Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list. This complexity is occurring in many forms.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022. For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the Company reported operating earnings of approximately $4.5 Logility announced the partnership with Visus LLC to support analytics customers and their digital transformation journeys.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

There will be little relief in 2022 unless the factors driving the increased import volumes—a strong economy and the fundamental shift in consumer behavior to purchase more goods and less services—change. Near or re-shoring sourcing strategies will be evaluated to “shorten” supply chains and gain greater control of supply chain performance.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

In this August 30, 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology we provide capsule highlights of investments announced by supply chain management focused tech providers. In this addition, we highlight announcements involving Redwood Materials and ConverSight.

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ivalua

MARCH 17, 2021

They may lack resources required to meet programmatic and financial reporting requirements or mitigate the many risks of non-compliance. The Procurement Link. Developed natively on Ivalua’s industry leading procurement platform , the grants package provides grant managers: Full and unmatched visibility into the grants process.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The multinational’s goal is to achieve net zero GHG emissions across their value chain by 2040. PepsiCo’s Internal Supply Chain. PepsiCo has an enormous and complex supply chain. 294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group’s 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory ( Available for complimentary downloading in our Research Center ) includes a prediction that the supply chain technology segment will feature an investment boom in market consumption, added equity investment and M&A activity.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 33rd Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. business logistics costs for 2021. .

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

The most significant for the supply chain market are assets from Baan, Formation Systems, Fygir, Intentia, Lawson, MAPICS, Mercia, and SSA Global. On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$. The largest was the purchase of Lawson in 2011 for 2B$. I am not surprised.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2022

Supply chain technology industry analyst and Supply Chain Matters Founder Bob Ferrari provides added perspectives and highlights to last week’s announced acquisition of Starboard Solutions by Logility. This was not the first acquisition of a promising supply chain network design technology provider.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 11, 2023

That has included means to perform more timely analysis to questions and strategy actions posed by C-Suite , supply chain or operations executives. As noted in our current sharing of 2023 predictions , restoring more direct control to supply and operational networks r emains a significant challenge for businesses in 2023 and beyond.

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TransAudit

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Data and Technology Existing supply chain technologies optimize for linear processes and transactions, so organizations need a fresh approach to tracking and visibility. Emerging technologies like IoT, AI, and machine learning can provide deeper visibility in the overall supply chain process.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As the ISP.PAGE staff notes, “Traditionally, retailers have relied on historical data and basic analytics to understand their customers. Cognitive computing, on the other hand, can analyze and learn from a wide range of data sources in real-time, providing a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of customers.”

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

A comprehensive Source-to-Pay platform is a critical component of an organization’s IT environment. It is a crucial process for organizations that are looking to streamline their procurement activities, better manage spend and suppliers and increase operational efficiency. What is Source-to-Pay?

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

With so many having to work from home during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, consumers upped their purchases of in-home fitness equipment. The supply chain supporting the delivery of equipment is the de-facto facilitator of this business model. Sourcing was both a cost as well as landed cost decision factor.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Navigating the latest tariffs, and the resulting ripple effects on currencies along with fluctuations in labor costs make it increasingly difficult for companies managing complex multinational supply chains to make effective sourcing, purchasing and production decisions fast enough to stay competitive.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 25, 2024

Our Supply Chain Matters commentary highlighting NRF’s initial report actual 2023 holiday period sales indicated that core retail sales during the 2023 holiday season rose 3.8 Furner noted that supply chain disruption will accelerate at a faster pace. The 2024 forecast compares to the sales growth of $5.1

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Expands C-Suite Amid Increased Technology Demand. Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 This provider describes itself as an AI- enabled procurement Cloud platform built for the sourcing of lower-dollar, non-strategic purchases, commonly referred to as “ tail spend.”

