ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More than ever, seasonal inventory needs to be carefully accounted for during the demand forecasting and inventory planning process , ensuring right-sized inventory that can meet customer expectations while limiting the spend and use of working capital. Benefits of Effective Seasonal Inventory Management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

Meanwhile, turbulence is the norm for manufacturing supply chains. As I sign into the front desk-after-front desk at manufacturers, and open the signature book, I notice a large number of system integrators diligently working on the implementation of traditional enterprise technologies. Second Step: Understand the Role of Inventory.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 25, 2023

ATD will share how collaborative forecasting improved supplier performance and revolutionized its supply chain for business-wide benefits, thanks to ToolsGroup’s AI-driven planning solutions BOSTON – April 25, 2023 – ToolsGroup announced today that we are exhibiting at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2023 in Orlando Florida, May 8-10.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 11, 2023

BOSTON and LONDON – December 12, 2023 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to announce to has been named a technology leader in the in the SPARK Matrix™ analysis of Intelligent Retail Pricing and Promotion Optimization (IRP&PO) by Quadrant Knowledge Solutions (QKS).

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 5, 2022

BOSTON — Oct 6, 2022 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in AI-driven retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, announces it has appointed Pierre Custeau as Chief Technology Officer. . Montreal-based executive brings extensive experience in AI-driven SaaS technology.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The ToolsGroup-NTT DATA partnership is already bringing value to one of the largest paint distributors in the APAC region, optimizing working capital investment in inventory, enhancing customer satisfaction, and improving internal efficiencies.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

BOSTON and LONDON – November 14, 2023 – ToolsGroup , a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to announce it has been named the technology leader in the SPARK Matrix™ analysis of Retail Forecasting and Replenishment (RF&F) by Quadrant Knowledge Solutions (QKS).

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2023

Athletic and leisure footwear manufacturer New Balance has advanced plans to build the company’s sixth footwear manufacturing facility within the United States. Commenting on the Skowhegan facility expansion, Joe Preston, New Balance President indicated: “ Manufacturing has always been at the core of our company culture.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 23, 2023

MILAN and BOSTON – May 23, 2023 – ToolsGroup announced today that we are exhibiting at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, June 5-7. With SO99+, illycaffe has the speed, data insights, and maneuverability to plan and manage inventory sustainably while supporting business growth and satisfying customers.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 7, 2022

BOSTON — Dec 6, 2022 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in AI-driven retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, announces it has appointed Kevin Young as Chief Marketing Officer. ToolsGroup’s innovative AI-powered solutions enable retailers, manufacturers, and distributors to navigate through supply chain uncertainty.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

ToolsGroup has been an invaluable partner, helping us drive growth and achieve greater efficiency through automation while reducing inventory 10%.” About ToolsGroup ToolsGroup’s innovative AI-powered solutions enable retailers, distributors, and manufacturers to navigate through supply chain uncertainty.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 16, 2023

Real-Time Retail connects the JustEnough planning and execution solution with Inventory Hub ® – a dynamic data unification platform – to collect near-live data from siloed systems and serve that information immediately to Allocation, Replenishment and Fulfillment applications to: Track events and changes to inventory across selling channels.

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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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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 3, 2022

BOSTON — August 4, 2022 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in AI-driven retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, announces it has appointed Jon Purdy as Chief Financial Officer and Joseph Luciano as Chief People Officer. ToolsGroup welcomes Jon Purdy as Chief Financial Officer and Joseph Luciano as Chief People Officer. .

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 6, 2023

MILAN and BOSTON – June 6, 2023 – ToolsGroup , a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is thrilled to announce it has been selected by D.I.MAR, an Italian leader in the frozen food industry, to heighten its supply chain performance, bolster supplier relationships, and drive enhanced business results.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

BOSTON (Nov 8, 2021) – ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, today announced its acquisition of Mi9 Retail’s Demand Management business. Agile supply chain management remains a core mission that manufacturers, distributors and retailers must get right.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 11, 2022

While most companies started 2022 with a positive business outlook, they remain extremely concerned about external factors that have impacted supply chain planning strategies in the last two years. The percentage of companies that are not pursuing a digital transformation strategy at all is, at 7%, the lowest we have measured so far.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

As a result, most projects are not clear in scope, with the implementation of visibility as a “functional extension to existing process” lacking a holistic outside-in approach/strategy to sense, respond, and act. In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. Design an Over-Arching Strategy and Building Blocks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2021

The day before I traveled to Boston, I spoke to a client. 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. I so want the pandemic to be over. The issues result in late arrivals and customer service issues.

