Unleashed

MARCH 24, 2024

Here we look at the most common tools and techniques used to bring the advantages of lean into the modern manufacturing workplace. In this guide to lean manufacturing tools: What are lean manufacturing tools? Indeed, these tools could be several different things, such as: New shop floor layouts. Big data frameworks.

Six Sigma 52

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Stord

JULY 11, 2023

Recognizing the limitations of its antiquated systems and processes, the Snackpass team sought a solution that could keep pace with its evolving needs. Both Stord’s OMS and WMS software have been integral as we build fulfillment operations that support our hypergrowth.” "The

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned procurement professional or just stepping into the world of sourcing and acquisitions, understanding the nuances of procurement synonyms can make all the difference. So, get ready to elevate your communication skills and gain a deeper understanding of the procurement domain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

For example, in contract logistics, the 3PL makes use of a warehouse management system so that they can do the job efficiently. This model comes from a partnership between GEP and Eliant Inventory Solutions. GEP is one of the relatively rare companies that is simultaneously a software company, a consultant, and a services provider.

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EC Sourcing Group

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Strategic Sourcing Solutions to Enhance Your Bottom Line. Strategic sourcing is vital to procurement and the supply chain overall, as it allows companies to gain the lowest cost of a good or service while minimizing supply chain risk. Strategic Sourcing Solutions : Your Sourcing Tactics. What Is Strategic Sourcing?

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 16, 2023

Real-Time Retail connects the JustEnough planning and execution solution with Inventory Hub ® – a dynamic data unification platform – to collect near-live data from siloed systems and serve that information immediately to Allocation, Replenishment and Fulfillment applications to: Track events and changes to inventory across selling channels.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, organizations across industries are realizing the immense value of effective procurement practices. Procurement professionals play a vital role in driving operational efficiency, cost savings, and strategic decision-making. But how do you get started? Do not worry!

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 12, 2022

As supply chain disruptions continue the procurement function should adapt to improve transparency, build collaborative relationships, and ensure sustainable sourcing practices, resulting in a stronger, more resilient supply chain with Cloud ERP for manufacturing. However, as teams become remote manual procurement has hampered operations.

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The beauty of today’s business software is that most are flexible enough to adapt to any business. Say goodbye to ugly and limited on premise software. And you no longer have to look high and low for vertical industry solutions. This means ready-made software can solve most problems faced by businesses.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Choosing New Warehouse Automation Software. Implementing the right warehouse automation software can help you digitally transform obsolete inventory processes to vault ahead of competitors. 2022 Digital Inventory Report, RFgen Software. Benefits of Warehouse Automation Software. The Inventory Error Problem.

Supply Chain Software 52

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Precoro

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As part of the larger procurement process, sourcing involves finding and evaluating suppliers for goods or services that need to be purchased. Goals beyond the best purchasing price fall into strategic sourcing. In many cases, new companies start with simple sourcing to get the procurement process rolling.

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

What is procurement? In simple terms business procurement is the process of locating and acquiring goods and services from external sources for the business to use. Procurement activities include planning, sourcing, and negotiation, along with risk management, legal and value analysis. Procurement in 2021 and beyond.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Kevin Nelson, a chief procurement officer and senior vice president at BD, agreed to be interviewed on this topic. Only through this extensive mapping can you see that it may be because there’s a Tier 5 supplier who is not able to get the rare earth mineral out of China that goes into the microprocessor (we purchase).

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Improve Operational Efficiency and Eliminate Internal Complexity Through Digital Procurement From better spend visibility to reduced order times and more, can your organization afford to miss out on the benefits of digital procurement? “Any good procurement team needs access to reliable data.”

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Recently, my team members and I worked on a project with a well-known retailer facing challenges in the e-commerce area of its distribution center – and here was the question at hand: ‘Would replacing the WMS be the best solution?’. Supply chain planning tools. Solutions for increased expectations in security and service levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2023

The concept of digital twins has emerged as a powerful foundational tool to drive improvements in warehouse productivity and efficiency. But do you really need to look specifically at digital twin solutions, or might some of these already be available in the automation you already have? come with any of them.

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Stord

APRIL 4, 2022

Leading supply chain professionals and innovative brands are continuing to push the industry forward. There are few tools in the industry that can also utilize what-if analysis to plan for segments of the year - such as seasonality, peaks/valleys based on marketing campaigns, or regional opportunity planning. 2020 sales plus 20%).

