Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2023

For the two types of solutions to work together synergistically, there are some key capabilities that are necessary. If things are normal, for example there are no exceptions in the forecast, there are no ‘situations’ that are out of control, then the system will just move you forward day-to-day. You don’t need to touch it.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

How can it be that so many companies will continue to invest so much in state-of-the art technologies, and yet fewer than one in 20 control tower deployments are expected to deliver on their potential? A supply chain data network needs to aggregate and share data from and with customers and vendors, too. Here’s what I mean.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 5, 2021

Erratic demand coupled with unprecedented logistics constraints translates to the need for improved visibility. As variability increases, there is a greater need for visibility. On calls, companies ask how to build a Control Tower. Readers of this blog know about my feelings on control towers. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 24, 2022

At conferences, I hear many discussions about risk management and control towers. Risk management concepts are largely passe, and many control towers are futile attempts in the face of spiraling variability. (We We cannot control variability. These discussions make me laugh. The reason? The reason? My learning?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

This means supply chain and logistics professionals need to distinguish between more frequently purchased products and the slower-moving products customers are willing to wait for. How is the typical company proceeding with this much-needed transformation? Geopolitical events. Tariffs and trade regulations. The rise of ecommerce.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Nucleus Research recently released its Control Tower Technology Value Matrix 2022 , a report that looks at the competitive landscape for control tower solutions and assesses the technology vendors. Why did Nucleus devote an entire report to control towers, which represent a relatively new capability?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

What makes detection and response capabilities harder to achieve? Manufacturers need to extend visibility and collaboration beyond their own walls to avoid any disruptions. all of which are critical in enforcing agility and resilience as core capabilities. Detection and Response Challenge.

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E2open

OCTOBER 6, 2022

For the eighth consecutive year, e2open is a leader in the Nucleus Control Tower Technology Value Matrix report – ranked the strongest in functionality AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. E2open meets this need, offering clients the ability to connect to and leverage the scale of e2open’s network platform.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The Control Tower – Is Yours Real or Smoke and Mirrors? The end result will require you to have a Cognitive Control Tower. From a solution perspective, you can think of the need as “actionable visibility” – often referred to as a Control Tower. What is a cognitive control tower?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs. Planners have been using control towers to spot issues and take action. In 2022 overall, U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2019

Specifically, I will focus on the lack of clear definition of control tower, cognitive computing, connected planning, and concurrent planning. Control Tower. Last week, in a call with a major strategy consultant, I was asked a question about control towers. The system needs to be built with the goal in mind.”

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Enterra Insights

MAY 21, 2020

Anyone who has traveled by air is familiar with control towers. Personnel manning airport control towers ensure aircraft on the ground and/or approaching from the air operate safely. To ensure safe operations, control tower personnel need to know the location and intention of each aircraft.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2019

Specifically, I will focus on the lack of clear market definitions of the terms control tower, cognitive computing, connected planning, and concurrent planning. Control Tower. Last week, a major strategy consultant asked a question about control towers. The data was out of sync with their needs.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It felt like an inflection point where professionals were ready to meet face-to-face (within controlled guidelines) to share and discuss common challenges, but also charting the way forward. . We need to be prepared and disrupt ourselves and our business models even before external events disrupt us.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Greenhouses can be constructed to be like semiconductor clean rooms which would eliminate the need for pesticides. be price competitive, greenhouses need a complete growing system with watering system, sensors, and robotic automation. Oracle CloudWorld happened last week. There was a lot of content – too much to cover. This is bold!

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 14, 2023

Prior to his current venture, Kyle dedicated three years to developing a cutting-edge control tower solution for supply chain management. Vizion changes the game by providing multiple data sources that are already connected, offering instant-on capabilities.

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Logility

JULY 21, 2022

For Johnson Controls , a significant component of the answer begins with being capable to plan and turn those “plans” into customer promises. . “We all need to aspire to improve supply chain planning. “We all need to aspire to improve supply chain planning. ” .

