Tue.Aug 20, 2019

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Supply Chain Planning BPO: What’s Driving It and Should You Get On Board?

ToolsGroup

You know that great feeling you get when you have an expert getting the job done? More and more businesses are hopping on the outsourcing bus and letting the experts take the wheel to drive supply chain planning processes. Several years ago ToolsGroup pioneered business process outsourcing (BPO) as an alternative to in-house supply chain planning (SCP).

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

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. But out of that weekly or daily data deluge, what are the crucial metrics?

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Reinventing Organizations to Drive Agility in the Digital Age

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Supply Chain Planning BPO: What’s Driving It and Should You Get On Board?

ToolsGroup

You know that great feeling you get when you have an expert getting the job done? More and more businesses are hopping on the outsourcing bus and letting the experts take the wheel to drive supply chain planning processes. Several years ago ToolsGroup pioneered business process outsourcing (BPO) as an alternative to in-house supply chain planning (SCP).

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Reinventing Organizations to Drive Agility in the Digital Age

AIMMS

Could self-organization make your supply chain more agile? . McKinsey estimates that roughly 14% of the global workforce will have to switch occupational categories by the year 2030. Addressing the skills gap to deal with the fast pace of automation and digitization is extremely important. But mastering technology alone will not drive the success of digital transformation.

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What's the Difference between S&OP and IBP?

River Logic

While most agree that adding a financial aspect enhances S&OP, there's often a completely different understanding about its importance. So, let's dig a bit deeper to understand the difference between S&OP and IBP. What Is S&OP? The first problem when trying to develop an understanding of S&OP is that the definitions vary widely. Rather than trying to argue which is right, it's perhaps best to go back to the beginning and understand the original ideas of the creators of the concep

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Data, Cognitive Technology, and Industry 4.0

Enterra Insights

There is continued buzz about Industry 4.0 — the nickname adopted for the ongoing fourth industrial revolution. Anant Kale ( @anantkale ), Co-Founder and CEO of AppZen, explains, “The first industrial revolution mechanized production using steam power, the second gave us the assembly line for mass production, and the third industrial revolution gave us advanced automation using IT and electronics.

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What Supply Chain Transparency Really Means

Sourcemap

By Alexis Bateman and Leonardo Bonanni In this article, we offer some clarity on the meaning of supply chain transparency and guidelines to map and extend progress. The recommendations derive from the experience shared by dozens of companies up and down the supply chain across industries of all sizes over the last decade with MIT Sustainable Supply Chains, an initiative based at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics; Sourcemap, a provider of supply-chain-transparency solutions; and ong

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The environmental and social value of Vertical Farming

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Christopher Tang. . We are facing an unprecedented food supply crisis. United Nations released a report in August 2019 warning that the world’s land and water resources are being exploited at “unprecedented rates” for many reasons. First, the world’s population is projected to grow from 7.5 billion in 2018 to over 9 billion by 2050, thanks to improved healthcare and medical services.

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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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Is Your Supply Chain Ready for the Next Recession?

Logility

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The Top 5 FAQs About iTrade's OMS Solution

ITradeNetwork

Everyday, thousands of food and beverage companies use iTrade's Order Management System (OMS) for planning, order management, accounting, logistics, and more. This week, we are answering our customers' top 5 most frequently asked questions.

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Ecommerce Returns – The New UX Battlefield

Supply Chain 24/7

Within the past two years, retailers around the globe have begun to focus more on the entirety of the customer journey while building a successful supply chain; this includes the dreaded returns process.

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How Speed to Market Has Helped This 100-Year-Old Brand, An Interview with Driscoll’s CIO [Video]

BlueYonder

Part-three of the Executive Exchange video series from JDA features Kiran Vankamamidi, CIO of Driscoll’s, who explains how this 100 years-plus company has embraced digital innovation to lead them to continued growth. As Kiran explains to JDA’s reporter Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, by using supply chain applications powered by JDA, Driscoll’s has stayed both competitive and even ahead of marketplace demands.

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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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Introducing AI Technology to your Brand

Prophetic Technology

Worldwide factors are quickly transforming the Industry in general. These shifts are having an impact on both brick-and-mortar and online retailers. Therefore, we need to change our processes through Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) to outstand our businesses.

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The Changing Landscape of Real Estate in the Logistics Industry

Logistics Bureau

This article delves into the changes that new commercial business models, customer expectations, and technology are bringing about in the logistics environment, focusing particularly on how those changes are impacting the planning, procurement, design, layout, and operation of distribution centres. Real Estate in the Logistics Industry: A Changing Landscape.

