Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. There are different tools, goals, and market dynamics. Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. The freight market is mercurial. It can move quickly from a situation where there is too much capacity in the market and buyers having the whip hand, to a situation where shippers are begging carriers to take their loads at almost any price.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

As data becomes a critical resource in modern organizations, business users are clamoring for tools to ease access to data for reporting and dashboards. However, the race for greater access to data-driven decision-making tools has created a challenge of managing and delivering data to users in tools that they can effectively use in their day-to-day lives.

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All Things Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In the Sahel region of Africa, political instability and corruption has run rife since decolonisation from European nations. Arbitrary borders were drawn without the consideration of who they will affect.

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

“The line between disorder and order lies in logistics…” (Tzu, 496 B.C). Accordingly, if organizations want to succeed and grow in the long-term, they need to cooperate, organize, and manage their logistics very wisely and mitigate its problems and risks simultaneously. In this effort, Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) are essential because they provide a variety of supply chain management solutions that simplify warehouse operations, order processing, and transportation.

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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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Supply Chain Trend

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Preview – Most IBP cycles around the world are based on a 20-year-old process definition supported by 20-year-old planning concepts. This traditional IBP is not set up for a fast-changing world, where speed of decision making confers a competitive advantage. Intelligent automation will change this. In this series of blogs, I will discuss the evolution of traditional IBP towards a more intelligent IBP.

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Precoro

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

According to The J.P. Morgan Working Capital Index 2020 , there is significant capital trapped in the form of working capital that can become a vital source of additional liquidity for corporations. But how can companies unlock this capital? The answer lies in their cash conversion cycles. By learning how to calculate it and change it to their advantage, companies can accelerate cash inflow and free up money that would otherwise be tied up in inventory.

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Global Trade Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Traceability is a digital solution that enables companies to effectively track their products from origin to consumer by utilizing digital markers for identification. Various traceability solutions exist, including Digital Traceability, Laboratory Traceability, and Mapping Traceability. With the growth of the market for high-quality food products, the importance of traceability and origin verification has increased significantly.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Nitin Jayakrishnan, co-founder and chief executive officer of Pando, discusses how businesses can embrace new technology to meet the challenges of today.

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IT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

By Mike Bronson (pictured) Content Writer The post Navigating the Waves: The Unsung Heroes of the Maritime Industry – The Tug Boats appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

On this Labor Day holiday, the Supply Chain Matters blog extends our salute and recognition to the many supply chain workers who plan, procure, coordinate, and directly support the movement of multi-industry components and finished products to respective markets and to businesses and consumers. September 4 marks the celebration of the Labor Day holiday in both the United States and Canada.

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IT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

By Richard Pearson (pictured) Content Writer The post Company business phone system for SMBs appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Civilization has always moved forward on the backs of laborers (i.e., the people who actually do the work that makes society function). From the great manmade wonders of the ancient world to the amazing technologies that have revealed the wonders of the universe, human labor has played a vital role. The staff at the Khan Academy notes, “About 12,000 years ago, human communities started to function very differently than in the past.

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Supply Chain Digest

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Nearly all Measures again Show Contraction

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

About $2 billion in grants for advanced vehicles will come from the Inflation Reduction Act while another $10 billion will be provided by the Energy Department’s Loans Program Office.

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Imagine your name is Katie Wilson. One fine morning, you received the order with a different name, Katie Richardson, and address. Say the same thing happens to Katie Richardson, too. Isn’t it frustrating? These troubles occur as a result of sorting mistakes in the warehouse. Every sorting mistake that gets committed leads to a fall in on-time delivery rates , resulting in the company losing more dollars from its pocket.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The government should develop new water interconnections and transfers between basins and invest in expanding and modernizing water storage as well as irrigation infrastructure, Fiab said in the statement.

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Axway

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In part two of this series, we discussed how healthcare interoperability mandates can be used as an opportunity to modernize, scale, and create value.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

SMBs can use cloud-based AI solutions with affordable and scalable capabilities, allowing smaller businesses to capitalize on AI algorithms without large upfront investments.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Cyberattacks are posing a significant risk to critical infrastructure such as electricity, water supply, transportation systems and healthcare facilities.

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