Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Many of the case studies being presented at today’s conferences were born during the pandemic and the post-pandemic turbulence. One of my insights from doing the industry analysis for the Supply Chains to Admire each year is that smaller and less well-known companies outperform larger and better-known manufacturers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The discipline has done a good job of driving collaboration between sales and marketing and manufacturing, procurement, and logistics. I attended the SAP Spend Connect Live conference in Vienna, Austria a couple weeks ago. This user conference focused on SAP’s spend management and business network solutions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

I smiled on the week following the conference as the accolades piled up in my inbox. Attending the conference was Alexia Howard, Senior Research Analyst – US Foods for Sanford C. Following the conference, Alexia asked for me to share the methodology with over 150 financial analysts. 110 supply chain leaders attended.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 4, 2025

In todays rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape, building a modern tech stack is not just a strategic advantage but a necessity for maintaining competitiveness. EMBRACING INTERCONNECTIVITY: SEAMLESS INTEGRATION IN MANUFACTURING TECH Interconnectivity is a cornerstone of a modern manufacturing tech stack.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2025

As our Supply Chain Matters readers may have noticed from various social media feeds, this week has been one that featured two supply chain technology focused conferences and a noteworthy product release announcement. The application was initially configured for furniture manufacturing and design company MillerKnoll.

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o9 Solutions

JUNE 12, 2025

It was the first time we built a true conference from scratch. That kind of engagement is hard to manufacture. You can read the top takeaways of the Retail & Manufacturing sessions here. You can read the top takeaways of the Manufacturing sessions here. Each one has helped grow our community and sharpen our thinking.

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o9 Solutions

JUNE 12, 2025

This conference was ambitious. That kind of engagement is hard to manufacture. You can read the top takeaways of the Manufacturing sessions here. Sign up now The post My takeaways from aim10x Europe, o9’s new conference appeared first on o9 Solutions. The feedback was clear. This is something attendees want more of.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 2, 2025

Background I find that each conference provides the audience with a new framework to consider. There is no unifying data model to align procurement and manufacturing, transportation and distribution, revenue management and demand planning, or sales account teams with supply chain planning. But, as the dust settles, is there value?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 8, 2014

There was no line in the bathroom at the Kansas City CLM conference in 2001, but there will be at the CSCMP conference in San Antonio in 2013. In preparation, we are finishing up research on supply chain planning excellence, big data and supply chain, supply chain talent, and digital manufacturing.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

(NASDAQ: AMSWA), a leading provider of innovative AI-powered supply chain management and advanced retail planning platforms, today announced that Allan Dow, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Vincent Klinges, Chief Financial Officer, will present virtually at the following investor conference: Jefferies Virtual Software Conference.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2025

Peter is a widely published author in numerous trade press and frequent presenter at utility industry conferences. His expertise spans across generation, transmission, distribution, and smart grid and renewables-related technologies, with a strong focus on ROI- and strategic marketing- driven concerns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

The operating margin for the medical device industry is 4X that of the automotive manufacturer and 2x the margin of the hospital. It is because the conversations at the conference were yesterday’s discussions. I heard Stryker share the story of adoption over a period of five years at the GHX conference last year.

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Logility

JANUARY 13, 2022

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Time: 10:00 am ET. A live webcast of the presentation will be accessible via American Software’s website and archived for a limited time at www.amsoftware.com/investor-relations.

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BlueYonder

MAY 30, 2024

As vehicles become more connected, autonomous, electric, and customizable, automotive manufacturers are increasingly evolving into technology companies. Unlike traditional manufacturers, technology companies operate with greater agility and responsiveness. As we heard at the conference, the vehicle logistics industry is responding.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 12, 2025

Global based contract manufacturing services provider Foxconn announced this week the availability of an Advanced AI based large language model aimed at improving manufacturing and supply chain management services. Copyright 2025, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters blog. All rights reserved.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 17, 2024

The recent eP Summit conference, the Pitti Immagine event focused on the latest digital and technological innovations tailored for the fashion industry, featured approximately 800 specialized operators and an extensive program of roundtables and presentations. Here are our top three takeaways from the conference: 1.

