Supply Chain Management

ERP AI
Analytics and AI
AI Agents, Real-Time Connectivity Defining ERP’s Future
ERP systems are transitioning to AI-native architectures with embedded autonomous agents, enhancing efficiency by automating tasks, monitoring transactions, and suggesting corrections, prompting companies to prioritize semantic data integration, upgrade flexibility and real-time connectivity.
Taming Landed Costs
Automation
Rootstock’s Praxis Acquisition Ushers New Phase of Salesforce-Native Enterprise
Rootstock's acquisition of Praxis Solutions, bringing its founder Ohad Idan as VP of product, enhances its ERP strategy by integrating on-ground manufacturing expertise, driving advancements in seamless workflows and unified operational platforms.
Supply Chain Management
KAMAX Strengthening Supply Chain Operations Through Digitalization, Logistics Management
KAMAX, a German automotive parts manufacturer, is enhancing logistics efficiency and sustainability by implementing SAP's digital solutions for supply chain management while modernizing its operations across multiple plants.
AI ESG Reporting
Business Process Management and Automation
Digital Tools Help SMEs Secure Green Financing: New Sage–ICC Report
A new Sage–ICC study reveals that while 70% of SMEs prioritize sustainability, only 3% access green financing, largely due to a lack of quality reporting tools, which impedes their ability to secure funding necessary for sustainable growth.
Clorox ERP
ERP Strategy and Planning
Clorox ERP Modernization: Lessons from a Large-Scale Transition
Clorox's recent ERP system launch, while an ambitious, faced challenges including concerns over costs and a decline in sales during the transition, illustrating the complexities and disruptions inherent in large-scale ERP migrations.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Brose Completes 6-Month SAP Cloud ERP Migration, Sets Automotive Benchmark
Brose successfully migrated its central SAP systems to SAP Cloud ERP Private in six months without disrupting production, setting a benchmark for cloud-enabled automotive manufacturing and illustrating the importance of digital transformation.
Taming Landed Costs
Supply Chain Management
How Agile is Your Supply Chain in the Age of AI?
The 2025 Agility Index highlights the critical role of AI in supply chain management for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, urging organizations to adopt real-time data-sharing and automation to enhance agility and competitiveness amid various market challenges.
Supply Chain Management
Customer Success: TAL Building Centers
TAL Building Centers, a family-owned business with over a century of history, has experienced rapid growth and operational transformation through the implementation of Epicor's BisTrack ERP solution, which has streamlined processes, enhanced pricing strategies, and improved inventory management while fostering a long-term partnership aimed at maximizing efficiency and customer value.
J.P. Morgan & Oracle Deepen ERP Integration for Finance
Supply Chain Management
J.P. Morgan & Oracle Deepen ERP Integration for Supply Chain Finance
J.P. Morgan Payments and Oracle have launched a seamlessly integrated Supply Chain Finance solution within Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, enabling companies like FedEx to enhance working capital management through an API that simplifies invoice approvals and offers immediate payment options, marking a shift towards embedded finance within ERP systems.
supply chain signal chain
Supply Chain Management
Signal Chains Bring Resiliency and Predictability for Manufacturers and Distributors
We examine the concept of Signal Chains and how they provide resiliency and predictability for manufacturers.
Supply Chain Management
Navigating Global Trade: 3 Insights for Leaders
Almost all companies are grappling with the rapidly shifting dynamics of global trade, requiring them to rethink how they manage their supply chains, model different market scenarios, and even how they plan and develop their workforces. The following explores three main ways that operations, finance, and HR leaders, supported by the latest technologies, can help their companies navigate the increasing complexity and risks of global trade. Here is where to start.
Supply Chain Management
Industry Expert eBook: Transforming the Fresh Produce Supply Chain
Discover how the right technology can transform your workflow from constant firefighting to effortless, proactive operations.
Supply Chain Management
Aptean Food & Beverage TMS
Take the complexity out of managing your transportation operations and run your fleet using less time, less miles, less trucks and less drivers.
Supply Chain Management
Navigating Tariffs with NetSuite
Continuous Scenario Planning.
