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Are You Putting Lipstick on a Pig? Or Creating New Value?

Supply Chain Shaman

During the spring, I get to spend a lot of time in airplane(s) attending and speaking at technology confer ences. I have done this for a decade. However, this year is different. I feel more disruption in the air. There is a confluence of factors. The technology market for new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is drying up. Excess ERP consultants line the bench.

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The Complex World of Flavors

Enterra Insights

“They help give Coke its distinctive bite and Doritos its cheesy kick,” writes Candice Choi (@candicechoi). “But the artificial and … Continued. The post The Complex World of Flavors appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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The Changing Face of Supply Chain Software Platforms

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain operating networks are finally beginning to emerge. They will change what supply chain software platforms look like in a few years. In particular, innovative new approaches to supply chain risk management have emerged.

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Revisiting Some Great Advice for Supply Chain Young Professionals

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: Today’s post revisits some great advice offered by supply chain and logitics executives to students and young professionals in past episodes of Talking Logistics. We originially shared these brief video excerpts in 2013 and 2014, but we’ve compiled them here again in case you missed them the first time. We asked these executives the same question: What advice would you give to students and young professionals interested in a supply chain and logistics career?

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Video: Schneider Electric Charts an End-to-End Supply Chain Roadmap

Kinaxis

by Melissa Clow Does your organization have a massive worldwide supply chain network? A diverse IT landscape? These were some of the challenges Schneider Electric was facing. Their network is made of about 250 factories, about 100 distribution centers, various IT systems and a significant number of products. The company decided they wanted to build an extended visibility network to be able to better address customers, deliver products on time, and move from reactive supply chain to a proactive o

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The Amazing Supply Chain of a Five-Euro Coin

All Things Supply Chain

Two weeks ago, the Five-Euro coin “Planet Earth” made its debut on the market. Coin collectors around the world kept a close eye on this new market entrant due to the coin´s special design and unique material.

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The Zika Panic and its Effects on the Supply Chain

RFgen

Viruses spread around the world by mosquitoes hurt supply chains. Possible disease outbreaks have a disruptive effective around the globe. Not only does news of viruses or other health scares prevent people from traveling, but it can stall movement in the worldwide supply chain. Recently, concern over the Zika virus affects harvesting and manufacturing in Africa and shipments around the world , according to Computerworld.

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Supply Chain News Makers Video Series on Highlights of NASSTRAC 2016 Conference

Supply Chain Digest

Mike Regan of TranzAct Technologies Summarizes Key Presentations

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How the IoT Platform Fixes Problems in Today’s Logistics Industry

GlobalTranz

While logistics and manufacturing have grown exponentially, problems have become more complicated. A single malfunction can disrupt entire analytics’ systems, disrupting processes along the way. At the same time, machines-to-machine connectivity through the Internet of Things (IoT platform) is increasing the value of data companies have to analyze. Regardless of where you sit to view the logistics industry, problems are becoming more evident.

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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Global Trade Management Webcast Featuring Lumentum - May 5, 2016

Oracle SCM

Oracle and partner Accelalpha are hosting a webcast on Global Trade Management in the Cloud which will showcase how the solution helps companies achieve improved auditability of their trade compliance operations. Oracle customer Lumentum , who has recently gone live with the Oracle Global Trade Management Cloud solution, will be the featured speaker.

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Initial Steps To Take When Selecting a WMS

SphereWMS

Whether you are a 3PL, distributor, fulfillment, eCommerce or retail focused warehouse a great Warehouse Management System will streamline and speed up the way you do business. Chances are if there is a warehouse they will be using some type of warehouse management software. If you are expanding your business, need to choose a WMS for your new venture or looking to upgrade your current system, it can be difficult to navigate all the different systems and decide what will work best for your organ

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France’s Sapin II Anti-Corruption Law Requires Risk Assessments of Suppliers & Other Third-parties

EcoVadis

The past few years have shown that the fight against corruption is as relevant as ever: companies are now facing record fines and an increasingly aggressive enforcement. For the past years the US and the UK have been leading the way in terms of enforcement against corruption, but more and more States worldwide are catching up and reviewing their legal framework.

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6 Ways Smart Companies Improve Supply Chain Education for Employees

Logistics Bureau

Many companies today, are struggling with talent development and as a result, suffer needless staff turnover and engagement issues. The few that get it right however, seem to share a set of common values and principles regarding the professional development of their employees. In this post, I want to share 6 tenets adhered to by certain companies which in my experience, make them stand out as exceptionally good educators and consequently, as employers that have little problem attracting and reta

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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3 Reasons Carrier Initiatives Improve Supply Chains

CH Robinson Transportfolio

3 Reasons Carrier Initiatives Improve Supply Chains. Transportfolio. Technology: it continues to drive efficiency and bring value to our industry. It’s made things better and improved our outcomes. That’s one of the reasons we launched a new technology for our contract carriers last week. We remain committed to bringing new and improved technology to our industry, to make things better—both for our contract carriers and our customers.