ToolsGroup

JANUARY 13, 2021

Of course trade-offs of higher manufacturing costs are balanced against reduced inventory costs, lower freight/logistics costs, lower duties and taxes, etc. As a consequence, systems integrators will move from doing big bang SAP/IBP rollouts to building integrated BoB solutions within open clouds. environments.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2015

Historically, one of the most labor-intensive and time-consuming aspects of a traditional TMS implementation is network connectivity — i.e., establishing electronic communication with carriers, suppliers, logistics service providers, and other external trading partners.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 3, 2019

Indago is a Latin word that means “to investigate, search out, try to find/procure by seeking.”. Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s Freight Push Rattles Logistics Sector (WSJ – sub. The most common question was “What does Indago mean?”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 19, 2024

Shipment data is the most important, but we have not figured out how to best move logistics network data across trading partners. Most of the network investment is in passing procurement transactional data. In contrast, Infor bought GT Nexus, Kinaxis purchased MPO, SAP purchased Ariba, and Trimble purchased Transporeon.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

At Cerasis we work with our shipper customers who procure items every day and have needs for inbound freight management as they secure those products from their vendors. Increasingly, as we work with procurement folks at these companies, we are hearing that technology for better communication and to create more efficiency.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 23, 2016

Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2016. URL: sapinsiderevents.wispubs.com/2016/Vienna/SCM-PLM-MFG-Procurement-CRM/. Attend Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2016 to: Improve agility, cost allocation, and visibility across the extended supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

Blue Yonder also acquired Doddle to close the loop on reverse logistics. SAP SAP showed off Joule, its generative AI assistant. For the end consumer, it creates a snapshot of traceability from procurement to delivery. The post NRF 2024: Supply Chain Data appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The SAP staff observes, “The top supply chain optimization priorities havent really changed for decades, even centuries: Make sure customers are happy, increase efficiency and profitability, and balance supply and demand.”[2] ” Logistics optimization. ” SAP Explainer, 19 August 2024. [3]

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Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2013

Last week at the Ariba LIVE 2013 conference, I led a discussion session titled “At the Intersection of Social and Business Networks” with about fifty senior executives in supply chain and procurement. Ariba plans to expand into supply chain, logistics, and inventory management processes, with the first solutions coming out in 2014.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In September of 2020, the company hired Jeff Baker to be their Vice President of Procurement and Integrated Supply Chain. Mr. Baker spent over 34 years leading procurement teams at The Dow Chemical Company. At Dow, Mr. Baker had Purchasing experience in raw materials, and logistics for their plastics supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Now, moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse (Recode). Oracle Warehouse Management Cloud Update Helps Businesses Scale Logistics to Meet Multi-Channel Demand. Logistics Platform Haven Sets Sights on SAP with Launch of Haven TMS.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

EDI is too cumbersome, and SAP Ariba’s focus, despite the marketing hype, is primarily on managing indirect spending. (My The SAP acquisition of Ariba slowed innovation and the purchase, and then the failed promise of investment in Crossgate was disappointing to SAP supply chain business users. There is hope.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 27, 2014

International Category Manager – Logistics. Can you deliver added value and cost savings from a supply chain, optimise and develop procurement processes, manage a wide range of suppliers internationally and identify new supply sources? You will be joining ROCKWOOL’s Global Sourcing & Procurement organisation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Mr. Eberle is the vice president of logistics and distribution operations at Molex. Mr. van den Eijnden is the director of global logistics operations planning and systems at Molex. Yes, SAP had inbound ASN’s (advanced ship notices). Because of capacity issues, Molex is working with more logistics partners.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2021

The retailer had implemented an omnichannel system from SAP Hybris, a customer relationship management solution from SalesForce, and an integration platform from MuleSoft. In the past year, the company has also launched a centralized procurement team.

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Precoro

JULY 29, 2024

Procurement operations are no exception. In fact, 43% of GPOs that took part in the 2023 Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey cited overall procurement risk had increased significantly as compared to 20% in the 2021 study. Keep reading to learn: What is an online procurement system?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Note in Figure 1 the gaps from recent research between supply chain planning and manufacturing, logistics, and sales. The gap between logistics and procurement; and logistics and customer service increases process latency. Companies relying on planning solutions from ERP expansionists—Infor, Oracle, SAP, etc.—struggle

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Talking Logistics

JULY 24, 2015

There was a lot of supply chain and logistics news this week, so let’s go straight to it. UPS Said to Be in Talks to Buy Coyote Logistics for $1.8 SAP Announces Second Quarter and First Half 2015 Results. Bloomberg broke the news this week that UPS is reportedly in talks to buy Coyote Logistics for $1.8