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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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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 19, 2023

BOSTON – December 19, 2023 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, welcomed members of its partner ecosystem to the ToolsGroup/Engage Alliances Summit 2023 in Vienna, Austria.

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Logility

MARCH 2, 2011

Inventory optimization (IO) has become an increasingly important topic of late as companies try to balance inventory (amount, location, etc.) Recently, I had the pleasure of moderating a webcast [ listen now ] with Michael Martin, manager, global supply planning strategy, Stanley Black & Decker, and Sean Willems Ph.D.,

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 18, 2014

I watched a TED Talk video by Philip Evans, from Boston Consulting Group and shuddered to think that all our traditional fulfillment and inventory models can be drastically transformed by the “consumer”. 3PL’s, Contract Manufacturing, Suppliers, Logistics providers…. This isn’t about incremental change to the business strategy.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

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. And there’s no time to lose–the time is now to execute on a strategy before opportunity and competitive advantage is lost.”. PRESS RELEASE.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 12, 2021

BOSTON, May 12, 2021 – A new study by ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software , and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals ( CSCMP ) has found that only 3% of companies experienced no COVID-related business impact, and 42% of organizations say the pandemic has accelerated their digitization plans.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

BOSTON (September 23, 2022) ToolsGroup , a global leader in AI-driven retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Inventory Optimization 2022 Vendor Assessment. .

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2015

A vigorous supplier relationship management (SRM) strategy can assist organizations in maximizing partnership value, minimize risk, and manage costs through the entire supplier relationship lifecycle. In May, 2014 Raytheon gathered a group of its largest suppliers in Boston, MA to discuss the launch of the company’s Supplier Advisory Council.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

Logistics and Supply Chain Management programmes at Heriot-Watt University Dubai discusses how successful selection and implementation of a digital supply chain strategy can be predicted. Supply chain trends and practices today, are mainly driven by cost optimisation and lean strategy. This has proved to be a major source of risk.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 9, 2023

Since 2015, PTC has hosted LiveWorx , a global forum that brings together manufacturing executives, engineers, product designers, quality leaders, supply chain partners, and other like-minded individuals who are focused on harnessing disruptive technologies to manage uncertainty and transform their business.

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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. The Journey album “ Any Way You Want It ” made me think about the current strategy of wholesale distributors and the desire to provide whatever a customer wants whenever they want it.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Global supply chains are fundamentally rearranging and there’s a lot of reflection on how the urge to optimize efficiency (whether it was offshoring manufacturing to keep labor costs down, or making supply chains very lean to cut inventory costs) made supply chains more fragile. It absolutely has.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Many off-shore manufacturers have returned to the U.S., And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. manufacturers hurried to produce off-shore, believing significant cost reductions and huge profits would follow. Since 2005, U.S.

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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. Leverage Inventory More Effectively. Many CPG companies are at a loss on what to work on to improve these forecasts.

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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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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Chris Johnson heads Tufts Medical Center’s supply chain, and he offers several strategies for those in the healthcare industry looking to make processes more efficienct and reduce costs. Boston’s Tufts Medical Center is more than just the average medical facility. News and World Report, ranked the 268-bed institution No.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Chris Johnson heads Tufts Medical Center’s supply chain, and he offers several strategies for those in the healthcare industry looking to make processes more efficienct and reduce costs. Boston’s Tufts Medical Center is more than just the average medical facility. News and World Report, ranked the 268-bed institution No.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The discussion dove deep into the state of the medtech supply chain and manufacturing. 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. Joanne: “Abiomed has always had robust risk mitigation strategies in place.

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