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Life Sciences in the Age of Disruption

DELMIA Quintiq

Short-term Scheduling for Production and Quality Control Labs. In the age of disruption, effective production planning and optimization approaches are even more critical to ramping up or down production, or pivoting to production of new products. To future proof operations, a robust planning and scheduling approach is a key foundation to the factory of the future.

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Budget Planning 2021: 5 Supply Chain Recommendations

Talking Logistics

The effects of COVID-19 on North American business are creating supply chain challenges into the second half of 2020. The ability for organizations to respond to these challenges will determine the strategies required to maintain profitable performance in 2021. Although some businesses relying on high contact and large crowds will succumb to bankruptcy, others have.

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Editor’s Choice: 5 Ingredients for Predicting Accurate Shipment ETAs

Logistics Viewpoints

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article comes from Vivek Vaid, CTO at FourKites, and examines how to predict accurate shipments ETAs. Predictive intelligence is a big deal these days. In talking to one of our customers, it occurred to me that despite the advances FourKites has demonstrated in machine learning and data science, […].

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The IoT Reality Check

C3 Solutions

This article is part of our Retail Program. Designed specifically to support global leaders by aiding in creating a strategic plan to help them win the retail game. Learn more about it now! 15 Min Read. Download for later. As with many new technologies the IoT has been the subject of much hype, lots of grand ideas and, inevitably, somewhat less return than initially promised.

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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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Demand Planning & Forecasting During COVID-19 [Webinar]

CHAINalytics

Last month, Chainalytics’ Neelesh Asati moderated a panel discussion on demand planning and forecasting during COVID-19 hosted by Logistics Insider. It was an engaging conversation between supply chain veterans from Kellogg India, Flipkart, 3SC, and CJ Darcl. For supply chain practitioners, or anyone interested in the current supply chain situation in India, these 90 minutes … The post Demand Planning & Forecasting During COVID-19 [Webinar] appeared first on Chainalytics.

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The Value of Global Trade Insights in Navigating COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruptions

IT Supply Chain

By Mark Segner (pictured). VP Global Sales, Descartes. The post The Value of Global Trade Insights in Navigating COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruptions appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Utilizing ROI Tool to Increase Cost Savings During COVID-19

Clear Spider

Since COVID-19, organizations are experiencing stress on supply chains and cash flow. We recently launched a new ROI Calculator tool to help organizations learn how to increase savings and improve operations during these difficult times. You may be wondering: What is ROI, and why is it important? You run into ROI-related decisions every day. “Is it worth dining at the fancy restaurant that just opened up downtown?

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Reducing the risk of food shortages with supply chain technology

IT Supply Chain

By Matthew Woodcock (pictured). Director at LLamasoft. The post Reducing the risk of food shortages with supply chain technology appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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What to Know About Security for Mobile Barcoding with Cloud ERP

RFgen

Overview. More organizations are moving ERP environments to the cloud. Security remains a top concern for ERP customers. Mobile barcoding solutions seamlessly leverage and enhance cloud ERP security protocols. ERP cloud security is a concern as more companies transition to cloud ERP environments. 70% of organizations are currently migrating data for ERP applications to the cloud.

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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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Digital ID Management: Why the World Needs the LEI

IT Supply Chain

By Stephan Wolf (pictured). CEO, the Global LEI Foundation. The post Digital ID Management: Why the World Needs the LEI appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for Supply Chain and Logistics – Keep it Simple

Logistics Bureau

We get a lot of questions relating to KPIs than anything else on this blog and on our YouTube channel so here are some useful tips for that and hopefully you find this useful for your supply chain KPIs preparation. Do not have too many. Do not go overboard to a 100-pager report. Make it easy to collect. Tailor it with your organization needs. Make it outcome-focused.

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What to Know About Security for Mobile Barcoding with Cloud ERP

RFgen

Overview. More organizations are moving ERP environments to the cloud. Security remains a top concern for ERP customers. Mobile barcoding solutions seamlessly leverage and enhance cloud ERP security protocols. ERP cloud security is a concern as more companies transition to cloud ERP environments. 70% of organizations are currently migrating data for ERP applications to the cloud.

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Illustrating 5 Levels of Freight Visibility

Freight Plus

Illustrating 5 Levels of Freight Visibility . Steve Aborn, freight visibility expert, illustrates the five levels of freight visibility. The five levels are as follows: No Visibility. Free TMS. Stand-alone TMS. Fully Integrated TMS. Full Visibility. Visibility is a hot topic in the industry today. When we talk about visibility we want to talk more about the tracking of the movement of freight but also visibility to data and the ability to share information.

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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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Five things you need to know about the UK’s procurement & supply chain market

Proxima

Observations from EVP, Europe – Ed Winterschladen , July 2020. The business landscape in the UK is shifting at a pace most of us have never witnessed in our careers. So I thought it would be helpful and interesting to pull together some thoughts on how the UK’s procurement and supply chain market is changing and the trends we’re seeing based on our work and conversations with companies over the last month. 1.

