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2024: Planning for Success Amid the Uncertainty

Logistics Viewpoints

Sourcing and procurement comes in close second at 88 percent, followed by innovation at 87 percent. Logistics and inventory management rounds out the top four focus areas at 82 percent. Other critical functions include order management, manufacturing, and product development.

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Steering innovation: The importance of agile decision-making in the auto industry

Kinaxis

Propulsion technology advances, combined with the need to be environmentally responsible, is pushing the industry towards alternative fuel sources, including the electric vehicle. Rapidly changing consumption preferences require better data management and intelligence. That makes intelligence paramount in today’s market.

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Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium

ivalua

Vishal Patel and Peter Hunt delivered their session ‘Creating Value with Strategic Sourcing’ to discuss how Procurement professionals are recognizing that the fast-paced digital landscape of today demands new approaches to category management and strategic sourcing. The answer is simple – automation.

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Get Ready for Success! 4 Critical Workstreams for Successful Procurement Implementation

ivalua

As an industry analyst, he researched and advised organizations in various industries​ on best ​and innovative practices, digitization and optimization. An Analysis by Ivalua Read More : What is Source to Pay Best Practice?

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Robots Take Center Stage at MODEX 2024

Logistics Viewpoints

Examples of Supply Chain Robots at MODEX 2024 Several exhibitors at MODEX 2024 showcased their innovative solutions for supply chain robotics, demonstrating the diversity and potential of this field. NLP can also help robots to access and process information from various sources, such as manuals, databases, or websites.

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The Intersection of Sustainability and Consumer Behavior

QAD

The last 25 years has probably brought us greater innovation than we have seen in quite some time. However, at the same time, the technology of better data management is most definitely helping manufacturers as well. And this behavior does not just stop with the manufacturer or the product sourcing.

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Logility Recognized Among SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners

Logility

a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today announced its recognition as one of SupplyChainBrain ’s 2022 100 Great Supply Chain Partners. ATLANTA, GA (August 16, 2022) – Logility, Inc., Manual entry and spreadsheet-based planning are a hindrance to expansion in today’s competitive marketplace.