Thu.Oct 21, 2021

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It’s Not Too Early to Prepare for Holiday Returns, Part One

Enterra Insights

For decades, retailers have dealt with a slew of post-holiday returns. Before the advent of e-commerce, retailers simply beefed up their returns department to deal with the long lines of unhappy consumers returning unwanted ties, ill-fitting clothing, or other unwanted items. Today, things are more complicated and returns are increasing. Ahead of the 2020 holiday shopping season, Ken Bays, Vice President of Product Development at Inmar Intelligence, observed, “Holiday shopping is always a

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The Business Case for Building Sustainable Supply Chains

Logility

Sustainable supply chains aren’t just better for the world; they also grow long-term value for your business. A sustainable supply chain doesn’t just have a positive impact on the world. It’s also good for business and helps to support long-term growth. In light of both compliance standards and consumer preferences, non-sustainable supply chains create business risks, including higher chances for reputational damage and supply chain disruptions due to ecological collapses or internat

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Supply Chain Design Crosses the Chasm

Logistics Viewpoints

Recent supply chain disruptions are forcing organizations to challenge the prevailing wisdom and look for newer approaches to decision making. The simultaneous shocks to demand and supply, and the magnitude of these shocks are not something the world ever experienced. The demand patterns significantly shifted in terms of the product and channel mix.

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People Vs. Tech: Where Supply Chains Most Rely on Each

Supply Chain Brain

As the role of technology continues to evolve in the supply chain, where does human expertise fit into the equation?

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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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An Interview on Why Now Is The Time to Be In Procurement with Stephen Day

HICX Solutions

For this episode of Supplier Experience Live from HICX, we are joined by Stephen Day. Stephen is Chief Procurement Officer at Kantar , a data analytics and brand consulting media company based in London. Stephen’s expertise is wide ranging, from operations management, to supply chain management, multi-country transformation and change management. Stephen talks to us about why now is the best time to get a foot in the door of the procurement industry.

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“Big Businesses Do Business With Big Businesses” – And Why My Experiences Taught Me Otherwise

IT Supply Chain

By Bryce Boothby (pictured). MPO Board Member. The post “Big Businesses Do Business With Big Businesses” – And Why My Experiences Taught Me Otherwise appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Turvo and Everstream Partner to Deliver Supply Chain Risk Mitigation

Supply Chain Brain

Turvo Inc., a supply chain software company, announced a partnership with supply chain risk assessment and analytics platform Everstream Analytics.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Oct. 21, 2021

Supply Chain Digest

Prices on Grocery Shelves Soaring. Huge Spike in Out of Stocks Predicted for Holiday Shopping. US Manufacturing Sector Stalling.

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Long Beach Port Chief: ‘Shop Early’ as Snarls to Last All Year

Supply Chain Brain

Americans should buy their holiday gifts early this year, as the container glut plaguing ports and the supply chain will persist through at least year-end, the head of California’s Port of Long Beach said.

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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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How to Reduce Shipping Costs: 8 Effective Ways

Ware2Go

Customer expectations for shipping are higher than ever. Learn how to meet expectations without sacrificing bottom line revenue with these 8 simple tips. Why Shipping Costs Matter. In today’s anything, anytime connected world, shipping costs and delivery speed have become make-or-break factors for small-and-medium sized businesses (SMBs) across the business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) spectrum.

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5 D2C Models for Scaling Brands to New Heights

Vinculum

Overview. A magnanimous customer base, who are loyal towards the brand, and come back time and again for repeat purchases, who are willing to be enthusiastic brand advocates – now this is a dream come true for most brands. Can’t agree more? While customer success has always been the holy grail and one of the prime objectives for brands, with the advent of the D2C concept, realizing the same has been easy.

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Gaining A Competitive Advantage With Supply Chain Network Design

Maine Pointe

As companies struggle to keep pace in today’s turbulent supply chain and operations environment, they recognize that the new path forward requires faster and better decision-making and improved accuracy and visibility. Maine Pointe’s Bill Forster and Collin Ziemerink discuss how Supply Chain Network Design takes a systematic approach to supply chain and operations optimization.

