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Getting Inventory Right: Hope with Hype and Recycled Software?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the research for my inventory optimization report, the lowest level of satisfaction with multi-tier inventory optimization is with clients of the SAP inventory solution (previously purchased from SmartOps). Selling licenses does not translate into implemented software. ILOG was then purchased by IBM for $340 million in 2008.

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My Take: E2open Buys Terra Technology

Supply Chain Shaman

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. The initial software product release name was Real-Time Forecasting. E2open sells a cloud-based solution for network collaboration. History of Terra Technology.

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Logistics IT Solutions’ Role in Near-Record Levels of Trucking Company Acquisitions

Supply Chain Collaborator

In either event, there is a case to be made for the role of logistics IT solutions to help smooth the process of consuming or being consumed. Front page news from Transport Topics “Trucking, Logistics Acquisitions Expected to Continue in 2015”. Read on for details.

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

GlobalTranz

Riding a rising five-year trend, retail juggernaut Walmart® grossed $476 billion in the fiscal year that ended in January 2014, up from $408 billion in fiscal 2010, according to The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch. Walmart uses its mammoth purchasing power to shape suppliers’ behavior which also drives down costs, Gartner said.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

In 2014, Deere & Company was listed 80th in the Fortune 500 America’s ranking and was 307th in the 2013 Fortune Global 500 ranking. In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have severe doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

FedEx is the largest cargo airline in the world in terms of scheduled freight tonne kilometers (FTK), a distinction the company has held since 2014, and it’s the fourth largest in terms of fleet size. The company has operations in more than 40 countries and specializes in integrating different modes of transport in logistics solutions.