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A Brief History of WMS in the Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

The development and history of warehouse management systems (WMSs) have had a profound impact on how the supply chain functions. The concept of warehouse management originated in ancient Egypt as people sought ways to manage grain gathered from crops. The 19 th Century: The Railroad Becomes a Major Player in Transporting Goods.

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Nine Myths of S&OP Technology Selection

Supply Chain Shaman

Since the last report, Kinaxis successfully launched an IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange, E2open launched an IPO and then went private with a buy out by Insights, IBS and Steelwedge sought new rounds of capital, and WAM Systems and Acorn Systems have new owners. It happens with all systems. Visualization. This is not unusual.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

FMCSA Announces the Preview of the Proposed Safety Measurement System Website Display Changes. And what is a warehouse management system? Three of Five Modes Carried More U.S. NAFTA Trade in August 2013 than in August 2012. Global Supply Chains Open Door to Fraud ( CFO.com ). What is a warehouse? NAFTA trade reached $96.5

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New Bookends: The Tale of Supply Chain Global Leaders in Consumer Products

Supply Chain Shaman

These giants drove slight improvements in operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) despite a slowing economy. Over the past two years, P&G made impressive gains in operating margin and inventory turns, but the company failed to equal the ROIC test for asset utilization. Good Times Ahead.

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Al-Soukya Selects SalesWarp Distributed Order Management Solution

Saleswarp

Al-Soukya, selects SalesWarp to improve operations, fulfillment, and customer service across Saudi Arabia and Egypt. SalesWarp, a leader in Distributed Order Management solutions, will provide multichannel Order, Inventory, Warehouse, and Customer Management across a variety of regions for Al-Soukya.

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Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods

Gravity Supply Chain

As this new global economic system grew, a corresponding supply chain—complex, powerful, virtually unquestioned—became its structural support system. Within a matter of months, a finely-tuned global system met its match in a virus that quickly spread around the world via now-routine international travel.

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

There are much better planning and forecasting systems now. Using automation better to reduce labour costs, the adoption of sales and operations planning (S&OP), and planning systems have really taken off in the last ten years. It comes down to understanding of technologies, systems, and analytics.