QAD

JUNE 20, 2023

In the world of modern manufacturing, the importance of an efficient supply chain cannot be overstated. A well-functioning supply chain ensures that a company has the right materials, at the right time, in the right quantities, to meet customer demand. What is a Connected Workforce?

Optimal Sourcing 90

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

Shortages of products from toilet paper to microchips during the coronavirus pandemic highlighted the value of supply chain resiliency, and the opportunities for companies that aren’t as prepared as they would like. By contrast, supply chains that are too lean may not have enough flexibility and redundancy to survive unscathed.

Supply Chain Planning Software 288

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 15, 2023

Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo EU 2023 has wrapped up its 3-day event in Barcelona, Spain. Featuring over 35 Gartner experts and more than 100 research-driven sessions, this year’s conference gathered over 2,000 supply chain professionals from across Europe and beyond. Looking for a snapshot of the key highlights?

Gartner 293

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 6, 2021

OTR freight represents a long-standing aspect of supply chain operations and transportation management. M odern transportation networks and supply chains continuously adapt to market volatility and transitions. M odern transportation networks and supply chains continuously adapt to market volatility and transitions.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 216

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Adexa

JULY 17, 2023

Why supply chain digital transformation is essential Companies improve their efficiency and agility to be more competitive. Tools that are available to day are catalysts to faster ad better business processes and enabling higher productivity that is different in kind and not just in degree. This was done within seconds.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

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ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

This demonstrates that businesses increasingly recognize diversity as a global issue and these programs provide an “ethical” mechanism to connect with customers through community engagement. These behaviors are commercially advantageous, increasing competition to directly improve quality, drive down costs, and improve project ROI.

Sourcing Strategies 246

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Logility

DECEMBER 15, 2023

From harvest to hands, the food & beverage (F&B) industry leaves no room for guesswork, especially without supply chain optimization software. This reality is compelling F&B companies to rethink their strategies and approach to supply chain optimization and demand planning.

Optimal Sourcing 175

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Gravity Supply Chain

JANUARY 19, 2023

Supply chain efficiency is essential for any business to remain competitive and profitable throughout its timeline. Identifying these barricades can be a challenge, but several key areas should be examined to boost supply chain efficiency.

Sourcing Strategies 52

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QAD

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Global demand and supply chain networks naturally include distance, cultural, time-zone, tariff, geopolitical and other types of challenges when working with suppliers. As a result, it’s difficult to discover qualified suppliers, effectively collaborate with suppliers and quickly respond to unexpected supply events.

Supplier Management 94

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2022

I am always thinking about how supply chain planning architectures can change. Recently, I presented at the Informs Analytics Conference in Houston and challenged companies to “ think out of the box” and define outside-in processes in Supply Chain Planning. Existing Supply Chain Planning Taxonomy.

Manufacturing Procurement 217

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

After a dramatic drop at the beginning of the pandemic, Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software public valuations are near twice the ten-year average. The majority of the transactions are in Enterprise Resource Planning (91) versus supply chain planning (31). Imagining What Could Be.

Supply Chain Planning Software 359

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QAD

APRIL 4, 2023

As businesses strive to improve their responsiveness and flexibility to navigate disruptions, this newest release enhances our customers’ ability to advance their business intelligence, innovation and agility, which are critical in today’s business landscape.

Manufacturing Procurement 96

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QAD

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Advancing Process Intelligence and QAD Redzone Connected Workforce Integration With recent updates in Process Intelligence modeling, QAD customers gain real-time insights on how their processes in manufacturing, supply chain and general enterprise operations are actually flowing and performing.

Price Reduction 94

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My Office Apps

APRIL 9, 2024

Supply Chain Collaboration: Improve communication and transparency with suppliers and manufacturers , ensuring smooth collaboration. Connect with us today, our expert team is here to guide you through the process and help you discover the transformative potential of our solutions.

Apparel 78

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QAD

JUNE 1, 2023

The panel session title at this year’s INTERPHEX event was “Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) lessons learned – How do you improve efficiency without compromising quality and compliance?” For example, many CMOs today are on older solutions, outdated versions, leveraging old hardware, and even paper-based processes or spreadsheets.

Supply Chain Planning Software 93

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QAD

MARCH 7, 2024

A Strategic Response to Labor Shortages, Productivity Challenges and Change in Manufacturing and Supply Chains In the face of an accelerating pace of change, escalating workforce shortages and a productivity plateau in the manufacturing sector, QAD is delivering the Industrial Transformation Platform to overcome these industry-wide challenges.

Optimization Software 86

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Prior to the pandemic, efficiency was the primary focus of most supply chain operations. I’m not implying that efficiency no longer matters — it obviously does — but a disrupted supply chain can’t be efficient. Severe disruptions during the pandemic changed that focus to resiliency. Here’s the rub.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

Unpredictability is undoubtedly the major issue manufacturers face when dealing with fragmented supply chains. As the supply chain breaks, manufacturers must find new suppliers and new transport routes and find them rapidly, so that production doesn’t come to a halt. It’s exhausting for supply chain leaders.

Optimal Sourcing 94

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My Office Apps

JANUARY 16, 2024

Unlike traditional on-premises systems, cloud ERP offers: Key Components of Cloud-Based ERP Centralized Data Management: All business data is stored centrally, promoting real-time access and collaboration across departments. Task Management and Collaboration Enhance project success with ERP’s task management and collaboration modules.

