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6 Ways Food Manufacturers Can Build Resilience into Post-COVID Planning

Logility

Higher income, less waste, better quality, and improved food security are among the benefits of the farm-to-fork movement growing worldwide. But like any other supply chain in which production, processing, distribution, and consumption are interconnected, farmers and food companies must balance field productivity and biodiversity with customer demand for safe, nutrient-rich, and high-quality products.

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Editor’s Choice: The Importance Of Last Mile Optimization

Logistics Viewpoints

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 FarEye and highlights the importance of last mile optimization. Online retailers need to work hard to please e-commerce customers in this advanced digital age. The customer’s expectation that products are delivered accurately and quickly, at a low price, and in perfect condition.

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UK businesses face cyber attack every 45 seconds: Is SASE the answer?

IT Supply Chain

By David Ginsburg (pictured). VP of Product & Solutions Marketing, Aryaka Networks. The post UK businesses face cyber attack every 45 seconds: Is SASE the answer? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Alternative Protein: A Food Manufacturers Guide [+ Case Study]

Unleashed

Alternative proteins have seen a rise in popularity over the last decade – a trend expected to continue in future – as consumers look to maintain their protein intake while avoiding meat for personal, environmental or health reasons. Food manufacturers will find new opportunities in the alternative protein market as consumer demand surges for non-meat proteins: insect, plant and algae-based products, and ‘lab meat’ cultivated from animal cells.

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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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ERP Aids Your Sustainability Initiatives

QAD

Sustainable manufacturing refers to the ability to manage manufacturing operations “in an environmentally and socially responsible manner,” according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. If you’re reading this blog in 2021, you know about the increasing importance of sustainability and reduced environmental impact with fires in the western US, excessive flooding in Europe and a recent Canadian heat wave.

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The World Is On Fire. How Can Supply Chains Fix It?

o9 Solutions

The world is on fire. And drowning. And drying out. All at the same time. Across our planet, climate chaos is creating scenarios that haven’t been seen for literally millions of years. Science is telling us that we humans are the cause of it. And the reality is that supply chains are a major contributor to the greenhouse gases (GHG) causing this crisis.

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The Race for (Warehouse) Space: A Q&A with KANE’s Chief Commercial Officer

Consumer Goods Logistics

Vacancy rates for distribution warehouse space are near all-time lows and that’s forced shippers and 3PLs to rethink traditional strategies to support growth. We recently talked with KANE’s Chief Commercial Officer, Stan Schrader, about the impact of the real estate shortage on current product distribution.

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Forklift technology is crucial for workplace safety

IT Supply Chain

By Toyota (pictured). Quality, Health & Safety and Environment manager, Toyota. The post Forklift technology is crucial for workplace safety appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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What’s in Store When Retailers Fully Leverage AI?

o9 Solutions

It is widely acknowledged that uncertainty resulting from the pandemic created many opportunities for grocers but reduced demand in the fashion and apparel industry. In the meantime, customer preferences and shopping behavior keep changing, impacting the entire retail supply chain industry. A digital transformation of supply chain processes is key in maintaining margins and service amidst these changes so that retailers can quickly analyze, optimize, and evaluate complex decisions before taking

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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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FLOW 2021: Expert Panel Discussions Announced

6 River Systems

FLOW 2021, 6 River Systems’ flagship event that brings together users and enthusiasts for the most comprehensive ecosystem of innovation and transformation in fulfillment technology is rapidly approaching. Register Now. Our team has put together a lineup of world-class panel sessions featuring top experts in the supply chain and logistics industries.

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How E-Commerce Logistics Accelerates the Need For Omnichannel Strategies & Omnimodal Execution

MercuryGate

As the world prepares for peak season 2021, e-commerce logistics needs more support than ever. Demand continues to overpower the supply chain as experts scramble to find more capacity and methods for on-time delivery. Not only does e-commerce accelerate the need for solutions, but it also depends on the versatility of the digital freight network […].

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CSX Intermodal terminal in North Carolina opens in September as rail volumes rise

Kanban Logistics

At Kanban Logistics, we’ve been following every development of the CSX Intermodal terminal in North Carolina (also known as the “Carolina Connector”) since the original plans were unveiled back in 2016. Since that time, the project has had some tumultuous starts and stops before being revived in 2019 by the Carolinas Gateway Partnership and other key players.

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Collaboration and demand review

DynaSys

Now that you’ve made the decision to implement a demand planning cycle as well as gathered your clean data in one place, your next step is to ensure that the different functions of your business are collaborating effectively. This is a crucial component of your demand plan. . Collaboration tools give you the ability to apply judgment throughout the process and gain insights through all functions of the business.

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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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Drive Profits In The New Normal With Sales & Operations Planning

ThroughPut

Food and Beverage (F&B) companies operate under unique market conditions, such as high market volatility. The industry faces losses worth billions due to excess inventory, heavy discounting, and unavailability of stock. Seasonal and variable demands had already placed the F&B industry on shaky grounds, but the pandemic amplified this inconsistency.

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5 Ways to Get Prepared for Peak Ocean Tender Season

Shipsta

Can you believe peak tender season is just around the corner? Time flies when you’re dealing with the most disruptive shipping market in a lifetime, huh!

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women in the warehouse: how careers in supply chain are changing

Repl Group

Two decades ago, it was a rare thing to find women working within supply chain operations.

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2021 Northeastern Regional SIGnature Event

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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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Reasons for drayage truck driver shortage and how the right 3PL can help

West Coast and California Logistics

The current driver shortage affects every mode of trucking, port drayage included. What you may not realize, however, is that this shortage of drayage drivers is not new – it didn’t begin with COVID-19 or even in the years leading up to the pandemic. In this article, we’ll examine the reasons for the truck driver shortage among drayage drivers and tell you why your transportation provider’s culture is key to sourcing the capacity you need.

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Scope Virtual: Procurement Summit

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Video: When is it time to change fulfillment providers?

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Is your fulfillment provider helping you satisfy customers and grow your brand? Or is it holding you back from enjoying greater success and growth? These are tough questions, but your business may depend on you asking them.

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SIG: 2021 Global Event Summit

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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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Walmart Marketplace: How Your Brand Can Win

Multichannel Merchant

When Amazon first introduced its online marketplace, retailers had an opportunity to reach consumers in a new way, and those that took advantage were able to develop their customer base and grow. For brands that want to get in front of customers today, Walmart presents a similar, greenfield opportunity. Brands that carefully craft their online strategy by using what was learned from Amazon and who understand how the Walmart marketplace operates will ultimately be the ones that grow and expand no

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Americas Procurement Congress

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How Mature Is Your Approach to Commodity Risk?

Supply Chain Brain

One of the most critical lessons that procurement experts have taken away from the past two years is just how important it is to have a mature commodity risk management strategy in place.

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NASCA 2021 Institute

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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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How shippers and carriers are handling the freight capacity crunch

Bulk Connection

As we’ve passed the halfway mark of 2021, we know a few things about the freight capacity crunch: it’s bad and only appears to be getting worse. As a shipper, you are having great difficulty moving freight, while carriers are being offered more loads than they can possibly handle. In this article, we’ll examine the smaller things that conspire to cause these larger problems and tell you what you can do to increase your chances of getting your bulk freight loads on the move.

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AHRMM Conference & Exhibition (Virtual)

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Elon Musk Calls Renesas and Bosch’s Chip Supply ‘Problematic’

Supply Chain Brain

Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk griped that two of the world’s biggest auto-chip suppliers are inhibiting the electric-car maker’s production.