The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

Strategic product segmentation, sourcing and inventory management. This is often due to lack of key information – product location, available-to-promise inventory or a realistic customer delivery date. Terence holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin and an Electrical Engineering degree. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Focal Systems’ solution is integrated with Walmart Canada’s existing inventory systems to automatically detect availability concerns and direct store teams to replenish products. Production at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, has been constrained by the availability of the more-efficient 4680 cells that comprise its new battery architecture.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 22, 2019

That agility to respond to any change—big or small—within your supply chain helps eliminate wasted time, and wasted resources by letting you know sooner, and act faster to avoid disruptions that can lead to expedites, excess inventory or lost revenue. See everyone next year in Austin, TX! Automation doesn’t have to be a dirty word.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Manufacturers, retailers and their logistics partners often managed supply and demand volatility by shifting scarce inventory among stores or distribution centers, or investing in expedited freight charges, without considering the real implications of these strategies on their long-term profitability.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 4, 2023

Freelance writers Michael Keenan and Kaleigh Moore report, “Data from the University of Texas–Austin suggests a simple improvement in ‘data usability’ can give some companies a 10% increase in revenue. Inventory Confusion. Experts can’t agree on what inventory management will look like in 2023.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 10, 2018

By combining advances in computational intelligence, natural language processing and semantic reasoning, a number of leading companies are already realizing these returns along the value chain in the form of hyper-personalized consumer insights, to sales and marketing strategies and optimized supply chain planning and inventory optimization.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 18, 2015

Carl was an Inventory Manager. PLAN ning to reduce inventory by 10%, Carl, the inventory manager, DO es it using RapidResponse. CHECK ing on the status of the inventory reduction, His boss is impressed by Carl’s ACT ions, so he says, “Carl, thanks for your rapid response! The Rise of the Inventory Planner.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Some of our clients with very complex supply chains, for example, are leveraging demand classification, inventory optimization, and simulation technologies that can incorporate large data sets and include end-to-end modeling of flows down to the SKU-level to understand inventory stocking levels. Austin State University.

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Stord

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Prior to Amazon, Steve was the head of transportation strategy at Grainger, a $16B market cap industrial supply and inventory management company. Director of Marketing, and Austin Pauls, Director of Finance. Director of Marketing, and Austin Pauls, Director of Finance.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

Strategic product segmentation, sourcing and inventory management. This is often due to lack of key information – product location, available-to-promise inventory or a realistic customer delivery date. Terence holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin and an Electrical Engineering degree. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Since 1980 the company has grown from 19 employees in its small Austin location to almost 500 sites across North America and the UK. This isn’t the first time Amazon has tried providing food deliveries — but with Whole Foods’ built-in fresh food inventory system, they could finally provide a truly disruptive service to consumers.

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Stord

MAY 8, 2024

These isolated inventory pools were not properly managed in a centralized manner leading to inaccuracies within its ERP and NetSuite accounts, creating challenging customer service issues – often overselling available inventory to clients – leaving the Super Coffee team in the uncomfortable position of explaining why an order could not be fulfilled.

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E2open

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Connected supply chain platform offers companies full breadth and depth of planning applications in a single solution AUSTIN, Texas – Sept. Earlier this month, we were honored to be named as a Leader in the IDC MarketScapes for Demand Planning, S&OP, and Inventory Optimization. 26, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 26, 2023

Of the four existing volume production sites, Fremont California , Austin Texas , Shanghai, China and Berlin, Germany , Austin and Berlin are not currently optimized for available capacity at the present time. Hence, there is some upside capacity to take advantage of.

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Stord

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Prior to Stord, Gel Blaster was relying on four fulfillment vendors, each servicing a different line of business, which made it impossible to offer a consistent delivery experience, and manage orders and inventory across channels from a single platform. About Gel Blaster Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Gel Blaster Inc.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 30, 2015

In Q1 2015 there were reports saying that Amazon had opened Prime Now warehouses in Austin and New York City.   One big advantage of online sales versus brick & mortar is that inventory can be pooled. In contrast, without inventory pooling the total safety stock is. Average Inventory (from 10-K report).

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Stord

JANUARY 13, 2020

The joining of Jim Bork and John Williams closely follows the announcement in late 2019 of other new leaders: David Hardwick, VP of Engineering, and Steve Swan, VP of Supply Chain, as well as Director of Marketing Toyin Adon-Abel and Director of Finance Austin Pauls.

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E2open

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Report outlines approach to corporate purpose and sustainability, and the value it provides to clients’ ESG goals AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. Platform: E2open’s platform is already helping clients in four key areas: transportation, manufacturing, inventory and fulfillment, and partner networks. 10, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.

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E2open

OCTOBER 22, 2018

AUSTIN, Texas, October 22, 2018 – E2open, the one place in the cloud to run your supply chain, today announced the acquisition of INTTRA, the leading ocean shipping network, software and information provider.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2025

More than just an internal document, a sales order helps sellers manage inventory, plan logistics, and streamline invoicing. They establish clear transaction terms and help businesses track orders, manage inventory, and maintain accurate financial records. What is the difference between a purchase order and an invoice?

