Enterra Insights

MAY 12, 2020

You’re probably sick (no pun intended) of reading articles about the Covid-19 pandemic and how it has shocked the international economy and stressed global supply chains. Disruptions caused by the pandemic revealed just how brittle some supply chains can be. Matt Leonard ( @Matt_Lnrd ) reports, “Almost 75% of U.S. businesses have experienced supply chain disruption as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a survey by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). … This c

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Proxima

MAY 12, 2020

Price volatility is here. We are going to have price pressures both up and down at the same time! Suppliers are going to hide behind a narrative of disruption to try to justify changes beyond the necessary, which will ultimately be to your dis-advantage and not match the underlying reality. You need to pay attention and not trust the patter. Repricing is going to happen because supply and demand have been disrupted in short order and not in equal measure across the board.

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American Global Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Covid-19 Swiftly Exposes Damaging Defect in Inventory Management Covid-19’s effects have reverberated throughout global supply chains. In particular, Covid-19 has upended inventory stockage planning. Commodities affected includes auto parts, dairy, meat, masks, and toilet paper, to name a few. Matching supply and demand has always been an industry problem.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2020

Maintaining proper controls in freight within the final mile has always been a top concern for supply chain executives. Failures within the final mile delivery logistics are both the most visible to consumers and poorly visible to supply chain leaders. Moreover, the logistics of delivery in the last mile result in 40% of the overall.read More. The post Delivery Logistics: Why Final Mile Is Where It Comes to a Head appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2020

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the long-haul transportation industry has been tested daily. The biggest issue? Fluctuations in supply and demand. Spot loads quadrupled in the last month with outbound tender volumes at their highest since 2018. In April, freight volumes increased from 100,000 loads per weekday to 150,000 loads at its peak, loads remained consistently above 130,000 each day early in the month.

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QAD

MAY 12, 2020

This article was co-written by Cathy Fisher , founder and president at Quistem and global expert in automotive quality management systems. The global automotive industry has never faced an unplanned shutdown (complete or partial) like that which has stemmed from COVID-19. Unprecedented times call for unprecedented actions. The current situation differs significantly from planned automotive plant shutdowns for example, for model changes.

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DynaSys

MAY 12, 2020

Project success!! I have just completed a new demand planning project. As I reflect on the before and after, I am truly amazed how far our customer has come in such a short period. Looking at where they started and how they implemented the solution to make positive changes really illustrates all the growth they achieved. Before the project, they were using Excel to forecast and plan their business.

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IQMS

MAY 12, 2020

Monoflo International, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of reusable totes, pallets, and custom size plastic products used across a variety of industries including e-commerce, medical and pharmaceutical retailers, and logistics operations. Differentiated by its unique, interchangeable container and pallet design, Monoflo International is able to easily adapt its containers and pallets to meet the needs of a variety of industries.

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RFgen

MAY 12, 2020

Overview. RFgen proudly announces the release of its expanded RFgen Mobile Foundations for Oracle SCM Cloud , a suite of out-of-the-box mobile apps for supply chain and barcoding. Moving to the cloud offers many benefits, including low implementation costs and reduced IT spend. The expansion includes the most commonly used supply chain transactions, with more to be added each month.

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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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Arkieva

MAY 12, 2020

Arguably the two most important core components of managing the supply chain or demand-supply network are demand management (DM) and Central Planning (CP). CP is sometimes referred to as master planning or supply planning. Demand Management’s Partner in Crime – Central Planning was first posted on May 12, 2020 at 8:05 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Freight Center

MAY 12, 2020

Automation within the supply chain isn’t just the next cool trend or an innovative idea; it’s the future of shipping. This is especially true while we learn how to navigate this new normal to continue growing businesses and the American economy. In fact, everyone from small businesses to large scale distributors will need to adopt technology to drive growth, adapt to disruptions and optimize their supply chains.

