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In AI, Common Sense Is Not All that Common

Enterra Insights

When something is described as “common,” it generally means it occurs, is found, or is done often. When something is “common” it is supposed to be the prevalent state of things. Nevertheless, for centuries (if not longer) people have lamented that common sense is not all that common. The 18th century writer Voltaire wrote, “Common sense is not so common.” The 19th century newspaper editor Horace Greely agreed. “Common sense,” he wrote, ” is v

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Vertical Farming for a Better Food Supply Chain | SCM Globe

Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles

One of the biggest questions in the food supply chain is this: Will our global food system manage to satisfy the demand of more than 9 billion people by 2050?

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Is Your Supply Chain Digital Twin Identical or Fraternal?

Adexa

A Digital Twin of the supply chain, like any other identical twin, needs to change when the physical version changes or else they could be fraternal! Or not even twins! The whole purpose of a digital twin is to represent your physical world accurately. Creating a digital twin of the supply chain is essential, however maintaining it is critical. A supply chain is constantly changing.

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Why Online Reviews are Essential for Small Business!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Get Great Amazon Reviews! Online reviews article and permission to publish here provided by Elaine Bennett. Wearable technologies, social networks, and business directories have changed people’s shopping habits. Before making a purchasing decision, savvy customers google your brand and read customer reviews.

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Embedded Analytics Insights for 2024

Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.

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The Inventory Battleground: Increasing Supply Chain Complexity

BlueYonder

IHL’s latest report on the future of grocery shows some hard lessons learned from the 2020 disruptions, especially when it comes to inventory accuracy. Out-of-stocks (OOS) have always plagued the grocery industry, but the rise of digital shopping last year exposed some new causes for concern. Last year, grocers and mass merchant retailers saw a $505 billion loss (up to 6% of store sales) due to OOS [i].

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Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning: It’s About Time (eBook)

USC Consulting Group

S&OP is a business management process that involves sales forecast reports, planning for demand and supply, and other factors. The goal is to help companies get a better, more clear look at their operations and create better-informed strategy decisions, allowing them to deliver what clients need in the most profitable way. It’s a useful process, but we’ve found a lot of our clients do not include inventory as a strategic tool in their S&OP process.

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Sustainability service line launch

Proxima

Sustainability has become an increasingly in demand service from Proxima, with ESG principles increasingly embedded into client projects across the assessment, sourcing, transformation space. With this in mind we have consolidated our expertise into a dedicated sustainability service line, designed to deliver rapid sustainability programmes and transformational procurement and supply chain strategies for businesses.

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Supply Chain Segmentation: why you should segment your supply chain.

Aioneers

Increased levels of customization and particularization of every capability have made their way into all forms of business and production. The supply chain has not been able to stay out of th is domain of reorganization , and as a result, s upply chain segmentation is a hot topic.

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Supply Chains Are Strained. These Companies Are Best Prepared. – The Wall Street Journal.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. Supply Chains Are Strained. These Companies Are Best Prepared. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes with the Power of Generative AI

Generative AI goes beyond just automating tasks and providing real-time answers. Did you know that implementing generative AI reduces sourcing cycle times and allows for faster decision-making across procurement operations? In this whitepaper — Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes With the Power of Generative AI — experts reveal how the strategic application of generative AI within procurement processes is paving the way for groundbreaking improvements.

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The Potential of Gamification

Logistics Viewpoints

Peter Schnorbach – Senior Director of Product Management at Manhattan Associates. In May of 2019, the Washington Post reported that “inside several of Amazon’s cavernous warehouses, hundreds of employees spend hours a day playing video games. Some compete by racing virtual dragons or sports cars around a track, while others collaborate to build castles piece by piece.

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Drones or Driverless Trucks: Which Will Deliver Most Business Benefits First?

Talking Logistics

Last November, we asked our Indago members, “Which of the following transportation modes in development do you believe will gain the most traction and deliver the most business benefits by 2030?” Our members were almost evenly split, with 50% selecting “Driverless Trucks” and 45% selecting “Drones” (the remaining 5% selected “Delivery Robots”). Despite the test.

