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Google Will Acquire a 3PL – And Other Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2015

Talking Logistics

That will be in 2015, after the peak of oil [supply].”. 2015 is less than three weeks away, and a barrel of Brent crude oil is $65.70 I use this example to illustrate the challenges (or, perhaps, the futility) of making supply chain and logistics predictions. million bbl/d in 2015.” .

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This Week in Logistics News (July 20-24, 2015)

Talking Logistics

There was a lot of supply chain and logistics news this week, so let’s go straight to it. UPS Said to Be in Talks to Buy Coyote Logistics for $1.8 Manhattan Associates Reports Record Second Quarter 2015 Performance. Ryder Reports Record Second Quarter 2015 Results. SAP Announces Second Quarter and First Half 2015 Results.

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Twitter Insights from GT Nexus Bridges 2015 Conference

Talking Logistics

Author’s Note: I was completely unplugged on vacation last week, so it wasn’t until I returned to the office on Monday that I learned Infor is acquiring GT Nexus (a Talking Logistics sponsor). Brooks Brothers: “SAP is our internal ERP system, @GTNexus is our external (supply chain) ERP system” #Bridges2015 #logistics #SCM.

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Needed: An Analytics Platform to Support the New Face of Procurement Transformation

Supply Chain View from the Field

As organizations continue to discuss the notion of procurement value transformation, there is a noticeable gap between the stated intentions of organizations to pursue value, and their actions as they pertain to on-going adversarial approaches to supplier relationships.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Procurement Trends: Carving a Bigger Role in Supply Chain & Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

As time passed, procurement gradually gained a larger role in the scope of manufacturing and order fulfillment. By the mid-1950s , procurement had become a commonplace aspect of minor business, and procurement was almost comparable to secretarial work. Why Is Technology Driving Procurement Trends and the Role of Procurement?

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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

Rubikloud, with advanced analytics for trade promotions, price, and assortment, positions new solution techniques with artificial intelligence for traditional data model constructs for modeling. In 2015, after a failed IPO, Insight Venture Partners (Insight) acquired E2open for $273M. The Rubikloud acquisition was a $60M cash purchase.

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The New JDA: Focused on the 3PL Industry (Takeaways from FOCUS 2015 Conference)

Talking Logistics

That’s how JDA Software’s CEO, Baljit Dail, summarized the feedback he was getting from customers and partners at FOCUS 2015 , the company’s user conference held last month in Orlando, FL, which had more than 2,000 attendees from 30 countries. Note: JDA Software is a Talking Logistics sponsor). “It feels like a new JDA.”. Stay tuned.

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