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How Can Life Sciences Supply Chains Navigate a Disrupted World?

Logility

As the U.S. heads towards its second pandemic winter, there is talk of the far-reaching effects of a global economy in the grips of continued, unpredictable disruption, while at the same time many industries – life sciences being a significant one – are grappling with their own unique challenges and growing pains. A double whammy, so to speak. The upshot is that businesses must build resilience, a tolerance for ambiguity, and the ability to focus on long-term goals amid current distractions.

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E-Commerce is Gaining Momentum

Enterra Insights

The late Hall of Fame baseball player Yogi Berra is often quoted as having said, “The future ain’t what it used to be.” When it comes to the retail sector, he certainly proved accurate. Even before the global pandemic hit, e-commerce sales were on the rise. Many pundits note, as a result of lockdowns and store closures, e-commerce sales rushed years ahead of predicted totals.

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Logility Partners with ArcherGrey to Strengthen Consulting and Tech Solutions

Logility

Focusing on the evolving business climate, partnership concentrates on embracing new technology and business processes to support customers’ growth. ATLANTA – October 7, 2021 – Logility, Inc., a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, has partnered with ArcherGrey to strengthen consulting and technology solutions for its customers.

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Top Global Chipmakers Resist Biden Bid for Supply Chain Data

Supply Chain Brain

A Biden administration effort to untangle global chip supply snarls is facing resistance from lawmakers and executives in Taiwan and South Korea, complicating attempts to resolve the bottlenecks hurting industries from automobiles to consumer electronics.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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The Ransom Disclosure Act: A step in the right direction

IT Supply Chain

By Mark Bowling (pictured). Vice President of Security Response Services, ExtraHop. The post The Ransom Disclosure Act: A step in the right direction appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Parade Recognized as an Industry Innovator by 2022 FreightTech Awards

Parade

The list of 100 companies honors innovation and disruption within the freight industry. Parade is delighted to share that it has received a 2022 FreightTech Award. The 2022 FreightTech 100 , which is comprised of a veritable who's who of innovators, movers and shakers within the freight and supply chain space, is compiled annually by FreightWaves, the industry's leading media platform.

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Are Inventory Management Issues in Healthcare Supply Chains Blurring Your Visibility?

Tecsys

Many healthcare supply chain leaders believe they have visibility into supply inventory. With all of… The post Are Inventory Management Issues in Healthcare Supply Chains Blurring Your Visibility? appeared first on Tecsys.

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Parade Recognized as an Industry Innovator by 2022 FreightTech Awards

Parade

The list of 100 companies honors innovation and disruption within the freight industry. Parade is delighted to share that it has received a 2022 FreightTech Award. The 2022 FreightTech 100 , which is comprised of a veritable who's who of innovators, movers and shakers within the freight and supply chain space, is compiled annually by FreightWaves, the industry's leading media platform.

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Turvo Partners with Banyan Technology to Drive Cost Savings by Optimizing Transportation Management

Turvo

Leading supply chain collaboration application Turvo recently announced a new partnership with North America’s leading provider of live carrier and API connectivity for transportation management, Banyan Technology. The integration merges Turvo’s digital applications with Banyan’s LIVE Connect technology, bringing a streamlined approach to supply chain management.

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7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.

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Improve Goods Flow By Outsourcing Logistics!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Why You Should Outsource Logistics! Outsourcing logistics article and permission to publish here provided by Eisele Candace. A company’s logistics and supply chain management activities are critical to its profitability. A company can improve its profits by outsourcing these tasks but must be careful to avoid potential pitfalls.

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Can Nestle deliver on Christmas favourites?

IT Supply Chain

By Antony Francis (pictured). Consultant, Endava. The post Can Nestle deliver on Christmas favourites? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Are Inventory Management Issues in Healthcare Supply Chains Blurring Your Visibility?

Tecsys

Many healthcare supply chain leaders believe they have visibility into supply inventory. With all of… The post Are Inventory Management Issues in Healthcare Supply Chains Blurring Your Visibility? appeared first on Tecsys.

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Setting KPIs for your procurement department

Taulia

The procurement process is a critical business function, but how do you measure how effectively the process is managed in your business? Setting KPIs for your procurement department can help to demystify their performance and deliver insights into where improvements can be made. The procurement team plays an integral part in many businesses, managing the purchase of goods and services from vendors.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.

