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TMS Delivers on NASSTRAC’s Five Common Sense Suggestions for Shippers

Supply Chain Collaborator

Using the historic shipping data captured in a TMS, shippers can make data-driven, predictive plans. TMS carrier management functions and carrier performance analytics enable a shipper to address issues early and provide insightful feedback to their carrier-partners. Step 3 – Give transportation a seat at the “adult table”.

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Supply Chain 2030: Forge a New Path

Supply Chain Shaman

The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is over, but we hope the energy to define Supply Chain 2030 is just beginning. As companies prepare for Supply Chain 2030, we think that it is time to rethink the basics. As companies prepare for Supply Chain 2030, we think that it is time to rethink the basics. What does it take?

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No Easter Bunny?

Supply Chain Shaman

Analytical innovation and digital transformation drove step-change capabilities within the office and marketing. There is the need for an analytics strategy that can power outside-in, real-time processes using structured AND unstructured data. As a result, many companies are struggling. Intuitively leaders feel there is a better way.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

Customer sentiment technologies mine the patterns of unstructured text and use new forms of analytics to guide discovery on what matters to the customer. Inside-out, traditional processes forecasting processes use statistical methods to predict the future based on order and shipment patterns. Economic Vision of Supply Chain 2030.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chains have ridden the wave of lean practices and just-in-time inventory for years, but money saved came at a cost of flexibility and supply chain resiliency, a price which was paid dearly during the pandemic. These kinds of shifts toward a circular economy can save costs and even generate revenue.

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Supply Chain Optimization Software – A Comprehensive Guide for Manufacturers

ThroughPut

At any point in time, an optimized supply chain stays lean, manages costs and most importantly, responds instantaneously to even minor fluctuations in demand. Gartner also predicts that by 2023 intelligent algorithms and AI techniques will be an embedded or augmented component across 25% of all supply chain technology solutions.

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Supply Chain Optimization Software – A Comprehensive Guide for Manufacturers

ThroughPut

At any point in time, an optimized supply chain stays lean, manages costs, and most importantly, responds instantaneously to even minor fluctuations in demand. Gartner also predicts that by 2023 intelligent algorithms and AI techniques will be an embedded or augmented component across 25% of all supply chain technology solutions.