The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The New and Game-Changing Technology Solutions Redefining Last-Mile Logistics. From stocking up your fridge with the week’s groceries to purchasing the latest smartphone, the consumer has now been placed at the center of the supply chain as they pull the complete gamut of products to where they reside. That’s an 87.5%

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

BOSTON, February 16, 2022 : ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, has partnered with Planalytics to integrate their weather-driven demand (WDD) analytics with ToolsGroup’s retail planning solutions, enabling customers to isolate, measure, and manage the influence of weather on their businesses.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 9, 2022

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Procurement operations are the backbone of every company’s supply chain. Fundamental to procurement is the acquisition of goods and services from a party that’s further up the supply chain. This document is the first legal contract in the operational procurement process.

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Improve Operational Efficiency and Eliminate Internal Complexity Through Digital Procurement From better spend visibility to reduced order times and more, can your organization afford to miss out on the benefits of digital procurement? “Any good procurement team needs access to reliable data.”

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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 same period last year and software license revenues were up slightly to $0.8 Key Second Quarter Financial Highlights: Subscription fees were $10.4

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In May 2022, Ivalua commissioned Forrester to survey over 400 procurement leaders across the globe to ask how they plan to minimize the frequency and impact of supply disruptions. This places limitations on the value that procurement generates for your organization and impacts the resilience and agility of the supply chain.

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2022

ATLANTA (August 24, 2022) American Software, Inc. NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023. million for the quarter ended July 31, 2022, a 23% increase compared to $9.8 million for the same period last year, and software license revenues were $0.3

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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 same period last year, and Software license revenues were $0.5 million for the same period last year, and Software license revenues were $0.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

With Christmas goods in stores before Halloween this year, I thought there was no reason that we shouldn’t also get a jump on 2022 predictions. Here’s what to look for in 2022. The pandemic’s ecommerce boost will continue in 2022 as the changes in consumer buying behavior become more structural.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

The increasing need for constantly analyzing these trade-offs across the supply chain networks has highlighted the need for digital twins and what-if capabilities in network design solutions. This means they are more likely to focus on value and affordability and change their priorities and brand preferences when making purchases.

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ivalua

APRIL 7, 2022

NEW Payments Solution. Leader Forrester Supplier Value Management Platforms, Q1 2022. Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice 2022 . Ivalua remains the only vendor recognized as a leader in every current Procurement report spanning S2P by Gartner and Forrester. David Khuat-Duy. 750 plus employees.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Companies that rely on just one supplier to stock their shelves will likely feel the shortages the hardest. Among other tactics, retailers attempting to weather the chicken shortage are using a combination of supply chain planning technologies including demand forecasting and promotional tools. Image source: Google Trends, as of Feb.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The Retail Trends Shaping How We Shop in 2022. Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. When looking at global online sales, Salesforce reports 57% digital growth in 2020, and 16% growth in 2021, with eMarketer data predicting a continued increase through 2025. Data source: eMarketer.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 12, 2022

With Google reporting that omnichannel shoppers have a lifetime value that is 30% higher than those who only shop via one channel, getting your omnichannel strategy right is critical to creating a customer experience that drives profitability. . 2022’s Top Omnichannel Retail Trends. 2022’s Top Omnichannel Retail Trends.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Business reporter Jordyn Holman ( @JordynJournals ) explains, “In 2020, it was pandemic closures and social distancing. Companies place orders for seasonal and holiday merchandise months in advance so that they have enough stock on hand. Yet store pickup of online purchases was gaining steam.”

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Enterra Insights

MAY 23, 2022

Violino notes, “It’s one thing to gather large amounts of data and apply analytics to it; lots of organizations are doing that. ” Corporate leaders are always seeking the best return on investment (ROI) and, in the digital era, no investment return is more important than one obtained through advanced analytics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 23, 2022

It is the buying of software companies to profit from maintenance or service revenues paid by manufacturers and retailers to their established software partners. Venture capitalists invest in the software industry to make money for their shareholders (financial markets). My impression? The recent victim is Anaplan, Inc.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Suppliers are facing increasing pressure from the buyers of their goods and services to report their environmental, social, and governance data. Increasingly, companies will take sustainability criteria into account in their purchasing decisions. In short, the reported supplier data ripples up to a buyer’s Scope 3 calculations.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 2, 2023

In this special edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech , we highlight for readers a workforce reduction underway at procurement technology provider Coupa Software. Business procurement spend management support technology software provider Coupa Software initiated this week a corporate wide headcount reduction.

