Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

They view their implementation of a tightly integrated suite of applications delivered in a public cloud infrastructure from Oracle as a platform on which they can build to help drive continuous innovation. HWI uses an innovative way to produce and deliver monolithic products in 55-pound bags. HWI employed a crawl-walk-run methodology.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 18, 2023

In that vein, at Inspire we announced innovations designed to maximize the value and impact of every dollar a company spends. As organizations strive to make their supply chain design a reality through planning and source-to-pay processes, many remain constrained by organizational silos and disparate systems.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Sourcing and procurement comes in close second at 88 percent, followed by innovation at 87 percent. Sourcing and Procurement In sourcing and procurement, the top focus area for 2024 continues to be supplier/vendor relationship management (SRM). With the continued challenges facing supply chains, that is no surprise.

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crisp

APRIL 25, 2024

Kraft Heinz’s data concurs and suggests regardless of income, consumers are seeking value and are finding it at places like dollar stores and club stores. Kraft Heinz’s data suggests regardless of income, consumers are seeking value and are finding it at places like dollar stores and club stores.

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Logility

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Logility’s corporate responsibility solution is far more than a repository of supplier audit data. At the brand level, corporate responsibility visualizes a wide variety of social and environmental data gathered from individual members of the supply chain. Logility enables companies to reach their sustainability goals, and with our 21.02

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 16, 2022

Last Mile Innovation. For that reason, retailers continue to look for innovative ways to reduce costs. The Swiss project is not the only last mile innovation in the works. 5] Ivan Ariza, “ Innovators Continue to Shape the Last Mile. As the GlobalTranz staff pointed out, the last mile can be expensive. As Robert J.

Innovation 130

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 16, 2022

Last Mile Innovation. For that reason, retailers continue to look for innovative ways to reduce costs. The Swiss project is not the only last mile innovation in the works. 5] Ivan Ariza, “ Innovators Continue to Shape the Last Mile. As the GlobalTranz staff pointed out, the last mile can be expensive. As Robert J.

Innovation 130

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

There is a common cliche that necessity is the mother of invention – and by extension, innovation. The past two and half years have certainly brought a variety of challenges and opportunities that have made innovation not just a preference, but essential for manufacturers and distributors to thrive into the future.

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Logility

APRIL 20, 2022

But considering how supply chains have responded and overcome high-impact global and regional events over the past couple of years, Mark Balte, Logility’s executive vice president of supply chain innovation, believes that resilience ultimately comes down to planning. Developing Diverse, Resilient Sourcing Strateg ies.

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ModusLink Corporation

APRIL 27, 2023

Global Fulfillment Innovation Centers on ESG in 2023. Today’s global trade fulfillment and supply chain management depend on advanced and integrated technologies such as mobile apps, cloud-based platforms, real-time data analysis, on-demand communications, and intelligent predictive analysis.

Inventory Reduction 78

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ivalua

DECEMBER 5, 2019

This means companies are under more pressure than ever to innovate at pace. As a result, the role of the supplier has grown in importance – for example, much of the innovation in the aerospace market comes from suppliers rather than traditional aerospace firms. Cost-focused approaches block innovation.

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ivalua

JUNE 14, 2023

Up front efforts to define roles and responsibilities, document requirements, integrate with other enterprise systems, and maximize the value of data will be rewarded in multiple forms well beyond the conclusion of the implementation.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

From the ubiquity of the Internet and various electronic gadgets, we are now in the era of next-level digital space where businesses and individuals can easily leverage the power of cloud computing, big data analytics, AI, and the Internet of Things (IoT). These have become part of many aspects of modern life, including commercial logistics.

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QAD

JULY 13, 2021

I caught up with a former colleague recently to discuss her procurement project which comprised a year-long strategic sourcing engagement. Although she and her team had delivered on a number of procurement objectives through strategic sourcing, she was uncertain where efforts on the supply base should focus next.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2021

Three years ago, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article about the Amazon supply chain , asking if it was the most innovative in the world. According to sources, the incubator is not about tackling the challenges of today’s capacity crunch. The Amazon supply chain continues to be one of, if not the most, innovative in the world.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2021

In the area of big data, geological features are often used to depict the enormity of the data involved. ” Alexandrov and Vesselinov write, “A seemingly bottomless ocean of ‘big data’ has flooded our world. The features that SmartTensors extracts are explainable and understandable chunks of data.”

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EC Sourcing Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

These innovations aren’t just upgrades—they are game-changers, reshaping the procurement landscape and setting the bar for what’s possible. Here are the five game-changing eSourcing innovations that demand your immediate attention. Sustainable and Ethical Sourcing Why Act Now? Why Act Now? Why Act Now? Why Act Now?

