Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

What was formerly a rather simple process of planning promotions has now become a complex blend of technology and skill at predicting consumer behavior. Just a nuisance. from which the retailer and consumer products manufacturer can come very close to accurate predictability of demand. Ah, those were the days!

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2020

Alan Rappeport ( @arappeport ) and Jeanna Smialek ( @jeannasmialek ) report, “The International Monetary Fund issued a stark warning about the coronavirus’s economic toll, saying that the world is facing its worst downturn since the Great Depression as shuttered factories, quarantines and national lockdowns cause economic output to collapse.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 5, 2016

You may have to spend lots of time in libraries to gather information, try to understand strange terminology and try to figure out how to draw useful information. Data from Data.gov will help you do just that. The report itself is so comprehensive and full of useful data and charts. Then you need to understand the big picture.

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KEPLER Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Responding to the ever-changing expectations of consumers in a highly competitive digital economic environment involves having a solid, agile, and cost-effective Supply Chain. Non-updated product sheets in ERP (purchase price, MOQ, Incoterm,…) resulting in non-compliant supplier orders .

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

And on the subject of sustainability, SCDigest.com covered Walmart’s 2015 Sustainability report : Walmart, the world’s largest corporation, is fresh out with its 2015 sustainability report, the eighth such document it has produced. Low prices benefit customers, but low true costs benefit everyone.”

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

It’s no secret that oil companies are having a rough time right now. It looks like the time to pursue those opportunities more aggressively has come. In this article: Market factors that are prompting investment in renewables by upstream energy. Examples of the renewable projects underway so far. Market signals are changing.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 29, 2017

In my new book “ The Living Supply Chain ” co-written with Tom Linton, we reflect on the new capabilities required to be able to work with the evolving imperative of real-time data. Two key concepts reflect the core elements of real-time supply chains.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

She reports, “I have exciting news for you. You’re going to love shopping when the pandemic is over — not just because you’ve been deprived of it for so long. It’s essential that a consumer’s path to purchase on digital channels is smooth, enjoyable, and memorable for the right reasons.”[2]. ”[1]. ”[1].

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Veridian Solutions

JUNE 14, 2023

Online dating sites and applications love to brag about their additional features, niche people, and advanced algorithms, but, in the long run, just what singles genuinely wish to understand is actually: Does online dating sites really work? They wish to feel positive that they could get the date or relationship they can be searching for.

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Taulia

JULY 11, 2023

A 2023 report by Glow and NIQ shows that half of surveyed consumers changed the food and grocery brands they purchase based on ESG considerations, for example. At the same time, ESG risks are a growing concern for businesses. Suppliers’ ESG performance should also be monitored over time.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Just in case you missed some of our supply chain strategy posts , we’ve compiled a list of our popular supply chain posts from 2016 below (ranked based on shares and views). At the time I was still in grad school rounding up my degree in a non-related field. The ability to forecast in different time buckets. Read More ».

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands have been disrupting their traditional incumbent counterparts for some time now. But you can’t expect to get similar results by just replicating what’s emerged as attractive investment opportunities to date. To appeal to investors, you’ll have to start something promising that’s new and unique.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 9, 2017

A Supply Chain Operating Network facilitates the exchange of documents and information, such as invoices, advanced shipping notices, status updates, and more, while participants execute specific activities such as tracking the location of shipments, confirming receipt of purchase orders, etc.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 20, 2016

” “So we go over to the other bulding and I see for the first time in my life – what looked like an Apple II personal computer. ” “So we go over to the other bulding and I see for the first time in my life – what looked like an Apple II personal computer. ” “What do you call it? .’

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 23, 2016

Here are some tips on how to enable end-to-end visibility across your enterprise: Sense and respond are critical processes for supply chain visibility and can only be achieved through a collaborative network that is coupled with robust business process orchestration and advanced analytics.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published. Service based on delivering at a time that suits the receiver. And we found that freight innovation is hot.

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Unleashed

JULY 11, 2021

Across Europe, EPDs are routinely factored into personal and corporate level purchasing and supply chain management decisions. Each of the variables can factor into how sustainable a product is, but there is no single definitive definition of the term sustainable because it is just too hard to quantify.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Whatever maturity model or consultancy support companies use, S&OP seems to get stuck. It sometimes seems like S&OP is stuck in a time warp, where the same old things as 30 years ago are being discussed. Introduction. In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. Where to go from here for S&OP?

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The digital path to purchase was still just a lightly trodden path for most consumers; however, things have changed. Davis’ and Silverman’s prediction that Cyber Monday sales would continue to grow proved correct. In 2007, Cyber Monday sales jumped another 21% to $733 million. The growth of Cyber Monday sales.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

It made the Harvard Business School professor the most influential management thinker of his time. He once told participants at an Economist conference, “When I die and they’re going to interview me outside of heaven to decide whether…to let me in. I’m going to start by saying ‘I’ve got some questions for you first’.”[1]

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 28, 2020

As in times past, there are concerns about technology eliminating jobs resulting in mass unemployment leading to economic and social chaos. No one can predict with any certainty what the job market will look like a decade or two from now. Ira Wolfe ( @ HireAuthority ) reports that a study by the U.S. ” Trend 2.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 25, 2021

According to a 2007 paper by Duncan Watts, ‘large scale changes in public opinion are not driven by highly influential people who influence everyone else, but rather by easily influenced people, influencing other easily influenced people.” 3] It’s no secret that more and more people are spending time with social media.

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