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9 Throughput Supply Chain KPIs to Measure for Shippers

Intelligent Audit

Throughput is a top priority for supply chain leaders. The same is true of productivity. According to Lionel Grealou , “productivity is defined as the output per unit of input. [It] focuses on quality produced, created, or completed.” While Grealou spoke of manufacturing, that view applies to all shippers and the need to measure throughput. That’s why shippers need to track shipping data and the supply chain KPI values that affect both throughput and financial stability.

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Covid19 Vaccine Logistics – 3 Essentials for Success

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Now that one of the new Covid19 vaccines (Pfizer BioNTech's mRNA vaccine) has been approved by a regulatory authority (UK's MHRA on 2 December 2020), attention turns to how to vaccinate the UK and the world.

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How consulting is different in the age of COVID

USC Consulting Group

COVID-19 has changed every workplace to varying degrees. Some industries, like hospitality, have experienced wholesale change. Others have shifted, quite abruptly, to remote work. Still others, like most of our clients, have undergone operational changes that allow them to get the job done safely. Many have seen productivity and efficiency drop as a result of new, COVID-related protocols and procedures.

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Trane Technologies’ Digital Simulation Journey

DELMIA Quintiq

AME Group Leading the Way. Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator. Through our strategic brands Trane® and Thermo King® and our extended portfolio of environmentally responsible products and services, we bring efficient and sustainable climate solutions to buildings, homes, and transportation. Our world is dealing with unprecedented challenges.

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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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5 Critical Capabilities for Supply Chain Managers in 2021

GlobalTranz

Several challenges loom large for supply chain managers as 2021 approaches for the transportation industry. These include the absence of data visibility, poor or nonexistent information flow, a reactive mindset for crisis response, limited automation, flawed data analysis and organization, and resistance to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation.

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Use Robotic Process Automation to Improve Route Planning Performance

Logistics Viewpoints

Despite all of the advances in route planning technologies, most logistics organizations still see a wide discrepancy in the results that their planners produce. Some planners consistently generate route plans that are lower cost, better utilize resources, and deliver the best customer service. Considering that these planners are using the same route optimization technology, how can this be?

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Logility Webcast: Thriving Through a Period of Disruption

Logility

Live Event Explores Resilient Planning to Better Optimize the Supply Chain of the Future. ATLANTA – December 8, 2020 – Logility, Inc., automating the digital transformation of supply chain optimization and advanced retail planning, invites you to the upcoming webcast: Thriving Through a Period of Disruption. Featuring industry experts David Maloney, editorial director, Supply Chain Quarterly and Mac McGary, executive vice president, Logility, this live webcast will explore how resilient planning

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Why It’s Time to Rethink Supply Chain Consultant Services in 2021

GlobalTranz

Many small and medium-sized businesses make use of supply chain management consulting services in some way. The value of supply chain consultant services is higher right now due to the increased demand for more. Because of the value consultants can bring to the table and their impact on supply chain system networks, consultancy services are likely.read More.

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Procurement Rising – The Time is Now

ivalua

Procurement’s stature has grown during the COVID-19 crisis as costs, cash flow and supply continuity quickly became top boardroom priorities and homepage news. Across the world, procurement leaders have risen to the challenge. Examples abound. Honeywell successfully shifted production to N95 masks, helping keep healthcare workers safe. The city of New York adjusting normally cumbersome processes to secure new sources of supply for unprecedented numbers of ventilators.

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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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Despite COVID-19, the Concurrent Planning Market is Booming

Logistics Viewpoints

Some suppliers of supply chain planning (SCP) software are experiencing robust growth despite the global pandemic. This is particularly true for suppliers offering Concurrent Planning solutions. The post Despite COVID-19, the Concurrent Planning Market is Booming appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Sustainability is a Competitive Advantage with Justin Goldston

The Logistics of Logistics

Sustainability is a Competitive Advantage with Justin Goldston. Justin Goldston and Joe Lynch discuss why sustainability is a competitive advantage. As a professor, advisor, and supply chain practitioner, Justin has helped supply chain and logistics companies gain a competitive advantage through sustainability. About Justin Goldston. Justin Goldston, Ph.D. , is a Professor of Project and Supply Chain Management at Penn State University where he works closely with The Penn State Sustainability I

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The Supply Chain’s Critical Role in Successful Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution

Kuebix

The creation of a Covid-19 vaccine has been on the top of everyone’s mind since the illness first began to spread. A November Gallup poll revealed that 58% of Americans would get a Covid-19 vaccine. Leading pharmaceutical companies Moderna and Pfizer have created vaccines with efficacy rates of more than 90% that will be ready […]. The post The Supply Chain’s Critical Role in Successful Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution appeared first on Kuebix.

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Emerging Procurement & Supply Chain Issues from COVID-19 and the Lessons Learned

ivalua

The post Emerging Procurement & Supply Chain Issues from COVID-19 and the Lessons Learned appeared first on Ivalua.

