Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

At what point does erosion cause the side of a mountain to give way? It is usually the small shifts… over time, there is degradation. And, then suddenly, the mountain gives way collapsing to the land below. S&OP Slip Slidin’ Away. …the same is happening in supply chain processes. This week, as I worked on my Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) report, I found myself tapping my foot to the same music in my head, as I asked myself the question, “Why are companies getting

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SCJunction

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

When we look at the benefits of a WMS in your warehouse, distribution center, supply chain, or business, we generally look at the tangible, measurable impact that and implementation can have.

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Provenance

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Are you launching a new transparent brand in 2020? Perhaps you’re aiming to announce a fully-traceable supply chain for a new product? Maybe you see these as the same thing…? We get that a lot. “Traceability” and “Transparency” are used interchangeably by most of the brands we talk to – but which one you actually need comes down to your business objectives. .

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Maine Pointe

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Collin Ziemerink EVP Manufacturing at Maine Pointe and Neil Willings Head of Supplier Risk at SGS, consider why today’s supply chains must evolve faster to mitigate the risks, prevent margin erosion and maintain competitive advantage in a rapidly changing global market.

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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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All Things Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The highly contagious coronavirus is the cause of new headlines every hour. In addition to the threatening increase in the number of infections and deaths, the economy is also affected.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The manufacturing industry has a strong heritage of adopting game-changing technologies to deliver higher quality products more efficiently. With the introduction of digital supply chains, the industry is moving into an era arguably on par with the industrial revolution. But Rome wasn’t built in a day, and digital roadmaps that align with company goals do not take shape overnight.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Everyone is familiar with the canary in the coal mine analogy. Currently, there are a couple of such canaries on the world stage — Venice and Australia. Venice is flooding and Australia is burning. Both situations are attributed to and exacerbated by climate change. McKinsey analysts Dickon Pinner and Kevin Sneader ask, “Does your business treat climate change as a far-off risk, something for the future but not a priority today?

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CHAINalytics

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

If you’re looking to reduce your cost of goods sold (COGS) and increase profitability, it may be time to review your packaging designs and systems. Many companies see packaging cost as just a small piece of their total COGS involving only the actual packaging materials used, but this mindset leaves a lot of money on … The post Understanding the Total Cost of Packaging to Boost Supply Chain Profitability appeared first on Chainalytics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

There is a revolution in retail supply chains. The rapid growth in ecommerce is driving technological innovation and experimentation at an uprecedented rate. The post The Retail Supply Chain Revolution appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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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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Veridian Solutions

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

An order management system (OMS) is the system of record for maintaining orders and handling inventory. In the omnichannel supply chain , order management improvement leads to confident inventory management across all channels. Additionally, the use of data to understand what is happening, what will happen, what should happen, and how to make the best outcome happen through analytics will result in order management improvement.

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Proxima

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Once satisfied by the right quality and a fair price, consumer expectations have now evolved far beyond this dual dimension view of a retailer’s product offering. Undoubtedly driven by increased public scrutiny, rapidly developing technologies, real time data, and the emotive influence of David Attenborough (for example); consumers are increasingly seeking a personalised, proactive service, across all channels, which also addresses the ethical and environmental issues they care about most.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Technology can have a significant impact on supply chains, but supply chain digitization still lags behind digitization of other areas of business across many industries. According to research from McKinsey & Company , the supply chain dimension has the lowest level of digitization (43%) compared to other dimensions, including products and services, marketing and distribution channels, business processes, and new entrants at the ecosystem level.

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Prophetic Technology

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

2019 ended with the record online-sales history , Amazon launched one-day shipping as the new benchmark for Prime members, tariffs constrained operations, and 9,100 stores closed!

