GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In our recent GlobalTranz 2022 Logistics and Supply Chain Trends and Outlook white paper, our experts review some of the factors that will shape logistics in the coming year and beyond. As a result, many shippers are revising their strategy from just-in-time inventory to just-in-case based on the hard lessons of the past two years.

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Logility

JUNE 8, 2022

Continued Strong Growth in Subscription Fees Fuels Revenue Growth of 21% in Q4 and Record Revenue in Fiscal 2022. ATLANTA (June 8, 2022) American Software, Inc. NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022. million for the quarter ended April 30, 2022 compared to $38.3

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 15, 2022

However, I’ve been hearing more and more stories about how the rapid over-expansion of many brands and retailers in 2021 has proven to result in all kinds of problems, specifically around additional inventory, excess capacity, and over-expansion of the workforce.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

ATLANTA, GA (November 3, 2021) – American Software, Inc. NASDAQ: AMSWA), a leading provider of innovative AI-powered supply chain management and advanced retail planning solutions, today announced that it will release its Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 financial results after the U.S. Webcast Title: American Software, Inc.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog shares a mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 predictions for industry supply chains published at the beginning of 2022. percent in 2021. percent in 2021. percent this year, after the global economy grew a reported 5.9

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Fabrizio Fantini, Founder and CEO of Evo commented, “Together with ToolsGroup, we can shape the vision for the supply chain of the future – one that powers smarter supply chain decisions for human managers through optimal price and inventory calculations. We are very excited about this new chapter in Evo’s journey.”

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2022

The irony of excess inventory. Reporters from Bloomberg explain, “A nationwide inventory glut has led to unexpected bargains for U.S. Excess inventory was also caused by the Bullwhip Effect. ” Optimizing inventory. trillion because of mismanaged inventory.”[7]

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight the latest OECD global economic forecast in the ongoing light of the Ukraine conflict and provide some additional industry supply chain implications. . It this agency’s prior December 2021 forecast, OECD had forecasted that global GDP growth would moderate to 4.5

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 23, 2022

“Demand was greater than available inventory” was a common theme in many retailers’ earnings announcements in early Q1 of 2022. After a strong start to the quarter in inventory receipts and product sell-through, we experienced unexpected inventory receipt slides in key categories due to extended port and transportation delays.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Supply Chain Performance over the Period of March 2020 to July 2022. Supply chain leaders self-assessment of performance during the pandemic period of March 2020-through July 2022. Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Why We Cannot Get Inventory Right.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

BOSTON (Nov 8, 2021) – ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, today announced its acquisition of Mi9 Retail’s Demand Management business. Global e-commerce sales in the first quarter of 2021 rose nearly 40% year-over-year. For three consecutive years between 2019 and 2021, Inc.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

ATLANTA (February 23, 2022) American Software, Inc. NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022. million for the quarter ended January 31, 2022, a 45% increase compared to $7.5 million for the quarter ended January 31, 2022 compared to $31.6 million compared to $0.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

Amazon shipped last-minute Christmas gifts faster in 2023 than in 2022, according to data from analyst firm Momentum Commerce. percent versus in 2022, where 17.6 In 2022, the company shifted away from national fulfillment to a regionalized network model. When it comes to inflation forecasting , pretty everyone had it wrong.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

As we’ve seen over the past few years, businesses will keep automating and integrating supply chain planning capabilities, including demand-sensing, dynamic safety-stock management, inventory optimization, and external collaboration. In March 2022, online shopping was up 27% over the previous year. In 2022 overall, U.S.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

You’ll also recognize the power of demand shaping by looking at the results of 2021’s holiday shopping , where retailers overcame supply chain challenges by offering sales throughout the month of November. Influence Demand with these Demand Shaping Techniques. Change availability by increasing or decreasing distribution.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 8, 2022

He notes, “The combined chocolate and candy industry saw an 11% sales increase in 2021 compared to the year before. The cost of over forecasting is severe. When you boil it down, a product’s shelf life is very short and if you don’t sell it, that inventory will be discounted shrinking already razor thin margins.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2021

ATLANTA (August 25, 2021) American Software, Inc. NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. million for the quarter ended July 31, 2021, a 54% increase compared to $6.4 million for the quarter ended July 31, 2021 compared to $27.5 million compared to $0.8

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Logility

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

ATLANTA (November 18, 2021) American Software, Inc. NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022. million for the quarter ended October 31, 2021, a 49% increase compared to $7.0 million for the quarter ended October 31, 2021 compared to $29.6 million or $0.10

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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. Spring 2020-February 2021.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As businesses report their financial performance for the 2022 final quarter and full year, Supply Chain Matters highlights Amazon’s reported quarterly and full year financial and operational performance. announced yet another concerning financial performance for both the Q4 holiday fulfillment quarter and for the full year 2022.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 11, 2022