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Supply Chain News on Home Depot Leases own Container Ship to Deal with Ocean Freight Delays

Supply Chain Digest

Retail Giant also Expensive Using Air Freight and Spot Market to get Products to Stores

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Enter the NFT: Another Bubble, or a Producer of Real Business Value?

Supply Chain Brain

Does the digital asset known as a non-fungible token (NFT) represent another promising aspect of the cryptocurrency and blockchain gold rush? Or will purchasers end up owning piles of digital dirt?

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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How to record an equipment purchase in Quickbooks

Precoro

A lot of successful companies choose QuickBooks Online for its accounting capabilities and control over expenses that come with it. You can do a lot in QuickBooks: manage payments, invoices, expenses and even purchase orders. While creating purchase orders is a straightforward process that we’ve covered previously , a complex system like QuickBooks can be challenging in some cases.

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Specter of Future Pandemics Spurs Push for Vaccines in 100 Days

Supply Chain Brain

COVID-19 has been devastating. A future pandemic could be far worse.

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American Eagle Expands Same-Day Delivery with ShopRunner

Multichannel Merchant

American Eagle Outfitters has expanded its offering of free same-day delivery for members of partner ShopRunner to include 50 U.S. locations, up from six cities when the retailer started working with the FedEx-acquired service in October. During the past year, American Eagle and Aerie have offered free store and curbside pickup, as many retailers quickly stood up the touchless omnichannel tactics when shutdowns started in March of last year.

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Representing Problem Details in HTTP APIs: An introduction to RFC 7807

Axway

Almost all APIs have a way of how problems and errors can be reported, making it easier to understand for the API consumer that something went wrong, and what went wrong.

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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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Best Yet: New LTL Freight Rates in Western Canada, and North-Eastern USA

Freightera

Dear customers, We’ve got some great new LTL freight rates for you in Western Canada and North-Eastern USA: LTL freight shipping in Western Canada, 1 pallet, 48x48x48”, 500 lbs: Delta, BC to Hope, BC – was: $189 CAD, now: $94 CAD (50% savings). Richmond, BC to Agassiz, BC – was: $297 CAD, now: $94 CAD (68% savings). LTL freight shipping in North-Eastern USA, 1 pallet, 48x48x48”, 500 lbs, class 125: Boston, MA to Hartford, CT – was: $217 USD, now: $137 USD (37%

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Representing Problem Details in HTTP APIs: An introduction to RFC 7807

Axway

Almost all APIs have a way of how problems and errors can be reported, making it easier to understand for the API consumer that something went wrong, and what went wrong.

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Weather data in Alloy

Alloy

The post Weather data in Alloy appeared first on Alloy.

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Representing Problem Details in HTTP APIs: An introduction to RFC 7807

Axway

Almost all APIs have a way of how problems and errors can be reported, making it easier to understand for the API consumer that something went wrong, and what went wrong.

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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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Resilience Equals Performance in Supply Chain – How to Improve It

Logistics Bureau

Here at Benchmarking Success, we exist to help our customers improve supply chain performance. Historically, many of those customers concentrated keenly on measuring performance aspects such as cost to serve, perfect order, productivity, and cycle and lead times. Of course, the criticality of such elements is the same now as it always was. Still, since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic and the devastating impact it had on many businesses, especially in the initial surge of the virus, supply c

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The International Supply Chain Day 10-Year Challenge to Industry

Requis

Everything we have and use is part of a supply chain. Unless something goes wrong, however, they’re generally invisible, even to the businesses that run them. I think it’s high time that changed. Considering how essential supply chains are to our lives, the consequences of disruptions, and how imperative it is that they become more sustainable, we’re asking the global community to celebrate International Supply Chain Day every June 4th.

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Why every Retail eCommerce software Needs to be omnichannel

Vinculum

Your business can gain a competitive edge if you use omnichannel strategies. Consumers today are highly attracted to the seamless integration it provides. In competition with Amazon, Walmart, and all the rest, it makes all the difference. The Omnichannel concept also involves many moving parts. Sales channels include online and offline with various fulfilment options.