AIMMS

JANUARY 24, 2019

Today, the steel manufacturing leader has an ambitious digital transformation agenda and is leveraging AIMMS technology to optimize operations in its home country. I belong to this second division and work mostly on mathematical modeling, simulation and supply chain analytics. . The software supports scalability.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Some transformations follow a convention, but in supply chain that’s rarely the case. Leaders from Bose, Boston Scientific and ON Semiconductor shared key lessons from their supply chain transformations, including what led them to consider change. Example : “In the past, you could argue about numbers.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

” The marriage of artificial intelligence and digital twin technology is truly transformative. ”[2] Company executives now understand that being able to test scenarios and strategies that can help them successfully navigate todays volatile supply chain landscape is crucial. Myth 4: Digital twins are expensive.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

Changes in our lives, economies and supply chains are ubiquitous and well embedded now. Challenges drive dramatic shifts in supply chain and logistics. Across many of our industries, conventional wisdom about best practices for supply chain operations and logistical networks is being challenged.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 30, 2025

In an IDC InfoBrief titled Building the Future of Supply Chains: AI-Driven Orchestration for Asia/Pacific Success, 99.7% of supply chain leaders in Asia-Pacific identified agility as critical to their success. Whats troubling APACs supply chains? According to IDC, 99.5%

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ToolsGroup

JULY 6, 2023

It’s also why so many of our customers are eager to share their supply chain success – and have even won awards of their own in partnership with ToolsGroup! Check out some of our most recent accolades and discover why so many companies turn to ToolsGroup for better, faster supply chain decision making.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 13, 2021

Over the year, COVID-19 introduced even greater complexity into the already difficult work of supply chain planning–and changed supply chain from a practitioner-focused topic to everyday dinner table conversation. Digital supply chain transformation will accelerate.

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Logility

DECEMBER 15, 2023

From harvest to hands, the food & beverage (F&B) industry leaves no room for guesswork, especially without supply chain optimization software. This reality is compelling F&B companies to rethink their strategies and approach to supply chain optimization and demand planning.

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QAD

OCTOBER 29, 2024

More often than not, the conversation around digital transformation in manufacturing is no longer about the “why” or even the “what” because most already know the critical technologies dominating discussions. For leaders, it has become more about the “how” and “when.” strategy, network, segmentation) in the last year.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Because predicting the future is difficult, organizations shouldn’t think future-proofing their supply chains is going to be easy. ”[1] It’s clear from his statement that he believes “future supply chains” need to be substantially different than today’s supply chains. .”[1]

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Over the past couple of years, we have published many blog posts and produced several video episodes on supply chain digital transformation (see our archives ). Once complete, P&G said its new supply chain will enable 80% of U.S. production to reach stores within 24 hours.”. so that it can reach 90% of the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

I interviewed John Sobeck, Vice President Material Management Services and Supply Chain 4.0 at the ZF Group, about their digital supply chain transformation journey. They began this journey before the term “digital transformation” was even being used. The ZF supply chain is complex.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

It was a pleasure to attend this month’s Supply Chain Insights Summit in Philadelphia. The conference, organized by Supply Chain Shaman Lora Cecere and her team, was structured around a compelling theme: “imagine the supply chain of 2030.” Let’s start with digital transformation .

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 21, 2025

Supply Chain Matters provides the second of a two-part market education series addressing what we term as broadening the context from warehouse control layer or accelerator to that of supply chain execution orchestration. This thought leadership series is provided in joint collaboration with AutoScheduler.ai

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

by Dr. Madhav Durbha The 2017 Gartner supply chain executive conference took place at the O2-Intercontinental Hotel in London on September 20 th and 21 st. The theme of the conference was ACT (Aspire, Challenge, Transform), same as the Gartner supply chain summit in Phoenix during May of this year. Collaborative.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 3, 2018

Most businesses succeed when the proper balance between people, processes, and technologies is achieved. Everyday technology seems to be assuming a greater role in the business world, including in supply chain operations; but, technology alone will never achieve the kind of transformation required in the years ahead.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

VF Corporation is Building a Highly Automated DC on the West Coast. Anytime you have a chance to talk to an executive vice president in charge of the global supply chain of a nearly $12 billion corporation, you know you will learn some things. Cameron Bailey, EVP of Global Supply Chain at VF Corporation, did not disappoint.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 274

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SCM Research

MAY 8, 2019

“Accelerating technology and automation are resulting in wholesale transformation of the supply chain profession.” ” This is the key message of EY’s new report, titled Supply Chain: Skills for the Digital Era. It is not long, but definitely a good read.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

Or agreement on the definition of supply chain excellence. Sometimes, even the definition of a supply chain is not clear. The focus is on digitization—automating today’s processes—versus rethinking process excellence based on the art of the possible. What Is A Digital Transformation? Why does it matter?

