QAD

JUNE 29, 2021

In their list of common nightmare scenarios to try to prepare for, few procurement leaders could have predicted the business disruptions of 2020. QAD Adaptive ERP addresses issues procurement teams face involving supply and sourcing decisions, supplier quality, and the means to improve integrated supplier activities.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 18, 2017

What makes or breaks a new technology in manufacturing? Mostly, manufacturers demand technologies that can boost their output without causing an additional strain on resources, and the final five technologies changing manufacturing in 2016 did just that. In other words, some manufacturers continue to resist the trend.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 22, 2020

That’s why spending on supply chain advanced analytics is on the rise. Analysts from River Logic write, “The importance of supply chain analytics is demonstrated by predictions that the market will grow at a CAGR of 17.3% Cognitive technologies and predictive analytics. Business has always been a numbers game.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

The current taxonomy (or frame/models) for the engines does not address the issues of the global multinational manufacturing company. In the Global Supply Chain, there are More Constraints To Address Than Just Manufacturing. MRP Alone Is Not Sufficient for Procurement. Procurement planning inside of lead time is not sufficient.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. Using Analytics In the World of Gray.

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ivalua

MAY 11, 2021

Risk management, cost reduction and digital transformation — these are the three top priorities for procurement organisations in the Middle East today, according to a global survey conducted by Ivalua’s global partner PwC. According to Dr. El-Jawahari, procurement’s priorities have shifted in the Middle East since the pandemic’s onset.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2020

For small companies, it is usually enough to have one person dealing with procurement but in large enterprises teams of people are needed, all with specific roles to play. The Finance Manager , on the other hand, controls the financial input and output of the procurement division. How Large Procurement Teams Operate.

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Bristlecone

MAY 31, 2020

Bristlecone has introduced several new fixed-price, fixed-scope offerings for SAP products across supply chain planning, procurement and execution. S/4HANA and Ariba integration for Germany-based manufacturer. Procurement Center of Excellence creation for discrete manufacturer. Middle East and North Africa. Learn More.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

A recent webinar hosted by Supply Chain Now, “Balancing Cost, Risk and Sustainability in the Midst of Uncertainty, ” took an in-depth look on what it takes to transform Procurement into a highly efficient function that supports these key initiatives. She also explained how Ivalua was instrumental in making that happen.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

A recent webinar hosted by Supply Chain Now, “Balancing Cost, Risk and Sustainability in the Midst of Uncertainty, ” took an in-depth look on what it takes to transform Procurement into a highly efficient function that supports these key initiatives. She also explained how Ivalua was instrumental in making that happen.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2013

It might even propel your organization to win the race for Supply Chain 2020. While the transactions need to be tightly integrated, the planning and analytics need to be based on “what-if” analysis and visualization. They also feel that there is a gap between manufacturing and procurement, and sales and operations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007. (I Shifts in Thinking on Planning Processes When Embracing New Forms of Analytics.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 26, 2023

Hannah is a board member of the National Association of Manufacturers, WBEC-Pacific, the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) where she also serves as WBENC Forum 1st vice chair, board chair of How Women Lead–Silicon Valley, and is a member of the Committee of 200 for executive women.

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LevaData

JANUARY 23, 2020

The world promises to be increasingly volatile and uncertain in 2020. Some key events that supply chain professionals will need to keep an eye on: Brexit: Boris Johnson’s government has a clear mandate to execute Brexit in 2020 – an impossibly short time frame in which to negotiate a comprehensive trade deal.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

When I started my business in 2012, I frequently wrote about the future using the moniker of Supply Chain 2020. At that time, Supply Chain 2020 seemed so far away. I then want to illustrate the point by sharing some client experiences in 2020. (I The first story is about a large regional food manufacturer. The answer?

