Tue.May 18, 2021

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The 8 Critical Areas You Must Focus on When Selecting FMCG Distributors

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

I recently started a blog series on indirect distribution by sharing our step-by-step approach to drive and develop distributor performance. We call this the Distributor Partner (DP) Development Programme.

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Supply Chain Collaboration – a prerequisite for low carbon logistics?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In an earlier issue of LogiSys I summarised the results of a survey that Kuehne Logistics University’s new Center for Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains and the European Freight and Logistics Leaders Forum (F&L) conducted enquiring about European-based companies’ efforts to decarbonise their logistics. In this follow-up article I focus an important aspect of the study – collaborative initiatives to bring down logistics emissions.

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Comparing Leading Supply Chain Network Design Technology Vendors

AIMMS

The post Comparing Leading Supply Chain Network Design Technology Vendors appeared first on AIMMS.

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Innovations in using Technology to stay ahead in the Game!

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The business of logistics is as dynamic as ever in this modern age. The key to staying ahead of the curve is the ability to re-invent. Being open to doing things in a new way offers fresh opportunities, and this is where technology shows itself to be a game-changer. In the last decade, there has been a dramatic shift in customer behaviors, which has given rise to new business models that require quicker and more efficient solutions than ever before.

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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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Editor’s Pick: How Shippers Can Unlock True Supply Chain Visibility

Talking Logistics

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. This post by Jillian Sullivan from Kuebix’s blog discusses factors to consider when integrating a visibility platform with your transportation management.

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Sustainability & Circularity in Your Supply Chain Planning

Arkieva

Learn how climate action relates to supply chain management. Achieving full-scale sustainability and circularity cannot happen without end-to-end alignment, hierarchical connectivity, integration of all parts of your supply chain, performance metrics, and business processes. And this alignment needs to be part of your existing supply chain before you can take it to the next level.

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5 Keys to Prepare for Defense Industry Product Development

Arena Solutions

There’s no denial that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we conduct our daily lives. It has also impacted the operations of businesses today and well into the future. Whether it be the adoption of new technologies to accommodate a remote workforce or the implementation of different sales strategies to address new buying patterns, it’s clear that businesses will need to become more agile as they navigate this new normal.

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How to Thrive Amid Looming EU Medical Device and iVD Regulations

QAD

It was first announced four years ago. Delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Every medical device manufacturer selling to the European Union or hoping to has been preparing and awaiting its arrival with a combination of anticipation and dread. The EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) is set to take effect on May 27, 2021. Failure to provide the proper compliance documentation could mean fines, litigation, product recalls, design changes, and even losing access to sizable market opportun

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Local vs Global post-pandemic thinking

Prophetic Technology

The ‘Old Continent’ was beaten by COVID-19; it seems it would take a harder-longer time to pull out of the crisis than other continents such as Asia and the time the USA would take. The pandemic has provoked European manufacturing organisations to react fast; their efforts might bring European manufacturing revival.

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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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The Nature Positive Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Ocean Plastics Environmental Crisis! There is a lot of information floating around in the media about the environment, climate change, sustainability, pollution, nature preservation and more. It cannot be understated how important these topics are to our present and to our future.

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Data Shows Ocean Shipments, Dwell Times Rose in Q1 2021

IT Supply Chain

By Glenn Koepke (pictured). Senior Vice President, Customer Success, FourKites. The post Data Shows Ocean Shipments, Dwell Times Rose in Q1 2021 appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Case Study: Increasing In House Production

Demand Driven Technologies

The pandemic dealt an unprecedented blow to global supply chains, with virtually all business leaders reporting disruptions to their strategic sourcing and supplier management processes. Yet some companies found ways to mitigate the impact to their operations. In Demand Driven Technology’s Pandemic Planning series, we take a look at their stories—and how they leveraged DDMRP to adjust to a changing landscape.

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How to Health Check Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Supply Chain Health Checks are really vital to maintain performance. So do you regularly check your Supply Chain Health? What aspects do you check? Here are the 8 Supply Chain Health Check Diagnostic. Check them out: Boost Your Supply Chain Performance. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne. Email: robyrne@logisticsbureau.com. Phone: +61 417 417 307.

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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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Modern Solutions vs. Excel for Inventory Management

Vanguard Software

Digital platforms offer significant benefits over spreadsheets for inventory management. Yet, many companies are still using Excel to handle their forecasting and planning because it is familiar, and processes may be perceived as challenging to change. However, for companies that want to benefit from predictive analytics and seamless collaboration, spreadsheets do not offer sufficient functionality to keep up with the growing complexities of the supply chain world.

