Tue.May 26, 2020

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How To Manage Your Supply Chain During COVID-19

Demand Solutions

COVID-19 came seemingly out of nowhere, and within a few months of us hearing about it in China, governments all over the world had locked down. Borders were closed, workplaces were shuttered, and travel was restricted to only the most necessary. As a result, supply chains all over the world took a hit. Shortages in raw materials and manufactured goods appeared.

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The Paperless Effort: How Our Supply Chain Partners are Adapting to the 'New Normal'

C3 Solutions

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Procurement: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Hey Procurement! It’s Time to SELL! There is a great line in one of the Spider-man movies, “With great power comes great responsibility!” Procurement organizations can have the power to spend and control as much as 75-80% of a company’s revenue. Now that is power!

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Why Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) Is Crucial to Your Business

River Logic

In recent years, S&OP has shifted as management has begun redefining the objectives of S&OP to focus on maximizing the value generation for shareholders while appropriately balancing strategic objectives and risk.

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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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Supply Chains are Critical for a Great Customer Experience

Enterra Insights

Customers don’t want to think about supply chains; they just want great purchasing experiences. Although the connection between great customer experience and a world-class supply chain should be obvious, customer experience is not the first thing that pops into most peoples’ minds when they hear the term “supply chain.” Supply chain professionals are among the few people who regularly make the connection between customer service and the supply chain.

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LIXIL Partners with o9 Solutions to deploy AI enabled Demand planning

o9 Solutions

This article has also been published on Business Wire o9 Solutions today announced that LIXIL in the Americas, pioneer of water and housing products across brands including American Standard, GROHE and DXV, will deploy the next-generation AI-enabled o9 platform for demand planning. The o9 platform is used by world’s leading companies across multiple industries including consumer goods, retail, manufacturing, oil & gas and technology for digital transformation of business processes in supply

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Resiliency in the Temperature-Controlled Supply Chain

Americold

Food is not only a necessity, it’s a comfort. Having a good day? Grab some ice cream! Having a bad day? Make it a double scoop. But have you ever stopped to think about how your food goes from manufacturer to table?

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How to Prepare Your Supply Chain for a ?Busy? Hurricane Season

Zipline Logistics

It appears that 2020 will be known as the year of supply chain disruption. To potentially compound widespread logistics issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) has predicted an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 1. And this year, the administration predicts a 60 percent chance that activity is above average.

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Definitions for Supply Chain & Logistics – LLP, 3PL, 4PL and More

Logistics Bureau

What is LLP mean? What does 3PL stand for? How about 4PL and 5PL? More of these Supply Chain questions will be discussed in the video below: Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne. Email: robyrne@logisticsbureau.com. Phone: +61 417 417 307.

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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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Blog: Bristlecone IBP90 Business is Now an SAP-Qualified Partner-Packaged Solution for SAP IBP

Bristlecone

With Bristlecone IBP90 Business (IBP90B), organizations can achieve rapid time-to-value with SAP IBP (Integrated Business Planning) – which unifies demand, supply and financial planning in the cloud to automate processes, enhance visibility, increase agility and optimize inventory. Bristlecone IBP90B is an SAP-qualified partner-packaged solution for SAP IBP that combines supply chain planning expertise with innovative assets and deployment accelerators to drive predictable outcomes, reduce imple

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How Can Companies Prevent Damage to Products During Shipment?

MercuryGate

Today supply chains face more risks than ever before in freight management. Weather-related Black Swan events appear to be growing in frequency and severity. Preliminary predictions for the 2020 hurricane season include four major hurricanes, says Lea Lane of Forbes, as well as up to 16 tropical storms. Meanwhile, the globe continues to face the […].

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Blog: Bristlecone SCCNOW is Now an SAP-Qualified Partner-Packaged Solution for SAP Ariba

Bristlecone

SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC) enables broad real-time collaboration across processes like ordering, forecasting, scheduling and quality. It drives end-to-end visibility – improving cashflow and response times, while reducing lead times and invoice exceptions. Bristlecone SCCNOW is an SAP-qualified partner-packaged solution for SAP Ariba that combines procurement expertise with innovative assets and deployment accelerators to: Deliver rapid time-to-value.

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What You Need to Know About Blockchain … Before You Invest

American Global Logistics

Blockchain has been heralded as a revolutionary technology for Fintech. But it’s not restricted to Fintech. It also has many applications for supply chains. And some of these applications are potentially transformative. Some media reports, however, would have you believe Blockchain can run your supply chain on auto-pilot. No more surprises. No data lapses or […].

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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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GM COVID-19 Production Ramp Up

Operations and Supply Chain Management

General Motors Co.’s ambitious plans to ramp up production of its high-profit pickup trucks is bumping up against supply-chain reality. The auto maker is facing a shortage of parts from Mexico because of separate timelines for reopening U.S. and Mexican plants. The WSJ’s Mike Colias and Ben Foldy report that the disconnect underscores the challenges the auto industry faces in restarting after a two-month shutdown under the pandemic.

