ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

September 26, 2019) A new study by ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, and Spinnaker, a supply chain services company, has found that only 7% of companies are reaping the benefits of digital transformation of supply chain planning. About ToolsGroup. BOSTON, Mass. and HOUSTON, Tex. About Spinnaker.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 21, 2020

ToolsGroup supply chain planning software allows Allopneus.com to improve inventory quality while reducing storage space at its national distribution center by almost 20%. As a result, we need to have more than 20,000 SKUs in stock,” explains Pierre-Jean Coltat, procurement and planning manager at Allopneus. NEWS RELEASE.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

ToolsGroup has talked extensively about how probabilistic forecasting can be effective here. ? The sheer number of issues to manage that go beyond your control, from plant management to procurement to scheduling, seasonality, and demand peaks, mean that you need a multi-faceted solution that can account for every possible factor.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Against this backdrop, our 2020 predictions represent insights from across the ToolsGroup community for technology and practices that support greater supply chain resilience. They drive benefits such as improved business planning and improved sourcing, procurement and supplier management. I hope you enjoy the read!

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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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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2020

Macro events like the Coronavirus crisis trigger demand volatility that affects every link in your global supply chain—from the raw materials you procure to setting safety stock levels to planning logistics and promotions. One US-based ToolsGroup manufacturing customer sources parts from several Chinese and Italian suppliers.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The pandemic accelerated digitization plans across multiple industries according to the ToolsGroup/CSCMP 2021 Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning survey. As a result, procuring materials from suppliers, factory production and warehouse logistics had become much more complex.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 30, 2018

Digital twins drive benefits such as improved business planning and improved sourcing, procurement and supplier management. At ToolsGroup, our experience so far has been mostly in using the digital twin concept to precisely predict the impact of sales promotions on demand and inventory trade-offs on customer service levels.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 11, 2018

Digital transformation ” is tough for any firm, but when you are $9 billion industrial manufacturer, it is a sizable undertaking. At last week’s TG18 ToolsGroup user event , global bearing manufacturer SKF laid out an impressive review of their transformation to “ Integrated Planning ”. Inventories themselves were often local.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 5, 2016

Now companies have started outsourcing supply chain business processes like planning, direct procurement, order management, inventory optimisation and reverse logistics. For more information, pelase contact the authors: Eric Kingwill is managing director at ToolsGroup Africa with extensive across the board supply chain experience.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Global supply chains are fundamentally rearranging and there’s a lot of reflection on how the urge to optimize efficiency (whether it was offshoring manufacturing to keep labor costs down, or making supply chains very lean to cut inventory costs) made supply chains more fragile.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2018

Credit for this image goes to ToolsGroup. There are natural processes that require tactical horizon for procurement buying and transportation sourcing, and Sales and Operations Planning. Shifting and aligning manufacturing load across factories is critical. Linear optimization assumes a normal distribution of data.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 1, 2014

CRM and SRM functionality did not fit the needs for manufacturing-based companies (CRM was too lightweight. And SRM functionality, while automating indirect procurement, did not address the larger needs to automate direct material purchasing for a manufacturer.) 4) CRM and SRM Will Be Redefined for Manufacturers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

While ToolsGroup and SAP (with the acquisition of SmartOps) are the nearest competitors, Terra prided itself on delivering better decisions through better math. Traditionally E2open sold to the procurement organization. There is greater dependency on third parties for manufacturing and sourcing. The Company has a checkered past.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 17, 2013

Demand-driven concepts are expansive they extend from the customer’s customer to the supplier’s supplier, but the areas of sales and procurement are often very resistant to the demand-driven concepts. These technologies include the work by Terra Technology and ToolsGroup. To do this companies need an end-to-end leader.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 27, 2022

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. Scoops is a manufacturer that makes batch ice cream and pre-packaged ice cream bars and pints. Essentially, a company buys its customer.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 13, 2021

We hope you enjoy the blog, which represents predictions and observations from across our global ToolsGroup community. Of course trade-offs of higher manufacturing costs are balanced against reduced inventory costs, lower freight/logistics costs, lower duties and taxes, etc. Here’s to a healthy and prosperous year ahead!

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Less mature companies focus IT investments on manufacturing, procurement and workforce management. Where companies focus their IT is also strategically important because IT spend translates into supply chain readiness.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Costa , the UK’s largest and fastest-growing coffee shop brand, implemented a demand and replenishment planning system that takes POS data from its unmanned, self-serve coffee stations every 15 minutes to forecast demand, optimize inventory, and generate nightly replenishment proposals for distribution and procurement.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. While millennials and Gen Z make up the majority of eligible candidates to fill open roles, they show an innate mistrust or misperception of the supply chain and manufacturing industry. US Chamber ).

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 17, 2020

We saw this right at the start of the pandemic, when parts being manufactured in Wuhan province disrupted car manufacturers’ production lines around the world. These disconnections can seriously hurt manufacturers and retailers in today’s online, service-driven economy where consumer expectations are defined by the Amazon experience.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

Included in this June 14, 2022 edition are updates featuring the following providers: ToolsGroup and Onera. ToolsGroup Acquires Onera. Reportedly, ToolsGroup will add Onera ’s inventory availability and fulfillment technology to its retail planning suite. GreyOrange. Freightos Limited. Oracle and Cerner. Panasonic. .

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ToolsGroup

JULY 6, 2023

ToolsGroup has a long history of innovating with our customers in mind. It’s also why so many of our customers are eager to share their supply chain success – and have even won awards of their own in partnership with ToolsGroup! ToolsGroup has also been named a FeaturedCustomers 2023 Top Rated Software and Hot 100 Vendor.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Enterra Solutions announced a partnership with Cap Gemini and ToolsGroup announced the release of a software solution for the self-correcting supply chain with a focus on cleaning data and detecting anomalies.) 3) Rethinking Manufacturing. Action Item: Ideate on what the future of your manufacturing processes could look like?

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 9, 2021

And the reason that we pointed out that difference is that as we monitor the supply chain technology landscape, there’s a tendency right now for supply chain risk mitigation to be purely focused on the procurement side and on the procurement technology side. Mary Vasile: So let’s delve into manufacturing a little bit more.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The system employs electronic signals that communicate real-time demand from hospitals, which is then translated into a pull signal back through distribution, manufacturing, collection and supply, in a comprehensive and scalable “vein-to vein” system.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Say you’re a manufacturer , refining your production and capacity planning. If you’re a manufacturer , have you produced enough? 44% of procurement leaders expect disruptions to ease by the end of 2023. Or perhaps, it’s early summer and the local hardware store just got a new shipment of lawn mowers. last year).

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

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. In last week’s blog, I related Gartner Analyst Mike Burkett’s message about “ bi-modal thinking ”.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 7, 2020

Simon Ellis, Vice President of IDC Manufacturing Insights, observes, “The supply chain continues to undergo almost unparalleled levels of change. Supply chains will be able to procure, source, manufacture and handle logistics across a broad array of players including small to medium businesses. Prediction 1. 5] Barton, op.

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