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Give Analytics A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

As supply chains scramble to keep up with the 32% net increase in the sale of products (physical goods), teams are reacting. Demand is outstripping supply: inefficiencies abound. Business leaders are simultaneously facing inflation and shortages. Labor, once assumed as available and a cost to be managed, is now an Achilles heel in the supply chain. As I read business periodicals and watch network news, the supply chain is headline news.

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5 Lessons from the Desert for the Future of Supply Chain Resiliency

Logistics Viewpoints

The Sonoran Desert where I live may seem like a hostile environment, with as little as 3-15 inches (7-38 cm) of annual rain and scorching sun that can reach 118 F (47 C). Yet plants, animals, and Native peoples thrive in this environment with resourcefulness and adaptability. The future of supply chain I foresee brings new risks and challenges, along with recognition that doing things the same way will no longer lead to the same success.

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Do You Want Real-time Visibility? IT is the Enemy

Logistics Viewpoints

RF Guns Generate Massive Amounts of Data. Supply chain managers need real-time data to effectively manage operations. While supply chain software companies offer solutions that come with analytic solutions, the data used for the analytics is usually archived data. Archived data is not real-time. There is a new technology that can provide real-time visibility.

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How Cloud Solutions Enable Visibility for Successful Modular Production

DELMIA Quintiq

Discover how the right cloud-based platform can enable end-to-end visibility in your modular production for agile operations and increased customer satisfaction. In the race to meet shifting consumer preferences, success belongs to manufacturers that can quickly reconfigure their operations to capitalize on opportunities. This can be enabled leveraging a modular production system.

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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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3G’s Chief Revenue Officer Receives 2021 Women in Supply Chain Award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive

3GTMS

–This award recognizes outstanding executives whose accomplishments leverage supply chains for competitive advantage.– We are pleased to announce that our Chief Revenue Officer, Stephanie Richelieu Stagger, has been named among Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2021 Women in Supply Chain. “Stephanie is committed to driving customer-centric thinking and execution that delivers 3G customers both the […].

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Give Analytics A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

As supply chains scramble to keep up with the 32% net increase in the sale of products (physical goods), teams are reacting. Demand is outstripping supply: inefficiencies abound. Business leaders are simultaneously facing inflation and shortages. Labor, once assumed as available and a cost to be managed, is now an Achilles heel in the supply chain. As I read business periodicals and watch network news, the supply chain is headline news.

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How Regional Networks Create Trucking Efficiency

GlobalTranz

As the logistics market continues to create supply chain disruption, shippers are looking for consultative support and solutions to help maintain a competitive advantage. Creating trucking efficiency through transportation management optimization is an essential part of supply chain management and network navigation. As reported by Steve Banker of Forbes , “ When a shipper decides it needs to improve its transportation performance, it typically attempts to achieve this by either buying a transp

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The Year the Ports Stole Christmas? Hopefully Not.

Logistics Viewpoints

West Coast Port congestion is such a hot topic that it is featured in general business publications, and even the nightly news. I assume many Logistics Viewpoints readers are busy with their day-to-day responsibilities and have been unable to dig deeper into the status of the port congestion, but would like to know more as it is directly related to one’s day to day responsibilities at work.

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DELMIA Communities Week in Review for October 25

DELMIA Quintiq

Hello and Welcome to the Week in Review! This is the weekly blog post for a quick overview of what happened in the DELMIA Communities this past week. However, there is a lot more than what is shown below – visit the communities to see the exchange of information and ideas between members and DELMIA experts. With eight active communities, you are sure to find at least one to suit your DELMIA interests.

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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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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (October 29, 2021)

Talking Logistics

The Gran Fondo Hincapie was as advertised: a very challenging but beautiful ride. This was the most difficult ride I have ever done, and the most climbing by far. I completed the route (83 miles, 8,000 feet of climbing) in 6:13. It was chilly in the morning (48F) and we had to wait over an. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (October 29, 2021).

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Corporate Social Responsibility: What Do We Owe the World As We Run Our Businesses?

Logility

You need to know what corporate social responsibility is and understand how to leverage it in order for it to work for you. Like every other entity across the earth, your company has an impact on the society around it. Whether that impact is positive or negative rests on how well the concept of corporate social responsibility is understood by stakeholders and embedded in your corporate culture. .

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This Week in Logistics News (October 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Who doesn’t remember their first phone? For my parents, it was a rotary phone at a stand-alone point in the hallway. For my wife, it was a see-through 80’s phone that gave her the freedom to talk to her friends every night. For me, it was a clunky cellphone that would cause me to butt-dial the most random people. But for a lot of kids, it may have been Fisher-Price’s Chatter Telephone, which debuted sixty years ago.

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Happy Halloween 2021

Enterra Insights

One sure sign that autumn has arrived is the ubiquity of pumpkins in fields, stores, and roadside stands. Have you ever wondered how pumpkin carving — especially the carving of jack-o’-lanterns — became part of the Halloween tradition? The story can be traced to Ireland but little else about the tradition can be reasonably known. Some sources indicate the tradition of carving pumpkins originated in the 19th century.

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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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[Editor’s Pick] An Overview Of Alternative Fuels For Commercial Transportation

Talking Logistics

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. This post by Brett Wetzel from Breakthrough’s blog provides an overview of four types of alternative energies for heavy-duty transportation.

