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Solving planning challenges in manufacturing liquid chemicals

DELMIA Quintiq

The chemical manufacturing industry has shown impressive growth over the past 25 years. Since the 80s, the global chemical industry has grown by seven percent annually. If current trends continue, global chemical markets are expected to grow an average three percent in the next 20 years. However, rising global competition and challenging customer demands are forcing chemical manufacturers to prioritize operational excellence.

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5 Tips For Keeping Your Freight Safe

Freightos

Freightos CEO, Zvi Schreiber, recently dubbed 2016 as the “ year that the freight industry goes online.” Some freight services, like rate quoting, have now reached the tipping point. On Freightos, for instance, forwarders and shippers can create a freight quote in 30 seconds. Other freight services have already passed the tipping point, fleet tracking, for instance, spearheaded by freight technology companies like Track Your Truck.

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Microsoft Buys LinkedIn: The Beginning of Something Big or Another Failed Tech Marriage?

Talking Logistics

The big news this week was Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. Is this the beginning of something big and transformative in the way we work and collaborate together or is it the beginning of another failed marriage between two tech companies? Of course, only time will tell, but regardless of whether Microsoft and LinkedIn are the right partners, or whether they’re able to execute and make this a successful marriage, I believe their vision, as expressed by Microsoft CEO Satya N

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Keeping Track of the Risks

Enterra Insights

“Supply chain practitioners, accustomed to the ongoing disruptions throughout the sub-tier supply chain, are familiar with the usual risks that … Continued. The post Supply Chain Risk Management: Keeping Track of the Risks appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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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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A Five-Step Approach to Effective Demand Planning Implementation

Arkieva

Good handling of market demand data is one of the most vital concepts in any supply chain. The correct management of demand information can greatly influence the level of integration and responsiveness, and has a direct impact on customer service and inventory levels. If customer demand is the activating element in the supply chain, it’s quite clear that a multi-step operational supply chain management process to create reliable demand forecasts can play an active role in improving supply chain

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Starbucks Appoints New Supply Chain Chief

RFgen

Starbucks has appointed Hans Melotte to take over Supply Chain Management. Starbucks has named Hans Melotte as their new Supply Chain Chief. Melotte previously served as the Chief Logistics Officer for Johnson & Johnson, and all involved hope that he continues to update their supply chain management since their major overhaul in 2008. Starbucks made waves when they completely revolutionized their supply chain.

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How to Drive Supply Chain Compliance and Efficiency through Global Control Towers®

TMC

How to Drive Supply Chain Compliance and Efficiency through Global Control Towers®.Connect. If you were asked to name the many functions performed by a supply chain’s global control tower, chances are that complying with international trade and tax regulations would not be top of your list. Yet an important part of optimizing international supply chain networks—a primary global control tower function—is making sure that shippers fulfill relevant trade and tax requirements within every country to

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Starbucks Appoints New Supply Chain Chief

RFgen

Starbucks has appointed Hans Melotte to take over Supply Chain Management. Starbucks has named Hans Melotte as their new Supply Chain Chief. Melotte previously served as the Chief Logistics Officer for Johnson & Johnson, and all involved hope that he continues to update their supply chain management since their major overhaul in 2008. Starbucks made waves when they completely revolutionized their supply chain.

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Supply Chain School – They didn’t like the name…

Logistics Bureau

Well at first they didn’t mind. But after a while they started coming up with suggestions for a new name. You see, when I established Supply Chain School in late 2012, we expected it to appeal mainly to those very new to the Supply Chain industry. So Supply Chain School was really appropriate. But after a year or so I started getting pushback From the members. “You have a degree in Supply Chain, why are you going back to School”?

