Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

On Monday, November 27th, Logility announced the purchase of privately-held Halo Business Intelligence. Logility is a well-established player in the supply chain software market. With over forty-years of experience in SCM software, Logility went public in 1997. Here I share what I believe that this means for the market.

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Logility

APRIL 15, 2021

From groceries and clothing to raw materials and machine parts, customers expect to have their order fulfilled quickly, safely, and with products that are ethically sourced. At Logility, we recognize supply chains all over the world have a lot at stake. And this demand is placing extraordinary pressure on supply chains to keep up.

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Logility

MARCH 11, 2022

You need data to drive ethical sourcing decisions, provide transparent reporting, and better manage and mitigate risk. Consumers today demand sustainability; more than a third are willing to pay more for it while 85% have become “greener” purchasers. It’s just good business.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

ThroughPut AI SAP Integrated Business Planning Oracle SCM Cloud Blue Yonder Kinaxis RapidResponse Infor Nexus E2Open Manhattan Associates Epicor SCM Logility Anaplan Odoo Coupa HighJump (Körber) 1. It can integrate different proprietary analytical techniques and technologies to help offer the right answers at the right time.

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Logility

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Planting the Seeds of Resilience Most companies understand that accurate forecasts are critical to minimizing inventory, maximizing production efficiency, streamlining purchasing, optimizing distribution, minimizing waste, and projecting future performance confidently. And that’s pretty astonishing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

I write for this blog, craft reports from research for our newsletters, create blogs for Linkedin, and build articles for Forbes. 11/2017 Logility acquires Halo for 9.3 Most of the optimization focus in the traditional software solution focuses within a function of source, make or deliver. Stay tuned.

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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. Advanced inventory management.

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Logility

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Develop metrics against which supply chain stakeholders can judge their performance. Clearly defined metrics or scorecards are thus a crucial component of any endeavor towards better performance. Logility offers the data and visibility needed to build sustainable supply chains. There are many ways this can happen.

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Logility

MAY 25, 2023

Defining Inventory Control Inventory control, often interchangeably used with inventory management, is a systematic approach to sourcing, storing, and selling inventory—both raw materials and finished goods. It involves overseeing the entire inventory lifecycle—from purchasing and delivery to storage and dispatch.

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Logility

MARCH 24, 2021

The power of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) comes in helping companies align financial, sales, production, procurement and marketing information into a single plan, grounded in modern-day reality. You need to examine revenue, cost and margin impacts of every scenario under consideration.

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Logility

APRIL 23, 2020

So, the promise of using statistical algorithms, forecasting and predictive analytics is now added to the list of a company’s number one priorities. Answering the questions that the business has may require gathering additional data, purchasing data from third parties, or reformatting existing data sources.

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Logility

APRIL 2, 2020

Phone * Company * Job Title * Zip Code * Source Asset Source Download ID. 2 Identify and get access to the right data sources. More advanced ones can structure and clean the data before dumping it into a format for reporting. 3 Get the metrics right. Supplier metrics should be captured about monthly.

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Logility

APRIL 21, 2020

In fact, demand forecasts are used throughout the supply chain including supply chain design, purchasing, operations, inventory, and sales and marketing. In large part due to computer processing power, new advances in forecasting and the abundance of new data sources have helped to increase forecast reliability.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2022

Supply chain technology industry analyst and Supply Chain Matters Founder Bob Ferrari provides added perspectives and highlights to last week’s announced acquisition of Starboard Solutions by Logility. Reportedly, three customer are currently shared with Logility. . Added Highlights.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

How can you ensure you are not purchasing from a supplier that had a positive audit but actually practices worker abuse? Logility’s corporate responsibility solution allows your business to create robust, collaborative supply networks that boost your corporate reputation. Look no further than Logility. Want transparency?

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Logility

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Accurate forecasts help minimize inventory, maximize production efficiency, streamline purchasing, optimize distribution, maximize customer service, ensure confidence in company financial projections. Start by tapping into Logility…. The Data Opportunity. So yes it is possible to achieve high SKU-level forecast accuracy.