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology column reflects a number of significant recent announcements that depict an ongoing active cycle of tech developments. The announcement further coincides with Coupa Software’s report of fiscal third quarter financial performance.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Raytheon Technologies (RTX Corp.) , the parent of Pratt announced that component issues and the potential of engines having more premature component failures is now much broader in scope, involving as much as 3,000 in-service engines, and reportedly all of which now need to be inspected.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Supply Chain Matters calls reader attention to a published report that indicates for one retailer, the sudden shift in consumer demand this year may not have been that sudden. We recommend that our readers have a view of this report.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 28, 2023

According to a recent report by Global Web Index, modern shoppers distribute their attention across multiple social platforms and are increasingly likely to purchase products on their mobile devices. When investing in supply chain technology, increasing resilience is not a top objective for most executives.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

After reports last week indicating that Seattle based digital freight start-up services provider Convoy was preparing for a possible sale or winding down of business operations there are indications that freight logistics platform provider Flexport will be the acquirer of Convoy’s underlying technology.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The only bright note is that shipping costs will be a fraction of what they were over the last several years. Source: Descartes Datamyne. 2023 call: Consumers will focus on home delivery performance and retailers will focus on home delivery cost reduction or recovery. Figure 1: U.S. Somewhat nailed it. Pretty much nailed it.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 1, 2021

The Value of Cognitive Computing in Retail Cognitive computing is a subset of artificial intelligence (AI), which, like most AI systems, leverages machine learning as well as other technologies. One source of tension is retailer chargebacks (or fines) for failing to comply with their compliance requirements.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 28, 2020

Robinson can reduce the time and energy your general managers and kitchen operators spend managing purchase orders and resolving claims. By combining purchase order technology and expert logistics support, we manage supply chains so our clients can direct store operators’ time to revenue-driving activities instead.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Yet, within the supply chain, everyone waits for data and insights. One of my clients waits four days for a custom report. At another client there are 80 ERP systems, and the supply chain team cannot see across instances. Supply chains do not move in the cadence of the market. Digital sourcing?

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For many growing and established direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands alike, the supply chain is the most critical but also most challenging aspect of their operations. . The process involves complex steps, from procurement, to shipping products to end users, often resulting in a lack of visibility and high operational costs.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Increasing scrutiny of labor practices requires supply chain technology that proves accountability and compliance. Consumers are demanding greater transparency and want more information about worker treatment in the supply chain. . Key Takeaways. Lack of transparency also carries a huge reputational risk.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

.” Many people are beginning to understand the importance of supply chain operations in maintaining a healthy economy. The supply chain economy. He writes, “Call it the supply chain economy.” Understanding the importance of the supply chain to the U.S.

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Kinaxis

JULY 19, 2016

They expect to be able to make purchases and receive service in that same lightening quick timeframe. These growing customer-focused supply networks are slowly beginning to replace the traditional, linear supply chain which tends to focus on select links in the chain one at a time. Faster Results.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Which means, a retail logistics operation often requires both labor and supply chain technology — which can increase logistics costs significantly. In many cases, DTC brands will outsource retail logistics to a third-party to save on time and costs. Procuring inventory. The analytics are super helpful.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 22, 2016

and the compounded annual growth rate is expected to stay at or above 10 percent over the next half-decade, reports William B. The globalization of logistics technology in e-commerce makes it an ideal venture for international shippers. Consumers are also looking to business for benefits in every purchase. Cassidy of JOC.com.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 14, 2020

He drew that conclusion from recent surveys and an interview with Shalabh Shalabh, Chief Growth Officer at LatentView Analytics. As Kaul notes, “CPGs are building AI models to help them predict general demand curves. 1] Anil Kaul, “ Using AI as a Shortcut to the New Normal ,” Path to Purchase IQ, 30 June 2020. [2]

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Source: Dictionary.com. Most supply chain planning teams do not know their customers. I find that in this world of the global multi-national that procurement processes have become convoluted and increasingly complex. (In In my opinion, we have made procurement increasingly complex without adding value.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Three years later, he stayed with his $300-a-barrel prediction, but shifted the timeframe to 2020 (see the CBS News article, Another $300 Oil Prediction — and Why This One Matters ). Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). Process Industry Moving Up the Supply Chain Maturity Curve.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 7, 2018

This led to the development of an array of supply chain technologies — RFIDs, remote sensing, satellite monitoring, even blockchain-based tools. Many were marketed as solutions, aimed at making it easier to monitor and respond to human rights and environmental violations along supply chains. .” “[5].

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