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Post-Pandemic Supply Chains: A Prognosis from Johnson & Johnson

MIT Supply Chain

How a global manufacturer has learned some vital lessons about managing uncertainty and planning for the future Meri Stevens, Worldwide Vice President of Supply Chain, Consumer Health and Deliver at Johnson & Johnson speaks with MIT CTL Director Prof. Yossi Sheffi on Mar.

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Procurement and Supply Chain are Smarter Together – Practical Use Cases

Logistics Viewpoints

In a previous post , I made a case for how the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) and Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) are smarter together. I took the viewpoint that as the need for supply chain resiliency becomes front and center, CSCOs and CPOs will need to collaborate very closely; and shared the reasons why this is more important than ever. Accordingly Supply Chain and Procurement will need continuous collaboration.

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Is this a perfect FMCG Supply Chain?

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

I cannot reveal the name of this specific organisation for obvious reasons but their Supply Chain is one very impressive, slick machine. Across the Source, Plan, Make and Deliver SCOR Supply Chain disciplines we see excellence, leading edge systems and outstanding performance from a mutually supportive and cohesive team.

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Infographic: ERP vs. Best-In-Class Supply Chain Solutions

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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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Why Digital Manufacturing is Even More Important After the Pandemic

QAD

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over. Manufacturers continue to face potentially indefinite remote work policies, new health screening and safety protocols, unexpected demand swings, potential supply disruptions and more. Digital manufacturing couldn’t be more important or necessary for maintaining business continuity and responding to change.

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The Privacy Issues of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Augmented Reality (AR) is the Future of Supply Chain! Virtual reality and Augmented reality article and permission to publish here provided by Monica Rewutzer. In the modern world, you cannot talk about technology and fail to mention Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR).

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5G, IoT and the New Supply-Chain Challenges

Supply Chain Brain

The past year has been both blessing and curse for supply chains.

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Time and tide wait for none! Reflections before the next wave of disruption

Gravity Supply Chain

Image source: wikimedia commons. The Ever Given is moved to the Great Bitter Lake section of the Suez for damage assessment, but this doesn’t mean the canal is back to normal or that global supply chains can breathe a sigh of relief. Ongoing Delays. All vessels and container lines using the Suez Canal will certainly get subjected to further delays on all sailings, expected to add a minimum of 14 days from the original schedules.

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Four Subtle Examples of Supply-Chain Fraud that Can Be Stopped with Analytics

Supply Chain Brain

The supply chain is an increasingly popular target for retail criminals. Supply chains are notorious for their lapses in visibility, creating a perfect opportunity for fraudsters to swoop in and seize cash and merchandise without leaving a trace. With prescriptive analytics monitoring all aspects of their supply chains, retailers can rest easy knowing that their merchandise, whether in transit or at a handling or storage facility, is well protected.

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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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Why 9 out of 10 companies don't achieve sustainable results in their continuous improvement process.

Aioneers

Almost every production company has a continuous improvement process: an army of people is constantly working on improving operational KPI’s, like, for instance, Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE). However, despite all the effort, results may be stagnating. Does this sound familiar? Then you most likely have the wrong focus in steering operations. In this article, our manufacturing expert Martin Dieker shares what indicators make the difference in steering your operations.

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Transportation Technology Procurement: How to Get all Stakeholders Onboard to Secure a TMS Budget

MercuryGate

The global supply chain is continuously evolving. And the first step that supply chain managers must implement to align organizations with modern trends is to understand transportation technology analytics. At the heart of many successful companies lies shareholder support for the supply chain network and the effective use of data, especially concerning those solutions that […].

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Time and tide wait for none! Reflections before the next wave of disruption

Gravity Supply Chain

Forward-thinking businesses that digitize to enable complete visibility into cargo’s exact location and condition will have future-fit supply chains. Leave a Reply [contact-form-7].

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Supply chain lessons learned from the Suez stuck ship

StockTrim

How inventory control and stock forecasting software can help your business stay stoic in the next Suez snafu.

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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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Deep Dive Session 1: The Problem Blocking Supply Chains from Demand Driven Performance

Demand Driven Technologies

Feel like you’re constantly stuck between planning for the future, meeting your customers delivery expectations and delivering your profit and inventory targets? Learn about the problem all supply chains live in and the Solution Set necessary to solve the core conflict in this first webinar. Source.