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Supply Chains Rock

MAY 9, 2012

Analytics Powering the Next Evolution of the Supply Chain. The chart, pasted below, focuses on how IBM is using analytics to not only optimize the supply chain, but to actually predict how issues in the world will impact operations. Analytics has got huge scope to get integrated in supply chain in terms of analysing spend data.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

Let’s celebrate that over the last two years, there were four significant acquisitions by traditional supply chain planning providers to deepen analytics capabilities: 07/2018 JDA purchases Blue Yonder (Purchase price confidential.). 06/2020 Kinaxis buys Rubikloud for 60M$. The need is there.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. We look at 6 core areas that manufacturing companies will take a long look at as they gear up for a successful 2016. E-Commerce for Manufacturing. Manufacturers will seek custom (or specifically tailored) e-commerce solutions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor. in 2020 to 25.6 % in 2021, reaching a market size of $553 billion. Does this solve the problem? Prepare for a slog.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation. Less Collaborative. A Zealous Focus on Cost.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. They are impatient that they know more about pizza’s status for lunch before their zoom meeting than the inbound shipment status for their critical manufacturing run. Reflection. The supply chain career is new.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation. Less Collaborative. A Zealous Focus on Cost.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If 2020 and if 2021 proved anything, it’s that the omni-channel selling environment is here to stay. This new behavior means that manufacturers and retailers need to anticipate consumer needs across channels with more accuracy than ever. But, as we know, supply chain conditions were far from perfect in 2020 and 2021.

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IQMS

JULY 11, 2019

Improving semiconductor manufacturing yields up to 30%, reducing scrap rates, and optimizing fab operations is achievable with machine learning. Manufacturers care most about finding new ways to grow, excel at product quality while still being able to take on short lead-time production runs from customers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor.” in 2020 to 25.6 % in 2021, reaching a market size of $553 billion. Does this solve the problem? Prepare for a slog.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Today you hear a lot about personalization in marketing and customization in manufacturing. After all, customer segmentation can be traced back to the earliest eras of marketing and manufacturing when people intuitively understood that, for the most part, men and women were looking to buy different goods. Utilize analytics.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 6, 2021

That’s where forecasting and predictive analytics come into play. Predictive analytics involve techniques like data mining and machine learning to predict future trends from past and current data. You might be asking yourself: What is the difference between traditional forecasting and predictive analytics?

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ivalua

MARCH 31, 2020

The effective shutdown of industrial activity in Wuhan, China — ground zero for the virus – presented particularly difficult problems for manufacturing firms worldwide, many of which had come to depend on materials, components and finished goods made in China. A retailer will have empty shelves.

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Proxima

JULY 1, 2020

We have seen this new energy trigger some amazing things – we only have to look at the examples of vacuum cleaner manufactures and F1 teams designing and building ventilators in record time. Along with creative scopes, 2020 production plans and schedules were ripped up long ago now.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 28, 2019

As we’ve explored in our last two blog posts, economists are predicting a decline in global economic growth due to policy and trade issues both in the United States and the European Union , bringing an increased risk to supply chains and procurement organizations.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The stark truth is that planning and optimizations are done in many departments within a business, such as supply, manufacturing, distribution, warehouse, transportation, budget, labor, and so on. For example, manufacturing may be tasked to fill all orders which requires having inventory on-hand in distribution centers. 2] Robert J.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 28, 2020

They write, “Accomplishing [faster transactions] requires organizations to create cognitive supply chains that augment human capabilities with advanced technology and analytics.” This new model is already evolving, as digital technologies with embedded analytics converge to capture, store, process, and share data.”[3]

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

A shortage of digitally savvy talent, and a lack of training for technical and soft skills, hinder digital procurement initiatives. Additionally, over half (55%) of UK businesses say that digital skills in procurement are less advanced compared to other departments. Challenges in hiring digital skills in procurement.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Managing digitalized distribution network, requires technical capabilities entailing business intelligence, strong alignment between business and supply chain strategy, and application of advanced analytics. In addition, digital solutions should incorporate advanced reporting capabilities and data analytics.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2023

Launched in 2020, CommodityWatch AI uses real-time news and event monitoring and predictive analytics to forecast supply, demand, and pricing trends out to three months for commodities including but not limited: gold, silver, aluminum, copper, caustic soda, cobalt, helium, paper, and tin.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Every day, retailers and manufacturers are challenged to balance ambitious customer service promises with profit margin protection. At both the executive and lower levels, there may be resistance to adopting AI, ML, automation, analytics and other concepts that threaten to replace “the way we’ve always done things.”.

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Vanguard Software

MARCH 26, 2021

Simply reducing supply chain costs often introduces other problems, and the global pandemic of 2020 has demonstrated that the lowest-cost supply chains are not the most resilient. Transportation methods Procurement Inventory policies Distribution costs Forecasting and demand planning Customer service levels.

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