Logility

APRIL 7, 2020

In the midst of the seeming chaos many brilliant minds have been working in overdrive to develop innovative solutions to many of obstacles that lie in our way. The Coca-Cola Company and Georgia Institute of Technology are working together to turn plastic sheeting into more than 50,000 plastic surgical shields. That requires focus.

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Procurement Academy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Procurement negotiation refers to a buyer (usually from a company) and a seller (usually from a supplier) working together and discussing the likes of pricing, terms, conditions, and other aspects of a procurement contract. A real-world example to highlight how these principles drive positive outcomes is coffee magnate Starbucks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 27, 2022

In a recent research project, we found that 2/3 of companies had a digital supply chain transformation strategy; however, those that were evolving their strategy performed better during the early months of the pandemic than those that were “clear” on the project plan for a digital transformation. I know, a head-scratcher.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

” The industry is in a groupthink, largely missing the opportunities for breakthrough innovation. While companies talk digital, the projects follow traditional supply-centric paths. The Gartner analysis is biased toward companies within the Gartner network. The audience assumes that the presenting company is outperforming.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches. I disagreed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

There will be little relief in 2022 unless the factors driving the increased import volumes—a strong economy and the fundamental shift in consumer behavior to purchase more goods and less services—change. Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

So, I smile, catch my dinner partner’s eye and ask, “In our prior conversations, you mentioned the lack of clarity on the definition of supply chain excellence in your current deployments and how this is a barrier to implementing supply chain planning properly. Self-driving supply chains are an example.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A good example is accelerated adoption of automation, whether we know it or not. We buy our necessities online twice as much as we did before, we no longer need travel agents to book our trips, and our money transactions do not need a trip to the bank anymore.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Supply chain innovation is slowly simmering in the face of radical disruption. Companies talk about customer-centric supply chains, but most leaders are more comfortable in the world of supply than demand. Examples include Hadoop, Kafka, and Apache Spark. . If I struggled, I am sure that others face the same challenges.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

McKinsey & Company analysts conclude, “For most US consumers, the answer seems to be ‘both.’ One retail sector that witnessed a dramatic rise in online purchases during the pandemic was the grocery sector. The Omnichannel Consumer. ”[2] Yes, consumers can be difficult to figure out. .”[2]

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. In this Part 2 blog post, we will continue to explore how automotive manufacturers are carrying out effective supply chain initiatives and their innovative solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

When it comes to running a company, when things break down executives have traditionally said “we need to improve our forecasting!” Unfortunately, most companies cannot, and will never be able to, consistently rely on highly accurate forecasts. Would better forecasting accuracy be a good thing? Absolutely!

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Supply Chain Insights

JANUARY 18, 2018

Here are my predictions for 2018: Supply Chain Excellence as We Know It Is Redefined. Supply chain excellence definitions evolve as companies explore the Art of the Possible. Companies will begin to realize that “an Integrated Supply Chain” is not a desirable end state. The reason? Analytics Approaches.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

All of this has led companies in the commercial space to prioritise sustainability, which includes a trend towards adopting solar energy. At the COP26 climate conference in 2021, more than 1,000 companies committed to adopt targets to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement goals. Cache Logistics Trust, Singapore.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

Only four percent of companies outperformed their peer groups. While market potential declined, individual company performance declined faster. Let’s start with honesty and a focus on process innovation. Few companies measured the impact on error and bias through the rigor of Forecast Value Added (FVA) analysis.

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AIMMS

MARCH 8, 2016

What are these companies doing differently and what trends should retailers look out for? Today’s shopper prefers to buy online and get products delivered at the best possible time and place, resulting in key shifts in the supply chain. Clarity of supply chain strategy and a clear definition of supply chain excellence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

This means building a cognitive engine to sense, learn, and adapt using market data for innovators. No company interviewed was able to successfully use their current what-if solutions to model pandemic impacts. Companies need an easy-to-use sandbox deployment to visualize supply chain constraints and the impact of variability.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

I find in my Supply Chains to Admire research that 96% of companies (when compared to their peer groups) are unable to drive improvement while delivering higher performance year-over-year on a balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Ecolab, L’Oreal, and TJX are exceptions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 18, 2019

Seeking the next sequel in technology adoption, I want to write how the confluence of new technologies changed companies’ abilities to improve decisions. Not much has changed in technology approaches; and most companies, over the last decade, went backwards not forwards on S&OP maturity. Dependency on Excel.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The last 25 years has probably brought us greater innovation than we have seen in quite some time. It has most definitely impacted how people buy products of all types and in all industries. For example, manufacturers have had to alter business models to be able to accommodate the change in consumer behavior.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

For the past month, I have been working alongside companies implementing digital strategies. In most companies, I find, that there is an organizational imperative, but no consensus on the goal. Or agreement on the definition of supply chain excellence. As a result, functional excellence anchors action. I am tired.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In 2022, I frequently ask companies to draw their river of demand. The process designed to help companies manage constraints outside of lead time took on a life of its own. Orchestration enables companies to effectively manage trade-offs between source, make, deliver and sell.) The process mistakes include: Mistake #1.

