ToolsGroup

MARCH 7, 2023

The dynamic sourcing capability automatically smooths inventory targets day after day and ensures target service levels are achieved regardless of supplier constraints. Now supply chain teams can have the best answers when they need them, helping our customers better navigate supply uncertainty. release HERE.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Near or re-shoring sourcing strategies will be evaluated to “shorten” supply chains and gain greater control of supply chain performance. Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies.

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Logility

JUNE 2, 2022

Logility chosen for delivering pioneering technology solutions that power today’s supply chains. a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today was announced as a winner of Inbound Logistics’ 2022 Top 100 Logistics IT Providers award. Logistics ?editors?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

I wanted to help companies drive step-changes in performance. A forum was great for networking but not for driving process innovation. For example, client-server to cloud architectures offered great promise for process innovation, but companies just moved their processes without asking how to drive new levels of value from technology.

Gartner 197

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

For six years in the evolution of the Supply Chains to Admire methodology, there were no winners in these two sectors. More supply chain innovation happens in contract manufacturing–look at Jabil’s results–in the Contract Manufacturing industry with a 6-8% margin than in these high margin sectors. (No

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

The potential for supply chain performance declined in each of these industries. In fact, in our Supply Chains to Admire analysis, we find that this is true in twenty-five of twenty-eight industry sectors studied. Let’s start with honesty and a focus on process innovation. Reversing The Trend.

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Unleashed

MARCH 6, 2024

Agile supply chain management is especially important in today’s dynamic business landscape, where customer expectations, technological advancements, and environmental uncertainties are constantly evolving and creating new challenges and opportunities for supply chain performance. Let’s dive in.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Supply Chain Performance over the Period of March 2020 to July 2022. Supply chain leaders self-assessment of performance during the pandemic period of March 2020-through July 2022. Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. As a result, obsolescence increased.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 9, 2019

Even in 2019 many companies still underestimate the importance of their global supply chain and above all, how their logistics and supply chain performance can beneficially impact their marketing, ultimately leading to healthier financial results. Are you looking for growth into other markets and continents?

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Logility

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

However, this critical supply chain process has been under enormous stress lately from departmental silos, complex trading partner networks, and geopolitical turmoil. Meanwhile, planners skilled to handle these challenges are in short supply – especially as supply chain leaders retire in record numbers.

S&OP 130

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The mismatch between the high demands by employers and the supply of logistics skills and knowledge is resulting in a growing gap in the logistics & supply chain market”. Talent gaps in logistics and supply chain, continues to be a top challenge and a source of high risk for many companies. Industry 4.0

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The ease of accessibility of this technology causes many organizations to shift towards E-Procurement as an effective and innovative Supply Chain support system to help companies reach goals including operational efficiencies, sustainability, and profitability. Namulo, 2017).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The complexity and interconnectedness of the global supply chain have led to organisations becoming more dependent on suppliers than ever before. Hence, businesses must undertake the strategic sourcing process to mitigate risks in an uncertain environment and improve retail competition.

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QAD

MAY 7, 2020

Increasingly, we see manufacturers placing less emphasis on cost savings and more importance on supply chain adaptability, risk management and speed. The desire is to create flexible sourcing and connected supply chain networks that effectively respond to customers’ issues and expectations.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Highlights from the High-Tech Industry Summit Blue Yonder’s High-Tech Industry Summit, cosponsored by Microsoft and Ernst & Young LLP , brought together over 50 supply chain practitioners from 18 diverse high-tech companies to Microsoft’s Technology Center in Mountain View, California, in October. Kudos to the Micron team!

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2014

Companies say that they want to build the end-to-end supply chain from the customer’s customer to the supplier’s supplier, but the investment is primarily in enterprise systems. How can you drive innovation if you hamstring yourself to only take a step to try a project with a definitive ROI?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

However, as the world becomes increasingly interconnected and complex, humanitarian logistics and food supply chains are facing new challenges that require innovative solutions to ensure their resilience and effectiveness. Dr Nassar’s main research interest is sustainability and supply chain resilience.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 11, 2024

Zara ’s supply chain is consistently recognized as being the innovator in the practice of supply chain agility in retail and E-commerce driven supply chain network response management. The global retailer is able to design, produce and ship products to fashion focused customers in a matter of days.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Now, that intelligence has arrived – and with it comes the next generation of supply chain management. Managed analytics is an integrated information process that’s been field-tested and proven to drive improved supply chain performance. If so, what’s working well and where do we struggle to drive innovation?

