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What is Order Visibility & Order Centricity in Logistics?

MercuryGate

From tracking our favorite pizza delivery to eagerly awaiting the arrival of an online purchase, the modern world thrives on the seamless flow of orders in our daily lives. In the complex realm of logistics, order visibility is not just a luxury. Order visibility is a necessity for businesses to meet growing consumer demands and optimize their supply chain processes.

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Brazil Banks to Deny Credit to Meatpackers Linked to Amazon Destruction

Supply Chain Brain

The sustainability standard requires slaughterhouses to adopt a tracking system to monitor their entire supply chain in the Amazon region and Maranhao by December 2025.

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Auto Supply Chain Prophets Podcast Wrap-up: Eps. 26-31

QAD

If you haven’t yet listened to or read about them, take a look at our wrap-up blogs covering past episodes of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast. Season 2 of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets is underway and I can’t even begin to tell you how good that feels. Change is constant in the automotive world and Cathy Fisher of Quistem, Jan Griffiths of Gravitas Detroit and I strongly believe that building a resilient supply chain requires the work of so much more than one company or a few thought lea

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Watch: Managing Supply Chains in the Face of Climate Disaster

Supply Chain Brain

Kareem Mohamednur, partner with PwC, outlines the challenges that companies face in complying with a raft of environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements, while controlling both cost and supply chain risk.

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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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ERP for Distributors: Streamlining Operations for Efficiency and Growth

My Office Apps

ERP for Distributors: Streamlining Operations for Efficiency and Growth In today’s competitive business landscape, distributors face numerous challenges in managing their operations efficiently while ensuring sustainable growth. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have emerged as a powerful solution to address these challenges. We will explore the benefits of ERP for distributors , highlighting how it streamlines operations, enhances efficiency, and fosters growth.

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CTPAT: Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Assessment

SupplyShift

STANDARD ASSESSMENT CTPAT: Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Assessment Based on the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT). An online assessment to help you measure importers’ supply chain security practices against CTPAT’s criteria. Improve security standards, increase transparency The CTPAT Assessment provides a common set of indicators to help you measure importers’ supply chain security practices against CTPAT’s minimum criteria.

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IPEF Talks Lead to Proposed 14-Country Supply Chain Agreement

Supply Chain Brain

The IPEF Supply Chain Agreement establishes a framework for long-lasting cooperation on issues like supply chain monitoring, investment promotion, workforce development and crisis response.

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Conflict Minerals Supplier Assessment

SupplyShift

STANDARD ASSESSMENT Conflict Minerals Supplier Assessment Assessment based on the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI). For companies required to file a Conflict Minerals Report under the Dodd-Frank regulation and report information about mineral country of origin and the smelters and refiners used. Support responsible mineral extraction, increase transparency The Conflict Minerals Supplier Assessment helps you gather required data for Dodd-Frank repo

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Federal Reserve GSPI Index Drops Significantly in April

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a further negative drop in the New York Federal Reserve’s Global Supply Chain Pressures Index ( GSPI ). Supply Chain Matters has often cited the the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Global Supply Chain Pressures Index (GSPI) as a recognized indicator of existing global supply chain volatility levels. This index compiles 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backl

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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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GHG Leadership and Reporting Assessment

SupplyShift

STANDARD ASSESSMENT GHG Leadership and Reporting Assessment A GHG emissions reporting and progress assessment for your suppliers. Understand management practices and reporting of GHGs and actively reduce emissions and climate risks. Determine supplier GHG reduction ambitions and progress Assess the amount of CO2e and the comprehensiveness of your supplier’s climate targets all in one place with the aim of simplifying information requests to what is most important for companies to understand supp

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Anticipation Inventory: Everything You Need to Know

Unleashed

Seasonal spikes and boosts in customer demand are great – if you’ve got enough stock available to meet them. But if you don’t, missed sales and disgruntled customers can seriously hurt your business. Anticipation inventory is the solution to this problem. Read on to learn what it is, how it works, and the pros and cons of this inventory strategy. What is anticipation inventory?

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Scope 3 Emissions Calculator

SupplyShift

STANDARD ASSESSMENT Scope 3 Emissions Calculator A comprehensive facility-level tool to measure emissions intensity of any supplier manufacturing facility. Streamline Scope 3 Measurement The Facility Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Calculator is a turnkey solution for collecting and calculating your Scope 3 emissions data. The assessment asks suppliers to input facility-level energy-use data and automatically converts it into greenhouse gas emissions intensities.