If floods, heatwaves, and droughts aren’t enough to keep supply chain managers up at night, “forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting above-average hurricane activity this year.”[3] … One of the reasons cited by executives on why they weren’t prepared?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2022

Dick’s Sporting Goods Beats Forecast in Q1 But Cautions on Inflation, Supply Chain. in March 2022 from March 2021. compared to March 2021. compared to March 2021. compared to March 2021. Walmart and Symbotic Expand Partnership to Deploy Automation System. North American Transborder Freight up 23.8%

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BlueYonder

JULY 14, 2022

At the same time, many retailers have found themselves with excess inventory because of the shifting consumer shopping behavior. This year, Walmart found that most of its merchandise is already on sale as they attempt to right-size the excess inventory levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

percent drop in annual sales, UPS forecast a 2024 upswing of as little as 1.1 Congress established the program in 2021 through the BIL and dedicated $5 billion to the program over a five-year period. rules issued in October 2022 restricted exports to semiconductor manufacturing facilities there as part of an effort to keep U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

According to the UAE’s Ministry of Economy, the first quarter of 2021 saw the highest amount of quarterly funding raised in the logistics industry in the MENA region over the past 4 years, rising year-on-year by 179 per cent. Dubai CommerCity, the first e-commerce free zone in the MENA region opened in April 2021 in Dubai.

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Logility

JUNE 8, 2021

ATLANTA (June 8, 2021) American Software, Inc. NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2021. million for the quarter ended April 30, 2021, a 28% increase compared to $6.3 million for the quarter ended April 30, 2021 compared to $26.4 million, compared to $29.3

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As we’ll see in the 2022 holiday season review to follow, for every pattern, there’s a counter pattern. Here are the kinds of questions retailers modernizing their workforce planning methods should be asking: Can last year’s holiday season help predict inventory and staffing needs this year? rise in retail sales compared with 2021.

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Stord

APRIL 11, 2022

The out-of-stock sticker shock we experienced in the past few years is forcing retailers to take a hard look at how they plan inventory. Why Has Inventory Been so Hard to Come By? Near the start of the pandemic, the inventory-to-sales ratio in the U.S. in April 2021. plummeted—first down to 1.21 months of sales.

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 10, 2022

The 2021 holiday shopping season was characterized by high freight rates, elevated lead times , and over-crowded warehouses. Many merchants were concerned about having enough inventory to meet demand, and consumers wondered if they would be able to secure holiday gifts for loved ones. The answer to this question is complex.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

Foxconn Forecasts Challenging Operating Environment This Year. Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S. West Coast ports during 2021 in trying to process historic ship backlog levels. East Coast Ports the Likely Next Test. Further, U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

As a point of reference, in September, Mastercard had forecasted an anticipated 3.7 In early November, Supply Chain Matter’s highlighted the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) forecast of expected holiday spending to be in the range of a pre-pandemic level of between 3 percent and 4 percent over 2022 levels. In reality, the 3.1

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

That number is noted as being 15 million more people than 2022 and is reportedly the highest estimate since NRF began tracking this data in 2017. A prior record established in 2022 was $929.5 million) planning to shop, up from 69 percent in 2022. percentage points. billion for the two-month period. All rights reserved.

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Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022 This edition will cover: The signs of looming stagflation How executives can prepare their supply chains The imminent problem of staffing shortages The latest use of drones in supply chain Notable changes in the leadership ranks. If there are topics you’d like us to cover, email info@elementum.com.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Forecasting Shipping Delays; Cargo Swamps Airports; Alibaba’s Challenge. A growing number of logistics operators and industry observers see the snarls bottling up supply chains this year extending deep into 2022. retailers’ inventory-to-sales ratio in August, down from 1.11 Copyright 2021 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. |

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Supply Chain Matters begins our perspectives of the current 2022 holiday fulfillment period with highlights of what is usually recognized as the globe’s singular largest online shopping event, that being the China Singles Day festival that culminated on November 11. billion GMV for the 2021 11-day event, representing an 8.5

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Here we give you our top 10 wholesale distribution trends for 2022 and beyond. Learn more: 10 Global Food Processing Industry Trends for 2021 Manufacturers are increasingly looking to make sales direct to their consumers – PepsiCo, for instance, has launched its own websites to sell products directly to customers 2.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2022

With our supply chains clogged and retail inventories piling up, we have a situation wherein the huge imbalances between demand and supply at the product mix level can have an adverse impact on product availability for B2B and B2C companies alike, especially as we start heading to the holiday season. in October 2021. A ratio of 1.5

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