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Battered by Fierce Winds. Will E2open Survive?

Supply Chain Shaman

This month, in an unprecedented move, the United States National Park Service bought two homes for $700,000 to tear down and return the area to public beach. This notice of the Rodanthe house purchase by the National Park Service was listed in my news feed above an article that Elliott Management Partners announced a confirmed 13.8%

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Supply Chain Planning Solutions are Not Just for the Big Boys

Logistics Viewpoints

Myers Industries Implements John Galt Solutions. Myers Industries (NYSE: MYE) is headquartered in Akron, Ohio in the United States. They also are also one of the largest distributor in the US of tools, equipment and supplies for the tire and wheel service industry. Supply chain planning is not just for the big boys.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The Failure of Existing Demand Planning Solutions. During the pandemic, supply chain leaders turned off their demand planning solutions. Also, the solutions lacked flexibility. No company interviewed was able to successfully use their current what-if solutions to model pandemic impacts. Lessons Learned. The reason?

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The Fallacy of the Self-driving Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

As a developer working on the braking software of an automatic car for the past eight years, he constantly tells me that it is not easy, and all of the estimates are too waaaay too positive. However, the prior beliefs of functional efficiency delivering supply chain excellence linger. Next Steps?

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How a Venture Capital Fund Manages Procurement for Eleven Companies with One Software

Precoro

Read about a venture capital studio that implemented procurement software to manage purchases for 10 portfolio companies in addition to their own. Redbud Brands went from not knowing if a purchase order was approved to making every payment in time. “There was not a lot of structure,” Mr. Henson explained.

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Preparing to Run Supply Chains at the End of the Second Global Economy

Supply Chain Shaman

The tariffs under the act, excluding duty-free imports, were the second highest in United States history, exceeded by only the Tariff of 1828. In parallel, PE/venture capitalists purchased/consolidated network solutions, slashing R&D and delaying investment, reducing industry capabilities. No one knows. What to do?

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Ultimate Guide To Technologies That Are Transforming Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The right technology solutions allow supply chain operations to make data-driven decisions and provide a competitive advantage, particularly if an organization’s competitors are slow to adopt the latest technology advancements. Still, there are several technologies that are transforming supply chains for the organizations that adopt them.