Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide highlights of two noteworthy supply chain management focused technology development efforts which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

Dave Elias, vice president of supply chain management, and Josh Stauffer, senior director of IT, spoke at ARC Advisory Group’s Supply Chain Forum. They have implemented a broad suite of enterprise and supply chain applications and are still implementing more. HWI Has a Complex Supply Chain.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

New business models are constantly challenging more traditional ones and supply chains need to adapt to these changing conditions. In particular, the supply chain is ripe for innovation. The future of the supply chain. Supply chain transformation is not a new phenomenon. ”[2]. ”[3].

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2018

Figure 1: Transportation IT Spend Change Next 2 Years (Source: Descartes). E-commerce grew by 23% in 2017 according to eMarketer, and every additional e-commerce delivery requires a vehicle AND driver to get it to the consumer. Figure 2: Top 4 Regulatory/Industry Changes (Source: Descartes). Hot competition, economies and costs.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Warehouse Automation.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

We’ll look at their warehouses, their delivery tricks, and even how they use new technology to make things faster. Smart Home: Amazon Alexa – Virtual assistant technology integrated into Amazon Echo devices for voice-controlled smart home automation and information retrieval.

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Shipsy

JUNE 20, 2017

With an ever increasing focus on innovation and efficiency in the supply chain, Gartner’s Top 25 Supply Chain Rankings 2017 threw up a host of interesting takeaways. In this fast moving industry, expectations from supply chain leaders are very different from even a year ago, according to the survey.

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RELEX Solutions

JANUARY 5, 2017

Let me give you a couple of supply chain buzzwords for 2017; ‘Amazon’ and ‘Customer-Centricity’. Amazon has been the retail and supply chain story of 2016 but also for much of the previous decade. In 2016 it even made it to the list of top 10 biggest retailers in North America. Source: Bloomberg.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Women Supply Chain Leaders article and permission to publish here provided by Sam White at argentus.com. Women have made tremendous strides in the Supply Chain Management profession. Supply Chain is no longer a back-office, transactional function.

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The new technologies that are making renewables more viable. Despite the persistance of some strong fundamentals , 2020 may signal the true turning point in the shift to renewable sources for energy companies. The coronavirus pandemic has given the world a wake-up call about resiliency in supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

“Consumers are the disruptive force today, not technology.”. As I listened to Mr. Hughes’ presentation, it struck me that he was right: all of these technologies, in many ways, are a response to the demands we consumers are placing on supply chains. Emerging Technologies: Bridging the Gap Between Hype and Reality.

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RELEX Solutions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

RELEX Solutions, provider of unified retail planning solutions, today announced that Lolli & Pops, a rapidly growing retailer offering sweets and treats sourced from around the world both in stores and online, has gone live with RELEX’s supply chain solutions to automate and optimize inventory forecasting and replenishment.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

The sky and what’s beyond, an endless source of creativity and imagination for kids and adults alike. Back here on Earth, this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Nikola One Hydrogen-Electric Truck Revealed. Ryder has a network of over 800 service locations in North America today. Journey on.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

James Winebrake, Dean of College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology There are a number of important trends happening in the freight industry, spanning all modes of transportation: trucking, shipping, rail, pipeline, and air. In North America the low hanging fruit for long-haul loads is rail. Adam Kahn, Sr.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The biggest challenge for supply chain professionals today is the is the accelerated pace of change, according to APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi. Since 2006, Abe Eshkenazi has served as CEO of APICS, a trade association focused on offering research, education and certification programs in supply chain management.

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RELEX Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2018

In 2017, the grocery industry experienced the convergence of online and offline channels. Simultaneously grocers increased speed-to-market, supply chain transparency and prioritized shopping experience over price. Many of the same trends we’ve seen in 2017 will continue in 2018 alongside new challenges and opportunities.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our May 12, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis capsule of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. in Lithium Supply Tie-Up U.S. to Combine with Allkem Ltd. to Combine with Allkem Ltd.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 11, 2018

With FLEXE, Lull gained a software platform to manage inbound and outbound shipments while tracking real-time inventory levels across their FLEXE network of fulfillment centers. In January 2017, Lull moved into their first FLEXE location. Collection: The Future of Supply Chain. days—a 51% reduction.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Located in the United Kingdom (UK), he has more than twelve years of experience in progressive roles driving demand-drive projects for their global supply chain. At the Supply Chain insights Global Summit , Nick shared his story on driving demand-based improvements. Understanding the Lubricant Supply Chain.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2017

This points to an ongoing trend, Armstrong notes, "for companies to outsource logistics functions to 3PLs in order to control costs and increase supply chain efficiency." CEVA Logistics (The Americas). Ryder Supply Chain Solutions. Ryder Supply Chain Solutions. Media Caption. Privacy Settings.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics.

