Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Or they may have expertise in manufacturing processes and have flexible capacity to allow contract manufacturing for new product introduction. An example of this is Vendor Management Inventory and Capacity Collaboration for contract manufacturing. This dramatically improved financial accuracy and reduced revenue leakage.

Manufacturing Procurement 292

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

However, logistics managers cannot deliver against todays goals with yesterdays TMS systems. To achieve traditional supply chain outcomessuch as reducing costs and managing lead timesTMS systems generate insight and foresight into these metrics during planning and execution processes.

Supply Chain Planning Software 261

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The manufacturing sector is facing unprecedented volatility in global trade, with tariffs becoming the latest in a series of uncertainty drivers that are impacting virtually all industries. Manufacturing plants are deeply entrenched; tied to infrastructure, suppliers, skilled labor, and regulatory requirements.

Manufacturing Procurement 241

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The new law meant that the way medical systems operated had to change. Procurement became a logical place for leading healthcare systems to focus. Adrian Wengert joined Saint Luke’s Health System in 2014. Luke’s system headquartered in Boise. For those who know healthcare systems, they are astounding.

Negotiating Skills 286

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2025

A data gateway is essentially a connective tissue across your supply chain, providing unified access to supply chain data from various sources, including enterprise systems, data feeds, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and business entities. Manufacturing : A smart factory relies on IT-OT integration.

Optimal Sourcing 264

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2025

This complexity has introduced gaps in visibility and responsiveness that traditional systems werent designed to handle. This doesnt eliminate those systems, it organizes the data they produce. The system also contributes to better forecasting accuracy. Dell reports reduced cycle times and improved productivity as a result.

Supply Chain Planning Software 277

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2025

At the recent ARC Forum 2025, Rachelle Howard, Director of Manufacturing Systems Automation and Digital Strategy, showcased how Vertex strategically blends advanced technology with a strong people-focused culture to boost manufacturing and supply chain agility.

Pharmaceutical 221

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Scaling manufacturing operations is crucial for business growth but presents unique challenges. Balancing increased demand with consistent quality and controlled costs is difficult but essential for manufacturers looking to expand. Successfully scaling manufacturing requires more than just adding resources.

Material Savings 92

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 26, 2025

AI is embedded deeply in nearly every manufacturing and supply chain operation. Everything from logistics and inventory management to quality assurance and production scheduling relies on smart systems.

Manufacturing 93

Manufacturing Supply Chain Inventory Management Software Inventory Management 93

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing collectively contribute significantly to carbon emissions, making these areas critical for meaningful change. Senior leaders must think beyond incremental improvements, embracing systemic innovation to achieve significant environmental impact.

Waste Reduction 297

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 7, 2025

” I advise for clients to maximize the value of SAP as a system of record and start to build the concepts and flows for the next generation of planning as a system of insights. In current systems where Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) and Transportation Management (TMS) are different models, alignment is impossible.

Optimal Sourcing 367

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 17, 2025

Throughout 2024, manufacturers were on a high-speed journey packed with technological advancements. That pace is set to continue in 2025 as ERP systems continue to transform the way manufacturers operate. An ERP strategy to optimize the potential of the innovations on offer is critical for manufacturers across the globe.

Waste Reduction 95

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 16, 2025

Apple Intelligence demonstrates a clear push for on-device AI processing, with new AI-driven tools enhancing productivity across their operating systems, with a heavy emphasis on privacy and Edge AI. This puts pressure on other device manufacturers to follow suit.

Modeling Software 293

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 11, 2025

Autonomous systems are becoming an integral part of modern logistics infrastructure. These systems are no longer in the prototype phase; they are in active deployment across multiple industry sectors. Robotic systems now perform many of these tasks with higher consistency and fewer interruptions.

Warehousing 197

Warehousing Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Network Software Supply Chain Planning Software 197

RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Essential technology solutions, including Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Inventory Management Systems (IMS), and the transformative power of IoT and automation. This data should come from a system that can track multiple, moving parts and integrate with existing technologies.

Optimal Sourcing 97

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2025

These models, unconstrained by IT batch jobs, allow business leaders to understand the potential of the supply chain as a complex, non-linear system with trade-offs and constraints before establishing policies for new product portfolios, shifting business models, or geographic expansion. Use the Supply Chain as a Test-and-Learn System.

Supply and Demand 391

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

They offer software systems and technology for complex integration, rapid application development, and advanced analytics and sell those solutions to companies that need to accelerate optimized business outcomes. They also used these technologies to build healthcare information systems and have achieved considerable success in that industry.

Supply Chain Planning Software 288

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2025

The Salesforce.com model is primarily a pipeline management tool suitable for discrete markets but not process manufacturers. Relex will continue to do well in the retail market but will struggle to be a serious player in manufacturing due to the lack of thought leadership. Will this change the market? I don’t think so.

