Logility

AUGUST 11, 2023

Disruptions are the norm in supply chain planning leaders. Gartner research reveals that 60% of chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) are under pressure to make real-time decisions faster, more accurately, and consistently. And the stakes are intensifying.

Supply Chain Planning Software 188

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Gartner Scenario Planning 188

Exiger Perspectives

MAY 15, 2024

Article | Key Takeways Gartner Event Encourages a ‘Rethink’ of Global Supply Chains Article | Key Takeways May 15, 2024 The annual Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo is always a great meeting of minds, and this year’s theme, “Rethink Supply Chain,” is an important one.

Gartner 52

Gartner Resource Reduction Vendor Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies 52

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

A digital workforce weaves together disconnected automation tools – Robotic Process Automation (RPA), AI, and machine learning – to think, act and analyse the way a human worker would, and work alongside humans. RPA as it is also referred to, has the capability to transform supply chain management. Procurement.

Supply Chain Software 246

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Agile and Lean Supply Chain 246

QAD

MARCH 30, 2023

Manufacturers may not think they have much in common with the retail companies beyond producing the products that stock store shelves, but there could be a lot to learn from the latter as the manufacturing headwinds of the last few years carry into 2023. What is RFID Technology?

Manufacturing Procurement 98

Manufacturing Procurement Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 98

Logility

APRIL 20, 2022

If resilience is the panacea to today’s supply chain challenges, it seems that everyone has a different prescription. Every industry article, news segment, analyst research paper, and boardroom conversation offers varying perspectives on the real issues impacting supply chain performance and the best way to fix them.

Sourcing Strategies 130

Sourcing Strategies Material Savings Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction 130

ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Mi9 Retail’s Demand Management business was formerly known as JustEnough Software. Combined company gives retailers a powerful new technology arsenal to efficiently improve product availability under constrained supply and outperform the competition. Acquisition coincides with significant new growth investment from Accel-KKR.

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ToolsGroup Modeling Demand Management Demand Planning Software 317

QAD

JANUARY 19, 2023

Supply chain management (SCM) is essential to any business strategy. Supply chain management is never boring, and there’s always more to learn. What is a Supply Chain? Simply put, a supply chain controls the flow of raw materials and goods. What is Supply Chain Management?

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software 98

ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2020

With supply chain planning software you can automate the achievement of service levels, even under changing constraints resulting from major disruptions. As COVID-19 continues its malevolent spread around the world, concerns grow regarding the continued impact on supply chains and business continuity.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning 215

ivalua

AUGUST 11, 2022

Redwood City, 11 August, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that Aegion Corporation, a leading provider of infrastructure maintenance, rehabilitation, and protection solutions, selected its platform to digitally transform procurement. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management software.

Manufacturing Procurement 130

Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Solutions Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Logility

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

the leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today announced the company is positioned as Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. All rights reserved.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Logility 130

QAD

JANUARY 11, 2022

After the last two years, it’s no surprise that some might be hesitant to make predictions about the state of manufacturing, supply chains and digital transformation for the new year. It’s understandable that the current state of global supply chains would be foremost in everyone’s 2022 predictions.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

Manufacturing Procurement Predictive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Supply Chain Software 98

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 26, 2023

The basic frame of supply chain planning–functional taxonomies for optimization on a relational database–must be redesigned before supply chain leaders can reap the benefit of deep learning, neural networks, and evolving forms of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The focus of the Gartner Magic Quadrant.)

Optimal Sourcing 345

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Supply and Demand Manufacturing Procurement 345

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button by Lora Cecere , Founder, Supply Chain Insights Supply Chain Leaders Can’t Afford to Guess About the Future The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics.

Supply Chain Design Software 130

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software 130

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 19, 2021

The Process of Software Selection. I am constantly amazed that business leaders can engage with technologists month after month (often over eight and sometimes over a year) to select a supply chain planning system and then call me to ask for help on the decision. Buying planning software is a lot like buying a car.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Purchasing Training Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Demand Planning Software 284

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

In Figure 1, I share a supply chain planning taxonomy or what I lovingly term an old-fashioned jalopy. Few companies design their supply chains (research data shows that 9% of companies actively design their supply chains), and few planning systems actively analyze and drive answers to the questions: Do I have a good plan?

Optimal Sourcing 309

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply and Demand Manufacturing Procurement 309

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 2, 2022

To deal with the new challenges in managing and planning the supply chain , the procurement department is one of the functions that should look at changing. It is no longer sufficient for procurement to focus just on supplier costs, placing orders and ensuring goods are received. Resiliency. Risk management.

Optimal Sourcing 116

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 116

Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, Editor Bob Ferrari cites a recent Gartner report addressing the notions of elastic supply chain strategies. Background Many of our loyal Supply Chain Matters readers might know that this Editor rarely cites Gartner’s supply chain research reports.

Sourcing Strategies 52

Sourcing Strategies Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies Resource Reduction 52

ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 10, 2019

It’s been an interesting decade for supply chain: just when you think things can’t get any crazier, a new extreme weather event, political drama or tech start-up pops up, disrupting entire industries. A major theme at the recent Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit was that corporate winners accelerate through economic turns.

