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Championing Supply Chain Digitalization

Enterra Insights

We live in a digital age in which, according to Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, big data is an organization’s most valuable asset. “The well-worn adage that a company’s most valuable asset is its people needs an update,” he writes. “Today, it’s not people but data that tops the asset value list for companies.”[1] Staff writers at Gadget go even further.

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Enabling Assurance of Supply in the Global Marketplace

Talking Logistics

For a long time, companies had been redesigning their supply chain networks and practices to become more demand driven. However, with the pandemic-related disruptions in supply over the past two years, companies have had to shift their focus to be more supply driven. Their manufacturing, sales, and promotions plans are now driven more by what. Read more Enabling Assurance of Supply in the Global Marketplace.

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The Single Point of Failure in Supply Chain – Baby Formula!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Single Point of Failure in Supply Chain – The Suez Crisis! There are over 3.5 million births in the United States every year. That is a lot of babies who need baby formula. With such a large number of births you would expect that there would be a steady, well established industry supporting the supply of all needs for new mothers, babies and their families.

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Evaluate Your Supply Chain Transformation Readiness and Assess Your Current State

CHAINalytics

You’ve committed to a supply chain transformation. Now is when you need to candidly assess your current state and determine your readiness for organizational change. This is the second in a four-part blog post series on supply chain transformation from Chainalytics’ Supply Chain Operations practice. Assemble a plan for assessment A defined scope gives the … The post Evaluate Your Supply Chain Transformation Readiness and Assess Your Current State appeared first on Chainalytics.

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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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What West Coast Ports' Labor Negotiations Mean for Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

As the U.S.’s largest ports in California moved record amounts of cargo amid pandemic-induced supply chain bottlenecks, union dockworkers strengthened their indispensable role in the nation’s logistics network.

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The ROI of Inventory Reduction

Arkieva

A lot of projects propose to deliver ROI through lower levels of inventory. Servicing the demand at desired service levels with lower inventory should save the company some money. But how, exactly? The ROI of Inventory Reduction was first posted on May 31, 2022 at 10:30 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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The Importance Of Life Science Reagents In Medical Research

IT Supply Chain

By Jessica Sweet (pictured). Content Writer at makeLifeSweeter.com. The post The Importance Of Life Science Reagents In Medical Research appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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A Cost To Serve Case Study

Logistics Bureau

Why is it really important to understand the cost to serve on your supply chain business? Here is a case study we would like to share for you to explore the concept of cost to serve in greater depth. More Cost-to-Serve resources here: Cost to Serve at a Glance: 9 Steps to Success & 5 Mistakes to Avoid. Omnichannel Retail and the Cost to Serve Online Customers.

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Missguided collapse is the beginning of the end for most fast fashion labels

IT Supply Chain

By Melissa Minkow (pictured). Retail Strategy, CI&T. The post Missguided collapse is the beginning of the end for most fast fashion labels appeared first on IT 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 Imminent Threats at the Intersection of Geopolitics and Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Over the next 12-18 months, companies will be witnessing an avalanche in slow motion. .

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BlackCat target Austrian federal state of Carinthia

IT Supply Chain

By Yiftach Keshet (pictured). Director of Product Marketing, Silverfort. The post BlackCat target Austrian federal state of Carinthia appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Proud to become part of Bain & Company

Proxima

Today we announce an exciting next step on Proxima’s growth journey. We are proud to become part of Bain & Company , the global leader in Management Consulting. Proxima has been operating independently in Europe and North America for over a quarter of a century. In that time, we have grown substantially, becoming a leader in our space. We have worked with many of the world’s largest and most interesting companies, solving complex procurement and business challenges, and have made many friend

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Challenges of the digital age: making the leap to smart manufacturing

IT Supply Chain

By Raymond Ma (pictured). General Manager, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Europe. The post Challenges of the digital age: making the leap to smart manufacturing appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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Considering In-House Freight Audit Services? Here’s How to Get Started

TransAudit

Freight audit services are critical and paramount for any business that ships products. And if your business operates within a moderate to complex supply chain network, the accuracy of your freight audit and payment process can directly impact your costs. . Because of this, savvy businesses regularly utilize freight audit companies and firms to systematically audit carrier invoices and documentation.

