7 Challenges Facing Supply Chain Leaders in 2019: What’s changed?
CHAINalytics
JULY 10, 2019
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FAQ: How can my business be transparent when my supply chain isn’t perfect?
Provenance
JULY 10, 2019
Waiting for perfection will mean we won’t do anything. There’s tension in the transparency space around when is the right time to become a transparent business. It’s a delicate and often quite risky move to open up and be honest, knowing that highlighting the product or process that you’re championing could mean lots more questions around another aspect of your business.
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How to manage warehouse employees: The simple solution
SCJunction
JULY 10, 2019
Managing employees in your warehouse, whether you are in the Middle East, South Africa, or any other location worldwide, can be a challenge for warehouse managers and HR alike. We discuss the solution that allows you to go about improving job satisfaction, reducing turnover, and thereby optimising warehouse productivity and profitability of the business overall.
Specialization is Supply Chain’s Best Friend
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 10, 2019
Trade and specialization at the individual, corporate, and regional level are catalysts behind the growth and increasingly important role of supply chain in today’s global economies. To capture the benefits from trade, organizations need superior logistical capabilities and more sophisticated coordination of activities to receive final goods at one’s location of choice.
GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report
Advertiser: GEP
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?
The Most Important Skills for Supply Chain Young Professionals
Talking Logistics
JULY 10, 2019
What skills and attributes will be the most important for supply chain young professionals to succeed moving forward? We asked members of our Indago research community that question back in April. Our community was relatively small at the time (18 supply chain and logistics executives), but they are all high-level leaders (more than a third. The post The Most Important Skills for Supply Chain Young Professionals appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
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Supply Chain Postponement for a New Age
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In the 1990s and early 2000s, postponement—the practice of delaying customization of a product—helped many companies respond to the increasing demand for personalization while still driving efficient inventory management. Sooner or later, everything old is new again—even supply chain strategies. With this tactic, a company begins the manufacturing process in one location and sends a […].
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10 Strategies for Improving Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)!
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JULY 10, 2019
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supplier Collaboration is a Win-Win Strategy! Article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Nikita S at nextlevelpurchasing.com. Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) is the hallmark of the Modern Procurement Function. In this article we are providing our list of 10 strategies for effective Supplier Relationship Management: Understand and Accommodate Supplier Interest.
Behind the scenes with Vanguard Predictive Planning
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JULY 10, 2019
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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
Avoid Disputes with iTradeFresh
ITradeNetwork
JULY 10, 2019
In June, Blue Book Services ( BBS ) published an article in which a Claims Analyst discussed the complexities of determining whether carriers kept products within an acceptable temperature range. While BBS has Transportation Guidelines that provide general parameters for the conditions for transporting perishables, there is significant room for error that can lead to these disputes.
No Bridge is Needed Between Planning and Execution!
Adexa
JULY 10, 2019
A unified Data Model is the Answer. Do you need a bridge between your vehicle’s GPS system and its shock absorbers? Obviously, the answer is NO! Then why would you need to bridge planning and execution in the supply chain? This is a self-made and unnecessary problem when S&OP solutions plan inaccurately at a very high level without knowing what the true detailed constraints are.
Digital Network Platforms: Facing Facts and Reality
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JULY 10, 2019
Emerging digital technologies and the consequent need for new capabilities are disrupting all aspects of business: people, process, and technology. Today’s supply-chain operating models are being challenged to deliver unprecedented levels of agility and economic value.
Level the Playing Field with Automation in the Warehouse
Veridian Solutions
JULY 10, 2019
Automation is transforming industries around the globe, and the use of automation in the warehouse holds great potential for small and mid-sized businesses(SMBs). While different levels of automation exist, today’s smaller companies do not necessarily understand how automation could benefit their organizations. In addition, automation has been made synonymous with robotic operations and a complete loss of the human workforce.
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.
IFDA SMart Conference 2019
ITradeNetwork
JULY 10, 2019
iTradeNetwork is excited to attend the IFDA SMart Conference July 28-30, 2019 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. IFDA, The International Foodservice Distributors Association, is the leading trade association for the foodservice distribution industry and serves to represent the distributor community, one of the largest sectors of the food and beverage industry as a whole.
