Savoye, a French vendor of warehouse management system (WMS) software, has acquired fellow French company SoCloz, a provider of digital omnichannel platforms (SaaS) for bricks-and-mortar stores. The takeover adds omnichannel retail solutions to Savoye’s already broad portfolio of supply chain products. Savoye’s acquisition of SoCloz is a continuation of its development and growth strategy for … Read More
MELBOURNE, Australia – 2 March 2020 BluJay Solutions, a global provider of supply chain applications, networks, and data solutions, today announced it has acquired Expedient Software. Expedient is a leading provider of customs and forwarding software for the logistics market in Australia and New Zealand. With the acquisition, BluJay broadens its customs and forwarding technology … Read More
First to offer leading technology solution for e-commerce fulfillment management as a white-label solution to logistics companies. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 4th March 2020 – Fulfillment Group, an Amsterdam & Hong Kong-based ecommerce technology Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company founded in 2016, launches new cloud platform that allows logistics companies to develop and scale B2C and B2B e-commerce fulfillment. … Read More
Elemica announced the acquisition of Eyefreight, a global leader in multi-modal SaaS transportation management solutions, on 31 January. Clients of digital supply network provider Elemica can now incorporate transportation management capabilities into their supply chain. Together, Elemica and Eyefreight create a unified global logistics and supply chain network. There are many SaaS transport management solutions … Read More
Nowadays, it’s as if every article about digitalization is casually peppered with the terms ‘artificial intelligence’ and ‘machine learning’. They are almost always used together and without any extra explanation. I’ve recently spent some time reading up on the subject to finally understand how the two differ. The term artificial intelligence (AI) originates from computer science and … Read More
A new software solution makes it easier for e-tailers to meet the needs of online shoppers by enabling them to give consumers more flexibility and control over package deliveries. The application, which provides better visibility of Access Point locations, has been developed by UPS and HubBox. As e-commerce continues to surge in popularity, today’s busy … Read More
When it comes to the digital transformation, where should a company start? Gartner’s Mike Burkett highlighted that question as he kicked off the firm’s annual supply chain conference in Barcelona in June. “We lack a digital roadmap. But nowadays we’ve become accustomed to changing from masters of Excel spreadsheets to digital processes.” Burkett referred to … Read More
Slimstock’s intuitive performance app provides easy and real-time insight into supply chain performance for both top-level management and other professionals. This app is one way Slimstock is responding to the data-driven and knowledge-driven trend in which organizations need to provide faster access to information for a growing number of stakeholders. By Marysa Vos Slimstock is … Read More
Although blockchain remains a popular topic, leading companies are not yet managing to find suitable use cases according to research and consulting firm Gartner. Therefore, the firm predicts that 90% of the supply chain initiatives based on the much-discussed technology will show signs of ‘blockchain fatigue’ by 2023. Gartner’s research into user wants and needs … Read More
For many companies, the most important supply chain process, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), appears to be at a standstill. The cross-functional matching of supply and demand and its translation into the financial budget is crucial for producers, wholesalers and retailers. However, recent research among European manufacturers of a wide range of products has shown … Read More