Wed.Oct 14, 2020

article thumbnail

How to Use Transportation Technology to Minimize Disruptions

Talking Logistics

Even in normal times, transportation professionals have their hands full dealing with all sorts of exceptions and disruptions. The current COVID-19 pandemic is further magnifying those challenges. There is only one thing we know for certain: the transportation market will continue to change and transportation professionals will need to respond effectively to whatever changes lie.

article thumbnail

How Do You Plan for the Unpredictable? Advice for Supply Chain Planners in 2020

ToolsGroup

ToolsGroup’s GM of North America, David Barton, sat down for a video interview with Robert Bowman, managing editor at Supply Chain Brain , to share anecdotes and advice for supply chain planners in a year no one could have planned for. What are your customers experiencing this year in the wake of COVID-19? For some businesses, demand is soaring. For others, demand has fallen off almost completely.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Oracle Live: Cloud SCM for Speed and Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

The Oracle Live: Cloud Applications event highlighted the supply chain function due in part to the extensive supply chain disruptions caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. A key premise, global supply chains have depended on a certain level of predictability that is no longer available. This requires a multidimensional value framework that places increased emphasis on supply alternatives, risk exposure, tariffs, and channel complexity.

article thumbnail

ToolsGroup Supply Chain Forecast | Inventory Now Available ?in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

ToolsGroup

Microsoft Azure customers worldwide now gain access to ToolsGroup ?Supply Chain Forecast | Inventory to improve forecast accuracy and customer service levels, while reducing investment in stock. BOSTON, USA—October 15, 2020—ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, today announced the availability of Supply Chain Forecast | Inventory in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Microsoft Azure.

article thumbnail

GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

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?

article thumbnail

How TMS Supports Contactless Supply Chain Initiatives

Supply Chain Collaborator

Like most transformative innovations in supply chain automation, the end state – in this case, a completely touchless supply chain – is an aspirational goal. And while technology is already being leveraged toward achieving the goal of contactless supply chain, it is an incremental process. Here’s what TMS technologies companies like UltraShipTMS are already delivering and how these incremental steps bring us closer to the ideal.

More Trending

article thumbnail

How Consumer Behavior is Changing

Enterra Insights

Although history, for the most part, advances predictably, occasionally events, like the COVID-19 pandemic, come along to reset history’s course. Some analysts refer to this as a paradigm shift. When such a reset occurs, people start asking a lot of important questions. For example, Anil Kaul ( @anil_kaul ), co-founder and CEO of Absolutdata, asks two fundamental business questions: “What will consumer behavior and profiles look like in the new normal?

article thumbnail

Holiday shopping season is already upon us – Can networks cope with the surge in online shopping?

IT Supply Chain

By Jamie Jefferies (pictured). VP & GM of EMEA at Ciena. The post Holiday shopping season is already upon us – Can networks cope with the surge in online shopping? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

article thumbnail

Automation, AI, and Interoperability for More Resilient Manufacturing in a Post-COVID World

SVT Robotics

Following the shell shock from COVID-19 nearly halting American productivity, dilemmas like how to social distance employees and shore up wabbling supply chains came into view. Months later, the pandemic is still disrupting manufacturing frameworks that had been adequate in a pre-COVID world, and consumer demand continues to spike, especially for products that facilitate more time at home.

article thumbnail

Forward-Thinking Package Engineering Ignites Grill Manufacturer’s Success

CHAINalytics

A North American grill manufacturer’s latest offering needed to offer a unique out-of-box experience (OOBE)—one that would surprise and delight consumers and lead to socially-shareable experiences. However, the package design also needed to make sense from the standpoint of protection, distribution, and sustainability. This is why they turned to Chainalytics’ supply chain-minded packaging engineers to … The post Forward-Thinking Package Engineering Ignites Grill Manufacturer’s Success appe

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Top Mobile Barcoding Case Studies for Oracle’s JD Edwards

RFgen

Overview. Mobile barcoding extends Oracle’s JD Edwards ERP to point-of-work with mobile devices and real-time scanning. Capstone Nutrition, Myers Tire Supply, Trident Seafoods and Domtar all automated their JD Edwards data collection practices to optimize efficiency. Mobile barcoding technology contributed to significant gains: 99.5%+ accuracy, +50% efficiency, +30% staff productivity and more.

article thumbnail

Project44 Launches Updates to Supply Chain Visibility Platform

Supply Chain Brain

Project44, a global specialist in supply chain visibility for shippers and logistics service providers, recently announced ?new capabilities with enhanced collaboration, automation and predictive Insights.

article thumbnail

Hackney Council cyberattack: why are hackers targeting the public sector?

IT Supply Chain

By Terry Greer-King (pictured). VP of EMEA at SonicWall. The post Hackney Council cyberattack: why are hackers targeting the public sector? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

article thumbnail

Countries Rush to Hoard Food as Prices Rise, Covid Worsens

Supply Chain Brain

Agricultural commodity buyers from Cairo to Islamabad have been on a shopping spree since the COVID-19 pandemic upended supply chains.

