Jaggaer

MARCH 18, 2020

To better understand the impact of big data analytics on procurement, we turned to industry veteran Walt Charles, CPO at Allergan, who sees big data as a major disruptor. Sourcing with Big Data. Walt Charles’s philosophy on the modern state of sourcing is that it is artificially limited by the tools that teams are using.

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Silvon Software

AUGUST 8, 2022

Supply chain challenges stemming from the pandemic and other global events continue to plague manufacturing and distribution companies. To address these issues, manufacturers and distributors are focusing more on the use of data analytics to help them make more strategic decisions related to supply chain performance.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 12, 2023

are sliding, freight rates are falling as a result,” according to an article in The Wall Street Journal and various other sources. Analytics and business intelligence can help. Analytics and business intelligence can help. Benefits of Logistics Analytics. Benefits of Logistics Analytics. Improved performance.

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EC Sourcing Group

MARCH 21, 2022

Sourcing is a vital piece of procurement and the overall supply chain itself. However, just about anything can be improved upon, and sourcing optimization and optimized operations can help streamline the process. Read on to learn more about how to optimize the procurement process and how to improve upon sourcing.

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QAD

OCTOBER 4, 2023

What is Supply Chain Analytics and Why is it Important? Supply chain analytics allows businesses to examine their operations and view data in real-time. With supply chain management analytics software, companies can improve decision making, take a proactive approach and quickly mitigate issues before they explode into bigger problems.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Thanks to the more advanced forms of supply chain analytics like predictive analytics, supply chains are proactively looking into the future and prepping for “what is to come” rather than only ruminating over “what already happened.” What Is Predictive Analytics for Supply Chain?

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

For events like the Super Bowl, retail demand planners create forecasts using data from a variety of sources to adjust product demand profiles in anticipation of which product, or group of products might be in demand the most. on electronics, apparel and food specifically for the game, up from $77.88 compared to the previous year.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 8, 2023

If there’s any piece of technology or analytics that can help with the most advanced data-driven decision-making in the supply chain right now, that’s prescriptive analytics. It is the most promising form of analytics in the market currently. What Is Prescriptive Analytics in Supply Chain? How should the supplier perform?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Sourcing and procurement comes in close second at 88 percent, followed by innovation at 87 percent. Sourcing and Procurement In sourcing and procurement, the top focus area for 2024 continues to be supplier/vendor relationship management (SRM). This is an important time for the supply chain profession.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Following on the heels of COVID-19, port closures, labor shortages and geopolitical conflict, climate change-related events are emerging as a significant source of supply chain disruption. have no alternative sites lined up, and no continuity plans , in the event of a climate-related disruption. Awareness Is Power.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Executing an event in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic is challenging. At the end of the presentation, I asked Allyson her perspective on open source analytics. We talk analytics but struggle to embrace the capabilities of the Art of the Possible. Top Challenges in the Adoption of New Forms of Analytics.

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RFgen

MAY 16, 2023

The role of data analytics in optimizing inventory management processes has become increasingly important. Analytics help organizations make smarter decisions, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction. But your analytics is only as good as the underlying data. That’s why most inventory handlers leverage data.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the upcoming MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics Crossroads 2023 event, along with the opportunity to attend in person at a discounted rate. ” This year’s event will again be held in-person, on the campus. Crossroads event registration site can be accessed at this registration web link.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2023

Despite their best efforts, current events and market dynamics caught up with them, leading to issues managing their suppliers and sourcing the materials needed for their products. If nothing else, the last few years highlighted the importance of sourcing strategically. Upcoming Recession? Price Volatility.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In our recent survey on analytics, today 74% of companies are attempting to improve supply chain visibility (as shown in Figure 1). Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together. Each year, we ask attendees to rate the event based on a 1-5 score (with five being the best).

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2023

FreightWaves’ SaaS product, SONAR, is the leading freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. FreightWaves Events. Learn More About The Bloomberg of Freight. Mary on LinkedIn. Mary on Twitter.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The term is a spin-off of the “Big Data” work from the open source innovation of the last decade. This is even though the penguins are starving and the only food source is in the water. The most successful investments with the highest satisfaction are manufacturing automation and descriptive analytics/data visualization.

