River Logic

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

If we didn’t know what real supply chain disruption was before, we do now. Events over the past 18+ months (COVID-19, Brexit, Suez Canal blockage, India-China border conflict, natural disasters, cyberattacks on pipelines and shipping lines) forced companies to find new ways to deliver goods and services, secure alternative sources for needed materials, and simply determine how to survive.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The state of the trucking market in 2021 is uncertain, filled with risk, and continues to evolve, making logistics management challenging.? Let’s consider these top factors affecting the trucking market, their implications on supply chains and how they are driving change within the industry. . Capacity Constraints Continue to Arise. Capacity constraints continue to come under microscope as shippers look for a better understanding to the state of the market.

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Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The SIOP (Sales, Inventory, Operations Plan) process is an important supply chain function that also drives many executive decisions.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The U.S. supply chain is squeezed, with industry reports stating that the country needs to add at least 330 million square feet of warehouse space dedicated to e-commerce by 2025 in order to keep up with the current rate of demand.

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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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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Most consumers have become comfortable shopping online due to the pandemic, but the rise in online shipments leads to apprehension about supply chain sustainability in eCommerce. High order volumes mean more parcel delivery trucks on the road, more packaging waste in the trash, and more power consumption in fulfillment centers, among other concerns.

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IT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

By Alex Mills (pictured). Sales & Marketing Director at ProSKU. The post Price Too High? What Are You Comparing It With, & Why? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Cross docking is an option to consider if you’re thinking about ways to streamline your supply chain – it’s a popular distribution system for fast-moving consumer goods, but can be used in a variety of other industries. Here we look at how you can work out if cross docking would suit your business – and if so, how you’d go about implementing it.

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IT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

By Douglas Mulvihill (pictured). UK Marketing Manager, Ringover. The post The 19th century called, it wants its phone system back appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

FourKites, the real-time supply chain visibility platform, has announced that its European customer conference, Visibility 2021, will be held virtually on 7 October. The theme of this year’s conference, ‘Go Beyond’, presents a bold vision for supply chains of the future, centered around automation, innovation and collaboration.

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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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IT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

By Jeff Costlow (pictured). Deputy CISO, ExtraHop/label>. The post VMware vulnerabilities ripe for exploitation appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Shippers and carriers are turning to technology to overcome new supply chain challenges. One process that requires a lot of personnel interaction, and has been specifically targeted for improvement, is the transfer of the bill of lading (BOL).

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IT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

By Neil Ballinger (pictured). Head of EMEA, EU Automation. The post Why do you need a soft starter? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Kodiak Hub

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

It’s time to air our dirty laundry. Procurement is a function that is undergoing an exciting transformation in the majority of global value chains; simultaneously, within its own strategy, process, and technology. This is an exciting time to be a procurement practitioner, as well as a vendor of ProcureTech solutions. ProcureTech is a fast-growing technology category.

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MercuryGate

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In the supply chain, a courier service provides an essential means to ensuring pickup and delivery within the final mile. Unfortunately, the traditional approach to courier management rarely works at optimum levels with a legacy tech stack. And since couriers are the life force of final mile logistics, shippers need to understand the top challenges […].

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

This contributed story by Dr. Michael Feindt, strategic advisor with Blue Yonder, originally appeared in Forbes on Sept. 22, 2021. Excerpts from the story below. To see the full story Forbes.com. What came first: artificial intelligence (AI) value off the back of strong data or data value off the back of AI? This “chicken and egg” conundrum is not only a headscratcher for businesses contemplating the future role of machine learning (ML) in their supply and demand planning.

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IT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

By Kristian Torode (pictured). Director & Co-Founder, Crystaline. The post Keeping supply chains connected appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Tive

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Of all the metrics associated with supply chains, OTIF -- on time and in full delivery -- is the ultimate measure of performance. OTIF is a metric that ties directly to trust in supply chain partnerships and most important of all, customer satisfaction.

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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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QAD

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In his recent article in Embedded Computer Design magazine, QAD’s Ian Berman explains why modern trade management is critical to 21 st century commerce and describes the pitfalls of manual screening. Entitled “ Why Trade Compliance Screening Matters,” the article lays out the reasons why global enterprises need global automation solutions. More Than a Cost of Doing Business.

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o9 Solutions

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The retail landscape has probably changed more in the past year than it has in the past decade. While e-commerce has been disrupting traditional brick-and-mortar retail for more than a decade, nothing could have prepared retailers for the disruptions and uncertainties that emerged in 2020. The combined impact of the Covid pandemic, supply chain constraints, and shifting consumer expectations have created high levels of uncertainty, variability, and complexity within supply chains. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

E-commerce sales have continued to soar in 2021. The National Retail Federation projects 2021 non-store and online sales will grow 18-23 percent to $1.09-1.13 trillion , and many retailers should expect significantly more e-commerce orders during peak season. With the carrier capacity crunch and other challenges looming large, seamlessly fulfilling all those orders will be no easy task for many merchants.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As a transportation management system (TMS) technology provider we see a lot of truckload (TL) brokerage firms in various stages of growth. Some start TMS vendor searches proactively to help facilitate business expansion, while others, more commonly, have some problem with their growth plans and are looking for help. Either way, let’s explore some common.

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Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

About Brightleaf. Brightleaf provides a technology powered service to extract information from clients’ contracts using its own proprietary semantic intelligence/natural language processing technology, its own team of lawyers to check the output, and a Six-Sigma process to deliver, highly accurate, extracted data from clients’ contracts. Learn more here – [link].

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Trade-reliant Thailand plans to launch a national shipping company next year to bolster its trade capabilities, reduce transport costs and become a bigger player in global logistics as the Malacca bypass opens.

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Tecsys

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Live Webinar with SupplyChainBrain Tuesday, October 19, 2021 | 2 – 3 p.m. ET… The post Solving Your Operational Headaches with Warehouse Resource Optimization Webinar appeared first on Tecsys.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

While home-grown stars like Nio Inc. and Xpeng Inc. have gone on to raise billions of dollars and are now selling cars in numbers that rival Tesla, scores more have fallen by the wayside, unable to raise the crazy amounts of capital needed to make automobiles at scale.

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HICX Solutions

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

For this episode of Supplier Experience Live from HICX we welcomed Sarah Scudder. Based in San Francisco, Sarah is a data-driven marketing strategist, social media influencer and public speaker. She is an advocate for ‘marketing procurement’ and is currently busy working on marketing and sales strategies for a procurement software start-up, Real Sourcing Network , a technology company that provides an innovative and painless way for companies to buy high quality print and packaging.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The retail and eCommerce landscapes have significantly shifted over the past year and a visit to IRX & eDX will provide retail professionals with the toolkit they need to support their business in the new climate.

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