Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

First published in 2007, this classic reflection contrasts two distribution centers to show how mutual respect drives better results, stronger culture, and lower turnover. This article, originally published in 2007, offers insight into the value that problem-solving brings to corporate culture. Do it your way and get on with it.”

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

So we now turned to Mr. Mesher, arguably the most influential supply chain analysts of all time, which he later parlayed into a highly successful business career as CEO of software firm Descartes Systems. He was there from the beginning, convincing Gartner founder Gideon Gartner to launch a supply chain service, which Mesher led.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

Click here to send us your comments January New that supply chain software provider Logility will be acquired by Aptean. Kenworth stated that its decision came from the need to embrace cleaner, more efficient solutions. Here, my choices for the top or most interesting stories by month in the first half of the 2025: Gilmore Says.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

As can be seen, it was a mixed year for our supply chain software stocks, with some big winners, including software firm Kinaxsis (up 149.9%) and Oracle (up 64.4%). Gilmore Says. What do you say? Click here to send us your comments The overall market, as measured by the S&P 500 index, was up a solid 13.4% in the past year.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

CSCMP members can download a copy for no charge, and others can purchase one for a modest fee. As you noted, however, this time the placement was for “IoT Platforms,” a category of software tools from a good number of vendors to manage connectivity, data communications and more with IoT-enabled devices in the field.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Commandment 9: Insist on User Friendliness Independent of the effort put forth to design a system, purchase hardware and develop software, the single biggest test of implementation occurs when an operator attempts to scan bar coded media. It is fortunate that this industry offers a wide variety of outstanding hardware and software.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 23, 2025

He adds: “The emissions spike we’re seeing today is the result of years of underinvestment in meaningful, near-term solutions. There is no shortage of reporting tools, green fuel pilots or glossy ESG statements. The tools exist. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Not technologically. Not mentally.” The urgency exists.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

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. ( In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. companies are reshoring and foreign companies are investing in U.S. That is huge progress to celebrate!

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2025

Another manager in the computers and electrics sector stated that: “Tariffs continue to cause confusion and uncertainty for long-term procurement decisions. Another manager in the computers and electrics sector stated that: “Tariffs continue to cause confusion and uncertainty for long-term procurement decisions. a little up from 48.5

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 15, 2025

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

TuffAir’s strategy was novel, integrating small-aircraft logistics, FAA exemptions, Ohio-based test zones and proprietary software and flight routing technology.” In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. TuffAir argues that its strategy is unique and is designed to facilitate cheaper, faster regional air transit for freight. (

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 17, 2025

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” There are too few people in the world who are really knowledgeable about inventory management software tools. However, let’s face facts.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

What struck me the most was when an actual AI scientist at the conference told me that, when he looked around, all he saw were hundreds of companies poised to waste a lot of money applying AI solutions to problems they didn’t actually have. It’s already clear that, once the dust settles, many amazing AI solutions will emerge.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

And it’s about to get hit by a freight train of innovation. How much do we love freight innovation? Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

It says it will do that by “clarifying retail career paths, better pre-employment training, more innovative and relevant on-the-job and supplemental training and credentials that employers will accept for advancement.” ” The Key’s To Walmart’s Supply Chain Management Excellence over the Year. Gilmore, Dan. “50

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 22, 2015

However, based on reviews of initial summaries, we do have concerns that the rule will push truckers to purchase technology that is not fully tested and may lead to costs such as maintenance and downtime that will eclipse the potential savings estimated in the proposal.”. Put differently, in FY 2007, Del Monte left 11.2

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

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. It is a story of supply chain innovation. The initial software product release name was Real-Time Forecasting. E2open sells a cloud-based solution for network collaboration.

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 28, 2013

1) Purchasing Portfolio Matrix. In 1983, Peter Kraljic wrote the article " Purchasing Must Become Supply Management " for Harvard Business Review. In this article, he proposed the way to create a purchasing strategy based on different types of commodity. Purchasing Portfolio Matrix. 2) Demand Profiling Matrix.

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. Companies tripped over themselves to build ecommerce portals, and one-click purchasing grew in relevance.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

But the COVID-19 crisis, has required rapid operational solutions to unforeseen roadblocks. Quick solutions to employee shortages, remote working, and to ensure health and safety across the company need to be deployed. These bottlenecks significantly change the priorities of leaders. Decision Making. Oxford Economics and SAP (2020).

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QAD

MAY 26, 2021

Founded in 1979, QAD began as a small startup solution working with local companies to address a large gap in complete, integrated business software for manufacturing companies. As manufacturing businesses took their brands globally, we adapted quickly to keep up and our software has adapted as well. Connected Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Ironically, inventory levels today are higher than they were in 2007; yet customer service levels issues abound. Most can only measure functional costs—transportation, manufacturing, and procurement. Technology change is moving faster than process innovation. The reason why? The answer is simple. 6 The Only Constant Is Change.

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EcoVadis

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Supply chains become ever more complex and global, while at the same time the spotlight on transparency and innovation around Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is shifting to the supply chain. Supply bases cover 100’s of purchasing categories, each posing a different mix of CSR risks and issues. Depth of criteria.

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Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

I am pleasantly amazed at the use of innovative technology that is designed to turn the entirety of a forecast and trade promotion planning process into something that has been missing forever – a precise and trustworthy prediction of consumer purchase behavior. about 45% of the trade promotions fail). When did this happen?”.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 5, 2019

Procurement analytics, which supports decision making in procurement management, typically handles problems and decisions that are related to cost reduction, supplier management, cost modeling, procurement-led innovation, market strategies, supply chain risk, and stakeholder value improvement (Handfield, Jeong, and Choi 2019).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

I launched my second business, a strategic sourcing and procurement consulting firm in 2007. That company grew organically and supported over 100 companies ranging from Fortune 100 companies to fast growing businesses building their first procurement function. procurement #purchasing #supplychainmanagement.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 20, 2013

ADVA Optical Networking is being honored for the end-to-end supply chain solution with which it has secured strategic advantages. With this solution, Adva Optical Networking can offer valuable insights to other sectors,” praised speaker Pavel Krych, Director of Technical Purchasing at Deutsche Telekom, in his congratulatory speech.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

When you think about the product lifecycle from cradle-to-cradle through the moments of truth of purchase, usage, and disposal, what are the opportunities to improve corporate social responsibility? For example, in the recession of 2007, DuPont missed the downturn in the market. Bio-engineering? Customization? What are the constraints?

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 27, 2024

JAGGAER provides configurable source-to-pay and supplier collaboration software for direct and indirect procurement processes through a single, unified platform. The firm exclusively invests in enterprise software, data and technology-enabled organizations across private equity, permanent capital, credit and public equity strategies.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 20, 2016

.’ The kid’s name was Dan Bricklin and he joined with Bob Frankson to start a company called Visicorp that became Visicalc …and what he had just showed me was the first spreadsheet in the world, which eventually became the foundation for Excel, one of the most applied tools in the world.” In 2007, Apple launched the I-Phone.

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