Bristlecone

AUGUST 18, 2020

To remain competitive in today’s global economy and keep pace with market demand, industries like engineered products, complex assembly manufacturing, and aerospace and defense must continue to innovate and introduce new products. Manufacturing of new products requires the ability to make adjustments and design changes on short notice.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

The goal of this blog is to help business users maximize their current SAP Investments in a time of change. High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. For SAP users, it is the best and a much needed system of record. Reflections. Here is my advice.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 16, 2021

In our pandemic research, we interviewed thirty manufacturers. To gain insights, we interviewed Alexandros Skandalakis, Director of Manufacturing Capacity, reporting to operations/manufacturing globally within Philip Morris. We wanted to find a better way to design our network and optimize future manufacturing outcomes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

One of my insights from doing the industry analysis for the Supply Chains to Admire each year is that smaller and less well-known companies outperform larger and better-known manufacturers. The analysis is biased toward large process-based manufacturers in the Gartner network. Is this success? I don’t think so. Learning Stalled.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

The goal of this blog is to help business users maximize their current SAP Investments in a time of change. High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. For SAP users, it is the best and a much needed system of record. Reflections. Here is my advice.

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Bristlecone

APRIL 22, 2020

Bristlecone S/4NOW for CPG is Now an SAP-Qualified Partner-Packaged Solution for SAP S/4HANA. CPG manufacturers around the world continue to grapple with rapid fluctuations in supply and demand, inventory challenges and distribution delays. Deploy SAP S/4HANA in as few as four months – at a fixed scope and price.

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Bristlecone

APRIL 22, 2020

. – APRIL 23, 2020 – Bristlecone , the trusted partner in supply chain transformation, is pleased to announce that its S/4NOW for CPG solution is now an SAP-Qualified Partner-Packaged Solution for SAP S/4HANA. Bristlecone’s SAP-Qualified Partner-Packaged Solutions for SAP S/4HANA include: S/4NOW for CPG.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Over his 30+ year career in the supply chain, Richard has worked with manufacturers around the world in operations, supply chain, and lean strategy roles to develop systems that can manage complex supply chains on a global scale. acquired by SAP). Richard previously founded and led Factory Logic, Inc.

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Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Design Software Manufacturing Procurement 241

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2023

There are just a few suppliers that offer both solutions – E2open, Infor, Kinaxis, One Network, and SAP. The MSCN provides visibility to whether suppliers can deliver all the items a manufacturer wants on a particular date. Meanwhile, supply chain planning solutions support demand and supply planning. Connected Planning.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2015

It’s also a big reason why SAP and Descartes formally announced their partnership this morning focused on TMS connectivity (attendees of Descartes’ user conference last month were given a sneak peak of this announcement).

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 18, 2016

International SAP Conference on Supply Chain 2016. URL: uk.tacook.com/events/conferences/details/international-sap-conference-on-supply-chain.html. SAP and T.A. Cook are delighted to announce that the brochure for the 3rd annual International SAP Conference on Supply Chain, is now live and available to download.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Business continuity continues to be a risk for many retailers and manufacturers. Definition of groupthink A pattern of thought characterized by self-deception, forced manufacture of consent, and conformity to group values and ethics Wikipedia. SAP and IBM failed the market. My take away?

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o9 Solutions

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Then I thought about a conversation I had with Simon Ellis, Program Vice President at IDC around the topic of SAP APO and old refrigerators. During our discussion we delved into the analogy that SAP APO is like an old refrigerator. Each one gets me to an outcome, but how do I know which one is the best? In fact, you should be excited.

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OptiProERP

APRIL 9, 2024

Manufacturing and Assembly The heart of the process lies in manufacturing and assembly. A manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system can allow manufacturers to track the complete quote-to-cash process. Its robust business and manufacturing functionality connects the entire organization from end to end.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

” Same for SAP HANA. My Point of View (POV) is that the best use case for SAP HANA is the in-memory capabilities for repetitive work. My question, which was unanswered, was, “How does using a different relational database platform improve the outcomes even if it is fast and in the cloud?”

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 18, 2015

International SAP Conference on Supply Chain 2015. Join us this October at a business-focussed, customer-led event – the 2 nd International SAP® Conference on Supply Chain in Darmstadt, Germany. Customer case studies : Gain an informed perspective from leading companies on implementing and working with SAP’s SCM applications.

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Valogix

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

SAP Business One inventory management software offers inventory management, manufacturing, and purchasing capabilities that can help improve supply chain management. Now, available with multiple location capabilities it offers more for growing companies.