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ivalua

MAY 23, 2022

May 23, 2022 – Ivalua, a leading provider of Spend Management Cloud solutions, announced the winners of its Carbon Footprint Innovation Cup at its marquee annual event, Ivalua NOW 2022 in Washington D.C. The Carbon Footprint Innovation Cup featured 17 teams of volunteers. About Ivalua.

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QAD

APRIL 22, 2021

This is certainly true in the area of strategic sourcing where procurement teams rely heavily on manually intensive efforts to identify and select suppliers. Manufacturers face ongoing challenges in selecting the optimal source of supply for the many materials, products and services they procure. Boost Long-term Supplier Relationships.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 29, 2024

Each is an opportunity cost, and a deterrent, for technology leaders to get serious about innovation. Focus outside-in on channel signals, recognize that most companies have five to seven demand streams, and then align the demand streams to supply strategies (using supply network data). Let the Data Speak to You. Next Steps?

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 5, 2014

This key supplier had been identified and sure enough, you have a second source primed and ready to go. We have a problem.” The alternate source uses the same supplier in Taiwan. Adding to this challenge is the reluctance of suppliers to share their sources with their customers for competitive reasons.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2024

Mike Carroll, a vice president at Georgia-Pacific, and Ron Norris, director of innovation at GP While Generative AI has sparked great excitement, a form of artificial intelligence called Causal AI might offer much greater potential. It analyzes new and historical order data, customer preferences, and transactions. What is Causal AI?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 27, 2023

As discussions full of oxymorons, acronyms, and juxtapositions fill the air, I think that it is time to step back, and rethink planning based on the opportunities that new forms of analytics and data give us. True innovation is never defined initially by a mandatory Return on Investment (ROI).) Buyer beware.

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American Global Logistics

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A Comprehensive Introduction, the 4 V's, and Its Significance for Businesses Introduction In the era of digital transformation, the term 'big data' has become more than just a buzzword. Data, analytics, and technology are intertwined concepts that are shaping the future of businesses across the globe. What is Big Data?

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American Global Logistics

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In the digital transformation era, the term 'big data' has become more than just a buzzword. High-volume data, analytics, and technology are intertwined concepts that are shaping the future of businesses across the globe. What is Big Data? To be clear, the concept of big data isn't new.

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Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Regardless of the business, today’s manufacturers are under pressure to innovate faster and gain first-mover advantages while operating under the constraints of stringent regulatory requirements and greater product complexity. EXPLORE ARENA QMS For a full overview of the Fall 2023 Release, customers can consult with their Arena Coach.

Supply Chain Design Software 109

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

North Carolina State Poole College of Management recently produced this 28 page report entitled “ 2019 Supply Chain Data Quality and Governance Study ”. The report contains some great illustrations of the current state of Data governance across the organizations that were surveyed, with a specific focus on the supply chain.

Data 130

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EC Sourcing Group

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Strategic Sourcing Solutions to Enhance Your Bottom Line. Strategic sourcing is vital to procurement and the supply chain overall, as it allows companies to gain the lowest cost of a good or service while minimizing supply chain risk. What Is Strategic Sourcing?

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Following ICON 2023 in Las Vegas, Blue Yonder’s Chief Product Office Gurdip Singh shared the key product innovation takeaways from the event during a Blue Yonder Live session. He shared his views on how to apply innovations to solve deep-rooted supply chain challenges and insights into the $1 billion investment in research and development.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Flavors of Networks Today, only 8% of multi-tier data flows through one-to-many or many-to-many networks while 29% is based on Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). As a result, there is no system of record to synchronize changes, and the data takes one-to-three days to move from node to node. Decline in Innovation Due to M&A.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The Companies with the greatest success are smaller and usually drive product innovation into the market. Testing Of Outside-in Processes Using channel and market data and the redefinition of demand planning from time-phased data to flow decreases the FVA by 10%, removes bias, and decreases the bullwhip by at least 50%.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Product innovation is at the center of many success stories. Every product that exists now, or that existed before, was once an innovation. The most notable innovative products of late have been mostly technological. The term ‘disruptive innovation’ is used quite a lot these days. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Logility

MAY 7, 2020

Companies across all industries and sizes struggle to make sense of and value from the available mountains of data. Structured and unstructured data including that from social media, Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain sources continue to stream in but much is left untouched. Exponential Growth in Supply Chain Data.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 28, 2023

Their short-term profitability and long-term competitive success depend on making the right decisions, almost immediately, about how to source and store products, manage and fulfill orders, and schedule assets like labor and transportation. They can anticipate these events and resolve them proactively, instead of reactively. The problem?

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

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. What this means varies wildly from organization to organization.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 140

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