Delivering on sustainable customer expectations
IT Supply Chain
MAY 20, 2021
By Andrew Tavener (pictured). Head of Marketing, Descartes UK. The post Delivering on sustainable customer expectations appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
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Editor’s Choice: Air Freight Forwarders Must Increase Air Cargo Visibility
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 20, 2021
Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. Today’s article is from Blume Global and highlights why air freight forwarders must help industry increase air cargo visibility. Adversity forces innovation, especially for those resistant to change.
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Guide to FMCG Supply Chain – Make Function
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
MAY 20, 2021
Welcome to the Make edition of our FMCG supply chain guide, a centrally located room in the Enchange Supply Chain House. Previously we have looked at the Planning and Sourcing functions and those overview articles can be found here.
How Manufacturers Can Use Automation to Become Shippers of Choice
C3 Solutions
MAY 20, 2021
Manufacturers, independent of their industry, typically have different requirements for yard management and dock scheduling compared to traditional warehousing. We usually see the manufacturing sites often include multiple buildings or shipping and receiving areas and struggle with limited warehousing and staging areas. We also recognize that there needs to be a constant flow of trailers being loaded and unloaded to keep the production lines going.
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.
Gartner Announces Its Top 25 Supply Chains of 2021
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 20, 2021
Gartner Inc. has released the results from its annual global Supply Chain Top 25, identifying supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices.
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Sustainable Supply Chain: 3 Benefits of Green Logistics | PLS Logistics Services
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MAY 20, 2021
Sustainable logistics is no longer just a buzzword. It has taken over as an attainable, essential, and lucrative business strategy. Learn why in this PLS blog!
A Blueprint for Supply Chain Resiliency in the 'Never Normal'
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These five steps will help supply chain managers to flex during unpredictable times.
The Suez Canal disaster puts SC under much tension
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MAY 20, 2021
Suez Canal is the shortest maritime route among Europe, the Western Pacific and Indian oceans. On March 26, 2021, the Ever Given skyscraper-sized ship got stuck at the Suez Canal, one of the world’s busiest waterways connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea; it caused a maritime-vessels bottleneck waiting to cross it. The Egyptian authorities informed more than 400 vessels trapped at the human-made canal; finally, they unblocked the watercourse after five days.
The Big Payoff of Application Analytics
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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.
Advanced Asset Tracking Solutions with Environmental Monitoring Enable Cargo Visibility
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MAY 20, 2021
Supply chains are becoming more complex and prone to disruption. For logistics managers, being able to track assets anywhere in the world is a major advantage.
Different Types of Forging Techniques!
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 20, 2021
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Compare Metal Fabricators! Get Our EBOOK HERE. Forging article and permission to publish here provided by Eada Hudes. Forging refers to the process of shaping metal using localized and compressive forces. Forging relates to a staple metal fabrication technique, and the same has been in fashion for a long time.
Biden Team Seeks Chip Information Sharing to Ease Supply Crunch
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 20, 2021
The Biden administration is exploring how to help semiconductor producers and buyers share supply chain information to alleviate the global chip supply crisis.
Towards the Adoption of Sustainability KPIs for Supply Chain
Requis
MAY 20, 2021
As you may have seen in my previous blog, I’m challenging all supply chain thinkers and managers around the world to make every June 4th the International Supply Chain Day. Because we all rely on supply chains so much, we need them to become more transparent, resilient and much more sustainable than they are now. Having an International Supply Chain Day is a great way to keep these values top of mind.
Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability
Advertiser: GEP
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.
Retail Shipping: Best Practices to Meet Budgets While Delivering a Better Customer Experience
Intelligent Audit
MAY 20, 2021
Shipping may be the final part of the retail experience, but it is often the one that consumers base their overall experience upon. A bad experience with retail shipping can overshadow great products and reasonable pricing. Shipping issues can also cost retailers time and money by increasing budget expenditures and creating more work overall. The modern-day supply chain network relies on fast and affordable shipping solutions for retail customers.
