SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 26, 2022

and the benefits of next generation technologies. Each vendor offering similar value propositions, functionality and benefits and technical jargon is the name of the game. Spurs in consumer demand, rising globalization and the dependence on fragile global supply chains are changing the manufacturing landscape as we know it.

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Locus

MARCH 6, 2023

Companies need to optimize their supply chain to reduce costs and improve their bottom line. However, it’s not always clear how many businesses truly understand the benefits of supply chain optimization, such as the potential for increased revenue. Wicaksono, Director of Supply Chain at PT.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A practical way that manufacturers can do so is firstly through using data in more comprehensive ways and secondly by embracing digitization to optimize their operations for the future. Optimizing the use of data for manufacturers. There is a common cliche that necessity is the mother of invention – and by extension, innovation.

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QAD

APRIL 13, 2021

According to a recent ERP report , the top reason for implementing an ERP in 2020 was to support company growth showing more businesses are using software for their increased demand. Set up alternate components in your bills of material and the alternate routings you developed as you worked through your own shortages.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 20, 2022

AI-driven Geospatial Capabilities to Enable Businesses to Avoid Choked and Unprofitable Distribution Routes and Optimize On-Time, In-Full (OTIF) Deliveries. This in turn helps uncover network optimization opportunities, sense demand at the local level, and proactively audit material flow right down to the individual SKU’s.

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QAD

OCTOBER 4, 2023

What is Supply Chain Analytics and Why is it Important? 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. What is Supply Chain Analytics?

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Locus

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In a post pandemic world, the google searches have since evolved to: Can I get my prescriptions the same day? What are some same-day prescription delivery apps that will save me money? What is same-day prescription delivery? This was a question that users would google more than a decade ago. Balancing convenience with safety.

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Locus

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What is fixed logistics? What is flexible logistics? Today, businesses are at the cusp of new changes in the supply chain that includes evolving customer expectations, omnichannel purchasing, and the shipping of unpredictable volumes. Choosing the right logistics model determines the efficiency of its overall supply chain operations.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 12, 2015

Great learning and networking at the event (stay tuned for my takeaways in a future post). What would a poet say about this photo? Post your thoughts below. Delivers Tools for Improved Driver Productivity and Enhanced Route Visibility. I was at the GT Nexus Bridges 2015 conference earlier this week.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 10, 2020

This KPI shows what matters, a customer’s initial experience. It offers strong benefits for an overactive supply chain. Throughput is a top priority for supply chain leaders. The same is true of productivity. According to Lionel Grealou , “productivity is defined as the output per unit of input. [It] Delivery On-Time-In-Full.

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AIMMS

APRIL 6, 2022

North Star Alliance , for instance, uses optimization to find optimal locations for its mobile HIV-AIDS clinics in Africa. Most recently, we encountered Angel Flight West , a non-profit organization that is using AIMMS to optimize flight routes for families in need. I started as a volunteer pilot, flying missions.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Decades later, they would debut a climate-efficient shipping route between their brewery and the port of Rotterdam. The other part of my team’s responsibilities is what we call global S&OP. Heineken is one of the world’s best-known beers. But for HEINEKEN International, the famed lager is only one of its products.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The most advanced demand-driven Logistics Solution to rapidly prioritize and optimize Logistics Spend for amplified Top-line and Bottom-line Impacts. PALO ALTO, Calif., 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ThroughPut Inc., Since 2017, ThroughPut.ai

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AIMMS

MARCH 4, 2022

North Star Alliance , for instance, uses optimization to find optimal locations for its mobile HIV-AIDS clinics in Africa. Most recently, we encountered Angel Flight West , a non-profit organization that is using AIMMS to optimize flight routes for families in need. I started as a volunteer pilot, flying missions.

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Locus

APRIL 7, 2022

In this blog we will see how Japan’s market challenges are unlike any other, and why brands require solutions that are specially suited to them. What makes last-mile deliveries in Japan different (and difficult). The nation has high expectations from customer service and hospitality and consumers notice even slight delays in delivery.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 6, 2023

Demand forecasting software can integrate with your ERP or business system to automatically generate a demand forecast that considers demand variance, seasonality, trends and promotions. Keeping business going has been a significant challenge for companies without robust supply chains or contingency plans.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 6, 2023

Demand forecasting software can integrate with your ERP or business system to automatically generate a demand forecast that considers demand variance, seasonality, trends and promotions. Keeping business going has been a significant challenge for companies without robust supply chains or contingency plans. Supply chain issues.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

I’ve spent most of this week in Dorking, England (not far from London) meeting with executives from Paragon Software Systems and several of its customers (I’ll share my takeaways from the visit, including my video interviews with clients, in a future post). Mention the M25 to anyone there and you get the same reaction: Ugh!

