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ToolsGroup Acquires Evo for Industry Leading Responsive AI

ToolsGroup

Following a significant investment in 2021 from tech-focused private equity firm Accel-KKR, ToolsGroup has expanded its product offerings through the Just Enough demand management acquisition in 2021 and Onera retail execution acquisition in 2022. We are very excited about this new chapter in Evo’s journey.”

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Xilinx Outsources their Demand Management Process

Logistics Viewpoints

Outsourcing is very common in supply chain management. But one thing very few companies outsource is demand management. In fact, until I talked to Lori Pouquette, the vice president of global customer operations at Xilinx, I had never heard of a company outsourcing demand management processes.

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Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS): A Golden Opportunity for the Supply Chain Industry

SCMDOJO

While implementing SCaaS poses challenges, it has demonstrated its effectiveness across industries, fostering company growth, cost reduction, and leveraging cutting-edge technology. allowing them to shift their focus towards core activities like market share and product management. SCaaS offers a strategic impact on business.

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My Take: Let’s Admit Seven Demand Management Mistakes of the Last Decade

Supply Chain Shaman

After two decades of process and technology refinement, excellence in demand management still eludes supply chain teams. T his process was the most widely adopted in the consumer packaged goods industry. Supply chain leaders want to improve it, but are not optimistic that they can make improvements.

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Supply Chain Leadership Model Example in Retail Apparel Industry

Supply Chain Matters

In this posting we provide highlights of a contrasting senior supply chain leadership model, in a different industry, with somewhat similar business process and technology enablement needs, that being branded workwear apparel provider and retailer Carhartt. . Executive Moves. Additional Insights. All rights reserved. .

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Transversing the Paradox River

Supply Chain Shaman

Or tired from two weeks of road travel… But after twenty years as an industry analyst in supply chain technology, I struggle with why we cannot make more progress in the adoption of technology to make better decisions. I am excited by the graph, but disappointed in the industry’s use of the graph to drive process improvement.

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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

In consumer goods industries, better forecasting leads to lower fines from retailers for late or incomplete deliveries. Demand forecasting should be tightly integrated to an inventory optimization application. Some suppliers of demand management software can also provide excellent forecast benchmarking for selected industries.