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Warehouse & Labor Shortage 2021: Tips for Success for SMB’s

Ware2Go

Warehouse vacancy rates are at an all-time low. Learn how to secure top-tier warehouse space and SLA’s without paying peak season premiums or getting locked into a long-term contract. The 2021 holiday season’s supply chain disruptions have made headlines and attracted attention from merchants and consumers alike. Congestion at the ports and raw materials shortages have led to empty shelves at major retail stores, but as multichannel and ecommerce merchants stock up for holiday sales, there

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Less-than-Truckload Performance in September 2021

Freight Plus

September 2021 - Transportation Market Report. LTL Summary. ?. Major concern about equipment - most carriers placed orders in the 1st and 2nd quarters and are still waiting for delivery of equipment. ?. Vaccine mandate being addressed through proper channels at larger LTL carriers – many carriers concerned current employees will leave to go work for smaller carriers with less than 100 employees or leave the industry all together.

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Marketplace 2.0!

ITradeNetwork

Amidst growing complexity in the supply chain, fueled by crisis after crisis, one has to wonder - how do we keep products flowing? With disruptions around every corner, impacting every industry, it takes expertise to get the right product to the right customer at the right time. Thriving in this era requires managing inventory effectively so you can save time and money.

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Advanced Analytics for Supply Chain: 10 use cases

DynaSys

Are you interested in Advanced Analytics for your Supply Chain? Manage costs, improve profit: these are the top priorities for supply chain executives today (cf. PwC Global Supply Chain Survey). But executives also know supply chains must balance availability, quality, and cost by being flexible, responsive, reliable, efficient, and resilient. With all of these competing priorities, how can you quantify the effect of your decisions?

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Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes with the Power of Generative AI

Generative AI goes beyond just automating tasks and providing real-time answers. Did you know that implementing generative AI reduces sourcing cycle times and allows for faster decision-making across procurement operations? In this whitepaper — Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes With the Power of Generative AI — experts reveal how the strategic application of generative AI within procurement processes is paving the way for groundbreaking improvements.

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What Is the First Mile & Why Are Logistics Pros Looking to Optimize It?

MercuryGate

While there is no denying the value of end-to-end supply chain visibility, professionals in the transportation and shipping industries say there is one key area—first-mile logistics—where visibility efforts fall short. According to Supply Chain Digital, end-to-end optimization from the first through the final mile, is essential to unlocking meaningful cost reductions in any supply chain: […].

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Defining the portfolio CIO

IT Supply Chain

By Jaco Vermuelen (pictured). CTO of BML Digital. The post Defining the portfolio CIO appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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FourKites Accelerates Growth Plans in EMEA with Addition of New Senior Leadership

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Marc Boileau joins FourKites, the real-time supply chain visibility platform as Senior Vice President, Sales and Carrier Operations, EMEA. Boileau will accelerate the company’s European expansion, bringing tenured supply chain experience and an aggressive strategy to build partnerships with both carriers and shippers.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Oct. 7, 2021

Supply Chain Digest

Different Forecasts for 2021 Holiday Season Sales, Unions Sue Rail Carrier to Stop PSR.

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Embedded Analytics Insights for 2024

Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.

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Environmental concerns of PET in Latin America

Prophetic Technology

The production of PET in the Latin American industry.

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The Mother of All Supply Chain Disruptions

Supply Chain Digest

China Threatening War, as US Reported to be Training Taiwan on How to Resist an Invasion

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Architected for the Cloud: An Important Building Block of a Modern TMS

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published recently titled “The DNA of Transportation Management Systems.” The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by Manhattan Associates, highlights important building blocks of a modern transportation management system (TMS). Please visit the report page for more information about the research and to.

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Ivalua Recognized as a Leader In The Forrester Wave™: Contract Lifecycle Management For Buy-Side Contract Suites, Q4 2021

ivalua

The post Ivalua Recognized as a Leader In The Forrester Wave™: Contract Lifecycle Management For Buy-Side Contract Suites, Q4 2021 appeared first on Ivalua.

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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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Descartes Unveils AI and Machine-Learning Enhancements to Routing, Mobile and Telematics Suite

Supply Chain Brain

Descartes Systems Group, a provider of on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions, unveiled artificial intelligence (AI)- and machine learning (ML)-based enhancements to its Routing Mobile and Telematics suite.

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Inclusive Procurement: Designing Supplier Diversity Programs with High ROI

ivalua

The post Inclusive Procurement: Designing Supplier Diversity Programs with High ROI appeared first on Ivalua.

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China's Energy Crisis Is Hitting Everything From iPhones to Milk

Supply Chain Brain

The hit from China’s energy crunch is starting to ripple throughout the globe, hurting everyone from Toyota Motor Corp. to Australian sheep farmers and makers of cardboard boxes.

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