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Resilience in the Age of Chaos

Enterra Insights

In today’s chaotic world, organizational resilience is a much-discussed topic. The Oxford Languages Dictionary defines resilience as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.” The phrase “bounce back” is also an oft-applied description of resilience. However, as author and executive coach Brad Stulberg explains, bouncing back is seldom a winning strategy.

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Freight Cost Volatility Impacts on Inflation – An Analysis

Freightos

The global economy has gone through an incredibly tumultuous time since 2020. From lockdown-induced purchasing highs, soaring logistics costs and supply chain snarls to waning demand, soaring inflation, and fears of recession – there has never been a dull moment. . The sheer influx in demand, combined with the variety of supply chain stressors, also catapulted global freight to new levels of infamy (although none perhaps as famous as the Suez Canal blockage).

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Preparing Your Supply Chain for 2023 – 4 Areas of Focus

Logility

As we navigate through the end of the year and the holiday season, we’re also looking ahead to 2023. We know we’re going to see ongoing disruption. We know the chances of recession are growing. We know our clients need more and more ways to take control of their supply chain operations, end to end. Check out four of the areas we’re advising our clients to be thinking about heading into the New Year, to help prepare their supply chain for 2023. .

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Boxing Day sales will bring increased risk of online scams

IT Supply Chain

By Emma Whitmore, (pictured). Group Vice President, EMEA at Edgio. The post Boxing Day sales will bring increased risk of online scams appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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Why Days of Supply Targets Don’t Work when Computing Safety Stocks

The Smart Software

CFOs tell us they need to spend less on inventory without impacting sales. One way to do that is to move away from using targeted day of supply rules to determine reorder points and safety stock buffers. Here is how a target days of supply/coverage approach works: The post Why Days of Supply Targets Don’t Work when Computing Safety Stocks appeared first on Smart Software.

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Shop Floor to Top Floor: Strengthening the Digital Thread for More Agile Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Manufacturers at the start of their modernization journey have the most to gain from upgrades to their data management and automation processes.

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Cengage LTI Session Management Leakage

IT Supply Chain

By Tod Beardsley (pictured). Director of Research, Rapid7. The post Cengage LTI Session Management Leakage appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Sustainable finance: how to build an ESG plan that supports your goals

Taulia

With an average of 90% of a company’s emissions generated in its supply chain, integrating ESG principles into the supply chain finance solution is an efficient method of delivering on sustainability targets. In order to marry highly intricate supply chains with high-level strategic decision-making, companies must implement procedures that can be embedded into everyday operations.

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Breaches of cloud services rely on poor configuration rather than the exploitation of vulnerabilities

IT Supply Chain

By Rik Ferguson (pictured). VP of Security Intelligence, Forescout. The post Breaches of cloud services rely on poor configuration rather than the exploitation of vulnerabilities appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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Effects of the Lifting of China’s Zero Tolerance Policies- Sobering Predictions

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights published reports that indicate the sobering potential impacts of China’s policy makers in lifting most all of the restrictions related to the country’s Covid-19 omicron zero-tolerance strategies. As multi-industry supply chain management teams plan for what to anticipate in 2023 , China will remain a top of mind concern for obvious reasons.

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Three key trends that will shape CMS platforms in 2023

IT Supply Chain

By Kim Sneum Madsen (pictured). CEO, Umbraco. The post Three key trends that will shape CMS platforms in 2023 appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Guide to Warehouse Cross-Docking: Benefits and Drawbacks

SphereWMS

In the ever-changing landscape of supply chain and logistics, it's important for companies to keep up with the latest trends and technologies. One such trend that's providing a number of benefits to supply chain companies is warehouse cross-docking. But what is cross-docking, exactly? And what are the pros and cons of adopting this practice?

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The Pressure is on – Why Retailers Need to Take Action on Green Retailing

Cognira

The Pressure is on – Why Retailers Need to Take Action on Green Retailing. December 20, 2022. Retail AI/ML & Data Science. Home. Sustainability, a topic that has long been discussed, is becoming one of the most important strategic priorities for retailers. Consumers over the years have become more and more conscious of their environmental footprint, and are now expecting retailers to adopt the same mindset.

