Stord

APRIL 16, 2024

Unlike many companies however, we are writing a blog post about it…but why? For customers, it shows up in our dedication to communicating honestly and providing complete supply chain transparency via our software systems to drive improved operational performance. Question: What is the best way to manage an unexpected spike in demand?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button by Lora Cecere , Founder, Supply Chain Insights Supply Chain Leaders Can’t Afford to Guess About the Future The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. I was struck by the naivety of their questions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

And in the intervening years — as we’ve leveraged real-time data, ML and AI to help countless companies answer the “where’s my truck” question — I’ve continued to underscore that visibility is a foundational technology. A simple way of thinking about this is to design your model to answer the key questions posed by various supply chain roles.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 25, 2019

I’ll be honest, it would be great to get everything from one supply chain software vendor. How free is free software? Why would we pay that much for supply chain planning software when our enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor is actually giving some of those capabilities away? But do the economics work out?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 22, 2023

Choosing Software for S&OP Selecting supply chain planning software is tough. The third issue is legal language in software performance contracts. Focus on answering these questions. However, I question if this helps, because the writing is mis-used by sales groups. There is no clear roadmap. Industry Analysis.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The question was, “How can I redefine demand planning processes to use channel data?” ” Upon hearing these questions, I sighed. I promise to answer the questions.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The ERP landscape is changing. Businesses that have long relied on legacy ERP systems like Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), JD Edwards, SAP ECC, and Microsoft AX are now navigating the complex journey towards modern, cloud-based solutions such as Oracle Fusion Cloud , SAP S/4HANA Cloud , and Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365).

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Logility

APRIL 20, 2021

Yet software giants have seized the recent explosion of technology advancements – such as cloud, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation – to deliver modern, “one size fits all” enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Companies can expand their search for technology beyond ERP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

. <Bear with me… > Here I share a nine-step process in an attempt to help companies unravel the process for buying supply chain planning software. I get the same questions over-and-over again, and see companies making the same mistakes. Most have purchased software, but are dependent on Excel spreadsheets.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 28, 2021

He owned licenses of software planning from the ERP provider, and he believed that the ERP solution could not meet the specification. Ironically, while the CFO wanted to hold down costs, he was willing to throw money against co-development with the ERP provider. (I In 2021, the output of the RFP is re-ignited.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 9, 2022

Manufacturers rely on data and their ERP platform to answer critical questions: What are our inventory levels? But gaining competitive advantage requires more than just answering the obvious questions. That’s a question you might not have thought to ask, and with BI, you can answer it. ERP and business intelligence.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The question company managers face is what software solution can help them keep machines busy as well as monitor performance and progress in their areas of concern. Understanding material costing requires information about procurement activities and how long materials linger in inventory before they are used to generate revenue.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 5, 2022

From time to time, manufacturers will need to augment or supplement their ERP solution in specific business processes with a third-party application. Gartner has coined a term for it, calling it Composable ERP. With these programs provided by the ERP vendor , there can be hundreds of these applications to choose from.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 11, 2020

By 2014 there were some 800,000 item-locations in its core bearing business, in some 40 installations of five+ different ERP systems around the world. This involved continuously extracting data from about 40 instances of five different ERP systems, then normalizing the data before moving it into a central repository.

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RFgen

JANUARY 18, 2024

TL;DR: This article provides a comprehensive guide on migrating to a cloud-based ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution. It covers the importance of cloud ERP in modernizing business processes, offering increased flexibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Too often, ERP software is seen as the final answer to any and every distress a business may face. But more often than not, businesses focused heavily on the supply chain aren’t getting all the promised benefits of this software. In order to resolve this issue, many businesses are integrating ERP and TMS software.

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RFgen

JULY 21, 2023

Supply chains turn to offline inventory software to fill the gap. And as companies continue to move away from on-premises ERPs to cloud-based ERP systems , the need for disconnected inventory control is growing. ERP environments running in the cloud become unavailable when internet access is lost.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Today, B2C reigns and thirteen B2B exchanges remain– each with a questionable value. While all ERP providers failed, SAP was the market share leader.) If your software provider is acquired by an consolidation aggregator, look elsewhere. Consultants Failed to Deliver Value Through Software Models. I doubt it.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

If your business uses an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for inventory operations, then you know system uptime is crucial. As the backbone of your supply chain processes, material movements must be recorded in the ERP for financial and efficiency reasons.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Rolling out new ERP software is a big project. So, as you set out on your own ERP implementation journey, what are the risks and challenges you should be aware of – and try and mitigate? So, as you set out on your own ERP implementation journey, what are the risks and challenges you should be aware of – and try and mitigate?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

While there is a raging debate on song intent— Was the goal of the song to celebrate a children’s story from Oliver Wilde about the loss of innocence or is it a statement about the use of drugs? —in As I think about this topic, I find it useful to listen to this song from 1963. S&OP Challenges. Stories from the Field.

