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 A unicorn has a valuation of over $1 billion.

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QAD

MARCH 31, 2020

ANCA builds CNC tool grinding machines. These machines produce the cutting tools other machine tools use to cut metal. They’re complex machines assembled from thousands of parts, many purchased from highly specialized manufacturers. Inevitably, the procurement process is complex and challenging to manage.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 27, 2025

DHL scales automation Logistics giant DHL Group announced a purchase order with Boston Dynamics in May for 1,000 more units of its package-handling “ Stretch ” robot. According to DHL’s news release, the purchase builds upon a warehouse technology partnership between both companies that started in 2018. Autopicker 2.0

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

When companies implement enterprise software solutions, they often label that implementation as being part of their company’s digital transformation. But implementing new software does not digitally transform anything if the people that are supposed to use that software cannot do so effectively.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2023

The platform connects hundreds of organizations representing the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, with millions of suppliers globally. This technology allows businesses to unify their procurement, expense management, invoicing, payments, contract management, and spend analysis processes and reporting. That has recently changed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2024

The German software colossus has 300 million users who rely on its software. Historically, ERP vendors offering public cloud solutions pointed to two key advantages of multitenant offering. With traditional software, the upgrade process was so painful that many companies rarely, if ever, upgraded.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 25, 2025

Milton, Pennsylvania-based logistics company Patton Logistics Group has announced it will purchase Milton Transportation and Warehousing and its sister company, BTR Inc. Patton Logistics Group provides freight transportation, warehousing and logistics services across North America.

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Descartes

JUNE 4, 2025

We continue to see strong interest in our domain expertise and our solutions to help companies navigate the complex trade landscape. Acquisition of 3GTMS On March 24, 2025, Descartes acquired all of the shares of 3GTMS, a leading provider of transportation management solutions. Additions to property and equipment (1.9)

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

While conditions have eased in North America, port congestion has gotten much worse in China. I talked to Steve Dowse, the senior vice president of international solutions at FourKites. The post Improved Supply Chain Visibility Requires an End-to-End Solutions appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 8, 2023

Key Last-mile Delivery Technology Solutions How can technology directly impact last-mile operations and improve the customer experience? To Build or To Buy Companies looking to implement new or improve existing delivery technology face a crucial decision: should they build an in-house platform or buy an existing solution from a vendor?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Our mission to SERVE and feed America is fueled by an obsession with natural & organic, specialty, and fresh products. KeHE is fulfilling that need with the help of 5,500 employee-owners and a 16-distribution center network across North America. Through forecasting and replenishment solutions, we can do just that.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 13, 2020

McDonald’s Mesoamérica, like restaurant operations around the world, experienced a significant change in demand as the Coronavirus supply chain effects spread through Latin America. Kathleen: What business challenges were you seeking to solve by using [the ToolsGroup] solution?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Founded in 2000, Steelwedge was an innovator in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and was an early provider of cloud solutions for supply chain. I asked him over and over, “Is the market ready for a solution for JUST Sales and Operations Planning?” The supply chain management software market had soured.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

I attended multiple events focused on the built environment, embodied carbon, digital decarbonization tools, and storytelling. ABTC is building a new lithium-ion battery recycling facility that will process 100,000 tonnes of materials annually, supporting a sustainable battery supply chain in North America.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2025

At the same time, companies have been forced to pull forward inventory purchases, creating a squeeze where carrying costs are up while cash flow is tight. New tools unlock the yards full potential My company, FourKites, recognized the urgent need to modernize the yard with AI.

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

It is just not enough to do a software upgrade or slowly push continuous improvement projects. Shell’s current shift to the global supply chain is impacting North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Russia, and China. He needed to find new solutions. North America Simulation Output.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The key is to make sure all the costs are transparent up front during the purchasing process. Are charges known at time of purchase? Founded in May 2017, Logistyx is a transportation execution solution provider focusing on multi-carrier shipping on a global level. How easy is the returns process? About Logistyx Technologies.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

Billion Acquisition of e2open Australia based logistics software provider WiseTech, developer of logistics execution software CargoWise , announced an agreement to acquire U.S. Risk is assessed for both indirect or direct materials procurement teams and their supply networks. WiseTech Announces $2.1

