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The Ultimate Guide to PLM Software

Arena Solutions

To gain a first-mover advantage in today’s highly competitive market, companies require the ability to innovate rapidly. This can be a challenge as emerging technologies continue to add greater complexity to the product development process. Today, organizations need to rely on enterprise product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions to overcome product development hurdles and achieve commercialization success.

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[Editor’s Pick] The Butterfly Effect: Chaos Theory for Supply Chain Management

Talking Logistics

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. This post from Elemica’s blog discusses Chaos Theory, the Butterfly Effect, and their links to supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Communication, Gobbledygook & BS Bingo

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

I recall laughing out loud when I was first exposed to FMCG BS Bingo – I leave you to work out what is meant by BS but as a hint you may step in it on a farm. This game was designed for boring business meetings where people would pepper their comments and views with the latest buzz-phrases, e.g. blue sky thinking, unencumbered by the facts, bang for your buck and my personal non-favourite, we must touch base.

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Customer Experience and the Human Touch

Enterra Insights

As the old adage goes, “There’s just no pleasing some people.” I’m reminded of the story of a grandmother who was walking along the beach with her grandson. A big wave unexpectedly swept the shoreline and dragged the child out to sea. In desperation, the grandmother looked heavenward, reminded God she had attended church faithfully all her life, and begged for her grandson’s safe return.

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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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Supply Chain Transformation With a Human Touch

Supply Chain Brain

Businesses need to look to their people and processes in tandem with innovative technologies to lead to real supply chain transformation.

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Interos Releases Upgraded AI-powered Operational-Resilience Platform

Supply Chain Brain

Interos, an operational resilience company, has announced enhancements to its AI-powered platform to deliver visibility into the extended supply chains of global organizations.

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Technology, not longer hours, the solution to UK’s driver shortage

IT Supply Chain

By Steven Holmes (pictured). UK&I Sales Director at BluJay Solutions. The post Technology, not longer hours, the solution to UK’s driver shortage appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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GEODIS Announces Acquisition of Velocity Transport, Expanding Freight Brokerage Capacity

Supply Chain Brain

GEODIS, a global supply chain operator, has agreed to acquire all of the assets of Velocity Freight Transport, Inc., freight brokerage company based in Plano, Texas.

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On The Rise: What Small Businesses Should Know About Expanding

IT Supply Chain

By Jessica Sweet (pictured). Content Writer at makeLifeSweeter.com. The post On The Rise: What Small Businesses Should Know About Expanding appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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How to Prevent the Next Semiconductor Shortage

QAD

In our blog last month, we discussed how the automotive industry must learn this time from yet another semiconductor shortage by improving management of essential supply chain processes or we will find ourselves in another shortage crisis. One of the reasons cited for the shortage was insufficient forecast information to provide adequate planning for the 22 week lead time, which is typical of semiconductor manufacturing.

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Why is Product Development Important?

IT Supply Chain

By Jessica Sweet (pictured). Content Writer at makeLifeSweeter.com. The post Why is Product Development Important? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Descartes Acquires GreenMile

Supply Chain Brain

Descartes Systems Group, a supply chain solutions provider, has announce its acquisition of GreenMile, a provider of cloud-based mobile route execution solutions for food, beverage, and broader distribution verticals.

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Clear Span Buildings Buying and Leasing Guide!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What’s the Difference Between a Warehouse and a Distribution Center? Clear span buildings article and permission to publish here provided by Bailey Merton. What are clear span buildings? These are large structures designed to maximize space for companies, showrooms, and other companies that need a high volume of space.

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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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The Benefits and Challenges of an IoT-enabled Supply Chain

Tecsys

Examine the benefits and challenges that Tecsys is seeing in the IoT-enabled Supply Chain. The post The Benefits and Challenges of an IoT-enabled Supply Chain appeared first on Tecsys.

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Product portfolio complexity: the big unknown player in supply chain performance

Aioneers

Supply chain performance is a measurable indicator based on turnover, costs, and capital employed. We have identified 8 root causes for supply chains lagging behind their performance that we are happy to share with you in a series of articles. Today we will dive deeper into the one cause with the biggest impact on your supply chain performance: product portfolio complexity.