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. It was all about companies trying to go into countries that had low-cost sourcing capabilities, as well as to capture new market. Now it is all global. Sunil: The No.

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Locus

APRIL 1, 2022

There is also the question of rising uncertainty caused by unpredictable events on supply chain performance. This makes robustness and flexibility for supply chains non-negotiable in today’s times. Locus’ network optimization solution streamlines supply chain performance of four key elements, namely: 1.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. They are demanding more supply chain transparency. In my mind, supply chain visibility involves knowing, on the supply side, who suppliers are and where parts or products are located.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2019

Gary began our discussion by pointing out that the Amazon Effect, which he says had a critical turning point during the 2017 holiday season, has sped up supply chains for retailers and consumer goods manufacturers, causing a greater emphasis on sourcing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2018

Supply chain leaders are competitive. The field of supply chain management–combining source, make and deliver–into a common process started in 1982. Now in 2018, we are starting to see the evolution of “Gods” with new business models that are redefining supply chain processes.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

The past two years has strongly focused the logistics industry to introduce innovative solutions to keep functioning despite many challenges. The introduction of advanced supply chain technologies, has given organisations the ability to adapt to new imperatives of continuous innovations, customer centricity and agility.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 6, 2024

Potential Tie-Up The latest development surrounding Fisker is a published report from Bloomberg , citing informed sources as indicating that the EV start-up is in talks with Nissan Motor for a financial lifeline. Once more, the company has a stated goal to produce upwards of 22,000 vehicles in 2024.

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QAD

AUGUST 17, 2023

If you haven’t already, the summer slowdown is also the perfect opportunity to catch up on other great Auto Supply Chain Prophets episodes, starting with the five episodes featured in this wrap-up. When the window to bring innovations to market is tight, you can’t afford to settle for status quo.

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QAD

JANUARY 11, 2022

To survive and thrive, manufacturers must be open to innovations and be willing to leverage hyperautomation to become agile and adaptive. Having digital connectivity with suppliers results in better communication and better decision-making. Tony concludes that manufacturers will continue to face ever-increasing disruptions.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 24, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. For Chief Supply Chain Officers, the problems in simplified terms, include: Which suppliers are impacted and what are the options? Can we expedite?

Automotive 69

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Are you building procurement intelligence & insights that are driving supply chain performance forward, or are you simply reactionary in the way you obtain and utilize your supplier data at hand? Aligning on Performance Criteria. About 65% of innovations are sourced through external suppliers and partners (ISM).

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Silvon Software

AUGUST 8, 2022

Plus, changing consumer behaviors and demands are leading businesses to adopt newer technologies and innovations so they can adapt and evolve at a faster rate. While beneficial, this also brings added complexity to the supply chain in a number of ways. Drive actionable insights across multiple business processes.

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Logility

APRIL 10, 2019

My role with Logility provides the opportunity to work with a number of companies that are focused on improving their operational efficiencies, boosting omni-channel performance, and streamlining and automating complex global planning networks – just to name a few. Implement a Supply Chain Master Data Management (SC MDM) strategy.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

The supply chain supporting the delivery of equipment is the de-facto facilitator of this business model. Production capabilities needed to support advanced design and product innovation. Sourcing was both a cost as well as landed cost decision factor. Timing was a further crucial factor.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 1, 2023

However, those needing more supply chain visibility or the capacity to handle inventory fluctuations due to demand irregularities were left scrambling to implement systems that should have been in place. Massive disruptions demand a proportionally rapid and innovative response.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

Historically, the traditional supply chain focused on improving costs. Today, more mature supply chain teams focus on delivering value. While companies want to improve supply chain performance and drive value, it is easier said than done. The first question to answer is, “What defines value?”

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 19, 2021

Prior to the pandemic, supply chains were already growing in complexity due to increased globalization, data sources, and customer demands. In this dynamic environment of frequent disruptions, spikes in demand, and tight capacity, the ability to quickly scale your talent and technology is a significant competitive advantage.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 6, 2019

.”[1] Surely, those numbers have improved over the past two years; however, it’s troubling to note some executives still under-appreciate the value of a well-tuned supply chain. They add, “Changes to the supply chain are coming fast and furious, with new innovations cropping up seemingly every day.

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