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Digital Twinning of Supply Chains!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Digital Supply Chain Road is Full of Potholes, Construction and Accidents! Digital Twinning article and permission to publish here provided by Jenis Sheth. This Digital Twinning of Supply Chains article focuses on transformative ideation of transport & logistics value chains.

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Omnichannel Requires Fast Warehouse Transformation: Why & How to Do It Right| TALKING FREIGHT VIDEO

GlobalTranz

[link] The growth of omnichannel is subject to hype and fact. Some supply chain leaders and experts argue omnichannel is the improper term to describe the state of warehouse transformation today. Others voice concern over how warehouse transformation could increase costs when not adequately managed. Supply chain leaders need to understand why an omnichannel warehouse.read More.

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Real-Time Visibility: the Foundation for Supply Chain Automation

Logistics Viewpoints

I’ve written previously about how I founded FourKites in 2014 to help shed light on the vast blind spots that exist throughout our complex and interconnected global supply chains. Our focus for the first several years was to build a state-of-the-art platform that would give the world’s biggest shippers, and their carrier and broker partners, real-time data about the location of their freight when it’s in transit.

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Top 3 Benefits of Intermodal Shipping

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

Intermodal freight shipping has been around for decades, but it is growing in popularity due to its many benefits. Integrating intermodal shipping into your supply chain can bring significant cost-savings, increased levels of security, improved safety, and make shipments flexible. Curious as to why businesses are transitioning to intermodal shipping?

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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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MASTER DATA FOR WMS IMPLEMENTATION: A Step-by-Step Overview

SCJunction

A (supply) chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Don’t let it be your d a ta. Among the steps you are proactively taking to prepare for your WMS implementation , master data is one that cannot be ignored.

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Top 5 Things Online Retailers Need to Know Before Heading into the Peak Season

BlueYonder

As the peak seasons approach, every online retailer worries about the impact of the expected spike in traffic on their e-commerce and fulfillment systems, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic has already caused a spike in online shopping vs. in-store, and peak holiday shopping season will only exacerbate that. Here are 5 tips that retailers should consider as they prepare for the upcoming peak season: 1.

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Supply Chain Network Design – Not Just for Strategic Planning

QAD

Get the right product to the right place at the right time and in the right quantity. This is the mantra for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. Sounds simple enough, but in today’s world of countless disruptions, it is not an easy task. Most manufacturers attempt to plan this out by defining their supply chain network, especially CPG companies.

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Boost productivity through supply chain resiliency, demand forecasting, & inventory planning

IT Supply Chain

By Avtar Dhillon (pictured). Director, Business Value Consulting, ThoughtSpot. The post Boost productivity through supply chain resiliency, demand forecasting, & inventory planning appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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How to Beat Your Pharma Inventory Management Challenges with OTIF?

Roambee

A pharma giant recently overcame its supply chain security and inventory management challenges and optimized their logistics using the power of real-time logistics visibility. This company, which is one of the 20 largest pharma brands in the world and was ranked #1 in Access to Medicine Index, ensured product availability at each of its retail locations without overstocking at any of its 30 distribution centers in the region by using a robust pharma inventory management system.

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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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White Paper: Procurement Diagnostics: Assess, Compare, Identify and Plan Your Way to Procurement Visibility and Process Efficiency

Bristlecone

Diagnostics are a quick yet effective way to gain sufficient visibility into the procurement function, understand gaps and efficiently bridge such gaps through proven methodology?. Diagnostics help CXOs and Business Process Leaders make accurate decisions and tackle complex business challenges. In times like these, with unexpected disruptions and volatility, procurement diagnostics offer not only an impartial opportunity to evaluate yourself, but also see how you stack up against industry best p

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How This Pharma Giant Beat its Theft and Overstocking Challenges with OTIF

Roambee

A pharma giant recently overcame its supply chain security challenges and optimized their logistics using the power of real-time logistics visibility. This company, which is one of the 20 largest pharma brands in the world and was ranked #1 in Access to Medicine Index, ensured product availability at each of its retail locations without overstocking at any of its 30 distribution centers in the region.

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Rugby, The Supply Chain And Real Time Winning Strategies

Gravity Supply Chain

Supply chain and rugby managers require complex communication and collaboration strategies using real time data and insights for competitive advantage. Leave a Reply [contact-form-7].

