Bristlecone

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

S upply chain operations are undergoing a massive transformation as digital technologies and automation reshape business processes. This shift offers both opportunities and challenges for supply chain leaders , who must navigate complex technology adoption with a strategic focus on workforce development.

Buyer Training

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

During 23 to 25 October, the Blue Yonder team had the pleasure of joining thousands of supply chain professionals at the newly rebranded BVL Supply Chain CX event in Berlin. For those outside the supply chain world, logistics might seem as straightforward as transport and warehousing, a “commodity”.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 17, 2025

AI in retail supply chain is no longer an innovation to observe—it’s a strategic imperative to adopt. By infusing intelligence into every supply chain touchpoint—from sourcing to shelf—AI is driving operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and exponential growth.

Optimal Sourcing

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.

Optimal Sourcing

BlueYonder

MAY 5, 2025

Blue Yonder CEO Duncan Angove took the Main Stage in Nashville by storm, introducing a new era in supply chain management, characterized by unparalleled speed and precision. Ushering in a new dawn of technology Move beyond boundaries. Its not about upgrading technology.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 17, 2025

AI in retail supply chain is no longer an innovation to observe—it’s a strategic imperative to adopt. By infusing intelligence into every supply chain touchpoint—from sourcing to shelf—AI is driving operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and exponential growth.

Optimal Sourcing

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

It’s no longer just about maintaining good relationships; it’s about turning those connections into engines of innovation, efficiency, and sustainability. Strong supplier partnerships drive new product development, unlock cost efficiencies, and ensure supply chains are adaptable to changing market conditions.

Resource Reduction

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. Lead Supply Chain Analyst, Amway.

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John Galt

JUNE 11, 2025

Customer Portal Partner Portal Contact John Galt Solutions Atlas AI-driven SaaS platform that connects and orchestrates your entire supply chain. More than a cautionary tale for emergency preparedness, this story mirrors what’s happening across supply chains worldwide.

Forecasting

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2025

As our Supply Chain Matters readers may have noticed from various social media feeds, this week has been one that featured two supply chain technology focused conferences and a noteworthy product release announcement.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This brought together over 60 supply chain leaders from 13 High Tech companies for a day of networking and engaging speaking sessions. This annual event, that facilitates sharing ideas on supply chain innovations, has been a draw amongst our customers.

Supply Chain Network Software

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. In the P2P space, it is also important to note that the role of robotic process automation (RPA) and AI will further enhance the capabilities of COEs to efficiently manage transactional work.

Negotiating Skills

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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Bristlecone

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This heightened awareness places a significant responsibility on procurement professionals to ensure that their supply chains align with ethical and environmental standards. Nearly 90% of large companies now publish sustainability reports, demonstrating a commitment to transparency and accountability in their supply chain practices.

Optimal Sourcing

John Galt

JULY 29, 2025

Customer Portal Partner Portal Contact John Galt Solutions Atlas AI-driven SaaS platform that connects and orchestrates your entire supply chain. To help bridge this gap requires the ability to seamlessly integrate retail sales data and advanced supply chain analytics within a planning environment.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 19, 2025

As Founder and Managing Editor I am pleased to announce that Cloud based supply chain planning and synchronization solutions provider Kinaxis® will again serve as a Sustained Sponsor of this independent thought leadership platform in 2025 and 2026.

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John Galt

JULY 22, 2025

Customer Portal Partner Portal Contact John Galt Solutions Atlas AI-driven SaaS platform that connects and orchestrates your entire supply chain. Inventory optimization is one of the most visible places where organizations expect to see a return from supply chain investments. You implemented the processes.

Inventory Reduction

Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As Founder and Executive Editor , I am pleased to announce to our global-wide Supply Chain Matters readership that Adaptive Supply Chain Planning technology provider ketteQ will be an additional Named Sponsor of this independent thought leadership platform.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In this Supply Chain Matters industry demand and supply perspective we highlight this week’s expressed concern by the CEO of Airbus regarding the achievement of 2024 year-end delivery performance. Such an occurrence came this week with added implications for commercial aircraft supply networks. There is clear context.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2025

An Industry Trending In September of last year Supply Chain Matters highlighted reporting trending among high volume consumer goods producers and the tenure of their respective senior managers. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2025, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Bristlecone

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Bristlecone, the industrys largest pure-play supply chain service provider, is thrilled to announce its recognition in the 2024 Gartner Market Guide for Supply Chain Strategy, Planning and Operations Consulting [1] and Market Guide for Supply Chain Planning Solutions Systems Integrators [2].

