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The Power of the Network: ERP vs. Spend Management

Logistics Viewpoints

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Business Spend Management Solutions are Networked .

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Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?

Logistics Viewpoints

Chakri Gottemukkala, CEO at Supply Chain Planning Vendor o9 Solutions There are several young supply chain software companies that are unicorns. One of the more interesting is o9 Solutions. In January of 2022, Dallas-based o9 Solutions was valued at $2.7 A unicorn has a valuation of over $1 billion. Gottemukkala asserts.

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Capitalizing on ERP trends in 2024

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Together, these factors will change the way manufacturers view the potential of ERP software. million companies are expected to spend $183 billion on ERP software over the next 12 months. of total IT software spend, and 5% of overall IT spending. It’s a sizable market, with research conducted by HG Insights stating that 1.4

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Ecommerce Inventory Management: Challenges & Solutions

Logistics Bureau

In this article, we’ll look at some of those challenges and explore potential solutions to help you and your IM team meet the burgeoning demand for fast and accurate order fulfilment. Moreover, the ecommerce explosion has brought new and unique challenges that complicate inventory management for enterprises selling online.

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Guide to retrofitting warehouse software

Logistics Business Magazine

In intralogistics, the term “retrofit” refers to the modernisation of machines, equipment, and software systems, writes Karoline Poderschnig*, IT Project Manager at SSI Schaefer. But what exactly does it mean when a software system in a warehouse is modernised? Gradual transition to the new software version.

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Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy

Logistics Bureau

If you have not yet tackled the question of ethics in procurement, now is a great time to start. It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Procurement is what sets entire supply chains and their organisations in motion.

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The role of a Bill of Materials in optimizing your inventory management

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

A BOM may be a relatively simple document or a complex, multi-levelled product description made from multiple sub-assemblies. Procurement planning : It has to do with ensuring that business purchases arrive promptly and in the right quantities. It records all the parts, materials, and processes used on the factory floor.