Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 28, 2024

These passports document all aspects of the life cycle – from the sourcing of raw materials to final disposal or recycling. As a result, DPPs are emerging as a straightforward, common sense solution for meeting these needs efficiently. Why DPPs Matter Consumers today expect transparency about the products they purchase.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

But between rising costs, complex logistics, and the constant struggle to optimize space and labor, staying ahead can feel like an uphill battle. That’s where warehouse optimization comes in. Here’s what you can expect: A clear definition of warehouse optimization and its core components. Ready to get started?

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 25, 2025

Beyond simply improving forecast accuracy, todays ML-powered demand forecasting software uncovers hidden supply trends, anticipates pricing fluctuations, and enables proactive supply chain planning decisions. According to McKinsey , organizations implementing AI-driven demand forecasting solutions can reduce forecast errors by 30% to 50%.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

Knowledge Graphs are emerging as an important tool for building advanced AI capabilities. Instead of relying solely on a single, monolithic AI model (based on a massive large language model), a company can orchestrate a team of specialized agents, each leveraging the best AI or mathematical technique for its specific task.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2023

Procurement and Supply Chain Management are essential functions that can help companies navigate these challenges, but they are often siloed and operate in separate departments. Their metrics are often misaligned as well – supply chain focuses on service and procurement focuses on the cost of acquiring materials and services.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

Those include trust issues, the operating model, and technology. A SCCN is a collaborative solution for supply chain processes built on a public cloud – many-to-many architecture – which supports a community of trading partners and third-party data feeds. The LevaData solution, for example, speeds up sourcing significantly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

When companies implement enterprise software solutions, they often label that implementation as being part of their company’s digital transformation. But implementing new software does not digitally transform anything if the people that are supposed to use that software cannot do so effectively.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The discipline, first defined in 1982, includes source, make, deliver, and planning functions. Until there are clear answers, business leaders should avoid buying software from companies with deep investments by venture capitalists. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud. The Rubikloud acquisition was a $60M cash purchase.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

The introduction of smoke-free products made the use of spreadsheet tools far less efficient in the capacity and sourcing planning as the new product categories had rapid growth. “We We needed to simulate multiple scenarios of significantly increased capacity and sourcing complexity, at speed and over a long planning horizon.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

CAGR , the global supply chain management software market is expected to touch USD 50 billion by 2032. This one figure speaks volumes about how organizations worldwide want access to the best supply chain management tools to boost efficiency and value in their distribution and logistics network. Growing at an overwhelming rate of 11.1%

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Logility

DECEMBER 15, 2023

From harvest to hands, the food & beverage (F&B) industry leaves no room for guesswork, especially without supply chain optimization software. This reality is compelling F&B companies to rethink their strategies and approach to supply chain optimization and demand planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

” As I dipped my spoon into some scrumptious chestnut soup at a great restaurant, my companion asked, “With the advancements in optimization and self-learning, aren’t we close to having self-driving supply chains?” I started with, “How can I help you?” “ Reflection. The facts are clear.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 4, 2025

With effective Spare Parts Inventory Optimization , businesses can strike a balance between availability and cost, ensuring seamless operations without overburdening budgets. Why Spare Parts Inventory Optimization Matters Spare parts inventory optimization is essential for keeping operations smooth and cost-efficient.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Supply chain efficiency is the cornerstone of success and involves the effective management of processes, resources, and technologies from procurement to production, transportation to warehousing. As companies across industries have discovered, a well-optimized supply chain can drive significant improvements throughout their operations.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Are ERP systems better than best-in-class supply chain solutions for managing healthcare supply chains? That’s the question we set out to answer in our recent panel discussion with Procurement and Supply Chain experts. This could be why, according to Forrester, 82% of organizations regret their software selection within 12 months.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

In this context, companies are looking for trusted solution providers that can help them design the most efficient plan and support them in the transition to ensure adoption of the new technologies. For solution providers, it offers insights into their market position, strengths, weaknesses, and growth opportunities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

I know that your primary focus is procurement. The distribution models were never tested when implemented. As a result, after four years of the initial go-live, the team blindly used planning models, distorting the plan. Or planned orders to purchase orders?) I encourage all to backcast to test and improve their models.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

End-to-end supply chain visibility, planning, and execution support software are critical in agile supply chain performance. Theory and practical implications are clear: optimizing each silo does not imply optimizing the end-to-end system. each with discrete plans generated typically in sequential batch runs.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 13, 2020

