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Changing Winds in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

In the past two weeks, I completed many interviews. The question is the same. “When will the impact of the pandemic on the supply chain be over?” My answer? “ No one knows, but it will not be soon.” I expect the resolution of the pandemic’s impact—with the multiplicity of issues and disruption—to take eighteen months to two years to correct.

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The Final Mile in Food Logistics

Talking Logistics

Whether you’re consuming it at a restaurant, buying it at a grocery store, or getting it at a food bank, food is a basic necessity, which makes the logistics behind the food industry critically important. But the food supply chain has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic similar to other industries, creating both challenges and. Read more The Final Mile in Food Logistics.

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Changing Winds in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

In the past two weeks, I completed many interviews. The question is the same. “When will the impact of the pandemic on the supply chain be over?” My answer? “ No one knows, but it will not be soon.” I expect the resolution of the pandemic’s impact—with the multiplicity of issues and disruption—to take eighteen months to two years to correct.

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The New Customer Journey with Chris Jolly

The Logistics of Logistics

The New Customer Journey with Chris Jolly. Joe Lynch and Chris Jolly discuss the new customer journey. Chris is the founder of The Freight Coach , a company that stages transportation companies ranging from traditional freight brokerages, asset-based trucking companies looking to expand into brokerage, as well as technology companies looking to implement their product into the industry.

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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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Changing Winds in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

In the past two weeks, I completed many interviews. The question is the same. “When will the impact of the pandemic on the supply chain be over?” My answer? “ No one knows, but it will not be soon.” I expect the resolution of the pandemic’s impact—with the multiplicity of issues and disruption—to take eighteen months to two years to correct.

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Four Steps to Building Better Supplier Relationships

Supply Chain Brain

It’s clear that we need a root-and-branch reimagining of supply chain models, to ensure that global trade can survive future crises like the one we’re enduring today.

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Procurement’s Critical Role in Boosting Supply Chain Resilience

ivalua

The post Procurement’s Critical Role in Boosting Supply Chain Resilience appeared first on Ivalua.

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Happening Now: California Drayage Driver Frustration Mounts

West Coast and California Logistics

According to FreightWaves , recent comments from drayage drivers at California’s major ports reveal that they are “drowning” in supply chain challenges such as long wait times, appointment system issues, and other inefficiencies.

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Watch: Overcoming Global Supply Chain Bottlenecks

Supply Chain Brain

Bill Brooks, vice president of North America transportation with Capgemini, delves into the multiple causes of the congestion that’s currently plaguing global supply chains, and speculates on some possible short- and long-term solutions to the crisis.

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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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Moving to the cloud & the dangers of standing still

IT Supply Chain

By Martin Davies (pictured). Principal Consultant, Sungard Availability Services. The post Moving to the cloud & the dangers of standing still appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Finding the Best High-Yield Savings Account!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is a Good Credit Score? High-yield savings account article and permission to publish here provided by M.Zahid. Many people are eager to try and save money and make sure their money works hard for them. However, these days, it has become more difficult to find the right savings account if you want one that provides a healthy return.

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BNPL: retailers need to innovate or risk become obsolete

IT Supply Chain

By Samantha Mansfield (pictured). Head of Strategy at LiveArea EMEA, A Merkle Company. The post BNPL: retailers need to innovate or risk become obsolete appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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5 Methods to Prevent Occupational Hazards in Warehousing!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A Comprehensive Warehouse Safety Guide! Occupational hazards article and permission to publish here provided by Claire Glassman. If your business involves running and maintaining a warehouse, you should be highly concerned with the different occupational hazards that come with such tasks.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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Protect retail workers from more than just COVID

IT Supply Chain

By Steve Tonks (pictured). SVP EMEA, WorkForce Software. The post Protect retail workers from more than just COVID appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Extreme weather’s impact on supply chains

Resilinc

Within a week of the COP26 conference wrapping up, massive floods in British Columbia severed the freight railroad serving the Vancouver, home of Canada’s largest port. The disruption has cut off a major trade route for Canada’s exports of minerals, wood fiber, food products, and other products to Asia, and it has created a supply chain nightmare for Canadian manufacturers.

