E2open

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The latest study highlights opportunities for businesses to strengthen resilience with artificial intelligence (AI)-driven demand sensing to optimize inventory, realize more value from planning investments, and better serve clients during disruptions of any size. Orlando, FL – October 2, 2024 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.

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The Network Effect

JULY 11, 2025

A New Business and Deployment Model Traditionally, supply chain software requires organizations to purchase licenses, pay for consulting and customization, and commit to ongoing maintenance—all at high and rising costs.

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Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In today’s dynamic market, procurement is far more than just a buying and purchasing center. Our latest e-book, “ Is Manufacturing Missing Out On Procurement’s Value Add? Our latest e-book, “ Is Manufacturing Missing Out On Procurement’s Value Add? Here are some key insights from the e-book.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 10, 2025

Subscribe Are Ghost Assets Haunting Your Inventory Control? This process involves tracking, managing, and optimizing hardware, software, and network components from procurement to disposal. Compliance Management : Ensuring that the company adheres to software licensing agreements, government regulations, and internal policies.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 29, 2024

SCMDOJO Academy elevates your procurement and supply chain skills through its extensive course library. Mastering Procurement – Essentials Skills and Competencies Mastering Procurement by Maryna Trepova is the ultimate Procurement and Purchase Management course for Engineers, Entrepreneurs, Managers, and Students.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 18, 2025

The business that is selling either raw materials or processed goods has to deal with inventory management. Category management is one strategy that allows the managers or the owners of the business to keep their costs low and inventory in check. Originally written for Supply Chain Game Changer and published on October 22, 2024.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 24, 2025

In this blog, we will share key strategies and tools to help small businesses streamline their online order processes and ensure they deliver exceptional service every time. Factors to consider include ease of use, scalability, support features, and integration capabilities with other tools.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Collaboration across Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and beyond requires visibility and communication regarding capacity, cost, risk, order quantities, inventory levels, quality , timelines, logistics, and more. Tier 1 suppliers and their suppliers—and their suppliers’ suppliers—make up an organization’s multi-tier supply chain.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 11, 2025

The CSCMP report calculates the USBLC as the total of various segment expenditures as well as other activities, such as inventories. The USBLC compiled by the report’s authors said full truckload transportation costs fell to $387 billion in 2024 from $408.7 That’s an increase of $77.9 billion a year earlier.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 6, 2025

That means fashion retailers must get returned products back in stores, or back into online inventories, as quickly as possible to capture the fleeting resale opportunity. of retailers total 2024 sales. While just 10% of in-store purchases are returned, the return rate rises to 26.4% This is up from 14.5% for online sales.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 17, 2025

of total sales in 2024 compared to 15.3% Consumers have embraced e-commerce for price comparisons, ease of purchase anytime and anywhere, and for those participating in subscription services such as Amazon Prime, free shipping, and other benefits. E-commerce continues to grow. fulfillment center network.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Fast forward to 2024, and that number jumps to 123 million. That takes a data-driven approach to forecasting, procurement and distribution. With the right tools, like QADs advanced systems, manufacturers can handle demand spikes and supply chain challenges with ease. Back in 1967, 50 million people watched the first Super Bowl.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 19, 2025

Loans can save you everything, from funding inventory purchases to pay for innovations in common functions. Gregory is a renowned expert in personal finance and lending solutions, with a Master of Science in Finance from Florida State University and a Certificate in Accounting & Finance from the University of West Florida.

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Precoro

MARCH 27, 2025

According to McKinsey & Company, procurement accounts for 50% to 80% of a company’s cost base. That’s why organizations zero in on strategies to achieve procurement cost reduction.    The key thing to remember is that cost reduction in procurement isn’t just about slashing expenses.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 11, 2025

Reported on April 24 For the moment, we have paused certain purchases from China that were destined for the US market, and will rely on our current inventory to meet short-term demand. Recall, we purchased targeted additional inventory in late fiscal '25 and early fiscal '26, ahead of tariffs. Christopher J.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2025

The DPP is a key part of the EU’s broader Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulations (ESPR), which officially entered into force in July of 2024 as part of the region’s stated desire to “accelerate the transition to a circular economy model.”

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Precoro

JUNE 2, 2025

Financial forecasting has gone from a 'nice-to-have' to a must-have for procurement and financial planning teams. An accurate sales forecast helps the team align inventory and production with customer demand. Some of these elements mirror the ones you’ll find in a regular procurement or cost management process.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

Jassy called generative AI a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that will change the way the company operates, and said Amazon is already using it in “virtually every corner of the company,” calling out the supply chain areas of inventory and demand planning as examples. prediction made in March.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 23, 2025

According to our 2024 report, Generative AI in the B2B Marketplace , 81% of B2B businesses are already investing in AI, with 79% anticipating increasing their AI budgets within the next year. AI, at its heart, is a tool to help solve problems — like a hammer, or pair of scissors.

