Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 9, 2021

The myopic focus on IT standardization resulted in the purchase of technology, but not value delivery. Even though a feasible plan is the most critical business user criterion for software selection, only one in two manufacturers surveyed believe they have the ability to model a feasible plan. Belief in efficient procurement.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 18, 2021

Procurement teams article and permission to publish here provided by Sam Jenks. Excellence, or superiority, is often the goal in corporate organizations. Each and every function, within its own right, strives for excellence and achievement in order for a company to collectively grow, evolve, and thrive. (Infographic).

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

As 2021’s holiday shopping statistics proved, pandemic or not, consumers are willing to spend. (My Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. Whichever reasons fuel the motivations of your target market, here are the top trends shaping how they’ll buy – and how you can stay front of mind and ahead of the competition.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 4, 2024

I am surprised by the size of the acquisition based on the level of maturity of the One Network solution. In 2023, Blue Yonder purchased Flexis AG and Doddle. As background, in 2021 Panasonic acquired Blue Yonder, purchasing the remaining 80% of its shares after initially acquiring 20% in July 2020. The reason?

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The bane of e-commerce is the large percentage of purchased items that are returned. She reports, “The share of online purchases that are returned averages 30% or higher, depending on the category, three times the rate in physical stores.”[2] trillion in 2021, the projection for returns is around $503 billion.”

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Wouter van der Zwaan, Finance and IT Manager at TerraSana Natuurvoeding BV, was looking for a solution to improve his company’s capabilities in terms of inventory optimization. We purchase our raw materials from all over the world, and we sell our products mainly within the EU. What other tools do you use for automation?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Failure of Existing Demand Planning Solutions. During the pandemic, supply chain leaders turned off their demand planning solutions. Also, the solutions lacked flexibility. No company interviewed was able to successfully use their current what-if solutions to model pandemic impacts. Lessons Learned. The reason?

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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. The solution was too black box.

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o9 Solutions

JANUARY 12, 2022

11 , 2022 — o9 Solutions Inc. , a leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making, today reported a 400%+ increase in year-over-year growth in annual recurring revenue (ARR) from new customers during Q4’21. On a full year basis, o9’s ARR grew more than threefold in 2021 compared to 2020.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

One retail sector that witnessed a dramatic rise in online purchases during the pandemic was the grocery sector. Analysts from Chicory note, “The grocery shopper’s path to purchase from digital to in-store and other online environments has always been obscure.”[2] The Omnichannel Consumer. The Omnichannel Retailer.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

So, rather than get overly prescriptive, I’ll use this blog post to highlight some companies that have achieved success through excellence in inventory management , and outline some of the most effective elements of their strategies. Another takeaway is the importance of warehouse layout as an enabler for inventory management excellence.

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Unleashed

MARCH 21, 2021

The procure to pay process is complex and far more than simply making a phone call, or sending a few emails to arrange the purchase of goods. Strategically approaching the procure to pay process can see your company reap the rewards. In this guide, we’ll cover: What is the procure to pay process. Negotiating.

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SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and mass shortages of basic goods like toilet paper, the world is realizing the pivotal role that procurement plays in the everyday running of businesses and global commerce. Here are some steps to simplify sustainability and set procurement teams up for success: Align Leadership and Sustainability Teams.

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QAD

DECEMBER 1, 2022

We’ve developed a 28-question Digital Commerce Checklist to help enterprises understand if their B2B solutions are responsive to today’s online buyers. The pandemic raised the demand for digital commerce solutions, whether or not enterprises were prepared. B2B e-commerce and EDI sales hit nearly $11 trillion in 2021.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 22, 2021

Excellent customer service article and permission to publish here provided by Jocelyn Bell. It has become second nature for increasing numbers of consumers to buy online, whether they are shopping for new shoes or a new car. Using this to create a valuable customer experience makes people buy more and come back more often.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Many major challenges of 2021—capacity constraints, ecommerce growth and driver shortage—are rolling over into 2022 and, in addition, the environment and machine learning are becoming more important for logistics and supply chain professionals. Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies.

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ivalua

APRIL 7, 2022

2021: The Year of many Milestones for Ivalua. NEW Payments Solution. Leader Forrester CLM for Buy-Side Contract Suites, Q4 2021. Leader Gartner 2021 P2P Magic Quadrant (3 years in a row). Ivalua remains the only vendor recognized as a leader in every current Procurement report spanning S2P by Gartner and Forrester.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

The US GDP in 2021 grew at an unexpected rate of 5.7% 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. in the second year of the pandemic. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation.

