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12 Steps To A Successful ERP Implementation

IQMS

Bottom Line: Any successful ERP implementation starts with a clear definition of business value followed by a compelling vision of greater collaboration and connectedness between workers that get results. Any given ERP implementation has more to do with helping workers and teams become smarter and better at their jobs than it does with technology alone.

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Google and J.B. Hunt Announce Strategic Partnership in Transportation and Logistics

Supply Chain Brain

Google and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., a North American transportation and logistics company, has announced a multi-year strategic alliance to accelerate J.B. Hunt's digital transformation and collaborate on supply chain platform technology.

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Online boom makes oversized packaging unsustainable

IT Supply Chain

By Jo Bradley (pictured). Business Development Manager for packaging solutions, Quadient. The post Online boom makes oversized packaging unsustainable appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 02/12/2021 – 02/18/2021

All Things Supply Chain

Brexit causing supply problems for small UK manufacturers New post-Brexit trade restrictions have increased the cost of parts and raw materials for two thirds of small British manufacturers, a survey…

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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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January retail sales down 8.2% from December – How the sector can bounce back

IT Supply Chain

By Melissa Minkow (pictured). Retail Industry Lead at CI&T. The post January retail sales down 8.2% from December – How the sector can bounce back appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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How retailers can ace ecommerce in these turbulent times

IT Supply Chain

By Noel Lavery (pictured). UK Sales Director, Infobip. The post How retailers can ace ecommerce in these turbulent times appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Staying Ahead of the Storm Through Supply Chain Resilience

ITradeNetwork

Food retailers are scrambling to adapt to the latest crisis to hit the industry: back-to-back snowstorms. Most of the country has been impacted by the severe weather, which has virtually shut down cities and states, not prepared for the onslaught of ice and snow.

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How to get a faster sale to avoid paying stamp duty

IT Supply Chain

By Tony Hughes (pictured). CEO at Huthwaite International. The post How to get a faster sale to avoid paying stamp duty appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Mergers & Acquisitions 2021 Outlook

NFI

Supply Chain Mergers & Acquisitions 2021 Outlook Featuring TJ Lynch, SVP Finance and Marketing at NFI What do you think will be in store for the market in 2021? The pandemic has had a pretty significant impact on M&A during this time period and there’s a couple of things that happened. Number one, companies. Read More.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Empowering Fresh Produce Logistics with Real-Time Data | Roambee

Roambee

Dealing with fresh produce logistics means dealing with supply chains that are more prone to risk. The risk of spoilage is an additional risk to consider beyond delay and theft. When working with fresh produce supply chains, reliable condition and location tracking data is vital to prevent the risk of spoilage that can contribute to cost in the form of replacement and reshipping — increasing the overall financial loss.

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Podcast: Predictive Analytics and Digital Transformation Pioneer Knut Alicke

Requis

Knut Alicke was helping to build digital control towers before most people had ever heard of them, and today advises the world’s top companies about supply chain. He is based in Germany, and, as a founding partner of the supply chain practice at McKinsey & Company , consults on a variety of supply chain-related business problems, including S&OP and advanced analytics.

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Freight Forwarders: The Important Link of a Supply Chain Logistics

20Cube Logistics

Supply chain logistics is writing a new story, as companies have started taking a holistic approach by introducing new features to its process by understanding and taking the requirements of its customers. With new ideas clearly defined, planned and meticulously taken, the entire supply chain is pushing away the risk of delays and unnecessary expenses.

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The Global Vaccination Rollout: Supply Chain Lessons & Challenges

Proxima

When the UK approved the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in December, it became the first country in the world to do so. Now dozens of nations are grappling with unprecedented challenges to get the vaccine from the manufacturers, into the arms of millions of people, and fast. Over the last month, I have been speaking to international broadcast media about the challenges that vaccine distribution has brought to supply chains, highlighting the triumphs of global collaboration and the lessons we’v

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Blockchain’s Distributed Ledger in Supply Chain Can Be The Game Changer

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

"You either implement blockchain or you disappear," said Fred Smith, CEO of FedEx, at an international conference three years ago. It is worth saying that in this case, he was talking about supply chain management (SCM).

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SKU Rationalization: What Is It and Why Is It Needed?

Vanguard Software

SKU rationalization enables organizations better control of product portfolios and improves their bottom line. In the past, SKU (Stock Keeping Units) proliferation was a viable path to growth as companies focused on expanding their product offerings. While this approach appealed to the consumers’ desire for novelty, the growth in items has also caused an increase in storage costs as well as demand planning challenges as companies struggle to identify underperforming products and simplify their

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (February 19, 2021)

Talking Logistics

How’s the weather on Mars? For many here on Earth, especially in Texas, it’s been unusually cold and snowy, leading to all sorts of hardships and problems. “Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids, in fact it’s cold as hell,” sings Elton John in Rocket Man. But from the first photo taken. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (February 19, 2021).

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VIDEO: How do I get my own trucking authority?

DAT Solutions

As part of our Trucking AMA series, we asked our panel of trucking insiders to share how they started their motor carrier businesses and offer advice for anyone interested in starting their own trucking company.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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Profiles in Leadership: Arne Sorenson

Enterra Insights

February is Ethics Month and, among the leaders of major corporations, few business executives have demonstrated the kind of ethical leadership offered by Arne Sorenson, the CEO of Marriott International Inc., who passed away this earlier this week from pancreatic cancer. He was 62. J.W. Marriott Jr., executive chairman of Marriott International, stated in a release, “Arne was an exceptional executive — but more than that — he was an exceptional human being.

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Intelligence – Not So Artificial – Is Becoming Essential

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Brainteasers Close your eyes and count to 10 – well that’s easy. Close them again and count to 51238 – not so easy – that would take you around 14 hours. This demonstrates Data dimensions – Scale, Quantity, Time – the current standards. But what number is INFINITY? You’ll need a coffee for this, and even […]. The post Intelligence – Not So Artificial – Is Becoming Essential appeared first on SYSPRO US.

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Ship Giant Maersk Bids Farewell to New, Fossil-Fuel Only Ships

Supply Chain Brain

A century after the global shipping fleet ran largely on coal, the world’s largest shipping line is taking a historic step toward not using fossil fuels for propulsion.

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Employee Spotlight: Product Manager Michelle Hood

crisp

Part of our Team Spotlight series, featuring Crisp employees and what lights them up at work.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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Watch: Freight-Spend and Shipment Trends in Q4 2020

Supply Chain Brain

Bobby Holland, vice president and director of freight data solutions with U.S. Bank, reports improved results for the number of freight shipments and amount spent by shippers in the fourth quarter of 2020.

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Music Tribe

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The Science and Practical Application of Predictive Analytics

Logility

The science and practice of predictive analytics is well established and rapidly gaining ground in the public and private sectors. It’s not magic anymore because we now have advanced analytics systems that harness and organize massive amounts of disparate data and model that data in ways that allow humans to be proactive and make informed decisions.

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Dankse Bank

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More Than 40 New Manufacturers Join Configura’s Platform in 2023

More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.

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Podcast | Healthcare Gets a Cybersecurity Wakeup Call

Supply Chain Brain

Healthcare is facing a potential cybersecurity crisis.

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Leaseplan

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2021 set to put open banking into the fast lane

Axway

Data on open banking adoption around the globe is now available for the final quarter of 2020, and one thing is clear: 2021 will be a bumper year for open banking.

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