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Bristlecone

JULY 18, 2018

A webinar on “Supply Chain Transformation in Discrete Manufacturing with SAP S/4HANA”. Hear from SAP and Bristlecone experts how Bristlecone’s preconfigured discrete manufacturing solution (S/4 Now) can address unique industry requirements while reducing implementation time and risks through a templatized approach.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2023

There is a known problem for manufacturers in synchronizing their supply chain. The shop floor to top floor disconnect reflects the difficulty of synching the plans finalized in an integrated business planning executive meeting with what the shop floor is capable of manufacturing in the short-term time planning horizon.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2021

My first calls were with with Descartes and SAP. I had interesting conversations with Jackson Wood- director of industry strategy for global trade intelligence at Descartes, and Linda McKee – director of solution management for global trade services at SAP. Both are leaders in this market.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 27, 2022

(For example, I am working with a client that has deployed Ariba from SAP, GT Nexus from Infor, Everstream, and Project 44. In contrast, SAP touts an integrated cloud-ready portfolio that includes predictive analytics, automation, and IoT capabilities. When asked how to drive interoperability, I replied, “There is no good template.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

MAY 26, 2021

Codeless Platforms has revealed that Fashion Edge, a wholesale distributor of high-end fashion and footwear in the UK and Ireland, has vastly improved the visibility of shipping data from its supplier and improved its supply chain management efficiencies, having deployed BPA Platform to integrate SAP Business One with three external business systems (..)

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2024

There can be surprises that offer a better upside—demand is higher than expected, it is possible to raise prices without affecting demand based on what is happening with competitor products, technology has allowed manufacturing capacity to ramp up faster than expected, etc. This is not the first combination of MSCN and supply chain planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Bill was a strong advocate of SAP ERP. I worked three layers down in the organization for a well-established leader in manufacturing named Dan. Dan had a very manufacturing view and Fred focused on logistics. His goal was to separate manufacturing and distribution inventories to improve his bonus incentives.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 23, 2016

Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2016. This year’s event, 22-24 June at Austria Center Vienna, provides the latest innovations and roadmaps from SAP, best practices and candid insights from industry experts, and first-hand experiences from leading-edge customers eager to share their stories.

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OptiProERP

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Did you know: 90% of manufacturing leaders see a positive relationship between their performance and the sustainability transformation of their organization? 62% of global Co2 emissions come from manufacturing sectors? 54% of global energy consumption is from the manufacturing and production sector?

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Supply Chain 24/7

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Microsoft has teamed with SAP Ariba and Intrigo Systems to create a scalable, modern cloud-based platform to support the efficient, cost effective manufacturing of its most popular products, including the Xbox and Surface.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The team is waking up to realize SAP APO for supply chain planning is being sunsetted. Worried by the risk of technology obsolescence, the team is looking for a replacement for SAP APO. SAP has given mixed messages on the life of SAP APO in the market.) Their goal is to find a replacement. This includes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2024

Infor’s CEO, Kevin Samuelson Infor’s strategy for differentiating their business from competitors like SAP and Oracle rests on a truly differentiated approach to ensuring that their customers get ongoing value from the business applications they purchase. Infor, with anticipated revenues of $3.4

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 7, 2022

He has over 25 years of supply chain and e-commerce marketing experience at companies ranging from large enterprises such as SAP and Microsoft to successful startups like FreeMarkets/Ariba. “I ToolsGroup’s innovative AI-powered solutions enable retailers, manufacturers, and distributors to navigate through supply chain uncertainty.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 28, 2021

SAP, a business enterprise software company, has joined the Open Manufacturing Platform (OMP) initiative.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Shaun has the courage to closely examine SAP’s market claims. Shaun debates the launch of DDMRP in SAP. It is not easy to take a contrarian approach against the big marketing machine of SAP. I am working with a client now that has run out of patience with SAP APO. I admire Shaun. They hate contrarian views.).

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The manufacturing-centric company is used to strangling suppliers and demanding terms. The low Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and the growth below the industry average comes from the lack of network design and organizational alignment between new product development, manufacturing, and procurement. So, you might ask, why?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 19, 2015

There’s more involved in successfully reshoring a foreign manufacturing operation back to the U.S. Reshoring is a hot topic in manufacturing. These “Bring Manufacturing Back” initiatives have many moving parts and require careful planning and execution and very skillful project management. than simple cost comparisons.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2024

As cars become more connected, autonomous, electric and configured to order, automotive manufacturers are increasingly becoming software companies. Software companies operate much differently than traditional manufacturers. This represents a significant change from their historic approach.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2013

SmartOps was purchased by SAP. If you do a google search, you will find lots of accolades and positive press on the acquisition of SmartOps by SAP, but the Shaman is a skeptic. SmartOps entered the supply chain optimization market in 2000 and became an SAP partner in 2006. SAP released an S&OP solution using HANA in 2011.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

There are three reasons why: Vertical excellence—having the best manufacturing, procurement or transportation function—has not worked. What percentage of retail out-of-stocks could be prevented by the manufacturer in these industries? This is an unknown, but in my opinion, 65% of the solution is in the hands of the manufacturer.

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