Supply Chain Planning Software 221

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, while effective for tracking transactions and inventory levels, lack the predictive capabilities needed to anticipate and mitigate risks. This system allows for dynamic inventory adjustments across warehouses, reducing stockouts and minimizing excess inventory.

Supply Chain Planning Software 216

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Modeling Supply Chain Planning 216

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 15, 2025

The modern supply chain is a complex network of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers, all interconnected and reliant on a shared ecosystem of trust and accountability. Balancing these priorities requires investment in robust auditing systems, supplier education, and long-term partnerships that emphasize shared values.

Supply Chain Planning Software 292

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The high-tech firm is more than a manufacturer of PCs, tablets, smartphones, and servers. The company has more than 2000 suppliers and operates over 30 manufacturing sites. We have all our factories, both in-house and outsourced, all of our distribution centers, and our transportation network on the Blue Yonder foundational system.

Supply Chain Planning Software 280

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2024

At a division of one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, 85% autonomy on manufacturing plans and 95% acceptance of proposed purchase orders has been achieved. This allows the system to learn and improves the quality of the engine’s output. You manufacture stuff. It is a “continuous feedback loop.” You route a truck.

Supply Chain Planning Software 284

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Procurement Analytics Scenario Planning 284

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2024

These tariffs, implemented to counteract what the EU perceives as unfair subsidies, do not apply to hybrids, prompting manufacturers like BYD and Geely to focus on plug-in hybrids and conventional hybrids for the European market.

Supply Chain Planning Software 307

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Logility

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Patch & Update Devices: Software manufacturers are constantly discovering new flaws, bugs, and weaknesses in their code. Backup Data & Systems: Use a 3,2,1, strategy to back up data. In a keynote session at LogiCon24 , one of the speakers, Rachel Wilson, spoke in detail on tactics to supply chain cybersecurity risk mitigation.

Supply Chain Design Software 237

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

As a result, the University of Virginia Health System has canceled certain Tier 1, or nonurgent surgeries scheduled for both Monday and Friday at UVa Medical Center Charlottesville. Last week, multiple bridges leading to its facility suffered damage during the storm and it does not have a timeline for when production will return.

Vendor Strategies 301

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

When a critical Tier-2 supplier is affected by a tariff policy change or regional shutdown, the ripple effects often catch manufacturers by surprise. All of this points to a larger issue: systems that perform well under stable conditions but lack the flexibility to respond when those conditions change.

Optimal Sourcing 214

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Supply Chain Optimization Cost Reduction Strategies 214

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

Manhattan Associates is a leader in two markets, warehouse management systems and omnichannel systems. This allows for enables bi-directional collaboration between supply chain planning and execution systems. Manufacturers refer to it as the shop floor to top floor disconnect.

Supply Chain Planning Software 224

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

Material handling and forklift equipment manufacturers, including Hyster-Yale, rounded out the comprehensive showcase of integrated solutions shaping the future of supply chain operations. Libiao Robotics also showcased AirRob, a novel autonomous tote-handling system that operates more like a mobile robotic.

Asia 182

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Process-based companies continue to focus on manufacturing efficiency (OEE) and discrete on procurement (PPV) without designing the supply chain to balance transportation, manufacturing, and procurement to a balanced scorecard. This year, the shiny object is AI (artificial intelligence) and touchless systems. Guess what?

Supply Chain Design Software 221

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Supply chains, which facilitate the movement of products from manufacturers to consumers, have historically encountered issues such as inefficiency, fraud, and a lack of transparency. ERP & SCM Systems (2000s2015): Centralized ERP suites (e.g., This system ensures that every transaction (e.g.,

Supply Chain Software 213

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This capital will help scale the company’s Shared Autonomy Platform and expand manufacturing for its TWA Reach forklifts, which integrate AI-driven autonomy with human oversight to optimize labor and safety in warehouse operations. Blynsy Publishes Map of U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software 284

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2025

They dont want Blue Yonder to design and test the software, then hand the implementation off to a system integrator, and then hand responsibilities back to Blue Yonder to maintain and upgrade the software. The consumer goods manufacturing and grocery vertical was also particularly strong. Blue Yonder is adding services personnel.

Supply Chain Planning Software 284

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

This ambitious initiative is set to transform various aspects of the supply chain, from manufacturing and job creation to research and development, infrastructure upgrades, and sustainability efforts. Manufacturing and Job Creation Apples plan to create thousands of new jobs and expand its manufacturing capabilities within the U.S.

Supply Chain Planning Software 197

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Deep-space missions require advanced propulsion, radiation shielding, and life-support systems, which add to overall costs. Additive manufacturing offers potential to increase flexibility by producing components on demand, but current costs and certification requirements mean its use in space logistics is still limited.

Cost Reduction Strategies 291

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