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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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This Week in Logistics News (December 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

It’s hard to believe that another year has come and gone. And while it has been one of the most challenging and difficult years in recent memory, it has also been a great year of bringing you the all the biggest supply chain and logistics news. Like in years past, I have learned a lot this year from reading and researching so many supply chain and logistics news stories.

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Trends 2021: Megatrends, Part Two

Enterra Insights

Megatrends, according to Frost & Sullivan analysts, “are transformative, global forces that define the future world with their far reaching impacts on businesses, societies, economies, cultures, and personal lives.”[1] They identify twelve areas in which such megatrends can be found: Urbanization, smart technologies, society, connectivity, retail, climate change, energy, economics, infrastructure, healthcare, mobility, and new business models.

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Watch: How the Biden Administration Will Affect Trade and Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Abe Eshkenazi, chief executive officer of the Association for Supply Chain Management, discusses the expected impact of the incoming Biden Administration on international trade, reshoring and supply-chain sustainability.

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AMER 2021 – Jorge Pont – Google

ivalua

Jorge Pont Director, Commodity Management – Memory, CPU/GPU/OEM H/W, Google Cloud. Jorge and his team work with the Google data center platforms engineering teams selecting. memory and processor technology and suppliers. He manages the memory and processor. supply chain, including supplier selection, negotiation of business and other terms, and. management of quality, cost, and supply.

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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.

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Despite COVID-19, the Concurrent Planning Market is Booming

Logistics Viewpoints

Johanna Småros, Cofounder at RELEX Solutions. Some suppliers of supply chain planning (SCP) software are experiencing robust growth despite the global pandemic. Solvoyo expects to grow by 15% this year. Kinaxis, a public company, reports that their revenues over the first 3 quarters are up year over year by over 25%. RELEX Solutions expects their revenues to be up by about 30% by year end despite the company’s decision to deemphasize growth and become more profitable.

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CPG Firms are Learning to Pivot During the Pandemic

Enterra Insights

Most people are familiar with the old proverb, “Every cloud has a silver lining.” The obvious meaning of the proverb is that, in every difficult situation, one can generally find a more hopeful aspect — even if the so-called “silver lining” isn’t immediately apparent. The current cloud in the business world is the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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Government says you must continue to supply insolvent customers

IT Supply Chain

By Lindsay Ellis (pictured). Partner & Commercial Law Team Head at Wright Hassall. The post Government says you must continue to supply insolvent customers appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Amer 2021 – Cleveland – Speaker

ivalua

John D. McCullough CPHIMS, RHIA, MBA, Interim Associate Chief Information Officer & Executive Director, ITD Digital Business Applications. John D. McCullough, CPHIMS, RHIA, MBA is the Domain Lead of ITD Digital Business. Applications at Cleveland Clinic. He leads a team of caregivers charged with advancing. and transforming enterprise administrative systems, including revenue cycle, patient. access, enterprise content management, service management and data integration.

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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.

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S&OE, More Than Your First Alert and Response in Supply Chain

Adexa

Let’s say you plan your vacation to drive from LA to San Francisco on a certain date, weeks or even months ahead. How accurate is this plan? Especially if you are not looking at all your constraints such as children having school during the planned period, or your boss may ask you to stay in the office on those days or someone in the family getting sick.

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Retail Planning – Is It Time For A Change??

Arkieva

Isn’t the goal of a successful retailer to give the customer what they want, when they want it? And isn’t today’s customer changing their mind on what they want quicker than ever? Quick trend changes are driven by this customer and retailers must be flexible to survive. Retail Planning – Is It Time For A Change?? was first posted on December 8, 2020 at 8:01 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Organisations will stop striving for ‘complete security’ to focus on cyber resilience in 2021

IT Supply Chain

By Jon Fielding (pictured). Apricorn's Managing Director EMEA. The post Organisations will stop striving for ‘complete security’ to focus on cyber resilience in 2021 appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Three Route-Planning Basics for Large-Scale Retailers

Supply Chain Brain

As retail operations grow increasingly complex, delivery planning becomes a crucial part of the entire logistics supply chain.

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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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Episode 106 - The role of content in the supply chain with Supply Chain Now!

Freight Plus

In this episode of Consulting Logistics, Kyle MacNaught has Scott W. Luton and Greg White of Supply Chain Now, on to discuss the role content and content producers play in the supply chain. . Audio only version. Supply Chain Now Website. Scott Luton LinkedIn. Greg White LinkedIn. Subscribe now on. iTunes. , Spotify. , or simply search your favorite podcast player for Consulting Logistics!

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A Quick Guide to Roles in Procurement

Logistics Bureau

ARTICLE SUMMARY. For small companies, it is usually enough to have one person dealing with procurement but in large enterprises teams of people are needed, all with specific roles to play. For instance, the Chief Procurement Officer will lead the sourcing process, develop the procurement strategy, identify potential suppliers, and manage short and long terms goals.

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Device-as-a-service to dominate manufacturing in 2021

IT Supply Chain

By John Phillips (pictured). General Manager, EMEA of Zuora. The post Device-as-a-service to dominate manufacturing in 2021 appeared first on IT Supply Chain.