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AMA With ADA Support: How Retailers Can Maintain Customer Satisfaction as Online Sales Soar

Convey

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, online sales surged, as many stores closed […]. The post AMA With ADA Support: How Retailers Can Maintain Customer Satisfaction as Online Sales Soar appeared first on Convey.

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Illustrating 5 Levels of Freight Visibility

Freight Plus

Illustrating 5 Levels of Freight Visibility . Steve Aborn, freight visibility expert, illustrates the five levels of freight visibility. The five levels are as follows: No Visibility. Free TMS. Stand-alone TMS. Fully Integrated TMS. Full Visibility. Visibility is a hot topic in the industry today. When we talk about visibility we want to talk more about the tracking of the movement of freight but also visibility to data and the ability to share information.

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Connected, Digitized Supply Chains Enable You To Trust The Data

Gravity Supply Chain

Gravity Supply Chain Solutions’ CEO, explains what running supply chains with real time insights means at Alcott Global’s Virtual Supply Chain Summit 2020. Leave a Reply [contact-form-7].

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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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The power of Supply Chain Ecosystem Orchestration networks

Prophetic Technology

What Supply Chain (SC) competitive advantages come from supply chain Ecosystem Orchestration?

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[WHITE PAPER] Top Trends and Concerns in Final Mile Logistics

GlobalTranz

Fill out the Form Below to Get a Free Copy of the White Paper to Your Inbox! Supply chain performance depends on the efficiency of all operations, including both inbound and outbound processes for resellers, third-parties, and other entities. Such performance is further amplified by effective last mile processes—reducing issues during delivery and providing a.read More.

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Claritum hosts its first vertical sector Webinar, focused on Universities

Claritum

Bath, UK (Jul 30, 2020) – Claritum, a provider of cloud-based spend management solutions, today announced the company hosted its first vertical sector Webinar, focused on Universities. The webinar entitled “Intelligent Procurement for Universities” was a joint webinar with Data 3. On the webinar, we shared our perspective on the daily adversities that Universities face, whilst managing annual cutbacks on funding.

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Savings Beyond Rates: Highlights from the “Achieve Your Supply Chain Goals” Webinar

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Now, more than ever, companies of all sizes and complexities need savings and efficiencies to overcome the many disruptions caused by COVID-19. The supply chain is a great place to start uncovering opportunities for improvement. If immediate and long-term supply chain savings and efficiencies are a top priority, you’re like many other organizations we work with every day.

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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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Supply Chain by the Numbers for July 30, 2020

Supply Chain Digest

Worst Quarter for US GDP in History. Big Savings for Some for Moving Out of China, PwC Study Says.Truck Maker Nikola Breaks Ground on Giant Factory.

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Announcing the Launch of ShipChain Mainnet

Shipchain

ShipChain, a decentralized freight and logistics platform operating on Ethereum, announces that its mainnet, a public delegated Proof of Stake sidechain of the Ethereum network, is now live. This launch is a significant milestone toward achieving a modular system across the entire supply chain. ShipChain’s Track and Trace blockchain-based system, now available on its mainnet, brings complete transparency and visibility to the supply chain.

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The Widening Impact of the Virus on Society, Business, Supply Chain

Supply Chain Digest

Things will Simply Never be the Same

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The top 3PL companies in Canada in 2020

TradeGecko

Third-party logistics (3PL) companies in Canada are increasingly recognizing the need to provide bespoke solutions for eCommerce as more retail and wholesale businesses alike start trading online.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024

Your Roadmap to Smarter Spend Management in 2024 Geopolitical, economic and supply chain challenges will stick around in 2024, but don’t despair. There are strategic opportunities to leverage AI-powered technology and digital toolsets to overcome these hurdles more effectively. GEP experts in nearly two dozen critical categories guide you in the right direction in our annual comprehensive resource — GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024.

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Maintaining Industrial Assets with a Digital Twin

QAD

When it comes to the things in life that require regular maintenance—your car, your household appliances, even yourself—it’s better to know when the next maintenance is needed than to guess and get it wrong. Getting it wrong in these cases could lead to a car that needs a more expensive repair, an appliance that needs replacing or in the case of personal health, a doctor’s visit you didn’t anticipate.

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The Critical Role of Your Fulfillment Center Customer Service Representative

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

When online shoppers click the order button on your website, they expect to get their selections quickly and in perfect condition. Making that happen is the job of your 3PL provider. While the company’s warehouse staff actually picks, packs and ships your products, your fulfillment center customer service representative (CSR) contributes to a positive buying experience through the support he or she gives you.

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Factors that Shape LTL and Truckload Trends

Freight Center

2020 really is a year unlike anything we have seen or experienced, and as market conditions fluctuate in less than truckload (LTL) and truckload (TL) shipping, it can be hard for business owners or operators to keep up with changes. The freight industry market conditions change for a variety of reasons, such as economic situations, legal regulations, driver shortages, capacity issues, sudden public health emergencies, weather conditions, seasonality and more.

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