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Automation Hero October 2021: TerraSana

EazyStock

Wouter van der Zwaan, Finance and IT Manager at TerraSana Natuurvoeding BV, was looking for a solution to improve his company’s capabilities in terms of inventory optimization. After careful evaluation, TerraSana decided to integrate EazyStock with their existing ERP. EazyStock was rapidly implemented, and TerraSana quickly saw results. Now, instead of managing their inventory manually in Excel spreadsheets, EazyStock automatically calculates reorder points and quantities and recommends pu

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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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A Quarterly Check Up for Your Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Bodies might need only an annual physical, but supply chains benefit from quarterly checkups.

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Six Lessons Learned from Fixing the Nation’s Industrial Base Supply Chain

American Global Logistics

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” Sun Tzu On July 22, 2021, the Defense Critical Supply Chain Task force released its final report on redressing the nation’s supply chain vulnerabilities. The task force is a bipartisan group chartered to review the industrial base supply […].

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on ATA Freight Tonnage Up, but Still Down

Supply Chain Digest

Biggest Monthly Gain in 2021 in September, but Still well Below 2018 and 2019 Levels

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Pay attention to 2021 holiday shipping cut-off dates

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Peak season is upon us, and eTailers and their customers are looking forward to the holiday shopping season. There’s another thing, however, that eTailers should have in their sights: the holiday shipping season, including the cut-off dates of the major parcel carriers. In this article, we’ll tell you what those dates are and why they matter to your business.

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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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6 Keys to Selecting the Right Procurement Technology

ivalua

The post 6 Keys to Selecting the Right Procurement Technology appeared first on Ivalua.

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Watch: We Need an Infrastructure Bill. But Will There Be Money to Spend?

Supply Chain Brain

Kenneth Roberts, chair of the construction law group with Venable LLP, explains why the need for an infrastructure bill now is dire — but will the promised funds for construction and maintenance actually materialize?

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Making the Case for Diversity in Public Procurement

ivalua

The post Making the Case for Diversity in Public Procurement appeared first on Ivalua.

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Key Features of a Warehouse Management System

Tecsys

Learn about the key features of a healthy warehouse management system to help you determine what you need to do to achieve warehouse operational greatness. The post Key Features of a Warehouse Management System appeared first on Tecsys.

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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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CEVA Logistics Strengthens Presence in Central Asia, Opens New Office in Uzbekistan

Supply Chain Brain

CEVA Logistics, a third-party logistics provider, announced the opening of a new office in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, further extending its responsive logistics services in Central Asia.

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5S Methodology: What is 5S Lean Manufacturing?

QAD

The 5S lean manufacturing approach is a workplace organization method that results in a clean, safe, and well-structured work environment designed to optimize productivity and reduce waste. The intention behind this philosophy is to create a workspace that is efficient so people can perform their jobs more effectively with less risk and downtime. The 5S methodology not only applies to the physical environment but to mindset as well, and it is commonly used in manufacturing spaces through the use

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When Will Freight Rates Stop Their Ascent?

Turvo

What’s in the article: This blog covers the following topics : How the price rise has impacted businesses during the pandemic . Reason for the drastic increase in freight prices . The impact of the container vessel shortage . Probable events that will lead to a downfall in freight prices. In recent months, businesses and shippers have been plagued with abnormally high freight rates.

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NAED 2021 Eastern Region Conference

Tecsys

The post NAED 2021 Eastern Region Conference appeared first on Tecsys.

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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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Your End-Users Make your Software Successful, Not your Software | Meet the Team Series

Cognira

Your End-Users Make your Software Successful, Not your Software | Meet the Team Series. Meet the Team Series. Why utilizing organizational change management is critical for the success of your software Companies spend a lot of time and resources building out their software product or service. However, it doesn’t matter how advanced or innovative your new software is, if your end-users don’t know how to use it, it won’t be successful.

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Key Features of a Warehouse Management System

Tecsys

Learn about the key features of a healthy warehouse management system to help you determine what you need to do to achieve warehouse operational greatness. The post Key Features of a Warehouse Management System appeared first on Tecsys.

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Joramco signs MOU with UUDS AERO

Logistics Middle East

The agreement expands capabilities for cabin refurbishments and B737-800 passenger to cargo conversions. The post Joramco signs MOU with UUDS AERO appeared first on Logistics Middle East.

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