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What Supply Chain Transparency Really Means [Harvard Business Review]

Sourcemap

By Alexis Bateman and Leonardo Bonanni In this article, we offer some clarity on the meaning of supply chain transparency and guidelines to map and extend progress. The recommendations derive from the experience shared by dozens of companies up and down the supply chain across industries of all sizes over the last decade with MIT Sustainable Supply Chains, an initiative based at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics; Sourcemap, a provider of supply-chain-transparency solutions; and ong

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How Speed to Market Has Helped This 100-Year-Old Brand, An Interview with Driscoll’s CIO [Video]

BlueYonder

Part-three of the Executive Exchange video series from JDA features Kiran Vankamamidi, CIO of Driscoll’s, who explains how this 100 years-plus company has embraced digital innovation to lead them to continued growth. As Kiran explains to JDA’s reporter Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, by using supply chain applications powered by JDA, Driscoll’s has stayed both competitive and even ahead of marketplace demands.

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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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Ecommerce Returns – The New UX Battlefield

Supply Chain 24/7

Within the past two years, retailers around the globe have begun to focus more on the entirety of the customer journey while building a successful supply chain; this includes the dreaded returns process.

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Retail Compliance Programs: How to Exceed Retailer Expectations

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The retail industry is evolving and adapting to new consumer demands which is shifting the supply chain landscape. Retailers expect more supply chain visibility, shorter delivery times, and real-time connectivity from shippers and carriers. Compliance programs vary by retailer but the intent is consistent across the industry—have the right product in the right location at the right time while removing waste.

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3 Buzzwords to Be Wary of & Why a Dose of Skepticism Is a Good Idea

MPO Multi Party Orchestration

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve noticed that the industry is saturated with certain jargon. These ‘buzzwords’ soar to fashionable stardom and contain a certain, undeniable ring that excites hope the way a Pavlovian bell triggers hungry pups to salivate. These words are plastered everywhere: proselytized as a panacea for all, and they’re quick to become the staple of everyone’s brand – though everyone seems to define them differently.

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Supply Chain Newsmakers Video Series on Nike and Future of Supply Chain

Supply Chain Digest

Is Nike showing the way in an Omnichannel world

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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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[PODCAST] A Look at Final Mile Technology Solutions

GlobalTranz

Listen to “A Look at Final Mile Technology Solutions” on Spreaker. Final Mile Resources Available Final Mile Management: A Shipper’s 30,000 Foot View Download White Paper The Ultimate Guide to Last Mile & White Glove Logistics Download the E-Book The State of Last Mile Delivery: Why Use by Shippers on the Rise Listen to the.read More.

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Editor’s Pick: What do the proposed 2020 HOS changes mean for the trucking market?

Talking Logistics

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. This post from C.H. Robinson’s blog highlights the proposed changes to the hours of service (HOS) rules and what it means.

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What B2C Businesses can Teach B2B Companies about Marketing

GlobalTranz

It is a cliche now, we all know buyers have changed and that the Internet transferred the information and decision-making power to us buyers so of course companies need to change to adapt to these new facts. But do most B2B companies get it? Have they connected the dots between the mobile phone in their.read More. The post What B2C Businesses can Teach B2B Companies about Marketing appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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Procurement Edge Summit, ITC Maurya, New Delhi, September 5 2019

ivalua

Ivalua is proud to be the Title Sponsor for Procurement Edge Summit in ITC Maurya, New Delhi on 5 September 2019. Procurement Edge Summit is the key opportunity for procurement leaders across all industry sectors to examine issues and share insights and best practices. The Summit will feature insightful & high-level presentations and keynote from influential leaders in procurement and supply chain space.

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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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Selecting the Right TMS, Provider and Solution for your Strategic Capabilities

3GTMS

Choosing a transportation management system (TMS) is no longer a matter of selecting a technology that manages and executes your logistical needs, it’s become a strategic imperative and competitive differentiator. The right solution enables organizations to work differently, according to customer expectations, as well as provide a level of service that builds loyalty.

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ProcureCon Indirect West, Sept 16-18, 2019

ivalua

Conference Name: ProcureCon Indirect West. Conference website: [link] procureconwest.wbresearch.com. Dates: Sept 16-18. Location: Scottsdale, AZ. Booth: #201. Hashtag: # ProcureCon. The post ProcureCon Indirect West, Sept 16-18, 2019 appeared first on Ivalua.

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What You Need to Do to Make Fleet Backhaul Management Easy

Kuebix

Fleet backhaul management is a notoriously difficult task that fleet owners and operators are all too familiar with. When a truck returns from making a delivery it is usually empty. This is known as “driving empty” or “empty miles.” Even though there is no freight on the trailer, drivers still need to be paid, fuel […]. The post What You Need to Do to Make Fleet Backhaul Management Easy appeared first on Kuebix.

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