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ToolsGroup Acquires Evo for Industry Leading Responsive AI

ToolsGroup

Following a significant investment in 2021 from tech-focused private equity firm Accel-KKR, ToolsGroup has expanded its product offerings through the Just Enough demand management acquisition in 2021 and Onera retail execution acquisition in 2022. We are very excited about this new chapter in Evo’s journey.”

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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

The Palantir approach is not a good fit for the supply chain management market. The purchase of Rubikloud by Kinaxis shows just how little the Kinaxis team knows about demand management. Traditional demand shaping technologies are inside-out focused on order patterns and do not drive baseline insights across demand management.

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Here’s How SKF Clinched the Gartner Supply Chainnovator Award with Digital Twin

ToolsGroup

In January 2015 SKF decided to proactively improve its supply chain to better innovate and respond to market disruptions. SKF’s Joerg Schlager and his peers in the Demand Chain team realized that its supply chain operation needed to become more nimble, resilient and predictive to avoid being ambushed by a competitor.

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Why CPG Demand Forecasting Has Hit a Ceiling

ToolsGroup

The Boston Consulting Group said at the 2015 Grocery Manufacturers Association/Food Marketing Institute (GMA/FMI) supply chain conference that 22% of polled respondents said less accurate forecasts were one of their top hurdles to improving service.

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o9 Solutions and AWS Collaborate to Help Businesses Accelerate the Digital Transformation of Their Supply Chain Planning and Execution Processes

o9 Solutions

Asian Paints , India’s leading paints company renowned for its progressive approach to using technology to drive process innovation, has leveraged the o9 platform since 2015 for demand management, as well as sales and operations planning.

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The Fight of the Titans

Supply Chain Shaman

The period of 2015-2017 following divestitures, hubbing of supply chain planning groups and advancements in demand management capabilities demonstrates the characteristic of a titan. The company struggled through acquisitions to maintain profitability and operates at an asset utilization level below their peer group.

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Will the Downturn Signal an Upturn?

Supply Chain Shaman

” CNN Money Watch, August 12, 2015. By building demand management processes to focus on channel movement, companies can cut demand latency and model independent demand–customer purchases. I hope that this market correction can help us to redefine demand management. What are your thoughts?