Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 21, 2020

Now in its ninth year, E2open’s 2019 Forecasting and Inventory Benchmark Study is the most consistent, comprehensive and useful study of its kind. What’s more, the data from this study doesn’t come from surveys and questionnaires, it is sourced from real data from E2open’s diverse customer base.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

John Larkin was named an Operating Partner at Clarendon Capital in May of 2019. His mission is to help craft the firm’s growth strategy while assisting with deal sourcing, capital raising, and the creation of value within portfolio companies.

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

His main areas of expertise are electric cars, the mobility of the future, the energy of the future and the increasing scarcity of resources, including fossil fuels and metals. Sample 2019 Index for the Transport Sector . Nicolas regularly participates in several think-tank reflections on the energy transition. Profile Nicolas M.:

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

There were record numbers (see Figure 1) through August 2022 and even when September’s volumes receded they were still 7% higher than pre-pandemic 2019. Source: Descartes Datamyne. Despite many calling for U.S. import volumes to plummet well before summer, they didn’t. Figure 1: U.S. Container Import Volume Year-over-Year Comparison.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 9, 2019

Alex Behrens reports, “ DHL Resilience360 recently released Stormy Weather Ahead: A Global Outlook on the 2019 Season to compile information about the impacts that even small storms can have and discuss the short- and long-term implications of these systems on existing supply chains. Seasons are annual events.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2019

Source: Omni-Channel Logistics Leaders: 5 Key Insights to Improve Inventory Performance for 2019. Source: Omni-Channel Logistics Leaders: 5 Key Insights to Improve Inventory Performance for 2019 , The reality is that inventory data is spread out across multiple systems, multiple trading partners, and multiple locations.

Optimal Sourcing 137

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

According to (Namulo, 2017), “E-Procurement is the acquisition of goods, services or works from an external source. E-procurement, which is known as ‘electronic procurement’ or ‘supplier exchange’, is changing the way companies are sourcing their goods and services.

Manufacturing Procurement 78

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2020

Being able to understand if supply expected from Europe needs to be re-routed and sourced from Asia or South America is important when entire channels become unavailable. One US-based ToolsGroup manufacturing customer sources parts from several Chinese and Italian suppliers. 24 June 2019 – ID G00711287.

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Shipchain

MARCH 28, 2019

Dear Community, After over a year of round-the-clock development, we officially launched our state of the art platform in January 2019 , and now, we’re ready to take on the industry. With ShipChain, your supply chain is more transparent, durable, and secure, saving you time, money, and resources.” – Sam Rusani, CRO.

Report 52

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

With the continued increase in supply chain complexity and greater pressure to keep inventories lean and accelerate shipments, is your supply chain ready for what 2019 has in store? Change in fuel sources may cause delays and higher costs. The road to compliance will likely affect schedules as vessels dry dock to change fuel sources.

Predictive Analytics Software 39

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 25, 2020

A system that optimizes inventory (especially in a time of turmoil) can remove excess capital and focus those resources on products in high demand. Many people don’t shop around once they have found a reliable source. Cost: Implement a cost management discipline to allocate and execute resources while spurring innovation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Scope 1 emissions include direct emissions from the company’s owned and controlled sources. Supplier relationships need to move from transactional deals to true sourcing partnerships with their most important suppliers. PepsiCo has farmers they directly source from. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from purchased energy.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 28, 2019

This increased risk requires organizations to be proactive and innovative if they are to successfully navigate 2019. Research on supply chain following the 2008 economic recession found that supply chain executives took several major steps to deal with the decline, each of which is particularly relevant as we enter 2019.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

In 2019, Will Beery was appointed the vice president and tasked with leading the company’s global digital supply chain transformation. What a Supply Chain Digital Transformation Means Unsurprisingly, a company as large as Mars has a highly complex supply chain involving global sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

Now Gartner reports that SCP BPO is gaining traction ( Market Guide for Supply Chain Planning BPO or BPaaS, 29 July 2019 ), particularly in North America and Europe. An outsourcing vendor can be used at the entity to share best practices, recommend and implement new methodologies, and train resources.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Seemingly overnight, hard seltzer became the drink of choice in 2019, and largely due to user-generated memes and Twitter posts, the White Claw brand shot to a 54% share of all hard-seltzer sales2 in the U.S. November 2019. Other sources: 1 [link]. Of course, today’s hot item can change on a dime. retail stores. 2 [link].

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 21, 2021

Trillion USD, reported in 2018 ( wto.org 2019 ). At the same time, the global availability of information & data has grown at 4x the speed of global trade ( hbr.org 2019 ). Source: PwC 2019. Source: Deloitte CPO Survey 2018. Unlike oil, Data isn’t a depleting resource, but rather growing with a great abundance.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

With the continued increase in supply chain complexity and greater pressure to keep inventories lean and accelerate shipments, is your supply chain ready for what 2019 has in store? Change in fuel sources may cause delays and higher costs. The road to compliance will likely affect schedules as vessels dry dock to change fuel sources.