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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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Breaches of cloud services have relied on the exploitation of vulnerabilities

IT Supply Chain

By Rik Ferguson (pictured). VP of Security Intelligence, Forescout. The post Breaches of cloud services have relied on the exploitation of vulnerabilities appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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They’re Making a List & Checking it Twice: FMC Promises Fines to ‘Naughty List’ Carriers

Intelligent Audit

As the holidays rapidly approach, carriers are nervously eyeing a newly-emboldened Federal Maritime Commission. After the passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, the FMC is looking to test the limits of its new regulatory capabilities. But that’s not the only news waiting under the tree for logistics professionals this year: plummeting volumes continue to plague FedEx Ground, and Walgreens is branching out into an already overcrowded last-mile delivery sector.

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Social Media Marketing Predictions: 2023

IT Supply Chain

By Zarnaz Arlia (pictured). CMO, Emplifi. The post Social Media Marketing Predictions: 2023 appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain News on Amazon Gunning to Get Rid of Bar Codes, to Remove Barrier to Fulfillment Automation

Supply Chain Digest

Imaging System Replaces Picking Robots Trying to Find Bar Codes

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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20 Powerful Business Apps Accountants & Advisors Need to Know

Unleashed

Our tech-connected world is full of possibilities. But it can also be overwhelming when it comes to finding the right tools and applications for your client’s business (or your own). To make things simple we’ve put together a list of the best business software tools on the market right now. Here’s our roundup of the most powerful business apps that business advisors, consultants and accountants should know about.

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Exxon Is Avoiding Tankers That Previously Transported Russian Oil

Supply Chain Brain

Moves by big firms such as Exxon and Shell are increasing the pressure on owners to choose between serving Russian and non-Russian interests.

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Case Study: Yukoil Manages Inventory Based on Market Demand

Demand Driven Technologies

Automating inventory management decisions based on current customer demand often affects not only the supply but the entire process of production planning. Yukoil is the leading lubricants manufacturer — and recently implemented a DDMRP based inventory management system. As a result, with the growth of production and sales of finished products, the company was able.

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Taiwan Export Orders Flash Warning Signal for Global Economy

Supply Chain Brain

Taiwan’s orders for all major product categories fell, with optical products, plastics and basic metals registering the biggest contractions.

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More Than 40 New Manufacturers Join Configura’s Platform in 2023

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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Ask your B2B integration service provider these 5 questions in 2023

Axway

Connections are critical in today’s B2B environment. Integration serves not only to keep essential business flowing, but also to fuel innovation as companies evolve to answer modern business demands.

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Watch: Preparing for Record Increases in Parcel Rates

Supply Chain Brain

Rate increases announced by FedEx for 2023 are the largest in history, says John Haber, chief strategy officer at Transportation Insight. Shippers and consumers need to prepare now.

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Proactively manage the risk of inflation

Taulia

Inflation is creating cashflow uncertainty for many, reducing the value of companies’ cash reserves, and increasing the cost of borrowing. Companies must look towards new solutions to help build stability and endurance through volatile market conditions. Ensuring they have sufficient processes and tools to maintain their – and their supply chain’s – operations through this global uncertainty.

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First and Final Mile Optimization Saves Big in Fleet Network

MercuryGate

Let’s take a closer look at the importance of mastering first and final mile logistics. We’ll also reveal how MercuryGate helps shippers drive strategic and tactical value at every step of the delivery process – through the lens of a customer case study. The post First and Final Mile Optimization Saves Big in Fleet Network appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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Embedded Analytics: A Force Multiplier for Business

The possibilities for embedded analytics to drive real value for businesses, end users, and society are as fascinating as they are limitless. No matter the industry, brand after brand is finding that analytics can be the solution to a multitude of business challenges. Go deep with five insightsoftware customers as they share the details of their analytics journeys and discuss the transformative power of data.

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Amazon Agrees to Settle EU Antitrust Cases, Avoiding Fines

Supply Chain Brain

The agreement clears a cloud hanging over Amazon’s online business in Europe. The company says it disagrees with several of the EU’s allegations about its practices.

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Ivalua Partners with Hillenbrand to Centralize its Data and Improve Visibility across its Supply Base

ivalua

Redwood City, CA, December 20, 2022. Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI), a global industrial company, has selected Ivalua to centralize its supplier communication, contract data, and help consolidate best-in-class procurement processes. Hillenbrand required a platform to centralize supplier communication, contract data, and support its growth while providing the basis for future scalability into Procure-to-Pay (P2P).

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Congress Gives Boeing a Reprieve on 737 Max Cockpit Changes

Supply Chain Brain

Two new versions of the jet can now be certified without major modifications, but safety changes are required on all Max models.

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