Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Technology. This column serves as a news capsule of specific developments occurring in the supply chain technology sector. No financial terms were disclosed regarding this acquisition.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 6, 2020

Supply chain optimization involves finding the critical optimal solutions that can generate the most productive and lucrative organizational performance while including all possible operational constraints and bottlenecks in the process. What does supply chain optimization involve? Inventory control.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Still, there are several technologies that are transforming supply chains for the organizations that adopt them. Technology advancements and adoption are driven by better data availability and a push for better visibility, efficiency and accuracy. We’ll discuss robotics solutions in more detail later in this guide.

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APRIL 2, 2020

Supply chain optimization involves finding the critical optimal solutions that can generate the most productive and lucrative organizational performance while including all possible operational constraints and bottlenecks in the process. What does supply chain optimization involve? Inventory control.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 6, 2021

That’s where forecasting and predictive analytics come into play. Predictive analytics involve techniques like data mining and machine learning to predict future trends from past and current data. You might be asking yourself: What is the difference between traditional forecasting and predictive analytics?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

IT Competency: Critical for leveraging technology like smart sensors, AI, and data analytics to enhance visibility and control costs. Figure 1: Identifying gaps in supply chain competency Overall Findings from three segments of industry were identified namely logistics, manufacturing and trading.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group’s 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory ( Available for complimentary downloading in our Research Center ) includes a prediction that the supply chain technology segment will feature an investment boom in market consumption, added equity investment and M&A activity.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Which means, a retail logistics operation often requires both labor and supply chain technology — which can increase logistics costs significantly. Procuring inventory. Having insight into what’s going on during the procurement process can help you find ways to build a more agile supply chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

In these sessions, the technology providers share their rational for the investment and invite questions. Infor–a market consolidator of enterprise software–currently has revenues of $2.8 On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$. The current market offers no solution.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology column reflects a number of significant recent announcements that depict an ongoing active cycle of tech developments. Updates included in this edition include: Coupa Software Entering Definitive Agreement to be Acquired. billion in October 2020.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

To make this happen, businesses need to take advantage of technology solutions that allow them to seamlessly share data, communicate, and execute different warehousing tasks. Fortunately, the latest advancements in warehouse technology have made the job easier for ecommerce businesses.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

We easily navigate the digital world in our personal lives, but enterprise software is not digital. This is the unfortunate reality of the journey for the supply chain leader trying to make the digital pivot. Current State of Use of Sentiment Data in Supply Chain Processes. Supply has not.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

So, here is my invented future for 2015, starting with my most audacious prediction: Google will acquire a logistics service provider (3PL) and/or a logistics software vendor. And its technology assets too, like the Kiva robots Amazon purchased [in 2012] and the data centers that power its cloud computing services.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 9, 2017

Others add traditional licensed software or add-ons to the existing ERP to improve efficiencies, but when these solutions meet the outside world, they stumble for a number of reasons. It feeds analytics and fosters collaboration and insights for continuous improvement and high operational efficiency.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For many growing and established direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands alike, the supply chain is the most critical but also most challenging aspect of their operations. . The process involves complex steps, from procurement, to shipping products to end users, often resulting in a lack of visibility and high operational costs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 7, 2017

While these teams try to piece together the picture, which is difficult, in rooms with few details, overall excitement for supply chain technology advancement is waning. No one makes better software than SAP when they are clear on the business problem. SAP S/4 HANA is all about real-time analytics. It worries me.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

After 12 years as an Air Force logistics officer, Michael got his PhD in a top 5 logistics program, and now teaches supply chain management and marketing. Part of the problem is that technology is inherently risky. Part of the problem is that technology is inherently risky. Will it go obsolete quickly?