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Shipsy

MAY 12, 2020

Towards the end of week 19 major auto players have seen opening up their facilities in different parts of the country in accordance with the social distancing norms with local authorities. Rice exports also have seen substantial movement to Bangladesh from Mundra , whereas the MHA has been pushing west Bengal government to start moving them via road as well.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 12, 2020

Here are five steps to stabilizing operations, optimizing throughput and maximizing profits as the economy reopens in the coming weeks.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 12, 2020

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Hey Procurement! It’s Time to SELL! At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ™” Interview series. This interview is with Danny Wang, Vice President of Sourcing and Procurement at Canada Goose.

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BlueYonder

MAY 12, 2020

Blue Yonder is committed to helping its customers face the unexpected. To provide insights into the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and its impact on supply chains around the world, we are delivering a blog series to help anyone looking for support and advice. Our experts, who have spent years in the supply chain industry, share their insights. Retailers, particularly grocers and consumer goods suppliers, have witnessed customer changes right before their eyes.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

The second week of May marks more state reopening efforts as businesses look to restart typical operations after the pandemic disrupted commerce March and April. Many states are seeing a significant increase in population mobility , which is indicative of state citizens resuming pre-outbreak activity. This increase is a result of many states loosening or completely lifting virus guidelines for businesses.

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RFgen

MAY 12, 2020

Overview. RFgen proudly announces the release of its expanded RFgen Mobile Foundations for Oracle SCM Cloud , a suite of out-of-the-box mobile apps for supply chain and barcoding. Moving to the cloud offers many benefits, including low implementation costs and reduced IT spend. The expansion includes the most commonly used supply chain transactions, with more to be added each month.

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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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Shipsy

MAY 12, 2020

Towards the end of week 19 major auto players have seen opening up their facilities in different parts of the country in accordance with the social distancing norms with local authorities. Rice exports also have seen substantial movement to Bangladesh from Mundra , whereas the MHA has been pushing west Bengal government to start moving them via road as well.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 12, 2020

How willing would a company be to return its operation back to China, after investing and relocating operations to other countries? How will the companies typically plan for disasters like the Coronavirus, with supply chains become even more global in the 21 st century. What kind of future measure or preparation should businesses consider when planning their operations abroad?

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Jaggaer

MAY 12, 2020

In five to ten years, procurement in many of the world’s leading companies will be “truly digital”. They will have succeeded in transforming their procurement organizations to leverage artificial intelligence-based technologies to achieve autonomous procurement. But what does this mean ? How will we get there? And where are we now? Autonomous Procurement: The Reality versus the Hype.

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Provenance

MAY 12, 2020

Provenance is a platform that empowers brands to make the sourcing and impact behind their products transparent. We exist to enable citizens to access and trust in business sustainability efforts beyond today’s marketing hype. We are tenacious in our pursuit of enabling open communications with integrity. External third-party organisations (from standard setters to NGOs) are vital to this, as is the structure of our processes and software.

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MAVES

MAY 12, 2020

Labeling is one of the many factors that affect the supply chain and determines the success of a product being delivered on time. The five key areas where labeling affects the supply chain are stocking, recalls, warehouse, shipping, and product details. Misprinted labels come at a high cost. Chargebacks from big-box retailers can range from $5 to $165 per label.

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River Logic

MAY 12, 2020

This concept centers around practical methods for identifying solutions to business problems by deciding:

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Resilinc

MAY 12, 2020

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River Logic

MAY 12, 2020

This concept centers around practical methods for identifying solutions to business problems by deciding:

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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 Digest

MAY 12, 2020

While Hoping for a V, Looks Like Now a Swoosh is more Likely

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

MAY 12, 2020

A few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal and other news outlets reported that Amazon employees had been using proprietary data collected from some of the company’s third-party sellers to price, develop and launch Amazon products.

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Unleashed

MAY 12, 2020

As brewers ramp up production it’s critical they protect margins with data-driven decision making. Unleashed Software spoke with Maria Pearman, a Certified Public Accountant based in Portland, Oregon – the home of craft beer – who provides accounting expertise and deep operational knowledge to the brewing industry. Here she shares her views on the KPIs brewers need to track for success, what brewers can expect from the industry as it grows, and how the brewery industry can prepare for the future

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