Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As a result, cognitive technologies (aka artificial intelligence systems) have come into their own. The most important of these technologies is machine learning (ML). The staff at Predictive Oncology explains, “Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are no longer the concepts of science fiction — they’re a $1.41

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Yesterday, @DamarqueViews asked me a question on twitter: “What do you think are the greatest barriers in the adoption of social technology in the supply chain?” I find the evolution of social technologies, and the promise of social, exciting for the supply chain. They excel in the four Ps of marketing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2022

To be able to predict and respond to these disruptions quickly and mend the gaps, organizations must prioritize collaboration so their supply chains will bend rather than break. This is accomplished through a unified platform that uses a holistic framework that provides visibility, intelligence and collaboration to optimize complex workflows.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

These can be shift in the channel, issues in manufacturing, increasing variability in transportation, or a shift in commodity prices. Common Platforms: The more that products are standardized and platforms are rationalized, the easier it is to design for agility. Make a list and identify the degree of impact. <The

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Supply Chain Insights

JANUARY 18, 2018

I hate prediction articles. Consultants and technology leaders are rebranding under a “digital umbrella” without clear definition. Consultants and technology leaders are rebranding under a “digital umbrella” without clear definition. Confluence of Technologies. I am not sure why. The reason?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

A supply chain collaboration network (SCCN) is a key technology for improved collaboration across an extended supply chain. That is how enterprise and supply chain software solutions work. A company buys these solutions to optimize their business. The lack of predictability leads to higher costs and worse service.

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Logility

DECEMBER 15, 2023

From harvest to hands, the food & beverage (F&B) industry leaves no room for guesswork, especially without supply chain optimization software. Excellence in all these areas requires predicting demand, buying supplies, producing products promptly, and swiftly responding to market demand.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Interestingly, in Q3 2023, 38% of manufacturers, distributors and retailers missed their target for revenue guidance for the quarter. The result was restatement.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I find technology providers pitching old–often wrapped in the cloak of ‘digital transformation.’ Recent releases of Advanced Planning Solutions (APS) refined but did not transform initial software concepts. Little modernization despite the evolution of new technologies to enable: 1) Demand Sensing. Let’s reflect.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. The question is, “Why?”

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2023

Richard is Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Intelligent Audit , a cutting-edge logistics and supply chain technology company, dedicated to revolutionizing how businesses manage their shipping and transportation processes. The company works with a wide range of industries, including retail, manufacturing, e-commerce, and healthcare.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 10, 2017

AGCO was honored to receive the AME 2017 Excellence Award. While many employers would have penalized the employees for tablet breakage , Peggy explored the world of wearables to enable her digital manufacturing transformation. The new tool had to be integrated into AGCO’s work environment. She had some exciting news. About Agco.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 23, 2014

At that time, manufacturers talked about customer-centric supply chains, but were afraid to aggressively adopt ecommerce strategies. Manufacturers, today, are aggressively pursuing e-commerce strategies. If you are going to be excellent at ecommerce fulfillment, you need to have great perpetual inventory capabilities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

Frank, the line manager for manufacturing, dominated the meetings. My job, as the plant engineering manager, was to drive innovation and implement technology improvement. Despite goals to improve agility and resiliency, functional metrics for manufacturing efficiency continually throw the supply chain out of balance. The reason?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Data is a crucial component of digital transformation in the manufacturing sector. Many manufacturers aren’t maximizing the value from enriching data and missing out on opportunities to grow, optimize or manage risk. With the right combination of technology and creative thinking, this is a realistic goal.

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Logility

DECEMBER 29, 2020

How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity? By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Therefore, manufacturers must continually look for new ways to improve the productivity and profitability of their operations.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 20, 2014

by John Westerveld Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Reason #4 Making key decisions by modelling the supply chain in Excel. I lost track of how many carrots we had and ended up buying more when we really didn’t need any.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 23, 2023

In 2012, I published an article on Sales and Operations Technology (S&OP) Maturity. (I The report centers on the concept of moving from inside-out to outside-in technologies. The evolution of planning moves from a focus on the enterprise to an adaptive platform that senses and responds based on market data.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2023

My primary insight is that many of the technology initiatives that were underway at the start of the disruption did not serve us well. We find that companies with an analytics center of excellence drove progress faster than those with a supply chain center of excellence. When you ask, “What defines supply chain excellence?”

