Arena Solutions

APRIL 4, 2023

The global manufacturing sector has seen an upswing, a technological renaissance of sorts. Since the start of 2012, more people graduating from college and universities are entering the engineering/manufacturing fields. The manufacturing sector has been severely impacted by this trend because production jobs are highly technical.

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QAD

JANUARY 4, 2022

A talent and labor shortage continues, and remote work schemes will probably remain the norm well into 2022. QAD CMO Carter Lloyds described shipping delays, energy issues/sustainability challenges and the Carbon Bubble as three major industry disruptors affecting manufacturers. Manufacturing Challenges and Best Practices.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The pandemic has been the catalyst for change, with a drive to fundamentally rethink the manufacturing and distribution space. Surprisingly, many organizations have begun their recovery from the effects of the pandemic with 40% of all businesses surveyed within the Manufacturing CFO 4.0 Digitalization remains key to success.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 27, 2020

For medical device manufacturers connected to the Covid-19 pandemic response, 2020 has been a year of growth. However more broadly the industry has faced the same challenges as other manufacturing sectors, with a -4.4% But also on how medical device manufacturers navigate other challenges specific to their sector.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. WRITTEN BY STEFANY MARTIN / POSTED ON JUNE 9, 2022. Original Article: What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. When asked what peak season is, it’s easy to assume the holidays are the only peak shipping season.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Whether you’re planning on purchasing products from a food wholesaler, or thinking about moving into food wholesaling yourself, this overview of the industry – and what its future holds – is for you. What role do wholesalers play in the food distribution network?? Wholesalers play a vital part in the supply chain.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Here we provide an overview of the latest pet food industry trends, and answer the question: how can pet food manufacturers respond to changes in consumer demands to take advantage of these new trends? manufacturing had seen five years of consistent growth. manufactured?pet purchase in bulk, hoarding quantities?of

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Unleashed

MAY 15, 2023

Wholesalers and manufacturers need effective B2B strategies to sustain business growth and beat the competition. Wholesalers and manufacturers face unique operational challenges that require more than a spreadsheet to manage. It can also highlight correlations between lead conversions and campaign sources.

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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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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 8, 2023

That includes packaging and distribution resources. Despite declines in the shipping industry, rates are still higher than average, putting new pressure on packaging and distribution strategies. Rates at this level are simply inefficient globally, meaning that shippers should rethink their packaging and distribution strategies.

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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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Ware2Go

JANUARY 10, 2022

Should you change your supply chain procurement strategy in light of continuing supply chain disruptions? Supply chain procurement strategies had long been favoring Just in Time procurement. So, should merchants change their supply chain procurement strategies as they head into 2022? Big Picture Thinking.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

In extreme cases, firms simply state that a product comes from one country when, in actual fact, it was manufactured in a country that is impacted by the higher tariff being imposed. Ensuring that any approach is fully compliant in order to avoid having to relocate production or supply sources often takes up a lot of internal resources.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

One of my insights from doing the industry analysis for the Supply Chains to Admire each year is that smaller and less well-known companies outperform larger and better-known manufacturers. The analysis is biased toward large process-based manufacturers in the Gartner network. Is this success? I don’t think so. Learning Stalled.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

(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. Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results Webcast Date: Thursday November 18, 2021 5:00PM Eastern Time.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

trillion to $14 trillion by 2022. Simply using common calendar tools, such as Google, means you are using the IoT, but the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) leads to the use of connected, smart devices to reduce inefficiencies, delays, and inaccuracies throughout the product lifecycle, including procurement as well.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2024

Michael Jacobs, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain at Ferguson PLC In 2022, I wrote an article called The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of. The company sources goods from 36,000 suppliers out of 30 nations. million square feet in 10 distribution centers and 35 million square feet across its branch network.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

ARC defines the warehouse automation market according to a number of qualifications and dimensions to deliver a well-defined measure, with numerous segmentations, allowing those that purchase the research to understand what is being measured, and to easily extrapolate the findings to support their strategic planning needs.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 5, 2023

We are very excited to announce that Blue Yonder has been recognized for the first time as a Representative Vendor in the latest Gartner ® Market Guide for Retail Distributed Order Management Systems. Attribution: Gartner, Market Guide for Retail Distributed Order Management Systems, Tom Enright, 21 December 2022.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