Predictive Analytics Software 34

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2024

Source: National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy The freight sector is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, accounting for about 28% of the transportation sector’s emissions and 7% of the total emissions in 2019.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 15, 2020

By enabling faster, smarter, more accurate planning processes—with fewer resources—you can make significant improvements to the bottom line. Source: How to Build a Strong Business Case for Your Supply Chain Planning Technology Investment. Alex Pradhan, published 7 June 2019. Want more tips on building your business case?

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EcoVadis

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

We’re still very early into 2019 and all signs point to an interesting year ahead. World powers such as Britain pledged legislation in 2019 to cut plastic pollution, Germany promised to phase out coal by 2038, and Copenhagen has made plans to become the first carbon neutral capital.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

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Enterra Insights

JULY 12, 2019

Katie Vazeos, a marketing strategist with Fronetics, reports a Deloitte study released earlier this year identified the top three priorities for manufacturing companies in 2019.[3] big data comes from many and diverse sources.” Why Manufacturers Need to Keep Their Eye on the Long Game ,” Manufacturing.net , 6 June 2019. [3]

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ivalua

AUGUST 29, 2019

Overall, 85% of respondents view the Procurement and supplier management function as less digitally mature compared to other departments, such as marketing, human resources or accounting. Two-thirds of businesses still reliant on manual and paper-based processes . About Ivalua. Ivalua is the Procurement empowerment platform.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

It is a crucial resource — one that enables companies, especially smaller ventures, to make better business decisions, grow their customer base, keep their competitive edge and secure funding.”[2]. In spite all of its advantages, data carries a certain amount of baggage that other sources of wealth don’t. ”[2].

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

According to 2019 Definitive Healthcare data, U.S. Add to this a set of complex and unique processes such as bill only transactions, which are often fairly resource intensive. Quite often there can be a general lack of spend and vendor management and strategic sourcing activities. Share on Twitter. Big Opportunity Ahead.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Source: CSCMP. Look for tools that require minimal data scientist resources, so you can implement and scale without depending on specialists. Gartner predicts that the analytics output of business users with self-service capabilities will surpass that of professional data scientists by 2019.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Depending on your business model/goals, there might be an alternative way to conduct business that yields benefits such as increased resource utilization, labor force efficiency, and sustainability within your business model. Producing using renewable energy sources such as Solar Power reinforces a self-sustaining production process.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 19, 2024

He explains: “ When companies make pledges or establish goals that impact production and sourcing, they should begin by working with the farmers and ranchers who are on the frontlines. 7] Samantha Guillen, “ Rising Consumer Expectations are Prompting Change in Food Supply Chains ,” Kuebix by FreightWise, 30 July 2019.

Food 130

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2020

A New York Times article from August 2019 highlights how much artificial intelligence (AI) is indebted to humans. COVID-19 Coronavirus Resources. Labor Department – Occupational Safety and Health Administration COVID-19 guidance and other resources for preventing exposures.

Real-time Visibility 92

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AFFLINK

MAY 10, 2019

In 2019, we will likely see blockchain implementations in a variety of supply chain applications. Blockchain is already coming to high-resource fields, such as mining where precious metals and precious gems need to be systematically tracked and sourced. Improve the visibility of sourcing.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Supply chains have become enormously complex and tracking resources and goods along the supply chain has become extremely difficult. When you’re managing a delivery system or supply chain, you have to walk a fine line between overcommitting resources and vehicles and undercommitting them. ”[6]. Fuel costs can change. Footnotes.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 13, 2022

John Larkin was named an Operating Partner at Clarendon Capital in May of 2019. His mission is to help craft the firm’s growth strategy while assisting with deal sourcing, capital raising, and the creation of value within portfolio companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

Despite the significant amount of effort involved in going from running a business on Excel spreadsheets to implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP), they are very grateful that their efforts to improve their supply chain agility were underway when the pandemic hit. The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Every now and then I run across articles listing resources for people interested in learning more about artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive computing, and machine learning. And, on occasion, people contact me about resources they provide in which they think readers of Enterra Insights might be interested. It’s a sampler.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

Now Gartner reports that SCP BPO is gaining traction ( Market Guide for Supply Chain Planning BPO or BPaaS, 29 July 2019 ), particularly in North America and Europe. An outsourcing vendor can be used at the entity to share best practices, recommend and implement new methodologies, and train resources.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 19, 2021

Prior to the pandemic, supply chains were already growing in complexity due to increased globalization, data sources, and customer demands. Depending on your specific needs, we can provide onsite resources to work directly alongside your team everyday—deeply understanding your company culture, processes, and people.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In fact, by the end of 2019, there will be 14.2 Each and every industry must adopt new and inventive methods like IoT and machine learning to analyze transactions and data in any form whether it’s a car that can detect driver fatigue, preventive maintenance sensors, or nanotechnology to monitor food sources.”[4] They include: 1.

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