SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 22, 2023

A sustainable chain involves implementing sustainable practices at each stage of the supply chain, from raw material sourcing and production to transportation, distribution, and end-of-life disposal. Process changes to improve sustainability What sort of process changes should manufacturers be looking at to improve sustainability?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Sourcing and procurement comes in close second at 88 percent, followed by innovation at 87 percent. Logistics and inventory management rounds out the top four focus areas at 82 percent. Other critical functions include order management, manufacturing, and product development.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 18, 2022

These ongoing disruptions mean manufacturers and distributors must navigate challenges while rapidly addressing the needs of their people, customers, and suppliers. With reliable data from ERP manufacturers and distributors can use data analytics to respond to challenges. Digitalization to thrive into the future.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

That is now becoming a reality as businesses come to realize that data is the most significant asset they possess. Using data has the potential to open up new business models, technologies, and an ecosystem where anything-as-a-service is possible. IIoT refers to the usage in areas such as manufacturing plants and supply chains.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Manufacturers have incurred significant financial losses due to supply chain disruptions and the subsequent inventory management challenges. With companies producing more and more products worldwide, the issue of keeping track of enormous amounts of parts and materials used in the manufacturing process has grown increasingly complex.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2023

Over the past few years, supply chain and procurement pros have faced the challenge of navigating their enterprises through one disruption after another. Despite their best efforts, current events and market dynamics caught up with them, leading to issues managing their suppliers and sourcing the materials needed for their products.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Increasing Maturity of the Role of the Forecast for the Supply Chain Leader This gets me back to why technologies are not improving enterprise leadership’s ability to forecast and manage revenue. He provides services to companies on master data management and is more familiar with transactional processing than decision support.

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DynaSys

AUGUST 31, 2021

Data is an integral part of the demand planning cycle. But, the trickiness of collecting data comes mainly from pulling it from all the sources of data for demand planning as well as unifying the data. Different sources of data for demand planning: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

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Requis

JUNE 27, 2023

Requis’ Public API resolves data silos and provides Energy, Construction, and Manufacturing industries a way to connect relevant data for reduced risk and higher ROI. Data is the lifeblood of any capital procurement project.

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Logility

JUNE 15, 2021

For example, an F&B business that supplies perishable goods knows that these goods have a limited shelf life and therefore must accurately project how much to purchase at once. If the business purchases too much, it risks overstocking goods that cannot be sold after they exceed their shelf life. Supply chain data management.

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Oracle SCM

JUNE 14, 2018

Manufacturing today is more complex than ever before. context, data is coming in from more and more sources. We are creating more and more data every day. quintillion bytes of data created each day, and that pace is only accelerating with the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT). We are creating a lot of data.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Full disclosure, Pierfrancesco and I were fellow supply chain analysts at IDC’s Manufacturing Insights business many years ago. Elastic is depicted in the notions supply sourcing that can either expand or contract in response to geopolitical risks as contrasted with dependency on a singular country or region.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

For example, manufacturers have had to alter business models to be able to accommodate the change in consumer behavior. However, at the same time, the technology of better data management is most definitely helping manufacturers as well. This is forcing regulators to institute changes in regulations on manufacturers.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Propulsion technology advances, combined with the need to be environmentally responsible, is pushing the industry towards alternative fuel sources, including the electric vehicle. Rapidly changing consumption preferences require better data management and intelligence. That makes intelligence paramount in today’s market.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 11, 2018

Jörg Schlager describing SKF's Integrated Planning (Source: Optilon). Digital transformation ” is tough for any firm, but when you are $9 billion industrial manufacturer, it is a sizable undertaking. Figure 1 Source: SKF. Figure 2 Source: SKF. Figure 3 Source: SKF. Figure 4 Source: SKF.

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Logility

MARCH 16, 2023

What does all of this mean for manufacturers and distributors? Logility NDO enables you to improve your resiliency by continuously assessing tough tradeoffs between sourcing and distribution options, lead times, and logistics costs. More and more manufacturers will aim to control costs by casting a wider net for suppliers.

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Logility

JULY 14, 2022

based furniture manufacturer. based furniture manufacturing company who needed support rightsizing its inventory across its global supply chain network and reducing safety stock. Supply and Demand Chain Executive honors results-proven partnership with large U.S.-based ATLANTA, GA (July 14, 2022) – Logility, Inc., and L.I.N.K.

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Logility

AUGUST 23, 2021

To ensure long-term growth and protect customer loyalty, businesses need to strive for the automation of supply chain planning – from anticipating emerging demand and optimizing manufacturing capacity to adjusting inventory allocations, minimizing costs, and increasing efficiency when required. Minimizing Manufacturing Changeovers.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2018

Today, we continue this conversation and look at six must have capabilities that drive supply chain improvement for F&B manufacturers. Accurate forecasts help minimize inventory, maximize production efficiency, streamline purchasing, optimize distribution and ensure confidence in company projections.

