ToolsGroup

MAY 11, 2022

Leaders surveyed in third annual ToolsGroup and CSCMP report are “extremely concerned” about external supply chain threats but lack people to make transformation succeed. From January to March 2022, CSCMP and ToolsGroup surveyed more than 300 supply chain professionals around the world. About ToolsGroup. About CSCMP.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

BOSTON, February 16, 2022 : ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, has partnered with Planalytics to integrate their weather-driven demand (WDD) analytics with ToolsGroup’s retail planning solutions, enabling customers to isolate, measure, and manage the influence of weather on their businesses.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 2, 2023

FeaturedCustomers is the leading customer success content marketing platform for B2B business software and services, helping potential B2B buyers make informed purchasing decisions through vendor-validated content. ToolsGroup earned a Market Leader award in the category. See ToolsGroup’s listing on FeaturedCustomers here.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 20, 2022

ToolsGroup digital supply chain planning and optimization is now available as a Microsoft Dynamics 365 business application. ToolsGroup’s new solution accelerates supply chain planning and optimization, benefiting from the flexibility and scalability that characterize Microsoft Dynamics 365.” About ToolsGroup.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 17, 2021

Distribution industry supply chains have always been squeezed between manufacturers and their customers; facing increased competitive threats, escalating SKU counts, and expanding ecommerce. Smarter purchasing to outpace competitors. One of our customers sources materials from a global network with long lead times.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 6, 2022

Solutions enable real-time inventory availability and fulfillment optimization for retailers. BOSTON—June 7, 2022 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, today announced its acquisition of Onera, a provider of real-time inventory availability and fulfillment software solutions to retailers.

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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. The SO99+ Supply Chain Planning Solution is the market leader in dynamic planning, helping supply chain teams make informed decisions faster. Version 8.60

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ToolsGroup

MAY 30, 2022

BOSTON (May 31, 2022) – ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, announced today that Joe (Yossi) Shamir will retire from his role as CEO. Shamir will continue to be an active ToolsGroup board member and advisor to ToolsGroup investor Accel-KKR.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Joint Microsoft and ToolsGroup planning solution will support POOLCORP’s goals of improved service to customers and increased profitability amid demand and supply volatility. About ToolsGroup. For more information, follow ToolsGroup on LinkedIn , Twitter , YouTube , or visit www.toolsgroup.com. . About Pool Corporation.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Boston and Milan, 15 December 2021 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to announce that it has joined the Microsoft Partner Pledge, an initiative with the aim of promoting a sustainable environmental future. About ToolsGroup.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 16, 2023

Being able to pivot quickly prevents unplanned discounting and margin erosion,” noted Inna Kuznetsova, CEO of ToolsGroup. About ToolsGroup. ToolsGroup’s innovative AI-powered solutions enable retailers, manufacturers, and distributors to navigate through supply chain uncertainty.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 14, 2022

Named a Supply Chain leader in annual list of most innovative and transformative retail technology solution providers. In making this selection, Retail Today’s editorial team has analyzed the universe of Retail solutions in 16 categories—scanning nearly 7000 applicants and nominees. About ToolsGroup.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 19, 2023

With the advent of true “single source of truth” inventory visibility , a digital twin is a more feasible goal than ever before. Digital Twin Applications For instance, say you’re a manufacturer or distributor. Are you a manufacturer wondering how best to leverage real-time data to elevate your business performance?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 17, 2013

Source Merriam-Webster Dictionary. The article is written and the story is spun, but the solution offered is a supply-centric solution based on yesterday’s technology. As a result, articles are written proclaiming demand-driven results and then the reader is given a solution that is anything but demand driven.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Automation is at the center of modern manufacturing businesses, with companies exploring the possibilities of artificial intelligence in improving workflows and profitability. Industrial engineers incorporate these technologies in designing and fabricating advanced manufacturing systems. How AI Is Changing the Manufacturing Industry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

<Bear with me… > Here I share a nine-step process in an attempt to help companies unravel the process for buying supply chain planning software. They center on how to make a good decision in the purchase of supply chain planning solutions. Most have purchased software, but are dependent on Excel spreadsheets.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 20, 2014

However, what is clear from our recent study of 73 manufacturers using supply chain planning is that companies using best-of-breed solutions implement faster, achieve a quicker Return-on-Investment (ROI), and are more satisfied. Today, in many organizations, these solutions are legacy. Was it intentional? Or accidental?

