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My Take: LLamasoft Buys Barloworld Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Shaman

(LLamasoft acquired the LogicTools assets from IBM in the spring of 2015.) As an analyst in the battered supply chain software market for a decade, it is fun to watch you grow. Clients buy your software because you make it real. Barloworld, a South African software provider, was attempting to enter the North American market.

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Grocery Shopping and Inflation, Part One: Impact on Grocers

Enterra Insights

Back in April 2021, journalist Ben Popken ( @bpopken ) wrote, “Shoppers had better start budgeting more for their groceries, according to the latest consumer price index [CPI], which shows prices are increasing — and they’re likely to keep going up.”[1] ”[1] His prediction proved accurate. In November, the U.S.

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E-Commerce is Gaining Momentum

Enterra Insights

With all generations getting more comfortable on the digital path to purchase, most retailers have adapted to this new reality and are pursuing omnichannel strategies. ” He explains, “The term ‘conversational commerce’ was first used in a Medium article by Uber’s Chris Meddina in 2015. ”[3]. ”[5]. .’

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Supply Chain Planning for Direct-To-Consumer

ToolsGroup

Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) presents special supply chain planning challenges for both smaller microbrands (e.g., eyeglass brand Warby Parker or mattress seller Casper) and much larger consumer goods incumbents, but the planning challenges are different depending on which type of company you are.

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Consumer Packaged Goods in the Digital Age

Enterra Insights

Giusy Buonfantino, Vice President of CPG Industry Solution at Google Cloud, observes, “At heart, the consumer packaged goods business is about brands, and today brands face all kinds of new challenges and opportunities. Mankins and Lori Sherer, “ Creating value through advanced analytics ,” Bain Brief, 11 February 2015.

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Data is Essential for CPG Success

Enterra Insights

Amidst store closures and stay-at-home advisories, consumers have rapidly adapted to new, tech-forward ways of shopping, which has created immense demand for the CPG industry. … With an ever-complex consumer purchasing path, it can be difficult for a brand to know where exactly to adjust their efforts.

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SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement

Supply Chain Shaman

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. My journey to understand SanDisk started in June 2015. When I heard their story, I scratched my head.