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Coronavirus: Supply Chain Risk Management Back in Spotlight

Talking Logistics

The coronavirus, which the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency last week, is starting to have an impact on supply chains. Starbucks, Google, and Apple are among the many companies that have scaled back operations in China in response to the outbreak. “As the spread of the new coronavirus in China causes. Read more Coronavirus: Supply Chain Risk Management Back in Spotlight.

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Advanced Logistics Technology Trends: A Look at the Cloud, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain & More

GlobalTranz

Advanced logistics technologies provide an opportunity to do more with less, improve the use of automation within the supply chain, learn from the mountain of data, and find ways to create more engaging experiences in a digital world. Plenty of newer technologies have taken the focal point, including the cloud, machine learning, the Internet of.read More.

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Traceability versus Transparency: What’s the difference and which one should my brand be focused on?

Provenance

Are you launching a new transparent brand in 2020? Perhaps you’re aiming to announce a fully-traceable supply chain for a new product? Maybe you see these as the same thing…? We get that a lot. “Traceability” and “Transparency” are used interchangeably by most of the brands we talk to – but which one you actually need comes down to your business objectives. .

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The Retail Supply Chain Revolution

Logistics Viewpoints

There is a revolution in retail supply chains. The rapid growth in ecommerce is driving technological innovation and experimentation at an uprecedented rate. The post The Retail Supply Chain Revolution appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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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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Coronavirus: Implications for supply chains and the people who power them

Kinaxis

by Jay Muelhoefer Today’s global supply chain leaders know to expect the unexpected. They prepare for natural disasters, sudden regulatory changes, social and economic shifts, and even cyber attacks. But some events are more disruptive than others. The recent outbreak of coronavirus has shaken communities and put companies that rely on manufacturing from facilities in Wuhan, China at risk.

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Trends and Predictions 2020: Retail

Enterra Insights

The big news in retail over the past two decades has been the rise of e-commerce which has resulted in the so-called retail apocalypse. Daphne Howland ( @daphnehowland ) reports any eulogies being written about brick-and-mortar retail’s demise are premature. She explains, “Retail may be on a store closure tear — more than 9,000 announced last year, with another 757 already this year — but it’s clear from several analysts and executives speaking at the National Retail Federation

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3 Supply Chain Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2020

AIMMS

2020 seemed a world away just a few years ago and yet, here we are. This promises to be a very eventful year. What’s on the horizon for supply chain professionals? Here are three supply chain trends to consider. . Sustainability on the agenda. Compani es are increasingly under pressure to become more green. Moving past waste, water, and C02 reduction, they have begun searching for renewable energy sources, different forms of packaging, and increased efficiency overall.

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A Supply-Chain Approach to Solving the Coronavirus Challenge

Supply Chain Brain

The key to fighting the coronavirus outbreak lies in the application of supply-chain management principles, and the creation of a global, end-to-end network for partner collaboration in the healthcare industry.

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Shoemaker Named Presenter for Reliable Plant 2020 Conference

Synovos

Donald Shoemaker, Vice President Engineering & Consulting Services for Synovos, the leading pure integrated supply chain management company in the world, has been selected to present a paper at the upcoming Reliable Plant 2020 conference in Louisville, KY. Shoemaker will present his paper “ Should We Be Doing More? The Role of Continuous Improvement in Sustaining Plant Reliability.

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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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What are Verbal Reasoning Tests?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Article, and permission to publish here, provided by Francis Dimaano at practiceaptitudetests.com. Verbal reasoning tests evaluate your capacity to extract key pieces of information from dense pieces of text. In doing so, your comprehension and general capability is tested and potential employers can form a clearer picture of how you think and act under pressure.

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2020 - the year of the Supply Chain

Prophetic Technology

2019 ended with the record online-sales history , Amazon launched one-day shipping as the new benchmark for Prime members, tariffs constrained operations, and 9,100 stores closed!

