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How to Turn Low-Trust Business Relationships into High-Performing Partnerships

Talking Logistics

I’ve argued over the past few years that we have a trust problem in supply chain management. For example, in a survey we conducted with our Indago supply chain research community in September 2021, more than half of the respondents (56%) either agreed or strongly agreed that “you can’t be too careful when dealing with. Read more The post How to Turn Low-Trust Business Relationships into High-Performing Partnerships appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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The World Economic Forum Warns of Polycrises

Logistics Viewpoints

There are a handful of insightful reports I look forward to every year. The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report is one of them. This year’s report is based on interviews with over 1,200 experts across academia, business, government, the international community and civil society. “’Global risk’” is defined as the possibility of the occurrence of an event or condition which, if it occurs, would negatively impact a significant proportion of global GDP, population or natural resources.

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Automating The Warehouse with Gary Allen

The Logistics of Logistics

Gary Allen and Joe Lynch discuss automating the warehouse. Gary is Vice President of Supply Chain Excellence at Ryder System, Inc. , a leader in supply chain , dedicated transportation and fleet management solutions, that has been recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies® for 2023. About Gary Allen Gary Allen is Vice President of Supply Chain Excellence at Ryder System, Inc.

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5 Benefits of Human-Robot Partnerships in Warehouses

Locus Robotics

By Rob Press, Content Marketing Manager, Deputy In the supply chain, warehouses play a crucial role in receiving products from the source, storing them safely, and delivering them quickly and efficiently. In recent years, the increased use of automation and robotics has transformed warehouse operations by delivering substantial efficiency, safety, and precision improvements.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Managing and Reporting Inventory in a Foreign-Trade Zone

QAD

Some things simply seem too good to be true. Given the long list of FTZ benefits, including saving on Merchandise Processing Fees (MPF), reducing or eliminating duties, taxes, and tariffs, and allowing for tax-free storage of inventory while in the zone, it’s natural to wonder why more companies aren’t taking advantage of FTZs. In other words, what’s the catch?

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How can sales determine what is important to procurement when selling to them?

NC State SCRC

I am working on a new book focused on the sales and procurement relationship in supply chains with my friend Howard Richman, who has a wealth of experience working for companies like Merck, Citrix, and others. I am publishing a snippet from one of our chapters – to give you a taste for what’s in store! In addressing this question, it is important for the sales team to be able to quantify the elements of value and in this case, educate the customer.

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How Digital Currency is Influencing the Online Poker Industry

IT Supply Chain

By Dwight J. Lawrence (pictured) Content Writer The post How Digital Currency is Influencing the Online Poker Industry appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain News on Should Companies Standardize their Warehouses

Supply Chain Digest

Documenting Warehouse Processes is Big Effort but can Pay Dividends

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Staying on Top of Business Finances with Budgeting and Budgetary Control

Precoro

What exactly is budgetary control, and how can it be applied in day-to-day business operations? Let’s look in detail at the concepts of budget and budgetary control. Keep reading to find out: What do budget, budgeting, and budgetary control mean? Why is budgetary control important? Types of budgets How to create a budget How to recognize a good budget Components of effective budgetary control The role of software in budgetary control What Is a Budget and What Is Budgetary Control The term “ budg

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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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The Tough Road to Responsible Sourcing for EV Automakers

Supply Chain Brain

Jamie Wallisch wants companies to recognize that they truly have leverage. “Manufacturers do have an important part to play, even though it seems so high up and far removed,” she says.

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Proyectos ERP anacrónicos

Demand Driven Technologies

El mundo cambia rápidamente, las crisis se suceden, las oportunidades deben aprovecharse con rapidez: en un entorno VUCA, las empresas necesitan agilidad, adaptación continua y resiliencia. Tras los terremotos de los últimos años, parece que el tema ya no es objeto de debate, al menos en la comunidad de la cadena de suministro. Y, sin.

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Electric Vehicles Could Match Gasoline Cars on Price This Year

Supply Chain Brain

Competition, government incentives and falling raw material prices are making battery-powered cars more affordable sooner than expected.

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Advantages and Limitations of Retail Media Networks

Cognira

Advantages and Limitations of Retail Media Networks February 13, 2023 Promotions Home Retail media networks (RMNs) have dominated the digital advertising space over the past two years. In fact, eMarketer projects the market will reach $55.3 billion by 2024! Why the sudden interest? RMNs are proving to be an exceptional strategy for third-party brands because of their VIP access to retailers’ first-party customer data.

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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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Amazon’s Self-Driving Car Shuttles People on Public Roads for the First Time

Supply Chain Brain

The company said the robotaxi trip marks the first time that a vehicle designed without human controls has carried passengers on a public road.

