Wed.Jun 02, 2021

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Why Do Businesses Still Have Data Silos?

Enterra Insights

“There is a lot of hype and conjecture around the impact of emerging technology,” writes Mark Adams, regional sales director for UK and Ireland at Cohesity, “but one thing is certain: data is — and will continue to be — the key to digital business.”[1] If that key is going to open up opportunities for digital enterprises, data must be available to everyone who needs it.

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How to Select Supply Chain Planning Software

ToolsGroup

Selecting the right supply chain planning technology isn’t simply about solving a current challenge. The implications are much broader–if you implement the wrong software, you hinder your organization’s overall supply chain strategy and business objectives. According to the 2021 Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning Survey , companies are increasing investment in digital planning technologies to help mitigate supply chain risk.

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Manhattan Associates Launches Active Transportation Management

Logistics Viewpoints

From a historical perspective, transportation management systems are all about freight savings. However, with the ongoing pandemic, and the resulting capacity crunch, TMS is trending more towards cost mitigation rather than savings. Manhattan Associates unveiled its latest TMS, Manhattan Active Transportation Management, last week during the company’s virtual user conference.

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How to Use What-if Scenarios to Create a Dynamic IBP Paradigm

Arkieva

Taking the time to perform what-if analyses on a regular basis with real and speculative events, gives planners tremendous insight into what parts of the supply chain are most sensitive to changes. As a result, planners will have a sense of what is a big deal and what is not. And when a crisis happens, they’ll feel confident in their ability to respond.

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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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Consumer Brands Announces New Supply Chain Health and Performance Task Force

Supply Chain Brain

The Consumer Brands Association today announced the creation of a new Supply Chain Health and Performance Task Force aimed at increasing visibility and easing supply chain pressures felt across the consumer packaged goods industry.

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Watch: Can We Build a Domestic Supply Chain for PPE?

Supply Chain Brain

Kezia Fitzgerald, co-founder of CareAline, tells how her company responded to a need for isolation gowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, and describes what it will take to set up a domestic supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the future.

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This Pride, I’m Respecting the Privilege of Coming Out

BlueYonder

Every year as Pride month comes around, I talk a lot about courage. As a gay man who grew up on a dirt road in rural Louisiana during the ‘80s, I’ve needed enormous amounts of courage my entire life — the courage to stand up to bullies, the courage to come out to my conservative, religious parents, the courage to move across the country and live a life that’s open and free.

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Wearable Tech for Cows Could Help Tackle Methane Emissions

Supply Chain Brain

Tackling methane emissions from livestock is one of the most critical — and most difficult — climate issues for meat and dairy companies that are under increasing pressure to clean up their supply chains.

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Digital Manufacturing and the Smart Factory in 2021

Unleashed

From operational intelligence to additive manufacturing, mass customisation and speed – digital manufacturing is changing the way companies manufacture products through the use of digital technologies that allow for far greater control and adaptability to the way things are conceptualised and produced. Let’s explore some of the key aspects of digital manufacturing and how it is revolutionising the way we (and factories) work.

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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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Redwood Logistics Acquires Skipjack Supply Chain and Proactive Global Logistics to Form Comprehensive Integrated Parcel Solution

Supply Chain Brain

Redwood Logistics, a logistics platform company headquartered in Chicago, has announced the company has acquired both Skipjack Supply Chain and Proactive Global Logistics to launch Redwood Parcel.

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The Latest Best Practice Extensions To Extend Your Store’s Features

IT Supply Chain

By Ellie Cross (pictured). Content Manager at EssaysUK. The post The Latest Best Practice Extensions To Extend Your Store’s Features appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Three Key Lessons From the Chip Shortage Crisis

Supply Chain Brain

What exactly can supply chain leaders do now to avoid revenue losses due to stock-outs?

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Webinar: Maximizing Productivity: Automation and Machine Learning in Conjunction with SAP Ariba and Bristlecone

Bristlecone

Implementing a world-class solution such as SAP Ariba is the first step towards securing procurement excellence. Best-in-class organizations maximize productivity by institutionalizing the latest functions of such intelligent solutions. The efficacy of SAP Ariba is further augmented when paired with point solutions that enhance the usage and benefits overall.

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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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DHL Supply Chain Expands Agreement with Locus Robotics to Accelerate Digitalization Strategy

Supply Chain Brain

DHL Supply Chain has recently announced a framework agreement expanding its collaboration with Locus Robotics, which offers autonomous mobile robots that assist humans in warehouse fulfillment processes.

