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How to Make Technology a Friend, Not a Foe

Talking Logistics

We live in an age when our technology devices are so intuitive that any 3-year-old can download the apps for Pokémon, Lego Duplo World, or their favorite game in 30 seconds on an iPhone. As professionals, we often wish that the technology we use in our work lives was equally intuitive and user-friendly, especially since. Read more How to Make Technology a Friend, Not a Foe.

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What is Supply Chain Agility, and Why is it a Game-Changer?

C3 Solutions

When we hear the word ‘agile,’ most would think of athletes and fitness. But in business parlance, agility is understood differently. It is the ability to adapt seamlessly. This agility or flexibility is an important aspect of various business systems in use today. In the context of supply chains and logistics, agility refers to how quickly businesses can adjust to the latest developments in the industry.

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My Lessons in Interviewing Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

In business conversations, the term supply chain excellence rolls off the tongue frequently in meetings, but what does it mean? My insight? There is no standard answer. Excellence is actively sought but seldom defined for business teams. Most teams are on a journey without a clear compass. Supply chain excellence is harder to define than to say. To help, we analyze business results each year to understand which companies outperform on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating

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The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of

Logistics Viewpoints

Michael Jacobs, Senior Vice President Supply Chain, Ferguson. Ferguson PLC, value added distributor of plumbing and heating products, came out with their third quarter results on June 14 th. In the nine months ending April 30 th they generated over $20 billion in revenues, grew by 27 per cent, and generated three quarters of a billion in operating profit.

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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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The Micro-Fulfillment Opportunity with Julien Seret

The Logistics of Logistics

Julien Seret and Joe Lynch discuss the micro-fulfillment opportunity. Julien is the Vice President of Network Supply Chain at Attabotics , the world’s first 3D robotics supply chain system for modern commerce. About Julien Seret. Julien Seret is Attabotics ’ Vice President of Network Supply Chain, where he oversees the fulfillment and delivery services business model.

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Johnson Controls Transforms its Supply Chain with Integrated Planning 

Logility

Every business ? regardless of size, industry, or market ? can relate to the same challenge: customer frustration. It’s incredibly complicated to pinpoint when an order will ship and when it will arrive. Components and raw materials are still in short supply, logistics services remain delayed, and demand shifts and shocks are consistently unpredictable.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

The future is here. Literally. And I’m not talking about the future of home delivery with drones or robots (more on that later). Today, July 22, 2022, is George Jetson’s birthday. As in the actual day he was born. The futuristic cartoon is set in the year 2062, where 40-year-old George Jetson lives with his boy Elroy, Daughter Judy, Jane his wife , the family dog Astro, and the loveable robot maid Rosie.

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Supply Chains to Admire 2022

Supply Chain Insights

Abstract. Supply chain is easier to say than define. The Supply Chains To Admire report analyzed improvement, performance, and value for the years 2012-2021. Twenty-two companies outperform their peer group. Supply Chains to Admire 2022 – Report v4.0-web. Powered By EmbedPress.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 22, 2022)

Talking Logistics

Shortly after Facebook started talking about The Metaverse and changed its corporate name to Meta, another “-verse” was introduced: Icelandverse. As the video explains, “The Icelandverse is unlike any other open-world experience with ‘-verse’ in name, because it’s real. Plus, you don’t need a funny-looking VR headset.” My wife and I just returned from The.

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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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Structural Changes to the Global Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

The late business guru Stephen Covey once stated, “There are three constants in life… change, choice, and principles.” Supply chain professionals, currently struggling with a relentless stream of challenges, can attest to how rapidly the world is changing and how difficult the choices are they have to make. And, in some cases, those choices involve principles supporting human rights.

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Council Post: The Foundation To Achieving Supply Chain Resilience

Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles

With staggering inflation rates, fuel costs and labor shortages, businesses worldwide are navigating persistent unpredictability throughout the entire value chain. Boosting supply chain resilience is inevitably the new imperative.

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How Are Supply Chain Disruptions Causing Strain in Laboratories?

All Things Supply Chain

Supply chain shortages make securing the goods people need and want tremendously difficult. Sometimes, such issues cause mere annoyances or mean consumers must wait longer for non-essential items.

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Across the Pond: The European Transportation Market (July 2022)

Talking Logistics

Author’s Note: I was asked by Transporeon (a Talking Logistics sponsor) to look at what is happening in the European transportation market and they provided me with access to their Transporeon Insights market data for additional insights and perspective. I once again shared my commentary for this month in a brief Transporeon Journal video commentary.