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ThroughPut

AUGUST 4, 2020

What is Supply Chain Analytics? Supply Chain Analytics aims at enhancing the manufacturing operational efficiency and overall operational effectiveness by enabling informed data-driven decisions across the factory floor. It also encompasses the complete supply value chain right from sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, and logistics.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 5, 2021

There is a lot of talk within the supply chain industry regarding the value supply chain predictive analytics. 1 talent challenge, indicating that these existing supply chain resources are not equipped with the required technical and analytical skillsets to deliver digital and analytics initiatives successfully.”

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This promises to be a very eventful year. Moving past waste, water, and C02 reduction, they have begun searching for renewable energy sources, different forms of packaging, and increased efficiency overall. Many are relying on advanced analytics to optimize their supply chain for sustainability. Sustainability on the agenda.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The toilet paper shortage was one of the COVID era events that taught people what the term “supply chain management” meant. Multinationals knew that events could occur that could cost them tens, or hundreds of millions of dollars. But these events were not predictable – they might happen, they might not.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Price fluctuations and sourcing issues.

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Logility

MAY 7, 2018

Analytics, for example, today is a routine part of a supply chain professional’s job. While speaking with practitioners at industry events it is quite apparent, some supply chain teams have the ‘Right Stuff’ to fully embrace advanced analytics while others are just beginning their journey.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 18, 2019

For most –hamstrung by silo-based strategies for source, make and deliver–there is no clear definition of supply chain strategy. I will be sharing this data from 150 respondents sourced from my Linkedin 307,000 followers over the course of the next couple of weeks. Invest in Descriptive Analytics. Employee Turnover.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Based on the current issues with material shortages, labor issues, electrical costs and outages, weather events, and water availability, I forecast an equal level of disruption for the next three years. Make, source, and deliver need to be managed together based on analytics that sense and respond at the speed of business.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, Executive Editor Bob Ferrari pens highlights of the 2022 Crossroads Event recently conducted by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. This Editor had the opportunity to attend the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics ( CTL ) 2022 Crossroads Event. Background.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Next week, I will welcome over 100 participants to the annual event. The event is designed to Imagine Supply Chain 2030. For the event, I also invite the Supply Chains to Admire award winners to present their story and give the winners awards. The event is live cast and will be archived. These are tough to find.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

Here, let’s explore 6 essential elements of AI-powered automation in supply chain planning & analytics, culminating in a powerful solution. Currently, she is COO and Head of Customer Success at Solvoyo, a leading supply chain planning and analytics SaaS company based in Boston.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2021

Building optionality in the supply chain through collaborative sourcing: Supply chain teams can proactively identify choke points within the existing network by leveraging emerging technologies such as digital twins and advanced analytics, and modeling their end-to-end supply chains.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 5, 2019

Procurement analytics, which supports decision making in procurement management, typically handles problems and decisions that are related to cost reduction, supplier management, cost modeling, procurement-led innovation, market strategies, supply chain risk, and stakeholder value improvement (Handfield, Jeong, and Choi 2019).

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I visited the BVL Kongress in Berlin, and also attended the International Institute for Analytics ”Chief Analytics Officer” meeting last summer. We just finished hosting over 150 executives at our Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, with a theme on Supply Chain Analytics.

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Logility

DECEMBER 29, 2020

By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Advanced analytics for manufacturing is a good place to start. Here are some common advanced analytics use cases for manufacturers. How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity?

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Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

As more data sources get legible, whether it’s container ship movements, eAWBs or carrier rates , it can have incredible ramifications. We tend to focus on pivotal events like COVID supply chain issues or the Russian invasion of Ukraine as game-changing events. But even since July 2020, much has changed. And they are.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Go to the source. This is despite the deployment of ERP, descriptive analytics, APS, SRM, and teams of data scientists working on their data lakes. (Set Set up a time for digital marketing teams, data scientists, sales account teams, and supply chain groups to brainstorm on using various data sources to improve the models.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

Leaders invest in analytics and customer-centric innovation. The processes of make, source, and deliver reports to a common leader in only 40% of businesses. Unlock the potential of new forms of analytics and educate teams. The event is designed for extreme networking. The cost for the virtual event is $1500.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 23, 2014

A spend analysis was often viewed as a one-time annual event to derive budgeting estimates, and develop insights into annual contract negotiations. Spend analysis is also a critical component of effective budget planning, and setting key performance indicators for sourcing teams to consider in their assigned duties.

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Adexa

JULY 17, 2023

Even real-time decision making is being replaced with before-the-time decision making by predicting events. By leveraging advanced analytics, machine learning, and automation, businesses can better predict demand, optimize inventory levels, reduce waste, and allocate resources efficiently. This was done within seconds.

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