Food 98
article thumbnail

Enhancing Efficiency in Design: Suzuki Motor Corporation's Integration of CADDi Drawer

Suzuki Motor Corporation integrates CADDi DRAWER to streamline design processes. The cloud service organizes past drawings, facilitating quick access, reducing search time, and preventing duplication, ultimately enhancing design team efficiency.

article thumbnail

Perfect Packaging Design!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Product Packaging Ideas to Reduce Costs! GET our EBOOK HERE. Packaging design article and permission to publish here provided by Donald Fomby. Packaging can be a deal-breaker for many customers. How you “wrap up” your products will determine whether the product will attract the attention of the right shoppers, and it also influences the customers’ desire to buy the product.

article thumbnail

Let’s Start Talking about Mental Health

BlueYonder

Mental health has long had a stigma associated with it and is only more recently being talked about. You may have noticed that people from all walks of life are opening up about their focus on this important aspect of their lives as part of World Mental Health Day. We all have mental health; we all experience highs and lows in our life. Some days we feel great; others we feel low and slow like we’re stuck.

article thumbnail

Job market boom predicted in supply chain sector as vacancies rise above pre-lockdown levels

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The supply chain sector will experience a job market boom over the coming months as over 60 percent of workers in warehouse, logistics and delivery spent time during lockdown searching for a new role, according to latest research.

article thumbnail

Report: 82% of Supply Chain managers frustrated with AI systems used during COVID-19

All Things Supply Chain

A new finding from Cambridge-based Artificial Intelligence Start-up and Decisions company, Secondmind, has found that 82% of supply chain managers (86% in the UK) have been left frustrated by the…

article thumbnail

Embedded Analytics: A Force Multiplier for Business

The possibilities for embedded analytics to drive real value for businesses, end users, and society are as fascinating as they are limitless. No matter the industry, brand after brand is finding that analytics can be the solution to a multitude of business challenges. Go deep with five insightsoftware customers as they share the details of their analytics journeys and discuss the transformative power of data.

article thumbnail

Top Mobile Barcoding Case Studies for Oracle’s JD Edwards

RFgen

Overview. Mobile barcoding extends Oracle’s JD Edwards ERP to point-of-work with mobile devices and real-time scanning. Capstone Nutrition, Myers Tire Supply, Trident Seafoods and Domtar all automated their JD Edwards data collection practices to optimize efficiency. Mobile barcoding technology contributed to significant gains: 99.5%+ accuracy, +50% efficiency, +30% staff productivity and more.

article thumbnail

Longer Lead Times Forecasted: Don’t Get Caught Behind The Curve

AB&R

Longer Lead Times Forecasted. Don’t Get Caught Behind The Curve. If you have been experiencing longer-than-usual wait times for your deliveries, you are not alone: Due to both current events and high supply chain demands, AB&R and the supply chain industry are experiencing unusually long lead times on barcode and RFID equipment, and raw materials used for creating labels.

article thumbnail

Leading the Industry: 6RS VP Of Product & Analytics, Gillan Hawkes, recognized as a Top Woman in Supply Chain

6 River Systems

Increasingly more women are moving into senior leadership roles , and at 6 River Systems (6RS), we have prioritized gender diversity and are proud to have women account for 20% of our leadership. Gillan Hawkes, our VP of Product and Analytics, is paving the way as a fearless woman leader within 6RS and the industry. We’re not the only ones who think so — she was recently recognized as a Top Woman in Supply Chain by Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

article thumbnail

AI is Here: Prepare to succeed

IT Supply Chain

By John Michaelis (pictured). AI Investor & Consultant. The post AI is Here: Prepare to succeed appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

article thumbnail

Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in an era marked by relentless competition and economic fluctuations? The secret is mastering strategic cost management strategies. This GEP bulletin, "Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability," breaks this down into clear, actionable steps. Discover how these strategies can boost your enterprise's financial health, helping not only to keep up but to excel in today's market.

article thumbnail

Supply Chain by the Numbers for Oct. 15, 2020

Supply Chain Digest

Retail Holiday Sales will be Weak Despite ecommerce S urge, P and G Shareholders Say Go Green, IMF Says 2020 Global GDP Drop will be Less than Previous Forecast, No Wisconsin Subsidy for Foxconn

article thumbnail

Kleinschmidt EDI Services Now Available in Web-Based Tailwind Transportation Management System (TMS) Software

Tailwind

Tailwind TMS with Kleinschmidt EDI opens up new business for small to mid-sized freight transportation companies without a hefty price tag . October 14, 2020 – Tailwind T ransportation Software and electronic data interchange (EDI) technology provider, Kleins c hm idt are pleased to announce a new integration and technology partnership.

article thumbnail

ToolsGroup Supply Chain Forecast | Inventory Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

ToolsGroup

Microsoft Azure customers worldwide now gain access to ToolsGroup Supply Chain Forecast | Inventory to improve forecast accuracy and customer service levels, while reducing investment in stock. BOSTON, USA-October 15, 2020-ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, today announced the availability of Supply Chain Forecast | Inventory in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Microsoft Azure.

article thumbnail

What to expect in Q4 for freight markets

DAT Solutions

As retailers get ready for the holiday shopping season, a lot of the required inventory has already been hauled by carriers and positioned in warehouses across the country, following the peak in imports we had back in August. But obviously, retailers are approaching the holiday season differently this year.

Freight 209
article thumbnail

The Art of Consistent Perfect Order Delivery: Smart Order Fulfillment Through Orchestration

Shippers and logistics service providers are pressured to match the “Amazon effect” for fast and efficient service across multiple B2C, B2B, and D2C channels. Perfect order delivery - on-time and in-full at the lowest possible cost – is critical. However, recent surveys of supply chain stakeholders reveal that many don't have the technology necessary to achieve it.

article thumbnail

Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Contest Starting Oct. 14, 2020

Supply Chain Digest

Show Us Your Supply Chain Wit

article thumbnail

[Video] How to Use Transportation Technology to Minimize Disruptions

Talking Logistics

JP Wiggins, Co-Founder & Vice President of Logistics at 3Gtms, discuses how transportation technology can help companies minimize disruptions Podcast version (click to play): The post [Video] How to Use Transportation Technology to Minimize Disruptions appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

Video 130
article thumbnail

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on US Manufacturing Stagnation

Supply Chain Digest

Data Show Reshoring just has not Happened to Any Meaninful Degree, and Picture Worse without Semiconductors