Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2021

Each year, we compile a list of top-performing Supply Chains, termed the Supply Chains to Admire. Using balance sheet data from 2011 to 2019, we chart companies’ progress by peer group on rate of improvement and performance in the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Companies that outperform their peer group while driving improvement and driving value (either by price to book or market capitalization) make the winners list.

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AIMMS

JUNE 29, 2021

The post Best Practices to Model Carbon Costs in Supply Chain Network Design appeared first on AIMMS.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

In a prior post , I wrote about the various ways data is transforming global supply chains. Data is the raw fuel of digital transformation and the linchpin to accelerating industry collaboration, automation, predictive insights and so many more cutting-edge capabilities (including those yet to be invented). Today, I’m going to add a qualifier — it has to be quality data.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2021

Part I: Building Business Cases and Driving Momentum. Supplier diversity programs are something many procurement professionals in the United States (U.S.) have accepted as a key element of procurement. These programs are as familiar to procurement professionals as concepts like spend analysis or category management. This mainstream awareness is directly attributable to the U.S.

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The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 29, 2021

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Arkieva

JUNE 29, 2021

In a previous blog post, we discussed how a high or low value of Coefficient of Variation (CV) impacts the first or second term of safety stock. Today we decided to put this to the test using real customer data - here we will discuss our findings. Using Coefficient of Variability to Drive Safety Stock Related Decisions was first posted on June 29, 2021 at 9:33 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 29, 2021

Supply chain managers need to understand where the vulnerabilities are, and what to expect in a peak season that’s poised to bring about increased pressure for shippers and carriers in terms of labor, capacity, transparency and supply.

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QAD

JUNE 29, 2021

In their list of common nightmare scenarios to try to prepare for, few procurement leaders could have predicted the business disruptions of 2020. Global pandemic and lockdowns probably didn’t make it onto their bingo cards of potential disruptions that traditionally include rising customer expectations, volatile markets, fluctuating raw material prices and geopolitical considerations, among others.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 29, 2021

As supply chains begin to ramp up again as COVID-19 restrictions ease, retailers should take the Suez Canal fiasco as a wakeup call to do three things: prioritize inventory visibility, optimize product assortment, and rethink and diversify their distribution channels.

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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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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 29, 2021

The freight market has been on the receiving end of several systemic shocks that continue to affect industry providers and shippers alike. The first half of the year has been largely defined by unprecedented conditions due to the disruption stemming from the pandemic, a crippling polar vortex, and an influx of imports. Each of these on its own could cause capacity constraints.

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Prophetic Technology

JUNE 29, 2021

Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) approach are too familiar to Marketing strategies; however, there are significant differences between the two-search marketing, sometimes there is an overlap. Therefore, marketers or Digital Marketing agencies need to provide both types of approaches to develop a high performing marketing strategy for efficient business campaigns.

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Resilinc

JUNE 29, 2021

Over the last several years, factory fires have ranked as one of the most common types of disruptive supply chain events: in 2020 1,000 factory fires were tracked by Resilinc’s EventWatch monitoring system. However, fires that occur far outside factory gates are becoming a greater concern for supply chain risk managers. As recently covered by Supply Chain Dive , wildfires have in recent years cut off the major highways I-5 and I-15 in California. “Sometimes they’re cut off for a week

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 29, 2021

The criteria for selecting the right 3PL company are numerous. We hope that through these tips you’ll be able to ensure your company makes the right outsourcing decisions. Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our website, check them out: Why 3PL Relationships are Fraught—And How to Manage Them. Why Large Companies Increasingly Opt for 4PL Services. 8 Reasons Companies Bring Outsourced Operations Back In-house.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 29, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed both the world and how companies conduct business, especially regarding how pharmacies are shipping pharmaceuticals. With the dispensing volume of e-commerce pharmacies growing by 45% in 2020 alone, as the PharmaceuticalJournal points out, pharmacies have quickly adopted an online approach to handling the ever-growing demand.