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Omnichannel Supply Chain: As Retailers Open Up Stores, Supply Chain Leaders Prep to Fulfill Demand

Intelligent Audit

Omnichannel supply chains have become increasingly more common in the modern transportation network. As a result, a great deal of confusion has arisen about what omnichannel chains are and what they are not. Much like multichannel supply chains, an omnichannel approach functions to meet customer needs in various channels of shopping and shipping. It enables the expansion of service levels to meet customer expectations while maintaining an eye on keeping overhead costs in check.

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Healthcare Product Shippers Look to Retail Logistics Partnerships for Success

Zipline Logistics

For shippers working with retailers to bring their healthcare products to market, logistics has emerged as a reliable source of competitive differentiation. And one of the most dependable ways shippers can unlock the power of the supply chain is by partnering with a specialized third-party logistics provider. Working with a retail expert 3PL on a strategic level can improve logistics performance, offer more supply chain visibility, and boost profitability. .

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Last Mile Delivery Comes Into Focus as E-Commerce & DTC Explode

MercuryGate

If the pandemic highlights anything, it’s the importance of last mile delivery. E-commerce and direct-to-consumer (DTC) shopping continue to ramp up the competition within the supply chain industry. The last year highlights the significance of last mile delivery; and also sheds light on the challenges that businesses face during delivery. The supply chain industry confronts […].

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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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Modern Solutions vs. Excel for Inventory Management

Vanguard Software

Digital platforms offer significant benefits over spreadsheets for inventory management. Yet, many companies are still using Excel to handle their forecasting and planning because it is familiar, and processes may be perceived as challenging to change. However, for companies that want to benefit from predictive analytics and seamless collaboration, spreadsheets do not offer sufficient functionality to keep up with the growing complexities of the supply chain world.

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How to Optimize Your Supply Chain

Freight Center

In this tight freight market, it can seem daunting to be efficient, streamline the process and find the best freight rates and proper solutions for your freight strategy. But there are steps you can take to optimize your supply chain to get the most out of your shipping budget. Below we talk about how to optimize your supply chain, so your business operates like a well-oiled machine.

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LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – May 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Profitable Agility and Resilience in Supply Chain Execution Download the latest LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine. In this edition we have several news updates, interesting & enlightening articles and contributions on people & management – topics which are most crucial to the development of the Supply Chain Industry across regions as well as globally.

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The Invisible Hand and the Digital Enterprise

Enterra Insights

At a time when conspiracy theories result in all sorts of crazy notions and actions, I hesitate to write about an “invisible hand” — it sounds so full of mystery and intrigue. However, in a recent article, Sanjay Poonen ( @spoonen ), Chief Operating Officer at VMware, insists “digital transformation is the ‘Invisible Hand’ of our time.”[1] He rightfully credits the term “invisible hand” to Adam Smith, asserting Smith introduced it in his seminal 1776 economic

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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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Supply Chain News on Researchers at North Carolina State Claim RFID Chip Breakthrough

Supply Chain Digest

Tiny Tag would Cost just Less than One Cent to Make

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Halal Cluster Network: Connecting regional halal clusters

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Covid-19 pandemic has confirmed what we already knew: modern supply chains must be built on a foundation of extreme agility and responsiveness. The sudden onset of Covid-19 only reinforced what supply chain professionals had already realized: uncertainty is the only real certainty. In an age of great volatility, agility has become the new competitive differentiator.

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5 Easy Ways to Go Digital in your Warehouse in 2021

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Here’s the thing about enduring a crisis: sometimes, you end up better than you were when it started. So says research from PWC that shows that, despite nearly seven in ten businesses facing at least one major crisis in the five years leading up to COVID-19, 42% reported they exited the crisis “in a better place.” For […]. The post 5 Easy Ways to Go Digital in your Warehouse in 2021 appeared first on SYSPRO US.

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The World Economy Is Suddenly Running Low on Everything

Supply Chain Brain

A year ago, as the pandemic ravaged country after country and economies shuddered, consumers were the ones panic-buying. Today, on the rebound, it’s companies furiously trying to stock up.

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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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7 Ways to Build Better Supplier Relationships with Inbound Dock Scheduling

C3 Solutions

There are many factors that suppliers and carriers consider when it comes to choosing the most eligible shipper, especially when it pertains to the efficiency of a company's process of inbound dock scheduling.

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Arrive Logistics Announces Payment Partnership, Launches Online Freight Portal

Supply Chain Brain

Arrive Logistics, a freight brokerage company, announced their partnership with TriumphPay as well as the launch of an online freight portal called Carrier EDGE.

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Understanding Parcel Carriers: Which One is Right for You?

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

All e-retailers rely on the major parcel carriers to handle critical “last mile” delivery of packages to the customer’s doorstep. While most fulfillment operations use all the big parcel carriers to some degree, most favor one specific carrier that best suits the needs of their operation. If you’re wondering how to determine the best parcel carrier for your eCommerce shipping needs, read on.