Top Supply Chain Analytics List by Bill Stankiewicz A Trusted Logistics Adviser, Savannah Supply Chain Executive

Many calls are received by my office asking for a list of companies that do supply chain analytics.  I put together a short list that would prove helpful if your in the market for these tools. Companies here are both large & small in size but do a great job in saving companies money.  I own no stock in the companies listed here but have heard great feedback from customers experiences in saving money.

Supply chain analytics is the solution to these issues because using data helps companies make more informed decisions with a greater level of insight and have access to better models and simulations. As data analytics becomes critical in supply chain operations and management, supply chain analytics software solutions and tools have become must-have technologies.  Below is a list of some of the companies doing well & expanding with customers:

• Intellestra by Voxware helps distribution operation managers and executives to anticipate future supply chain requirements. Intellestra’s sophisticated algorithms aggregate and analyze data to present current and past activity, predict future events, and produce prescriptive analysis to inform decisions.
  
• KPMG Spectrum is an intelligence engine tailored to address complex challenges than cannot be solved by people alone.
  
• PeopleSoft Supply Chain Analytics gives organizations the real-time information needed to manage minute-to-minute operational performance.
  
• Deloitte Inveritas Inventory Optimization – Uses predictive analytics to identify, and manage supply chain risks as they emerge.
• Halo BI offers analytics for supply chain planning and data discovery that is enterprise scaled, rapidly implemented, and data secured. 
• Deloitte Supply Chain Solutions is known for helping clients identify unrealized opportunities and illuminating new ways to adapt to change.   
• Infor builds business software for specific industries in the cloud. Their Supply Chain Management solution goes beyond typical SCM software and incorporates supply chain analytics.
• 1010data is a leading Big Data discovery and data sharing platform. 
• BRIDGEi2i Analytics is a global analytics solutions firm that has established itself for enabling data-driven business transformation. 
• LLamasoft Planning by Design. A different sort of supply chain analytics tool, Planning by Design empowers companies to quickly model supply chain operations.
• Bilytica offers business intelligence services and supply chain analytics solutions to companies around the world.   
• Silvon provides operational planning and business intelligence solutions to midsize food, CPG, publishing, and other supply chain businesses. 
• BOARD 10.1 is a global provider of unified business intelligence and predictive analytics software.   
• Microsoft Azure is a solution for Big Data and analytics. 
• o9 Solutions, Inc. delivers an enterprise-class platform for intelligent decision management across sales, supply chain, integrated business planning, innovation, and finance. 
• SAS software gives people the power of knowledge through data and analytics.   
• SAP Integrated Business Planning includes real-time supply chain planning capabilities. 
• I.D. Systems is a leading global provider of fleet management solutions for securing, tracking, and managing enterprise assets.   
• Chainalytics is a global supply chain consulting, analytics, and market intelligence firm with locations across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
• SupplyChainGroup based in Atlanta uses analytical tools, technology requirements templates, best practices, “should cost” models, process designs, and competency models.
  
  

Globalization and complexity have put supply chains in the spotlight like never before in the past:

 Supply chains are a rich place to look for competitive advantage, partly because of their complexity, and partly because of the significant role they play in a company’s cost structure. And with the power of new analytics, companies can now fine-tune their supply chains in ways that simply weren’t possible in the past. If your supply chain management models are based only on past demand, supply, and business cycles, you could be missing big opportunities to put analytics to work.  Commodity volatility, changing demand forecasts, and supplier-specific challenges have affected nearly every organization—including those with the leading managed supply chains in the world. Even top supply chain performers have faced embarrassing stock-outs during periods of unanticipated demand in recent years. A big reason for this kind of under performance is the fact that supply chain visibility and analytical models are typically grounded in hindsight. Making decisions based only on what happened in the past no longer provides competitive advantage.

Power Modeling and Analytics Plan:  Develop A Living, Digital Model of the End-to-End Supply Chain To Monitor Your Progress. Some Tips Below:

• Build living, digital models of end-to-end supply chain to SKU level 

• Scenario manager for simplified sensitivity analysis that is reviewed daily for trends

• Network, product flow, cost-to-serve, inventory, production and transportation optimization as well as greenfield analysis and simulation with a data model 

• Rapid cloud solving in realtime

• Rich mapping and visualization for advanced analytics

Thank you very much for reading the article here. Call or email if we can help you further. Have a great day, be kind and help someone today inn your area. Join me on beBee.com, APICS Savannah Chapter or at Georgia Manufacturing Alliance.  Here to help in any way and join me on Supply Chain Radio with Scott Luton, podcast attached.  https://businessradiox.com/podcast/supply-chain-now/supply-chain-now-radio-episode-17/

A Supporter For More Women In Logistics At The CEO Level,

Bill Stankiewicz

C: Info reference by: www2.deloitte.com