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6 signs your supply chain data has outgrown Excel

ChainPoint

Access to accurate, real time data is the foundation for any successful supply chain monitoring, optimization and management programme. In many cases, Excel is a logical starting point for collecting all that data because of its ease of use. But what we see, is that it’s just as easy to outgrow Excel, as it is to start using it in the first place. In this article we describe the 6 most common signs that your supply chain data needs have outgrown Excel.

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Deep Dive Session 2: Visibility – The Key to Keep You Market Signals and Actions Aligned

Demand Driven Technologies

This second webinar will showcase the software to plan, schedule and execute across your supply chain. The demo will focus on the interaction and real-time visibility between Replenishment+ and DBR+ that keep all signals and execution actions and metrics aligned to customer demand and ROI. Source.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for April 1, 2021

Supply Chain Digest

US Purchasing Managers Index Jumps in March. Rail Freight Volumes from China to Europe Soaring, Hundreds of Ships Waiting to Go through Unblocked Suez Canal.

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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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Unlock Inventory Performance with Replenishment+ NS

Demand Driven Technologies

We invite you to learn about Replenishment+ NS, the leading demand driven solution built native for NetSuite. If you are a supply chain leader who wants to improve visibility and materials flow across the supply chain, please join us for this complimentary webinar. Learn why more and more companies are making the decision to shift. Read more. Source.

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This Is Not an April Fools’ Joke

Talking Logistics

In past years, I have written April Fools’ posts that ranged from the somewhat believable to the completely ridiculous. Excel Goes Blockchain (Microsoft And IBM Partnership) Breaking News: Walmart, Facebook, and Uber Form Strategic Alliance to Provide Unrivaled Commerce Experience Netflix Developing Original Series About Logistics Called “D is for Drones” Facebook, Google, and eBay.

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Make Heroes, Make Money with Steve Elwell

The Logistics of Logistics

Make Heroes, Make Money with Steve Elwell. Joe Lynch and Steve Elwell discuss the concept of “make heroes, make money,” which relates to making customers and prospective customers the hero. Many salespeople and companies forget this principle and position themselves as the hero. Customers don’t want to be shown up by an outside company saving the day.

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How to stay agile as regulation looms: outsourcing, the PRA and the role of procurement

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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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Watch: Getting the Vaccine to Rural Communities

Supply Chain Brain

Bill Brooks, vice president of transportation with Capgemini, describes the challenge of distributing the COVID-19 vaccine to outlying areas of the country in a safe, secure and timely manner.

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Koerber

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 03/26/2021 – 04/01/2021

All Things Supply Chain

Blockade in Suez Canal hits global economy The blockade in the Suez Canal, along with other disruptions in global supply chains, is becoming a problem for the global economy, which…

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Improve Forecast Accuracy by Managing Error

The Smart Software

In this video, Dr. Thomas Willemain, co-Founder and SVP Research, talks about improving Forecast Accuracy by Managing Error. This video is the first in our series on effective methods to Improve Forecast Accuracy. We begin by looking at how forecast error causes pain and the consequential cost related to it. Then we will explain the three most common mistakes to avoid that can help us increase revenue and prevent excess inventory.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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Clarifying Dimensional Weight vs. Actual Weight for Shippers

Freight Center

With all the moving parts in freight shipping, you’d think weight wouldn’t be much of a big thing to have to look into. But it actually is! Freight weight is calculated differently than parcel, but how exactly is freight weight determined? Well, it depends on the carrier. Some carriers use dimensional weight (DIM) for your billing, and others use actual weight.

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SnapFulfil a 2021 Top 100 Logistics IT Provider

SnapFulfil

SnapFulfil North America has been named in the list of Top 100 Logistics IT Providers by Inbound Logistics for the sixth straight year.

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Amplify Central Connected Gateway Custom API Subscription Flow – CRM Contact Exists Use Case

Axway

In prior posts, we were introduced to API subscriptions in the Amplify Central Unified Catalog and we learned about the basics of how Amplify Central supports custom API subscription approval flows.

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