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USC Consulting Group

JUNE 29, 2021

As America dusts off and gets back to business as usual, what can the food and beverage industry expect to find on the road ahead for the latter half of 2021? While some 60% of manufacturers and processors, including F&B, report being impacted by the pandemic (we’d put that figure a lot higher, frankly), demand for products in many, if not all, sectors is beginning to surge.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 29, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed both the world and how companies conduct business, especially regarding how pharmacies are shipping pharmaceuticals. With the dispensing volume of e-commerce pharmacies growing by 45% in 2020 alone, as the PharmaceuticalJournal points out, pharmacies have quickly adopted an online approach to handling the ever-growing demand.

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Bristlecone

JUNE 29, 2021

Tejas Pujara, Associate Principal, S/4HANA Functional. The SAP S/4HANA manufacturing suite is a powerful, end-to-end suite of solutions that enables intelligent manufacturing and supply chain processes from design to operations. Some of the features that set this suite apart from other ERP systems include: Real-time insights into work center and resource capacity utilization, with the ability to make real-time adjustments.

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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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MercuryGate

JUNE 29, 2021

Data and insights and final mile logistics, driven by real-time data, have quickly become the driving force of the modern supply chain network. Shippers and carriers who have the most data to work with, and the best insight from analyzed data, stand the best chance to find success. These are the companies that have been […]. The post How Final Mile Logistics + TMS Creates an Optimized Customer Experience appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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Vanguard Software

JUNE 29, 2021

The distribution industry’s supply chain is squeezed between manufacturers and their customers, facing increased competitive threats, escalating SKU counts, and expanding e-commerce. Today, distributors are navigating increasingly unpredictable supplier lead times and availability. While staffing shortages and demand spikes increased pressures on distributors, the widespread supply chain problems create an opportunity for companies to outperform their peers.

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Demand Driven Technologies

JUNE 29, 2021

DDMRP was put into the public domain in 2011, when the third edition of Orlicky’s Materials Requirements Planning book was published. It was also in 2011 that Demand Driven Technologies was created. The first versions of the Replenishment+ material requirements planning and DBR+ production planning solutions had been developed in the mid-2000s by the Constraint.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 29, 2021

Wholesaler SpartanNash Keep Amazon Busin for Warrants Allowing Amazon to Acquire 15 Percent of the Company

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CHAINalytics

JUNE 29, 2021

Chainalytics’ VP of Transportation, Kevin Zweier and MercuryGate’s Phil Melton conclude their conversation with a wide-ranging chat on the absolute necessity of frequent flatbed fleet modeling. Specialized equipment needs complicate flatbed fleet management. These needs, and the availability of given sets of specific equipment required by your flatbed loads, lead to capacity challenges.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 29, 2021

The rare and powerful heat wave shattering records across the U.S. Northwest is taking a bruising toll on the region’s infrastructure, buckling highways, hobbling public transit and triggering rolling power outages.

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HICX Solutions

JUNE 29, 2021

This research report publishes the findings of our most recent survey on supplier experience and supplier experience management (SXM). The Supplier Experience Survey is the first of its kind to focus on supplier-centricity in Procurement. It explores the status of customer-supplier relationships while measuring respondents’ sentiment towards and ability to support a supplier-centric approach, to provide a bird’s-eye-view of the broader landscape.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 29, 2021

Seegrid Corporation, a specialist in autonomous mobile robots for material handling, has announced the addition of a Robots as a Service (RaaS) subscription model.

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Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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Tecsys

JUNE 29, 2021

Ninth consecutive quarter of record revenue; SaaS revenue up 113% for the full year… The post Tecsys Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2021 appeared first on Tecsys.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 29, 2021

Alphabet Inc.’s drone-delivery venture, Wing, is releasing free software for U.S. drone users to get permission to fly near sensitive areas such as airports.

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crisp

JUNE 29, 2021

Part of our Product Update series, a monthly roundup of the latest updates to the Crisp data platform.

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