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

by Jay Muelhoefer Today’s global supply chain leaders know to expect the unexpected. They prepare for natural disasters, sudden regulatory changes, social and economic shifts, and even cyber attacks. But some events are more disruptive than others. The recent outbreak of coronavirus has shaken communities and put companies that rely on manufacturing from facilities in Wuhan, China at risk.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

2020 seemed a world away just a few years ago and yet, here we are. This promises to be a very eventful year. What’s on the horizon for supply chain professionals? Here are three trends to consider. . Sustainability on the agenda. Compani es are increasingly under pressure to become more green. Moving past waste, water, and C02 reduction, they have begun searching for renewable energy sources, different forms of packaging, and increased efficiency overall.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Real-time supply chain data is the foundation for trust between supply chain partners. And so it follows that the data – and the data supplier – that underpins any network should be agnostic. From a technology perspective, the typical enterprise in the supply chain is a collection of silos. With a solid foundation of common data across these silos, trust can blossom between supply chain partners.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The coronavirus, which the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency last week, is starting to have an impact on supply chains. Starbucks, Google, and Apple are among the many companies that have scaled back operations in China in response to the outbreak. “As the spread of the new coronavirus in China causes. Read more Coronavirus: Supply Chain Risk Management Back in Spotlight.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Advanced logistics technologies provide an opportunity to do more with less, improve the use of automation within the supply chain, learn from the mountain of data, and find ways to create more engaging experiences in a digital world. Plenty of newer technologies have taken the focal point, including the cloud, machine learning, the Internet of.read More.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

2020 seemed a world away just a few years ago and yet, here we are. This promises to be a very eventful year. What’s on the horizon for supply chain professionals? Here are three supply chain trends to consider. . Sustainability on the agenda. Compani es are increasingly under pressure to become more green. Moving past waste, water, and C02 reduction, they have begun searching for renewable energy sources, different forms of packaging, and increased efficiency overall.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

North Carolina State Poole College of Management recently produced this 28 page report entitled “ 2019 Supply Chain Data Quality and Governance Study ”. The report contains some great illustrations of the current state of Data governance across the organizations that were surveyed, with a specific focus on the supply chain. In this blog, I have attempted to extrapolate some of the main points shared by those who are winning, or at least, not losing the war on bad data.

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Demand Solutions

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Are your lead times too long? Are customers and retail partners complaining that you move too slow? If you believe your firm’s lead times could be shortened, then they probably can. With these seven simple steps, you can work to optimize your supply chain and make the process more streamlined. Choose Suppliers Closer to You. Many firms choose to source outside their home country in order to take advantage of lower labor costs.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

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TradeGecko

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Given the recent outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (nCoV), authorities have advised their citizens to avoid traveling to China, along with international airlines suspending or altering their flights. With the global rise in fear and uncertainty, what kind of impact should businesses with suppliers based in China expect?

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The first of the year is a traditional time for retrospection and contemplation. The rush of the holiday season is over and people take time to recharge themselves for the coming year’s activity. The new year is also a good time for supply chain professionals to evaluate how their value chains need to transform in the months and years ahead to meet changing business conditions, such as the recent coronavirus outbreak.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The key to fighting the coronavirus outbreak lies in the application of supply-chain management principles, and the creation of a global, end-to-end network for partner collaboration in the healthcare industry.

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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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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The global supply chain is sick. Problems are beginning to amount to major disruptions, and the recent outbreak of the Coronavirus is the latest indicator that when things go wrong, and as they often do, traditional processes and standards for mitigating disruptions and eliminating risk may swell. E-commerce is the Coronavirus of the early 1990s.read More.

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Adexa

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

According to a Gartner survey, “in two to five years a quarter of companies plan to be doing some autonomous planning. Over the same period, 97% of companies plan to have some form of automation in their supply chain decision making.” Yet over 70% of companies are in stage 2 or 3 maturity of supply chain. Many of the latter companies have S&OP, but by far the majority are looking for S&OP solutions.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, is looking more and more like a pandemic. The consequences of the coronavirus outbreak are being felt throughout the global economy, with stock markets tumbling and companies beginning to to worry about their supply chains. Dan Harris ( @danharris ), an international lawyer and founder of Harris Bricken, asks a question on many executives mind, “What is going to happen to my supply chain?

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