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Aera Technology introduces Agentic Reasoning for enterprise decisions, moving from situation to action in one conversation

8 May 2026By Niels BartelsNews

Aera Technology introduced new agentic reasoning capabilities for decision intelligence, enabling organizations to explore, analyze, reason, and act on complex business decisions across the value chain with full transparency and control — simply by asking. Aera extends its agentic decision intelligence with reasoning and action in a governed, auditable environment. The new capabilities identify the … Read More

Jaggaer launches JAI: The AI Assistant that helps companies buy smarter

6 May 2026By Niels BartelsNews

Jaggaer, today officially launched JAI — a new AI-powered assistant designed to make the daily work of buying goods and services faster, smarter, and less frustrating. Early results from customers who have already been using JAI tell a striking story: an expected 50% reduction in support tickets in year-one, time savings across more than 40 … Read More

FourKites launches Agentic Ocean Booking Platform

5 May 2026By Niels BartelsNews

FourKites®, today announced Booking Connect for Ocean, the industry’s first fully agentic ocean freight booking platform. Part of the FourKites Intelligent Control Tower, Booking Connect automates the contract management, carrier selection, documentation, and exception handling that global shippers have historically outsourced to intermediaries. Ocean freight booking is one of the most labor-intensive processes in global … Read More

Transporeon launches natural language search to help carriers find freight faster

28 April 2026By Niels BartelsNews

Transporeon, a Trimble company, has launched Natural Language Search, a generative AI feature designed to simplify how carriers find freight in Transporeon Autonomous Procurement. The feature is now available to all Autonomous Procurement carrier users across Europe and North America. The new capability allows users to type conversational queries like “reefer loads from Houston to … Read More

JDE Peet’s goes live with OMP’s Unison Planning™

1 April 2026By Niels BartelsNews

OMP has partnered with global pure-play coffee leader JDE Peet’s to deliver advanced end-to-end supply chain planning. With Unison Planning™ now live, JDE Peet’s will improve planning accuracy, reduce inventory costs, and improve overall agility. The go-live marks the first wave of IRIS (Intelligent, Responsive, and Integrated Supply Chain Planning), JDE Peet’s transformation program to … Read More

Hardis Supply Chain and Pandora partner on global WMS transformation to modernize jewelry supply chain

30 March 2026By Niels BartelsNews

Hardis Supply Chain, today announced a strategic partnership with Pandora, to support a major global warehouse management system (WMS) transformation. The initiative is helping Pandora modernize and standardize warehouse operations across regions as part of a broader, end-to-end supply chain transformation. Pandora has embarked on a comprehensive modernization program spanning ERP, WMS, TMS, and global … Read More

IFS launches IFS.ai Logistics, transforming enterprise transport management with Industrial AI

13 March 2026By Niels BartelsNews

IFS, announced the launch of IFS.ai Logistics, an AI-powered logistics intelligence platform purpose-built for enterprises operating complex, multi-carrier, multi-region transport networks. The new solution extends Industrial AI into the physical movement of materials and goods – the operational heartbeat of industrial enterprises worldwide. IFS already manages $2.4 trillion in critical assets for its customers; IFS.ai … Read More

Inform launches YMSlite to simplify Yard Management for smaller logistics facilities

12 March 2026By Niels BartelsNews

Inform, announced the launch of YMSlite, entry-level yard, dock, and gate management solution for small to mid-sized warehouses, distribution centers, carrier and container yards, 3PLs, and manufacturing sites with yard operations. The easy-to-use software gives operators a straightforward way to organize and monitor yard operations in real time. In many smaller facilities, yard operations remain … Read More

Descartes expands AI innovation on global logistics network with AI agents for freight visibility

6 March 2026By Niels BartelsNews

Descartes Systems Group announced expanded artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities on its multimodal Global Logistics Network (GLN) with the introduction of Descartes MacroPoint™ OpsForce, a suite of AI agents designed to automate freight visibility workflows, maintain tracking continuity and improve execution across complex, inter-enterprise supply chains. Built on the scale and real-time data of the GLN, … Read More

IFS completes acquisition of Softeon, creating a powerhouse in end-to-end supply chain intelligence

3 March 2026By Niels BartelsNews

IFS announced the completion of its acquisition of Softeon, providing enterprises across manufacturing, logistics and retail access to a new category of supply chain technology. Operating as IFS Softeon, the move brings together IFS’s powerful Industrial AI capabilities with Softeon’s 20+ years of tier-1 warehouse management software (WMS) expertise. The launch of IFS Softeon marks … Read More

LPP Logistics successfully implements PSIwms in new e-commerce warehouse in Romania

