Logility

JANUARY 13, 2022

NASDAQ: AMSWA ), through its operating entities, delivers an innovative technical platform with AI-powered capabilities for supply chain management and advanced retail planning that is accelerating digital supply chain optimization from product concept to customer availability. Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022. About American Software, Inc.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

One of the goals of the conference was to challenge the audience to redefine work. In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. The question is, “Why?”

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 24, 2022

At the conference, I was fortunate to see a presentation from Brent Wilson, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Qualcomm. As Brent mentioned in his introduction, it has been a challenging few years for semiconductor manufacturers. For Qualcomm, it is all about innovation. As Covid spread, so too did factory closures.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The introduction of E-Procurement: Price and availability are not the only factors to be considered in a purchasing decision, especially now that a strong supply chain has become an unmissable element for every company in today’s business climate (Namulo, 2017).

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

I know that your primary focus is procurement. The Companies with the greatest success are smaller and usually drive product innovation into the market. Or planned orders to purchase orders?) Go to the source. ” Anna, this blog post is for you. Clear mission.) And how do we measure it? (Is I don’t know.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

, spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference. This global, Tier 1 manufacturer is headquartered in Stockholm and had revenues of over $8 billion last year. in turn, is a boutique procurement consultancy. The implementation was not trivial.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Anthony started his career in tech as a Commercialization Associate, where he identified and evaluated emerging technologies and innovations. Anthony’s clients varied from construction, trucking, industrial, software, manufacturing, and retail industries. FreightWaves is made up of three interconnected pillars: FreightWaves’?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My first focus was on China sourcing. I firmly believe that the rebound of the economy requires strong supply chains, but to make this happen, we need to turn our backs on historic practices and innovate new ways of working. China was the source of over 90% of PPE.) Sadly, the economy fell to the inevitable community spread.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

When my flight canceled, I was en route to the annual AMR conference in Phoenix. Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Demand latency is two-eight weeks delayed from consumption purchase to translate to an order.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, ResMed, Ross Stores, Sleep Number, Subaru, Toro, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company. More supply chain innovation happens in contract manufacturing–look at Jabil’s results–in the Contract Manufacturing industry with a 6-8% margin than in these high margin sectors. (No

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 18, 2024

Anders Billesø Beck , Vice President of innovation and strategy at Universal Robots, explains, “2023 was an exciting year for innovation. I look forward to seeing the benefits of machine learning reach more manufacturers in 2024. As I noted earlier, this so-called singularity is the source of both anticipation and anxiety.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2015

A global marketplace is emerging that represents a huge opportunity for manufacturing. But the market is segmented, demanding specialization that will be tough for traditional manufacturers to handle. Technology and Manufacturing: It is a Part of the Cerasis DNA & How we Empower our Manufacturing Shippers.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2018

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published last week , “Competing on Customer Experience: The Driving Force Behind Supply Chain Innovation.” A total of 137 respondents completed the survey from Manufacturing, Retail, Logistics Service Provider, and other companies in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Business continuity continues to be a risk for many retailers and manufacturers. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory: Source Supply Chain Insights. Definition of groupthink A pattern of thought characterized by self-deception, forced manufacture of consent, and conformity to group values and ethics Wikipedia.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

(NASDAQ: AMSWA), a leading provider of innovative AI-powered supply chain management and advanced retail planning solutions, today announced that it will release its Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 financial results after the U.S. financial markets close on Thursday, November 18, 2021. About American Software, Inc.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Yesterday, I facilitated a group of business leaders attempting to drive innovation in supply chain practices. Conferences, external training, or educational forums took a back seat. I have never seen a time where there is as much innovation and confusion in the supply chain market. The last five years were tough for the group.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) A forum was great for networking but not for driving process innovation. For example, client-server to cloud architectures offered great promise for process innovation, but companies just moved their processes without asking how to drive new levels of value from technology.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2018

My goal in this blog post is to answer a series of questions I got from the audience when I spoke at a couple of conferences this week. Through digital marketing, small brands are cropping up all over, and it is sentiment analysis and digital content driving purchases. Locate them in an innovation center, not a function.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

Let’s start with honesty and a focus on process innovation. To move forward, companies must side-step traditional functional metrics like Purchase Price Variance, OEE, and functional costs to focus on margin, inventory effectiveness, and functional reliability metrics like first-pass yield, inbound ontime and schedule adherence.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. Significant emission reductions require large scale innovation and major capital investments across the globe. degrees Celsius,” states the Climate Action Tracker.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 9, 2018

