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Digital Supply Chain Predictions!

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! GET our EBOOK HERE. Digital Supply Chain predictions article and permission to publish here provided by Michael Gaughan at land-link.com. Digital transformation is now the overriding priority for most manufacturers and retailers, with the adoption of digital technologies aimed at improving efficiency and effectiveness in the shorter term while prov

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PINC Acquires RailcarRx

PINC

Investment Marks Second Acquisition for PINC in Less Than 30 Days of Complementary Supply Chain Management Software Capabilities. Union City, CA – October 8, 2020 – PINC® , the leader in digital yard™ solutions, today announced that it has acquired RailcarRx® , a provider of a comprehensive suite of rail industry software solutions and services. RailcarRx software provides maintenance, repair, fleet and asset management insights that help railroads, railcar owners, repair shops and shippers oper

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Automated Supply Chain Communications RPA and AI Take the Stage

GlobalTranz

Automation endures and reshapes the foundation of supply chain management. As automation matures, advanced technology makes switching from manual to automated supply chain communications easier. With software, such as robotics process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI), as well as leveraging the might of an advanced transportation management system (TMS), more efficient and streamlined management.read More.

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Doing Business in Turkey

QAD

Turkey was founded in 1923 from the remains of the Ottoman Empire, and it adopted many social, legal and political reforms. Since its founding, Turkey has dealt with instability and military coups, although each time, the country returns to democracy. Its latest constitution was adopted in 1982. The country is located in southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia.

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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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The Long Drive to Remote Working – Part 2

DynaSys

The short journey. Here and now and the future… In the previous article, we discussed the long road to being able to switch to remote working and the speed of the enforced change. Now we are all working in a changed environment. I have not physically seen anyone from QAD for 8 months. This article discusses some of the techniques and consequences of our changed reality.

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Surviving 2020’s Peak Season: A Complete Guide for Late Starters

CHAINalytics

It’s right around the corner, and you’d better have a plan if you’re looking to make it through. Our own Bryan Wyatt spoke with Danny Barfield from eTrac on their The Final Mile podcast about what companies need to have lined up to deliver the rush of orders coming your way. Depending on who you … The post Surviving 2020’s Peak Season: A Complete Guide for Late Starters appeared first on Chainalytics.

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Making Sure Your Business is Protected Well

IT Supply Chain

By Marcel Gogan (pictured). Senior Software Developer. The post Making Sure Your Business is Protected Well appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Is your e-commerce logistics ready for the Black Friday 2020?

Shipsy

Black Friday is the time of the year when customers wait desperately to grab immense discounts and offers on their favorite products. Both the retail market and online shopping platforms prepare various sales strategies beforehand to ensure smooth sales and timely deliveries of their orders. But this coronavirus pandemic has changed the entire scenario, impacting majorly the retail market.

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The Importance of Multiple Supply Chains

AFFLINK

Maybe you've been working with one supplier for years, and it's gone just fine. Then, COVID-19 struck and disrupted most supply chains. For example, if your supplies were coming from China, you may have had 4-week delays or run out of safety stock before you could replenish. 95% of companies saw supply chain lead times more than double. For high demand products, the supply chain was no longer able to provide items when consumers – and retailers – wanted them the most.

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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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Supply Chain Efficiency or Resiliency

Adexa

Which Comes First? If you lived in an earthquake zone or hurricane region, you would design your house to be resilient to these inevitable disasters. Your safety and survival come before efficiency and cost. Your supply chain is not any different. According to McKinsey, we are experiencing supply chain disruptions of a month or more every 3.7 years!

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3 Keys to Grocery Inventory Management during COVID-19

Cognira

How is your grocery supply chain dealing with the effects of the current crisis? Through our customers’ experience & data science expertise, Cognira has analyzed the current situation and identified 3 key practices for managing inventory volatility during this unprecedented time. Join our webinar where we will be discussing Merchandising , Supply Chain Resilience , and In-Store Operations as part of the new normal.

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Tech Integration Keeps Shippers in Step with Customers

Logistics Viewpoints

The exponential growth of e-commerce in 2020 has brought peak-like levels of order volume for many retailers since as early as March. Looking to the quickly approaching actual peak season, volumes are predicted to hit unprecedented levels, and carriers have been warning shippers for months to expect capacity crunches, increased surcharges/fees and other challenges.

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Large Grocery Chain: System Support for Promotions

Cognira

Large Grocery Chain: System Support for Promotions. A highly promotional top 50 grocer realized historical promotional data was presenting challenges across the business. Team members struggled to get clear customer demand insights and make data-informed decisions. COGNIRA’S IMPLEMENTATION INSIGHTS. Impact of promotions on historical sales data makes it difficult understand true demand drivers.