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U.S. Shortage of China Supplied Commodity Drugs Prompts Shift

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Shortages of the simple, over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen this spring have set off alarms in the U.S. and around the world. Disruptions in medical supply chains during the coronavirus pandemic show how dependent countries have become on China for vital pharmaceutical supplies, the WSJ’s Chuin-Wei Yap reports, triggering a concerted effort to revamp production channels that have been built up over years.

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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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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Aug. 6, 2020

Supply Chain Digest

Home Depot Rolling Out New DC Network. Low Cost Imports Now Subject to More Scrutiny. Understanding July PMI Score.

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The top 5 barcode scanners in 2020

TradeGecko

It’s the simple tool that many small businesses overlook until inaccuracies start to creep into inventory records: a barcode scanner. Using a barcode scanner for small business inventory management can help with stocktaking, stock organizing, and knowing when to reorder.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on US Manufacturing Output still Below 2007 Levels

Supply Chain Digest

Index from Federal Reserve Shows US Production also Below Baseline 2012 Numbers Since March

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Increase in Fulfillment of Branded PPE

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

One of the hottest commodities in the pandemic economy is personal protective equipment (PPE). And it’s not just consumers searching for masks, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes. Marketers are now looking at PPE as a means to protect associates and customers and also to promote their brands.

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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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The Virus Gains Steam, with Transformational Changes to Society and Supply Chain in Progress

Supply Chain Digest

Lock Down 2.0 Ahead.

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Amazon Makes Sweeping Changes for First Prime Day of Pandemic

Supply Chain Brain

Amazon.com will kick off its first Prime Day since the coronavirus outbreak later this week in India — modifying almost everything about the retail bonanza to navigate the realities of a new era.

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What Shippers Need to Know About the New NAFTA

Freight Center

Shipping across borders can be confusing, tedious and time consuming, especially when you’re running your own business. And with new government policies now in place and often changing, it’s more important than ever to understand how these changes could affect your business and your shipping strategy. We dive into the details about what shippers need to know about the new NAFTA (now known as the USMCA) here.

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Beirut Explosion Destroys Tons of Lebanon’s Food Stocks

Supply Chain Brain

The huge explosion in Lebanon’s capital of Beirut tore through major grain silos, stoking fears of shortages in a nation that imports nearly all its food and is already reeling from economic crisis.

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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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The Digital Mindset

Axway

The way we collaborate and interact with each other has substantially changed. Welcome to a series of blogs that explore the traits and tools of the new digital corporate citizens.

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The Role of a Sourcing Specialist on a Procurement Team

ProcurePort

As with any sort of team that is composed of various people with varying obligations, procurement teams are normally staffed with a spectrum of professionals and specialists. Each member on a procurement team has a specific set of obligations and duties that need to be fulfilled in order to keep the entire procurement department operating […].

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The Benefits of Freight Optimization | The Business Big Picture

MercuryGate

Functionality doesn’t always equal value. That’s why it’s important to gain the right freight optimization capabilities via the right platform to interface and deliver real business value. Ease of use is also a critical part of the equation. MercuryGate’s Multimodal Optimization solution has several elements that make it not just powerful, but highly accessible as […].

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How to save on the cost of shipping from Poland to the USA

I.C.E. Transport

Poland is a popular source of goods for US companies. The quality of Polish-made products is high, and shipping from Poland has become easier since that country joined the EU and upgraded its transportation infrastructure. But how does the cost of shipping from Poland to the USA compare with transportation costs from other sourcing markets?

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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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The Consumer Packaged Goods Industry Shines During the Pandemic

Enterra Insights

One of the unexpected consequences of the pandemic is a new appreciation by consumers for shelf-stable foods and other consumer packaged goods (CPG) products. Colin Stewart, Executive Vice President of Business Intelligence at Acosta, notes, “All industries are feeling its effects, but brands and retailers in the consumer packaged goods industry are among those on the front lines of this fight.

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New LTL rate update: Canada, USA and cross-border rates for under $150!

Freightera

We’ve got some great new LTL rates in Canada, USA, and cross-border. Check these out and visit the Dashboard for gift codes on your Friends & Rewards page. Don’t miss the extra discounts and our membership promotions. For a limited time, we are giving away a 3-month free trial of new plans : SMB Plus (plus parcels) and SMB Priority (up to 5 user seats, priority handling, and more).

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Watch: Who’s Investing in Autonomous Mobile Robots?

Supply Chain Brain

Ash Sharma, senior research director with Interact Analysis, traces investment patterns in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), where they're being deployed today, and the state of the technology.