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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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The Consumer Journey Gets More Complex

Enterra Insights

Time and again pundits have insisted that some changes in consumer behavior brought about by the pandemic are likely to last. One of the behaviors to which they often point is an increase in online purchases. Even before the pandemic, consumers were trending towards more online shopping — making the digital path to purchase and omnichannel operations important for manufacturers and retailers.

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How to Reduce Supply Chain Redundancy With Technology

Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles

According to a McKinsey report, supply chain disruptions cost the average organization 45% of one year’s profits over the course of a decade.

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Smart, data driven stock-buying initiatives will be the key for supermarket survival

IT Supply Chain

By Sachin Jangam (pictured). CPG, Retail & Logistics Lead, Infosys Consulting. The post Smart, data driven stock-buying initiatives will be the key for supermarket survival appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Why Resiliency Is The New Efficiency – And What You Can Do About It

Talking Logistics

Who was America’s first business consultant? A good candidate would be Frederick Winslow Taylor, the “scientific management” guy from 100 years ago. Born in 1856, Taylor’s ideas about how to most efficiently organize factory work tasks were present at the creation of mass production in the early 1900s. Once popular. At the. Read more Why Resiliency Is The New Efficiency – And What You Can Do About It.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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Suggested Summer Reading from Arkieva

Arkieva

It’s the midpoint of summer and a good time to catch up on “summer reading”. For us at Arkieva, that means digging into industry reports and predictions. Here are a few articles that recently caught our eye. Suggested Summer Reading from Arkieva was first posted on July 20, 2022 at 7:53 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Three Ways CEOs Should Prepare for Supply Chain Threats

Supply Chain Brain

The right tools and processes will mitigate the impact of supply chain disruptions — and even offer strategic competitive advantage.

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7 key skills for successful supply chain and procurement negotiation

Procurement Academy

Negotiation is key to business success. Successful negotiation involves good interpersonal and communication skills used together to bring a desired result. For procurement professionals, it’s a core skill that’s essential to be well practiced in. A good negotiator can ensure the right prices are secured, which makes a significant contribution to an organization’s success.

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Can ERP support lean manufacturing?

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Manufacturers are facing a unique set of constraints and efficiency has never been more important to the industry than now. Businesses are continuously trying to find ways to maximize productivity and reduce waste to remain competitive in the global marketplace. Since its beginnings as the Toyota production system, lean manufacturing has impacted the way industries produce goods and when implemented correctly it will deliver desirable benefits like improved quality, lead times and productivity.

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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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It’s no surprise the global chip crisis is affecting Intel

IT Supply Chain

By Tom Fairbairn (pictured). Supply Chain Expert & Distinguished Engineer at Solace. The post It’s no surprise the global chip crisis is affecting Intel appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Government Intervention Can Mitigate the Impact of the Chip Shortage

Supply Chain Brain

The U.S. could establish a more resilient supply chain and protect the economy from global disruption. Without government aid, intervention and subsidy, however, this is no more than a pipe dream.

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Weber Logistics Promotes Key Leaders to Support Continued Company Growth

West Coast and California Logistics

Weber Logistics has promoted three key company leaders to vice president roles, strengthening the company's ability to help customers drive supply chain excellence in an increasingly complex marketplace. All will report to Weber EVP & CFO, Maggie Movius.

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Inflationary Profits: Opportunities for Wholesalers

Herlitz Inventory Management

In the past 12 months, we published two blog posts titled Inflation is Back Up – Are you Ready? and Use Forward Buying to Gain Profit During Inflation , which explores the benefits of inflationary profits for wholesalers. One of our customers even called this period “a chance of a lifetime.” That was when Janet Yellen and the Fed thought inflation would be “transitory.

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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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Resume & Linkedin Profile Guide With A Professional Recruiter: What Are The Benefits?

IT Supply Chain

By John Hampton (pictured). Content Writer. The post Resume & Linkedin Profile Guide With A Professional Recruiter: What Are The Benefits? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Chinese Lithium Giant Pulls EVs Deeper Into Forced Labor Glare

Supply Chain Brain

A lithium producer for carmakers including BMW AG and Tesla Inc. is beginning work to assess battery metals projects in Xinjiang, deepening links between electric vehicle supply chains and a region at the heart of human-rights allegations against China.

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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Predictions- Part One

Supply Chain Matters

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog shares a mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 predictions for industry supply chains published at the beginning of 2022. We especially take note of where there have been significant developments and noteworthy shifts in areas of predictions. Our Ferrari Consulting and Research Group clients and Supply Chain Matters blog readers are likely well aware that each year we publish at the start of that ye