Wed.Jun 08, 2022

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Demand Forecasting in an Inflationary, Supply-Constrained, Semi-Post-Pandemic Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

Ratios, Comparables, Substitutes, Voodoo, and a Touch of Luck. When Recent History Isn’t Much Help (change in US total capital expenditures. For illustrative purposes only). It is hard to believe it has been two years since I was faced with forecasting WMS and warehouse automation market growth rates in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, I wrote about the COVID pandemic, and how similar events occur that elevate the uncertainty of the market.

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American Software Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Logility

Continued Strong Growth in Subscription Fees Fuels Revenue Growth of 21% in Q4 and Record Revenue in Fiscal 2022. ATLANTA (June 8, 2022) American Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022. Key Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights: Subscription fees were $11.1 million for the quarter ended April 30, 2022, a 37% increase compared to $8.1 million for the same period last year, and software license revenues were up 153% to

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Seven Tried-and-True Ways to Improve Your Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Here are some steps organizations can take to prevent or overcome unexpected supply chain shocks.

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2D Codes: Preparing for the New Dimension

IT Supply Chain

By James Cutforth (pictured). Domino Printing Sciences. The post 2D Codes: Preparing for the New Dimension appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Tail Inventory: The Silent Cost Driver You Shouldn't Ignore

Learn how centralizing slow-moving SKUs can help reduce fulfillment costs by $300M+ while boosting fulfillment efficiency.

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How to Build Customer Loyalty!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 7 Ways to Create a Great Customer Experience! As a business owner, you understand that your customers are why your business exists. Therefore, it’s vital to consider them in everything you do. Your buyer’s needs should be your company’s number one priority; this will boost your sales and build customer loyalty for the foreseeable future.

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The Veteran Affairs (VA) Loan Guide and Its Importance!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Are Long Term or Short Term Loan Periods Better? If you’re a veteran, thank you for defending the country, putting your life in the line of service, and keeping all citizens protected. Everyone surely appreciates all the hard work and sacrifices you made to make this country safe.

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China Export Boom Fades as Supply Chains Shift

Supply Chain Brain

After two years of record exports, Chinese manufacturers are turning downbeat as consumers in their biggest markets curb spending and Covid lockdowns drive customers to competitors in the region.

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Turning every spare corner into a revenue stream

IT Supply Chain

By Steve Purvis (pictured). Managing Director at Bis Henderson Space. The post Turning every spare corner into a revenue stream appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Critical Weather Strategies for Your Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

The global economy is supported by supply chains that are at the mercy of complex weather systems.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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How to Improve Supply Chain Management Efficiency | PLS Logistics Services

PLS Logistics

Supply chains are multifaceted and can be a significant source of competitive advantage. To improve supply chain management efficiency and effectiveness, companies must improve predictability, optimize costs, minimize working capital, mitigate risk, and analyze data.

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Could Smarter Labeling Ease the Supply Chain Crisis?

Supply Chain Brain

One of the most critical components in streamlining supply chains and ensuring that inventory reaches its destination is also one of the most overlooked: the label. .

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What Is Awaiting Fulfillment & Why Should Ecommerce Companies Care?

ShipBob

In an increasingly connected and social-media-savvy world, communicating with customers is essential for success. This applies more to ecommerce companies as they cannot offer customers the immediacy and physical contact that brick-and-mortar shopping provides. As an online retailer, you can try to make your customers feel more involved and informed by keeping them updated with the order progress.

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Watch: Time for a Paradigm Shift in Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Brain

Just-in-time and Lean inventory strategies might have served their purpose in the past, but supply chains today are shifting their collective mindset to brace themselves against unanticipated disruptions, says Christine Barnhart, vice president of strategy and GTM with Verusen.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Walmart’s Notion of Next Generation Online Customer Fulfillment Centers

Supply Chain Matters

In this special edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech , one of others to come, we highlight Walmart’s announced notions of next generation online customer fulfillment centers. There was a super interesting announcement from retailer Walmart last week regarding an additional investment in what is described as next generation online customer fulfillment centers.

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Top Vendor Management Problems and How to Overcome Them

ProcurePort

• Most companies rely on secondary systems to store and manage information on their vendors. Most times, it is an accounting or payables management system. • Yet, such systems are not sufficient in an environment where the company has tens or hundreds of vendors. Companies can get away with this when the supply chain is […]. The post Top Vendor Management Problems and How to Overcome Them appeared first on ProcurePort Blog.

