Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)
SCM Research
MARCH 24, 2024
A few days ago, the European Council approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
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Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
APRIL 26, 2022
Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change. by Stephanie Krishnan – Associate Vice President, IDC Manufacturing & Energy Insights Asia/Pacific, IDC Asia/Pacific. “By Source: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Supply Chain 2022 Predictions — APEJ Implications. In Asia, Governmental and Finance.
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Driving a Responsive, Sustainable and Efficient Food Supply Chain
DELMIA Quintiq
JULY 31, 2023
The food and beverage (F&B) industry has always been highly responsive to changes in consumer behavior, but rising food prices have brought about new challenges—pushing manufacturers to search for new ways to adapt and remain competitive in a rapidly changing market. What is an example of sustainable food?
How manufacturers can adopt a sustainable supply chain
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
MAY 22, 2023
Due to increasing pressure from various stakeholders, many companies are turning their focus to ensuring that their supply chains are sustainable. What is a sustainable supply chain? Process changes to improve sustainability What sort of process changes should manufacturers be looking at to improve sustainability?
Sustainable Product Packaging Impacts Supply Chain Transformation
QAD
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
For many well-known products, the manufacturing has the packaging shapes, sizes and colors copyrighted so no other product can look like theirs. In today’s rapidly evolving consumer landscape, the way products are packaged plays a pivotal role in the success of consumer goods manufacturing and the overall supply chain.
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ERP ROI for the manufacturing and distribution CEO
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The pandemic pushed manufacturers and distributors to rapidly shift gears, from addressing work-from-home policies to managing extreme swings in demand and uncertain supply chains. A 2020 SYSPRO survey showed that 60% of manufacturing and distribution businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic.
From the Barley in the Fields, to the Beer in Our Hands: Carlsberg’s Sustainability Journey
BlueYonder
APRIL 9, 2024
For the past 175 years, Carlsberg has continuously reinvented itself from a marketing, innovation and product perspective, while remaining true to its core values of enriching communities while manufacturing quality drinks. And, in recent times, this has made the critical notion of sustainability an equally vast challenge.
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How Can Your Business Achieve Economic Supply Chain Sustainability?
Logility
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
That’s why the importance of supply chain sustainability goes beyond going green, protecting the environment, and proving the business’s values. Economic supply chain sustainability helps companies save money while boosting their productivity. Four Goals of Economic Supply Chain Sustainability. Effective deployment of inventory.
A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk
ivalua
APRIL 27, 2023
Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk April 27, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. FCL is a wholesaling, manufacturing, marketing and administrative cooperative that has been recognized by a wide variety of awards.
Key Insights From the Gartner® Market Guide for Distributed Order Management
BlueYonder
JANUARY 29, 2024
As a Representative Vendor in the latest Gartner ® Market Guide for Distributed Order Management Systems, Blue Yonder is excited to be recognized for our Distributed Order Management system. Retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers are facing pressure from both the supply and demand sides of their businesses.
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Social Supply Chain Sustainability: How Businesses Can Achieve Its 4 Goals
Logility
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The tools, capabilities, and strategies companies must embrace to achieve the 4 goals of social supply chain sustainability. Social supply chain sustainability is one of the three pillars of a sustainable supply chain and crucial for the long-term prospects of a company. The Need for Social Supply Chain Sustainability.
Technology Improves Manufacturing Disaster Preparedness
DELMIA Quintiq
JANUARY 27, 2020
Disaster preparedness is imperative everywhere, but that goes double for the manufacturing industry. With the right application of intelligent technologies, manufacturers and supply chain partners can more easily make proactive decisions, like diverting vessels and making other route changes. The Cloud and Data Resiliency.
Modernizing MRO using AI with Paul Noble
The Logistics of Logistics
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Paul is the Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Verusen , a supply chain intelligence platform, purpose-built to help manufacturers streamline their MRO supply and materials management. Industrial Distribution business unit.
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Advanced Order Management: The Key to Wholesale Distribution Success
BlueYonder
JANUARY 22, 2024
Recently, Blue Yonder released the findings of its survey of wholesale distribution executives 1 , which focused on their order management challenges, goals and forward-looking plans. Why did we conduct this study? Because we strongly believe that wholesale distributors are at a crossroads. An inability to make accurate, real-time promises.
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Food Waste is a Big Problem That Can be Solved
DELMIA Quintiq
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Source: [link]. Therefore, the most impactful solution in working towards international sustainability efforts would be to avoid generating food waste and loss. With the right solution and strategy, food manufacturers have the potential to create a major impact in reducing the scale of our global food waste crisis.