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Many stores bring forward final order dates as predicted Christmas chaos nears

IT Supply Chain

By David Jinks M.I.L.T (pictured). Head of Consumer Research, ParcelHero. The post Many stores bring forward final order dates as predicted Christmas chaos nears appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Agility and Resilience Requires Predicting, Not Just Responding

Adexa

Supply Chain Agility and Resilience Requires Predicting, Not Just Responding Consider how fast China has adapted ecommerce platforms to the tune of $1.7 trillion in 2020. This is a non-trivial number reflecting 30 percent of all retail sales in the country. Step back and examine how Amazon, Walmart and the rest of the ecommerce platforms are impacting the supply chains.

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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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5 Things to Look for in a COSU Device Management Solution

IT Supply Chain

By Nadav Avni (pictured). Chief Marketing Officer, Radix Technologies. The post 5 Things to Look for in a COSU Device Management Solution appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Beyond Annual Reports: Three Ways to Leverage Supplier Sustainability Information for Your Business

SupplyShift

In recent years, companies have come under increasing scrutiny from customers, employees, investors, governments, and NGOs. What do they want? For companies to demonstrate environmental stewardship and get proactive on social issues. As this scrutiny mounts, companies and countries worldwide are making tremendous strides to tackle the sustainability agenda, with organizations such as the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and industry-accepted pledges like the Paris Accord providing much n

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Stay the course

The Smart Software

We’ve found that a few things help new customers exploit the power of advanced analytics for forecasting and inventory optimization. One is having a champion among management, an executive sponsor, who can vouch for the commercial importance of a successful implementation while ensuring the users are supported with continuing education. The post Stay the course appeared first on Smart Software.

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Beyond Annual Reports: Three Ways to Leverage Supplier Sustainability Information for Your Business

SupplyShift

In recent years, companies have come under increasing scrutiny from customers, employees, investors, governments, and NGOs. What do they want? For companies to demonstrate environmental stewardship and get proactive on social issues. As this scrutiny mounts, companies and countries worldwide are making tremendous strides to tackle the sustainability agenda, with organizations such as the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and industry-accepted pledges like the Paris Accord providing much n

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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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COVID-19 is Literally Rewriting the Books on Supply Chain

SphereWMS

While the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our personal livelihoods, it has also had a ripple effect on the global economy. As the world grapples with the human and economic crisis unraveling before us, supply chains are finding themselves squarely within the public eye and experiencing unique challenges of their own.

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When Testing Meets Quality – Unlocking a New Pathway to Success

Pivot88

Success in business, whether it is manufacturing of apparel or footwear or any other product, is directly proportional to quality. Focus on quality usually creates a better brand image and increases success in business. Compliance Paves Way for Quality. A fundamental way of improving quality is testing not just the finished product but also the raw materials and processes that play a role in product development.

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How Medical Device Manufacturers Can Overcome Disruption to Save Lives

USC Consulting Group

Imagine a scenario in which there is unprecedented demand for the products you manufacture, but disruptions in the supply chain are making it difficult, if not impossible, to meet that demand and even if you do, logistics bottlenecks are preventing them from getting where they need to go. Many manufacturers have been running up against this problem since the pandemic began.

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Supply Chain News on Lots of Major Amazon News this Week

Supply Chain Digest

Amazon May Incur 4 Billion Dollars in Extra Logistics in Q4, Wiping Out Profits

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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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Save $100 Million in Sourcing with GTC Software

Logistics Viewpoints

GTC Software is not just about Compliance. MIC was recognized by Ford Motor Company as a top-performing global supplier at Ford’s 23rd annual World Excellence Awards. MIC is an experienced provider of global trade compliance software solutions. In ARC’s recent study of this software market, MIC was the largest provider of Global Trade Compliance (GTC) software solutions to the automotive industry.

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RFID, AIDC, and IoT News RoundUp for Nov. 30, 2021

Supply Chain Digest

Cary, North Carolina Partnering to Improve Lifestyles through IoT.

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Video: Amware automates fulfillment to help 32 Degrees scale

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

High growth is an exciting part of any company’s journey. It’s also a challenging one. To shed light on how a 3PL fulfillment provider can scale to support your company’s growth, we’ve created a new video featuring Amware customer, 32 Degrees.

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