Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Chakri Gottemukkala, CEO at Supply Chain Planning Vendor o9 Solutions There are several young supply chain software companies that are unicorns. This January the company reported that its annual recurring revenue grew at over 84% year-over-year. The company launched their platform in 2014. billion after a funding round.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

Infor–a market consolidator of enterprise software–currently has revenues of $2.8 In 2014, SAP posted revenues of 19.5B$ and Oracle with 38.3B$. On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$. The largest was the purchase of Lawson in 2011 for 2B$. I am not surprised.

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CormSquare

JANUARY 24, 2017

But the question is, what are the other main challenges in procurement being faced today? This survey was done on 324 senior procurement lea ders fr om 33 countries offering a deep insight into current procurement preoccupations. Cost Reduction. Unsurprisingly, number one on the list is Cost Reduction.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

Founded in 2014, this Boston based robotics technology firm leverages capabilities that are described as mimicking human hand-eye coordination, leveraging machine-learning to a vision system on a gripper and allowing mechanical fingers to bend and twist around objects to perform piece-picking tasks.

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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. The initial software product release name was Real-Time Forecasting. Traditionally E2open sold to the procurement organization. Let’s start by taking a look at history.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Three years later, he stayed with his $300-a-barrel prediction, but shifted the timeframe to 2020 (see the CBS News article, Another $300 Oil Prediction — and Why This One Matters ). Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). For related commentary, see Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. Jennifer Furey and Rebecca Harris, attorneys at Goulston & Storrs, report, “Millennials are expected to inherit approximately $30 trillion in assets over the next 30 to 40 years. sources of raw materials.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

A recent report by Frost & Sullivan, “The Future of Parts and Service Retailing in the Automotive Aftermarket” , predicts that by 2025, 10 to 15 percent of all global parts sales will be made online. Advanced Analytics Continue to Get a Bigger Plate at the Manufacturing Dinner Table. Increasing Equipment Uptime.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

On Monday, November 27th, Logility announced the purchase of privately-held Halo Business Intelligence. This announcement continues the trend of supply chain software market consolidation. Logility is a well-established player in the supply chain software market. The company was spun out of the parent company American Software.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. There is also no Santa Claus.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

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 states early on. Walmart’s Supply Chain Forged Over Decades.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. » Impact of SMAC on Enterprise Software Applications. But in last couple of years, this combination of technologies together is transforming the business model. Customer Service.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Source: Dictionary.com. I find that in this world of the global multi-national that procurement processes have become convoluted and increasingly complex. (In In my opinion, we have made procurement increasingly complex without adding value. Orbit Chart for SanDisk for 2006-2014.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 5, 2015

Key Software Systems Revolutionizes Technology in Last Mile, Same Day Delivery. New Software Helps Local Delivery Firms Provide Same-Day Service (WSJ – sub. Here are some interesting findings: 40% of consumers have purchased from retailers based outside the U.S., Fast-Track Gains Backers in House (WSJ – sub.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 24, 2015

It never ceases to surprise me when I hear how many enterprises entrust a mission-critical task to the desktop spreadsheet software Excel®. Consider the Supply Chain Insights report, Research in Review (Nov 2014), that states: “Many companies have five to 30 Enterprise Resource Planning systems and two to three supply chain planning systems.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2020

It ensures consistent repeat purchases over time, regardless of price, convenience or even a global pandemic. Corona’s ‘do nothing’ strategy appears to have paid off — Brand Finance Annual Report in August 2020 named Corona as the world’s most popular beer brand. Support your marketing efforts with brewery software.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In 2014, while sipping on an early morning coffee, Maddy called to ask me a question. There is no technology solution that stretches across industries to automate the processes of source, make and deliver. Here is the latest report outlining the capabilities. I am updating this report.). Ethical Sourcing.

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2017

In 2014, Massachusetts resident Pierre Picone pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit integrated circuits (IC) to the U.S. The Origin of DFARS Compliance Requirements Back in May 2012, after a year-long investigation, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) released a report about electronics counterfeits in the defense supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. But some of my other predictions did hit the mark or came close. For related commentary, see: TMS in the SMB Market: The Evolution Toward Software-as-a-Self-Service.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

We can train our phones to recognize our voices and our photo management software to recognize faces within our images. iii] Researchers at Stanford are predicting that computers may soon be able to characterize our personality better than our spouses. champion computer, and a vastly improved understanding of the human genome. [ii].