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4 Tips for Managing Your Ecommerce Orders for Multichannel Marketplaces

GlobalTranz

Editor’s Note: Today’s article is from Alexa Lemzy from TextMagic who gives us 4 helpful tips for managing your ecommerce orders for multichannel marketplaces. Online sales are an increasingly important part of any business, with the global online marketplace estimated to include 2.14 billion customers by 2021. For many organizations, taking advantage of this growing.read More.

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Why TMS is Critical for Chemical Companies

Talking Logistics

Why is transportation management more critical than ever for chemical companies? That was one of the key questions Cindi Hane (Vice President, Product Management & General Manager, Elemica Eyefreight) and I addressed in a recent webcast produced by Chemical Week. “Chemical companies are looking for new channels, new products, and new solutions, which are changing.

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Video on The Supply Chain in a Time of Coronavirus for May 26, 2020

Supply Chain Digest

Three interelated threads on public health, the economy and the supply chain.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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GE Appliances Deploys Autonomous Mobile Robots

Logistics Viewpoints

GE Appliance sought to automate the movement of materials from the dock to the production line. They piloted AMRs from Agilox. That pilot was successful and GE Appliance is now deploying these robots at scale. The post GE Appliances Deploys Autonomous Mobile Robots appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Supply Chain New on Coronavirus Crisis may Accelerate Adoption of Robots in Distribution

Supply Chain Digest

Gap Stores Accelerates DC Robot Orders with Fewer Workers Due to Social Distancing

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2020 Singapore Public Holidays

LSCMS

The dates of the 11 gazetted public holidays for 2020 are as follows. Please refer to the Singapore Ministry of Manpower website for additional information. New Year’s Day 1 Jan 2020 Wednesday Chinese New Year 25 Jan 2020 Saturday 26 Jan 2020* Sunday Good Friday 10 Apr 2020 Friday Labour Day 1 May 2020 Friday Vesak Day 7 May 2020 Thursday Hari Raya Puasa 24 May 2020* Sunday Hari Raya Haji 31 July 2020 Friday National Day 9 Aug 2020* Sunday Deepavali 14 Nov 2020 Saturday Christmas Day 25 Dec 2020

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Supply Chain News on The Coronavirus Crisis may be Key Inflection Point for Drones

Supply Chain Digest

Seniors if Virginia Embrace Drone Deliveries from Wing and Walgreens

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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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Calculating ROI for Your Wholesale Business: A How-To Guide

TradeGecko

Do you own a wholesale business? If so, then knowing your ROI is a critical step to success. In this post, we're going to teach you everything you need to know about ROI: why it is essential, and how to calculate it for your wholesale business.

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Supply Chain Digest Weekly Supply Chain and Logistics Stock Report for Week Ending

Supply Chain Digest

See Who was Up and Who was Down

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Innovation Budgets, Resource Constraints and Fallacies

QAD

“One of the banes of successful innovation is that companies may be so committed to innovation that they will give the innovators a lot of money to spend.” – Clayton M. Christensen , academic and business consultant. “There’s nothing efficient about innovation.” – Simon Sinek , author and motivational speaker. “I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do.

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Is it the Right Time to Invest in a TMS?

Kuebix

It might seem counter-intuitive to spend money during the present climate, but the companies that invest in technology now are going to have a competitive edge tomorrow when the economy recovers. It’s a simple combination of direct, dollar-for-dollar ROI and customer satisfaction – in other words, more business with fewer expenses. Instead of trying to […].

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What is Mesh Networking Trends Report

This report details the capabilities of mesh networks, how they work, and the applications they thrive in supporting. Connectivity is necessary for optimal productivity, and mesh networking will soon be a significant provider of connectivity globally.

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Ecommerce Growth Requires Robust Fulfillment and Logistics Infrastructure

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

The folks at Lincoln International recently published an interesting article about retail disruption since COVID-19. The whole piece is well worth a read. But we’d like to share a few of its key takeaways here – the primary one being the need to ensure your fulfillment and logistics infrastructure is adequate to support sustained growth in eCommerce sales.

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Innovation Budgets, Resource Constraints and Fallacies

QAD

“One of the banes of successful innovation is that companies may be so committed to innovation that they will give the innovators a lot of money to spend.” – Clayton M. Christensen , academic and business consultant. “There’s nothing efficient about innovation.” – Simon Sinek , author and motivational speaker. “I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do.

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What the COVID-19 Outbreak Means for the Future of Business

Supply Chain Brain

The political decision on when to reopen each state won’t act as a virtual on-switch for the economy, and back-up plans for alternative suppliers will only go so far.

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