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

ToolsGroup will support Emma’s goal of creating a resilient, intelligent supply chain process to fuel the company’s growth. After a successful proof-of-concept in Germany, Emma chose ToolsGroup to gain centralized planning and end-to-end (E2E) supply chain transparency. About ToolsGroup. MUNICH & BOSTON — 23.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

As we head into the holiday season, supply delays, logistics constraints and inflation are looming over shoppers and retailers—and the manufacturers and distributors who keep them in supply. One of the ways to ensure your supply chain is ready for the next crisis is to test its resiliency by leveraging digital S&OP tools. .

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 11, 2019

Items with intermittent, unpredictable or “long tail” demand are a growing part of business for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, and it’s making demand forecasting and inventory management a headache. Traditional supply chain solutions were not designed for high variability demand.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. The initial software product release name was Real-Time Forecasting. E2open sells a cloud-based solution for network collaboration. History of Terra Technology.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 31, 2022

In the midst of the pandemic and other events that remind us uncertainty is a constant, Rob and Mauro have shown their mettle,” said ToolsGroup CEO Joseph Shamir. About ToolsGroup. For more information, follow ToolsGroup on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, or visit www.toolsgroup.com. About Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 5, 2017

This ended when Gartner purchased AMR Research in 2010. The software approaches and project implementations are not enterprise class. In addition, the Demand-Driven Institute certifies and sells software, and I think this is a conflict of interest. 2) Demand-Driven Manufacturing. Reflections. 3) Redefine Forecasting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2021

The company is owned by Bridgestone and Goodyear, two tire manufacturers who came together to form a distribution channel to make sure the customer could get the tire they wanted. This is where TireHub uses ToolsGroup. ToolsGroup is a global supply chain planning software company. TireHub at a Glance. For TireHub.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

The good news, however, is they have plenty of options in their product assortments, store footprints, customer behavior and even virtual worlds as they face these economic headwinds, using tools including basket analysis, which shows what customers are buying, and assortment planning, which helps retailers decide what to sell.”

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Surveys have shown that consumers are 71% more likely to make a purchase based on social media referrals, and 47% of millennials’ purchases are influenced by social media1. There are some key capabilities found in a supply chain planning software that can help you better predict short-term demand. Other sources: 1 [link].

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Source: Bloomberg.com. The demand for retail workers to fill positions in stores, warehouses, and the manufacturing plants of vertically integrated retailers is not decreasing anytime soon. Moreover, the new policy of purchasing online and picking up in-store adds to the already high-stress environment for in-store employees.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 3, 2020

There are a few solutions to this phenomenon. Increased replenishment frequency in smaller quantities can smooth out the flow, as can just-in-time ordering, integrated multi-level supply chain optimization and–in an ideal world–orchestrated demand signal sharing between retailers, distributors and manufacturers.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

49% That was the ownership share of product returns specialist Inmar Post-Purchase Solutions (IPPS), a joint venture between Doddle—a part of Blue Yonder—and Inmar, Inc. That until this week, when Doodle announced it has acquired the remaining 51%.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

I worked for a software company for almost a decade and implemented demand management solutions in the 1990s for multiple companies. I also worked in manufacturing during the period of 1978-1992 trying to plan demand. Demand latency is the time from channel purchase to translation into an order. Everyone has a bias.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Image source: Bloomberg. Image source: American Journal of Transportation. They’ve been around for years, either bubbling under the surface, or squeezing supply chains into retrospectively fitting band-aid solutions to cataclysmic problems. The Solution: 5 Changes Needed to Overcome Supply Chain Challenges.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 27, 2022

Necessity of Supply Chain Planning Software in Vertical Integration. At the back of your supply chain, you’ve got your raw materials being procured. In the middle, you’ve got your manufacturers that take those raw materials and turn them into finished goods. The Disadvantages of Vertical Integration.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Source: Supply Chain Digest. As a leading manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, Lennox Residential’s business strategy depends on exceptional parts availability and customer service. Source: Lennox. What does it take to create an award-winning supply chain? Attention Getting Results.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Source: Insider. It’s possible that in the meantime, consumers have gone elsewhere to make their purchases, and demand has diminished before you could capitalize on it. Don’t let supply chain disruptions and outdated planning solutions stifle your business. 7 Causes of Excess Stock. So how did it come to this?

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Question 1: is it possible to manufacture prices & discounts? In some circumstances it can be advantageous to create discounts, even if manufactured, in order to push sales from a psychology point of view. Look twice. One thing is sure: It takes a lot of volume growth to offset the negative margin impact of a discount.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 16, 2021

To remain competitive, retailers who invest in open-to-buy planning software are able to keep an eye on their financial health and grow a successful business, while aligning inventory optimization with revenue goals. This goes back to a very simple manufacturing principle, that work in process inventory is far from ideal.

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