Insights

Logility, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative supply chain optimization and advanced retail planning solutions, today announced Rituals Cosmetics, a leading   European home and body cosmetics brand, has selected Logility Voyager Solutions to set the foundation for its sales & operations planning (S&OP) process, improve...

Dive Brief: More than 60% of logistics companies will use data and artificial intelligence to ship goods ahead of purchase orders in the next three to five years, according to an Ericsson survey of nearly 2,000 logistics professionals from China, Germany, Sweden and the United States. Of...

SAP survey reveals 40% of businesses currently adopting a “wait and see” approach, hoping for resumption of ‘previous normalcy’ Transition to becoming ‘intelligent enterprises’ extremely critical to inventing new business models and revenue streams Singapore — 14 July, 2020 — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced the results...

Facing globalization, increased product complexity, and heightened customer demands, companies are taking up advanced technologies to transform their supply chain from a pure operations hub into the epicenter of business innovation. Using sensors and ever-improving internet connectivity, forward-thinking  companies are collecting data at every checkpoint,...

Dive Brief: Imperfect directions, incomplete maps, parking problems and missed delivery windows are costing delivery companies an estimated $6 billion a year, according to a new report by Swedish startup Mapillary.  The estimate includes $2.5 billion in wasted salary and $611 million in extra miles driven annually because...

Supply chains, in general, were much simpler processes in the 1980s when they first received mainstream attention. However, supply chains have existed since the industrial era. The main difference between their operation then, and how they are organized now, comes down to complexity. Often, supply...

Dive Brief: Sixty-six percent of senior procurement decision managers said digital skills will overtake people skills in supplier negotiations in the coming years, according to a recent survey of 500 procurement leaders conducted by Barclaycard and shared with Supply Chain Dive via email. There was broad agreement...

According to a survey published by Dresner Advisory Services, over 50% of companies are using big-data analytics. A closer look reveals that the adoption rate varies significantly by industry, with financial services and telecommunications leading the way, followed by education and healthcare. But the top...