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

We normally do our Talking Logistics episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but we have one today at 12 ET with Alaster Love from Transplace, where we are going to discuss “ Big Data and Analytics in Oil and Gas Transportation.” September 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index Report – October 2014.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

This is done either with on-premise software, through the cloud, or using a hybrid of both. . And of course, there’s the issue of profitability: a study from Deloitte in 2014 highlighted the importance of a healthy supply chain to an organisation’s bottom line. Enterprise Resource Planning software. Cloud-based software.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

According to a July 2014 supply chain research study from Accenture focused on Big Data and supply chain risk management, most organizations have high hopes for using big data analytics in their supply chain but many have had challenges in deploying it.

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Unleashed

MARCH 22, 2022

Alex Campbell founded Good Buzz Kombucha in 2014 after struggling to find non-alcoholic alternatives to drink. Only a third of consumers report that they are happy with current NoLo offerings – meaning there is still huge potential in the market. In the growing NoLo sector, cloud inventory software has some specific benefits: 1.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

The company wasn’t a pure startup at the time (it was founded in 1981), but like all software companies during those years, it rode the dotcom tidal wave up — and then crashed down with everyone else (see period from 1999 through 2002 in the stock chart below). Source: Google. Where is Descartes today?

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Cathy Roberson

JULY 12, 2021

Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm, recently acquired Stamps.com, an online provider of mailing and shipping solutions in the US and Europe. While USPS postage and labels are still available for purchase on the platform, Stamps.com company officials noted that “customers may see other carriers and service options.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2016

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy and sell-side markets) bi-directionally with near-real time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. Thoma Bravo purchased Elemica in June 2016. The solutions evolved from different funding models. Supply Chain 2030.

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Unleashed

MARCH 14, 2021

The food supply chain refers to the process of preparing a food product from start to finish: sourcing the raw materials and taking the food through a manufacturing process, through to the final packaging of the product, the sale to the customer and the final delivery. Cost pressures. What is the food supply chain? Data quality.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 17, 2023

According to the SAP announcement , at a purchase price of $18.15 The software provider will continue to be led by its existing CEO Zig Serafin and reportedly will remain headquartered in Provo, Utah and Seattle, Washington. in cash per share, the transaction corresponds to a Qualtrics equity value of approximately $12.5

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

These technologies also contribute to a rise in big data and analytics in the logistics field. RFID tags and robotic warehouse systems generate and transmit data that, when combined with other data sources, allow companies to optimize the supply chain and make better predictions and forecasts to improve efficiency and boost the bottom line.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

It is just not enough to do a software upgrade or slowly push continuous improvement projects. Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. Over this period of 2013-2014 Shell made good progress on inventory, but faced unprecedented supply price volatility.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 6, 2014

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. This Point of View looks at these concerns in details, while highlighting some of the key benefits such as cost advantage, flexibility and rapid time to benefit coming from cloud. Customer Service.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 29, 2015

Descartes Reports Fiscal 2016 First Quarter Financial Results. Last November, JDA Software and IBM announced a “new integrated offering [that] will provide retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers with intelligent sourcing, fulfillment and order management capabilities.” Mexico freight than in March 2014. percent.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 26, 2017

Ryder Launches NaviShare, a New Software Platform Providing Real-time Visibility, Tracking, Matching, and Sharing of Truck Capacity. Software vendors and those involved in the purchasing decision have always viewed “function” as more important than “form.” Jabil Introduces InControl Supply Chain SaaS Decision Support Solution.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

At the end of 2014, many leaders that I work with are preparing their 2015 strategies. The word digital is everywhere in their presentations– digital path to purchase, digital agriculture, and digital manufacturing. Too few companies understand the differences between syndicated data sources and the use of channel data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported. Oil prices jumped, with Brent rising above $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia’s attack on Ukraine exacerbated concerns about disruptions to global energy supply. Russia Attacks Ukraine.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Derailed CSX train in West Virginia hauled newer-model tank cars ( Reuters ). XPO Logistics Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Results. million companies, including two thirds of those on the 2014 Forbes Global 2000 list, are connected to Ariba® Network. Menlo Logistics Unveils Innovation Speaks.

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