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Can Cognitive Computing Make Blockchain More Useful?

Enterra Insights

Despite being around over a decade, blockchain technology is still searching for a foothold outside the cryptocurrency arena. Supply chain operations are an area in which pundits predict blockchain will play a valuable role. Nevertheless, a few years ago Kai Stinchcombe, CEO and co-founder of True Link Financial, wrote, “After 10 years of development, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain that has been widely adopted.”[1] He continues, “Everyone says the blockchain, the

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Supplier Diversity Part III: Keeping Pace as an Organization

ivalua

In Part I and Part II of this series, we have investigated the way in which supplier diversity programs have developed over time and which nations are leading the way in the space. And while it’s good to stay abreast of how we develop as societies, it’s vital to understand how we can better align supplier diversity best practices as individual organizations. .

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Good-bye. I Will Go Forward by Going Forward.

Supply Chain Shaman

Roddy Martin died Friday. Aggressive brain cancer stole his life at the early age of 64. I will miss our spirited debates and sparring matches on market trends. As a strong supporter of Supply Chain Insights , it just does not seem possible to not hear his voice when I dial his phone to chat at the end of a long day. I worked with Roddy when I was at AMR Research from 2006 to 2010.

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Casey’s General Stores Supply Chain Team Contributes to Strong Financial Results

Logistics Viewpoints

New Casey’s Distribution Center in Joplin, MO. During most of the pandemic, convenience stores were considered an essential business and were allowed to remain open. But Casey’s General Stores was, arguably, the most “essential” of all the convenience store chains. The company has traditionally located its stores in smaller towns and rural communities not served by national-chain convenience stores.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Screening Suppliers for Human Rights & Environmental Abuses

Talking Logistics

As reported by Petra Sorge and William Boston in the Wall Street Journal in March 2021 (“Germany to Make Firms Responsible for Policing Abuses by Global Suppliers”): Germany is set to force companies to screen suppliers for environmental violations and human-rights abuses, such as illegal mining and child labor…Under the bill, any company based in.

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Watch: Building a Resilient Semiconductor Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Bharat Kapoor, partner in the Strategic Operations Practice of Kearney, talks semiconductor scarcity, and what suppliers and buyers are doing to cope with the crisis.

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templegate

ivalua

Templegate Technologies, Recognized as one of the most promising procurement solution providers in India. Templegate Technologies , is a alliance partner for award winning Cloud Software Solution in Procurement Automation & Spend Management. Founded by an Team of IT professionals who have spent decades in Technology companies like SAP, Oracle and Infor working in the area of Supply Chain Management.

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Is Cardboard Packaging Environmentally Friendly?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How Eco-Friendly Packaging is Impacting Sustainability! Cardboard packaging article and permission to publish here provided by Patricia Deems. “We need to ban plastic!” “We need to stop using plastic products!” “Plastic is harming the planet.”. These are some chants that we are hearing on a daily basis and it’s all true, unfortunately.

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Adexa Names Mark McArthur New EVP of Sales in Americas

Adexa

For Immediate Release. Contact : Ron Wilson. Marketing Manager. (310) 642 2100. rwilson@adexa.com. Los Angeles, CA— July, 2021 Adexa, a leading AI Powered supply chain planning solution provider today announced the hiring of Mark McArthur as EVP of Sales in Americas. Mark is one of the top executives in the industry with leadership experience in the biggest and fastest growing enterprise software companies.

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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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What does the full fibre rollout mean for your business?

IT Supply Chain

By Kristian Torode (pictured). Director & Co-Founder, Crystaline. The post What does the full fibre rollout mean for your business? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Cognitive Automation in Planning & Forecasting

Supply Chain Trend

I recently presented at the 41st ISF symposium from the International Institute of Forecasters , where I discussed #cognitiveautomation in planning & forecasting, which is availably in this video (25 min). I cover: – why #artificialntelligence alone is not enough to achieve #intelligentautomation – what’s really required to achieve #autonomousplanning ?

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o9 Solutions Bookings Quadruple in 1H’21

o9 Solutions

o9 Solutions Inc. , a premier AI-driven integrated planning and operations solution provider for the enterprise, reported 78% sequential growth in software bookings in Q2’21 compared to Q1’21. In 1H’21 bookings more than quadrupled compared to the same period a year ago continuing o9’s strong growth momentum. New clients accounted for 85% of overall bookings in Q2’21, with over 90% coming from large enterprises with multi-billion dollar revenues.

