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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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E2open Acquires Steelwedge. Impact on Market?

Supply Chain Shaman

Founded in 2000, Steelwedge was an innovator in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and was an early provider of cloud solutions for supply chain. I asked him over and over, “Is the market ready for a solution for JUST Sales and Operations Planning?” The supply chain management software market had soured.

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E2open Acquires Zyme: A Bridge Too Far?

Supply Chain Shaman

The company is a CRM solution. The Zyme solution improves revenue management, warranty and rebate processes. 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. Investors moaned.

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5 Reasons why eAuctions Drive Better Savings

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eAuctions are online real-time dynamic discussions between one purchasing organization and a group of pre-qualified vendors competing for the purchaser’s trade. Throughout a genuine and collaborative cooperation with business vendors, they produce innovative approaches to current procurement difficulties.

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A Conversation with Vittorio Favati, TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As part of LogiSYM Asia Pacific 2022, we had the opportunity to chat with Vittorio Favati, Chief Executive Officer – TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS. Currently, I am leading the Global Forwarding Solutions (GFS) business of TVS SCS. while nearly doubling the size of the company.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

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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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Supplier Performance Management – The Ultimate Guide

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They do not relate to any overall company procurement goals and objectives. Figure 1: SPM Project Stages (Gordon Sherry R, 2008) This organization has created a Procurement Steering Committee with management participation to leverage procurement as a tool to improve business performance.