Wed.Feb 24, 2021

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Accounts Payable Superheroes, It’s Time to Empower your Suppliers

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Why does Accounts Payable Need Heroes? When the pressure is on the last thing you need is that unwanted distraction. In Accounts Payable, it’s the Supplier inquiry. However, could this interruption by your supplier be turned into an automation opportunity. Recent data from the Hackett Group reveals that AP teams that provide self-service capabilities to suppliers can achieve Superhero status by reducing inquiries by 49% and saving 50% on master data management costs.

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Using Technology to Integrate Your Return Management Strategy

GlobalTranz

Supply chain leaders have faced significant challenges in the past, and in 2020, the coronavirus pandemic spotlighted the need for supply chain resilience and integration. Among these, an integrated return management strategy can make or break successful operations. Failure to consider how the disruption affects all parts of the supply chain will lead to delays and added costs.

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Solvoyo’s Take on Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to speak with Nil Durak, Chief Operating Officer at Solvoyo as part of ARC’s Supply Chain Forum. In this conversation, Nil and I spoke about the big picture of supply chain digital transformation, as well as taking a deeper dive into the supply chain planning market as well as the role of digital twins. I asked Nil to give some deeper insights on a few key points.

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10 Key Issues The Hackett Group Says Will Impact Supply Chain Transformation in 2021

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What Will Impact Procurement Processes in 2021? Supply Chain Transformation is ongoing but never more important than in 2021. Every year, The Hackett Group surveys global organizations to better understand their top priorities. The research encompasses organizations across industries and sectors, with focus on North America and EMEA. While 2020 introduced unprecedented challenges for procurement organizations as they struggled to maintain business continuity and keep supply chains operational,

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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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Asking Good Questions (Inspiration Behind Indago)

Talking Logistics

“Leaders today need to revisit an overlooked skill: asking questions.” So writes John Hagel III in a recent Harvard Business School Review article titled, “Good Leadership Is About Asking Good Questions.” Here are some excerpts: You think you have the answers to all important questions? That suggests that you are either clueless — you have. Read more Asking Good Questions (Inspiration Behind Indago).

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Industry Groups Welcome Biden’s Supply-Chain Executive Order

Supply Chain Brain

Manufacturing and telecommunications industry groups are celebrating President Biden's order aimed at improving U.S. supply chains to reduce reliance on foreign-made products.

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Ways to Use RFID in Retail!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Complexity in the Retail Supply Chain! Get Our EBOOK HERE. RFID article and permission to publish here provided by Vic Bageria. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) monitoring systems involve attaching tags to specific objects so you can track, monitor, and collect data for them.

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New Link Traces Beef From Amazon Rainforest to Grocery Stores

Supply Chain Brain

Meatpacking powerhouses like JBS and Marfrig Global Foods have borne the brunt of watchdog efforts to root out illegal deforestation in Brazil’s beef industry. But a new report is transferring attention further down the supply chain.

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Why regularly conducting a business impact analysis is so important

IT Supply Chain

By Chris Huggett (pictured). Senior Vice President, Europe & India, Sungard AS. The post Why regularly conducting a business impact analysis is so important appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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Autonomous Supply Chains Are on the Horizon

Supply Chain Brain

Companies are discovering that “people-less” operations lead to more efficient supply chains.

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How Provenance’s Transparency Framework helps beauty brands communicate product impact

Provenance

The beauty industry isn’t good at opening up when it comes to ingredients and impact. But the ‘values shopper’ cohort is growing, and brands need to step up to meet their expectations. According to the British Beauty Council’s Courage To Change report , 86% of beauty shoppers want information about ingredient supply chains. But brands are falling behind customer expectations: 1 in 5 don’t know how to check a product’s sustainability credentials.

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Adoption of cloud-enabled physical security given boost by pandemic

IT Supply Chain

By Rodrigue Zbinden (pictured). CEO, Morphean. The post Adoption of cloud-enabled physical security given boost by pandemic appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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How digitization can improve food safety

3AG Systems

If you are a food and beverage manufacturer in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) space, food safety is clearly one of your top concerns. You have every reason to be kept up at night thinking about threats such as unlabelled allergens, foodborne diseases and chemical contaminants. The industry is heavily regulated to protect consumers as well as businesses all along the supply chain.