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Is accounts receivable an asset or a liability?

Taulia

However, that’s only the simple answer to the question. While in usual circumstances accounts receivable is an asset, there are situations in which it can become a liability. Learning more about what AR is – and why it’s usually considered an asset – can help you prevent it from becoming a liability while also highlighting the value of an optimized AR process.

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Solving Today’s Inventory and Sustainability Challenges With Marketing and AI

Supply Chain Brain

Each year, millions of garments are bought and disposed of by consumers, leaving behind a wake of water pollution and carbon emissions.

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10 Best gifts for Valentine’s Day on Alibaba

DocShipper Sourcing

Valentine's Day is the perfect time to show your partner how much you appreciate them. However, it can be difficult to find the perfect gift that suits their tastes and needs. Fortunately, Alibaba has a wide selection of Valentine's Day gifts, including everything from classics like the mug to more creative and original options. Here, … The post 10 Best gifts for Valentine’s Day on Alibaba appeared first on ?

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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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A Three-Part Series: Powerful Advancements in Manufacturing You Can Make Now

Supply Chain Brain

Dag Calafell, director of Azure solutions with MCA Connect , talks about the company's three-part series about real-life, low-code solutions that empower manufacturers to do more with less.

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The Role of Trust in the Demand Forecasting Process Part 2: What do you Trust

The Smart Software

Regardless of how much effort is poured into training forecasters and developing elaborate forecast support systems, decision-makers will either modify or discard the predictions if they do not trust them.” The post The Role of Trust in the Demand Forecasting Process Part 2: What do you Trust appeared first on Smart Software.

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Oil Swings as Recovery of Crude Exports Counters Russia’s Cut

Supply Chain Brain

On February 10th, Russia announced it would slash its output by half a million barrels a day. The decision led to a significant uptick in bullishness in the options market, while firming up timespreads.

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Amazon Top 20 Valentine’s day gifts for Her and for him in 2023

DocShipper Sourcing

Amazon is one of the most important online marketplaces on the internet. In fact, it is the number one marketplace in the world according to the January 2023 rankings. It is the largest market in the US, with over 300 million customers and 100 million of them being Prime members. It is also the best-known online … The post Amazon Top 20 Valentine’s day gifts for Her and for him in 2023 appeared first on ?

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Using Automation to Transform the Source-to-Pay Cycle

Supply Chain Brain

Organizations lose between 3% and 4% of their total external spending due to high transaction costs, inefficiencies and non-compliance in the source-to-pay cycle.

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The role of the API Product Manager

Axway

We often talk about the need to treat APIs as products , and in the driver’s seat of these efforts is an API product manager.

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[VIDEO] BearingPoint & JAGGAER Maximize Autonomous Commerce Implementation Potential

Jaggaer

The post [VIDEO] BearingPoint & JAGGAER Maximize Autonomous Commerce Implementation Potential appeared first on JAGGAER.

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Grow Your Wayfair Business With Process Automation

Saleswarp

Join Wayfair and SalesWarp for a webinar event! SalesWarp is excited to partner with Wayfair for a webinar on the benefits of Process Automation and Order Management Software! Jason Savery, a Global Lead at Wayfair, will join Mary Tannous, VP of Enterprise Sales at SalesWarp, for this 1-hour event. Together they will walk through the basics of Process Automation, its uses for Wayfair partners, and additional features of Order and Warehouse Management Software.

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What is Mesh Networking Trends Report

This report details the capabilities of mesh networks, how they work, and the applications they thrive in supporting. Connectivity is necessary for optimal productivity, and mesh networking will soon be a significant provider of connectivity globally.

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The difference between Business Intelligence (BI) and ERP?

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

How does BI differ from ERP? ERP systems essentially integrate all the disparate functions within your business and overcome the so-called ‘silo mentality’ by creating a single, centralized data architecture. The ERP software collects, stores and manages data relating to business activities. The principal output of ERP software is business efficiency and cost-savings.

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Adaptive Warehouse Management and Micro-fulfillment of the Future

BlueYonder

If we learned anything over the last few years, it is consumers wanting their product at a competitive price, as quickly as possible, and via the channel of their choice. Supply chains have been in an accelerated transformation to meet those needs. While many consumers have returned to in-store shopping, e-commerce has quickly become the preferred shopping method for a large percentage of the population.

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Order Fulfillment Strategies for 2023

Ware2Go

Learn how merchants are levering technology and co-warehousing in their fulfillment strategies to build a more resilient supply chain, decrease capital expenditure, and improve customer satisfaction. Written by Phyllis Jackson Fulfillment strategies play a critical role in the success of any business, and the right strategy can greatly impact a company’s ability to meet customer expectations and drive growth.