Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Millions of shoppers, like my Dad, are not going back to their old habits because there are now faster and more convenient ways for buying daily household needs. It excels on a union of E-Commerce mobile apps and last-mile delivery innovations. It is now possible for Q-commerce companies or retailers to use this model.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

End-to-end supply chain visibility, planning, and execution support software are critical in agile supply chain performance. The classical approach involves functional silos, sequential decisions, and Excel and people to render a plan executable. each with discrete plans generated typically in sequential batch runs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Construction of manufacturing plants and new warehouse sites were also postponed or canceled entirely due to market uncertainty. According to the CBRE Global E-commerce Outlook 2021 report , e-commerce growth will require another 330 million square feet of warehouse space in the United States by 2025.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 27, 2022

In the process, there is a fine line between marketing hype and overpromising, making buying difficult. The race started in 2016 as a foggy definition of digital appeared in supply chain marketing from technology providers. Yet, the models depict traditional supply chain software deployments. Digitalization.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2023

Each executive has a different perspective on the definition of supply chain excellence, but they are never discussed and aligned. His organization purchased an advanced planning technology from well-known best of breed provider, and the implementation should have been successful, but it was not. What Is The Ring of Fire?

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RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Supply chain efficiency is the cornerstone of success and involves the effective management of processes, resources, and technologies from procurement to production, transportation to warehousing. Technology integration: Leveraging digital tools to enhance visibility and decision-making.

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Supply chain software is changing. So should the purchasing process. . RFIs tend to work well for certain industries (like government) or for purchasing equipment and industrial assets, bu t t hey often fall short in helping supply chain teams select a new software vendor. Are there limits to the number of models?” “Can

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2024

Pirelli’s Business Model and Supply Chain Pirelli (PIRC.MI) is a consumer tire company headquartered in Milan, Italy. Pirelli designs a specific tire for a particular model, and even a specific version of the model, for one luxury brand. The digital department includes IT, big data analytics, AI, and the digitization program.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. Importers are trying to push 30 percent more thru a system that is running at 70 percent throughput aainst the old level. We ordered pizza and started working on a visibility maturity model.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Trade Representative; and other senior officials from the Executive Office of the President and other agencies. ” We have implemented conventional demand planning technologies and processes, yet, in eight out of ten companies that I work with, I see a negative Forecast Value Added (FVA) measurement. Is this a risk to resilience?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

Driving an excellent supply chain depends on how people are recruited and managed, processes, and the technology used. The company also does internal climate scores of employees at corporate, the branches, and the warehouses. The company uses a network design tool from Coupa. Coupa’s maturity model is quite detailed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 23, 2023

In 2012, I published an article on Sales and Operations Technology (S&OP) Maturity. (I The report centers on the concept of moving from inside-out to outside-in technologies. Why is there a discontinuous line on the model?” This model reminds me of a snail. Here I write about what I hope that he learns.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2023

Coupa offers a Business Spend Management (BSM) platform based on a public cloud. The platform connects hundreds of organizations representing the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, with millions of suppliers globally. The visibility to spend allows them to provide excellent benchmarking in several areas. That has recently changed.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 30, 2016

In part 1 of the 3-part series, Jake discusses the current state and potential issues that arise with your current distribution system. Every economic system has segments that produce products and consumers who need them. Between these segments is the distribution system. Still others try to excel in a particular niche.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

CAGR , the global supply chain management software market is expected to touch USD 50 billion by 2032. This one figure speaks volumes about how organizations worldwide want access to the best supply chain management tools to boost efficiency and value in their distribution and logistics network. Growing at an overwhelming rate of 11.1%

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Mr. Welty founded a company that sold warehouse management systems (WMS) called AllPoints Systems in 1987. The company buying his company, EXE Technologies, is now infamous among those who have followed the WMS market. EXE Technologies bought AllPoints with stock. He has the battle scars to prove it.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 23, 2014

If you are going to be excellent at ecommerce fulfillment, you need to have great perpetual inventory capabilities. Cloud-based logistics and warehouse management are combining with B2B networks to enable multi-tier fulfillment. The proliferation of the business models is exciting. Don’t fool yourself. 3) Test and Learn.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 13, 2025

The key to achieving optimal production levels lies in improving sales and customer service, enhancing supply chain management , staying compliant, keeping customers safe, streamlining warehouse and logistics operations, enabling strategic financial management, reducing inventory levels and improving customer satisfaction.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

Additionally, through network strategies, be sure to design your warehouses for flows. Common Platforms: The more that products are standardized and platforms are rationalized, the easier it is to design for agility. Additionally, through network strategies, be sure to design your warehouses for flows.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Blue Yonder was named a Leader in this inaugural report and the leader in the Better Functionality quadrant based on an evaluation of our Blue Yonder Warehouse Management solution. This honor comes after Blue Yonder was named a Leader in the Transportation Technology Value Matrix 2023 earlier this year!

