Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Being listed on a last-mile-delivery service platform and reaching a much broader customer base beyond the neighbors became a must-have for survival. Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. This includes internal and external data sources.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 27, 2021

But the industry is watching as the technology opens new opportunities for safety, savings and speed long-haul, raising curiosity on the strength of a compelling business case. An impressive case study to be sure, but alas, the cost of the technology is still prohibitive for most companies. Curiouser and Curiouser.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Source: Descartes Datamyne. Theme 5: Machine learning (ML) will go mainstream in supply chain technology. The verdict would have been “definitely nailed it” if we were counting all of the “ML-washing” going on in the supply chain and logistics technology market. Figure 1: U.S. Container Import Volume Year-over-Year Comparison.

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The global supply chain landscape is undergoing significant transformations, influenced by rapid technological advancements, shifting consumer expectations, and the intricacies of international commerce. Preparing the next generation to excel in this dynamic field requires more than traditional education methods.

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Logility

JULY 9, 2021

Comparing a supply chain planning platform against an ERP system that offers supply chain management capabilities is a challenge. So why are companies increasingly choosing the highly focused capabilities of the Logility® Digital Supply Chain Platform over the broad-spectrum offerings of ERP vendors?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

2022 Realities vs 2023 Predictions. To successfully manage the impact, automated alerts inform those who can act, like modern GPS directional systems that alert drivers to traffic delays along a route. The system can identify which shipments will be impacted, and contingency planning can begin according to the severity of that impact.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 9, 2022

Manufacturers rely on data and their ERP platform to answer critical questions: What are our inventory levels? Mid-market manufacturers need a tool that’s tailored to their needs. The BI tool needs to be able to easily pull all this data together for analysis. How much does it cost us to manufacture this product?

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Logility

MARCH 14, 2023

The Science and practice of predictive analytics is well established and rapidly gaining ground in the public and private sectors. How would your supply chain decision-making be enhanced if you had the power to harness the data of the past into decisions for the future using predictive analytics modeling?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Pent-up demand of customers and the strong predictions for another above-average peak season has put a unique burden on truckload and parcel transportation. As the industry evolves and innovations improve, OTR freight management technologies offer?? transportation metrics ?that transportation management optimization ?to

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. Now the use of AI/ML is expanding beyond finding insights in data and providing predictions for the future.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Metrics such as lead-times, forecast accuracy, inventory levels, and service are used to measure operational risks. Design and planning software has been utilized for the last several decades to manage these operational risks. Disruptive risks on the other hand are harder to predict and manage. fall under this category as well.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

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. I remember one project quite well. The So What? The reason? Strength in S&OP.

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Logility

MARCH 21, 2024

As a member of Logility’s research and development team with a specialization in generative AI, I have a front row seat to witness the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence technology. In this blog, I‘ll address 10 common generative AI myths to demonstrate the value of this exciting technology.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

In the supply chain, variability and volatility come from many sources. The best way to start the design of an agile supply chain is to look at the sources of variability and market volatility that your supply chain encountered in the prior year. What is the biggest challenge in supply chain agility in balancing the cash-to-cash cycle?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Senior leaders must think beyond incremental improvements, embracing systemic innovation to achieve significant environmental impact. Smart energy management systems further enhance efficiency by tracking and optimizing energy use in real-time. Ethical sourcing is a fundamental aspect of social sustainability.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

Which emerging technologies will have the most impact? Most of the current repetitive processes like (forecasting, reports, purchase orders & Invoicing) will be automated using various technologies. Advanced technologies like IoT, Machine learning will allow for intelligent, what if actionable scenario to act upon.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

During his tenure in the industry, he built innovative pricing and forecasting models, leveraging internal and external data sources to improve internal decision-making and increase profitability. Prior to joining DAT, Adamo led the pricing and decision science teams at FedEx.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

With its ability to derive insights from vast amounts of data and derive insights, generative AI has emerged as a valuable tool to optimize supply chain operations. AI-based tools already help automate routine tasks and assist decision-making processes across various sectors.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? Technologies and processes need change. My response is “Hogwash.” The pandemic redefined work.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

This year, nearly 40,000 attendees comprising 6,200 brands from all over the world headed to the Javits Center to see what new solutions and innovations software and hardware suppliers had in store for 2024 and beyond. Throughout the conference I met with several software and hardware providers to get a glimpse into what they were showcasing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 17, 2013

Source Merriam-Webster Dictionary. The article is written and the story is spun, but the solution offered is a supply-centric solution based on yesterday’s technology. User satisfaction with planning systems is low. Their current technologies are inadequate. There are no well-defined industry platforms.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

A previous supply planning implementation, of an SCP system from a different supplier, had not gone well. When it comes to supply chain planning, the right technology solution can make a big impact on a business’ agility and resilience. 94% of US and Canadian healthcare systems use Cardinal Health in one capacity or another.

