ToolsGroup
JANUARY 22, 2019
Now that more companies are embracing supply chain planning productivity and automation, many firms are asking which processes they should automate. Let's first address that question and then look at where this trend is heading in the future. Gartner says that the attitude towards supply chain planning productivity and automation has changed dramatically.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 22, 2019
Whenever a government shutdown happens, there are bound to be areas of disruption within our industry. As it currently stands, the December 2018 shutdown is only a partial closing. Yet, issues are already apparent — including some significant problems that cannot be resolved until the shutdown is over. If the shutdown extends longer term, more supply chain professionals may be affected.
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ivalua
JANUARY 22, 2019
Alex Saric, Chief Marketing Officer, Ivalua. In this time of personal New Year’s resolutions, it seems appropriate for leaders to also consider a resolution for their departments. For Procurement leaders in particular there couldn’t be a better time to do so. In recent years, the function has made tremendous progress in transforming into a strategic value driver.
AIMMS
JANUARY 24, 2019
Tata Steel is one of the world’s largest steel producers. In fact, it’s very likely that Tata Steel plays a role in your life today, by providing raw material for the car you drive, the house you live in and the roads you drive through. The company was established in India as Asia’s first integrated private steel company in 1907. Today, the steel manufacturing leader has an ambitious digital transformation agenda and is leveraging AIMMS technology to optimize operations in its home country.
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Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.
GlobalTranz
JANUARY 22, 2019
The state of the logistics industry is evolving. 2019 is shaping up to be a year in which warehouses and distribution centers continue the development and implementation of technology-based processes. Technology allows shippers to work smarter, faster and with fewer human resources, and new technologies, such as drones and augmented reality, are continuing the process, reports Victoria Kickham of Logistics Brief.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
ivalua
JANUARY 23, 2019
Axbility Consulting, a subsidiary of Ivalua European partner Axys Consultants, reinforces Ivalua’s capabilities to empower today’s Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders. NYC, NY – January 23, 2019 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, and Axbility Consulting announced today that they have signed a partnership agreement welcoming Axbility Consulting to the Ivalua Alliance Partner Program.
AIMMS
JANUARY 24, 2019
Tata Steel is one of the world’s largest steel producers. In fact, it’s very likely that Tata Steel plays a role in your life today, by providing raw material for the car you drive, the house you live in and the roads you drive through. The company was established in India as Asia’s first integrated private steel company in 1907. Today, the steel manufacturing leader has an ambitious digital transformation agenda and is leveraging AIMMS technology to optimize operations in its home country.
GlobalTranz
JANUARY 25, 2019
Interest for a Warehouse Management System in the cloud has risen as companies attempt to stay competitive with Big Box Retailers and Amazon, but those are not the only factors driving investment in cloud-based WMS. For instance, companies may inherit a new WMS in the cloud as part of the deployment of a new system or application, notes Shane Starr of Explore WMS.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 23, 2019
The digitization of freight is one topic that has generated a lot of industry buzz and animated discussion over the past couple of years, but also a lot of confusion and questions. What exactly is freight digitization? Is it a disruptive force in the industry or a transformational one? And what actions should companies take to leverage the opportunities inherent in the digitization revolution?
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River Logic
JANUARY 22, 2019
DALLAS, January 22, 2019 -- River Logic , a leading provider of prescriptive analytics solutions, today announces the release of a sponsored research perspective by Ventana Research’s Robert Kugel, Supply Chain Planning with Prescriptive Analytics: Technology Enables a More Effective Process.
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 25, 2019
Disruptions are anathema to supply chain operations. Despite the best efforts of supply chain professionals, disruptions appear to be increasing. The supply chain risk management firm Resilinc reports disruptions hit an all-time high in 2018 and climate change played a big role in that increase.[1] “When it comes to natural disasters, like hurricanes,” writes Fouad Egbaria ( @FEgbariaMM ), “the question is not ‘if’ but ‘when’ For manufacturers, natural d
GlobalTranz
JANUARY 21, 2019
It is that time of year again when we at Cerasis take a global view of what trends to expect in supply chain management throughout the remainder of the year. We will delve into what will set third-party logistics providers apart in the coming year, and what to expect as e-commerce continues to merge with brick-and-mortar retail. We will turn over each stone and consider how innovative technology will shape the future of shipping and logistics.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 22, 2019
Razat Gaurav, CEO of LLamasoft , discusses how companies can combat uncertainty and risks in global supply chains. Podcast version (click to play): The post [Video] How to Combat the Uncertainty and Risks in Global Supply Chains appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Razat Gaurav, CEO of LLamasoft, discusses how companies can combat uncertainty and risks in global supply chains.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
JDA software
JANUARY 22, 2019
In the age of Amazon, are retail stores still here to stay? J oAnn Martin , JDA’s senior strategy leader for Retail thinks so. In this video blog, she shares why shoppers still want an in-store experience and what the biggest change is in retail right now. Hint! Prepare for more about AI and machine learning. Watch as JoAnn shares how retailers are responding to consumer demand for a totally personalized shopping experience – pricing, promotions and assortments included!