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Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
AUGUST 14, 2023
Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains Supply chains encompass many interconnected activities, from procurement, production, and inventory management, to logistics and distribution. These activities involve numerous stakeholders, such as suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.
ModusLink Corporation
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Nowadays, a lot of different factors are increasing the urgency for emerging economies to become sustainable. Furthermore, the notion of Sustainable Supply Chain Management is often linked with social responsibility or environmental management (Ali Esfahbodi, 2016). A great example would be today’s prominence of climate change.
Four growth tactics for manufacturer and distributor success
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
It is no secret that the manufacturer and distributor sectors have been some of the hardest hit by the global health crisis and recent geopolitical instability. Tackling the various hurdles faced by manufacturers and distributors requires a strategic approach. Implementing innovative cost-saving for a manufacturer.
4 Tips For Better Process Manufacturing Planning and Forecasting
Logility
OCTOBER 29, 2021
With the right technology, process manufacturing strategy, planning, and management can be simplified. Manufacturers have been through a trial by fire with supply chain disruptions and changes in demand during the past two years. 4 Digital Solutions That Address the Top Challenges for Process Manufacturers.
2021: Manufacturing, a Year in Review
QAD
JANUARY 4, 2022
QAD CMO Carter Lloyds described shipping delays, energy issues/sustainability challenges and the Carbon Bubble as three major industry disruptors affecting manufacturers. Lack of real-time communication between the manufacturing enterprise suppliers, third-party logistics providers and consumers. Rise in ocean freight rates.
Sustainability Efforts are Gaining Momentum Even Though Sustainability is a Moving Target
BlueYonder
JULY 28, 2022
The importance of supply chain sustainability (SCS) is trending upward – and that’s a positive! Sustainability Engagement Up However Organizational Challenges Still Exist. The 2022 State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report found that SCS initiatives are being set up and actions are being taken. Aim to Save the World.
How to Sustain a Lean Culture in Manufacturing & Supply Chain
GlobalTranz
MARCH 23, 2016
Today I will discuss how a company can sustain a lean culture once they have implemented lean practices in order to achieve continuous improvement. Your company has started the lean journey, but how do you sustain it? How can we Continuously Improve Daily and Sustain a Lean Culture and Behavior? This increases employee morale.
Ferguson’s Commitment to Supply Chain Excellence Drives Customer Satisfaction
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 29, 2024
The company sources goods from 36,000 suppliers out of 30 nations. The goods flow through 3 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 106 final-mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. million square feet in 10 distribution centers and 35 million square feet across its branch network.
Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing
Requis
OCTOBER 30, 2020
Manufacturing sites have been rationalized in terms of, “we don’t need five factories in this country, we only need three, then two, then we don’t need them at all, we’ll move them to China”. You see that as well in the actual distribution centre networks. For others it means having really good visibility for outbound distribution.
Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovation
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
MAY 28, 2022
Let’s look at the three megatrends shaping supply chain innovation in 2022 and beyond – resilience, through technical capability and consistency; optimisation of the omnichannel experience; and sustainability with a focus on Scope 3 emissions. Which parts are manufactured at each location? It requires a robust framework.
Wholesale distribution industry news – 7 pointers that may help to prevent a business from going down in 2024
EMERGE App
APRIL 5, 2024
The picture of wholesale distribution industry in 2024 The report from Research and Markets forecasts that the wholesale market size will reach $68,092.65 That was perfect news for those who are still running a wholesale, distribution, or trading business today. billion by 2028, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5%.
Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022
Locus
JUNE 3, 2022
These are challenges that will only become more threatening if they are not curbed, paying strict attention to supply chain sustainability. Source: Statista.com. Sustainability in the supply chain, while tricky to practice, is possible. Download our E-Book on Supply Chain Sustainability and Profitability with Green Logistics.
5 Recommendations towards a Resilient S&OP
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 22, 2021
As product flows rapidly shifted and hard baked assumptions about lead times and sourcing locations were put to test, users across many organizations bypassed their planning systems and turned to excel sheets, internal data science teams or non-traditional supply chain vendors who could deliver AI based solutions at a faster turn.
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What Will We be Eating in Five Years and is the Food Industry Ready for These New Trends?
DELMIA Quintiq
JANUARY 27, 2021
More and more people are showing greater concern for the environment and sustainability has become an imperative, which suggests that innovative and environmentally-friendly products are certain to gain popularity. Consumers want brands to look towards reusable packaging or packaging that fully degrades in just weeks.