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Locus

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

What is Home Care and What Services does it entail? If there was one industry that was turned inside-out during the pandemic, it was healthcare. No other service, trade or profession has been stretched to its limits the way healthcare systems have been. The Ease and Affordability of Home Healthcare Services.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 28, 2023

This is the second guest blog from Craig Lukasik , an MBA supply chain graduate from the Poole College of Management’s supply chain program. In this thought piece he debates the value of work from home programs vs. being there in person… keep ’em coming Craig! IT work, now and then These days, it is “cool” to be a techie.

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Locus

AUGUST 2, 2022

“When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars, people said ‘nah, what’s wrong with the horse?’ What is last-mile delivery fulfillment? Optimal final-mile delivery fulfillment is crucial for business. That was a huge bet he made, and it worked.” – Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and the Boring Company. 2022, Statista.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

With the prospect of wary consumers remaining reluctant to shop in stores during the upcoming holiday season, online sales began in earnest with Amazon’s October Prime Day. Other large retailers, like Walmart, also announced they were canceling traditional Black Friday sales promotions in favor of season-long, online sales campaigns.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

APRIL 8, 2015

Here’s what you need to know about the new practice and how your TMS solution and other Logistics IT tools can help ease the pain. The recently completed private equity-driven acquisition of Kraft Foods Group by HJ Heinz Co. has illustrated an emerging cost-cutting practice that will surely be challenging to these newly merged operations.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. Background. Prediction Background.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 12, 2015

Case in point, the Wall Street Journal reports that these three giants (among others) have reshaped their logistics plans to avoid US West Coast-bound ocean routes (and the subsequent OTR and rail routes) due to recent labor-dispute-driven disruptions at ports in Long Beach and Oakland.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

” — Tom McCarthy. The year 2021 has proved it once again that Tom McCarthy was right. Enterprises that did not adapt to new trends faced the brunt of COVID-19 pandemic. Inspite of having a loyal customer base, many businesses experienced a downfall in their revenues. Rewind to 2021! But all of them have returned with a handful of lessons.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Today’s blog is written by guest blogger, Lisa C. While it’s been a buzzword for many years now, do you actually understand what big data is, and why it’s so critical for supply chains today? . Dunn a writer for TechnologyAdvice. She provides some great insights into how big data might be able to be used in supply chains.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

APRIL 21, 2015

Read on for some commentary on why the economic outlook is so unpredictable and what you can do to ensure profitable operations regardless of which way the economy inevitably swings. Is your company ready for accelerating growth or imminent slowdown in the summer of 2015? Do you even know which event to plan for?

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Locus

MARCH 28, 2022

And, to be honest, no one can deny the benefits it brings to brands in terms of broader consumer reach and sales. What is experiential retail? A lot has been said about online shopping as a great disruptor of traditional retail marketing. But the online e-commerce space is still a tiny portion of the entire retail industry turnover.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

As we head into a new year it is a good time to take a look at the coming year and see what it may hold in the way of trends. However, what is refreshing to see is that although technology and innovation are a focus, that also we must understand the fundamentals in order to make it all work. 2016 Supply Chain Trends: The First 7 of 12.

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Locus

OCTOBER 27, 2023

So, what does this mean for businesses? There’s something magical about the festive season in India. As the colors of Dussehra meld into the sparkles of Diwali, it’s not just the streets that light up – the shopping scene explodes, making this period a golden opportunity for businesses. The playing field is wide open!

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

North Star Alliance , for instance, uses optimization to find optimal locations for its mobile HIV-AIDS clinics in Africa. Most recently, we encountered Angel Flight West , a non-profit organization that is using AIMMS to optimize flight routes for families in need. I started as a volunteer pilot, flying missions.

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Locus

JUNE 16, 2022

If you’re reading this, chances are that you’re already optimizing and automating key aspects of your last-mile dispatch operations with smart routing and rider allocation technology. You might often notice that your drivers are not following the routes that have been chalked up by your route planning or route optimization solution.

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Locus

JANUARY 2, 2023

What is forward scheduling? What is backward scheduling? Imagine your customer purchased a refrigerator and scheduled a two-hour window out of her busy schedule for its installation. And just before their arrival, the field agent sends her a message saying they will be delayed. We will use the same example.

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Inaccurate Routing between Distribution Centers In the world of middle-mile logistics, the issue of inaccurate routing between distribution centers looms large as a critical challenge. It all starts with routing inefficiencies, which can wreak havoc on businesses and their transportation networks.

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Locus

MARCH 20, 2023

Watch the Webinar What is last-mile tracking? Its benefits for the business, as well as the consumer, are too many to count. What’s the aim of last-mile tracking Last-mile tracking is a critical component for companies seeking to ensure the secure delivery of goods and monitor the movement of their stock.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you’ve followed our blog over the years, you’ll know that we’ve shared lots of information about distribution network design, why it’s vital to get it right, how long it should take, the importance of reviewing the network every so often, and various elements of design such as determining the number of warehouses and where to locate them.

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