Kinaxis

JUNE 3, 2025

How CPG leaders can reduce costs without hurting supply chain performance fbaker Tue, 06/03/2025 - 09:18 In the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, SG&A (Selling, General, and Administrative) costs have long been a go-to target for improving margins. The answer lies in technology, smarter planning, and automation.

Cost Reduction Strategies

ToolsGroup

MARCH 19, 2025

At ToolsGroup, we’ve long championed probabilistic demand forecasting (also known as stochastic forecasting) as the cornerstone of effective supply chain management software. In conventional supply chain planning , planners using basic tools (typically spreadsheets or legacy systems) forecast just one number for each item.

Forecasting

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2025

Supply chain networks depend on structured data, exchanged through APIs, middleware, and telemetry, to coordinate across facilities, regions, and partners. AI Deployment in Operational Context Artificial intelligence has become a common feature in supply chain systems, though the depth of adoption varies widely.

Real-time Visibility

Kinaxis

AUGUST 1, 2025

If you were still haven’t prepared your supply chain, now is the time to act. Rather than make a Hail Mary move, you need a strategic framework that shifts your supply chain from short-term, reactive firefighting to long-term adaptability. Enter the 30-60-90 plan for tariff response.

Negotiating Skills

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. In the automotive sector, manufacturers are simultaneously reducing inventory costs and delivery times.

Sourcing Strategies

RFgen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Ever feel like your supply chain is a tangled mess of spreadsheets, frantic phone calls, and last-minute scrambles? It’s the key to transforming your supply chain from a source of frustration into a well-oiled, profit-generating machine. You’re not alone. That’s where data analytics comes in.

Optimal Sourcing

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

These steps include sourcing and receiving inventory, storing inventory, order processing, picking and packing an order, shipping the order, and returns management. Factors like planning tools, inventory management, demand patterns, and innovations in technology contribute to the success or failure of fulfillment optimization.

Optimal Sourcing

Procurement Academy

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

According to Deloitte Insights , 83% of digitally maturing companies use cross-functional teams to improve supply chain performance. Of course, the right training is key to the success of such initiatives, and can have a measurable impact on supply chain performance.

Buyer Training

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

An efficient supply chain strategy is one that takes every aspect of your supply chain into account, from inventory management and warehouse design to freight tendering and transport optimisation. Let’s look at some of the best ways to make your supply chain more efficient.

Supply Chain Design Software

E2open

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The latest study highlights opportunities for businesses to strengthen resilience with artificial intelligence (AI)-driven demand sensing to optimize inventory, realize more value from planning investments, and better serve clients during disruptions of any size. Orlando, FL – October 2, 2024 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.

Forecasting Software

Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 11, 2025

In today’s competitive business landscape, effective supply chain management is crucial for organizations to thrive. At the heart of supply chain management lies the role of procurement, a strategic function responsible for sourcing, acquiring, and managing goods and services essential for business operations.

Optimal Sourcing

ModusLink Corporation

JANUARY 30, 2025

Supply Chain Management – SCM – The Coordinated Process of Producing and Delivering Goods and Services from Suppliers to Consumers – Conceptual Illustration In todays rapidly evolving global marketplace, supply chain disruptions have become a regular occurrence.

Sourcing Strategies

SCMDOJO

AUGUST 5, 2025

Supply chains are the lifelines of global commerce. As supply chains digitize and lean on cloud platforms, software systems, and third-party vendors, their vulnerability to cyber threats has dramatically increased. Understanding the Modern Threat Landscape The supply chain no longer begins and ends with physical goods.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The supply chain planner role is the most dissatisfied of any employee in the supply chain, but most focus on improving engines using AI into conventional work processes. The opportunity is to rethink planning. Yawn and walk on if the answer is i mproving demand error or reducing inventory levels.

Supply Chain Planning Software

IQMS

APRIL 4, 2025

But geopolitical rivalries and an emerging wave of tariffs are introducing new levels of supply chain uncertainty. Compounding the challenge are information gaps across supply chains that can cost manufacturers lost time, productivity, margin erosion, price reductions, and missed shipment dates.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 23, 2025

Packaging systems play an integral role in supply chain operations, from manufacturing to distribution of products to end users. This supply chain article will focus on the importance of packaging in businesses to help you determine the best packaging systems for your brand. The first step is making a sustainable choice.

Packaging

RFgen

APRIL 3, 2025

Introduction Today’s supply chain presents significant complexity and operates at an accelerated pace. Businesses increasingly encounter challenges in maintaining visibility and operational efficiency, especially as disruptionsfrom supply shortages to unexpected demand surgesbecome more frequent occurrences.

