Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

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. In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. However, there are no sure bets.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

<Bear with me… > Here I share a nine-step process in an attempt to help companies unravel the process for buying supply chain planning software. They center on how to make a good decision in the purchase of supply chain planning solutions. Most have purchased software, but are dependent on Excel spreadsheets.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, 79% of consumers have indicated that they are looking for more bargains than before, and 46% say they are willing to wait to purchase at a better price “no matter how long it takes”. They train the consumer not to buy in-season because they can come back in three months and get a discount.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Gartner analyst Paul Lord has developed a framework to better understand inventory trade-offs by categorizing those decisions according to the objectives they are meant to achieve: structural, operational and situational. Many companies struggle with decisions such as “How many days of sales or inventory turns per year should we target?

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Lora Cecere, founder of Supply Chain Insights, noted in a recent webinar that a common outcome of these failed implementations is that supply chain organizations end up in “Excel ghettos where lots of people are touching data but not improving it.”.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 6, 2021

I suggested a POC as a way to “try before you buy” and mitigate the risks of choosing a supply chain planning solution that doesn’t fit your organization or live up to its marketing materials. For example, let’s say excess inventory is an issue, but you want to ensure whatever solution you choose doesn’t impact your service levels.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 6, 2021

BOSTON, April 6, 2021 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software , is proud to support global humanitarian and environmental organizations including Unicef, the Ocean Cleanup, World Wildlife Fund, and Banco Farmaceutico Foundation. In January, the company launched the first annual ToolsGroup Green Race.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Jeff Bodenstab, Vice President of Marketing at the ToolsGroup, points to a Gartner survey highlighting the need for more automation in planning.[4] “Still too much Excel being used. . “Still too much Excel being used. ”[3] That search for automated efficiencies extends into the planning arena. They are: 1.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

As shown in Figure 1, the biggest obstacles to power improvement/performance are traditional supply chain thinking, the lack of organizational alignment and a focus on functional excellence. Companies using traditional technologies coupled with Excel spreadsheet ghettos will be at a disadvantage. These are tough to overcome.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 25, 2020

Had they gone public (nice in hindsight), they could have had funds to ride out the dot.com era and to buy the company that bought them. A system that optimizes inventory (especially in a time of turmoil) can remove excess capital and focus those resources on products in high demand. Some projects make money to fund other projects.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 20, 2014

We now have new technology players entering the market like AIMMS, Enterra Solutions, OM Partners, Quintiq, ToolsGroup, and Terra Technology. The implementations were longer, the purchase costs were higher, and the functionality was less robust and lacking flexibility. For many, it is confusing. It keeps old gals like me in business.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

If we look back at history, 70% of companies implemented Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), however two-decades later only 1% of companies use VMI processes to drive a better demand signal. Inventory strategies and processes to absorb the error. When I hear this, I raise my hand to ask some basic questions. Moving Forward.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

I was an avid student of supply chain excellence; and in this role, I watched as best-of-breed solution after best-of-breed solution replaced with more complicated technology. Buying patterns are changing quickly, and the insights are multi-dimensional. Inventory piles up and revenues gaps are closed by pushing product into the market.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

And last year Costa Express won the “Technology” category award at the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards , also a top honor. With the transformation, Costa also added a new logistics partner, IT system, and purchasing process - all simultaneously. Attention Getting Results. Big changes lead to big results.

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Logility

JUNE 23, 2014

We now have new technology players entering the market like AIMMS, Enterra Solutions, OM Partners, Quintiq, ToolsGroup, and Terra Technology. The implementations were longer, the purchase costs were higher, and the functionality was less robust and lacking flexibility. For many, it is confusing. It keeps old gals like me in business.

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Logility

JUNE 23, 2014

We now have new technology players entering the market like AIMMS, Enterra Solutions, OM Partners, Quintiq, ToolsGroup, and Terra Technology. The implementations were longer, the purchase costs were higher, and the functionality was less robust and lacking flexibility. For many, it is confusing. It keeps old gals like me in business.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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