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Polycrisis, Antifragility, and What’s Missing from Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Feeling overwhelmed by the persistence and prevalence of crisis? There’s a new word for this current state: polycrisis. Wishing your supply chain were strengthened rather than strangled under these conditions? There’s an older term now being applied to supply chains for this capacity: antifragility. Are you trying to figure out how NOT to join the 70% who fail at digital transformation?

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Belcorp’s Supply Chain Gets a Makeover with ToolsGroup’s Supply Chain Planning Solutions

ToolsGroup

With ToolsGroup’s suite of planning solutions, the cosmetic company wants to balance inventories and service to make better, smarter and faster decisions within its supply chain network. BOSTON — February 23, 2023 — ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, has been selected by Belcorp , a beauty corporation, to improve its supply chain planning practices for enhanced inventory performance and elevated service levels.

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How is Schneider Electric driving sustainability in the food supply chain?

Logistics Middle East

Schneider Electric’s Consumer Packaged Goods Industry Director – IMEA, Mohammed AlKhateb, discusses the company’s role in boosting efficiency across the F&B supply chain while reducing operational costs and energy usage, as well as helping businesses realise their sustainability targets.

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Inflation Reduction Act & What It Means for EV Production

QAD

One of the biggest hurdles to the electrification of the auto industry has been public adoption. Some consumers are unsure about trading their internal combustion engine (ICE) for a battery electric vehicle (BEV). At the same time, most simply cannot justify the more significant price tag with BEV models. With the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is issuing significant tax rebates for consumers, corporations, and government entities who hop into something ba

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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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The Top 5 Breach and Attack Simulation Tools Listed

IT Supply Chain

By John Hampton (pictured) Content Writer The post The Top 5 Breach and Attack Simulation Tools Listed appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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What Is The Importance Of Web Design?

IT Supply Chain

By Allen Brown (pictured) Content Writer The post What Is The Importance Of Web Design? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Realties of Declining Global Trade and Transport Rates More Evident

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. Carriers and logistics services providers experienced windfall profit levels in their ability to leverage the constant disruptions and ship deployment imbalances into skyrocketing spot rates, added services fees, surcharges or demurrage p

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5 Things To Look For In An Efficient Office Security Software

IT Supply Chain

By Richard Pearson (pictured) Content Writer The post 5 Things To Look For In An Efficient Office Security Software appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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How to Improve Liquidity & Free Up Cash Flow

Unleashed

New Unleashed research has found firms are holding double the stock they used to due to recent supply chain disruptions. This represents a major challenge to cash flow as companies have increasingly more money tied up in inventory stock, which in turn has affected their profitability. So maximising liquidity – whether by improving cash flow or maximising the liquidity of the stock held – has become a major focus point for many supply chain professionals.

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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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Bridging The Decision Abyss

LevaData

Consider this statistic: 78 percent of executives surveyed by Talend say they have faced challenges using data , and a third aren’t even using data to make decisions. Some blame poor-quality data, and others admit to relying on Excel. Still, others lack visibility across the organization. Whether it’s because of lagging digital transformation or organizational siloes, these companies fall into what can be called a “decision abyss.

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Logistics Middle East Awards 2023: Meet our Category Sponsor, DP World UAE

Logistics Middle East

The annual Logistics Middle East Awards honours the industry's landmark achievements throughout the year.

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Nearing Supply Chain Armageddon

Supply Chain Digest

If China Crosses this Red Line, the World May never be the Same, Author Says

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Order Fulfillment Company Pricing: Don’t Bite on Menu Pricing

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

There’s a reason why home improvement contractors don’t hand you an estimate at your first meeting. Without knowing anything about your home – how it’s constructed, the plumbing, the electrical and your desired renovations – a generic pricing list is useless. It’s similar with fulfillment services. Your company, its products and its customers are all unique.

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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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Target Wants to Deliver Your Packages Faster With $100 Million Investment

Supply Chain Brain

The sorting centers are designed to further Target’s strategy of using its stores to handle online orders as it vies with Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc. for sales.

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What California’s AB5 law means for the trucking industry

West Coast and California Logistics

Does your company hire truck drivers in California? If so, are the drivers your employees or independent contractors? If you said, ‘independent contractors,’ you’ll want to double check that. California’s AB5 law affects truck driver classification in the state so that drivers you think you’re hiring as independent contractors may actually be seen as employees in the eyes of the law.

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Trucking as a Team Sport: Why Collaboration Is Essential Today

Supply Chain Brain

Without collaboration and total transparency, smaller trucking companies will fail to meet customer expectations.

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Green APIs, airline tech disruptions, and banks opening up – February 2023 Digital News Desk

Axway

This month: an API Green Score could promote more sustainable digital transformation and airlines are tackling the tech troubles that caused massive flight cancellations over the Holidays. Plus, banks are opening up with APIs and shifting priorities; Mr.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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Chip Makers Turn Cutthroat in Fight for Share of Federal Money

Supply Chain Brain

AMD and Intel, both based in Santa Clara, California, have competed fiercely for the market for microprocessor chips.

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What Are Export Cargo Shipping Instructions (and why are they important)?

I.C.E. Transport

Lots of paperwork is required to send an international shipment. But one form that's not required may be the most important. The export cargo shipping instructions form is exactly as the name implies. It's an exporter’s instructions to its freight forwarder on what is being shipped and how they want it shipped. You might also hear this document referred to as a shipper's letter of instruction or bill of lading instructions.

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Wave of Returns Gives Online Retailers a New Year Headache

Supply Chain Brain

With more shoppers buying on credit and returning goods to stores, the better-than-expected sales at Christmas may not have been as meaningful as some observers hoped.

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The five maturity stages of API adoption

Axway

API adoption in large organizations may have been slow at first, but statistics show it is growing — with no signs of slowing down soon.

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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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A Manufacturer’s Guide to Business Application Security

Supply Chain Brain

As the manufacturing sector continues to rapidly accelerate its digital transformation, it’s critical that organizations are prioritizing the security of their enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications.

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DHL Express launches GoGreen Plus: First global express courier to give customers the opportunity to use Sustainable Aviation Fuel to reduce emissions

Logistics Middle East

GoGreen Plus is part of the company's sustainability goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

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Watch: Billie's Breaking Out: Embracing the Omnichannel

Supply Chain Brain

Andres Marcos, senior director of operations with Billie, tells how a digitally native seller of women's shaving products is expanding its reach into retail stores — and handling the supply challenges that come with it.

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Industrial Manufacturing and the Digital Supply Chain, Part 2

BlueYonder

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Sunil Roy , who leads Blue Yonder’s Industrial Manufacturing Industry Strategy, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and executive customer events that we prepared for jointly.

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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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Four-Day Workweek Trial in UK: Shorter Hours, Happier Employees

Supply Chain Brain

Companies’ reported revenue largely stayed the same, or even rose, over the June to December trial period.

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PLM and Circular Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Product Development

Arena Solutions

This is an interesting time for product lifecycle management (PLM). Over the last 20 years, PLM has become increasingly important to manufacturers when it comes to new product development and introduction (NPDI). PLM has been essential in getting products to consumers faster, especially in markets with complex products like medical devices, defense, and high-tech electronics where quality management and compliance regulations are stringent.

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The World Still Needs American Leadership

Enterra Insights

When I began writing articles for this blog back in 2006, one of the earliest topics I addressed was the need for global leadership. At that time, I wrote, “Genuine global leadership will only be achieved when enlightened world leaders create and promulgate a set of governing principles that provide guidance for a world with an increasing and significant amount of instability.

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