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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

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Until there are clear answers, business leaders should avoid buying software from companies with deep investments by venture capitalists. Likewise, data scientists are long on the understanding of software approaches but short on understanding the business. Talent Demand. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud.

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

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SCaaS is a technology-driven approach to managing supply chains, offering comprehensive end-to-end solutions for businesses. SCaaS offers a solution by enabling hospitals to engage in strategic procurement, ensuring standardized operations throughout the contract duration. Let’s delve into this emerging concept.

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Fueling Success: Career in Supply Chain Guide

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We enable them by providing high-quality supply chain on-demand courses, guides, best practices, tools, and mentoring from industry experts. We have Courses like S&OP deployment, Supply Chain Digitalization , , and Negotiation in Procurement. Eight core competencies stand out, encompassing crucial aspects of SCM.

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My Take: E2open Buys Terra Technology

Supply Chain Shaman

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. The initial software product release name was Real-Time Forecasting. The product naming convention changed to Demand Sensing (DS) in 2005. History of Terra Technology.

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What Exactly Is Supply Chain Management? 10 Different Definitions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

When I began my career there was no such thing as “Supply Chain Management” Supply Chain was not a title to be found anywhere on any organization chart. So what exactly is the definition of “Supply Chain Management”? SCM involves the flow of materials, finances and information. Source: [link] ).

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Logility Buys Halo BI

Supply Chain Shaman

On Monday, November 27th, Logility announced the purchase of privately-held Halo Business Intelligence. This announcement continues the trend of supply chain software market consolidation. Logility is a well-established player in the supply chain software market. The company was spun out of the parent company American Software.

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A Guide to Supply Chain Management: Making Intuition More Valuable

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These planning and scheduling decisions occur across a complex playing field organized by decision tier (strategic, tactical, operational, and relevant time response) and organization (corporate planning, factory, marketing, purchasing, etc.). Demand Management. The three primary activities include: 1.