Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Given that the study was funded by an Atlanta-based group, the results are hardly authoritative (for instance, a number of major cities, such as Boston, Charlotte, Denver, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, are not included in the study), but they do offer an interesting view on the supply chain capabilities of seven major regions.

San Francisco 82

San Francisco Los Angeles Supply Chain Software New York City 82

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 23, 2023

Because an ERP system provides a comprehensive view of a company’s operations, it can be used for tracking and reporting on ESG metrics. As the single-source-of-truth, an ERP system enables reporting and analysis of ESG initiatives to be done more easily. Firms that are slow to change could find themselves playing catchup.

Waste Reduction 111

Waste Reduction Report Optimal Sourcing Price Reduction 111

QAD

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

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. For example, in some areas where we have a single-source supplier, we’ve had to increase collaboration with that partner and better understand their risk mitigation strategies.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Resource Reduction Analytics Software 98

Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2019

Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) explain the first three revolutions were driven by steam, electricity, and automation. It helps organizations improve fundamental business metrics such as productivity, product reliability, quality, safety and yield, while reducing downtime and lowering costs.”[3] Industry 4.0

Manufacturing Procurement 100

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software Analytics Software 100

Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

McKinse y, Cap Gemini and the Boston Consulting Group all suggest digital transformation is about applying digital technologies [such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), the Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain] to operational processes and creating improvements.

Supply and Demand 83

Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning 83

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. It strained production functions and increased the need for trucking services, which led to falling performance metrics that rippled across organizations.

Procurement Analytics 69

Procurement Analytics Food Report Logistics Network Optimization Software 69

MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 15, 2015

The other members of the consortium are the University of Massachusetts Medical School, which leads the current initiative, the Boston Children’s Hospital, Avenir Analytics, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The 63 metric ton air shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) and sanitation supplies valued at some $1.8

Liberia 40

Liberia Manufacturing Procurement Cargo Supply Chain Design Software 40

6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Maxim has a Master’s degree from HULT Business School (Boston, USA) and Master’s from Plekhanov Russian State Economy Academy. As the number of products, customers, sources and channels has proliferated, the education, methodologies and decision support tools have not kept up.

Supply Chain Planning Software 96

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy 96

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. High-velocity or streaming data requires different architectures built on non-relational, cloud-based architectures using open source tools like Apache Spark.

Supply and Demand 273

Supply and Demand Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 273

Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

I was hoping for 70F+ weather, but even Florida fell victim to the Polar Vortex, with temperatures only in the 50s (which felt tropical, nonetheless, compared to Chicago and Boston). I woke up at 2:15 am on Wednesday and couldn’t fall back to sleep. I don’t know what I did, but on my way out, I somehow managed to get the duck mad.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 150

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Demand Planning Software 150

6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

“Some companies are starting to invest in creating data-backed profiles of their supplier base so they know where and when to look for second sources. These tools can also rapidly model alternate supply and transportation scenarios, such as rerouting around a port strike or going to an alternate source of supply.”

Supply Chain Planning Software 116

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

Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 12, 2021

A “100-page-plus document was filled with “supplier shall” statements that detailed FedEx’s obligations and outlined dozens of metrics for how Dell would measure success. Language like ‘supplier shall’ and pre-defined performance/penalty metrics are classic terms within buyer-supplier agreements. A buyer and a seller.

Negotiating Skills 88

Negotiating Skills Negotiate Pricing Buyer Training Expense Reduction 88

Enterra Insights

MAY 22, 2019

They write, “Manufacturing matters to the United States because it provides high-wage jobs, commercial innovation (the nation’s largest source), a key to trade deficit reduction, and a disproportionately large contribution to environmental sustainability.”[1] And these sensors are producing data at an unprecedented rate.”

Manufacturing Procurement 100

Manufacturing Procurement Manufacturing Data Prescriptive Analytics Software 100

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 8, 2025

has long tolerated the fact that a huge proportion of workers in the agriculture, construction and hospitality industries are working illegally, what a 2004 Boston Globe editorial called “ the dirty little secret of the American economy.” And that will hit the public hard.” It’s a pretty badly kept secret, though. According to U.S.

Policies 104

Policies Course Price Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 104

o9 Solutions

JULY 14, 2025

Provenance and Trust: The ability to establish a credible and consistent source of truth across the organization. The knowledge economy needs analogous tools: provenance protocols, decision‑linked metrics, and institutional memories that reward validated learning over sheer volume. Sources Cagan, P. You can register here.

Forecasting Software 52

Forecasting Software Purchasing Skills Modeling Software Forecasting 52

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The pilot called air traffic control in Boston and reported: “We don’t have a problem as of flying-wise but we need to return, return back to New York. beverage industry paid $2.175 billion in Section 232 tariffs on 10.295 million metric tons of aluminum since their implementation. We cannot get the horse back secured.”

Logistics Network Optimization Software 313

Logistics Network Optimization Software Price Reduction Material Savings Logistics 313

Precoro

MARCH 28, 2025

A recent survey by Boston Consulting Group found that respondents were able to meet only 48% of their cost-saving goals in 2024. For example, if the company’s electricity bill keeps rising every month, consider switching to more cost-effective light sources like LEDs. So, what’s the solution?

Cost Reduction Strategies 45

Cost Reduction Strategies Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Expense Reduction 45