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

Demand for these solutions, from both shippers and brokers, continues to grow because companies want to identify and implement better ways to plan and execute their transportation and logistics operations, which is what ultimately delivers value. is what drove the first wave of demand for real-time freight visibility solutions.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Still, there are several technologies that are transforming supply chains for the organizations that adopt them. Technology advancements and adoption are driven by better data availability and a push for better visibility, efficiency and accuracy.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 27, 2015

The company invested $125 million in R&D last year, a level it plans to sustain moving forward, and about 10 percent of that investment is going toward JDA Labs , which is focused on cloud, mobile, machine learning, predictive analytics, wearables, and other customer-guided projects. The value of IT is in how you use it.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

The retailer had reported a big earnings miss as higher inventories and supply chain related costs dragged down expected profitability. CEO Doug McMillon indicated at the time that consumers were being impacted by the effects of high inflation and were purchasing more affordable food and groceries, shunning discretionary purchases.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 23, 2020

While smart investments in technology are helping to capture huge amounts of previously disaggregated data, there arises a bigger question: Is there a way to detect business bottlenecks sooner, given this ever-exploding pile of mashed-up data? This is where intelligent analytics powered by AI delivers immense value.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 23, 2020

While smart investments in technology are helping to capture huge amounts of previously disaggregated data, there arises a bigger question: Is there a way to detect business bottlenecks sooner, given this ever-exploding pile of mashed-up data? This is where intelligent analytics powered by AI delivers immense value.

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Oracle SCM

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Ninety-five percent said they plan to spend more this year than last, and 60 percent will spend more than $1 million over the next two years on disruptive technologies such as robotics, automation, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In the case of Macy’s retail chain competitor Kohl’s, a reported one-third of merchandise offered is privately branded and during the July ending quarter, this retailer had accounted for $269 million of goods in-transit, inventory that was invoiced but not in stores for considerable weeks. They are all the new table stakes. Bob Ferrari.

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ThroughPut

MAY 11, 2021

According to the trends, there was a rapid shift from in-store purchasing to e-commerce. An efficient retail supply chain should have proper demand planning, forecasting, and management strategies and tools. Here are some points to look for while choosing technology for your retail supply chain.

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ThroughPut

MAY 11, 2021

According to the trends, there was a rapid shift from in-store purchasing to e-commerce. An efficient retail supply chain should have proper demand planning, forecasting, and management strategies and tools. Here are some points to look for while choosing technology for your retail supply chain.

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ThroughPut

MAY 11, 2021

According to the trends, there was a rapid shift from in-store purchasing to e-commerce. An efficient retail supply chain should have proper demand planning, forecasting, and management strategies and tools. Here are some points to look for while choosing technology for your retail supply chain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2020

The medical community is looking for solutions and treatments to contain, if not eliminate the virus, through existing medicines or new vaccines. It is also incumbent on the Supply Chain community to consider what we can learn from this situation to improve Supply Chain now and in the future. Supply Chain Lessons.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Ninety-five percent said they plan to spend more this year than last, and 60 percent will spend more than $1 million over the next two years on disruptive technologies such as robotics, automation, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 28, 2020

Robinson can reduce the time and energy your general managers and kitchen operators spend managing purchase orders and resolving claims. By combining purchase order technology and expert logistics support, we manage supply chains so our clients can direct store operators’ time to revenue-driving activities instead.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 2, 2021

The impact of supply chain is so broad and far-reaching that any professional in the field has the opportunity to impact virtually any aspect of a company’s, or even an industry’s, performance,” Mike says. Automation is a key piece of the digital supply chain as well. The Time is Now to Invest in Supply Chain Technology.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Dr. Scott Newton, VP for Care Model Solutions at TeleTracking , has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare — working as an EMT, a nurse, an educator and a patient flow command center leader — he is also a trusted adviser and thought leader. If viable, they adopt the solution/ process. Dr. Scott Newton. TeleTracking.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 5, 2018

Internet plays a key role in connecting native digital items like PCs, IT servers, smartphones, and software applications. Supply chains have much to gain from connectivity too. Accounting becomes more efficient when your supply chain automatically informs you about assets and inventory.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Postal Service , with supply chain management as one of the focus areas; in October, as reported by Reuters, “IBM, U.S. I’ve been wrong with many of my predictions in the past (still waiting for a major third-party logistics provider to buy a major software company or vice versa), and I will be wrong again. Tompkins said.

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