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The cloud has emerged as the cornerstone of modern business and supply chain innovation. From retail and food and beverage to manufacturing and life sciences, companies from a wide variety of industries are realizing the benefits of the technology, revolutionizing how they operate, collaborate, and generate value.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 9, 2024

More than 500 supply chain leaders converged in Berlin between 11 – 13 November to learn how to unlock the full potential of their supply chains, and to ultimately reshape the future of their businesses. A holistic approach to solving supply chain challenges Those aforementioned challenges arent insignificant.

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Supply Chain Opz

APRIL 13, 2013

Book Review - Supply Chain Transformation: Building and Executing an Integrated Supply Chain Strategy. How should a company formulates sound supply chain strategy ? The good news is, the new generation of strategy formulation technique dedicated to supply chain management is now available!

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 3, 2025

In 2025, we will likely see many supply chain organizations creating multi-purpose COEs that carry out several different processes. For example, one executive interviewed described how an initial P2P COE developed was an offshore captive service. AI technologies may be very helpful in improving the efficiency of such processes.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 20, 2015

by Bob Ferrari The following guest blog commentary is contributed by Bob Ferrari, Founder and Executive Editor of the Supply Chain Matters blog and Managing Director of the Ferrari Consulting and Research Group LLC. Having a bold vision to the end-state capabilities required across the value-chain is essential.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Supply Chain Matters Founder and supply chain technology industry analyst Bob Ferrari provides highlights and some specific takeaways from a Linked In Live appearance last week. This event was sponsored by warehouse orchestration process support technology provider AutoSceduler.AI.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 23, 2025

In the ever-evolving landscape of supply chain planning, Blue Yonder has again emerged as an industry-recognized Leader. The Gartner 2025 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions 1 report positions Blue Yonder furthest to the right for Completeness of Vision. Our recent shift to a SaaS model is a great example.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Supply chains have been around since people realized they had things worth trading. As new technologies emerged, supply chains transformed to take advantage of these technologies. As a result, transformation has been and remains an essential characteristic of supply chains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 24, 2024

Driving a supply chain transformation? Traditional supply chain applications are schema-on-write architectures. Schema-on-write architectures limit the supply chain team’s ability to easily source data. Want to be data-driven? Prepare for the journey by redefining your relationship with data.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 27, 2017

When it comes to supply chains, certain words seem to be bandied about like the ball at a championship tennis match. Back and forth, over and over, these supply chain buzzwords seem to have an endless lifespan. But I stand by my claim that IoT in supply chain planning is more hype than helpful.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

These advances continue to have major implications on how companies plan their supply chains. In my nearly two decades as a supply chain professional, I have seen quite a few changes. Let’s look at some of the big shifts that have taken place in the supply chain planning space.

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Logility

APRIL 20, 2021

Unraveling from the complexity of supplier disruption, unexpected consumer behaviors, and limited resources, supply chain organizations are looking to learn from the shockwaves of the past year. Each system promises a wide range of scalable capabilities that can be extended and integrated across the value chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 3, 2025

Below are the individual web links and prime takeaway messages from each of our prior postings: Part One : Michael observed that standard sourcing solutions struggle to support direct materials sourcing because of specific challenges in legacy software design.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2022

In that article, I highlighted the importance of the network effect on time slot management and related technologies, as well as the main benefits of a time slot management application. The Network Effect, Sustainability, and Automation. This is certainly a technology gap that needs to be addressed to improve efficiencies.

Optimal Sourcing 301

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

It was a pleasure to attend this month’s Supply Chain Insights Summit in Philadelphia. The conference, organized by Supply Chain Shaman Lora Cecere and her team, was structured around a compelling theme: “imagine the supply chain of 2030.” Let’s start with digital transformation.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 156

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Enterra Insights

JULY 23, 2024

Companies without any proprietary technology abandoned fiscal responsibility. Just as steam power, mechanized engines, and coal supply chains transformed the world in the 18th century, AI technology is currently changing the face of work, our economies, and society as we know it.

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Logility

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In a nutshell, machine learning is a type of supervised or unsupervised artificial intelligence where software can learn without being explicitly programmed. Because we work with clients every day who are faced with this challenge, we have developed purpose-built ML software for demand forecasting.

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