ivalua

APRIL 1, 2020

Healthcare supply chain GPO, Intalere, deploys an end-to-end Source to Contract solution across its purchasing functions. New York, NY March 30, 2020 – Consus , a leading procurement services provider, today announced that Intalere , a healthcare supply chain GPO based in St. About Consus.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Recently, I hosted the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Net/net, the current architectures are hard-wired into back-office Information Technology deployments with layers of security and integration, and batch processing. At the end of the presentation, I asked Allyson her perspective on open source analytics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

This announcement continues the trend of supply chain software market consolidation. Logility is a well-established player in the supply chain software market. With over forty-years of experience in SCM software, Logility went public in 1997. In 2016, total revenues for American Software were $113.9M.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. I strongly feel that if I am going to cover the global supply chain that I need to experience it. A Personal Reflection.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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ivalua

APRIL 1, 2020

Healthcare supply chain GPO, Intalere, deploys an end-to-end Source to Contract solution across its purchasing functions. New York, NY March 30, 2020 – Consus , a leading procurement services provider, today announced that Intalere, a healthcare supply chain GPO based in St. About Consus.

Manufacturing Procurement 130

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. Explore Modern End-to-End Supply Chain for Real Business Growth. FREE EBOOK.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 12, 2020

In my day-to-day work in supply chain management, I find more encounter more opinions than facts. …most discussions are fueled by over-zealous and self-serving marketing programs. The period of 2007-2008 was the downturn of the recession while the period of 2009-2013 marked the recovery. Supply Chain Leadership.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Financial balance sheet improvements cannot be driven by traditional supply chain processes. In the words of a supply chain leader yesterday, “Lora, please give me stories of success. When I first met Nick, he was driving a supply chain transformation at VTech Communications. Price to Tangible Book Value.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2018

We are attempting to separate hype from reality; and to test new technologies to try to redefine B2B processes. Frustration abounds Traditional thinking on linear optimization and enterprise automation is not equal to the challenge. Information technology (IT) teams focus is on long and drawn-out ERP deployments. The reason?

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ivalua

APRIL 2, 2019

Pacific Drilling requires a fast, efficient and automated sourcing process to support the company’s Purchasing processes. Pacific Drilling has the most technologically advanced fleet of drillships in the industry. Additionally, the company was looking for a trusted partner to capture cost savings and reduce supply chain risks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

” The storyline starts with a supply chain story of a shortage–semiconductors, rental cars, plastics–and ends with an easy answer. Nothing about the current state of the supply chain is easy. Supply chain leaders have the ability to drive change like never before. And, voila! The reason?

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

” The storyline starts with a supply chain story of a shortage–semiconductors, rental cars, plastics–and ends with an easy answer. Nothing about the current state of the supply chain is easy. Supply chain leaders have the ability to drive change like never before. And, voila! The reason?

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Last week I spoke at the CLX Logistics Conference in Philadelphia on the future of Supply Chain Management. My speech also focused on how current technologies are rapidly becoming obsolete due to market demands to do more with less and make better decisions. Open Source Technologies (Examples include Hadoop, Spark, Kafka).

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 4, 2013

I see a lot of parallels in the training that I did for the triathlon, and the work that I am doing on financial ratios with Abby Mayer on my team at Supply Chain Insights. Abby and I are writing an e-book on Supply Chain Metrics that Matter. We call this the Supply Chain Index. It needs to be deliberate.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 1, 2022

Over the last decade, the organization grew larger and more political in the journey from regional to global supply chain structures. I work with a group that has a sub-team focused on cost, one on customer service, and one on inventory, but lack alignment on a standard definition of supply chain excellence.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Supply chain management is not an easy subject. Background Supply chain management is a relatively new discipline. Access public data from Data.gov Supply chain management is part of complex economic activities. You may feel that not all necessary information is available at your finger tips.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

However, this mature team found the technology insufficient. Despite the deployment of what is considered to be the most mature technologies by the organization, the most important processes–allocation and Available to Promise (ATP)–are largely manual. One of the most advanced teams was a division of DuPont. (At Measure it.

S&OP 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2016

Today’s supply chain is inside-out. At this session, we wanted to brainstorm together–supply chain leaders with technology visionaries. How to drive interoperability between solutions that automate the extended supply chain. “It is hard for me stay current on technology.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

However, one thing that should come to mind is the prowess of the retail giant’s supply chain excellence. million employees without a focus on good supply chain management. ” The Key’s To Walmart’s Supply Chain Management Excellence over the Year. ” Walmart states early on.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

After the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , I took the time to recharge and took a month off from writing. The presentations from the Summit are posted now on the Supply Chain Insights You Tube Channel. The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence.

