Mon.Dec 28, 2020

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A New Decade: Give Science A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

When I started my business in 2012, I frequently wrote about the future using the moniker of Supply Chain 2020. We had just recovered from a recession, and my goal was to help supply chain leaders create a better supply chain by the end of the decade. At that time, Supply Chain 2020 seemed so far away. My focus was simple. By combining leadership and technology, I believed that we had the opportunity to create a better supply chain.

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How Can Manufacturers Manage Disruption and Improve Productivity?

Logility

How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity? By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Most manufacturers have already made the easiest and most obvious changes to improve their operations, leveraging traditional methods to boost their own productivity and simultaneously create a more dependable supply chain.

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How AI Is Transforming Global Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Hit hard by the global pandemic and ready to future-proof their operations, companies are deploying AI-enabled solutions that can help them work better, smarter and faster.

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The Holidays Aren’t Over Until the Returns Are Complete

Enterra Insights

It’s almost inevitable you will receive something for Christmas that you don’t want or doesn’t fit. Journalist Kelly Tyko ( @KellyTyko ) writes, “The thoughts that creep up moments after opening an unwanted gift might go something like this: How do I get rid of it? Darn, no gift receipt. What time do stores open tomorrow? Is there anyone I can regift this to?

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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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Blockchain Gets a Boost in the Ag Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

As the fog of hype that accompanied the early days of blockchain begins to lift, the technology is beginning to yield tangible results in a variety of industries, most notably worldwide agribusiness.

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RFP Automation Software

EC Sourcing Group

There are many steps in the supply chain and sourcing and procurement that are tedious, but they must be completed to run the business smartly and efficiently. An RFP (request for proposal) offers details about your project and asks your potential suppliers and vendors to provide their capabilities and bids so you can get goods and services to help complete your project.

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Supply-Chain Woes Lead to New Thinking – The Wall Street Journal.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. Supply-Chain Woes Lead to New Thinking. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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Global Supply Chain News on Ocean Container Carriers Lengthening Schedules in Hopes of Improving Reliability

Supply Chain Digest

Hapag Lloyd adds Seven Days to One Tour, Expects Additional Slidings

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Brexit Deal May Be Too Little, Too Late for U.K.’s Car Industry

Supply Chain Brain

The auto industry dodged disaster when the U.K. and European Union sealed a post-Brexit trade accord, but not before carmakers announced factory closures and called off plans to make several new vehicles in the country.

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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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Value Chain Planning and Decision Making in Times of Disruption (Part 2)

DELMIA Quintiq

This is part 2 of a 2-part series on how to succeed in planning and decisions amid times of disruption. In part 1 of my blog on Planning the Value Chain and Decision Making in Times of Disruption, the focus was on the ability to react and execute amidst the unpredictability of demand. Speed ??in decision-making, the ability to adjust plans quickly—or even to design an entirely new plan—is critical when deadlines are pressing.

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Where Is Material-Handling Automation Heading in 2021?

Supply Chain Brain

Mobile robots are carving out an increasingly important role in material handling, especially in the era of e-commerce and the coronavirus pandemic.

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API News Roundup – December 2020

Axway

Happy Holidays from your API friends! This month we celebrate together virtually with our last API news roundup of the year. Here is your look at the top API stories for December 2020. The New Normal.

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2020 Freight Brokerage Year in Review

NFI

Year in Review: Freight Brokerage 2020 Aaron Schmidt, Regional Vice President What have you seen in the freight brokerage market in 2020? 2020 was a rollercoaster. Coming out of 2019, things were pretty even keel, then as COVID started you saw this pre-buying that caused the tight capacity market in March. Once businesses closed.

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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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Keeping Home Offices Supplied with Essentials - And More!

AFFLINK

Your business used to provide perks—a fancy coffeemaker, a gym membership, a mini-fridge stocked with free drinks, and more. Perks kept your employees happy working at your business--but now all of that is gone by the wayside. What can you do for employees' home offices to make them feel appreciated? Get Them the Right Furniture. As soon as the lockdown started, there was an instant shortage of essentials such as desks and office chairs.

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Top Ten Key Performance Indicators for Successful Spend Analysis

Jaggaer

The post Top Ten Key Performance Indicators for Successful Spend Analysis appeared first on JAGGAER.

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Consumer-Goods Makers See Pandemic Changes as Lasting – The Wall Street Journal.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. Consumer-Goods Makers See Pandemic Changes as Lasting. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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SupplyPike

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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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The year’s biggest hits: Top 10 blogs of 2020

FLEXE

In case you missed them, here’s a roundup of the most-viewed articles from FLEXE over the last 12 months.

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What is Standard Pallet Size and Weight?

Freight Center