Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2025

Aptean is orchestrating the Blue Yonder/E2open/Infor playbook of buying undervalued assets and milking the maintenance and Software-as-a-Service contracts with existing customers. In contrast, Blue Yonder is investing $1 billion over three years in the platform for their solutions. Is it musical chairs? Or a Merry-Go-Round?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Supply chain planning is not just for the big boys. Myers Industries Implements John Galt Solutions. They also are also one of the largest distributor in the US of tools, equipment and supplies for the tire and wheel service industry. Mr. Baker spent over 34 years leading procurement teams at The Dow Chemical Company.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Mobile ERP software is transforming warehouses just like yours. Enterprise resource planning through mobile ERP solutions provides access to real-time business data via mobile devices, enhancing operational efficiency, streamlining workflows, and enabling decision-making across various business functions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 21, 2014

However, over time, they slowly feel comfortable. It takes time. Let’s start with these: Demand Sensing: The reduction of time to sense purchase and channel takeaway. Often we shelve them to allow our feet to recover. They become a part of our wardrobe. Learning to speak a new language is similar. Confusion reigns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Failure of Existing Demand Planning Solutions. During the pandemic, supply chain leaders turned off their demand planning solutions. The output was just not helpful. Also, the solutions lacked flexibility. No company interviewed was able to successfully use their current what-if solutions to model pandemic impacts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Chakri Gottemukkala, CEO at Supply Chain Planning Vendor o9 Solutions There are several young supply chain software companies that are unicorns. One of the more interesting is o9 Solutions. In January of 2022, Dallas-based o9 Solutions was valued at $2.7 Data is stored just like you might sketch ideas on a whiteboard.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. Containerization eventually reduced shipping and loading costs by at least 75%.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In today’s business world, real-time data isn’t just nice to have; it’s essential. Mobile inventory management is a digital solution that combines a mobile inventory app with cloud-based software to track, manage, and optimize inventory in real-time. Let’s get started!

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Precoro

JULY 29, 2024

Procurement operations are no exception. Procurement operations are no exception. In fact, 43% of GPOs that took part in the 2023 Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey cited overall procurement risk had increased significantly as compared to 20% in the 2021 study.

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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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IT Supply Chain

JUNE 18, 2025

What Contractors Need to Streamline Procurement in 2025 By Ian Summers (pictured) Content Writer 111 Views You’re on-site before dawn, the framing crew’s ready, but the steel shipment’s stuck in limbo, the invoice isn’t approved, and your project management app just pinged you for the fourth time.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. I find no agency or entity trying to find a holistic solution to global logistics. When the ball drops on Times Square to welcome in 2022, the employees at the Port of Long Beach will celebrate moving 9 M TEUs in imports: a 26% increase year-over-year.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In this blog, let’s dive deeper into the challenges of spare parts management, the solution that ThroughPut AI provides, the features of spare parts management software and how it works. Business Continuity Ensuring uninterrupted operations requires sourcing the right parts at the right time and place. Let’s get started.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2023

FourKites CEO, Matt Elenjickal One of the two leaders in the real-time transportation visibility market is FourKites. ARC considers real-time visibility solutions, like the one from FourKites, one type of SCCN solution. ARC considers real-time visibility solutions, like the one from FourKites, one type of SCCN solution.

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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.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 12, 2025

As operations, maintenance, and supply chain leaders navigate a landscape shaped by rising asset complexity, volatile supply chains, and tight capital budgets, the pressure to optimize every part, every process, and every purchase has never been greater. This is where software steps in.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 3, 2025

By the time the pandemic hit and inflation took its toll, margins dropped for the first time in decades, and volume contractions became the norm. In fact, in 2023, American consumers spent 10% more on groceries, but purchased 4% fewer items. But today’s market is anything but typical.

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Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 17, 2024

A digital thread integrates different tools and data systems (CAD, CAM, ERP, PLM etc.) This creates a continuous flow of information between design tools, simulation environments, and manufacturing systems allowing all stakeholders to access a single source of truth.

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RFgen

JANUARY 16, 2025

Spreadsheets just don’t cut it anymore. That’s where manufacturing inventory management software comes in. It’s not just a nice-to-have; it’s the key to staying competitive. The right software can streamline your production, optimize stock levels, and even help you save money.