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Logility

DECEMBER 28, 2020

How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity? By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Therefore, manufacturers must continually look for new ways to improve the productivity and profitability of their operations.

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Logility

AUGUST 12, 2021

After the COVID-19 pandemic exposed serious vulnerabilities, companies needed to take stock of their existing food systems. This gap in the farm-to-fork system may seem grim. Excellence in all these areas requires predicting demand, buying supplies and producing products promptly, and responding to market demand with agility.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

Technologies and processes need change. The supply chain is a complex non-linear system with many constraints increasing the need for strategic thinking, better modeling, and organizational alignment. The Port of Shenzhen –a central manufacturing and export hub including the Yantian terminal that handles 25% of all U.S.-bound

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Kinaxis

MARCH 6, 2018

I joined a supply chain software company while Gagan joined a large global manufacturer and quickly grew through the ranks to be the vice president of supply chain IT in his company. Almost immediately, the new CDO declared responsibility for all new technology initiatives in the company.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The Supply Chain Index methodology was built on the belief that the supply chain is a complex system with increasing complexity. During the Panel, I was asked to comment on the 5 leading factors that make a difference: A clear definition of supply chain excellence by leadership. Most of this middleware was Excel and Meetings.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It’s no secret that manufacturing companies around the world are rethinking their supply chain strategies. Many operations turned to lean manufacturing to take any inventory out of their pipelines that could put their supply chain on the line. Australian reshoring strategies for advanced manufacturing .

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Manufacturers and brick-and-mortar retailers have been using software to manage their inventory for years – but inventory management is even more important when you’re running a business that operates in the complex eCommerce space. One customer gets the product, the other goes away unhappy.

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IQMS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Bottom Line: The top 10 manufacturing trends reflect how manufacturers are planning to achieve their goals of revenue growth, operational improvements, digital transformation, and launching new products and services in 2019. In parallel, there will be more self-service analytics and BI apps specifically designed for manufacturers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2023

With the highest level of service, unmatched industry experience and work ethic, and a laser focus on innovation and technology–our purpose is to improve the quality of life by delivering excellence in everything we do. They specialize in serving industries such as ecommerce, retail, food and beverage, and manufacturing.

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Logility

APRIL 9, 2020

Transaction focused Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and spreadsheets do not provide the capabilities needed to efficiently and effectively respond to major disruptions. Surviving major supply chain disruptions requires capabilities that are only available through advanced supply chain planning and optimization platforms.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 29, 2024

Steve has lead multiple technology, manufacturing, and start-up businesses as CEO, COO, and President. Our approach brings together vision, talent, technology, around realistic solutions, and deliberate high-energy execution. iDev provides the technological expertise, but your leadership and talent propel it further.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

He is responsible for manufacturing, procurement, supply chain planning, logistics, quality, social responsibility and final product engineering. Which metrics do you think matter to supply chain excellence? When it comes to how our products are produced, our Global Manufacturing Principles (GMP) set these standards.

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

Companies tripped over themselves to build ecommerce portals, and one-click purchasing grew in relevance. The pace of change hasn’t slowed, and now the Internet of Things , digital operating models, and predictive analytics are further enhancing the end-to-end capabilities of the business. Agility is the name of the game.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

The premise of the Christensen’s book is that when companies focus on current customer needs, they fail to adopt new technologies or business models that will meet the customer’s unstated or future needs. I think that IBM, HP, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and Teradata are victims today in the information technology sector.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Global supply chain disruption, rapid technological evolution, changing buying and selling habits – wholesale distributors have had to deal with some rapid and radical changes over the past couple of years. Experts predict the market value will increase from its current US$49,371.76 The question is: Where to from here?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

Dr. Alexandros Skandalakis – the Director Global Manufacturing Capacity, Strategic Assets and Capital Expenditures at Philip Morris Products S.A. This was done at a stock keeping unit level and for the entire manufacturing supply chain. It was predictable. The tool was able to create a model going out multiple years.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

He is very passionate about developments in the Supply Chain arena and is always seeking excellence in his drive for efficiency & innovation in Supply Chain operations” – a quality that is very relevant to face up to the many Supply Chain challenges in our path! My passion for Logistics and Supply Chain is founded from.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

As an analyst, when technology providers acquire and divest companies, I get invited to pre-announcement conferences. In these sessions, the technology providers share their rational for the investment and invite questions. Infor–a market consolidator of enterprise software–currently has revenues of $2.8

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