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2023

Your Comprehensive Guide to Production Planning Software The benefits of production planning software vs scheduling are about the granularity of the plan: capacity plans (or master production schedules) are not granular and factor in less granular things, like high level capacity, forecasts, inventory, and transfer times.

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ThroughPut

MAY 20, 2025

In addition, poor visibility, unpredictable demand, and disjointed systems worsen the situation further and lead to inefficient procurement, misplaced stock, and emergency orders. Thats why a growing number of organizations are turning to AI software for spare parts inventory management.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The supply chain division fulfills 40,000 individual customer orders every day, making sure that 32,000 engineers get the tools, parts and equipment they need to deliver support and services. We look at new services, systems implementations and basically anything involving strategic change and delivering that change.

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Supply chain software is changing. So should the purchasing process. . RFIs tend to work well for certain industries (like government) or for purchasing equipment and industrial assets, bu t t hey often fall short in helping supply chain teams select a new software vendor. Are there limits to the number of models?” “Can

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. Some suppliers of demand management software can also provide excellent forecast benchmarking for selected industries. Demand models need to be continuously updated.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 11, 2016

While I blog more business-focused research on Forbes , and tell stories from my travels on LinkedIn , this is my blog for the technology leader attempting to stay current on supply chain technology trends. I manage a team at Supply Chain Insights and actively publish using an Open Content research model. The gaps are large.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 30, 2025

Many of the managers I speak with are buying into the application of artificial intelligence in the workplace, but often struggle to identify specific processes that are best suited for AI.I Bots are technologies that can grab an API key and follow a command. (An This is where the opportunities lie ahead.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

So, here is my invented future for 2015, starting with my most audacious prediction: Google will acquire a logistics service provider (3PL) and/or a logistics software vendor. And its technology assets too, like the Kiva robots Amazon purchased [in 2012] and the data centers that power its cloud computing services.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Manufacturers and brick-and-mortar retailers have been using software to manage their inventory for years – but inventory management is even more important when you’re running a business that operates in the complex eCommerce space. Learn more: Guide to Effective Multichannel Selling What is eCommerce inventory management?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

E-commerce boom requires a new urban logistics model. These e-fulfillment centres should also be heavy on solar power generation to meet the energy needs of both the facility as well as electric vehicles used in warehouse operations as well as for deliveries. From global to local and regional sourcing.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

In a VMI model, part of the equation is the inbound & outbound flow of the inventory. Distributors will inbound to a manufacturer the inventory needed and transportation management, especially inbound freight management, efficiency is paramount to an effective vendor managed inventory model. No Purchase Orders were used.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Global supply chain disruption, rapid technological evolution, changing buying and selling habits – wholesale distributors have had to deal with some rapid and radical changes over the past couple of years. Some measures to think about are: Utilising technology to become more agile, more efficient and more accurate.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 17, 2025

By infusing intelligence into every supply chain touchpoint—from sourcing to shelf—AI is driving operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and exponential growth. Autonomous Supply Chain Execution: AI systems self-correct logistics bottlenecks and automatically adjust workflows to maintain performance SLAs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

We have made too little progress in supply chains and there is a new opportunity with new technologies to design for value. We have let buy- and sell-side transactional relationships erode value. Lafley’s turnaround of P&G, through the focus on the two moments of truth (purchase and usage), is an example.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This is changing halal eco-systems for brand owners serving Muslim markets in Asia and the Middle East, requiring brand owners taking a supply chain approach to halal , similar to a maybe more familiar supply chain approach to food/product safety or cool chains. This new standard has three modules: transportation, warehousing, and retailing.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 27, 2024

Hence, leveraging the right technological tools becomes not only beneficial. It is also a means to maintain a competitive edge and operational excellence. This comprehensive guide highlights software that stands out. For each recommended software, we will delve into the key features that set it apart.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Customers are buying less. Success of New Business Models. The days of going to a brick and mortar store to buy product is only one of the ways that people want to buy. The days of going to a brick and mortar store to buy product is only one of the ways that people want to buy. Disintermediation.

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