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Stord

APRIL 21, 2025

This means far more than just new sales channels. What begins as a convenient and capital-efficient fulfillment strategy can quickly become a strain on operations and create further complications downstream as end consumers face rising shipping costs, longer delivery times, customs delays and surcharges, and limited return options.

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ShipBob

MARCH 3, 2025

With so many moving parts to running an ecommerce business, youll probably build a tech stack of several different apps, platforms, and solutions to power your operations. The software automatically pulls inventory data from your warehouse for a real-time stock count update across all your sales channels.

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ShipBob

MARCH 3, 2025

With so many moving parts to running an ecommerce business, youll probably build a tech stack of several different apps, platforms, and solutions to power your operations. The software automatically pulls inventory data from your warehouse for a real-time stock count update across all your sales channels.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Understanding how your Procurement and Supply Chain KPIs are performing isn’t just a nice-to-have; it’s essential for survival and growth. But what if you could get a clear, birds-eye view of your core performance without investing in complex, expensive software? Are you truly getting the best value?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Just as in the following five examples that reveal interesting data related to the trucking industry. At the same time, the old tend to view the young as technology-addicted slackers, with negative attitudes and poor mechanical skills. Top 16 Most Popular Transportation Blog Posts of 2014. Read the Full Blog Post.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Those that seek to succeed in shipping online need to know a few things about why less-than-truckload may be the solution, how customers’ expectations are increasing, and what benefits less-than-truckload offers. Looking for E-Commerce Solutions for LTL, Parcel, & FT for Your Shopping Cart? Get E-Commerce solutions.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery. The International Post Corporation (IPC), found 44% of online shoppers have changed their purchasing behaviour to be more sustainable. by Barbara Schielke, Chief HR & CSR Officer for Asendia. Ecommerce giants like Amazon are setting the bar high.

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ThroughPut

MAY 20, 2025

In addition, poor visibility, unpredictable demand, and disjointed systems worsen the situation further and lead to inefficient procurement, misplaced stock, and emergency orders. Thats why a growing number of organizations are turning to AI software for spare parts inventory management. Lets break it down.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The election is over, but the race is just starting for logistics providers. According to PLS Logistics , global companies will install procurement managers in China for entire organizations by 2025. There was a time when buying a computer was considered a once-in-a-decade purchase, if not once-in-a-lifetime.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Warehouse optimization isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a lifeline for businesses seeking to thrive in the demanding world of modern commerce. Warehouse optimization isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a lifeline for businesses seeking to thrive in the demanding world of modern commerce. Ready to get started?

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2025

Companies often push aside procurement compliance to focus on more pressing issues. No wonder—procurement often gets tedious and burdened with time-consuming processes. However, ignoring procurement compliance is like ignoring a ticking time bomb. It’s only a matter of time before it explodes.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 15, 2017

Unlike traditional supply chains, omnichannel supply chains rely on the successful integration and application of data, process standardization and high-tech tools to ensure a seamless flow of information and products. In a way, this is similar to just-in-time delivery and real-time inventory management and control.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2025

Think back to the last time your business hit a procurement roadblock. Perhaps it was a mixed-up purchase order or an inaccurate sales order—pricey yet worthwhile lessons. In this guide, we walk you through basic procurement concepts (e.g., What Is a Purchase Order? Order details. Order number.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ZF offers product and software solutions for established vehicle manufacturers and newly emerging transport and mobility service providers. ZF transforms those purchased products into over 2,000 products. ZF has been working with a supply chain solutions provider called SupplyOn since 2001. The ZF supply chain is complex.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2024

Anti-narcotics investigators have uncovered substantial amounts of the disguised drugs in the past two years as smugglers go to ever-more elaborate lengths to get illicit cargoes on board ships. It will be interesting to see how these smugglers will change course when fossil fuels are completely replaced by renewables.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. Just take a look at what’s been happening over the last 3-4 months. points from 44.8

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 16, 2022

Esther is the Chief Revenue Officer at Flowspace , an ecommerce fulfillment platform that helps brands meet their customers’ post-purchase expectations. Flowspace is an ecommerce fulfillment platform that helps brands meet their customers’ post-purchase expectations. About Esther Kestenbaum Prozan.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. The output from the monthly process is an updated plan that balances demand with supply over a 24-month time horizon. Dean Sorenson concurs.

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