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QAD

JANUARY 23, 2025

In 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) was everywhere in countless headlines, on every conference agenda and on the minds of leaders in virtually every industry. This is the year that AI stops being just a buzzword and begins to evolve into an operational imperative for manufacturers, retail and supply chain companies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 24, 2025

You will not find the top performers on stage at the many supply chain conference bragging about their performance. At a recent seminar, when I asked how many metrics companies measured in S&OP, all of the manufacturers in the room hands were raised when I said over fifty. Yet, they outperform year-over-year. The Gap is Growing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 19, 2018

Here I answer the questions that I commonly get when speaking on the Supply Chains to Admire Methodology at conferences to help the reader understand the results and what it means for Supply Chain Excellence. It is a conference to have you think differently and drive new outcomes. What Can We Learn? In Table 1, we list the winners.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Interestingly, in Q3 2023, 38% of manufacturers, distributors and retailers missed their target for revenue guidance for the quarter. My conclusion?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2024

The announcement came on May 15th at the company’s annual user conference, Momentum. Manufacturers refer to it as the “shop floor to top floor disconnect.” Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH) announced the release of Manhattan Active Supply Chain Planning. This puts their SCP on the same microservices platform as their other solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 18, 2022

We were also joined by over 1,500 people from around the world who attended the conference virtually. The theme for the conference was “Ready. It began with the sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution of necessities for life. At the conference, the first two Amplifiers were introduced: Demand.AI and Supply.AI.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The theme of this year’s conference was “Generating Value Together: Beyond Accuracy, Toward Intelligence.” By implementing Blue Yonder Cognitive Demand Planning, HEINEKEN is looking to increase its forecast accuracy, reduce forecast bias and — in keeping with the conference theme — make more intelligent, data-driven decisions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

AGCO is an agricultural equipment manufacturer. Here is what Mr. Toornman said at the conference. “We When a supply chain disruption occurs, it is not uncommon for complex equipment and automotive manufacturers to have different plants in their company fight each other for the same components. We need people that are adaptable.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Consumers became more loyal to retail brands, and retailers increased the number of products manufactured and marketed as house brands. Each year I go to the Consumer Goods and Technology (CGT) conference where speaker-after-speaker talks about retail/supplier collaboration. During the next decade, the power shifted to the retailer.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

The current taxonomy (or frame/models) for the engines does not address the issues of the global multinational manufacturing company. In the Global Supply Chain, there are More Constraints To Address Than Just Manufacturing. A manufacturing company’s safety stock is 30-40% of the total inventory requirement. The reason?

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Jeff Tucker and Joe Lynch discuss the Breakbulk Americas conference. Ratzenberger has become Hollywood’s most outspoken advocate for manufacturing, skilled labor and the companies that are the foundation of our great country. Conference Registration. About Jeff Tucker. About Breakbulk Americas. Key Takeaways: Breakbulk Americas.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2021

In the design thinking workshops for multiple manufacturers, these were conspicuously absent. The goal of the conference is to Imagine the supply chain of the future. The conference is in Franklin, TN on September 7th-10th, 2021. Remember the need for goal clarity, rules, and clear metrics in my opening paragraph?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2025

There is nothing like harnessing the energy of a user conference to outline a bold vision for a transforming world. In that vein, Blue Yonders ICON 2025 didnt disappoint. Hosted at the Gaylord in Nashville the week harnessed the theme of machine speed and precision across connectedsupply chain processes.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 16, 2019

DELMIA Quintiq customers will have another chance to meet at the DELMIA Quintiq User Conference in Düsseldorf, Germany. Day 1 will showcase 16 customer presentations from different industries such as metals, manufacturing, aviation and logistics. Mark your calendar for February 12 and 13. Register now.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 10, 2023

Jorge is Co-CEO of The Nearshore Company , where he helps North American, European, and Asian manufacturing companies to successfully establish reliable manufacturing operations in Mexico. About The Nearshore Company The Nearshore Company is a manufacturing services company that was founded in 1992. Jorge holds a B.A.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

by Stephanie Krishnan – Associate Vice President, IDC Manufacturing & Energy Insights Asia/Pacific, IDC Asia/Pacific. “By By 2025, to improve long-term supply chain profitability, 60% of manufacturers in global supply chains will invest in software tools to support sustainability and circular economy business models.”.

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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. Qualcomm turned to more automation in its semiconductor manufacturing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The jobs reduction will save $1 billion this year, Tomé said on an earnings conference call with analysts on Tuesday. Teradyne , a supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, pulled manufacturing worth about $1 billion out of China last year, a Teradyne spokesperson said on Monday, after U.S. The shares fell as much as 7.6

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor. The focus of the conference is on Supply Chain 2030. The conference is designed for extreme networking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

McCormick Place North Entering the grand concourse and riding the escalator up one floor, we will take a left hand turn into the North Hall, home to the North Manufacturing and Assembly Solution Center and the Robotics and Automation Solution Center. Automate was not co-located with ProMat as it has been in years past. First stop, Manhattan.

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IQMS

DECEMBER 21, 2022

One of the most valuable benefits of attending so many conferences in-person again has been getting to talk with manufacturers about their experiences and priorities for the coming year. Here are the top 2023 manufacturing trends that are being driven by these priorities. Grow investments in workers.

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