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ESG in the Public and Private Market: Putting the Supply Chain in Focus

SupplyShift

The recent uptick of sustainability bonds from global companies like Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and most recently Amazon sends a strong market signal that focus on corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is no longer just a trend – it’s the new business imperative. In 2021, most businesses understand that consumers are putting their dollars towards brands that align with their values, which often include sustainability and ESG.

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TSMC Construction of Arizona Chip Plant Is ‘Well Underway’

Supply Chain Brain

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said it’s moving forward with plans to build a $12 billion chip plant in Phoenix, a step toward addressing U.S. concerns over reliability and security in the tech supply chain.

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6 Benefits of Supplier Performance Management

ProcurePort

Today’s supply chains are robust, global, and dynamic. Companies are relying more and more on third-party suppliers on the other side of the world for critical raw elements and materials. However, the inherent dangers of this are very apparent and the COVID-19 pandemic served as a wakeup call for CPOs to enact stricter sourcing and […]. The post 6 Benefits of Supplier Performance Management appeared first on ProcurePort Blog.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024

Your Roadmap to Smarter Spend Management in 2024 Geopolitical, economic and supply chain challenges will stick around in 2024, but don’t despair. There are strategic opportunities to leverage AI-powered technology and digital toolsets to overcome these hurdles more effectively. GEP experts in nearly two dozen critical categories guide you in the right direction in our annual comprehensive resource — GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024.

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First Week at FreightPlus

Freight Plus

Meet the FreightPlus Marketing Intern for the Summer of 2021. Who I Am . I am a rising junior at Bryant University in Rhode Island, majoring in Global Supply Chain Management. I am a part of the Women’s Soccer team and the Honors Program at Bryant. I chose the supply chain path because I am a very logistical and organized person and I wanted to explore careers in the field through an internship with FreightPlus.

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Add Dynamic Scenario Planning to your supply chain – Part 1

DynaSys

This article is the first part of a two-parts article series dedicated to Scenario Planning. There are events we take for granted when we go about our personal life. We expect that the car will start each morning. We expect that our credit card will work at the store. We expect that we will not become ill. Experience shows us, however, that some everyday situations may bring about unforeseen outcomes.

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What is the difference between machine vision and computer vision?

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Donato Montanari, Vice President and General Manager, Machine Vision, Zebra Technologies. Many supply chain organizations are exploring the potential of more automated and intelligent technologies right now, Zebra Technologies included.

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Manhattan Associates Launches Manhattan Active Transportation Management

Logistics Viewpoints

From a historical perspective, transportation management systems are all about freight savings. However, with the ongoing pandemic, and the resulting capacity crunch, TMS is trending more towards cost mitigation rather than savings. Manhattan Associates unveiled its latest TMS, Manhattan Active Transportation Management, last week during the company’s virtual user conference.

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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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ESG in the Public and Private Market: Putting the Supply Chain in Focus

SupplyShift

The recent uptick of sustainability bonds from global companies like Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and most recently Amazon sends a strong market signal that focus on corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is no longer just a trend – it’s the new business imperative. In 2021, most businesses understand that consumers are putting their dollars towards brands that align with their values, which often include sustainability and ESG.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for June 3, 2021

Supply Chain Digest

US PMI in May Very Strong Again. Driver Pay Headed Higher. Dealing with Rising Costs through Shrinkflation.

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Traceability Without Labels: How Our Label-Less Produce Solution Works

ITradeNetwork

A consistent increase in food recalls over the past decade has sparked an increased focus on food safety for buyers and suppliers.

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5 Best Practices to Turn Your Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Operations into a Competitive Advantage

Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles

In this blog post, we’ll cover five best practices for multi-carrier parcel shipping that will turn your shipping operations into a competitive advantage.

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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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What Is Freight and Audit Payment and How Can It Help Businesses Save on Freight Shipping?

EnVista

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COVID-19, Masking Requirements, Attending Conferences (Indago Insights)

Talking Logistics

As reported by CNBC recently, starting on May 24, “Amazon will stop requiring face masks for fully vaccinated workers inside warehouses, except where required by law…Amazon said in the notice to workers that it considers them to be fully vaccinated once it has been 14 or more days since their final vaccine dose. Workers must. Read more COVID-19, Masking Requirements, Attending Conferences (Indago Insights).

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Supply Chain News on The Top 25 US Freight Bottlenecks

Supply Chain Digest

Cost of US Congestion for Trucking Very High, New Study Finds

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