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Why Missguided collapsed & what to expect for fast fashion moving forward

IT Supply Chain

By Andrew Busby (pictured). Retail industry lead, Software AG. The post Why Missguided collapsed & what to expect for fast fashion moving forward appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Why You Need eSourcing Software

EC Sourcing Group

It’s estimated that approximately 90 percent of businesses use some procurement strategy to acquire goods and services. However, not everyone is using eSourcing software — a cost-effective, efficient way to source. Yes, you could source using manual processes, spreadsheets or the old back-and-forth method, but you wouldn’t be doing your company any favors.

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Two Automakers Make Senior Supply Chain and Procurement Executive Leadership Changes

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters readers are well aware that the looking glass for an organization’s overall supply chain performance is intense right now, especially when C-Suite executives feel the heat from investors and board rooms. This is especially the case among certain global automotive companies dealing with a host of supply chain disruption and ongoing semiconductor device shortages.

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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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Vendor Management for Dummies

ProcurePort

• A vendor management system provides efficiency, reduces operational costs, and extends a collaborative approach to improving products and services. • Managing vendors is a central part of any procurement process. Despite the criticality of vendor management in modern supply chains, organizations are yet to deploy vendor management systems. Tips to Help You Understand Vendor […].

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Availability of Research Report- Your Workforce: The Most Critical Link in Supply Chain Capability

Supply Chain Matters

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group highlights the release of a second published research advisory on the Importance of supply chain and HR alignment for talent lifecycle needs. Background. As our Supply Chain Matters readers are acutely aware, global supply chains are clogged, with businesses, consumers and business customers, and especially various industry supply chain workers collectively frustrated.

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Eliminating the Bullwhip Effect

Demand Driven Technologies

The bullwhip effect is one of the common problems of supply chains, affecting manufacturers, distributors, and retailers alike. The cause of the bullwhip effect is difficult to recognize in a large, rapidly growing company. Pay attention to the symptoms. Some of the most common are raw materials, finished products, stock outs, and over stocks. Such.

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Proxima and Bain & Company join forces

Proxima

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: Bain & Company acquires procurement powerhouse Proxima, strengthening capabilities to advise clients on mounting global supply chain challenges. Proxima’s expertise and proven track record will further enable Bain’s clients to master the disruptive forces in an era of turbulence in the procurement and supply chain sectors.

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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 to Stop the Bullwhip Effect in the Supply Chain

Demand Driven Technologies

In this article, we`ll consider the common problems of supply chains and its relevance at all levels including manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. The true cause of problems is difficult to recognize in a large, rapidly growing company. Pay attention to the symptoms. Some of the most common are raw materials, finished products, stock outs, and.

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Last-Mile Success - Closer and Faster

Cathy Roberson

The recent batch of retailers' earnings offers insights into the success that retailers are achieving in connecting the online and physical store, better known as omnichannel which was first coined around 2010. Many retailers were slow to invest in required technologies until 2020 when the COVID pandemic temporarily forced physical stores to close and/or limit hours of operation, e-commerce purchases jumped, and last-mile delivery providers struggled to deliver goods on time to consumers.

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Supply Chain News on Value of US Q1 Cargo Thefts Up 73 Percent, New Report Says

Supply Chain Digest

Major Jump comes Even as Number of Thefts were Flat, CargoNet Says

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6 common order fulfillment problems and how to solve them

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Your ability to deliver a great ecommerce customer experience depends on how well you navigate the array of order fulfillment problems that can happen between the order and the delivery. Contending with these problems can be maddening. Fortunately, most fulfillment problems have clear solutions. Let’s look at 6 common problems and how to address them.

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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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Friends not Foes, Supplier Relationships Made to Last

ivalua

Supply chains are complex and varied; to manage them effectively, you need to understand exactly what’s happening in both your supply chain and your customers’ end markets. A company’s supply chain is a key source of competitive advantage and Supply Chain Management (SCM) is designed to allow a company to monitor its suppliers and utilize the available resources to improve performance.

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Walmart, Gap and Others Amass $45 Billion in Extra Stuff to Sell

Supply Chain Brain

Big retailers rushed to build up inventories last year amid soaring consumer demand and transportation bottlenecks — going so far in some cases as to rent their own cargo ships. Now, they’re trying to figure out how to sell all their stuff.

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Scale your EDI in the cloud with a B2B integration platform

Axway

I’m often asked, “why do we need to move our B2B transactions to the cloud?” and all I can think when I hear this is: “why wouldn’t you move your B2B transactions to the cloud?”.

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