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Scott Cleaver, COO at ecobee!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Scott Cleaver, COO at ecobee. At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Retail Fulfillment Tips to Boost Your Omnichannel Strategy

Veridian Solutions

Today’s consumers are more connected than ever before. Customers have several channels to make a purchase, such as online or mobile, bought in a store, a combination of the two, known as buy-online, pick-up in-store (BOPIS) , or any other channel to purchase offered by the retailer. To stay competitive, today’s retailers need responsive, integrated technology that creates more engaging, seamless shopping experiences.

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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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JDA Joins the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance

BlueYonder

Corporate integrity, ethics and governance are key tenets of a strong, trusted relationship with our customers and partners. Today, JDA took that commitment a step further by joining Ethisphere’s Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) – a diverse group of 290+ globally recognized companies collaborating and prioritizing ethical leadership and corporate integrity.

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Reducing Risk in your Global Supply Chain

Maine Pointe

Collin Ziemerink EVP Manufacturing at Maine Pointe and Neil Willings Head of Supplier Risk at SGS, consider why today’s supply chains must evolve faster to mitigate the risks, prevent margin erosion and maintain competitive advantage in a rapidly changing global market.

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Why Don’t More Consumers Care About Human Trafficking in the Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Brain

It’s been 20 years since passage of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000. Yet public awareness of human trafficking in global supply chains remains shockingly deficient.

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Supply Chain Management Outsourcing – What’s the Verdict?

All Things Supply Chain

Supply Chain Management Outsourcing has been on many experts’ lists (including Gartner) in regard to the supply chain trends to watch out for in 2020.

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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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JDA Joins the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance

BlueYonder

Corporate integrity, ethics and governance are key tenets of a strong, trusted relationship with our customers and partners. Today, JDA took that commitment a step further by joining Ethisphere’s Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) – a diverse group of 290+ globally recognized companies collaborating and prioritizing ethical leadership and corporate integrity.

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WEBINAR: Supply Chain Foresight 20/20 – Thursday, February 27, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET

Bristlecone

Supply Chain Insights’ Lora Cecere and Bristlecone team up to discuss supply chain risk management in 2020 and beyond. In this webinar, you will learn: Where the world of Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) is heading. AI’s role in SCRM. How Sense.ai provides the foresight needed to transform your supply chain. REGISTER NOW > The post WEBINAR: Supply Chain Foresight 20/20 – Thursday, February 27, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET appeared first on Bristlecone.

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The gap between Latency and Execution stages

Prophetic Technology

Why are Supply Chain Planning ( SCP ) heads so concerned about Latency and Execution stages?

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Coronavirus – Planning, Preparedness and Proactive Actions

Resilinc

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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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MODEX 2020 is here. Are You Ready?

PINC

It’s that time of the year again. Lots of preparation, coordination, and execution. MODEX is here. Are you ready? From 150 illuminating educational seminars to 950 exhibits of next-generation technology and equipment in action, MODEX lets you see what’s coming — and take advantage of it to power your supply chain for years to come. During the last MODEX, PINC was selected Standout Exhibitor by MHI.

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Business continues to brace for impact of coronavirus

Resilinc

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Supply Chain News on Highlights of NAM CEO Jay Timmons State of Manufacturing Address

Supply Chain Digest

Announces Major New Campaign to Attract Manufacturing Workers, Details Policy Objectives

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Afternoon Coffee: Coronavirus, China and supply chain delays; Tesla batteries; Apple, Taiwan and India; vertical farming

Resilinc

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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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Winter doldrums put drag on truckload rates

DAT Solutions

February can be a tough month for transportation companies. Rates on many lanes hit their lowest points of the year during this stretch of winter, and prices were definitely trending downward to close January.

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Is your warehouse risk averse?

SnapFulfil

i2-Global is a long standing technical support partner to SnapFulfil and our latest product GotoRisk is particularly useful for warehouse managers l ooking to improve their overall management efficiencies and remain compliant, successful and notified at all times.

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VIDEO: How to negotiate the best price

DAT Solutions

Before you call on a load, you need to decide how much you're going to charge, especially if the broker hasn't posted an offer rate. This video offers advice on where to start your rate negotiation.