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Pivot88

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Each quarter, our parent company TradeBeyond publishes its comprehensive Retail Sourcing Report , which is filled with timely research, facts, and analysis to help brands and retailers make the most informed sourcing decisions.

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Silvon Software

MAY 1, 2024

Without a strong BI backbone, data may remain siloed across various departments, leading to fragmented insights that can skew predictions. BI integrates data from multiple sources, creating a unified repository that is essential for developing accurate and comprehensive predictive models. Data Integration.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 31, 2023

This multinational operates 280 factories and 500 warehouses, that source raw materials from 52,000 suppliers in over 150 countries, processes 25 million customer orders annually, that are then shipped to customers in over 190 nations. These include such well-known brands as Dove, Vaseline, Hellman’s and Ben & Jerry’s.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 21, 2021

The BCG analysts explain, “Today, another workforce transformation is on the horizon as manufacturing experiences a fourth wave of technological advancement: the rise of new digital industrial technologies that are collectively known as Industry 4.0.” So, it’s not a question of if but when AI will become the norm in the manufacturing sector.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Just six years ago , this was a technology on the rise, empowering companies with visibility through the ability to better identify the sources of raw materials and more thoroughly vet suppliers. ERPs use internal data: They record, process, and report on data that is well-understood, internal company information.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Overview In short, B2B Supply Chain Business Networks are Cloud based platforms designed to achieve end-to-end supply chain data visibility and business process decision-making synchronization. An evolving new area is in the monitoring and tracking of ESG focused data and conformance needs.

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Logility

AUGUST 23, 2018

Delivery of ‘make to stock’ products to a home or business is now available within hours of making a purchase. A growing number of connected, smart devices that have the capability to anticipate the need for a product are available for purchase. Eliminating excess and obsolete inventory is a priority for many manufacturers.

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Logility

AUGUST 16, 2022

The company was recognized for its work with iNova Pharmaceuticals, a distributor of prescription medicines and healthcare products, to transform its data management, demand and supply planning, replenishment planning and analytics framework. ATLANTA, GA (August 16, 2022) – Logility, Inc., Our business is complex.

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Logility

AUGUST 22, 2018

Delivery of “make to stock” products to a home or business is now available within hours of making a purchase. A growing number of connected, smart devices that have the capability to anticipate the need for a product are available for purchase. Eliminating excess and obsolete inventory is a priority for many manufacturers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 9, 2020

What is Product (or Master) Data Management? The following Product Information Management (PIM) article was written by guest author Alex Borzo, a content contributor at Amber Engine , a software company passionate about eCommerce. Inventory management starts with the fundamental in and out of your supply chain.

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Pivot88

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Each quarter, our parent company TradeBeyond publishes its comprehensive Retail Sourcing Report , which is filled with timely research, facts, and analysis to help brands and retailers make the most informed sourcing decisions. These initiatives build trust with consumers and promote ethical sourcing.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 29, 2020

He has over 25 years of experience across all functions of the supply chain and IT in multiple industries including consumer products, life sciences, and industrial manufacturing. She has led programs ranging from acquisitions to technology deployment with a strong focus on lean manufacturing and data management.

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Logility

AUGUST 18, 2022

a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, has been chosen by WEG to support its global supply network management with the Logility Digital Supply Chain Platform. Founded in 1961, the rapidly growing company now manufactures 19 million electrical motors annually.

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EC Sourcing Group

OCTOBER 12, 2020

October 13, 2020 / EC Sourcing Group, a leading global provider of SaaS sourcing technology solutions, has announced its acquisition of procurement solution provider, BidMode, with full terms of the merger remaining confidential. About EC Sourcing Group. Morristown, N.J., Founded in 2001 and based in Morristown, N.J.,

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Silvon Software

AUGUST 8, 2022

Supply chain challenges stemming from the pandemic and other global events continue to plague manufacturing and distribution companies. To address these issues, manufacturers and distributors are focusing more on the use of data analytics to help them make more strategic decisions related to supply chain performance.

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ivalua

JULY 8, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts global supply chains, procurement organizations around the world are scrambling to react. There are many supply chain management lessons to learn from the Covid-19 crisis. Supplier Data Quality & Management in Decision Making. Managing a Complex Network of Direct Material Suppliers.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2024

2024 Prediction Five: The Attention, Scope, and Landscape of Business and Supply Chain Data Management Will Transform in 2024 to Pave the Way for the Benefits of More Cognitive and Generative AI Based Decision-Making Capabilities. In this posting, we share excerpts of our fifth prediction.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Before I started doing this research, I believed procurement and manufacturing were aligned. While this is the case in 50% of the organizations, there are many organizations with large alignment gaps between finance/operations and procurement/manufacturing. Digital manufacturing is also a disruption. I was wrong.

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