3 March 2026By Niels BartelsNews

PSI Polska Sp.z.o.o has completed the implementation of the Warehouse Management System PSIwms in LPP Logistics’ new e-commerce logistics center near Bucharest, Romania. With an area of 65,000 square meters, the site is one of the most highly automated logistics centers for e-commerce in Southeast Europe, strengthening the LPP Group’s logistical position in the CEE … Read More

SPS Commerce introduces MAX, new capabilities embedded in SPS’ agentic supply chain network

20 February 2026By Niels BartelsNews

SPS Commerce announced MAX, delivering new and unparalleled agentic capabilities. MAX draws on 300,000 trading connections, decades of expertise, proprietary network intelligence, and billions of transactions to help customers unlock greater value from AI. This announcement builds on SPS Commerce’s recent introduction of AI-driven Fulfillment capabilities, representing a meaningful step forward in how customers experience … Read More

WARE UK to boost order and dispatch management in new Knowsley warehouse with Easy WMS software

16 February 2026By Niels BartelsNews

WARE UK, a wholesaler of cleaning and catering supplies, will equip its new facility in Knowsley, northern England, with Mecalux’s Easy WMS warehouse management system. The project supports the company’s distribution and e-commerce strategy while ensuring its operations can scale in line with strong business growth in the Liverpool area. “We need to guarantee traceability … Read More

FourKites launches Loft: AI Platform to orchestrate enterprise systems with real-world intelligence

9 February 2026By Niels BartelsNews

FourKites®, announced Loft™, an AI orchestration platform that works across any enterprise system, not just supply chain. At the core of Loft is Sophie, an AI developer agent that enables FourKites to transform its customers’ operational requirements, described in natural language, into production-ready automations in days, eliminating the months of engineering work and perpetual maintenance … Read More

Hardis Supply Chain launches Appointment Scheduling to fully digitize carrier slot booking

9 February 2026By Niels BartelsNews

Hardis Supply Chain announced the launch of Appointment Scheduling, a new cloud-native SaaS solution designed to fully digitize and streamline carrier appointment booking at logistics sites. The newly available solution is part of the Hardis SC Network platform and can be deployed as a standalone application or seamlessly integrated with Hardis WMS. As logistics networks … Read More

Rossini Group aims to streamline and digitise the inventory management process with Slimstock’s support

3 February 2026By Niels BartelsNews

Founded in 1969, Rossini Group has become a benchmark in the workwear and personal protective equipment (PPE) sector, designing and manufacturing products that guarantee safety, comfort and a perfect fit. With a consolidated turnover of just under €70 million, the Group continues to invest in innovation, service quality and operational efficiency to support its growth … Read More

Optilogic and ORTEC Form Global Strategic Alliance to Deliver the Next Generation of AI-Powered Supply Chain Solutions

3 February 2026By Niels BartelsNews

The partnership brings together ORTEC’s more than 40 years of supply chain solution excellence, deep industry expertise, and trusted global customer relationships with Optilogic’s modern network design and optimization platform. Together, the companies provide a tightly connected, AI-driven approach that links long-term supply chain strategy with operational decision-making. For today’s executives, supply chain performance is … Read More

Aptean acquires OpsVeda to bring End-to-End agentic orchestration to the Logility supply chain planning and execution platform

27 January 2026By Niels BartelsNews

Aptean, a global provider of mission-critical B2B enterprise software solutions, announced the acquisition of OpsVeda, an AI-powered operations command center. Building on Aptean’s recent acquisition of Logility – a market-leading provider of AI-first supply chain management software – this latest move doubles down on Aptean’s vision for an autonomous, end-to-end supply chain platform. OpsVeda’s real-time, … Read More

Rebranded software vendor Sunstice signals strategic shift in supply chain planning

27 January 2026By Niels BartelsNews

After more than three decades operating under the name FuturMaster, supply chain planning specialist Sunstice has unveiled a new identity that reflects a far deeper transformation than a simple rebrand. According to CEO Yacine Zeroual and Chief Marketing Officer Naïri Kurdoghlian, the new name captures a strategic repositioning shaped by systemic disruption, accelerated digitalisation and … Read More

FourKites Launches Manufacturing Customer Advisory Board

15 January 2026By Niels BartelsNews

FourKites® announced the launch of its Manufacturing Customer Advisory Board, a vertical-specific advisory board designed to drive strategic product innovation and strengthen customer partnerships in the manufacturing sector. The Manufacturing Customer Advisory Board comprises eight influential supply chain leaders from leading manufacturing companies who will provide strategic guidance on product development, industry challenges and emerging … Read More

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