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Logility

OCTOBER 29, 2021

To optimize throughput and capacity utilization, process manufacturers must effectively manage inventory, apply predictive analytics, and gain supply chain transparency through digital transformation. Predictive analytics uses artificial intelligence tools that provide not only real-time data but historical information as well.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 7, 2020

… To respond to the fluid nature of users’ understanding of their problems, the cognitive computing system offers a synthesis not just of information sources but of influences, contexts, and insights. Cognitive analytics also enable autonomous analysis and response, freeing up manpower to work on more value-adding activities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 11, 2016

The source of the content is research. I manage a team at Supply Chain Insights and actively publish using an Open Content research model. This Tuesday we will publish our 87th report, and our 167th podcast, in our 36th newsletter. Annually we invest 22% of revenues in building content. We take content seriously.

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Logility

AUGUST 12, 2021

Most companies understand that accurate forecasts are a critical part of minimizing inventory, maximizing production efficiency, streamlining purchasing, optimizing distribution, minimizing waste, and projecting future performance confidently. Preparing for Market-Driven Demand. Advanced Inventory Management. Planting the Seeds for Success.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

The report provides a cautionary, optimistic view of the coming months saying, “Many unsettled issues are still outstanding […]. It is no longer just about slashing costs, you have to reduce costs and improve service levels at the same time. This is just below the top two areas Data Management Strategy (approx.

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Logility

OCTOBER 6, 2021

For fashion companies, for example, supply chain traceability solutions document the chain of custody of your goods and inputs from the cotton source to the importer of record. They want to be confident that they are not hurting the environment or supporting unfair labor practices with their purchases. Verifiable Sustainability Claims.

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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.

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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.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

They center on how to make a good decision in the purchase of supply chain planning solutions. Most have purchased software, but are dependent on Excel spreadsheets. This includes JDA, E2Open, Infor, Logility, and Oracle.) The source of data for this blog comes from market triangulation. Frustration abounds.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. The Terra solution complimented the functionality of the traditional APS vendors, i.e. Adexa, JDA, Logility, Kinaxis, SAP APO and Steelwedge. History of E2open. It is a new buyer.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The change in front of us will transform the base-level definitions of source, make and deliver. These architectures are evolving and will be deeply rooted in the evolution of prescriptive and cognitive analytics. Charter a team and test and learn to understand the potential for cognitive and prescriptive analytics. Action Item.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Why do we build logistics models? But I ask it because modeling often takes a detour into the land of debilitating detail. And by debilitating, I mean an enormous analytical time sink — think months. I am often asking clients whether they wish to: A) Model the precise general ledger costs for logistics?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 5, 2017

This ended when Gartner purchased AMR Research in 2010. Since I do not believe in the Gartner business model, I left. These companies are fighting for deals in traditionally supply-centric models. Streaming data architectures are evolving, and there are few sources of definitive data. 7) Cost-to-Serve. Reflections.

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Logility

MAY 2, 2021

From sourcing and production to logistics to marketing, most companies have long relied on a single foundational key performance indicator (KPI) to dictate how they fulfill their customer needs. This one shortcoming is perhaps one of the most obvious for this forecasting metric.

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2022

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023. Logility announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Starboard Solutions Corp., Logility, Inc. This marks Logility’s nineteenth year and Demand Management’s tenth year of recognition. Logility, Inc.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022. For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the Company reported operating earnings of approximately $4.5 Logility, Inc. Logility 21.02 ATLANTA (November 18, 2021) American Software, Inc. million compared to $0.5

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2021

Logility customers can now access warehouse and Accelerated Growth in Cloud Services Annual Contract Value and Subscription Revenue. NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. Logility, Inc. Logility, Inc. ATLANTA (August 25, 2021) American Software, Inc.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Direct the next best action within the constraints of time and cost. Digitization – increased computing power, more analytical software, the availability of data – has made it possible in a week. Stitch Fix is changing the shopping model completely, providing more service with less infrastructure.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

” At the other end of the continuum is the argument that “ Forecast error is the most important metric to improve.” This is the case for companies like Adexa, Logility, and JDA.) Demand latency is the time from channel purchase to translation into an order. ” I am in the middle. Everyone has a bias.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

Today, 32% of companies have source, make and deliver reporting to the same organization, and the gaps in alignment between operations and commercial teams are large. Last night, I spoke at a conference on the use of advanced analytic techniques and the future of planning. 3) The rate of change in business is accelerating.

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Logility

APRIL 27, 2015

Here is where having a data model reflective of your market and business model can set the organization on an upward trajectory. Information on merchandise, customer attributes, detail sales history, as well as other market intelligence about trends and the ability to integrate all of them into an analytic framework is essential.

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