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Freight Waves

JULY 22, 2025

hours, a 17% improvement compared to the second quarter of 2024. We’ve reduced the inventory year over year by 20%.” The next step in BNSF’s merchandise growth efforts will be improving the suite of technology tools that customers use to interact with the railroad, said Williams. For the second quarter, terminal dwell was 21.9

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crisp

MAY 21, 2025

Modern challenges require modern solutions ones that are not only effective today but adaptable for the future. In a Deloitte survey of retail professionals , 60% reported that AI tools improved their ability to forecast demand and manage inventory in 2024.

Inventory Reduction 40

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 24, 2024

This means that they purchase products from CPG brands up-front, bring them into their network, and resell to retailers all over the nation, acting as a third-party middleman between your brand and store shelves. learn more Shipping to Sam’s Club Part of Sam’s compliance program includes an extensive scorecarding component.

Retail 52

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Ware2Go

APRIL 15, 2025

FBA added new fees in 2024, including an Inbound Placement Fee, which charges sellers for the service of distributing inventory in order to better meet Prime delivery requirements. Amazon has consolidated its third-party model In 2024, they boosted profitability by terminating its less profitable first-party (1P) sellers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 3, 2025

As an entrepreneur, securing a reliable network of suppliers is pivotal to maintaining a diverse and appealing inventory. Environmental considerations are also key in the Florida market, where consumers are increasingly aware of the impact of their purchases on the ocean and beaches they love.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 25, 2025

According to Gartner’s 2024 Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence , predictive analytics is considered a traditional AI capability that is increasingly being integrated into enterprise application suites such as ERP, CRM, digital workplace, supply chain, and knowledge management systems. What is Predictive AI?

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BlueYonder

JUNE 12, 2025

Grocery prices across categories have risen by nearly 30% since 2019 , and uncertainty around the future of the economy has caused a big drop in consumer confidence in their future financial position, which is down by 30% since November 2024. So, what does that mean for grocery shopper behavior, and how should grocery retailers react?

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 23, 2025

With these solutions, supply chains can proactively address disruptions and minimize delays and inventory shortages. ”[5] At Enterra Solutions , we bundle a number of AI solutions into our Enterra System of Intelligence . More supply chain diversification. ” Rising demand in direct-to-consumer fulfillment.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 16, 2025

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. Please check out my blogs on the subject at www.zipxpress.net.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 24, 2025

in Q4 2024. One measure of the health of the US manufacturing sector is the US Purchasing Managers Index from the Institute of Supply Management. versus 2024. compared to 2024. Click here to send us your comments In Q1 we saw real GDP growth of a weak 0.5%, down from 2.4% growth for all 2025, 2.8%

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Freight Waves

JULY 25, 2025

The year-on-year comparison was weaker, with average sales prices of both tractors and trucks declining 17% from the corresponding quarter of 2024. He also said the company’s inventory of used sleeper tractors for sale is “relatively low.” “And We’re very encouraged by what we’re seeing in the used tractor market.”

Price Reduction 83

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. Please check out my blogs on the subject at www.zipxpress.net.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. Please check out my blogs on the subject at www.zipxpress.net.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 29, 2025

2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast According to AccuWeather , the 2024 hurricane season was one of the most devastating and costly. We aim to suggest a wide berth of actions that shippers can take, but keep in mind effective solutions hinge on your individual supply chain needs.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. Please check out my blogs on the subject at www.zipxpress.net.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Below is a chart of this years Top 25, also with where each company placed in the previous year (NA means not in the top 25 last year): Four new companies made the Supply Chain Top 25 this year versus 2024, those being: Novartis, General Mills, Sanofi and GSK. Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article!

Gartner 41

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2025

This past week, FourKites announced its new Intelligent Control Tower solution, featuring real-time data, digital twin capabilities, and an AI-powered digital workforce. Continuous updating digital twins that bring visibility into real-world operations, spanning shipments, orders, inventory, and assets to curate content.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Then they ask what should be done about the problem and ask employees why they have proposed one solution instead of another. This generally requires considering a range of solutions and collecting more evidence.) For many of us that doesn’t sound much like respect for people. Do it your way and get on with it.” What is the result?

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