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Industry 4.0: The Emergence of Cognitive Manufacturing

Enterra Insights

Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) explain the first three revolutions were driven by steam, electricity, and automation. ”[1] The fourth revolution is being driven by data. Stepping stones between the two revolutions include the generation of big data, advanced computing, and the rise of digital manufacturing.

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ToolsGroup Partners with Planalytics to Bring Weather-Driven Analytics to Retail Planning

ToolsGroup

BOSTON, February 16, 2022 : ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, has partnered with Planalytics to integrate their weather-driven demand (WDD) analytics with ToolsGroup’s retail planning solutions, enabling customers to isolate, measure, and manage the influence of weather on their businesses.

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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

On a cold Boston winter day, I slipped into my seat on a back row in a packed conference room at AMR Research. When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. Only 29% of manufacturers easily manage total cost trade-offs. The reason? The result? The reason?

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7 Ways to Strategically Elevate Freight Procurement

Talking Logistics

In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process. As a strategic process, transportation procurement may still seem very tedious and challenging. Hire smart data analysts.

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Study Shows Two-Thirds of Companies Yet to Execute Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

New survey finds that most companies are still formulating and gaining support for a digital strategy, with fear of change and data challenges as leading roadblocks. . BOSTON, Mass. PRESS RELEASE. and HOUSTON, Tex. revenue and profit) (37%) rounded out the top four drivers of planning digitization.

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

AMR Research was an industry analyst firm in Boston. Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) My desire was to make the rankings of the Top 25 supply chain report data-driven based on balance sheet results. When companies were growing, I also discovered that the cost and inventory metrics better aligned with peers.

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Water is as Important to Some Industries as Electricity

Enterra Insights

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysts explain, “Whether there’s too much, too little, or it’s too polluted, the global water supply is in crisis. Transition to adaptive policies that enable NbS across infrastructure engineering, procurement, and construction. Measure, disclose, and report on impacts. .”