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Late to the Automation Game? Find the Right Solution

Locus Robotics

By Mary Hart According to research from Gartner that was revealed at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium, employee turnover in the supply chain is 33% more than it was pre-pandemic. Warehouses are struggling to keep the associates they have and hire new full-time or temporary associates to fill those positions. Labor challenges and what warehouses can do about them were the subject of a recent Supply Chain Brain webinar, “ Say Goodbye to Supply Chain Woes With Berkshire Grey and Locus Robotics

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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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Supplier Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Assessment

SupplyShift

STANDARD ASSESSMENT Supplier Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Assessment In partnership with taproot ventures, SupplyShift has developed a Supplier Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Assessment for companies to better understand and advance diversity and inclusion in the supply chain. Drive diversity, equity, and inclusion in supply chains The Supplier Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Assessment helps you measure diversity in your existing supply base, understand supplier DEI commitments, an

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How do chemical manufacturers avoid the nightmare cyberattack scenario?

IT Supply Chain

By Mark Clark (pictured) VP Sales EMEA North, Onapsis The post How do chemical manufacturers avoid the nightmare cyberattack scenario? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Human Rights Compliance Assessment

SupplyShift

STANDARD ASSESSMENT Human Rights Compliance Assessment Comply with your regional modern slavery legislation in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, and California. Identify risk of modern slavery and human trafficking at every level of your supply chain. Understand Your Labor Practices The Human Rights Compliance Assessment is a collective survey to streamline compliance with the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, Australian Modern Slavery Act, the UK Modern Slavery Act, the Frenc

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Marubeni and Pembina Sign Low-Carbon Ammonia Supply Chain Agreement

Supply Chain Brain

Pembina and Marubeni will establish a large-scale low-carbon ammonia supply chain in Canada with access to Japanese and Canadian governmental support.

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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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Invigorating the UK’s Robotic Investment

IT Supply Chain

By Paul Rivers (pictured) Managing Director, Guidance Automation The post Invigorating the UK’s Robotic Investment appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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3 Powerful Ways Procurement will Drive the 2030 Saudi Vision Transformation

ivalua

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 3 Powerful Ways Procurement will Drive the 2030 Saudi Vision Transformation May 30, 2023 | | Procurement Strategy by Sara Omer What is the Saudi Vision 2030 Program? Launched by the Saudi government in 2016, the Saudi Vision 2030 Program is a sweeping reform initiative with the aim of diversifying the country’s economy and reducing its reliance on oil production.

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Flexible Supply Chain Solutions for Mergers and Acquistions

FLEXE

How do businesses ensure their supply chains enable growth after transactions close?

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Supply Chain News on Consortium Hopes to Standardize Dock Door Appointment Technology

Supply Chain Digest

Delays a Huge Issue for Truckers and Drivers, but will Shippers Support the Effort

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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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How a Medical Device Manufacturer Doubled Container Density While Reducing Packing Material Use

CHAINalytics

People worldwide donate blood plasma daily to aid trauma and organ failure victims. Machines speed donations and help save millions of lives. So when a leading medical device provider sought better product protection and targeted sea container density increases, they turned to Chainalytics’ Packaging Optimization competency for help. A new plasma donation machine line became … The post How a Medical Device Manufacturer Doubled Container Density While Reducing Packing <br>Material U

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Supply CHain and Logistics Stock Report for Week Ending May 26, 2023

Supply Chain Digest

See who was up and who was down

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How Field Service Innovations Can Help Deliver Net-Zero Emissions

Supply Chain Brain

In 2021, just one in five of the 2,000 largest publicly listed companies committed to net-zero policies for carbon emissions. A wake-up call is needed, and field service operations are on the front line to deliver it.

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Ocean Freight Future Trends with Trent Morris

Logistics Bureau

Have you ever wondered what the future of international logistics and ocean freight will be? If you are someone who works in this field, it’s a must to stay informed of the new updates and trends. Get ready to navigate the seas of transformation in the world of ocean freight and logistics with Trent Morris!  Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our website, check them out: The Challenge of Freight Container Utilisation and Why it Matters Container Freight Costs and Fore

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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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Multi-Carrier Matters: Strategies for E-Commerce and DTC Shippers

Supply Chain Brain

Shippers seeking greater control over their transportation spend are increasingly turning to a multi-carrier strategy.

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Automate 2023 analysis: Simplicity and speed will further robotics uptake

Supply Chain 24/7

Automate show analysis of warehouse robotics trends.

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Malaysian Maritime Agency Detains Chinese Barge

Supply Chain Brain

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said it was investigating if the barge was involved in the looting of two WWII British shipwrecks in the South China Sea.

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