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ToolsGroup Acquires Mi9 Retail’s Demand Management Business

ToolsGroup

Mi9 Retail’s Demand Management business was formerly known as JustEnough Software. Combined company gives retailers a powerful new technology arsenal to efficiently improve product availability under constrained supply and outperform the competition. Acquisition coincides with significant new growth investment from Accel-KKR.

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

” The industry is in a groupthink, largely missing the opportunities for breakthrough innovation. Managing the Contrarian Deep Inside Of Me It is hard to manage the contrarian deep inside of me. My lessons learned from doing ten years of analysis include the following: Lack of Supply Chain Economies of Scale.

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Transversing the Paradox River

Supply Chain Shaman

Definition As I follow the evolution of supply chain technology, I am struck by what I see as a stream of paradox and anomaly, and the tendency of supply chain leaders to cling to convention. Leaders in building supply chain capabilities on graph technologies are failing to drive break through process innovation.

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ToolsGroup Acquires Evo for Industry Leading Responsive AI

ToolsGroup

The integration of Evo’s responsive AI solutions with ToolsGroup Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+) and JustEnough® solutions will offer customers the most efficient, real-time supply chain and price optimization solution available. We are very excited about this new chapter in Evo’s journey.”

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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. This year’s field of nominees was highly competitive and excellent overall, coming from all sectors of supply chain management.

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Supply Chain: Learning How to Dance

Supply Chain Shaman

Is The Supply Chain Out of Rhythm? On a supply chain blog? As I struggle to build musicality, I think about the rhythms and cycles of the supply chain. In all cases, with my clients, I find the internal supply chain is out of step—lacking musicality with either the channel or the supplier base.

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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

Time For A Supply Chain Check-Up? When a company contacts me to help them with their supply chain, the pain is usually a gap in customer service. To complete a supply chain diagnostic, I take these four steps: Step One. Supply chains are not the same. Analyze Past Results in Customer Service.