Supply Chain Design Software 189

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

She was involved in the eTicket project that helped retire the last paper ticket used back in 2007. Cargo automation is limited to local implementation. And local implementation is limited by local readiness for transformation, which is rarely there, and local corruption, both of which are fatal blows to comprehensive automation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. I believe that supply chains build economies and save the world. I also believe that supply chains need a revolution. This work is important to me.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

While Lean focuses on eliminating waste and optimizing processes to achieve seamless workflow, Six Sigma targets reducing variation and improving quality through data-driven analysis and statistical tools. – DMAIC methodology links tools and techniques in a sequential manner. – Comparatively simple deployment tools.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The client leaned across the table and asked, “Is a customer-centric supply chain strategy the same as a demand-driven supply chain strategy?” Drawing from the Whiteboard: Building Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategies. Customer-Centric Supply Chain Processes. ” I smiled.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. Historically, the traditional supply chain focused on improving costs. Today, more mature supply chain teams focus on delivering value. Typically, it is a lack of common definition on what defines supply chain excellence.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 27, 2024

Supply Chain Matters features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy financial announcements related to supply chain technology providers. Our last full edition of this column was published on August 9 th.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 26, 2020

Recent studies have shown that transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. In 2007, the U.S. There are agile technologies available today that can help lower business’ carbon footprints and enable them to operate responsibly through visibility, collaboration, and workflow optimization.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published. We LOVE how they’re embracing technology to change logistics and improve the end-user’s life.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 1, 2019

Sweetgreen is a restaurant that was founded in 2007 in Washington, D.C Sweetgreen is a part of the “farm-to-table” (and more recently “seed-to-table”) movement, which promotes using locally-sourced, high quality ingredients in food preparation. The farm-to-table movement has very specific implications for the sweetgreen supply chain.

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 2, 2012

Acquisitions of Emptoris and Demandtec expanded sourcing and pricing portfolios while the new version of IBM ILOG LogicNet Plus XE further enhances supply chain network capabilities. These actions move IBM closer to achieving the technology requirements to support matrix commerce. Relevant use cases by customer type.

Optimal Sourcing 79

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Over the past year, the Arkieva Supply Chain Link Blog provided thought leadership and informative posts on supply chain strategy tips, trends, and news. Here is a list of the Top 20 Supply Chain Strategy Blog Posts from 2016. The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain. Happy new year!

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QAD

APRIL 21, 2020

What’s more, during the great recession of 2007-09, only major automakers like GM and Chrysler got bailouts – this time, many expect suppliers will once again be denied bailouts and be forced into declaring bankruptcy. Companies who have notably done so include Ford, GM, Fiat Chrysler, American Axle, Lear and Delphi Technologies.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 19, 2015

One of my favorite quotes from the conference, which I believe sums up the perspective many customers have about GT Nexus, came from Joe Dixon, SVP of Supply Chain at Brooks Brothers: “SAP is our internal ERP system, GT Nexus is our external [supply chain] ERP system.”. Adrian Gonzalez (@talkinlogistics) June 9, 2015.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Markets drive supply chains. The supply chain needs to respond to market demand and consumer sentiment. Traditional supply chain processes do not sense. For supply chain leaders, this market downturn defines a new set of opportunities and risks. I remember December 2007 like yesterday.

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Techgistics

AUGUST 15, 2016

In 2007, the year the iPhone was released, the iPod was Apple’s pre-existing cash cow with 48% of Apple’s revenue from iPod sales. Apple was willing to kill their biggest source of revenue as they recognized the potential of the iPhone. Now, the iPod is a tiny fraction of it’s revenue.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 30, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Financial institutions form adaptive banking software solutions to ensure an economy in the post-world. The US financial market is a leader in terms of the variety of technological convenience for the client. Users themselves automate or solve most of its tasks.

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Elementum

JULY 29, 2022

The pandemic was only a warm-up — climate change is disrupting the global supply chain. Once again, supply chain managers are on high alert, as they scramble to take actions to help mitigate the havoc that has already been wrought, and prepare for the climate related emergencies to come. It’s happening already.”

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