According to article authors Stephen Laaper, Glenn Yauch, Paul Wellener and Ryan Robinson, a DSN enables the integration of data from various sources to better inform production and distribution. In addition, research conducted by APICS, Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute predicts that 3.5 Training for the DSN world.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 15, 2017

While there is a lot of hype about digital transformation, and I feel that the confluence of the new technologies offers great promise, the testing of planning alternatives is only for innovators. As I talk through the market options, I find we have solutions for two groups of buyers now–innovators and late majority/laggards.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 2, 2016

During the spring, I get to spend a lot of time in airplane(s) attending and speaking at technology confer ences. We also see that manufacturing companies with a strong dependency on BPO are less agile and rate themselves lower on innovation. Open source needs maintenance. I have done this for a decade.

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Unleashed

APRIL 2, 2024

In this issue: The latest in global supply chain news Insights from an ecommerce niche-market pioneer Tips for reducing transportation costs Job opportunities from Sony, Patagonia, and more In supply chain headlines Food & Beverage sector sees continued growth and innovation. Over 1/3 of manufacturers struggling with data.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 17, 2018

Brad Householder, Founder and CEO of b2i, spoke at the ToolsGroup TG18 user conference recently and presented an innovative approach to strategically analyze your value chain to focus digital investments. Short and wide boxes, like auto manufacturing represent large, lower-margin segments.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 14, 2021

2020 has been the year of virtual conferences and meetings for most of us. We thank all those who have written in, to give us some feedback of the event for which we are grateful and indicative of the many industry players who are actively driving change, innovation and shaping the future. BY Joe Lombardo, Editor-In- Chief, LogiSYM.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 6, 2016

So mark your calendar with the relevant supply chain conferences. Logy Conference. eWorld Purchasing & Supply. Sedex Conference. SCM & Optimization Conference. Supply Chain Innovations. Turkey Trade & Export Finance Conference 2016. Manufacturing SC Officer Summit. Marcus Evans.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Next year’s conference will be on September 8th-11th in Franklin, TN, south of Nashville, TN. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Working for a large manufacturer, she was trying hard; but failing, to integrate Ariba, Elemica, and GT Nexus. To help, I set up a series of dinner meetings for Maddy to speak to other manufacturers working on similar problems. Ethical Sourcing. These are all issues in ethical sourcing initiatives. None had the answer.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

I also had the opportunity to speak at the GHX conference and facilitate a leadership workshop on the required changes for implantable devices. Medical Device Manufacturer. The focus has been on sourcing and managed costs. They are primarily focused on cost management on new purchase decisions. The problem is us.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2018

From May 2016 through the end of August 2017, “17 CEOs of public Big Food manufacturers and retailers had departed, or announced their intention to,” according to an article published last September in Fortune. The theme of the conference was “Go Boldly Together.” Source: Nulogy.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Just-In-Time inventory management approach revolutionized manufacturing forever. Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory Management, also known as lean manufacturing or the Toyota Production System (TPS), is a strategy that aligns raw-material orders from suppliers directly with production schedules. How Does Just-In-Time (JIT) Work?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2021

Amazon and other ecommerce innovators have been the leading agents of disruption. Ecommerce has thrust DCs into the limelight and elevated distribution as a source of potential competitive advantage, or disadvantage. Distribution Disrupted. Distribution has changed more in the past five years than it did over the previous 20.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JUNE 22, 2014

Just finished speaking at the EurOMA conference in Palermo, and was excited by the discussions and feedback over the course of today. During my visit, Giovanni Perrone, also emphasized how the Italian economy is seeing a resurgence of manufacturing and product development.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 9, 2014

by Trevor Miles I’m on my way back from Tokyo where I attended our user conference, Kinexions Tokyo , in Japan, just 5 weeks after our Kinexions North America user conference in San Diego. If attendance at both conferences is anything to go by, 2015 is going to be even busier than 2014. Buffalo Technologies. • Dow AgroSciences.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Jennifer Overstreet, Director of Digital Content at the National Retail Federation, reports Li & Fung, CEO Spencer Fung, told participants at a 2018 NRF conference, “The supply chain will become faster, digital and more innovative. 3D Printing and On Demand, Additive Manufacturing. Move now, or get left behind.

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Kinaxis

JULY 19, 2017

That in turn is changing how organizations are manufacturing and delivering goods. Manufacturers are getting in on the action as well, splitting shipping costs with competitors to ensure trucks don’t go out half-filled. Key points: Explore crowd sourced delivery capabilities, they’re expanding nationally at a rapid pace.

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