Fri.Sep 18, 2020

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Look Beyond Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to Hyper Intelligent Automation (HIA)

Bristlecone

Gururaj Parvati, Director, Product Engineering, Bristlecone. To achieve efficiency and business continuity, organizations are increasingly turning to ‘automation first’ – the notion that any process that can be automated should be automated. Hyper Intelligent Automation (HIA) embodies the concept of ‘automation first,’ and it’s now seeing widespread interest and adoption.

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Supply Chain Disruptions Need a New Prescription: Introducing Disruption RX Virtual Supply Chain Summits

Logility

A global pandemic was impossible to foresee as COVID-19 swept across our increasingly interconnected world. The challenging landscape, from store and factory closures to wild swings in inventory, has proven to be the ultimate test of strength for supply chain teams everywhere. Supply chain is now a household term. Companies are measured on their ability to meet demand, right-size inventory to preserve cash and identify potential risks before they impact operations.

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The sustainability slog

Supply Chain Movement

The path to sustainable supply chains is proving to be a long, hard slog with numerous obstacles along the way. Firstly, there is a gaping hole between the rhetoric and the reality. According to a global study by UN Global Compact and Accenture in early 2019, 92% of CEOs believe that integrating sustainability is a critical factor for business success, but less than half of them are actually integrating it into their operational processes.

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Invest in Supply Chain Management Technology: Efficiency Assessment

Arkieva

When and how to invest in supply chain management technology is a critical question for all firms that is not a one-time question, but ongoing. Invest in Supply Chain Management Technology: Efficiency Assessment was first posted on September 18, 2020 at 11:49 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Case Study: How did GEODIS improve put-away operator productivity by 30%?

Supply Chain Brain

Vecna Robotics’ Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) have helped leading global supply chain operator, GEODIS, improve put-away productivity by 30%. The company was proactively looking for ways to enhance their material handling processes in distribution centers when in the fall of 2019, they began researching solutions to make jobs safer while increasing efficiency and throughput.

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Episode 96 - Transportation Market Update with Dr. Jason Miller

Freight Plus

As rates continue to skyrocket in August, shippers are looking everywhere to understand what is happening. In this episode, Consulting Logistics host, Kyle MacNaught, will chat with Dr. Jason Miller, a tenured Associate Professor of Logistics and the John D. and Dortha J. Withrow Endowed Emerging Scholar at Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business, regarding his work in analyzing and forecasting truckload data.

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Jumpstart your Quality of Operations – The ELITE Free Trial is here

ThroughPut

Did you know, according to a recent study, a 1% i ncrease in customer satisfaction can equate to a $13 million positive impact on the bottom line? As a plant manager involved in strategic operational decisions for manufacturing or supply-chain management , your primary focus would always be on ensuring that the final output of your plant is in compliance with internal and external quality standards.

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Episode 96 - Transportation Market Update with Dr. Jason Miller

Freight Plus

As rates continue to skyrocket in August, shippers are looking everywhere to understand what is happening. In this episode, Consulting Logistics host, Kyle MacNaught, will chat with Dr. Jason Miller, a tenured Associate Professor of Logistics and the John D. and Dortha J. Withrow Endowed Emerging Scholar at Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business, regarding his work in analyzing and forecasting truckload data.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 09/11/2020 – 09/17/2020

All Things Supply Chain

UK strikes post-Brexit trade agreement with Japan The United Kingdom has announced a $19.5 billion deal with Japan which will take effect on January 1st, 2021.

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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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This Week in Logistics News (September 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

Over the last six-plus months, the coronavirus pandemic has changed virtually every aspect of our lives. We have dealt with the health implications of COVID as well as economic hardships, the closing of schools and businesses, delays and changes to our daily schedules, and a pivot in how many of us work, just to name a few. Outside of the core components of our lives, there have also been interruptions to the luxuries that we […].

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (September 18, 2020)

Talking Logistics

In an alternate universe, one without COVID-19, I would be writing today about our Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure cycling team and the JDRF Ride to Cure we did last weekend in Saratoga Springs, NY. But in this universe, there was no JDRF ride last weekend; it was reimagined due to the pandemic. The reimagined. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (September 18, 2020).