Level the Playing Field with Automation in the Warehouse
Veridian Solutions
JULY 10, 2019
Automation is transforming industries around the globe, and the use of automation in the warehouse holds great potential for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). While different levels of automation exist, today’s smaller companies do not necessarily understand how automation could benefit their organizations. In addition, automation has been made synonymous with robotic operations and a complete loss of the human workforce.
Recapture Sales from Digital Players by Improving Out-of-Stocks
RELEX Solutions
JULY 10, 2019
In June, RetailWire published some of my thoughts on shifting the perception of in-stock challenges from traditional retailers to ecommerce. I discussed how traditional retailers can recapture sales from digital players who have significantly lower service levels by ensuring great availability in stores. Stores have cut out-of-stocks. Why don’t consumers know that?
Hurricane Season: Best Practice Strategies for Preparing Your Supply Chain
Resilinc
JULY 10, 2019
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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics
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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.
TMS Integration Questions to Ask
GlobalTranz
JULY 10, 2019
Deciding to implement a transportation management system (TMS) is one of the most effective ways shippers can gain control over logistics and manage freight spend. Unfortunately, selecting a system is only one half of the battle. The remainder includes TMS integration and ongoing maintenance of the system. At the same time, a shipper’s needs are.read More.
River Logic Named a Visionary in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Sales and Operations Planning Systems of Differentiation
River Logic
JULY 10, 2019
The Gartner Magic Quadrant report identifies and analyzes vendors which provide S&OP systems of differentiation (SOD). "According to Gartner, an S&OP SOD should include 13 key capabilities that are required to support a Stage 4 maturity S&OP process.".
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In the digital age, shoppers have changed their shopping habits. Hundreds of malls are emptying and thousands of retailers are shuttering their brick-and-mortar stores. Grocers, however, are bucking these trends. It turns out, consumers of all ages still prefer to buy their groceries in brick-and-mortar stores. Reporting on a 2017 Market Track survey, Doug Harris, writes, “A majority of people prefer shopping in a physical store location rather than online, according to Retail Leader.
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GEP Outlook Report 2024
Advertiser: GEP
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.
Why You Should Care about Streamlined Sales Tax
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If you haven’t yet heard about Streamlined Sales Tax (SST), but you’re concerned about your sales tax collection obligations as you expand into new states, this information should be helpful. It’s not new — the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement has been around since 1999 and has 24 participating states — but with the […]. The post Why You Should Care about Streamlined Sales Tax appeared first on SYSPRO US.
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The Shippers Have Spoken: How Shippers & 3PLs Work Better Together
Freight Center
JULY 10, 2019
In the 2019 Third-Party Logistics Study: State of Logistics Outsourcing Report by Penske, Penn State, Infosys and Korn Ferry, 73% of 3PL users believe that 3PLs offer “new and innovative ways to improve logistics effectiveness” and 89% of shippers believe partnering with a 3PL has “contributed to improving services for the ultimate customer.”. Basically, shippers and 3PLs are working together better than ever before.
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SCJunction
JULY 10, 2019
Managing employees in your warehouse, whether you are in the Middle East, South Africa, or any other location worldwide, can be a challenge for warehouse managers and HR alike. We discuss the solution that allows you to go about improving job satisfaction, reducing turnover, and thereby optimising warehouse productivity and profitability of the business overall.
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Freight Center
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Currently in the US, 1 in 8 people struggle with hunger. In our home state of Florida, more than 3.3 million Floridians struggle to afford nutritious food. We wanted to help! FreightCenter’s employees volunteered to host a goods drive to support our local food pantry, F.E.A.S.T, an independent group of local volunteers serving over 3,100 people in need a month.
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RFgen
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Freight Center
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Meet FreightCenter’s Expert of the Month – Lisa Torzillo! For close to a decade, Lisa has been an integral part of our talented team, part of FreightCenter’s backbone. Joining FreightCenter 10 years ago, Lisa worked her way from the sales floor to a supervisor role. She played a key role in developing our Customer Service Department and now serves as FreightCenter’s Corporate Trainer.
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