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Introducing the Locus Platform at the 2022 Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo™

Locus

The past few weeks have been quite eventful for us at Locus. We’ve been working round the clock to make some exciting things happen—analyzing our customer preferences, understanding market dynamics, uncovering last-mile intricacies, and fine-tuning our tech to build a sustainable, growth-centric solution for enterprises in the last-mile space. We’re also currently attending the 2022 Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo in Orlando, Florida, where we have launched our all-inclusive, order-to-deliver

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8 Reasons Why Gartner SCP MQ is NOT a Reliable Source

Adexa

8 Reasons Why Gartner SCP MQ is NOT a Reliable Source Gartner MQ for supply chain planning is intended to provide information to companies that may be of value in their evaluation process of SCP technology vendors. However, there seems to be many flaws in the overall process leading to the final result. It does not truly reflect strength and weaknesses of the technology providers because of lack of in-depth analysis.

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

Tariffs are no longer just policy noise. They’re driving real, bottom-line impact. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. This bulletin cuts straight to the point. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.

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Is Your TMS Enough with Derek Doddridge

The Logistics of Logistics

Derek Doddridge and Joe Lynch discuss is your TMS enough. Derek is the Vice President of Enterprise Sales for Emerge , one of the fastest-growing startups in the U.S. and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. About Derek Doddridge. Derek Doddridge is Vice President of Enterprise Sales for Emerge.

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Supply Chain News on US Rail Bottlenecks Growing, as CSX is Turning Away Freight in Face of Labor Shortages

Supply Chain Digest

With Shanghai reopening and Peak Season Neigh, Rail Shippers could See Longer Delays

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The Pandemic: A Multi-Year Experiment in Hybrid Work

Enterra Insights

When the pandemic struck in early 2020, few people viewed it as the beginning of a global social experiment. Nevertheless, as journalist Emma Goldberg ( @emmabgo ) explains, it has proven to be multi-year, 50-million-person experiment in changing how we work.[1] She adds, “The office was never one size fits all. It was one size fits some, with the expectation that everybody else would squeeze in.” The pandemic work environment has often been described as hybrid work.

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Driverless Trucks to Deliver Toilet Paper to Dallas Sam’s Clubs

Supply Chain Brain

Self-driving trucks will soon make deliveries to Walmart Inc.’s Sam’s Club stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, marking a significant expansion of autonomous vehicles operating in live traffic.

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Precoro and Slack: Seamless connection for the most convenient approval workflow

Precoro

We’re happy to reveal Precoro's integration with Slack — the messaging program that 85% of users considered the best way to increase communication efficiency. With this connection, you can get Precoro notifications directly in Slack, improve your collaboration with the team, and save time by automating time-consuming operations. "Is it possible to enhance quite a streamlined process even further"?

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Order to Delivery: How to Stand Out in the Last Mile

Locus

Being a dispatcher in the last mile is challenging. When dispatch plans run out of control, goods are stockpiled in warehouses or when deliveries get delayed, you are the first point of contact. As you are the engine that drives customer experience, it is crucial to ensure smooth-functioning of order to delivery operations. On a regular work day, you handle multiple tasks ranging from managing order schedules to meeting stakeholders and updating the dispatch status.

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What is M Commerce?

ModusLink Corporation

M-commerce. M-commerce or Mobile commerce has been a growing phenomenon for some time now. Forecasts from various sources continue to show the potential growth if Mobile commerce were to continue its path forward (which is expected). Our previous article ‘The importance of M-commerce’ emphasized on the current state of the concept, as well as highlighting the main important aspects that explain the reasoning behind the popularity.

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Project Management in Healthcare Would Benefit From Exception Management

Elementum

The stakes are high in healthcare project management, and as such, it can be a daunting task for project managers. However, those that implement effective project management will rise against some of these exceptions and enjoy benefits such as reduced costs and improved overall outcomes. One healthcare project management challenge is the high number of patients, affecting overall data management.

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Procurement Is Navigating a Tech Tsunami (and It’s Upending How You Work)

Procurement is in the middle of a tech tsunami. And if it feels like the old playbooks aren’t working anymore, that’s because they aren’t. Agentic AI. Autonomous procurement. Unified source-to-pay ecosystems. These innovations are converging and transforming how procurement teams operate. The GEP 2025 Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report breaks it all down.

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Does your vendor really use learning AI to improve your data?

Xeeva

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is sweeping the software ecosystem, generating tons of buzz from customers and software providers alike. Today every company strives to have an intelligent capability that claims to transform data or automate tasks. It’s hard to distinguish if your application actually has an AI/ML-driven engine or if it’s just a BI tool with […].

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Becoming a Female Mentor in Male-Centric Industries

Supply Chain Brain

Finding opportunities to help other women advance can make a lasting impression — and ultimately create change within male-dominated industries.

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Here’s an “Open Banking” definition we all can understand

Axway

Perhaps you have a vague notion of what open banking is or does, but you’re looking for a clear open banking definition: you’re in the right place.