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4 Tips For Better Process Manufacturing Planning and Forecasting

Logility

With the right technology, process manufacturing strategy, planning, and management can be simplified. Key Takeaways: Process manufacturers have unique challenges that require accurate forecasting These challenges can be turned into opportunities by adopting technology that makes process manufacturing planning more accurate Real-time actionable business intelligence is imperative to keep pace with demand without creating inventory surplus With increased globalization and changing politics, keepi

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Port and Maritime Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Finally Get More Attention

Logistics Viewpoints

Port and maritime operations are critical to the stability of the global supply chain and the global economy. When terminals cannot move cargo, the costs can escalate quickly. When shipping giant Maersk fell victim to NotPetya malware in 2017, the costs were estimated at between $200 and $300 million. Should we call the Maersk attack an OT-level attack or an IT-level attack?

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The Great Logistics Industry Consolidation with Chris Wofford

The Logistics of Logistics

The Great Logistics Industry Consolidation with Chris Wofford. Chris Wofford and Joe Lynch discuss the great logistics industry consolidation. Chris is the Founder and Managing Partner of Wofford Advisors LLC , a strategic advisory boutique that provides best-in-class strategic advice to clients competing in the global supply chain, which includes all forms of transport, logistics, B2B and B2C movements of goods — and increasingly tech-enabled consumer and industrial services.

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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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[Video] The Next Evolution in Supply Chain Technology

Talking Logistics

In the 22 years that I have been an industry analyst, I have seen a lot of innovation in supply chain technology driven by the Internet, web services, mobile technologies, GPS, cloud computing, and so many other developments. What is the next evolution in supply chain technology? What factors are driving it and why is. Read more [Video] The Next Evolution in Supply Chain Technology.

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Iron Sustainability into All Tiers of Your Apparel Supply Chain

Logility

9 critical tips for increasing supply chain sustainability in the apparel industry. Key Takeaways. Sustainability is good for the environment, workers, and your bottom line. Building sustainability into the apparel supply chain requires working with both first-tier and lower-tier suppliers. Businesses should get to know lower-tier suppliers rather than relying on the cascade effect to keep them in line.

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Overcoming Hurdles to Supply Chain Transformation

Enterra Insights

For the past several months, supply chains have received more press than they have in a long time — maybe ever. And it hasn’t been good news. Supply chains are in trouble. There are resource shortages, clogged ports, rising shipping costs, unfilled job openings, slowed production, empty shelves, and the list goes on. Marcus Jeffery, Territory Manager, UK and Ireland, at Ivanti Supply Chain, observes, “Global supply chains have been under immense pressure over the past year.

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3G’s Chief Revenue Officer Receives 2021 Women in Supply Chain Award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive

3GTMS

–This award recognizes outstanding executives whose accomplishments leverage supply chains for competitive advantage.– We are pleased to announce that our Chief Revenue Officer, Stephanie Richelieu Stagger, has been named among Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2021 Women in Supply Chain. “Stephanie is committed to driving customer-centric thinking and execution that delivers 3G customers both the […].

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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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Why You Should Conduct a Trade Compliance Self-Audit

Talking Logistics

Supply chains are complex, ever-evolving systems comprising many moving parts. One of the most complex of those parts is global trade management and compliance. Of course, in today’s environment, none of this is getting any easier. What’s changed or different today with trade compliance? Why is conducting a self-audit important? What’s involved with a self-audit.

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Ivalua partners with TransferMate to eliminate the financial friction from cross-border trade

ivalua

The payment process required for international trade is complex, expensive and high risk for both suppliers and buyers. The partnership with TransferMate removes this friction, creating a transparent, rapid and low-cost solution to paying suppliers anywhere in the world. Redwood City, CA, October 25, 2021 – Ivalua, a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions, announces a partnership with TransferMate, the leader in global B2B payments infrastructure as a service.

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It’s Not Too Early to Prepare for Holiday Returns, Conclusion

Enterra Insights

In the age of e-commerce, the digital path to purchase has a side trail called “Returns.” Journalist Suzanne Kapner reports, “The share of online purchases that are returned averages 30% or higher, depending on the category, three times the rate in physical stores.”[1] As result, writes Chuck Johnston, Chief Strategy Officer of goTRG, “The shift to e-commerce … demands solid returns management processes and a smooth customer experience, while reducing costs and eliminating wast

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3G’s Chief Revenue Officer Receives 2021 Women in Supply Chain Award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive

3GTMS

–This award recognizes outstanding executives whose accomplishments leverage supply chains for competitive advantage.– We are pleased to announce that our Chief Revenue Officer, Stephanie Richelieu Stagger, has been named among Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2021 Women in Supply Chain. “Stephanie is committed to driving customer-centric thinking and execution that delivers 3G customers both the […].

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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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If You Can’t Stand the Fire, then Tame It: Chef José Andrés and Supply Chain Management

Elementum

Tl;dr José Andrés is most famous for his acclaimed, Michelin star restaurants. However, it’s his humanitarian efforts that can teach us a lot about supply chain management. A Source of Inspiration In the constant chaos that is supply chains these days, it’s often difficult to find good news. You know what I’m talking about: the backlogs at ports, increasing prices, labor shortages, etc.

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Going Beyond Historical Data for Forecast Accuracy

Arkieva

Our focus in this blog series has been to establish forecast accuracy targets. In very general terms, the goal should be to add value to the business through the forecasting process. We have however focused on the forecast value add and using that to create a minimum acceptable forecast accuracy target in the previous blog. Now we will take that a step further and talk of ways of improving that further.

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Top 6 Challenges Facing Supply Chain Executives in 2022

SCMDOJO

COVID-19 was nothing short of a Black Swan event for supply chains, causing rippling disruptions that continue to affect global markets. While some of these struggles will play themselves out over time, others are more permanent, signaling a paradigm shift in the way we think about supply chains of the future. It’s forcing a change. Continue reading.