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Do You Want Real-time Visibility? IT is the Enemy

Logistics Viewpoints

In fact, part of Mr. Wakefield’s presentation involved coaching prospective customers on the arguments that can be made to IT. They use SAP as their ERP. Generating the analytics in SAP also would not work. Overcoming the Objections of IT. But getting this data has not been easy.

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ShipMonk’s Jan Bednar Named Entrepreneur of the Year® 2022 Award Winner

Ship Monk

The National Award was presented during a celebration held at the Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies. Magazine’s Fastest Growing Companies in America, and of course Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year® Awards. About Entrepreneur of the Year®.

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Where Will Companies Find Their Future I.T. Expertise?

Supply Chain Brain

We’re in the midst of a shift in how work gets done within a business,” says Arun Srinivasan, senior vice president of strategy and customer operations with SAP Fieldglass , a provider of vendor-management systems (VMS) software. There’s a downside, of course to the use of outside experts for I.T. They can come and go at will.

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Supply Chain & Logistics Education: Ask the Professors

The Logistics Academy

They not only have to present the models to demonstrate their understanding, but they also have to relate the models to real companies. Darren Prokop, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA): As in the academic world in general, there is a trend to online course delivery. Many businesses use Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software.

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Don’t Let Them Underfund Your Transportation Technology Implementation

CLX Logistics

ERP solutions from companies like SAP, Oracle and Microsoft offer transportation modules, which are typically sold at a steep discount as part of the whole ERP package. So in acquiring ERPs, companies are too quick to determine that Transportation’s needs will be met in the course of implementing the ERP.

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Supply Chain Management:Importance of Proactive Master Data.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Outsourcing Services. « Collaborative Platform for Enterprise of Future | Main | Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry » Importance of Proactive Master Data Maintenance in SAP SCM Support. Corrective actions in SAP ECC by Planners resulted in proactive resolution of concerns of Planned Orders missing SoS.

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TRANSLOG Interview: Waberer’s CEO Ferenc Lajkó

Logistics Business Magazine

We plan to use these trucks in our fleet from 2019, but of course, the filling station infrastructure must be further improved to let this happen. Last year Waberer’s also introduced the SAP system that supports the realisation of our financial and management goals.