Optimal Sourcing 86

Optimal Sourcing Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics 86

Arena Solutions

MARCH 5, 2024

Data Integration: The Ultimate Challenge In today’s rapidly evolving world, effective collaboration between engineering, sourcing, and the supply chain is paramount, particularly when it comes to managing costs and mitigating risks in the electronics industry.

Sourcing Strategies 83

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 15, 2022

The main goals for these adoptions are to improve company operating performance and the performance delivered to the customer. Supply Chain Instability. What organizations are currently experiencing is a supply chain “Bullwhip” effect that is affecting industries across the board. Sustainability.

Optimal Sourcing 156

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Software 156

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 26, 2021

Cloud-based transportation management offers a variety of benefits for businesses that operate in the global supply chain. But there are times when it becomes necessary to outsource the entire process thoroughly, which many refer to as transportation as a service. Top Benefits of Cloud-Based, 3PL Provided TMS Platforms .

Logistics Network Optimization Software 283

Logistics Network Optimization Software Transportation Management 3PL Optimization Software 283

Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 5, 2023

If your company still relies on legacy technology and manual processes, or you’re hesitant to invest in a PLM solution—here are 10 compelling reasons why you should consider a cloud-native PLM as part of your digital landscape.

Supply Chain Design Software 90

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software Demand Planning Software 90

Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 21, 2023

With innovative product releases focused on enhancements and new capabilities to meet evolving needs, Arena is helping customers transition ideas from concept to commercialization faster while driving more agile, collaborative processes for next-generation product innovators. Customer response to this platform has been overwhelming.

Manufacturing Procurement 85

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AIMMS

MARCH 2, 2021

Districon is a consulting company that brings the power of optimization and analytics closer to supply chain processes. Our recent webinar shared 3 must-haves for companies to improve their S&OE capability. How does S&OE, with variability challenges, connect to the IBP / S&OP process?

Modeling 207

Modeling Optimal Sourcing AIMMS S&OP 207

QAD

JULY 21, 2022

Supply chain leaders have been hearing about – and suffering from – the bullwhip effect for quite a while now. What is it and what can we do to strengthen supplier relationships, improve demand and supply chain planning, and simplify supplier collaboration? What is the Bullwhip Effect?

Price Reduction 95

Price Reduction Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Optimal Sourcing 95

Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 12, 2023

While much of this time is dedicated to conceptualization, prototyping, and testing, the approval process by regulatory bodies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Commission (e.g., of organizations use different processes to manage requirements 2. And a survey by the 280 Group revealed that teams within 49.2%

Supply Chain Design Software 109

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QAD

JANUARY 11, 2022

After the last two years, it’s no surprise that some might be hesitant to make predictions about the state of manufacturing, supply chains and digital transformation for the new year. It’s understandable that the current state of global supply chains would be foremost in everyone’s 2022 predictions.

Manufacturing Procurement 95

Manufacturing Procurement Predictive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Supply Chain Software 95

ToolsGroup

JULY 29, 2021

Want to have a winning telecom supply chain? Here are three things to start doing now to prepare your telecom supply chain to compete in this increasingly complex and challenging market: 1. Transform telecom supply chains to a service-driven model. Put telecom operations in the lead in transformation.

Supply Chain Planning Software 295

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Design Software Modeling 295

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

My thinking on outside-in processes started that evening as the black coffee turned cold in the cup in my hand. Here I want to address the question, “Why is the focus on the basics of supply chain a barrier to adopting new forms of analytics and supply chain processes? Growth requires cash.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

The agribusiness supply chain is highly complex. It’s not limited to managing crops and livestock, but encompasses all equipment, services, and product processing as well as commercialization. A well-executed S&OP process can go a long way to help organizations rein in some of this complexity.

S&OP 278

S&OP Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply and Demand Predictive Analytics 278

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 22, 2023

Due to increasing pressure from various stakeholders, many companies are turning their focus to ensuring that their supply chains are sustainable. What is a sustainable supply chain? Process changes to improve sustainability What sort of process changes should manufacturers be looking at to improve sustainability?

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 28, 2023

Blockchain technology is revolutionizing the way businesses manage their supply chains. By providing a secure and transparent way to track products from their origin to their final destination, blockchain for supply chain can help increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve trust between suppliers and customers.

Supply Chain Design Software 107

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

by Teresa Chiykowski This is the final blog post in our three-part series discussing ways to improve supply chain collaboration. If you’ve read the first blog posts in this series, you should have a pretty good idea of two main reasons why supply chain collaboration is failing – fundamental.

Supply Chain Planning 100

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Logility

MAY 7, 2020

We know the right information can significantly improve a company’s ability to reduce operating expenses, improve customer service and reduce the time needed to respond to market disruptions and opportunities. Exponential Growth in Supply Chain Data. Digital Supply Chain Transformation.

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

We recently looked at how packaging manufacturers responded during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in our blog, “ Packaging Manufacturing Predictions Post-Pandemic ”. Optimizing a Responsive and Vital Supply Chain. Plan – Synchronize plans and contingencies across the supply chain.

Manufacturing Procurement 88

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 26, 2021

Through this blog, you will come to understand how digital technology will play a crucial role in accelerating this sustainable transformation, and how to get started. Such capabilities are a must to enact systemic changes. greenhouse gas emissions) Lead by example in creating a positive impact on the world.

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