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Highly Influential Gartner Analyst Dwight Klappich Retires

Supply Chain Digest

He began his analyst career in 2003 at a company called Meta Group, then the second largest research firm in the industry. That also led Klappich to recently define a new category of software, which Gartner calls a Multiagent Orchestration Platform (MAOP) for managing mobile robots in warehousing and manufacturing. (

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How do we Drive Invention to Innovation in Planning?

Supply Chain Shaman

As I read the literature, I felt out of touch and old-fashioned. “How could I not know about supply chain planning software?” On the plane to my interview, I read everything I could about planning software and thought about the simple spreadsheet challenge that was the genesis of my journey. ” I thought.

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Do Supply Chain Planning systems generate any value?

Kinaxis

The key point is that I have spent a lot of my working life focused on the value generated by more advanced planning solutions. They have piloted the process in Excel and know that they need an enterprise level solution for a global roll-out of S&OP. Now they want to deploy an S&OP process. Their words. She states that.

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Walmart again Raises Chargeback Stakes

Enterra Insights

Reporting on this development, Jennifer Smith ( @jensmithWSJ ) and Sarah Nassauer ( @SarahNassauer ) write, “Looking to cut inventory while meeting e-commerce demands, the retailer wants more of the goods it orders delivered on time and in full. ” Purchasing – “The KPI most used in Purchasing Departments is Stock Turn.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Also, traditional logistics focuses its attention on activities such as procurement , distribution, maintenance, and inventory management. Founded in 1963, NCPDM represents the outbound side of logistics and the National Association for Purchasing Management (NAPM) represents the inbound side. Inventory optimization Tool.

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Multi Currency ERP for Small Businesses – EMERGE App

EMERGE App

As a wholesaler and distributor, I’m willing to bet that you’re dealing with at least two currencies for your purchases and sales. In 2003 two of the top 10 trading nations were from Asia. We’ve got you covered if you’re using an inventory management system like EMERGE App. Purchase Orders.

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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. HAVE QUESTIONS?