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Lenovo Excels in Supply Chain Planning with a Hybrid Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

During COVID, this more agile and resilient model allowed the firm to grow their market share. Jack Fiedler : We’re unique in the technology industry. We’ve taken the same hybrid approach from a supply chain technology perspective. I’m responsible for the overall digital transformation, including technology.

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Mastering Disruption: A Smarter, More Connected Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

Three months into 2025, we have seen a barrage of on-again, off-again tariffs that have supply chain and logistics teams reeling, as they must rethink everything from next weeks shipping route to their foundational network models. The Ukraine-Russia conflict is ongoing. Similarly, the WMS market is expected to grow from $3.9

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Manhattan Associates Joins a Select Group of SCM Software Vendors in the Billion Dollar Club

Logistics Viewpoints

Manhattan joins a select group of supply chain software suppliers generating over $1 billion in annual revenue. Manhattan Associates is a leader in two markets, warehouse management systems and omnichannel systems. Manhattan has been on a journey to get all their products on their microservices cloud-native Active Platform.

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Decentralizing Supply Chains: How Regional Models Drive Resilience and Flexibility

Logistics Viewpoints

In response, many organizations have shifted toward decentralized and regionalized supply chain models, distributing production and sourcing across multiple regions. However, recent disruptions including health crises, trade disputes, logistics bottlenecks, and climate-related events have exposed significant vulnerabilities in this model.

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Schneider Electric’s Supply Chain Design Journey

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One essential tool used by the supply chain team is supply chain design. Building automation is similar to industrial automation, except that instead of controlling a factory, the systems control a building’s entry, power consumption, and lighting. These facilities produce and ship 150,000 order lines per day.

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Amazon and the Shift to AI-Driven Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Organizations examine past sales trends, apply seasonal adjustments, and make forecasts based on historical models. When unexpected disruptions occura factory shutdown, a shipping delay, or a supply shortagethese models provide little flexibility. Executives are left making high-stakes decisions with incomplete information.

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The Supply Chain Merry-Go-Around

Supply Chain Shaman

Logility, a conservative company supply chain planning technology, historically had no debt and cash reserves of more than 80M, is undervalued in this deal. Aptean is orchestrating the Blue Yonder/E2open/Infor playbook of buying undervalued assets and milking the maintenance and Software-as-a-Service contracts with existing customers.