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Synovos

AUGUST 9, 2023

RS Integrated Supply’s Costanza Campi to speak at World Procurement Excellence Summit WARRINGTON, UK / RADNOR, PA 8 AUGUST 2023 – Costanza Campi, Senior Vice President of Global Procurement for RS Integrated Supply, has been selected to present at the upcoming World Procurement Excellence Summit in Cologne, Germany.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

2] And McKinsey & Company analysts, Cornelius Baur and Dominik Wee, define Industry 4.0 Journalist Heather Long ( @byHeatherLong ) reports, “Manufacturing has weathered the biggest surge in workers quitting — a nearly 60 percent jump compared with pre-pandemic. No other industry has seen an increase like that.”[4]

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

According to the International Energy Agency, renewable energy will account for 47% of the world’s electricity generation by 2030 — up from 30% in 2022. As technology for green power evolves, there are new players entering the market, and some companies will be involved in multiple technologies for renewable energy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2022

As more consumers flock to e-commerce, purchasing big & bulky goods such as furniture, appliances, and wholesale electronics online is becoming more common. The trend of purchasing big & bulky items online will continue to grow, with Statista predicting 35% of furniture sales worldwide will be made online by 2025.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Justin Swanson ( @ejsnyt ) reports, “Retail sales in the United States jumped nearly 11 percent this season compared with the holiday period in 2019, the year before the pandemic upended the global economy.”[1] Digital Path to Purchase taken more often. Swanson reports, “Online sales made up 20.9 Journalist E.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

Companies that move fast and act smart now can stay ahead of due diligence legislation, mitigate supply chain risk and gain a competitive advantage in the process. Ninety percent of companies have an ESG strategy in place and chances are good yours does, too – or will very soon. The International Labor Organization reports that 27.6

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Synovos

JANUARY 24, 2024

RS Integrated Supply Joins Minority Supplier Development UK WARRINGTON, UK / RADNOR, PA 23 JANUARY 2024 – RS Integrated Supply, a global MRO supply chain management services company, announced it has joined Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK) as a corporate member as part of its commitment to growing a diverse supplier base.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 30, 2022

The report was published in the last month, and reflects some of the increasing challenges and disparities that exist between procurement and supply chain executives. In this study, we explore the primary forms of misalignment that exist between supply chain and procurement executives. (We

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Logility

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The key areas to consider when upgrading to the cloud include: The Value of Cloud Technology Cost Competitiveness Performance Expectations Upgrades Responsiveness Support Expertise & Response The Value of Cloud Technology Which business drivers and advantages are motivating companies to shift to the cloud?

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

They write, “Retailers are heading into a 2022 filled with challenges. The supply chain shortage continues to batter shelves, and record-high inflation doesn’t seem like it will resolve any time soon, forcing companies to raise prices and potentially frustrate their customers.”[2] Grocery Dive journalists agree with that assessment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Chakri Gottemukkala, CEO at Supply Chain Planning Vendor o9 Solutions There are several young supply chain software companies that are unicorns. One of the more interesting is o9 Solutions. In January of 2022, Dallas-based o9 Solutions was valued at $2.7 The company launched their platform in 2014.

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Importance of Supplier Relationships in Indirect Procurement Challenging times call for closer relationships between organizations and their MRO suppliers Strong and successful indirect procurement strategies depend on strong and successful supplier relationships. Indirect procurement can be somewhat hidden, though.

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

According to the 2022 Deloitte Global Treasury Survey , CFOs consider improving liquidity risk management to be a top priority for their treasury departments. The answer is simple — it helps companies meet short-term obligations while positioning for long-term growth and success. But why is liquidity management so important?

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Synovos

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The platinum medal puts RS Group in the top 1% of the 100,000-plus rated companies assessed by EcoVadis with each company rated on the material sustainability risks and issues for size, location, and industry. The platinum medal achieved by RS provides stakeholders with confidence in the company’s ESG approach.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Nevertheless, when candidates participating in the first Republican presidential debate were asked whether humans had contributed to climate change, journalist Neil Vigdor reports that the debate “quickly descended into personal attacks and obfuscation.”[1] ”[2] That limit is an average global temperature rise of 1.5

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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. Unlike the folks projecting election results these days, I was a little more accurate and the 2022 projections have set the stage for what will happen in 2023. Pretty much nailed it.

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