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CTA
ivalua
APRIL 27, 2023
CTA April 28, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. A recent webinar hosted by Supply Chain Now, “Balancing Cost, Risk and Sustainability in the Midst of Uncertainty, ” took an in-depth look on what it takes to transform Procurement into a highly efficient function that supports these key initiatives.
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Smarter, Not Harder: How to Climb Every Peak in Supply Chain Planning
Logility
AUGUST 15, 2023
But instead of reaching just one peak, supply chain planners must climb four – service, inventory, cost, and sustainability. Coordinate every step with insight and action Companies using a platform that synergizes service, inventory, cost, and sustainability stand at the precipice of a highly progressive approach to supply chain planning.
PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Jim Andrew, Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo. On November 4 th , I interviewed Jim Andrew, the Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo, about their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) program. Because of the food giant’s size, their sustainability strategy also is very broad.
How Sustainability Will Fundamentally Change Your Supply Chain
BlueYonder
APRIL 9, 2020
As buyers have more access to information, companies won’t have a choice on whether to focus on a sustainable operation or not; it will be as baseline an expectation as one-day-delivery. In the electronics industry, manufacturing processes and the supply chain as a whole constitute up to 80% of a typical firm’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Trends 2019: Manufacturing
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 17, 2019
Nevertheless, over the past few years there have been some significant changes in the manufacturing sector, including the maturation of additive manufacturing and the emergence of the Internet of Things (often referred to as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)). Manufacturing trends. ”[1] Those arguments still hold.
Logility to Acquire Network Optimization Provider Starboard Solutions
Logility
JUNE 28, 2022
a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Starboard Solutions Corp., Starboard gives Logility clients the confidence to make the right multibillion dollar investment decisions based on sustainability profile, risk, cost and service.”.
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Resilience and Agility in Supply Chains: Navigating Change in a Dynamic World
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JULY 16, 2023
These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access. Environmental changes involve shifts in sustainability requirements, climate-related risks, or the need to comply with environmental regulations.
Weaving Sustainability into the Fabric of the Supply Chain
BlueYonder
JULY 14, 2021
It’s the collective sigh from many of us who have been fervently working toward building the future of sustainable supply chains. Sustainability cannot be a separate box to check — it must be ingrained in every system and every decision. Sourcing Lanes. Why the sigh, you ask?
Go Green or Go Home: Why Sustainability in the Last Mile is Crucial for Your Business
Locus
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Sustainability can come about when environmental, economic and social issues are integrated into daily business operations. How can businesses pay attention to supply chain sustainability as they scale? Rooting for last-mile sustainability. Download the Ebook: Supply Chain Sustainability and Profitability with Green Logistics.
ToolsGroup Announces Significant Enhancements To SO99+ For Improved Supply Planning
ToolsGroup
MARCH 7, 2023
The dynamic sourcing capability automatically smooths inventory targets day after day and ensures target service levels are achieved regardless of supplier constraints. About ToolsGroup ToolsGroup’s innovative AI-powered solutions enable retailers, distributors, and manufacturers to navigate through supply chain uncertainty.
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Crisp builds sustainable solutions at company-wide Hack Day
crisp
JANUARY 30, 2023
From seamless food bank donations to cloud computing efficiency, here are the innovative projects that came out of Crisp’s first sustainability Hack Day. But when it comes to sustainability, there’s no limit to the ways that technology can play a role. Stay tuned for more details!
The Wholesale Food Distribution Industry: A Guide for 2022
Unleashed
DECEMBER 14, 2021
A wholesale food distributor acts as a middleman between food and beverage manufacturers and operators, supporting the end-user by streamlining product distribution. What role do wholesalers play in the food distribution network?? Wholesale food distribution is quite a different proposition from retail.
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How Sustainable Supply Chain Management Improves Ecommerce Stores
ShipBob
AUGUST 9, 2021
A typical ecommerce supply chain starts with sourcing raw materials to produce finished goods , which are then transported to a warehouse or fulfillment center before they end up with their end consumer. With the rise of ecommerce, it’s clear that sustainability is no longer an option when it comes to supply chain management.
4 Key Trends to Watch in Smart Manufacturing and Supply Chain
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 9, 2015
The advancements in 3D printing and 'Additive Manufacturing,' coupled with supply chain efficiencies, could make distributed manufacturing a reality, ushering in the era of smart manufacturing. The Continual Coverage and Now Reality of Smart Manufacturing with 3D Printing.
Is the “Autonomous Supply Chain” a Pipe Dream?
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 3, 2023
Aera Technology offers a solution they call “Aera Decision Cloud” A key challenge for manufacturers is connecting integrated business planning (IBP) – a longer term plan – to operational planning and execution – what needs to be done in the near term. These crawlers never stop working.
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