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Logility Buys Halo BI

Supply Chain Shaman

On Monday, November 27th, Logility announced the purchase of privately-held Halo Business Intelligence. With over forty-years of experience in SCM software, Logility went public in 1997. It is a no-nonsense visual analytics capability for business users. It is an analytical tool designed to be deployed by business users.

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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. In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. The Company has a checkered past. It is a new buyer.

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50 Online Resources for Aspiring Supply Chain Scholars

Supply Chain Opz

Track public policy development on Pew Research Center At Pew Research Center, you can browse the report related to public policy published since 1983. The report itself is so comprehensive and full of useful data and charts. Need more analytics power? Resource: SCM Global 100 30. Resource: Google Public Data 3.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech September 8 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 This provider describes itself as an AI- enabled procurement Cloud platform built for the sourcing of lower-dollar, non-strategic purchases, commonly referred to as “ tail spend.” Fairmarkit Announces $35.6

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6 Strategies for Better Supply Chain Management in the Current Economy

Oracle SCM

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

GlobalTranz

And on the subject of sustainability, SCDigest.com covered Walmart’s 2015 Sustainability report : Walmart, the world’s largest corporation, is fresh out with its 2015 sustainability report, the eighth such document it has produced. Walmart’s SCM process is not based entirely on technology. Beyond Technology.

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Will the Downturn Signal an Upturn?

Supply Chain Shaman

Many organizations will play the shell game of reporting forecast error so that the numbers look better: either calculating the forecast at a higher level in the forecast hierarchy (not at the item level) or reporting the data as a Weighted Mean Absolute Error. I remember December 2007 like yesterday. They are not. Reflection.