Enterra Insights

APRIL 21, 2021

Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) explain the first three revolutions were driven by steam, electricity, and automation. Joe Lichtenberg ( @joelichtenberg ), Head of Product and Industry Marketing at InterSystems, explains many manufacturers are still struggling to join the Industry 4.0 revolution. revolution.

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Logility

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The groups on my most listened to playlists include Boston, REO, Rush, Kansas, Styx, Van Halen, Eagles, Foreigner and The Police, just to name a few. However, wholesale distributors face greater challenges today than ever before due to the increasing complexity of supply chains and ever increasing customer service expectations.

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Locus Robotics

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

According to a study by Deloitte , human-robot partnership can increase the speed and precision of routine operations and productivity, especially in warehouses and manufacturing. Enhanced customer service Customers demand accurate, dependable, and prompt delivery of their orders.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 16, 2019

BOSTON (December 13, 2019) ToolsGroup, a leader a global leader in supply chain planning software, has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Inventory Optimization 2019 Vendor Assessment. PRESS RELEASE.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

One involves a continuing trend toward specialization: companies focusing their efforts on research and development, while outsourcing manufacturing. Green says the company has had “a lot of success,” delivering its best-ever run times and inventory turns. Manufacturing is 100-percent outsourced.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 26, 2016

Boston Consulting Group talks about how the “endless aisles” of the internet and omni-channel sales increase product assortment. They don’t know how to segregate, forecast or inventory these “extreme error” items. Even the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is now gathering blood demand data from downstream hospitals.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2014

They came to Boston to tell us the story of Llamasoft. With the purchase of i2 by JDA, and Logictools by IBM, manufacturing companies serious about network design started looking for a company, with a well-established community, that was more serious about network design. There are seven reasons: Customer Service.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2022

Last week, Boston based home goods and furniture online platform provider Wayfair announced it will shed nearly 5 percent of its global workforce and upwards of 10 percent of this provider’s corporate level staffing, amounting to upwards of 900 people. This has resulted in increased initiatives to now scale-back operations and trim staffing.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 15, 2020

For example, manufacturing may be tasked to fill all orders which requires having inventory on-hand in distribution centers. However, distribution centers may be given the conflicting task of minimizing excess inventory space and cost. Cognitive technologies can improve manufacturing. ” Footnotes. [1]

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Following on from its other two highly popular subway maps of supply chain software vendors and logistics service providers, the quarterly magazine Supply Chain Movement has now published the third edition of the Consulting Subway Map Europe showing the European supply chain consultancy sector. Manufacturers find themselves at a crossroads.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 19, 2021

BOSTON, March 19, 2021 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, has been named a leader in the Nucleus Research SCP Technology Value Matrix 2021. Our service-driven supply chain planning enables our customers to make the most efficient use of inventory in fulfilling their customer orders.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

BOSTON (Sept 5, 2019) – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, shared details of its participation with Optimas Solutions, a leading global industrial distributor and service provider, in the North American Supply Chain Summit (NASCES19), taking place September 10-11 in Chicago. . “One and demand uncertainty.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Vendor Managed Inventory processes–once hailed as the panacea of demand sensing–largely operate in isolation within sales organizations (of the thirty-three organizations that we interviewed last year, no market leader has connected these demand signals). It was a cold, crisp winter in Boston.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

BOSTON (September 30, 2019) ToolsGroup, a leader a global leader in supply chain planning software, has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Demand Planning 2019 Vendor Assessment. . Our customers overcome demand volatility and supply chain complexity for outstanding service levels with reduced inventory.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

A new report from the Food Marketing Institute and Boston Consulting Group highlights the effects increased demand had on organizations in the CPG marketplace. The study analyzed supply chain performance at manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers throughout 2020. Want to make retail chargebacks and out-of-stocks a thing of the past?

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

BOSTON (Sept 5, 2019) – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, shared details of its participation with Optimas Solutions, a leading global industrial distributor and service provider, in the North American Supply Chain Summit (NASCES19), taking place September 10-11 in Chicago. . “One and demand uncertainty.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 7, 2019

American Tire Distributors (ATD) to Highlight How It Worked with ToolsGroup to Tackle Forecasting and Inventory Challenges with S&OP. Companies today are trying to find balance between profitability and exceeding customer expectations,” said Joseph Shamir, CEO, ToolsGroup. On May 14 at 3:50 p.m., About American Tire Distributors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Commerce is global and regional at the same time, the world is getting smaller and more interconnected, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers operate in this build-anywhere and sell-anywhere market. Here we have compiled a list of the top six challenges that CPG companies face in the post-pandemic market.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 6, 2022

Solutions enable real-time inventory availability and fulfillment optimization for retailers. BOSTON—June 7, 2022 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, today announced its acquisition of Onera, a provider of real-time inventory availability and fulfillment software solutions to retailers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Stuck at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns, only 10% of companies are making progress. Short cycles require buffer inventories and short lead times.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Most companies have made their own organizations more efficient (ROA), but they have not reduced inventories and they have pushed costs back in the supply chain on suppliers that are less able to bear them. Look at the gyrations of Boston Scientific and Eli Lilly for the same period of time. Consider figure 1 re Healthcare.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2021

The day before I traveled to Boston, I spoke to a client. The issues result in late arrivals and customer service issues. Consumer goods manufacturers will pay 60-70% more in retail deductions, and the retail struggle to source for the holidays will worsen. I must admit that it felt soooooo good. Why does this matter?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

As an offspring of globalisation, supply chains are focused on optimisation – cost reduction, just-in-time deliveries and tight inventory-to-sales ratios. A significant paradigm shift in procurement and inventory control is an emerging area of focus. Build-In supplier network redundancies: Single-source dependency is high risk.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The discussion dove deep into the state of the medtech supply chain and manufacturing. Can you share how you collaborated with suppliers, partners, customers or even competitors? Joanne: “Abiomed delivered over $1M worth of PPE to local hospitals in the Boston area and we continue that line of communication and support to this day.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

Meanwhile, turbulence is the norm for manufacturing supply chains. Be Careful on Customer Service Automation. Customer service automation is an ongoing opportunity. The customer experience is rough. Today, as I tried to get service from a local network provider, the response was, “Sorry. The reason?

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

Whether the cause is e-commerce growth, the tight labor market, or changing distribution models, inventories and carrying costs are rising. To move goods closer to end customers, companies are adding safety stocks, expanding overflow capacity and increasing inventories. The need for automation is undeniable.

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