Wed.Jul 31, 2019

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Digital Transformation of the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

The modern supply chain is mind-boggling. Multinational enterprises deal with a dizzying array of paperwork involving procurement deals, purchase orders, shipping data, etc. Much of that “paperwork” is now done electronically, which is why consultants are increasingly touting the benefits of the digital supply chain. Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ), Vice President of Thought Leadership at Kinaxis, reminds us, however, “Digitization is not the same as digital transformation.”

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The Writing on the Wall: Signs your company may struggle in a recall

Unleashed

All product recalls, not just those involving safety concerns, are on the rise and are a very real threat to a business which must be managed effectively. Allianz Global found that in the past five years defective products culminated in liability losses totalling $2 billion with product recalls being a significant means of dealing with them. Besides defective products and safety concerns, recalls are now being instigated for a range of issues including ethical and religious negative implications

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TMS and Collaboration: How a TMS Creates a Network Effect

GlobalTranz

A common issue in today’s world of e-commerce and increasing trade resides within TMS and collaboration. TMS and collaboration is the way supply chains work together and communicate with their partners, suppliers, customers, distributors, and everyone in between. Ineffective TMS and collaboration will effectively result in problems further down the line, and in the case.read More.

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The Marijuana Supply Chain: Is Home Delivery Next?

Logistics Viewpoints

It used to be that if you wanted marijuana, you got the flower bud and smoked it in either a joint or pipe of some sort. Today, however, the options are expanding. Aside from the traditional bud, marijuana dispensaries offer various forms of marijuana concentrates, including shatter, wax, crumble, sugar, honeycomb, sap, and oil (apparently these names refer to a concentrates texture).

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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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Lifelong Learning

BlueYonder

Carla Garcia is a newly promoted SCPO Support Team Lead for Planning at JDA. She’s an avid learner and curious by nature and these two things have pushed her to take leaps in her career and her life. She’s run multiple marathons and considers them a metaphor for life as there is always something new to learn, a challenge to tackle, and opportunities for growth.

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Tim’s Hardware Review: Zebra’s MC9300 Mobile Scanner and L10 Tablets

RFgen

Breaking Down the Best New Mobile Hardware for the Warehouse. Zebra’s next gen hardware equips your team with fast, powerful long-range scanning and more. In this review, we will be exploring Zebra’s latest offering of modern mobile devices built to meet the unique needs of enterprise supply chain operations. I am going to break down Zebra’s MC9300 Mobile Computer and L10 Tablets , which come in three versions: XSlate, XPad, and XBook.

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Data retailers share & why it's important: After your product ships (Part 1)

Alloy

Landing a product on shelves is far from the last step in the sales cycle — monitoring what happens to product after it leaves your warehouse is integral to maintaining an efficient supply chain and maximizing sales opportunities. Fortunately, most retailers provide data to help suppliers understand how they're performing.

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Tim’s Hardware Review: Zebra’s MC9300 Mobile Scanner and L10 Tablets

RFgen

Breaking Down the Best New Mobile Hardware for the Warehouse. Zebra’s next gen hardware equips your team with fast, powerful long-range scanning and more. In this review, we will be exploring Zebra’s latest offering of modern mobile devices built to meet the unique needs of enterprise supply chain operations. I am going to break down Zebra’s MC9300 Mobile Computer and L10 Tablets , which come in three versions: XSlate, XPad, and XBook.

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Lifelong Learning

BlueYonder

Carla Garcia is a newly promoted SCPO Support Team Lead for Planning at JDA. She’s an avid learner and curious by nature and these two things have pushed her to take leaps in her career and her life. She’s run multiple marathons and considers them a metaphor for life as there is always something new to learn, a challenge to tackle, and opportunities for growth.

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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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New Bill Aims to Prevent Exploitation of the Technology Supply Chain

Material Handling & Logistics

“While there is broad recognition of the threats to our supply chain posed by China, we still lack a coordinated, whole-of-government strategy to defend ourselves,” said Senator Warner.

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Three Tips from Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain 24/7

Supply Chain leaders are more likely to have above average supply chain performance.

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How to Build a Brigade of Supply Chain Talent

Logility

Supply chain is a dynamic field that demands top talent across a wide breadth of disciplines. Currently, for every three candidates found, eight jobs go unfulfilled, (see Supply & Demand Chain Executive , Training or Development ). It is projected that by 2020 the number of supply chain jobs will grow 26 percent. Thankfully, the supply chain is quickly gaining momentum at the university level around the world.

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What Is Capacity Planning and How Often Should You Do It?

River Logic

While the most common use of capacity planning is to schedule production capability to meet short- and medium-term demand, it's also an important element of long-term strategic and organizational planning.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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Top 10 Markets for Freight in First Half of 2019

DAT Solutions

Spot market activity has still been elevated this year, despite lower prices compared to last year. These are the 10 markets that have been the busiest for van, reefer, and flatbed freight.

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Demand Planning. Typical Problems Of Inventory Control

StockTrim

Do you have headaches around your demand planning ? How does this transfer through to your inventory planning and stock forecasting? Your issues are most likely not completely unique to your business, although they may appear so.

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How to Keep Customers Engaged From Purchase Through the Post

ShipBob

A customer has made their first purchase on your site and you feel like the luckiest marketer in the world! All the paid advertising, email segmentation, and SEO strategizing has finally paid off. But your job isn’t done yet — because a marketer’s job is never done. There are still plenty of things you could be doing to keep your customers happy while they wait for their shipment.

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What is an Application Gateway?

Axway

An Application Gateway is the backdrop and protection factor that gives your network real security over network traffic.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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The NX Group optimises high-tech distribution operation with Paragon’s routing and scheduling software

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The NX Group, a provider of secure supply chain solutions for the high-tech, beauty, and food and beverage sectors, has adopted Paragon’s routing and scheduling software to streamline transport planning and meet diverse customer requirements.

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Three Tips from Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain 24/7

Supply Chain leaders are more likely to have above average supply chain performance.

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What to Think About When Selecting an ERP System

My Office Apps

What to Think About When Selecting an ERP System. When companies start thinking about acquiring a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, they typically assess their activities, processes, and evaluate their current resources. This is a good starting point, but much more needs to be considered when selecting an ERP system. What to consider when selecting an ERP system?

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Income statement with absolute and relative variance

3AG Systems

Income Statement with Absolute and Relative Variance takes income statement data and automatically calculates both the absolute variance and relative (%) variance in comparison to previous year data. The chart takes your income statement data and plot the both variances next to each of its components. The visualization is influenced by the International Business Communication Standards (IBCS) where colours red and green are used to flag the bad and good indicators respectively.

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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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How Energy Storage Will Help Cleantech See More “Green”

Arena Solutions

The post How Energy Storage Will Help Cleantech See More “Green” appeared first on Arena Solutions.

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Cloud-Based WMS vs. Legacy WMS: A Primer

Veridian Solutions

Many discussions are occurring that reflect the need to upgrade systems, but companies remain reluctant to abandon their legacy systems. Meanwhile, a modern warehouse management system (WMS) deploys cloud-based capabilities to overcome small challenges that would present significant hurdles for legacy updates. Instead of going it blindly, supply chain leaders need to understand the limits of legacy WMS and how cloud-based WMS is poised to force legacy systems into retreat through maximized ROI.

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Mechconfirmation

Arena Solutions

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Who Comes First: Customers or Employees?

Talking Logistics

Should companies put customers or employees at the center of their universe? There are two competing thoughts on this question, as illustrated by Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson: “The most important single thing is to focus obsessively on the customer. Our goal is to be Earth’s most customer-centric company.” — Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO “Clients.

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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.