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E2open Acquires Zyme: A Bridge Too Far?

Supply Chain Shaman

For readers of this blog that do not know Zyme, the company focuses on the management of channel data in the high-tech industry. It is a larger acquisition than the prior purchases of Terra Technology , Steelwedge , or SCM-Icon. The company was one of a handful of exchanges to survive the market hype 2000-2003 period.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 17 2023

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our March 17, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. According to the SAP announcement , at a purchase price of $18.15 SAP’s stake will be acquired for approximately $7.7

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Walmart and the Past, Present, and Future of RFID

AB&R

Walmart’s RFID journey Walmart announced in 2003 that its top 100 suppliers must tag their pallets and cases starting by 2005. The pandemic accelerated the Buy Online Pick Up in Store (BOPIS) model, which accounted for $72 billion in purchases in 2020, having greater inventory accuracy grew ever more important.

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How Do We Heal the Healthcare Value Network?

Supply Chain Shaman

” In this blog, I share the insights on the current state of the healthcare value chain and the recommendations of the panelists. (I This data will be combined with the financial ratio data and published in an Open Content Research report in April on the Supply Chain Insights Community. Current State: Costs are rising.

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Do Supply Chain Planning systems generate any value?

Kinaxis

I have come to the conclusion that this needs some further analysis, which I won’t be able to complete in a single blog. The issue is that none of their IT investments in the last 10 years have moved the needle on operational metrics such as inventory levels, case fill rates, and other operational metrics. Their words.

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Walmart and the Past, Present, and Future of RFID

AB&R

Walmart announced in 2003 that its top 100 suppliers must tag their pallets and cases starting by 2005. The pandemic accelerated the Buy Online Pick Up in Store (BOPIS) model, which accounted for $72 billion in purchases in 2020, having greater inventory accuracy grew ever more important. Walmart’s RFID journey.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Consequently, and following this introduction, it is clear that the two functions have a history, it is undoubtedly what we will emphasize on the platform of this blog. Also, traditional logistics focuses its attention on activities such as procurement , distribution, maintenance, and inventory management. 9]George C.