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Perspectives on OpenText’s $6 Billion Announced Acquisition of Micro Focus

Supply Chain Matters

The enterprise value of Micro Focus is reported to be $2 billion and the purchase price is reported to be 2.2 United Kingdom based Micro Focus has built a business on growth by acquisition and merger, specifically focused on aiding customers to maintain and integrate their legacy IT systems and infrastructure.

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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Since its launch in the United States, the Amazon Flex system has spread into many parts of the world, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America. The business consulting company estimates that between 2013 and 2025, shared economy revenue will increase by a whopping 2,133 percent.

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What Are B2B Marketplaces – And Should You Join One?

Unleashed

Here we help you answer these questions with an overview of the B2B landscape, including: How B2B marketplaces work The pros and cons of B2B marketplaces The range of types of B2B marketplace The top B2B marketplaces around the world Read more: Try the eCommerce inventory management software that unleashes your growth What are B2B marketplaces?

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7 Things That Matter Most To Fresh Supply Chain Leaders

Logistics Bureau

This enables more proactive mitigation of problems and implementation of alternative solutions , thus ensuring that produce arrives in stores with plenty of remaining shelf-life. Active monitoring solutions – which adjust temperature in the event of fluctuations. Keep Your Cool in the Fresh Supply Chain. Consumes 92% less water.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

Located in the United Kingdom (UK), he has more than twelve years of experience in progressive roles driving demand-drive projects for their global supply chain. It is just not enough to do a software upgrade or slowly push continuous improvement projects. He needed to find new solutions. Incrementalism Is Not Enough.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Purchasing and supplier management. There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in May 2013. Inventory management. Production/manufacturing. Warehousing. Transportation.

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