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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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Three steps to energy efficient motors

IT Supply Chain

By Neil Ballinger (pictured). Head of EMEA at EU Automation. The post Three steps to energy efficient motors appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Opening Up

BlueYonder

Pearl Hu is a Blue Yonder boomerang. The Associate Success coordinator started her career at the company, left, learned and returned! She now considers it her biggest risk and proudest achievement. We talked to her about that, the differences between living in China and living in the United States, and how she’s applied that knowledge – culture, differences, communication skills – to her role at Blue Yonder.

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Makers & Movers: Global Access and Distribution COVID-19 Vaccine

All Things Supply Chain

Distributing the COVID-19 vaccine across the globe will not come without challenges.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Feb. 25, 2021

Supply Chain Digest

Amazon Pays Bonuses to Quit FC Jobs, Forecast for 2021 GDP Growth Headed Higher, Huge Valuation for Warehouse Robot Maker, Home Depot Low Inventory Growth

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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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Paris 2021 – FR – Capgemini Keynote – 4-35pm

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Entre théorie et pratique quotidienne : comment réussir votre projet de transformation des achats ? La digitalisation des achats est une étape majeure pour toute organisation. Il y a toujours un écart entre la théorie (les attentes au départ) et la pratique (la vie quotidienne du projet). En participant à cette session, repartez avec les principaux enseignements du projet, les erreurs à éviter, les bénéfices et les meilleures pratiques illustrés par des exemples concrets du processus de transfor

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Top 10 US Trucking Bottlenecks

Supply Chain Digest

A Highway Stretch in New Jersey Tops the List for Third Year in a Row

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Reefer capacity tightens in winter storms, while imports fuel demand

DAT Solutions

Even though local growers in the Rio Grande Valley in the McAllen, TX, market have been hit hard by last week’s freezing cold air, damaging citrus and leafy green crops, carriers should keep an eye on imports.

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Supply Chain News on JB Hunt Jumps into Digital Freight Brokerage in Deal with Google

Supply Chain Digest

Partnership will Use Google AI, Improve Pick Up Time Accuracy, Among Other Benefits

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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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What the Polar Vortex means for freight

DAT Solutions

While the recent Polar Vortex events have many thinking back to the winter of 2014, Winter Storms Uri and Viola took a different path, resulting in a very different impact on freight markets.

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AP News: Biden to order a review of US supply chains for vital goods

Operations and Supply Chain Management

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Winter weather pushes intermodal freight to truckload

DAT Solutions

Last week, two of the seven Class I Railroads announced extreme winter weather and sub-zero temperatures were impacting rail operations. From a truckload perspective, around 48% of all railcars are classified as intermodal, which competes heavily with truckload on the longer lengths of haul.

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China Is Both a Rival and a Partner, Says Biden Trade Nominee

Supply Chain Brain

President Biden’s nominee for trade chief is pledging to work with allies to take on China while also embarking on a pragmatic approach to the Asian nation, saying it’s both a rival and partner whose cooperation the U.S. needs to address global challenges.

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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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Paris 2021 – EN – Jose Bustillo

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Jose Bustillo Sourcing Excellence. Born and raised in Honduras where he received a Bachelors in Computer Science, Jose relocated to New Jersey at the age of 19 where he continued his education and received a Bachelors in Communication and Economics from Saint Peter’s University in New Jersey. With over 7 years of experience in the Fashion industry managing, leading and implementing ERP and EDI Systems.

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Ensuring AI Doesn’t Become a Clever Devil

Enterra Insights

The late C. S. Lewis once stated, “Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.” In today’s world, where we are educating computers as well as students, many people are concerned that computers aren’t being taught values. They are concerned artificial intelligence (AI) systems will turn out to be the kind of clever devils about which Lewis was concerned.

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Paris 2021 – FR – Jose Bustillo

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Jose Bustillo Responsable Excellence Sourcing. Né et élevé en Honduras où il a obtenu une licence en informatique, José a déménagé aux Etats-Unis à l’âge de 19 ans où il a poursuivi ses études et obtenu une licence en communication et en économie à l’université Saint Peter’s du New Jersey. Avec plus de 7 ans d’expérience dans l’industrie de la mode, il a géré, dirigé et mis en œuvre des systèmes ERP et EDI.

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