Talking Logistics

MAY 24, 2023

​​Every Friday on Talking Logistics I share news headlines related to supply chain and logistics. For the past two weeks, SAP (a Talking Logistics sponsor) has been using AI and a human artist “to turn. What if I fed those news headlines into a generative AI engine to create images? What would they look like?

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 24, 2024

B2B and ERP Cloud based software provider SAP SE has announced the launch of a 2024 corporate restructuring program. The news came in conjunction with the global technology provider’s reporting of Q4-2023 and full-year 2023 financial performance which was highlighted in our prior Supply Chain Matters posting.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In what will likely be considered as a sudden and likely unexpected development, SAP SE announced yesterday a significant change in this technology provider’s overall management and investor oversight structure. As we welcome Pekka Ala-Pietilä, I am filled with confidence that SAP’s Supervisory Board is in the most capable hands.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights an announcement from ERP and Cloud applications technology provider SAP SE regarding two changes in this provider’s Executive Board. The Announcement Last week global based ERP , B2B and Cloud applications technology provider SAP announced two changes to the company’s Executive Board.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2024

Blue Yonder’s CEO, Duncan Angove The supply chain software landscape is changing rapidly. On Friday, March 29 th , Blue Yonder, a leading provider of supply chain planning and today execution solutions, announced signing an agreement to acquire One Network Enterprises for approximately $839 million. More than 5.6

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 27, 2022

In a recent research project, we found that 2/3 of companies had a digital supply chain transformation strategy; however, those that were evolving their strategy performed better during the early months of the pandemic than those that were “clear” on the project plan for a digital transformation. Supply Chain 4.0.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides highlights and perspectives regarding SAP SE’s 2023 annual Sapphire and North America ASUG customer conference held this week both as an in-person and live streamed event. As was the case with last year’s conference, this event was both in-person and live streamed online.

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IT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

By Don Valentine (pictured) Commercial Director, Absoft The post Elevating SAP Support: What makes a superb SAP Support Service? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Thirty-one months of supply chain disruption. The Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches into a much longer war resulting in serious disruptions to the food, automotive, and semi-conductor supply chains. While many old-fashioned supply chain leaders speak of Risk Management and the need for Control Towers.

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ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

One of the oldest and most significant challenges of supply chain management has been the uninterrupted delivery of materials. This creates a critical supply chain leverage, essentially transforming standard supply chain operations into potential profitability opportunities. That’s exactly why ThroughPut.ai

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IT Supply Chain

MARCH 14, 2024

By Ross Hamilton (pictured) Principal SAP Technical Consultant, Absoft The post The Importance of Tailored Support after Navigating an SAP Migration appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Logility

APRIL 27, 2021

Running a complex, global enterprise from one large suite of seamlessly integrated applications is a powerful vision, and SAP has done well to implement this vision. It’s important to know the dangers behind SCM-to-SAP integration, and how to avoid them. SAP ERP-to-SAP SCM Standard Integration.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 19, 2023

I also spent a busy two days at SAP Sapphire earlier this week (stay tuned for my takeaways). Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 19, 2023) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Needless to say, I’ve logged a lot of steps and miles the.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Oracle and SAP are the two largest suppliers of enterprise applications are also leaders in the supply chain planning (SCP) market, but the leadership is being contested. The post SAP and Oracle vs. The Best of Breeds: Lessons from the Supply Chain Planning Market appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Taulia

MAY 29, 2023

Industry Enterprise Software Solutions Dynamic Discounting Location(s) Worldwide Home SAP runs Taulia SAP needed a new solution that enabled them to manage their group-wide liquidity. Keep reading Subscribe to our newsletter Enjoy all the latest Taulia news, opinion, and advice The post SAP appeared first on Taulia.