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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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Forced Labor in Seafood Supply Chains

EcoVadis

Introduction. Shrimp tacos. Blackened catfish. Grilled mahi-mahi. Salmon burgers. The amount of ocean products consumers can purchase from grocery stores and restaurants is bountiful and varied. While environmental repercussions of overfishing have traditionally been the focus among seafood consumers, labor practices in the seafood industry supply chains have recently emerged as the most discussed Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issue plaguing the sector.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conference with a difference!

Logistics Bureau

The more traditional Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences fulfill a certain need. I’m a great fan of them and have attended and spoken at hundreds over the years. But sometimes I left yearning for a little bit more. More of what you might well ask. Well, on my wish list would be: More in depth details. More tips or ‘how to’ guides that I could use in my own business.

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The Carrier Scorecard: Measuring the 11 Things that Matter

GlobalTranz

Maintaining the best possible fleet for your shipping needs requires vigilance and the tracking of specific measures across their performance. If you do not know how well your carrier performs, explains Merrill Douglas of Inbound Logistics , you cannot determine if you are actually seeing a positive return on investment. While many shippers and carriers have moved toward digital, automated data capture, it is still necessary to create a carrier scorecard, which helps you see what carriers are be

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eCommerce Fulfillment: Where Is It Going?

Tompkins Blog

Revenue from eCommerce is growing rapidly. Today, eCommerce typically makes up 10-15% of revenue for retailers. The post eCommerce Fulfillment: Where Is It Going? appeared first on Tompkins International.

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Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in an era marked by relentless competition and economic fluctuations? The secret is mastering strategic cost management strategies. This GEP bulletin, "Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability," breaks this down into clear, actionable steps. Discover how these strategies can boost your enterprise's financial health, helping not only to keep up but to excel in today's market.

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Involving Execution Managers with Sales and Operations Planning

Supply Chain 24/7

Execution managers may not need to attend S&OP meetings, however, they should be given the details of the S&OP-generated plans and forecasts in order to drive their operations planning.

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AIB Standards: What are they and why are they important?

Consumer Goods Logistics

AIB International, formerly the American Institute for Baking, was founded in 1919 to “put science to work for bakers.” Since then, AIB has grown into one of the world’s foremost training organizations on food safety, setting AIB standards for quality and safety.

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Less is More. in Soccer and Trucking?

Tailwind

​You know the maxim.’Less is More’ It holds an important place in business lore - making things simpler for customers is a good idea. So I was interested to hear about the news coming out of London recently that the IFAB (the guys who write the rules that govern soccer/football around the world) had taken over 10,000 words out of the bylaws that govern the game.

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6 Modern Best Practices to Build an Innovation Pipeline

Oracle SCM

I would like to share a recent article on ForbesBrandVoice — More Than Cosmetics for Digitizing Innovation. The article does a nice job articulating how Mary Kay is leveraging Oracle's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) applications to improve its processes and results by incorporating 6 best practice for innovation recommendations from Kalypso , a Gold level member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork with a specialization in Oracle's Product Lifecycle Management application: Articulate a

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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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Less is More… in Soccer and Trucking?

Tailwind

You know the maxim… ’Less is More’. It holds an important place in business lore – making things simpler for customers is a good idea. So I was interested to hear about the news coming out of London recently that the IFAB (the guys who write the rules that govern soccer/football around the world) had taken over 10,000 words out of the bylaws that govern the game.

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What’s in Your Digitization Toolbox?

BlueYonder

Digitization is certainly a hot topic these days. Headlines tout the potential power of digitization technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, mobility and advanced analytics to transform the supply chain of the future. In fact, a recent research study conducted by SCDigest revealed that supply chain digitization is a key focus for nearly 80 percent of the 203 organizations that were surveyed.

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What’s in Your Digitization Toolbox?

BlueYonder

Digitization is certainly a hot topic these days. Headlines tout the potential power of digitization technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, mobility and advanced analytics to transform the supply chain of the future. In fact, a recent research study conducted by SCDigest revealed that supply chain digitization is a key focus for nearly 80 percent of the 203 organizations that were surveyed.