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Logility

JANUARY 4, 2022

The partnership enables Logility customers to layer in Planalytics’ predictive demand metrics to better understand impacts across their customer base and proactively capitalize on sales opportunities created by favorable weather while mitigating risks when demand is negatively impacted. ATLANTA – Jan. 4, 2022 – Logility, Inc.,

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

While most consultants and technologists want to sell technology, and are eager to slap in a new piece of software, my caution is to slow down and better understand root issues before having a technology discussion. ” Or alternatively, “Is there data that could be sourced to help?” New product launch.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

When you track transportation metrics and KPIs like transit time, on-time pickups, and percent of truckload capacity utilized across your carrier partners, you can identify trends and opportunities for streamlined OTR transportation management. Download the White Paper: Over the Road Freight Management Trends.

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Logility

JUNE 7, 2023

Top 3 Demand Forecasting Mistakes —How To Avoid Them with Demand planning software Demand forecasting is a critical facet of successful business operations, acting as the helm guiding companies through the rocks hiding beneath the water of market demands. What is Demand Forecasting? Neglecting these can distort your forecast.

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Silvon Software

MAY 1, 2024

Predictive Analytics has emerged as a pivotal tool in this quest, offering unprecedented foresight into market trends, consumer behavior, and operational efficiencies. The quality of data, including its accuracy, completeness, and timeliness, directly impacts the reliability of predictive outcomes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2023

Their metrics are often misaligned as well – supply chain focuses on service and procurement focuses on the cost of acquiring materials and services. Optimize sourcing: Focus on optimizing sourcing spend across all categories of products. This approach results in inefficiencies, higher costs, and missed opportunities.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Megatrends (Possibly) Shaping Supply Chain Trends: Technology. The necessity of having a technology scan every few months is becoming essential in today’s world. In doing so, use cases and new tech announcements are gathered and shared across the organization and used as inputs driving the technology roadmap. What has happened?,

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Logility

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Thanks to the power of the cloud and advanced analytics, manufacturers can put data to work, gathering information from multiple data sources and taking advantage of machine learning models and visualization platforms to uncover new ways to streamline processes from sourcing to sales. Quality Control. Supply Chain Optimization.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 10, 2018

Demand forecasting describes the decades-old science of predicting demand. It often employs statistical metrics like MAPE (mean average percentage error), which has hit a wall in recent years due to increased demand volatility and this approach's mostly backward-facing nature. Demand Planning. Demand Sensing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Most supply chain leaders cannot get their groove on because they generalize–the use of the same metric targets and tactics for the supply chain without paying attention to the flows. Most companies have a high volume and predictable supply chain (COV of less than.5), Wrong Metrics. Generalization of Tactics.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

We need systems to filter out the extraneous bits, and, just as importantly, we need systems to present the most relevant information in ways we can easily assimilate. To do that well, a digital supply chain platform must place a premium on dashboard design. A poorly designed tool isn’t an asset, it’s a cost sink.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 29, 2017

The model maps each stage of maturity across seven dimensions (see diagram above): goal, data, skill sets, organizational structure, use cases (applications), analytics techniques, and supporting technology. Companies bring in data from ERP and other systems. Data comes from public and unstructured sources and the IoT.

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Logility

APRIL 29, 2021

A software solution for managing compliance should be centralized to make sure that vendors comply with your standards, provide the information needed for good decision-making, and enforce accountability for all suppliers throughout the entire supply chain. Do you know how your current compliance process is working?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Designed in the 1960s when a Megabyte (MB) of disk storage cost the same as a Terabyte (TB) does today, relational databases form the basis of today’s supply chain systems and IT architectures. The limitations of these early computing systems shaped the first and second generation of supply chain solutions. Why Should you Care?

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BlueYonder

APRIL 16, 2024

Gaurav Behere is a Senior Technical User Interface Architect designing and architecting the Integrated Business Planning Spaces for the Blue Yonder Cognitive Supply Chain Platform and its offerings. This is a pure SaaS native web application that has many elements that can go wrong. There are two questions to answer here.

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