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ANCA Streamlines Procurement with the QAD Supplier Portal

QAD

ANCA builds CNC tool grinding machines. These machines produce the cutting tools other machine tools use to cut metal. They’re complex machines assembled from thousands of parts, many purchased from highly specialized manufacturers. Inevitably, the procurement process is complex and challenging to manage.

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Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?

Logistics Viewpoints

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 In-memory relies on system memory as opposed to disk space.

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Will Trucking Challenges Transform JITS in North America?

QAD

JITS has been established as an optimal material ‘pull’ system that has significantly enhanced the automotive OEM’s ability to optimize their production capabilities and utilize the same production lines for multiple products with no change-over. Trucking Challenges in North America. But why just in North America?

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC defines the warehouse automation market according to a number of qualifications and dimensions to deliver a well-defined measure, with numerous segmentations, allowing those that purchase the research to understand what is being measured, and to easily extrapolate the findings to support their strategic planning needs.

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Logistyx Technologies Talks Parcel Shipping, Holidays, and Returns

Logistics Viewpoints

In a very short period of time, the Logistyx customer base went from “hold everything” to “we need to move quickly, and we need access to better carriers, faster systems, and better e-commerce technology.” The key is to make sure all the costs are transparent up front during the purchasing process. The Holiday Season.

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Improved Supply Chain Visibility Requires an End-to-End Solutions

Logistics Viewpoints

While conditions have eased in North America, port congestion has gotten much worse in China. I talked to Steve Dowse, the senior vice president of international solutions at FourKites. Ships have an automatic identification system, or AIS, that transmits a ship’s position so that other ships are aware of its position.

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Keeping Up with Consumers

Enterra Insights

.” In order to understand consumers better, companies need to leverage a cognitive technology solution, like the Enterra Shopper Marketing and Consumer Insights Intelligence System , which can capture and analyze the myriad variables affecting consumer behavior. In other words, it helps organizations keep up with consumers.