ToolsGroup

APRIL 17, 2019

BOSTON (April 17, 2019) – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, today shared it will exhibit and present at the American Supply Chain Summit 2019 , taking place April 25-26 in Dallas. Our customers consistently see service levels increase while inventory, cost, and waste go down.”.

ToolsGroup 120

ToolsGroup Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software 120

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.

Supply Chain Planning Software 156

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software Scenario Planning 156

The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Longer lead times, complex handoffs between logistics providers, data flow between disparate systems…requires a new way of thinking for efficient inventory moves from origin to the final customer efficiently. 5) How can the gig economy and ride-share companies support delivery needs in the midst of ongoing workforce shortages.

Supply Chain Strategy 130

Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Software Sourcing Strategies 130

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

On a cold Boston winter day, I slipped into my seat on a back row in a packed conference room at AMR Research. I struggled to manage myself as I settled in elbow-to-elbow with the group to listen to the presentation. I struggled to manage myself as I settled in elbow-to-elbow with the group to listen to the presentation.

Gartner 235

Gartner Supply Chain Software Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement 235

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. Driving manufacturing excellence without a clear definition of supply chain excellence throws the supply chain out of balance, decreasing customer service and increasing inventory and overall cost. Reflection. To illustrate the point, let me share a story.

Supply Chain Planning Software 321

Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software 321

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

AMR Research was an industry analyst firm in Boston. Companies entered the pandemic with twenty more days of inventory than at the beginning of the great recession. When companies were growing, I also discovered that the cost and inventory metrics better aligned with peers. Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Reflection.

Gartner 197

Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 197

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2014

They came to Boston to tell us the story of Llamasoft. It could no longer be just about inventory levels. This analysis needed to be completed monthly and fed to newer forms of inventory optimization technologies. I smiled as I began to present the story of the “Metrics that Matter.” Reflections.

Supply Chain Design Software 268

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Network Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 268

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2023

According to a published report from New Hampshire’s Manchester Union Leader via Yahoo News , plans for the sixth facility call for the construction of a 102,418 square foot combination office and manufacturing facility within Londonderry, New Hampshire , near the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. billion in sales reported for 2022.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Sourcing Strategies Manufacturing 52

EMERGE App

JANUARY 1, 2020

Boston Consulting Group – Cross-Border Payments presentation by Sukand Ramachandran, Sibos, Boston 2014). We’ve got you covered if you’re using an inventory management system like EMERGE App. We know that you don’t use your inventory management solution in isolation.

Currency 52

Currency Purchasing Skills Inventory Management Software Manufacturing Procurement 52

ToolsGroup

JUNE 11, 2019

MANN+HUMMEL to Present How It Partnered with ToolsGroup to Increase Fill Rate and Cut Inventory. BOSTON, June 11, 2019 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, today shared details of its participation in the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference, taking place June 17-19 in Barcelona.

Supply Chain Planning Software 43

Supply Chain Planning Software Gartner ToolsGroup Supply Chain Planning 43

Enterra Insights

AUGUST 23, 2022

We have to figure out our workforce management and our talent, and our pricing and our systems and our inventory management. Atkinson explains, “Retailers understand the importance to consumers of presenting a coherent brand experience, with online and in-person shopping combined.” We have to fix our supply chain.

Retail 130

Retail Supply Chain Planning Software Predictive Analytics Software Price Reduction 130

Enterra Insights

AUGUST 23, 2022

We have to figure out our workforce management and our talent, and our pricing and our systems and our inventory management. Atkinson explains, “Retailers understand the importance to consumers of presenting a coherent brand experience, with online and in-person shopping combined.” We have to fix our supply chain.

Retail 130

Retail Supply Chain Planning Software Predictive Analytics Software Price Reduction 130

Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Last week I attended the Sales and Operations Planning Summit in Boston. Talk in the lobby confirmed that one of the highlights was the session conducted by Logility's Sean Willems, Chief Scientist, Inventory Optimization Solutions. There is value in jointly optimizing production and inventory planning.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning S&OP 100

ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Today the stakes are even higher , with the ever-present ghost of disruption rattling supply chains around the world. Read on to learn about: Seasonal Inventory and Its Application Across Industries. Benefits of Effective Seasonal Inventory Management. Understanding Seasonal Inventory and Its Implications Across Industries.

Inventory Reduction 156

Inventory Reduction Inventory Optimal Sourcing Supply and Demand 156

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 19, 2014

Instead, what I observed when I looked at the data, was that most companies that I had worked with (in my role as an industry analyst, I had worked with over 300) were going backwards on margin and inventory turns. Resiliency is the pattern at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. “Ugh,” I said.

Gartner 312

Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Software 312

Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

12 | Profile Hans Willems, Vice President Supply Chain Europe, Boston Scientific. A Boston Scientific medical device is used somewhere in the world every two seconds, but the company is much more than a medical device manufacturer. Supply chain has played a crucial role in its evolution into a provider of solutions for hospitals.