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ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Plus, all this has to be done at the least delivery and logistics cost to maximize revenue and margin! How Does ThroughPut-SAP Integration Work? ThroughPut’s Supply Chain SKU Rationalization offers you and every SAP customer five purpose-built screens to enhance material and free cash flow. That’s exactly why ThroughPut.ai

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Not all disruptions are as cataclysmic as Japan’s 2011 tsunami or COVID-19, but smaller logistic and control disruptions/disconnections are happening continuously in most supply chains. Players like Microsoft, Adobe and SAP are also leading the design of such common data models of reference. . resulting in disastrous performance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

This allows shared services of procurement and transportation to function smoothly to achieve the economies of scale. Without this discipline, the global organization cannot actualize buying power in procurement or lower costs and improve costs/customer service in transportation. 2) Build a Planning Career Path.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. At the time, the company started internal discussions on re-footprinting the organization and deploying SAP across manufacturing centers.

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Precoro

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Procurement is a complex and dynamic process involving strategic planning and several stages of execution, from sourcing to paying and reporting. Supply chain management, purchase requisitions and orders, budget management, and three-way matching – all these processes are integral to procurement as a whole. Lack of Transparency.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters blog we provide highlights and insights regarding SAP SE’s 2022 Sapphire ASUG Now customer conference held last week in Orlando, Florida. . Enterprise Cloud software provider SAP SE conducted its 2022 North America Sapphire Now customer conference last week. More on that later in this commentary.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

After a decade of focus on IT standardization and hard-wiring planning into tight integration with SAP ERP, they are underperforming on growth and margin. The supply chain investments of the last decade focused on improving black & white processes–order-to-cash and procure-to-pay.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. At the time, the company started internal discussions on re-footprinting the organization and deploying SAP across manufacturing centers.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

If one plant uses one version of SAP, another plant uses a different version and your warehouse uses Oracle, how does collaboration happen between these systems? How do you collaborate with people in other plants, departments or using other systems if you can’t see the end-to-end data in a consolidated system?

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 22, 2016

Mike Skinner, Vice President, CLX Logistics Technologies Without question, one of the most significant game changing technologies in the past 12 months and looking forward at the next 18 months is TMS – to which you say “big deal” and I say, “true plug-and-play (SaaS/Cloud) global TMS integrated with global trade and customs execution”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In 2017, a strategy consultant was hired to do a top-to-bottom assessment of the Boston University procurement program. Randall Moore was hired as the new chief procurement officer in May. Facilities sourcing and construction contracting were centralized in the procurement department. What SAP is doing is great!

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

At the time, DuPont, now acquired by DOW, boasted externally on internal adherence to SAP standardization for decision support. Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Let me explain. Measurement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

Jeff Tramel, the Vice President of Global Procurement, at NTT DATA Services. SAP recently announced that NTT DATA Services, a global digital business and IT services company, had achieved $125 million in value based on a digital transformation of their procurement function. The procurement function is self-funded.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

By digitalizing and automating their production planning processes, manufacturers can respond faster and more profitably when confronted with demand variability, materials shortages, logistics roadblocks and other supply chain issues. Enter agile, automated planning and sequencing capabilities from Blue Yonder, enabled by AI.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

This approach allows businesses to focus on their core competencies while leaving the logistics to experts who can optimize the process for efficiency and cost-effectiveness. SCaaS offers a solution by enabling hospitals to engage in strategic procurement, ensuring standardized operations throughout the contract duration.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 19, 2015

Author’s Note: I was completely unplugged on vacation last week, so it wasn’t until I returned to the office on Monday that I learned Infor is acquiring GT Nexus (a Talking Logistics sponsor). Brooks Brothers: “SAP is our internal ERP system, @GTNexus is our external (supply chain) ERP system” #Bridges2015 #logistics #SCM.

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Bristlecone

MAY 19, 2021

For instance, for a typical business, manufacturing partners, direct and indirect materials suppliers, financial institutions, services and contingent workforce providers, distributors, and logistics service providers form the tier one partners. Planning, Procurement and Execution Collaboration.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Growing differentiation among logistics service providers. Things are looking up for European logistics service providers. Their clients (shippers) are increasingly outsourcing logistics services to third-party specialists. Apart from a few exceptions, logistics service providers do not make life easy for shippers.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Mindy Davis , SAP’s Vice President of Global Marketing for the Digital Supply Chain, explains, “Supply chains need to be risk-resilient and efficient. As Davis notes, “Risk-resilient supply chains integrate design, planning, manufacturing, logistics, maintenance, and service.

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