The Journey of a Vaccine in Pharma Cold Chain from Manufacturing to Syringe
Roambee
MAY 20, 2021
The ultimate goal of any pharma company is patient well-being, which it cannot achieve without a tight, lean, and reliable pharma cold chain. When dealing with vaccines for epidemics like the Coronavirus, the pharma cold chain logistics must be planned to maintain a balance between the vaccine reaching safely and on time. Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is here, the objective is to keep it safe and intact through the last mile of its journey and incorporate these best practices to gain control ove
Sailing on OKR Ocean: Do not be afraid to tack!
Supply Chain Management and Analytics
MAY 20, 2021
At the end of 2019, we decided to implement OKRs at our company. . At the end of 2020, we started to change the way we set and manage OKRs. So, what went wrong? . In OKR limbo, nothing! Implementing an effective OKR process that has a company-wide buy-in and allows our entire organization to align towards our goals is an OKR by itself. . Failing to achieve that on your first try is not necessarily a bad thing. .
How AI Is Changing the Insurance Industry
IT Supply Chain
MAY 20, 2021
By Jennifer Wilson (pictured). Writer at Qeedle.com. The post How AI Is Changing the Insurance Industry appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
Monetizing Analytics Features
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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.
Introducing ThroughPut Capacity Planning Module: Optimize Your Capacity Plans With The Power Of AI
ThroughPut
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Introducing ThroughPut Capacity Planning Module: Optimize Your Capacity Plans With The Power Of AI. It happened fast, it impacted the whole world, it spread like wildfire. Covid-19 has distressed the global supply chain and manufacturing networks in every country. The pandemic sent shock waves across the manufacturing world in an unexpected and unprecedented way.
AI EU Oh!
Enterra Insights
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Professionals in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) are keenly aware of recent moves by the European Union (EU) to regulate how and when AI can be used throughout Europe. In late April, EU officials proposed new regulations for high-risk uses of artificial intelligence, like facial scanning. Legal scholar Valeria Marcia and Brookings Senior Fellow Kevin C.
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ThroughPut
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Introducing ThroughPut Capacity Planning Module: Optimize Your Capacity Plans With The Power Of AI. It happened fast, it impacted the whole world, it spread like wildfire. Covid-19 has distressed the global supply chain and manufacturing networks in every country. The pandemic sent shock waves across the manufacturing world in an unexpected and unprecedented way.
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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.
Embracing omni-channel fulfillment
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If your company is looking to expand sales channels to embrace omni-channel fulfillment, there are things you should understand before you get started. These include specific system and process requirements to properly expand from business-to-business (B2B) to business-to-consumer (B2C), and vice versa. In this article, we will look at the key requirements for each fulfilment channel to help you ensure you are set up with the unique capabilities that each requires.
Supply Chain Fight of the Century is Walmart versus Amazon
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Strategic Sourcing by Managing Tail Spend, Maverick Spend, and Spot Buys
Xeeva
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Procurement and purchasing activities and improved spend management have always been competitive factors for an enterprise. Managing key supplier relationships and costs contribute directly to bottom-line profits. Controlling indirect procurement spending can introduce various cost-saving opportunities and help organizations improve their operating costs.
How to Optimize Your P&L with a Demand Driven Supply Network
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 20, 2021
Learn how to improve resilience and maximize service levels across your omnichannel business, and do it in a way that lowers COGS, strengthens your Balance Sheet, and improves your Income Statement.
How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics
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The Changing Face of DRTV Fulfillment
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Ron Popeil and his Pocket Fisherman. Billy Mays and OxiClean. Phil Swift and Flex Seal. These were all pioneers in an industry known as Direct Response TV advertising. They’d perfect their pitch, produce infomercials, buy TV time and hire an army of call center reps to receive orders when the spot aired.
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Shipping and logistics managers have to deal with many aspects of transportation management. One factor requiring attention happens after orders have already shipped and invoices sent- freight claims management. Unfortunately, the problems associated with managing freight claims resulting from damages and returns seem to be growing worse. According to Bloomberg, ocean containers are being lost […].
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