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Logility

APRIL 26, 2022

We expect efficiency, without question, but also plan to gain greater effectiveness through our new digital approach to supply chain management.”. Before implementing the Logility platform in January, Next Level Apparel used a mix of Excel spreadsheets and a legacy proprietary ERP system to manage its supply chain. About Logility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2021

First, a word about the terms artificial intelligence and machine learning, as I am using them here. Furthermore, AI is a natural fit for many of the foundational warehouse management questions that most operators solve today using spreadsheets, inherited best practices, or rules-based decision making.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

I love the stories but question the fit of the metaphor(s) for a supply chain conference. The promise of tightly integrated ERP to planning is failing in the face of variability. Companies relying on planning solutions from ERP expansionists—Infor, Oracle, SAP, etc.—struggle The reason? The Role of Enterprise Data. The answer?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

After a dramatic drop at the beginning of the pandemic, Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software public valuations are near twice the ten-year average. As I look at the financials, I question what the value could be if we got serious about innovation through new forms of analytics.

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QAD

MARCH 24, 2022

CIO Magazine recently named QAD one of the 10 most powerful ERP vendors on the market today (hey, we’re not surprised!). We’re honored and excited – and eager to continue to deliver next generation ERP in the cloud, that is agile and effective, on a flexible platform. Getting the Most Out of an Adaptive ERP. QAD in the Cloud.

Vendor Strategies 97

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Implementing an ERP project can be compared to climbing to the top of Mount Everest, you need to approach it one step at a time before reaching the peak. An ERP system can help a business dramatically improve its processes and remain competitive, but it’s a journey that must be taken with important considerations.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Analyst firm Gartner makes the latter trend more concrete by predicting that half of all companies will adopt generative AI for the supply chain in 2024, in particular for generating additional software code, creating KPI dashboards and utilizing internal chatbots.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 5, 2021

Material Requirements Planning software can be a good solution for modern manufacturers. But how does MRP work, and how is it different from other modern manufacturing software? Learn more: Unleashed Software for manufacturers What is MRP? To run MRP software effectively, you need four types of input: 1.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

As a result, software sales slowed. In parallel, Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) providers introduced a new hype cycle. Termed ERP II by Gartner, the concept of integrated planning with tightly coupled ERP to Advanced Planning Systems (APS) could drive higher value. ” Answering this question is not easy.

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Unleashed

JUNE 27, 2022

There are now distillery software solutions out there to help with this, so you have the tools to avoid the inefficiencies and money pits that could give opportunities to your competitors to outpace you. Look for: Software that simplifies and automates purchasing What do you need, how much do you need, and when do you need it?

Inventory Management Software 98

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RFgen

MAY 18, 2023

Today, it’s all about digital inventory control. To do that, companies turn to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. So, how do we bridge the gap between what ERP systems offer and what your business needs for optimal materials management? Bridging the Gap Between ERP and Business Need ERP systems do a lot.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2024

Getting to grips with systems like ERP, TMS, and WMS puts you ahead and arms you with the tools to streamline operations. Here’s how you can amp up these skills: Dive into ERP Systems : Get hands-on experience with ERP software, understanding how it integrates all facets of an operation, from supply to sales.

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Arena Solutions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Software vendor reference checks can reveal how well the solution lives up to the vision marketed and sold. Yet, with the right questions, you can figure out whether the solution is the best fit for your business. Ask the software vendor’s salesperson for two or three customers that resemble your company.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Are you planning to implement enterprise resource planning software but have some concerns about budget overruns, project delays, and disruption of business processes? We have all heard horror stories about poorly implemented ERP solutions that take forever to see a return on investment or, even worse, never actually come to fruition.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Over the last decade, consultants and analysts pushed a vision of ERP as the backbone of supply chain management that has not delivered on the goods. The question is, “How?” Until there are clear answers, business leaders should avoid buying software from companies with deep investments by venture capitalists.

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OptiProERP

MAY 3, 2021

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions are now a dime a dozen. It’s for this reason that careful attention is needed when selecting the right ERP software for your specific business requirements. There are several options of software solutions to meet your supply chain management needs.

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