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IT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 2, 2023

By Dan Barton (pictured) COO & co-founder, BluestoneX The post SAP Master Data Management: Solving the Dirty Data Dilemma appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2023

Infor is one example of a supplier that offers both advanced visibility and supply chain planning. Supply chain practitioners are beginning to understand the same is true for supply chain planning (SCP) and multi-enterprise supply chain network solutions. MSCN and SCP are better together.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 21, 2020

Digitalization is accelerating the pace of business and transforming global supply chains. Supply Chain: Trends and Challenges “Today’s supply chain is very volatile. Supply Chain: Trends and Challenges “Today’s supply chain is very volatile.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 26, 2023

Last week I was at the SAP Sapphire conference, and this week I was at Manhattan Associates’ Momentum 2023 conference. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 26, 2023) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. It’s been a busy two weeks of traveling, learning, and networking.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 11, 2024

In my 25+ years as an industry analyst, I have reviewed (and helped craft) many Request for Proposals (RFP) for supply chain and logistics software applications — especially for shippers and third party logistics providers (3PLs) looking for a transportation management system (TMS) or a supply chain visibility solution.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a published advisory regarding an announced software maintenance price increase planned for SAP on-premise customers. Robert Holland, Vice President and Research Director for the SAP Insider organization recently published an advisory: SAP Increases Pressure for On-Premise Customers.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters blog we provide highlights and insights regarding SAP SE’s 2022 Sapphire ASUG Now customer conference held last week in Orlando, Florida. . Enterprise Cloud software provider SAP SE conducted its 2022 North America Sapphire Now customer conference last week.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In this Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech update, we highlight SAP SE’s announcement of Joule , a natural-language, generative AI copilot. The technology will ultimately be embedded into various SAP Cloud based applications including those supporting supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The supply chain space is heavily laden with acronyms, gobbledygook, false narratives, and over-hyped, fast-talking technology sales teams. “At the Digital Supply Chain event at SAP. ” When I asked the question, I got an answer from LinkedIn that the research focused on digital maturity with SAP.

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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. In this tough market being good at supply chain planning is a critical element to be competitive.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 24, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of B2B, and ERP Cloud based software provider SAP SE’s formal reporting of Q4 and fiscal full year 2023 financial performance. SAP CEO Christien Klein noted in the company’s reporting that: “ SAP has delivered: We met or exceeded our outlook for 2023 in all key metrics.”

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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. In this tough market excellence in supply chain planning is a critical element to be competitive.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 26, 2016

Capturing and leveraging large quantities of data for improved forecasting, demand analytics and supply chain planning is now pretty much a given. Many are wondering if SAP HANA will be a good in-memory computing platform for capturing the data that will feed processes such as supply chain planning.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

SAP SE, an application software company, announced the availability of SAP Product Footprint Management, a solution that lets companies calculate carbon footprints for their products and improve sustainability across their supply chain.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 19, 2023

By integrating with SAP S/4 HANA, SAP Data warehouse cloud and SAP ERP software, the SKU Rationalization solution by ThroughPut.ai can optimize the product mix to generate rapid free cash flow improvements for SAP customers. the industrial AI supply chain pioneer, today announced that its ThroughPut.ai

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight SAP SE’s rather positive Q3-2022 financial performance and what is likely ahead. What’s Likely Ahead for SAP. It is great to bask in an upbeat quarterly financial performance, and congratulations to all at SAP and hyperscaler partners for this momentum performance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 19, 2024

The supply network–shipments and production of trading partners–represents over 70% of the environmental impact of supply chain decisions. Networks take three forms–demand, design, and supply. Here I share insights on the sharing of supply data. Unfortunately, this is not the case.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We have this today in most supply chain planning solutions. My focus in this post is on the graph and GenAI. ” 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. Many supply chain leaders are action-oriented and want to drive action.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars has been on a journey to transform their digital supply chain. In 2019, Will Beery was appointed the vice president and tasked with leading the company’s global digital supply chain transformation. Mars’s Digital Transformation Mr. Beery started by asking, “what does a digital supply chain mean for us?”

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Bristlecone

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

SAP’s next-generation ERP, S/4HANA, is the core of the intelligent enterprise. SAP S/4HANA harnesses the power of in-memory computing and artificial intelligence to integrate and streamline core business functions and deliver real-time insights. Transitioning from SAP ECC to S/4HANA. Key Takeaways .

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Bristlecone

JULY 26, 2021

Kunal Waghmare, Practice Director, SAP Planning. We suggest supply chain gamification as the way forward. We engage supply chain business process owners in a hands-on gaming experience to showcase the nuances of their business problems and help them appreciate the difference that we can bring with our solution.

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