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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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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Does Amazon have High Levels of FC Worker Injuries

Supply Chain Digest

New Report Says Rates of Serious Injuriies Much Higher than Industry Average, but Amazon Disputes the Numbers

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Brochure: Promotion Forecasting

Cognira

Brochure: Promotion Forecasting. With decades of retail and data science experience, intelligent retail forecasting is Cognira’s core expertise. We help retailers realize the full potential of their advanced planning technologies by applying the latest in AI, machine learning and cloud computing, providing access to ever-more granular levels of internal and external data.

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Amazon Study of Workers’ Covid Is Faulted Over Lack of Key Data

Supply Chain Brain

Amazon’s analysis of COVID-19 infection rates among its workers has several flaws and falls short of assessing whether the world’s biggest online retailer did a good job protecting its workforce through the pandemic, according to infectious disease experts who track pandemics.

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5 Tips for Safe and Effective Bulk Chemical Transport

Bulk Connection

If you’re tasked with shipping bulk chemical products, there’s a few things you should understand about chemical transport before you pick up the phone and call a carrier or freight broker. After all, shipping a chemical product in a bulk liquid tank or dry bulk trailer is a potentially volatile situation, setting it apart from other modes of transport.

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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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Top Five Challenges for Voice Technology in the Warehouse

Supply Chain Brain

COVID-19 is squeezing distribution center operations in retail and e-commerce, as companies frantically push essential freight out the door and onto store shelves. Warehouse voice recognition software can save valuable time and costs, but is it worth the investment in licenses and training? Read Top Five Challenges for Voice Technology in the Warehouse today to find out.

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Dock Appointment Scheduling: 3 Factors Impacting Your Relationship with Carriers

C3 Solutions

Are you seeing that your dock appointment scheduling process, or lack thereof, could be part of the reason carriers dislike (avoid) delivering or picking-up at your facility? It most certainly can! If you can easily identify yourself with any of these three situations, then read on.

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Is Your Company Ready for the Outsourcing of Logistics Services?

West Coast and California Logistics

The outsourcing of logistics services can be the move that supercharges a company’s operations, replacing headaches related to scale, staffing, and inefficiency, with a more efficient, flexible solution. Arriving at the decision to outsource, however, is not always easy. You need to determine if your operation is ready for such a leap, and then hurdle the barriers – whether real or perceived – your company may have about outsourcing.

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Ivalua Sourcing Video

ivalua

The post Ivalua Sourcing Video appeared first on Ivalua.

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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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PINC Acquires RailcarRx

Supply Chain Brain

PINC, a provider of digital yard solutions, recently announced that it has acquired RailcarRx, a provider of a comprehensive suite of rail industry software solutions and services.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 10/02/2020 – 10/08/2020

All Things Supply Chain

Britain open to Australian-style EU deal As the UK’s Brexit negotiations continue with the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Britain could trade with the bloc on similar…

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How the Government Can Ramp Up Climate Tech Investment

Supply Chain Brain

Without new technologies, it will be impossible to rein in emissions from the most-carbon intensive sectors of the economy such as heavy industry and long-distance transport.

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How to Ship a Pallet

Freight Center

If you’re running a small business or a large corporation and you have products to ship, then pallets will be your best friends. That’s because pallets make it easier for you to ship and can help support and protect your cargo when used properly. Shipping a pallet can help you improve efficiency across the board, which means better productivity and profitability.

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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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A Fresh Look at Grocery Promotions

Cognira

How AI Helps Leading Grocers Deploy Smarter, More Profitable Promotions. Grocery promotions are more complex and competitive than ever before. But through technology advancements, promotion operations can be changed from a guessing game into a competitive advantage. Retailers like Amazon, Target and Walmart are already leveraging the latest technology to deploy more effective promotions.

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Is your e-commerce logistics ready for the Black Friday 2020?

Shipsy

Black Friday is the time of the year when customers wait desperately to grab immense discounts and offers on their favorite products. Both the retail market and online shopping platforms prepare various sales strategies beforehand to ensure smooth sales and timely deliveries of their orders. But this coronavirus pandemic has changed the entire scenario, impacting majorly the retail market.

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Multimodal Parcel Routing Gets Complicated: Why a Global TMS Lowers Freight Spend

MercuryGate

Managing small package freight optimization or parcel routing optimization can seem overwhelming. That is until […]. The post Multimodal Parcel Routing Gets Complicated: Why a Global TMS Lowers Freight Spend appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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