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Supply chain disruptions continue to grow at an alarming rate, according to a new study, 2018 EventWatch Supply Chain Disruption Report, by Resilinc. In addition to natural disasters, factory fires continued to be a significant threat to supply chains. .

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

Provenance has partnered with the Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis Agency (Growth Analysis) , to explore how blockchain technology can help to valorise sustainable practices in the Rare Earth Elements mining sector. Interested in understanding how supply chain transparency could benefit your business? The result?

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

According to the 30th Annual State of Logistics Report by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), companies spent $1.64 In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic crisis caused unprecedented disruption in supply chains around the world. billion, while transportation costs increased by 10.4%

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Vinculum

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The forecast period is from 2018 to 2023, whereas 2017 is the base year for estimating the market study. SMEs and large enterprises are opting for the latest technologies and services to principally manage product details, payment systems, and inventory. Sigma Systems, Coupa Software Inc., during the forecast period.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 26, 2023

Such a strategy has continued supply chain, production and new product introduction implications in the quarters to come. Earlier this month, Supply Chain Matters highlighted operational performance in the quarter which included total global-wide vehicle deliveries amounting to a 36 percent year over year increase from that of Q1-2022.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Check out Food Waste and World Hunger – The Food Supply Chain is Broken! While Oranges and Orange juice are common and usually easily found it is still curious as to what the Orange juice Supply Chain is. What exactly is the Orange juice Supply Chain and how does it work? Source: [link] ).

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EcoVadis

MAY 9, 2018

It’s no surprise, then, that public buyers are increasingly pondering supply chain transparency and looking for ways to guide them through sustainable purchasing such as sustainability ratings by third-party appraisers. National Procurement Standards. In the U.K. A European Example. A Groundbreaking Act.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 17, 2018

Supply Shortage. a Chicago chain, began carrying Oatly oat milk in October 2017. The switch has taken a toll on companies like Dean Foods Co., the largest U.S. dairy producer, which in February unveiled a $150m plan for cost cutting amid sluggish sales. Dollop Coffee Co.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

FedEx partners with HBCUs to increase the pipeline of Black supply chain professionals. US crackdown on forced China labor risks supply chain snarls. The US has enacted new labor laws that could cause supply chain snarls. So after nearly forty years, I say thanks for the memories.

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Freightera

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

7, 2017 – Just in time for the busy fall shipping season, the Canadian startup serving businesses with instant freight quotes and online bookings unveiled its break-through redesign. Freightera also opened the first lanes automating refrigerated less than truckload and full truckload freight. SOURCE Freightera.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

I thought I understood all the major supply chain implications of the pandemic until I began reading Yossi Sheffi’s new book The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy beyond Covid-19. The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 7, 2017

Today, fewer and fewer supply chain professionals make the event. To make the event profitable, SAP Insider now combines supply chain, customer relationship management, human resource management, and product life cycle management. I remember attendance for the supply chain event was 5,000. It worries me.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2017

Since you, as a shipper, rely on having the most accurate information available and applicable to your operation, understanding the trends identified in the third party logistics study can help your business grow throughout 2017. Among shippers, IT services is not a value-added service of 3PLs ; it is a necessity, reports Supply Chain Digest.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Earlier this week, Target said it will spend $100 million to build a larger network of supply chain hubs to speed up and lower the cost of delivering online orders. More companies are exploring ways to staff warehouses with robots but may have to wait a few years for the technology to catch up.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

I was tempted to title today’s post “This Week in Trump News,” considering all of the actions he took this week that have supply chain and logistics implications. McLeod Software and project44 Launch Modern Connectivity Integration Solution. CX North America Information Services Inc. I’ll keep working on it.

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