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Five Simple Ways to Build Industry 4.0 Efficiencies into Existing Manufacturing Processes

IT Supply Chain

By Adem Kulauzovic (pictured). Director of Automation at Domino. The post Five Simple Ways to Build Industry 4.0 Efficiencies into Existing Manufacturing Processes appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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The Gig Economy Comes to Parcel Delivery: What Should Companies Know?

Intelligent Audit

With national and global economies slowly recovering and some semblance of normalcy returning to many areas of life, the focus and reliance on gig contract workers do not seem to be slowing down at all. Gig economy functionality is based on the unique setup where workers accept one job or assignment at a time rather than working a pre-scheduled shift, such as a 9-5 worker.

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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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Highstreets have seen the most shoppers since the beginning of the pandemic

IT Supply Chain

By Richard Willis (pictured). RVP Solution Consulting, EMEA & APAC at Aptos. The post Highstreets have seen the most shoppers since the beginning of the pandemic appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Digital Freight Brokerage vs. Traditional Freight Brokerage: Pros & Cons

MercuryGate

Many carriers and shippers have a choice between a digital freight brokerage and a traditional freight brokerage. Both sides of the field can enhance the supply chain process for carriers, shippers, and customers. However, there are pros and cons that need to be considered when selecting which type of freight brokerage is right for your […]. The post Digital Freight Brokerage vs.

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Insights for Developing, Executing, and Monitoring your Parcel Freight to Meet Demand

CH Robinson Transportfolio

With the continued growth of ecommerce and heightened consumer expectations, fast delivery options, tracking notifications, and shipping costs have become a key driver in customer satisfaction. Customers now expect reliability, speed, and convenience in their small parcel delivery experience and a company’s ability to meet those expectations can even be a source of differentiation.

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Pay Up to Stay Home Is One Company’s Approach to Remote Work

Supply Chain Brain

Disco Corp., a Japanese maker of semiconductor equipment, has a novel approach to remote work — those who choose to stay home pay the colleagues who brave the commute to show up in the office.

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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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Employee Spotlight: Customer Success Manager Kristin McLaughlin

crisp

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

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Liquidators Become Shopkeepers to Peddle Pandemic’s Unsold Goods

Supply Chain Brain

Hilco Global and Gordon Brothers Group typically come on the scene when it’s time to run going-out-of-business sales and shutter stores. In a sign of just how much the pandemic has turned the retail business on its head, they’ve started opening them.

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Efficient Co-Packing Services Require Mix of Manual & Automated Processes

Consumer Goods Logistics

Large-volume contract packaging operations can be very labor dependent. With warehouse labor increasingly harder to find, and the cost of that labor increasing, interest in packaging automation is also on the rise. But when it comes to secondary packaging, also known as co-packing services, the urge to automate everything can backfire. Here, the most efficient solution for large CPG companies is a mix of automated and manual processes.

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Lithium Nationalism Is Taking Root in Region With Most Resources

Supply Chain Brain

Politicians in Latin America, a region that accounts for more than half the world’s lithium resources, are looking to increase the role of the state in an industry that’s crucial for weaning the world off fossil fuels.

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Embedded Analytics: A Force Multiplier for Business

The possibilities for embedded analytics to drive real value for businesses, end users, and society are as fascinating as they are limitless. No matter the industry, brand after brand is finding that analytics can be the solution to a multitude of business challenges. Go deep with five insightsoftware customers as they share the details of their analytics journeys and discuss the transformative power of data.

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Why Supplier Financial Risk Will Persist in the New Normal

Jaggaer

The post Why Supplier Financial Risk Will Persist in the New Normal appeared first on JAGGAER.

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Watch: The Shortfall of Project Professionals for Infrastructure Work

Supply Chain Brain

The global economy will need 25 million new project professionals to carry out infrastructure development initiatives by 2030. Joe Cahill, chief customer officer with the Project Management Institute, discusses solutions to the shortfall.

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The USPS Delivering for America 10-Year Plan | We Read Their 50-Page Plan So You Don’t Have To

iDrive Logistics

The United States Postal Service is sinking in very deep water. In short, they are a government-run agency that has 150+ billion dollars in outstanding liabilities, and Louis DeJoy, USPS Postmaster General, is attempting to right a ship that may be impossible to turn around. The USPS recently released their comprehensive 10-year Delivering for America.

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