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QAD

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Despite significant advances in technological solutions, many companies still run their global supply chain via spreadsheets and email. In the United States for example, many companies have been considering – and some already taken – strategies like near-shoring and reshoring.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

As a result of these God given advantages, farmers have exploited these and through innovation managed to feed a big part of the world far beyond what that country or region needs for their own consumption. These cycles are based on the position away from the equator, creating four seasons: winter, spring, summer and autumn.

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Invata Intralogistics

APRIL 5, 2024

Today’s most ground-breaking innovations lie in state-of-the-art warehouses and the algorithms and automated systems that drive them. By introducing AI-powered robotic picking systems, companies have seen marked improvements in speed and efficiency, reducing fulfillment times and improving customer satisfaction.

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AIMMS

MARCH 8, 2016

What are these companies doing differently and what trends should retailers look out for? Today’s shopper prefers to buy online and get products delivered at the best possible time and place, resulting in key shifts in the supply chain. Clarity of supply chain strategy and a clear definition of supply chain excellence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Founded in 2000, Steelwedge was an innovator in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and was an early provider of cloud solutions for supply chain. I estimate that the company had annual sales of 30M$. ” The company’s press release rhetoric is bullish. However, the company had issues. My answer?

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Shahzaib Khan discusses Resilinc’s journey toward AI-driven supply chain excellence From its early inception in the 60s’ to its increasingly available public access, artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way. For example, imagine we recognize that suppliers A and B have a trade relationship through autonomous mapping.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Ignoring corporate social responsibility (CSR) risks exposing your company to fines, supply chain disruptions, and brand-eroding public scorn. For example, when Tiffany’s decided to stop using coral , the company looked past the effect of coral sales on its bottom line. But simply planting the best grapes isn’t enough.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Many companies are looking for ways to leverage the technology to boost productivity, improve customer relations and more.” 5] They are: Supervised Learning : “Supervised learning requires a programmer or teacher who offers examples of which inputs line up with which outputs.”. Tech journalist Christian Rigg agrees with Wang.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Learn how Resilinc is using predictive AI and generative AI to innovate supply chain risk management. In our Q&A, Shahzaib discussed predictive AI, which is used for supply chain disruption monitoring, hurricane simulators, commodity predictions, supplier screening, and predictive purchase orders.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

He is very passionate about developments in the Supply Chain arena and is always seeking excellence in his drive for efficiency & innovation in Supply Chain operations” – a quality that is very relevant to face up to the many Supply Chain challenges in our path! The silo mentality of traditional organizations must be broken.

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MIT Supply Chain

JULY 10, 2014

Supply chain strategies often include some sort of commitment to innovation, but if the organization is not set up to be truly innovative it’s an empty promise. And the consequences can be severe if your competitors are doing more than paying lip service to innovation. The new laminate had to be in production within 12 months.

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Turvo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As an innovator in customer service across multiple industries, this market giant has forever transformed the face of retail as it is known today. Thanks to the Amazon Effect, innovative supply chain strategies and state-of-the-art technological deployment have become the norm rather than the exception among industry leaders. .

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Resilinc

MARCH 22, 2023

However, by correctly discussing, implementing, and starting a journey toward operational resilience in your company, you can achieve immediate tangible benefits. In the face of adversity, companies that adapt frequently become more resilient. For example, problems won’t come only from supply; you must also address aspects of demand.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 3, 2019

Whether it is access to data, maneuvering around competing innovation objectives, tracking down actual factory-floor operators, or involving oft-neglected procurement groups, there are internal bottlenecks everywhere.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Shoppers can now enjoy more personalised buying journeys, as merchants make it faster and easier to find the products that they’re most likely to purchase. These examples are just the tip of the iceberg. 7 common use cases There are dozens of examples and use cases of AI in eCommerce – more than we have time to discuss today.

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