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Unleashed

MAY 25, 2023

Inventory purchases and storage fees have major impacts on your business’s profitability. Better cash flow management Purchasing inventory when it is needed and storing it in a cost-effective manner means cash is freed up for other aspects of the business. Equally, the likelihood that they will buy from you again is lower.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Solvoyo’s Solution Bugaboo: something that causes fear or distress out of proportion to its importance. Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. Would better forecasting accuracy be a good thing? Absolutely!

Forecasting 189

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Digital Process Optimization: Streamlining Business for Efficiency In the race to streamline operations and elevate efficiency, Digital Process Optimization (DPO) emerges as a critical strategy for businesses looking to innovate and scale. Business Rules Engine: Automated decision-making based on a predefined set of rules.

Optimal Sourcing 78

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

With the digitization of the source-to-pay process being a key initiative for many chief procurement officers, to the inherent automation which promises to accelerate innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), digitization is growing. However, it is fundamental to empowering procurement success in the modern age.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solution Marketing team explores innovative solutions to guard against supply chain disruptions. Think Hurricane Harvey, for example, which prevented the accessibility of cities and prevented goods from moving in and out of cities. Transportation and Logistics Disruptions.

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QAD

MAY 26, 2021

Founded in 1979, QAD began as a small startup solution working with local companies to address a large gap in complete, integrated business software for manufacturing companies. As manufacturing businesses took their brands globally, we adapted quickly to keep up and our software has adapted as well. Connected Supply Chain.

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Precoro

MARCH 30, 2022

Strategic Procurement Helps a Business Unleash its Potential. As The Hackett Group discovered, approaching procurement strategically with specific business goals in mind helps achieve a significantly higher ROI. Operational efficiency and cost reduction are among the top procurement priorities for CPOs, according to Deloitte.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Supply chain innovation is slowly simmering in the face of radical disruption. Recent releases of Advanced Planning Solutions (APS) refined but did not transform initial software concepts. Examples include Hadoop, Kafka, and Apache Spark. . A confluence of technology drives innovation. Together, we walk in a fog.

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Silvon Software

APRIL 18, 2024

These technologies are not just transforming business areas like sales, procurement, production, distribution and others by streamlining data categorization and insight generation; they are reshaping entire business landscapes by offering real-time intelligence that informs strategic decision-making across all core areas.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

When companies implement enterprise software solutions, they often label that implementation as being part of their company’s digital transformation. But implementing new software does not digitally transform anything if the people that are supposed to use that software cannot do so effectively.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The company is a CRM solution. The Zyme solution improves revenue management, warranty and rebate processes. It is a larger acquisition than the prior purchases of Terra Technology , Steelwedge , or SCM-Icon. The focus was on automating procurement. The historic buyer of the E2open solution is procurement.

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Logility

JANUARY 26, 2024

In response, supply leaders must acquire better decision-making support, such as AI-first solutions. According to Allan Dow, President of Logility and CEO and President of American Software, “As 2023 marked a year of potential and speculation around AI, the year ahead beckons a practical application of its capabilities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

” Or, “If you need an answer, implement my solution.” Let’s celebrate that over the last two years, there were four significant acquisitions by traditional supply chain planning providers to deepen analytics capabilities: 07/2018 JDA purchases Blue Yonder (Purchase price confidential.).

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QAD

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Regardless of what laws politicians enact, customers want their purchasing dollars to go to those who behave responsibly. So, what does this have to do with innovation? Climate-driven Manufacturing Innovation. What’s needed are tools and technologies that go beyond current capabilities, and those require innovation.

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My Office Apps

JUNE 24, 2020

Save Money by Optimizing Your ERP System with a Shipment Management Software. You’ve worked hard to create, promote, and source a product and all that effort has turned into purchase orders. The software acts as an intermediary between your company and these carriers.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 24, 2022

We also give you the 10 best practices to reduce your spend on MRO goods while maintaining a steady flow of the items you need – including the KPIs and software that will assist you. MRO stands for Maintenance, Repair and Operations and refers to the MRO of the machinery, equipment, and tools necessary to run a business.

Inventory Reduction 98

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Arena’s recent Fall 2021 quality management system (QMS) and product lifecycle management (PLM) software release was all about helping manufacturers remove these bottlenecks and drive faster product innovation. Design new tooling, fixtures, or molding, and then buy them from subcontractors.

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Eyvo

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Many of us think of digital procurement as a way to reduce purchase costs and increase efficiencies. One example of value addition can be in the form of supplier collaboration and developing long-term relationships with them. Technological infrastructure has been a blessing in disguise for the modern procurement world.

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