Kathleen: What business challenges were you seeking to solve by using [the ToolsGroup] solution? Rafael: It has been a really helpful tool with which to go through this crisis. So our main task now is to consolidate all the purchase and inventory decisions in one team. We don’t know what’s going to happen.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. Supply chain planning involves interaction with different types of information based on internal and external data sources. This includes internal and external data sources.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2024

When I was an analyst at AMR Research (purchased by Gartner in 2010), I used the framework shown in Figure 2, as a framework to discuss supply chain excellence. Organizations are not aligned because of the focus of planners to optimize functional metrics. What Drives Value? Does this mean that planning is not important?

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RFgen

JANUARY 16, 2025

That’s where manufacturing inventory management software comes in. The right software can streamline your production, optimize stock levels, and even help you save money. We’re talking real-time tracking, automated purchasing, and a whole lot less stress.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Solvoyo’s Solution Bugaboo: something that causes fear or distress out of proportion to its importance. Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. Would better forecasting accuracy be a good thing? Absolutely!

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Strategic Sourcing Success: Best Practices and Key Strategies Of course, there are many definition s of source-to-pay but put simply, strategic sourcing is a data-driven approach to securing the best value for your organization from its strategic suppliers. How Has Strategic Sourcing Evolved?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

It’s time to focus on how we innovate and optimize our businesses and operations in this permanently altered world. There are lively debates about the meaning and prioritization of scale, globalization, outsourcing, and inventory optimization. Changes in our lives, economies and supply chains are ubiquitous and well embedded now.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

<Bear with me… > Here I share a nine-step process in an attempt to help companies unravel the process for buying supply chain planning software. 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.

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Precoro

OCTOBER 6, 2022

With the global market expansion and deepening supply chain complexity, the roles of procurement leaders have evolved from tactical to strategic. Nowadays, procurement departments not only focus on the day-to-day buying operations but also search for the most efficient ways to go about them. How often do purchases happen?

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Precoro

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

This month, we continue our Procurement Basics series and would like to introduce our readers to yet another set of often misused business terminology. As both sourcing and procurement are related to obtaining supplies for the organization, confusing these two terms is easy. Procurement. What Is Procurement Process?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 30, 2022

Many businesses use some form of Total Cost of Ownership model to support their Procurement and sourcing decisions. In fact these models are not just used casually, but they often are designed to inform and make optimal sourcing choices. What is a Total Cost of Ownership Model?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

OMP provides supply chain planning (SCP) solutions. A company can plan for this variability in a variety of ways – sourcing from multiple vendors for a given part , or network design to create a network with more decoupling points (more paths for a product to flow to market), or purchasing just-in-case capacity.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 1, 2022

Retail returns occur when a customer returns the purchased items to a seller in exchange for a refund, store credit, or a similar product. 84% of buyers read the return policy before making an online purchase. 84% of buyers read the return policy before making an online purchase. According to the U.S.

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Logility

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Let’s break down the trade-off between an on-premises and a cloud environment, what it means for your business, and how you can realize the optimal potential of a cloud investment. Cost Competitiveness How does the cost of a cloud-based platform – compared to on-premises software – make the cloud a more competitive choice?

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The world of procurement is constantly evolving, demanding professionals with the right skills and knowledge. Moreover, two popular options often considered are the MCIPS qualification from the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) and the Procurement Track offered by SCMDOJO.

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Logility

AUGUST 31, 2023

In most cases, their legacy ERP or supply chain solutions cannot support the real-time, frequent forecasting and inventory planning needed to get ahead of margins pressures, rising costs, and shifts in consumer demand. Batch manufacturing is more controlled and optimized, improving inventory turns and production scheduling efficiency.

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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. Procurement. Purchase Order Management. Inventory Management.

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ShipBob

MARCH 3, 2025

With so many moving parts to running an ecommerce business, youll probably build a tech stack of several different apps, platforms, and solutions to power your operations. The software automatically pulls inventory data from your warehouse for a real-time stock count update across all your sales channels.

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ShipBob

MARCH 3, 2025

With so many moving parts to running an ecommerce business, youll probably build a tech stack of several different apps, platforms, and solutions to power your operations. The software automatically pulls inventory data from your warehouse for a real-time stock count update across all your sales channels.

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