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2023

The subsequent discussion outlines what the key problems areas with the traditional approach to IBP versus a suggested approach and some of the key capabilities that an organization should look for when starting a digital transformation journey centered on IBP. Capabilities you should be looking for to enable decision focus.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2021

For most companies this is a less risky and more cost-effective way to access the capabilities of AI. Next Generation Control Towers. A robust supply chain control tower is built on a cross-functional end-to-end digital twin of the supply chain. PlanIQ includes Amazon Forecast. Autonomous Trucking.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Control Towers: These solutions provide complete visibility to logistics personnel to monitor the status of orders and carriers in real-time, and warn of any potential SLA breaches through automated alerts. They need to be able to unlock new levels of efficiency to be able to handle the large number of orders they receive in a day.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

Carlsberg has also introduced electric trucks and established a specialized transportation control tower in Poznan, Poland. Blue Yonder Transportation Management solutions are one string in a wider bow that allows for complete capability and capacity to be analyzed, and therefore responded to. The former deadline isn’t far away.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

One Network’s NEO Platform handles supply chain forecasting, sourcing, planning and execution (with routing and logistics optimization) for what may be the largest supply chain control tower deployment in the world. 8 Essential Capabilities to Optimize the Cold Chain. 8 Essential Capabilities to Optimize the Cold Chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

What makes detection and response capabilities harder to achieve? Manufacturers need to extend visibility and collaboration beyond their own walls to avoid any disruptions. all of which are critical in enforcing agility and resilience as core capabilities. Detection and Response Challenge.

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Oracle SCM

JUNE 18, 2020

Do they need to run multiple data extracts and create reports before they can provide results of a scenario? Inspirage’s Supply Chain Risk Control Tower is a 3rd generation iteration of Enterprise Control Tower built on Oracle Cloud Analytics platform and available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2021

The pandemic highlighted the complexities of the modern supply chain and the need for companies to engage with a 3PL provider to succeed. They turned to 3PLs with deep carrier relationships which can find space when they need it. Many shippers have varying needs for specific lanes to move freight. Technology.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 19, 2022

In her recent blog post , Anusha Shankar discussed this tragedy, as well as the need to help Blue Yonder customers navigate the significant supply chain challenges that have resulted from this war — such as blocked transportation lanes and airspace, production shutdowns, dramatic increases in fuel costs, and product and material shortfalls.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Shippers that can centralize communications are better equipped to understand their needs and collaborate with supply chain partners. As remote management continues to play a defining role within all industries, TMS technology capabilities continue to grow in importance. OTR transportation optimization?is Automate Redundant Processes.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

When the world changes around you, and when it changes against you, what used to be a tailwind is now a headwind — you need to lean into that and figure out what to do because complaining isn’t a strategy.”. They will access their control tower, on any secured handheld machine regardless of their location.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Enterprise control towers operate in islands without a dial-tone to drive interoperability with and within networks. The larger the container, the greater the need for a larger port, and automation, to manage loading and unloading. I seethed as the news stations celebrated supply chain success for the December holidays.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 24, 2021

“Most clients know that they need to drive change, but they need you to drive innovation to help them understand how to move forward. “Remember when I challenged you to build an executive dashboard to constantly analyze the effectiveness of your plans and the organizations’ capabilities to follow the plan? .

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

What is needed is a redesign to move more products to the market. The pending COVID vaccines need a cold chain to move the product to the market. However, the management of data scientists is not the fix that is needed. There are many, but the largest is the need to move from inside-out to outside-in processes.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 20, 2022

We called this new suite of processes ‘demand control’, because although we couldn’t control demand, we could control our response to it. Twenty years later and the need for these types of processes have become well recognized, only rather than ‘demand control’ they have names such as ‘sense-and-respond’ or S&OE.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2019

Consultants, technologists and ex-analysts called to challenge my position in my last post focused on control towers. As I discussed my views of “visibility” and “control” with my many callers, I discovered that I was not clear in my post. <Sigh. Design of capabilities needs to align with the goal.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 14, 2022

The pandemic also opened the door for new competitors, an increased need for predictive data, and a need for new customer-centric business intelligence models. However, today’s manufacturers need a more robust, effective, connected, and specialised tool to run their businesses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

Comand and Control Center Application from Kinaxis. First, the supply chain group truly needs to understand buying behaviors and key attributes of their customers. The company also needs to drive cash efficiency and improved productivity. The value chain needs to be fully mapped. Further, the company needs to look ahead.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 2, 2022

Procurement in a post-pandemic world will need to take on a greater range of responsibilities with the assistance of technology. In the new normal where change and disruption can occur at any time, the procurement function needs to anticipate and plan for uncertainty. Supply chain control tower.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 24, 2021

With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Cardinal Health made the decision they needed enhanced visibility into PPE shipments as demand for these products surged. Since then, FourKites has become a key steppingstone in their journey to build a next generation control tower. Cardinal Health Operates a Fleet of Trucks.

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