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Supply Chain and Logistics Stock Report for Week Ending Sept. 18, 2020

Supply Chain Digest

See Who was Up and Who was Down

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Connectivity is the Sine Qua Non of Smart Cities

Enterra Insights

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has some people questioning the future of urban living, cities have always been important and will remain so. The current push is to make cities smarter about how they support residents and businesses; however, the fact of the matter is, cities must get connected to get smarter. Adie Tomer ( @AdieTomer ), a fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Rob Puentes ( @rpuentes ), President & CEO of EnoTrans, bluntly state, “No industry or household in the world, will

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Supply Chain News on Walmart and Amazon by the Numbers 2020 Part 2

Supply Chain Digest

More Analysis from Our Annual Review of the Worlds Two Most Important Retailers

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Food Industry News Round-Up: September 18

ITradeNetwork

1. The USDA Updates Rules for Egg Inspection. The USDA released new rules for egg product inspection, aiming to bring eggs into parity with meat inspection. Under the new rules, a full-time on-site inspector will no longer be required at plants that make egg products, rather an inspector will need to visit the facilities at least once per shift. The new rules also move inspection of freeze-dried eggs and egg substitutes from the FDA to fall under the jurisdiction of the USDA.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 09/11/2020 – 09/17/2020

All Things Supply Chain

UK strikes post-Brexit trade agreement with Japan The United Kingdom has announced a $19.5 billion deal with Japan which will take effect on January 1st, 2021.

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5 Highly Effective & Handy Reports to Solve your Shift Analysis Challenges

ThroughPut

Worker shift analysis can be a tedious task for operations and plant managers, especially when you are working across several shifts, across multiple factory locations. According to a recent research : 3.14 hours are spent creating the work schedule a week 20% of an operations manager’s time is spent manually creating the work schedule 174% more turnover occurs due to errors from manual schedule creation 140 hours are wasted annually by creating a manual work schedule.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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COVID-19’s Impact on Some Major US Ports

Promptus LLC

It is not surprising that COVID-19 has hurt global trade and consequently, data collected during the first months of the pandemic revealed a fall in imports and exports of goods […] The post COVID-19’s Impact on Some Major US Ports appeared first on Promptus, LLC.

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Podcast | Are the U.S. and China Fighting a New Cold War?

Supply Chain Brain

Have the U.S. and China progressed from a trade war to a cold war?

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7 Ways to Prepare Your Farm for Future Fires

ITradeNetwork

California is no stranger to wildfires. While some states have a rainy season and a dry season, California has its fire season from July to October. This year, however, the fire season has had devastating impacts on the state. CalFire reports that this summer, California experienced five of the top 20 largest wildfires ever. This includes the August Complex (ranked at #1), the SCU Lightning Complex (ranked at #3), the LNU Lightning Complex (ranked at #4), the North Complex (ranked at #6), and th

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Is Your Yield & Defect Rate Accurately Tracking Worker Shifts?

ThroughPut

Analyzing worker shifts accurately can go a long way in tracking your operational productivity. When you measure your workers’ productivity and discuss your findings with them, you set the right expectations and progress toward achieving individual goals that are aligned with company goals. In addition to this, these measurements can also reveal where the workflow is getting slowed down or where a particular productivity bottleneck exists.

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More Than 40 New Manufacturers Join Configura’s Platform in 2023

More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.

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6 River Systems Announces Next Wave of Enhancements to Its Wall-to-Wall Fulfillment Solution at FLOW 2020

6 River Systems

6 River Systems (6RS), part of Shopify Inc., a leading global commerce company, announced during its second annual user conference, FLOW 2020, a series of enhancements to its wall-to-wall fulfillment solution to help senior-level warehouse operators further improve site management, gain more concrete business transparency across singular or multiple sites and accelerate their return on investment.

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Remote Audit Resilience

Arena Solutions

Remote Audit Resilience. CONTACT SALES. SEE Arena IN ACTION. GET A DEMO. The post Remote Audit Resilience appeared first on Arena Solutions.

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Yearslong Drive for Efficiency Left Hospitals Overwhelmed – The Wall Street Journal.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. Yearslong Drive for Efficiency Left Hospitals Overwhelmed. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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Crafting an Effective Clinical-Supply Strategy for the Post-Pandemic Landscape

Supply Chain Brain

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented disruption to drug development.

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Embedded Analytics: A Force Multiplier for Business

The possibilities for embedded analytics to drive real value for businesses, end users, and society are as fascinating as they are limitless. No matter the industry, brand after brand is finding that analytics can be the solution to a multitude of business challenges. Go deep with five insightsoftware customers as they share the details of their analytics journeys and discuss the transformative power of data.

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Thank your drivers all year round!

Freightview

Truck drivers keep our country going, and are an essential part of distribution and keeping the country running smoothly.

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AMR/VGV/AGV – Get to Know Self-Driving Industrial Vehicles

Supply Chain Brain

Get to know the differences between AGVs, VGVs, and AMRs. Self-driving industrial vehicles like tuggers, pallet jacks, and forklifts are used to increase efficiency in material handling operations. For years, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and Vision or Virtually-Guided Vehicles (VGVs) have been the only players in the warehouse automation market.