Supply Chain Management
Implications of Tariffs on the Supply Chain
Uncertainty surrounding tariffs and trade policies is making it difficult for businesses to plan and manage their supply chains effectively. Businesses can adapt by diversifying suppliers, rerouting their supply chains, and adopting technology to help them mitigate the impact of tariffs.
Supply Chain Management
Four Key Lessons from the Pandemic for Today’s Supply Chain Challenges
The pandemic revealed critical vulnerabilities in global supply chains, underscoring the necessity for manufacturers and distributors to diversify suppliers, enhance visibility, strengthen relationships, and invest in technology to build resilience and adaptability for future disruptions.
Blue Diamond Growers
Supply Chain Management
The Power of 4: Blue Diamond’s Transformation Journey
How Blue Diamond Growers solved supply chain issues and ESG metrics.
Supply Chain Management
Unlock the Next Level of Inventory Management with GS1 Standards
Consumer and regulatory pressures are driving the need for enhanced food traceability from farm to table, necessitating global standards like the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) to fully realize the benefits of the Food Traceability Final Rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act.
GearTrack and NexGen Tech Solutions Strengthen Intelligent SCM Partnership
Supply Chain Management
GearTrack and NexGen strengthen intelligent SCM partnership
GearTrack and NexGen Tech Solutions are partnering to integrate IoT insights with IT systems for efficient supply chain management and real-time asset tracking, enhancing operational efficiencies and decision-making across industries.
Kinaxis and 4flow app for supply chain
Supply Chain Management
Kinaxis and 4flow launch advanced network design application for Maestro
Kinaxis and 4flow have introduced Kinaxis Network Design by 4flow, an integrated application within Kinaxis Maestro, that provides real-time supply chain insights, enhances transparency and optimization, supports proactive management of changes in demand and transportation routes, and includes sustainability features to help organizations reduce costs and improve operational performance.
Safra Catz ERP Today
Supply Chain Management
Oracle AI Agents Help Transform Supply Chain Workflows
Oracle has introduced new role-based AI agents within Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM, set for release in January 2025, to automate routine supply chain tasks, enhance productivity, and enable professionals to focus on strategic initiatives, thus transforming operational efficiency across various supply chain functions.
Sustainability - SAP Green Ledger
Supply Chain Management
Infor Nexus Unveils NexTrace, End-to-End Traceability Solution
Infor Nexus has introduced NexTrace, a traceability solution designed to enhance supply chain transparency and compliance in anticipation of upcoming regulations like the EU Digital Product Passport and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, by integrating AI technology, supplier ESG data, and facilitating seamless tracking from raw materials to finished products.
SAP Transformation and SNP
Supply Chain Management
Navigating the retail industry’s evolving supply chain landscape
In a rapidly evolving market, businesses must optimize their supply chains and adopt omnichannel strategies to meet shifting consumer demands while enhancing customer experience through improved inventory management and real-time visibility.
J.P. Morgan & Oracle Deepen ERP Integration for Finance
Supply Chain Management
Europastry Selects Blue Yonder TM Solutions to Optimize European Supply Chain
Europastry, a leader in frozen bakery products, is enhancing its supply chain efficiency and sustainability by implementing Blue Yonder’s transportation management solutions, which will optimize logistics, reduce costs, and improve customer service across its global operations.
Machitec and Genius ERP
Supply Chain Management
Machitec’s journey with Genius ERP towards easing inventory management
To enhance production efficiency, companies like Machitec are integrating their CAD software with ERP systems, overcoming challenges related to procurement, inventory management, and production schedules through solutions like CAD2BOM integration, which automates the creation of bills of materials and streamlines purchasing and inventory tracking.
Supply Chain Management
Walmart and IBM accelerate last-mile delivery in new collaboration
Walmart GoLocal has partnered with IBM to integrate its last-mile delivery services into IBM Sterling Order Management, providing retailers with enhanced delivery solutions and streamlined operational workflows.
J.P. Morgan & Oracle Deepen ERP Integration for Finance
Supply Chain Management
The power of 4: How Blue Diamond Growers solved supply chain issues
Between 2022 and 2023, Blue Diamond Growers enhanced its supply chain efficiency through the integration of SAP Transportation Management with SAP Integrated Business Planning, improving logistics visibility and forecasting while also exploring AI for sustainability and innovation.
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