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 24, 2019
“In the age of globalization,” observes Mary Mazzoni ( @mary_mazzoni ), “corporate supply chains typically stretch around the world. Such complexity means it’s next to impossible for business leaders to assess potential risks at each stage of the value chain — which is especially problematic as water scarcity, extreme weather and other climate-induced impacts become the norm.”[1] In Part 1 of this article, I discussed what experts are saying about climate change as well a
Supply Chain Collaborator
JANUARY 23, 2019
How is the longest government shutdown in US history impacting your transportation logistics operations? How well are your existing logistics processes and technologies protecting you from negative consequences stemming from this impasse that shows no signs of imminent resolution? Although the worst consequences have not yet materialized, here are some potential problems shippers might expect as this debacle continues and ways that transportation management software can help. <> OTR Sh
Oracle SCM
JANUARY 23, 2019
By Jim D'Addario, Director of SCM Product Marketing. Oracle CEO Mark Hurd has suggested that consumers won’t accept two-week delivery timeframes now that two-day delivery is a de facto standard for many ecommerce orders. The same speed that’s brought consumers lightning-fast shipping has also wreaked havoc on poorly-prepared supply chains worldwide.
Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller
As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe
Arkieva
JANUARY 23, 2019
Organizations need to regularly upgrade their products and launch new products to stay competitive and grow their businesses. However, a new product launch poses a totally new challenge – new product forecasting. How to Forecast Demand for New Products was first posted on January 23, 2019 at 2:24 pm. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 21, 2019
State-of-the-art technology for managing global supply chains is beginning to percolate down to the individuals who need it most: small farmers in developing economies.
Maine Pointe
JANUARY 23, 2019
Joe Esteves, VP CPG and F&B and Bill Forster, EVP CPG and F&B discuss how, with the right strategy, and by asking the right questions, CPG executives can transform their biggest supply chain challenges into opportunities.
DynaSys
JANUARY 22, 2019
Last Spring DynaSys launched their latest product release named DSCP-2018. This innovative release delivered great business value to our customers including the DDI certified, Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning capability. At the time DynaSys was the first supply chain planning technology vendor to add DDMRP techniques to an existing End to End Supply Chain Planning solution suite.
Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.
NFI
JANUARY 22, 2019
Guest Blog: William Mahoney, Senior Vice President, Sales at NFI Distribution Outlook Inventory levels in 2019 will continue to grow creating the demand for more third-party warehousing space in the coming year. Preemptive purchases for imported products from China looking to avoid new tariff fees will bleed out in the first half of 2019. Inventory.
Adexa
JANUARY 23, 2019
With very few exceptions, almost all S&OP systems today are “analog” which means much interaction and manipulation is needed from the planners to produce a working plan. There are two main reasons for the planners to be doing all the heavy-lifting: the system cannot represent the complexity of the supply. The post Touchless Supply Chain Planning appeared first on Adexa Inc.
Unleashed
JANUARY 24, 2019
Keeping on top of inventory, shipments and logistics for a warehouse can be challenging. Now think about doing that for multiple warehouses. Whether you’re managing one warehouse or several, you know it can be a demanding job. There are internal pressures to keep logistics moving swiftly inside the warehouse, to keep staff trained and to make sure morale is high.
NC State SCRC
JANUARY 24, 2019
As more and more organizations struggle to deal with the deployment of digital technologies, many are overlooking some of the fundamentals associated with managing supply chains. Digital technologies are just that – technologies. As I’ve said in previous blogs, there is nothing inherently good or bad about technologies – it is about what you can do with them, specifically with your supply chain partners, to achieve greater flow and less friction – that will matter in th
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Material Handling & Logistics
JANUARY 22, 2019
"Leadership on environmental issues, shown by a recent ranking of companies based on environmental policies, goes "hand in hand with being a successful and profitable business,” says CDP which curates the list. As leaders gather at the of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos for a week of high-level discussions on the future of the global economy, the CDP group released its annual rankings of the top green businesses.
Supply Chain 24/7
JANUARY 25, 2019
The UK has been at the forefront of global aviation for more than a century, Airbus generates £6 billion of turnover in the UK, has more than 14,000 employees here and supports over 110,000 jobs through its supply chain, Airbus CEO, Tom Enders, explains why a no-deal Brexit puts this under threat.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
JANUARY 24, 2019
TrueCommerce, a global provider of trading partner connectivity, integration and unified commerce solutions, has announced it was positioned in the Leaders category of the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Multi-Enterprise Supply Chain Commerce Network report.
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