Supply Chain Planning Software

AB&R

JANUARY 3, 2025

To keep pace, the supply chain management (SCM) landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. At the forefront of this transformation is Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, the new cornerstone for agile supply chains. For example, improved inventory management leads to less waste and a reduced carbon footprint.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

RFgen

JUNE 23, 2025

AI is a powerful tool for modern supply chains , but it cannot operate effectively without a steady stream of high-quality, real-time data. Q: Saumya, why is mobile barcoding essential for AI in supply chains? Saumya: AI in supply chain operations depends on fast, accurate, and consistent data to make effective decisions.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Arena Solutions

JULY 15, 2025

Supply chain disruptions have been hitting companies from all sides. Unprecedented tariff policy shifts, geopolitical instability, and natural disasters have all increased in recent years, causing unforeseen supply chain disruptions. Increase Supply Chain Agility: Take These Steps First 1.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

My Office Apps

OCTOBER 21, 2024

What is Vendor Relationship Management (VRM) and Why It’s Essential for Your ERP and Inventory Software? Strong vendor relationships are critical for business success, especially when it comes to managing inventory and procurement. Monitor Supplier Performance Tracking supplier performance is key to making informed decisions.

Vendor Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2025

Still, it can be just as disruptive to supply chain performance. Fleet management is a long game — budget cycles, replacement planning, technology roadmaps. Preventive maintenance derails, compliance filings are missed, and work orders begin piling up. Disruptions in decision-making.

Negotiating Skills

IQMS

MAY 22, 2023

Manufacturers are increasingly adopting the Internet of Things (IoT) to improve supply chain performance. Arguably, the greatest use of IoT and blockchain together is aimed at providing manufacturers greater insight and control across their supply chains. billion in 2022 to USD $1,809.04 billion in 2022 to $88.5

Optimal Sourcing

Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Effective lead time management is a critical factor in securing supply chain efficiency and cost control, since lead time represents the total time required for a product or material to move through the supply chain, as measured from the time of ordering to the time of delivery. What is Lead Time and Why Does it Matter?

Manufacturing Procurement

AFFLINK

JANUARY 13, 2025

For businesses with seasonal inventory, estimating yearly demand fluctuations with reasonable accuracy can be both challenging and costly. After all, over-estimating can lead to inventory surplus and associated warehousing costs. This is where predictive analytics can prove instrumental for strategic supply chain management.

Predictive Analytics

John Galt

AUGUST 6, 2025

Customer Portal Partner Portal Contact John Galt Solutions Atlas AI-driven SaaS platform that connects and orchestrates your entire supply chain. Amid the challenges, data is the essential enabler – the fuel that powers supply chain planning to build agility and resilience.

Supply Chain Planning Software

SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In today’s competitive business landscape, optimizing supply chains is crucial for achieving operational efficiency and cost reduction. While inventory management and logistics often take center stage, another critical component that significantly impacts supply chain performance is fixed asset management.

Asset Management

BlueYonder

JUNE 19, 2025

A team from Blue Yonder attended the recent Gartner ® Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. We were delighted to see two of our customers, PepsiCo and Knauf, take center stage to discuss their successful application of technology to improve their supply chain results. Supply chains must be as well.

Gartner

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Blue Yonder – A Leader in Supply Chain Management At Blue Yonder we are proud to announce that we have been recognized as a Leader in what we believe are three major areas by top industry analysts. Seedcom Logistics implemented Blue Yonder Warehouse Management to streamline their processes and optimize inventory management.

Supply Chain Planning Software

SCMDOJO

JUNE 22, 2025

Businesses can’t afford slow or rigid supply chains. As such, this guide breaks down the essential strategies for designing a warehouse layout that strengthens supply chain agility. As such, this guide breaks down the essential strategies for designing a warehouse layout that strengthens supply chain agility.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 5, 2025

How CRM Can Help Supply Chain Companies! If you are in the manufacturing industry, managing your supply chain is crucial for success. It can be a difficult task if not done correctly but using a CRM system allows you to streamline operations and create synergies that result in improved performance. What is a CRM?

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Among the various applications that are part of this Winter release are: Flexport Intelligence- an AI/ML powered tool which allows businesses to ask questions in their natural language and receive insights about their supply chain performance. Readers may be asking why Flexport elected to offer both options.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Supplier Collaboration: Driving Innovation and Competitive Advantage In today’s hyper-connected global economy, where supply chains span continents, and industries are interlinked globally, supplier collaboration serves as the foundation to drive innovation and create a future-ready organization. What is supplier collaboration?

Cost Reduction Strategies

Turvo

APRIL 24, 2025

These tools turn raw logistics data into actionable insights that drive efficiency, reduce costs, and improve performance across the entire supply chain. In this blog, we explore how logistics data analytics tools are transforming supply chains and what businesses need to consider when implementing them.

Analytics Software

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 27, 2025

Supply Chain Matters provides our summary and perspectives wrap up of the 2024 holiday fulfillment season. In a prior Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlighted the record volumes that were reported during this period. More specifically the report observed: Downstream Inventory Levels contracted at a rate of 33.9,

Procurement Analytics

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Introduction As global supply chains evolve, ensuring cost efficiency is crucial. One way to assess the cost performance of any function within the supply chain is through Cost Performance Index (CPI). What is the Cost Performance Index (CPI)? The research paper by Winanda et. A CPI of 0.83

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog provides both perspectives and self-rating observations regarding our January 2024 published Research Advisory- 2024 Predictions for Industry Global Supply Chains. Supply chain teams benefitted from such actions.

Predictive Analytics Software