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An Interview on Learnings From Podcasting on Supply Chain and Procurement with Kelly Barner

HICX Solutions

For this episode of Supplier Experience Live from HICX we are joined by Kelly Barner , Owner and Managing Director of Buyers Meeting Point , to discuss her experience of working in the supply chain podcast and procurement podcast space over the years, the changes and advancements in the industry in the last few decades and what we can expect to see in the future. .

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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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To be competitive, companies need to adopt WMS.

Prophetic Technology

With disruptions impacting the Supply Chain (SC) last year and still now, consumers' high expectancies for service levels changed much, forcing manufacturers and retailers to keep up efficient, fast fulfilment.

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A Watershed Moment for Sustainability Commitments

IT Supply Chain

By Mark Perera (pictured). CEO, Vizibl. The post A Watershed Moment for Sustainability Commitments appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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The Increased Role of Visibility in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

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Retail Supply Chain & Logistics Expo

Tecsys

Join the Tecsys team at Retail Supply Chain & Logistics (RSCL) 2021 on September 1-2, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nev.! RSCL is the leading USA retail… The post Retail Supply Chain & Logistics Expo appeared first on Tecsys.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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The Journey to Responsible Sourcing: A Report by Gartner

ivalua

The post The Journey to Responsible Sourcing: A Report by Gartner appeared first on Ivalua.

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California’s New Summer Normal Means Using Less Water and Electricity

Supply Chain Brain

Power grid managers have sent urgent pleas on the past few days — begging residents to cut their electricity use to stave off blackouts. These calls are becoming a standard part of the summer, as residents are forced to adapt their lifestyles to the changing climate.

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3 Ways to Save on Freight Shipping

Freight Center

Like every other aspect of running a business, shipping freight comes with a learning curve. Unfortunately, the freight shipping learning curve can be more expensive than necessary if you're not careful. Many business operators will be surprised to learn that these three ways can help you save on freight shipping and avoid running up a larger than expected shipping bill.

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Double figures accolade for SnapFulfil in Gartner Magic Quadrant

SnapFulfil

Synergy Logistics’ SnapFulfil has been placed on the elite Gartner Magic Quadrant (MQ) for Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) – for the tenth successive year!

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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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Logistics Braces for the ‘Grand Reopening’ — But Will Workers Show Up?

Supply Chain Brain

Are logistics companies ready for the “Grand Reopening?

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Transforming commercial real estate with Aviva Fink

Axway

The pandemic served as a catalyst for countless major shifts in the way we work, live, and interact with each other. New habits and behaviors formed overnight, while many components of our everyday reality simply ceased to be.

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What the Stamps.com acquisition could mean for e-commerce shippers

Cathy Roberson

Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm, recently acquired Stamps.com, an online provider of mailing and shipping solutions in the US and Europe. The acquisition will likely help Stamps.com quickly transform its platform and services to address domestic and cross-border shipping needs in an evolving e-commerce environment. “Today’s announcement marks a significant milestone in the history of Stamps.com and will provide us with a new and exciting platform from which we can continue to

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Transforming commercial real estate with Aviva Fink

Axway

The pandemic served as a catalyst for countless major shifts in the way we work, live, and interact with each other. New habits and behaviors formed overnight, while many components of our everyday reality simply ceased to be.

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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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Shopee ECommerce Booster Package

Vinculum

Ever since the COVID-19 has hit us hard, the reliance on digital mode has been on a surge. People go online to shop for essential goods and prefer contactless payment mode to avoid exposure. The truth being said, lockdown and social distancing measures have accelerated the growth rate of e-commerce platforms. Traditional offline businesses are now transiting online as the brick-and-mortar system is losing its spark in recent times.

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What is Omnichannel Fulfillment and Why Does it Matter?

EnVista

Today’s empowered shoppers want to choose from a multitude of products and delivery options and expect immediacy, convenience and simplicity. Competing against Amazon and other retailers with extensive product offerings is driving more retailers to expand their purchasing and fulfillment options.

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Glossary of Logistics Management Terminology: All you need to know!

Loginext

LogiNext is a global technology and autoamtion company providing a SaaS platform to enterprises to digitize and optimize their logistics operations and provide a delightful end customer experience. With 200+ enterprise clients in 50+ countries, the global tech firm has made a mark in the field of modern logistic technology and in this post, we come up with the definitive glossary for the several terms used in Logistics Technology parlance.