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BlueYonder

MAY 13, 2025

We believe this recognition highlights the Completeness of our Vision and our Ability to Execute by providing ground-breaking technology to address the complex and evolving needs of our global customers. Depth and Breadth of Features Blue Yonder Warehouse Management is the culmination of decades of customer-centric development.

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Bristlecone

JUNE 9, 2025

Bristlecone, a Mahindra Group company and the industry’s largest pure-play supply chain services provider, today announced the appointment of Lakshmanan Chidambaram (CTL) as its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, effective July 1, 2025.

Groups

BlueYonder

MAY 6, 2025

Yesterday, Blue Yonder CEO Duncan Angove opened ICON 2025 by introducing a ground-breaking new era in supply chain management. They are about being precise in how you react and how you respond to uncertainty, which is essential in the ever-changing supply chain landscape.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 20, 2025

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we alert our many readers to the appearance of Bob Ferrari, our Founder and longtime supply chain technology industry analyst appearance in a recently published and very timely podcast. A supply chain cannot function in isolation. All rights reserved.

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Bristlecone

JANUARY 8, 2025

S ustainability in L ogis tic T rends 2024 The Future of Sustainable Logistics Looking beyond current trends, several key developments are anticipated in the realm of sustainable logistics: Innovative Technologies: Continuous advancements in blockchain, IoT, and AI will support sustainability initiatives.

Waste Reduction

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 10, 2025

The Supply Chain Matters blog alerts readers to the opportunity to attend the upcoming MIT Center for Logistics and Transportations (CTL) annual Crossroads event. The theme of this years event is, Technology Advances and the Impact on SCM, and the event will occur on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

From electronics manufacturers to retail giants, companies are grappling with a complex landscape of rising duties and other supply chain challenges. The stated aim of those measures is to bolster domestic manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains. In the U.S., An estimated 60% of U.S.

Price Reduction

Exiger Perspectives

JUNE 20, 2025

Axios x AWS X Exiger A View from the Top Partners AWS & Exiger on Securing Tomorrow’s Defense Infrastructure Table of Contents Get in Touch Learn more about defending your supply chain from present-day threats and future risk. The discussion below has been edited for brevity and clarity. or “how do I find other parts?”

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 28, 2025

The traditional supply chain is being disrupted. Decision makers are reformulating supply chain strategies, continuously promoting transformation and upgrading, and striving to build a future-proofed sustainable supply chain.

Chemicals

HICX Solutions

APRIL 14, 2025

These renewed trade tensions, part of a broader protectionist posture, threaten to upend long-standing global supply chains and have introduced a new layer of unpredictability into supplier operations. In this new geopolitical and economic reality, supplier management is no longer a back-office functionits a boardroom priority.

Supplier Management

Bristlecone

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

His latest Forbes article explores the importance of balancing cutting-edge technology with foundational practices in hashtag # supplychain transformations. Read the full article here: [link] The post You Can’t Have Innovation Without A Robust Foundation appeared first on Bristlecone.

Innovation

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Belcorp’s Maturity in Supply Chain Design. When companies implement enterprise software solutions, they often label that implementation as being part of their company’s digital transformation. Using this software effectively is about more than the functionality.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. And more companies are treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise (see Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration ).

Predictive Analytics Software

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 27, 2022

In a recent research project, we found that 2/3 of companies had a digital supply chain transformation strategy; however, those that were evolving their strategy performed better during the early months of the pandemic than those that were “clear” on the project plan for a digital transformation.

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

In supply chain management context, they has demonstrated the operational excellence that leads them to the supply chain hall of fame. During 1990s, he noticed that many Japanese companies who were the leaders in the analog technology hesitated to adopt the digital technology.

Supply Chain Transformation

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 7, 2017

Today, fewer and fewer supply chain professionals make the event. To make the event profitable, SAP Insider now combines supply chain, customer relationship management, human resource management, and product life cycle management. I remember attendance for the supply chain event was 5,000. It worries me.

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