Modeling 156

Modeling Predictive Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 156

GlobalTranz

JANUARY 18, 2018

Over the next two years, manufacturers are set to invest more than $250 billion in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and the use of technology to improve manufacturing will only increase. Let us take a closer look at some the advanced manufacturing technologies set to define the state of manufacturing throughout 2018.

Supply Chain Design Software 205

Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement 205

Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Prior to the pandemic, efficiency was the primary focus of most supply chain operations. I’m not implying that efficiency no longer matters — it obviously does — but a disrupted supply chain can’t be efficient. Severe disruptions during the pandemic changed that focus to resiliency. Here’s the rub.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Gartner 130

Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 25, 2020

Will the trend toward a return to “regional manufacturing” boost volumes in over the road transportation in North America as manufacturers move away from Asian overseas operations? Transportation logistics software solutions play a key role in effectuating this change. This strategy is not without its risks though.

Manufacturing Procurement 142

Manufacturing Procurement Manufacturing Gartner Supply Chain Network Software 142

ivalua

JULY 21, 2021

The partnership accelerates procurement digital transformation with Ivalua. REV Group embarked on its sourcing and procurement transformation earlier this year, which included four appointments to REV’s global sourcing and supply chain team, representing the Fire & Emergency, Commercial and Recreation segments.

Sourcing Strategies 130

Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software Groups 130

ToolsGroup

MARCH 31, 2022

Many companies have stepped up their supply chain planning digital transformation programs to overcome today’s supply chain challenges. Given the supply chain’s strategic importance and the amount of change currently underway, there’s never been a more momentous or exciting time to work in the profession.

Supply Chain Planning Software 156

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing 156

ToolsGroup

MAY 30, 2018

The growing momentum around systems-based thinking in supply chain planning has given rise to a new concept called the “digital twin”. It allows you to accurately test the resilience of a complex, multi-echelon, global supply chain. How do you go about building a supply chain twin?

Modeling 168

Modeling Modeling Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Modeling 168

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 Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Optimal Sourcing Scenario Planning 195

ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

More and more businesses are hopping on the outsourcing bus and letting the experts take the wheel to drive supply chain planning processes. Several years ago ToolsGroup pioneered business process outsourcing (BPO) as an alternative to in-house supply chain planning (SCP). Driven by improvements in performance and cost.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Gartner Supply Chain Software 214

BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

This fact drives us to innovate when it comes to our Supply Chain Execution solutions. Blue Yonder recently was named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report 1 for the 13 th year 2 in a row. Those savings and efficiencies have continued to grow.

Gartner 91

Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimization Software 91

Enterra Insights

APRIL 28, 2021

Bridget McCrea ( @BridgetMcCrea ), a Contributing Editor for Logistics Management , explains, “With the pandemic entering year two, companies are retracing the steps they took in 2020 and finding more enduring ways to shore up their supply chains not only for the pandemic, but also with a longer-term view in mind.”[1]

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Supply Chain Transformation Agile and Lean Supply Chain Gartner Supply Chain Strategy 130

Silvon Software

JUNE 23, 2020

As I mentioned in my previous post, Sales Dashboards – 16 Metrics for Manufacturers , a strategy for measuring business performance should also incorporate metrics that focus on the supply chain and other operational areas of the enterprise. As with any analytics project, start small and work your way towards your goal.

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Manufacturing Procurement Metrics Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software 111

Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Supply chain snarls and disruptions have captured headlines for months. Evan Quasney, Global Vice President for Supply Chain Solutions at Anaplan, insists these challenges prove supply chain operations need to change. ”[2] He insists supply chain innovation today is not a choice, but an imperative. .”[2]

Supply Chain Transformation 130

Supply Chain Transformation Gartner Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy 130

ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Supply chain practitioners know trends like product line proliferation, shorter product life cycles, increased complexity, massive amounts of data and ever more demanding and unpredictable customers are accelerating. When social media product promotions overwhelm supply chains. retail stores.

Supply and Demand 156

Supply and Demand Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 156

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Supply chain shortages abound. The supply chain impact is unprecedented. I asked Greg Aimi, currently at Gartner to help. In our recent survey on analytics, today 74% of companies are attempting to improve supply chain visibility (as shown in Figure 1). The list goes on and on. What Is Visibility?

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Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software 336

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 147

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing 147

ThroughPut

AUGUST 4, 2020

What is Supply Chain Analytics? Supply Chain Analytics aims at enhancing the manufacturing operational efficiency and overall operational effectiveness by enabling informed data-driven decisions across the factory floor. Typical Supply Chain Challenges. Value Delivered by Supply Chain Analytics.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 52

Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Some transformations follow a convention, but in supply chain that’s rarely the case. This was the question Kinaxis CEO John Sicard posed to three panelists at a Gartner conference earlier this year. If these stories sound familiar, it might be time for your supply chain to change too. Communication breaks down.

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Supply Chain Transformation Supply Chain Planning Software Gartner Supply Chain Software 164

Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

Preview In his 2019 Foresight article, Niels van Hove examined eight technological hurdles that must be overcome to enable autonomous or ‘lights out’ supply-chain planning. He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software. Key Points.

Supply Chain Software 147

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Forecasting Software 147

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

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing 130