Supply Chain Planning Software 60

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Gartner Agile and Lean Supply Chain 60

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. . and demand uncertainty.

Supply Chain Planning Software 34

Supply Chain Planning Software ToolsGroup Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning 34

Logility

APRIL 8, 2014

Sean Willems delivered a master class on why optimized inventory policies are crucial to profit-enhancing segmentation strategies that achieve differentiated service levels and maximum return on investment.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Strategy 100

Logility

MARCH 2, 2011

Sean Willems, associate professor, Boston University, will explore how multi-echelon inventory optimization (MEIO) helps companies significantly improve supply chain performance to simultaneously reduce inventory cost, boost customer service and strategically align Sales and Operations Planning.

Optimal Sourcing 100

Optimal Sourcing Florida S&OP Logility 100

RFgen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Boston’s Tufts Medical Center is more than just the average medical facility. He also served as Boston Children’s Hospital’s contract analyst and value analysis coordinator. In fact, he shared some of his ideas through a Health Industry Distributors Association presentation along with other supply chain experts.

Vendor Strategies 52

Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction Waste Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 52

RFgen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Boston’s Tufts Medical Center is more than just the average medical facility. He also served as Boston Children’s Hospital’s contract analyst and value analysis coordinator. In fact, he shared some of his ideas through a Health Industry Distributors Association presentation along with other supply chain experts.

Vendor Strategies 52

Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction Waste Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 52

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.

Supply and Demand 150

Supply and Demand Forecasting Modeling Forecasting Software 150

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. . and demand uncertainty.

Supply Chain Planning Software 24

Supply Chain Planning Software ToolsGroup Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning 24

ToolsGroup

MAY 7, 2019

American Tire Distributors (ATD) to Highlight How It Worked with ToolsGroup to Tackle Forecasting and Inventory Challenges with S&OP. Our customers consistently see service levels increase while inventory, cost, and waste go down.” Mark will also be available at the ToolsGroup booth following the presentation to answer questions.

Gartner 24

Gartner ToolsGroup Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning 24

Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

I’m at Heathrow airport waiting to board my flight back to Boston, which is delayed by over an hour so far. I’ll be back across the pond next week to present at Quintiq’s World Tour London event. With driverless trucks and 3D printing making the news again this week, it seems like I will need to update my presentation again.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 0

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Network Software Predictive Analytics Software 0

MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 12, 2013

On January 22, 2014, some 120 master’s students representing about 30 countries will gather at the MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, USA to present 70 to 80 supply chain thesis research projects. Each project will be presented on electronic posters created by the students for the event. Here are some examples.

Research 99

Research Malaysia Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Strategy 99

Talking Logistics

APRIL 15, 2016

Today marks the three-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, a sad and scary day, especially those of us living in the Boston area. My wife’s cousin ran the marathon that year and he wasn’t able to finish the race due to the bombings, but as I wrote at the time , we were just happy he made it home safely.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

Logistics Network Optimization Software Rail Software Demand Planning Software Logistics 100

Kinaxis

AUGUST 18, 2015

Carl was an Inventory Manager. PLAN ning to reduce inventory by 10%, Carl, the inventory manager, DO es it using RapidResponse. CHECK ing on the status of the inventory reduction, His boss is impressed by Carl’s ACT ions, so he says, “Carl, thanks for your rapid response! The Rise of the Inventory Planner.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Scenario Planning Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

Enterra Insights

JULY 15, 2020

”[2] Good planners don’t just extrapolate the present into the future. A decade ago Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysts Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny asserted, “The ‘what if?’ Wright concludes, “With AI, supply chain professionals can optimize orders based on factors like inventory reallocation and prioritization.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software 100

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The Boston area is a hub for warehouse robotics companies. Inventory totes arrive at an operator workstation. The operator places items to one of the two induction points (two induction points allow the workstation to maximize presentations).

Warehousing 354

Warehousing Optimization Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Innovation 354

6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Importantly, flexible supply chains cut costs and improve cash flow, in part through a 10% to 40% increase in inventory turns. ’ Examples of such bad behavior include sales representatives inflating their forecasts to ensure adequate supply, or operations maintaining extra inventory to account for low forecast accuracy.

Supply Chain Planning Software 116

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Modeling 116

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

It’s hard to believe that after so many years, a legend of Boston has officially called it quits. The Bosstones were a classic Boston band that somehow even featured a member that simply known as the Dancing Bosstone. Sam’s Club rolling out inventory accessory for cleaning robots. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 188

Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics New Jersey North America 188

ToolsGroup

JULY 29, 2020

Prestigious award presented by Microsoft at the Inspire event. BOSTON and MILAN (July 29, 2020) ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, is proud to announce it has been awarded Microsoft’s Best ISV Solution Innovation Award at Inspire 2020, the annual event dedicated to the Microsoft partners ecosystem.

ToolsGroup 31

ToolsGroup Innovation Supply Chain Planning Software S&OP 31