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ivalua

APRIL 11, 2022

Canadian-based TELUS implements Ivalua’s EPS solution to digitize the entire end-user buying process. This exciting project provides TELUS’ employees with the ability to purchase everything they need to support their business through an easy-to-use and optimized procurement experience, ” said Dan Amzallag, COO of Ivalua.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The US GDP in 2021 grew at an unexpected rate of 5.7% 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. in the second year of the pandemic. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation.

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SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and mass shortages of basic goods like toilet paper, the world is realizing the pivotal role that procurement plays in the everyday running of businesses and global commerce. First and foremost, you must align leadership with current sustainable procurement needs.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

According to the Conference Board, despite lockdowns and COVID-19 related restrictions, consumer confidence in Asia rose in the last quarter of 2021 to 128 points from 126 points. Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions. Just take a look at what’s been happening over the last 3-4 months.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

trillion in 2021, up from $4.2 Parallelly, expectations around the overall purchasing experience have also grown steeper. A 2021 McKinsey study, that when delivery times are too long, almost half of omnichannel consumers will shop elsewhere. The e-commerce sector continues to shape consumer spending habits in a significant way.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 23, 2020

This was all very well but unless you had a PhD in statistics or mathematics or an applied mathematics subject like risk management, analytics was not a whole lot of use to you; even if you could make sense of the complex algorithms, it was hard to work out which tools to apply. And that, of course, includes procurement professionals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. Theme 2: Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies. Figure 1: U.S. Container Import Volume Year-over-Year Comparison. Source: Descartes Datamyne.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Shoppers can now enjoy more personalised buying journeys, as merchants make it faster and easier to find the products that they’re most likely to purchase. Goods are being produced, procured, and delivered more efficiently with reduced costs. In short, your entire supply chain can benefit from the use of AI in eCommerce.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2022

Supply chain technology industry analyst and Supply Chain Matters Founder Bob Ferrari provides added perspectives and highlights to last week’s announced acquisition of Starboard Solutions by Logility. Starboard Founder and President , Steve Johanson will lead a newly formed Center of Excellence within Logility. All rights reserved.

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Logility

JANUARY 28, 2022

There has been a collective sense that 2021 was going to be the pivot, the year in which we would turn our backs on the pandemic and look forward to a better future. A 2021 McKinsey report suggests that COVID has put supply chain risk on everyone’s radar. And it was only the beginning.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Joint Microsoft and ToolsGroup planning solution will support POOLCORP’s goals of improved service to customers and increased profitability amid demand and supply volatility. ToolsGroup is how organizations improve product availability while right-sizing inventory, no matter how complex their supply chain is or how much demand changes.

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Logility

MARCH 24, 2021

The power of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) comes in helping companies align financial, sales, production, procurement and marketing information into a single plan, grounded in modern-day reality. What is needed is a single, integrated planning solution that unites short-, medium-, and long-term planning under one system.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 3, 2021

The growth in pet ownership in 2020-2021 has seen unprecedented demand in the pet food sector – a true industry boom. This increase in pet ownership—along with panic buying—has created a huge surge in demand for pet food. In 2021, sales in these categories are projected to grow?an tended to buy their?pet companions?as

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Over time, I’ve been fortunate to work in groups where both men and women were well represented, and I’ve had excellent leaders who championed my career by giving me the freedom to chart my own path. We’re also working on creative solutions to cut lead-time and bridge shortfalls with suppliers. How did you overcome them?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. GEON Embarks on a Digital Transformation GEON Performance Solutions is embarking on a supply chain transformation. The company ships directly to customers and also to distributors.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

At the COP26 climate conference in 2021, more than 1,000 companies committed to adopt targets to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement goals. With renewable electricity generation in 2021 experiencing the fastest year-on-year growth since the 1970s, solar power has become a major trend, seeing a record growth of 160 GW in 2021.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The ”end” they refer to – whether it’s forwarding, fulfillment, or platforms for B2B or B2C sales – remains fairly ambiguous, spanning an acquisition of fashion logistics company HUUB in September 2021 to an investment in rapid fashion production company Unmade. This isn’t just about purchasing power. of the U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

I find no agency or entity trying to find a holistic solution to global logistics. The price of an ocean shipment increased 9-10X from 2020-2021. Ocean carriers, struggling to make a profit for the past ten years, collectively will post 200 billion in profitability in 2021. Freight Rates 2019-2021. The reason?

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Locus

AUGUST 2, 2022

We are excited to announce that Locus has been listed as a Sample Vendor for last-mile delivery solutions in the Gartner® Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Execution Technologies, 2022. The report listed last-mile delivery solutions under the Slope of Enlightenment curve. ” How last-mile technologies are making a difference.

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