply chain planning looks like and how to ensure your supply chain is on the right transformational path.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Supply Chain Software 100

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 2, 2016

During the spring, I get to spend a lot of time in airplane(s) attending and speaking at technology confer ences. The technology market for new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is drying up. Software maintenance costs are rising for the CIO. Consulting and software are very different business models.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Analytics Software Supply Chain Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

“We live in a world where supply chains, not companies, compete for market dominance. But companies often have diverging incentives and interests from their supply chain partners, so when they independently strive to optimize their individual objectives, the expected result can be compromised. ”. What Is Value?

Optimal Sourcing 288

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Modeling 288

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

As supply chains scramble to keep up with the 32% net increase in the sale of products (physical goods), teams are reacting. Demand is outstripping supply: inefficiencies abound. Labor, once assumed as available and a cost to be managed, is now an Achilles heel in the supply chain. Volume is up. What to do?

Analytics Software 195

Analytics Software Analytics Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 195

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

As supply chains scramble to keep up with the 32% net increase in the sale of products (physical goods), teams are reacting. Demand is outstripping supply: inefficiencies abound. Labor, once assumed as available and a cost to be managed, is now an Achilles heel in the supply chain. Volume is up. What to do?

Analytics Software 195

Analytics Software Analytics Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 195

RFgen

MAY 3, 2017

Going green hinges on data visibility within the supply chain. Emerging technologies are giving businesses an opportunity to gain greater control over and visibility into their supply chains. The Growing Move Toward Sustainability in the Supply Chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Analytics Software Sustainability 52

RFgen

MAY 3, 2017

Going green hinges on data visibility within the supply chain. Emerging technologies are giving businesses an opportunity to gain greater control over and visibility into their supply chains. The Growing Move Toward Sustainability in the Supply Chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Analytics Software Sustainability 52

Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

To gain benefits from the data, it must be analyzed. As the Deloitte analysts note, “Technology to gather and analyze data can help provide insights that companies can use to pave their path to recovery and future growth. Data analytics and cognitive risk sensing are becoming increasingly important tools for organizations.”

Data 100

Data Analytics Software Supply Chain Design Software Sourcing Strategies 100

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 22, 2015

The term Big Data is all the range. For me, buzzword bingo on Big Data is bad. We are at a software and consulting junction point. They are a big marketing machine. This includes ominchannel and big data. Do not use the big data lexicon. Confusion reigns. Side-step the hype cycle.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Software 150

Logility

JUNE 27, 2018

Open any supply chain periodical, blog, or report and chances there is a discussion around the importance of analytics. An important goal of a supply chain analytics initiative is to enable better business decisions that improve operating results and allow you to be more responsive to customer needs.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 113

Prescriptive Analytics Software Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Analytics 113

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2013

Yesterday, I finished a post on supply chain planning maturity. A client had asked me, “How do I know if we have a mature supply chain planning organization?” Excellence in supply chain planning is a cultural shift. The average supply chain leader has five distinct supply chains.

Supply Chain Planning Software 282

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Optimal Sourcing Scenario Planning 282

Enterra Insights

JUNE 21, 2021

” Forward thinking business executives and supply chain professionals understand that the best way to create win-win scenarios is through collaboration. It demands that supply chain partners shift from traditional transactional business models with the focus on cost savings to models that shift the focus to value creation.”

Modeling 130

Modeling Scenario Planning Optimal Sourcing Modeling Software 130

Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2019

Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) explain the first three revolutions were driven by steam, electricity, and automation. They write, “Industrial production was transformed by steam power in the nineteenth century, electricity in the early twentieth century, and automation in the 1970s.”[1] has finally arrived.”[4].

Manufacturing Procurement 100

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software Analytics Software 100

Logility

MARCH 14, 2023

It’s no longer considered magic because we now have advanced analytics systems that harness and organize massive amounts of disparate data and model that big data in ways that allow humans to be proactive and make informed decisions. What are Predictive Analytics for Supply Chain? Sound familiar?

Predictive Analytics 130

Predictive Analytics Predictive Analytics Software Analytics Software Big Data 130

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

They will soon change your supply chain. Designed in the 1960s when a Megabyte (MB) of disk storage cost the same as a Terabyte (TB) does today, relational databases form the basis of today’s supply chain systems and IT architectures. The data is logically expressed in rows and columns. What do I mean?

Supply Chain Planning Software 0

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Forecasting Software Demand Planning Software 0

Logility

JUNE 28, 2018

Open any supply chain periodical, blog, or report and chances there is a discussion around the importance of analytics. An important goal of a supply chain analytics initiative is to enable better business decisions that improve operating results and allow you to be more responsive to customer needs.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 101

Prescriptive Analytics Software Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Analytics 101

Savi

JUNE 14, 2019

However, you do need the right tools for the job. Take a Page From Amazon’s Supply Chain Playbook Your business probably doesn’t have the wealth, and market power Amazon uses to achieve scale and drive pricing down. But take heart, it’s not just a big checkbook driving their successful execution.

Analytics Software 45

Analytics Software Supply Chain Software Predictive Analytics Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 45