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

As an analyst in the battered supply chain software market for a decade, it is fun to watch you grow. Clients buy your software because you make it real. I always start the discussion of all software acquisitions with the same statement: the acquisition of software is seldom a good deal for the buyer/user of software.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2024

” Costume vendors and candy makers have taken notice of what Ferrero North America calls “Adultoween.”[4] ”[4] In a press release published earlier this month, Ferrero North America, reported the results of a new survey revealing that Halloween is increasingly becoming a holiday for adults, not just children.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

He is responsible for manufacturing, procurement, supply chain planning, logistics, quality, social responsibility and final product engineering. Prior to joining Starbucks, he worked at the executive leadership level in Europe, Latin America and North America at ICI, a global chemical company. What have you learned?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Second, the pandemic kicked online buying and home delivery into “high gear” as many consumers embraced its convenience and dramatically expanded the scope of their online purchasing. Consumers are making purchasing decisions based upon environmental impact. So, how are these two trends mutually beneficial?

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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. GEON, headquartered in Westlake Ohio, has about 1000 employees.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. VF sources many US bound items in Central America; the woeful performance at US ports is still a problem. To improve efficiency, they have begun to install warehouse robots from Locus robotics in North America and Europe.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Ivalua NOW 2021 – Premier event for Procurement & Supply Chain practitioners will showcase latest spend management innovations and extensive line-up of industry leaders . The 2021 series will take place virtually, on March 23-25 for European time zones and on April 27-29 for America’s time zones. Redwood City, CA.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2022

However, the inability for consumers to initially see, feel or experience products they purchase online can create gaps between product expectations and what arrives at the doorstep. Compare this to the 9% returns rate of purchases made in-store. Jorge Lopera is Vice President Latin America & Industry at FarEye.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 8, 2025

Also, 62% of online shoppers in the US say delivery speed is what makes for a good purchase experience. As retailers, you need a robust logistics solution that helps in aligning your capacity with customers’ delivery preferences. A survey stated that the average cost per failed delivery in the United States of America is $17.2.That’s

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2022

Earlier in 2022, we conducted a survey of 8,000 consumers across North America and Europe to get a better sense of their ecommerce experience and how they were reacting to retailer performance. On one hand, consumers expect to increase their online purchases post-pandemic. The results of the research are a good news, bad news story.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions. This is 15 days longer than the same quarter last year and an additional five days than the previous quarter.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

End-to-end supply chain visibility, planning, and execution support software are critical in agile supply chain performance. For instance, the solution should optimize availability, fulfillment, source determination, routing, warehouse handling, and production capacity together and concurrently, focusing on minimizing Total Cost to Serve.

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ivalua

APRIL 2, 2019

Offshore ultra-deep water drilling company to deploy eSourcing globally across its purchasing function. Consus and Ivalua implemented and went live with the solution for Pacific Drilling in just two weeks. Pacific Drilling requires a fast, efficient and automated sourcing process to support the company’s Purchasing processes.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 11, 2014

We take pride at Cerasis, as a third party logistics company who has developed a proprietary web-based transportation management system , to offer technology solutions to our shippers so they may remain as efficient as possible and have access to information at their fingertips. History of EDI and EDI In Transportation and Logistics.

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Supply Chain Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2014

I then added, “ The analyst position evolved to help line-of-business buyers purchase technology. While there is still a need to help business teams buy software, the larger issue today is how to best leverage software to drive value. The analyst role is better known in North America than in Europe, but thanks for asking!

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

CPI was incorporated under the name USA Truck in September 1986 and purchased by management in January 1989. Under that banner, the company provides capacity solutions to a wide customer base throughout North America. The company got its start in 1983 as Crawford Produce, Inc. CPI) with fewer than 10 tractors in operation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The company’s purchases continue to add new wind and solar projects on the grids that power operations, including Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers, Amazon fulfillment centers, and physical stores around the world. Verity’s system then delivers that information to the client’s existing warehouse management system (WMS) software product.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In parallel, PE/venture capitalists purchased/consolidated network solutions, slashing R&D and delaying investment, reducing industry capabilities. Tariffs dynamically change the value of inventory, necessitating investment in deeper inventory management solutions. Procurement was operating in isolation from supply chain.

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