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E2open

OCTOBER 6, 2022

For the eighth consecutive year, e2open is a leader in the Nucleus Control Tower Technology Value Matrix report – ranked the strongest in functionality AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. 6, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. E2open meets this need, offering clients the ability to connect to and leverage the scale of e2open’s network platform.

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ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

“Partnering with project44 allows us access to true lead time data, which complements how we recalculate material and inventory needs from a demand change perspective,” said Ali Raza, CEO of ThroughPut Inc. As a result, many businesses are unable to optimize a crucial part of their working capital – their inventory. ThroughPut.ai

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E2open

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

AUSTIN, Texas, November 15, 2018 – E2open, the one place in the cloud to run your supply chain, today released its quarterly technology updates bringing customers significant enhancements to mobile experience, user experience, and performance. Supply Planning and Response. Sales & Operations Planning. Supply Management. Data Exchange.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 27, 2024

Founded in 1972 and based in Austin, Texas , Epicor is a SaaS provider of multi-vertical ERP and supply chain management software designed to fit the needs of customers in a range of industrial sectors in the “ Make, Move, and Sell ” economy. Steve Murphy will reportedly continue in his role as CEO of Epicor.

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E2open

OCTOBER 1, 2018

AUSTIN, TX – October 1, 2018 – E2open , the one place in the cloud to run your supply chain, today announced the acquisition of Cloud Logistics, a leading innovator of transportation management systems (TMS) for the global supply chain market. “Our MONDAY 01 OCTOBER 2018.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 20, 2024

This Austin, Texas based start-up announced at that time a pivot to be a stand-alone rebranded technology provider designed to leverage an enhanced set of algorithms, artificial intelligence and Cloud deployment technology as an extension to existing WMS technology.

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E2open

DECEMBER 8, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas – Dec. Uncharacteristically large deals can create demand spikes that statistically over-inflate a monthly demand forecast and disrupt future inventory and supply plans. 8, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. Logistics On-time performance is essential to last-mile logistics.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2023

Bloomberg ’s reporting, in addition to margin performance, focused in-part on the trend toward higher finished vehicle inventories. Noted was that the EV maker has 16 days of global wide inventory, up from 15 days in Q1 , and 4 days in the year ago quarter. Autonomy will make all of these numbers look silly.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Founded in 2005, Alen Corporation is an Austin-based innovator of award-winning HEPA air purifiers, that has experienced firsthand the urgent demand for quality air purifiers. Fast as the wind Alen Corporations dispersed inventory necessitated perfect records of all orders. billion and forecasted to reach $48.9

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Inventory was sent in scheduled, bulk shipments and the destination was a shelf, not a doorstep. From new data sources for planning to forward-stocked inventory to better issue resolution, adapting your last-mile supply chain to be customer-centric requires that you: Anticipate demand: know your customer and her expectations.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

AUGUST 1, 2023

Have you ever wondered how warehouse inventory drones work and how they could augment your cycle counting process? Hear our Senior Director of Customer Solutions, Austin Feagins, tackle that issue in this short video. Amware has deployed warehouse inventory drones effectively to reduce labor and improve inventory accuracy.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The industry’s news cycle has pointed to increasing inventories of unsold EV ’s at dealer lots. Musk himself had previously stated that the newest Austin and Berlin facilities were money pits for cash burn and for day to day challenges.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The narrative was that raw material cost inflation indeed impacted the bottom line, along with some delays in the ramping up of the two newer factories, one being Austin, Texas and the other Berlin Germany. Profitability also did not meet expectations.

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6 River Systems

JULY 3, 2020

. “Identify your production and supply chain methods first…” For instance, if you’re following the Lean Production Method, it means that you don’t need to stock minor accessories because most of your inventory consists of the finished products.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Moving on, I joined a privately held printing company in Austin, Texas. This drove our decision to enter into sourcing services, vendor management and supplier owned inventories. We had to convince our CEO of what was needed to meet IBM’s expectations, otherwise it wouldn’t have happened. It’s become much more sophisticated.

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Locus Robotics

AUGUST 6, 2024

In a recent episode of the " Warehouse Automation Matters " podcast, I sat down with Austin Feagins, Senior Director of Customer Solutions at Staci Americas, to unpack the complexities of peak season preparation and the role of automation in streamlining operations. But how can businesses effectively prepare for this challenging period?

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EMERGE App

JANUARY 29, 2020

Austin Brawner. Austin is the Founder and CEO of Brand Growth Experts. Consequently, if you feel that your email campaigns aren’t going anywhere, you need to listen to what Austin has to say about them. Therefore, a must for your daily reads! Twitter: @a_brawn. This isn’t an exhaustive list. Look for them, too.

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