Enterra Insights

JUNE 1, 2023

In the years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic, most people paid little attention to supply chain operations. Following the outbreak, that all changed. Supply chain disruptions dominated the headlines. People suddenly understood what had always been true: supply chains shape our lives. A year into the crisis, Sriram Narayanan , the Kesseler Family Endowed Faculty Fellow of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University, explained, “Supply chain management plays a central role in the qual

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Retailers know firsthand how quickly the market can change. One day, a product is flying off the shelves, and the next, it’s gathering dust. That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 1, 2023

ToolsGroup expands its teams to support accelerating business growth worldwide. BOSTON – June 1, 2023 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, announces the recent appointment of its new Chief Legal Officer, Catherine Sigmar , and the promotion of Sahil Gupta to Chief Product Officer. As Chief Legal Officer, Catherine will develop ToolsGroup’s in-house legal department, implementing a globally consistent strategy and aligning best practices acr

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 1, 2023

Are you looking to enhance your chances of landing a supply chain role? As someone with extensive managerial and recruiting experience spanning over 15 years, I’ve had the opportunity to review a staggering number of resumes, totaling more than 200. Through this process, I’ve identified a recurring pattern of errors that often lead to these CVs being overlooked.

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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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Silvon Software

JUNE 1, 2023

KPIs are essential in S&OP as they provide a quantitative framework for gaining visibility, aligning efforts, supporting decision-making, and driving continuous improvement across the business. But how do you know if you are using the right KPIs, including both stakeholder and supply chain performance measures? It All Comes Down to Balance & Alignment Unfortunately there is no easy answer to the question of whether or not you’re using the right KPIs for S&OP.

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IT Supply Chain

JUNE 1, 2023

By Ian Benson (pictured) Content Writer The post Navigating the UK Economy: Budgeting Tips and Coping with Rising Interest Rates appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 1, 2023

Last month, at the 2023 Gartner ® Supply Chain Symposium in Orlando, Florida, there were many key supply chain themes that emerged. This is Part 2 of the learnings and insights from the discussions with supply chain leaders and from additional sessions by Gartner analysts about new technologies that will be beneficial to long-term supply chain performance.

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IT Supply Chain

JUNE 1, 2023

By Kristian Torode (pictured) Director & Co-Founder, Crystaline The post Rising pressure to ditch the PSTN appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 1, 2023

You’ve chosen a provider of supply chain planning software. How do you ensure that the initiative will succeed?

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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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JUNE 1, 2023

By Jaeger Glucina (pictured) Managing Director, Luminance The post Legal AI expert has a warning when it comes to new regulations appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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QAD

JUNE 1, 2023

The panel session title at this year’s INTERPHEX event was “Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) lessons learned – How do you improve efficiency without compromising quality and compliance?” After 45 minutes of discussion amongst panelists and the audience we learned that, “technology is the enabler that provides the efficiencies CMO leaders are looking for.

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IT Supply Chain

JUNE 1, 2023

By Eleanor Lightbody (pictured) CEO, Luminance The post OpenAI to fight AI hallucinations appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Unleashed

JUNE 1, 2023

As product businesses grow, the number of SKUs and complications typically grow too. At a certain point, manual inventory management becomes no longer feasible. In this article, we explore a popular solution: the perpetual inventory system. Perpetual inventory system definition A perpetual inventory system centralises your inventory data and tracks your inventory in real-time to give you a precise inventory count instantaneously.

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Advertiser: GEP

In the face of volatile macroeconomic conditions and other complex challenges, supply chain and procurement pros must strike a tough balance between seemingly contradictory demands: boosting performance and sustaining and extending business operations, all while meeting customers’ needs. This GEP paper provides impactful tips on how to develop a strategic procurement approach that focuses on collaboration, innovation, and sustainability.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 1, 2023

A case study involving Continental and eMoldino, a provider of applications for managing the automotive tooling supply chain, as told by Marllon Kopelvski, supplier quality manager with Continental, and Gabriel Tejada, senior project manager with eMoldino.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 1, 2023

End to end supply chain visibility and execution process support technology provider project44 acknowledged a workforce reduction last week. According to published reports from Freightways and Crains Chicago Business , the headcount reduction amounts to upwards of 10 percent of this tech provider’s global workforce. CEO Jeff McCandless indicated to Freightways that whereas in prior months high-flying logistics and freight start-ups could secure millions of equity funding very readily, private eq

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Procurement Academy

JUNE 1, 2023

Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo ™ conference delivers must-have insights, strategies, and frameworks for chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) and supply chain leaders to think big and drive real impact within their organizations. Our team attended the event in Orlando last month and left feeling inspired and galvanized about the potential to support supply chain digital fluency skills.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 1, 2023

Supply Chain Matters updates readers on actions occurring yesterday as some Amazon workers across multiple facilities walked out to demonstrate grievances with management. Published reports indicate that hundreds of Amazon workers temporarily walked off their jobs yesterday in protest over return-to-office mandates and on perceived lack of teeth within overall corporate sustainability efforts.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 1, 2023

The fund hopes to “stimulate the growth and consolidation of national strategic supply chains" according to a statement from Italy’s industry ministry.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 1, 2023

The freight market is in a state of relative stability — and it’s a favorable one for shippers of all shapes and sizes. The slow demand and ample supply that defined Q1 have persisted into Q2, as long-distance trucking employment saw a 4.8% Y/Y increase in March. Meanwhile, wholesale and retail inventories, key drivers of. Read more The post What Small + Mid-sized Shippers Should Do to Navigate Today’s Freight Market appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 1, 2023

Abrupt End to Fulfilment Plans by Shopify Shows how Hard Logistics Can Be, as American Eagle also Retreats

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AIMMS

JUNE 1, 2023

With the latest release of SC Navigator 4.0, AIMMS has developed a comprehensive, off-the-shelf solution that consolidates multiple applications.

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Advertiser: GEP

The high-tech and telecom sectors face a contract management crisis if the process isn’t managed properly. Continual technological changes necessitate adjustments to manufacturing and supply chain processes, leading to a heavy volume of contracts that outpaces most industries. What can CPOs do to ease the contract management burden? In "How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Contract Management in Telecom and High-Tech," GEP experts outline a four-pronged approach to getting contract management under cont

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 1, 2023

US PMI Falls Yet Again. Reshoring Really Gaining Momentum. EV Maker Rivian Stock Collpapse.

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StockTrim

JUNE 1, 2023

StockTrim has been helpful for us to be more aware from the purchasing side instead of working so much with the accounting side; now we can look at the inventory ourselves.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 1, 2023

Gartner Identifies Three Key Trends across Supply Chain Leaders

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Demand Driven Technologies

JUNE 1, 2023

In the plants I worked in, I started orchestrating S&OP processes in the late 80s/early 90s. I always considered that it should be a monthly process – without necessarily asking too many questions. In a factory, it’s natural to have reviews for each shift, daily, weekly, and monthly. A yearly budget, possibly a quarterly review.

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