I know that your primary focus is procurement. For LKQ Europe , as shown in Figure 1, testing on brake pad distribution showed that the bullwhip effect was 48% between channel demand and the customer order. The distribution models were never tested when implemented. Or planned orders to purchase orders?) Go to the source.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. They are more likely to shop for discounts and sales and may delay purchases of some items. In 2022 overall, U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 18, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights reports that Rivian Automotive fell short of its 2022 vehicle production goal and that several top executives have departed the company, including the company’s purchasing head. The EV auto maker’s original commitment at the start of 2022 was to produce 50,000 vehicles, but that was cut at mid-year.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 26, 2022

Milan, July 27 , 2022 – ToolsGroup , a global leader in AI-driven retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to announce it has been awarded Microsoft Italy’s Best Independent Software Vendor Partner Award for the second year in a row. Prestigious award presented by Microsoft at the Inspire event. About ToolsGroup.

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Resilinc

APRIL 30, 2024

From 2022 to 2023, extreme weather events grew 4.5%—a a sharp decline in growth compared to 36% from 2021 to 2022. Learn more about the most significant extreme weather and climate-related risks procurement professionals should pay attention to in 2024: How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 5, 2022

Retail journalist David Moin writes, “With steeper promotions and smaller gains anticipated, the 2022 holiday season will be a far cry from last year’s.”[3] The worry for manufacturers and retailers alike is whether those ordered goods will make it to market or be stuck in some port. Power agrees.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The combination of software offerings will optimize end-to-end planning–from production to purchase–equipping modern multi-channel retailers to build highly resilient, profitable and future-proof supply chains. Agile supply chain management remains a core mission that manufacturers, distributors and retailers must get right.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 24, 2022

Employees can always find the most current information when reviewing inventory positions or trends in demand, which facilitates better decisions around purchasing and discounting. Various barcode systems are now used to track a vast range of products as they are manufactured, distributed, stored, sold, and serviced.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Will the environment improve in 2022 or get worse? Let’s look at the three megatrends shaping supply chain innovation in 2022 and beyond – resilience, through technical capability and consistency; optimisation of the omnichannel experience; and sustainability with a focus on Scope 3 emissions. It requires a robust framework.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight the latest quantitative data related to global manufacturing PMI activity levels for April. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined. The Global Manufacturing Output sub-index reportedly dropped to a contraction value of 48.5 According to the J.P. value, up from 53.1

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 16, 2022

BOSTON – August 17, 2022 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in AI-driven retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, has been selected by Entertainment Retail Enterprises (ERE) , a leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of customized retail products including apparel, accessories, and home goods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2023

Or, alternatively, a company carries too much inventory, storage for excess inventory must be purchased, and cash flows become tight. The Franklin Sports Supply Chain 75% of Franklin Sports goods products, by revenue, are produced by third party contract manufacturers. 25% of the products are purchased and then kitted by the company.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 3, 2023

The utility that manages the main grid may be able to buy excess solar generation and may provide attractive power purchase options if the microgrid has a battery that can provide ancillary services, like frequency regulation, peak shaving, voltage control, power factor control, black start, or demand response. million in 2022, up from $1.2

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Freightos

JUNE 6, 2023

As Conor told us in a podcast episode from 2022: Pretty quickly we realized our costs were going to be about 30% higher than we thought. Listen to the full podcast interview here ) Source: Fort Of course, this stark reality was faced by many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) during the peak of the pandemic. The key takeaway?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

Well, according to Czinger, a Los Angeles-based boutique hypercar manufacturer, that is about to be a possibility. UPS plans to implement its smart package initiative at 100 facilities in 2022, which will involve using RFID tags on packages to speed up throughput. Industrial Market Update – Q1 2022.”

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Raw materials, parts and services are currently all running through supply chains and manufacturing processes and emitting GHGs. Arcstone sells digital systems to optimize manufacturing. The different stages of manufacturing are broken down into the steps taken in the factory in what they call their “workflow builder” module.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our March 5, 2022 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based blog readership. Names included in this edition include: RightHand Robotics.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

With so much disruption fresh in mind, looking toward 2023 feels a bit more stable for every warehouse and distribution channel. The cost control issue isn’t isolated to those in a warehouse or distribution company. For instance, it might be time to consider Shopify plus B2B features or define other distribution partners.

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