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Securing the Pickleball Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Pickelball is the fastest growing sport in the US. Franklin Sports needed to protect sales in this category by improving their pickleball supply chain. Franklin Sports, founded in 1946, is a third-generation business employing over 150 workers and doing roughly $200 million in business. The company, headquartered in Stoughton Massachusetts, is now headed by Adam Franklin.

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Beyond Control Tower: How Cognitive Command Centers Are Revolutionizing Supply Chains

Talking Logistics

For more than two decades companies have been striving to improve their supply chain awareness and management through supply chain visibility applications. But companies must take action based on that visibility in order to realize its true value, which is why many companies have deployed supply chain control towers. Today, as new technologies and capabilities.

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Artificial Intelligence Will be Big in Supply Chain Management, Report Predicts

Supply Chain Brain

AI-enabled supply chains are 67% more effective than their non-AI counterparts, thanks to reduced risks and lower overall costs, market analysis shows.

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Make Your Business Easier: Discover The Best CRM Software

IT Supply Chain

By Dwight J. Lawrence (pictured) Content Writer The post Make Your Business Easier: Discover The Best CRM Software appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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Laying to Rest Supply Chain Concerns About Blockchain

Supply Chain Brain

Blockchain has been heralded as revolutionary for many industries, but no application of the technology has undergone the hype cycle boom-and bust quite as much as the supply chain.

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Most Supply Chains Are Not Ready for Due Diligence Compliance

Supply Chain Brain

Simply dumping a non-compliant supplier is probably the most disruptive option, and also in many ways the least good one. Better, in most cases, to deepen the relationship and offer genuine solutions.

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ICON 2023: Retail’s New Tomorrow

BlueYonder

ICON 2023 is Blue Yonder’s annual customer conference and premier supply chain event, where practitioners and decision-makers exchange insights about their transformation journeys. If you are in the retail industry, why should you attend this year’s event? I spoke with Blue Yonder’s Shannon Wu-Lebron , CVP, Industry Strategy, during a recent Blue Yonder Live session where she shared the top opportunities and challenges facing retailers, what to expect this year from ICON 2023, and some of the ke

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Q1 2023 PARCEL AND LASTMILE UPDATE & OUTLOOK

Cathy Roberson

A bit late, but here you go. 🙂 Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Key Takeaways from the report: Last-mile providers and shippers are investing in technology and automation solutions while cost-cutting and improving efficiencies. Investments in electric vehicles and increasing drone testing for last-mile deliveries.

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Tesla Announces Plans for Megapack Battery Production Facility in China

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights yesterday’s announcement that Tesla will construct and operate a Megapack storage battery production facility in China. The Announcement Tesla indicated plans to construct and operate a large scale battery production facility in Shanghai , China. The termed Megapack is a high-capacity storage battery designed to stabilize energy grids with each battery providing the equivalent energy to power an average of 3,600 homes for one-hour.

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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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How Global Supply Chain Disruptions are Impacting School Nutrition

IT Supply Chain

By Noman Zafar (pictured) Digital Marketer & Blog Writer The post How Global Supply Chain Disruptions are Impacting School Nutrition appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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How customers use Alloy.ai

Alloy

Users of Alloy.ai range from established household names doing billions of dollars in business a year, like Ferrero and Valvoline , to DTC brands expanding into retail, like billie and Native. So you might wonder what these companies have in common and how they all find value in our data and analytics platform for consumer goods brands. Instead of wondering, we conducted a survey to collect some data.

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11 Effective Process Improvement Techniques in Manufacturing

Unleashed

The internal processes of a manufacturer are critical to the success of the overall business. By improving the speed of these processes and eliminating inefficient or costly practices, we can maximise productivity and profit. This article breaks down 11 of the most effective process improvement techniques in manufacturing that you can implement in your workplace today.

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Bob Ferrari’s Webinar Appearance- Proactively Mitigating Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights the availability of a webinar addressing supply chain best practices in mitigating risks featuring supply chain technology industry analyst Bob Ferrari. Webinar Overview We wanted to alert our Supply Chain Matters readers and research clients that Bob Ferrari, supply chain industry analyst and Managing Director, is a featured guest on a recently recorded webinar titled: Supply Chain Best Practices to Mitigate Risk and Inflationary Pressure.

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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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Unleashed Cash Flow Workshop: Experts Share Tips for Generating Cash Flow & Mitigating Risk

Unleashed

Overstocking became a necessary evil for many companies as they struggled to meet customer demand throughout the recent onslaught of supply chain disruptions. As a result, significant amounts of cash flow remain tied up in unmoving inventory. Greg Roughan, Content Marketing Manager at Unleashed, sat down with three accounting and business advisory experts to discuss how businesses can manifest a successful return to normality and prevent cash flow freezes in a post-pandemic world.

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Mastering the Art of Inventory: Unlocking Business Success with Accurate Management and Barcode Technology

RFgen

Inventory management is a critical aspect of any business’s operations, ensuring that products are accounted for, tracked, and optimally utilized. With advancements in warehouse technology, businesses now have access to powerful tools, such as mobile barcode software, which greatly improve inventory management processes. Chief among these improvements is accuracy.

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Supply Chain News on Is Reshoring Manufacturing Finally Starting to be a Real Trend

Supply Chain Digest

Factory Construction Set New Record in 2022, but will it Stick

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Why Supply Planning is Critical to Targeting Common Pain Points

John Galt

We explore common supply problems and how companies are overcoming the challenges by adopting the right mindset, processes and technology.

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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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FedEx Overhaul Contemplates a Future With No Drivers on Payroll

Supply Chain Brain

The decision to break from Smith’s approach was cheered by analysts, who raised their stock-price targets or recommendations, even as they warned of challenges.

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10 Reasons Businesses Need Automation Software

My Office Apps

10 Reasons Businesses Need Automation Software More than 600,000 new businesses are formed in the United States each year. Unfortunately, not all of these have staying power in their industries. One of the most essential attributes of a successful company is efficiency. Automation software can help you take your efficiency to the next level, but not everybody understands what they should.

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FRA Seeks Re-evaluation of ‘Train Makeup’

Supply Chain Brain

The FRA said an analysis revealed several common themes among recent crashes, including that each one had 125 cars or more, and an empty car was the first to derail in all cases.

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Locher Evers International Acquired by EFL Global

Supply Chain Brain

The deal will allow EFL Global to expand its reach within the Canadian market while strengthening the company’s ability to provide customers with end-to-end logistics solutions.

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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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IDC Reports Steep Drop in Global Shipments of Traditional PCs During Q1 2023

Supply Chain Brain

IDC said COVID-driven PC shipping demands are coming to an end, caused by weak global demands, excess inventory, and a worsening macroeconomic climate.

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Tanker Unloads Russian Crude in Ghana After Six-Week Wait

Supply Chain Brain

Clearance was given after claims that the cargo was from Kazakhstan, but data intelligence firms Vortexa and Kpler showed it originated from Russia.

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Sea-Air Freight Service from Asia to Africa Launched by Aero Africa

Supply Chain Brain

Aero Africa is launching a new sea-air transport product that will provide transportation from Asia to 70 different African destinations.

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Watch: Balancing New and Legacy Technology in the Warehouse

Supply Chain Brain

A technology refresh, while yielding big benefits to the warehouse, can also be highly disruptive to day-to-day operations.

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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.