Thu.Oct 29, 2020

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Collaboration? When It Comes to Cash-to-Cash, We Don’t Know How to Walk the Talk

Supply Chain Shaman

If the word collaboration was listed on a card as a drinking game at supply chain conferences, we would be drunk at many. The word, while bandied about frequently in speeches, is largely meaningless due to overuse and abuse. Here I share perspective on cash-to-cash abuse. While we speak of collaboration, the focus is on driving enterprise results not value in value chains.

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Unified Logistics: A New Mindset for a New Era

Logistics Viewpoints

Success in a post-pandemic business landscape requires that we truly shed the shackles of our traditional siloed thinking and embrace a holistic, customer-centric view of our supply chains. We need to take command and control of our product flow through all supply and fulfillment channels, breaking down functional walls that impede our larger view. And, finally, we need to embrace the rapidly expanding technology ecosystem to fully leverage the benefits of an open platform for ongoing logistics

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Using Resilience to Get Out of Your Own Way with Ann Holm

The Logistics of Logistics

Using Resilience to Get Out of Your Own Way with Ann Holm. Ann Holm and Joe Lynch discuss using resilience to get out of your own way. In times of stress, people need to become even more aware of their mental fitness. In this interview, Ann describes some of the challenges people face when under stress along with some strategies to become more resilient.

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Corporate Social Responsibility Efforts: Succor or Sucker?

Enterra Insights

One of the characteristics associated with members of younger generations is their commitment to social causes. Journalist Nicole Schuman ( @Buffalogal ) reports, “Consumer loyalty could shift if brands do not honor their social justice commitments and promises. Forty-two percent of consumers say they would start buying from competitors if brands don’t stay true to their word, according to a new survey from Sprout Social.

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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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Watch: Building Resilience Into Supply-Chain Planning

Supply Chain Brain

Jeff Livingston, senior solutions consultant with QAD DynaSys, explains the importance of resilience in the supply-chain function, in times of high demand variability and uncertainty.

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Ivanti Wavelink Enhances Printer Management Capabilities for the Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Ivanti Wavelink, the supply chain business unit of Ivanti, announced Ivanti Wavelink Avalanche now offers several new management and discovery capabilities for Zebra’s ruggedized thermal and barcode printers for the supply chain.

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The Supply Chain of Jack O’Lanterns at Halloween

All Things Supply Chain

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, in the US alone up to 148 million people are expected to celebrate Halloween this year.

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The Digital Cold Chain Reimagined

Supply Chain Brain

The Global COVID-19 Pandemic has disrupted every industry, but none more than pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution. Supply chains, and cold chains in particular, will require new levels of efficiency in order to provide vaccines and therapies to every corner of the world.

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The British Beauty Council releases their landmark sustainability report

Provenance

The beauty industry is primed for quite a makeover with the latest findings from the British Beauty Council out today. Provenance is proud to be a part of this powerful report for our transparency work with Cult Beauty and 50+ brands across the space. From ongoing concerns around waste (120 billion units of packaging are produced by the global cosmetics industry) to unclear sourcing information (86% of beauty shoppers want information about ingredient supply chains) – the report makes the busine

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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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Implementing AI in Supply Chain Logistics

20Cube Logistics

Supply chain logistics is going through a paradigm shift wherein leading e-commerce and logistics have raised customer expectations with timely delivery and status updates of the consignment. Many organizations today are adopting latest technologies like AI (Artificial Intelligence), Blockchain and Machine Learning to provide and fulfill customer demand and most importantly- to sustain in the highly competitive market.

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The Agile Supply Chain’s Guide to Financial Alignment

Supply Chain Brain

Finance and supply chain: These two essential business functions speak different languages and live in different worlds. Both contribute mightily to the success and the profitability of their companies, in their own ways. Manufacturers need to get them to synchronize if they are to survive and succeed — and to achieve the agility and the resilience everyone strives for coming out of the pandemic crisis.

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Make Freight Sourcing More Efficient!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Do You Have Hidden Freight Costs? GET our EBOOK HERE. Freight sourcing team article and permission to publish here provided by Katharine Barrios at xeneta.com. Freight sourcing and procurement is a critical component of the whole supply chain and is crucial to the success of the business.

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Retail Shipments Spike as Amazon Prime Day Drives a Surge in Business

IT Supply Chain

By Vivek Vaid (pictured). Chief Technology Officer, FourKites. The post Retail Shipments Spike as Amazon Prime Day Drives a Surge in Business 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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Improving Supply-Chain Reliability with Prescriptive Analytics

Supply Chain Brain

In the current retail environment, supply chain reliability reigns supreme. Customers and stores alike depend on their supply chains to deliver the right products, in the right quantities, to the right place, and at the right time.

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How to Write a Perfect Mobile App Description?

IT Supply Chain

By Melissa Mauro (pictured). Freelance Writer. The post How to Write a Perfect Mobile App Description? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Four Ways to Build a Successful Renewable Energy Supply Chain

Maine Pointe

Glenn Hoskin, EVP Energy & Natural Resources, considers four cost-effective and competitive ways executives can achieve the renewable energy supply chain goals they have set for themselves.

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How to Find the Top Trending Niches for Your Ecommerce Website in 2020

IT Supply Chain

By Jamie Fry (pictured). Freelance Writer. The post How to Find the Top Trending Niches for Your Ecommerce Website in 2020 appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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Bristlecone Flash – October 2020

Bristlecone

PROCESS CONSULTING – BUILDING A SOLID FOUNDATION. There’s more to supply chain transformation than systems integration. In fact, successful digital transformation initiatives focus on people and processes, not technology alone. We provide expertise in process consulting, including: Diagnostics and Assessments. Process Design. Performance Management.

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How To Digitize Your Supply Chain And Take Control Of Your Shipments Easily

Gravity Supply Chain

Gravity’s entry-level, full visibility, tracking software, Shipment Tracker Go! provides users seamless control of their supply chain. Leave a Reply [contact-form-7].

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‘Data is guilty until proven innocent’ – changing organisation-wide perception on data

IT Supply Chain

By Paul Wakefield (pictured). Group Head of Finance, B&H Worldwide. The post ‘Data is guilty until proven innocent’ – changing organisation-wide perception on data appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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COVID-19: Bullwhip in Cheese Demand

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Sponsored by. Parcel Delivery’s Heavy Costs; Throttling Back Aircraft; Blue Cheese Markets. By Paul Page. A UPS jet at Miami International Airport. PHOTO: MARK ELIAS/BLOOMBERG NEWS. The surge in packages at United Parcel Service is coming at a hefty price. Revenues and profit at the delivery giant rose by double digits in the third quarter amid the pandemic-driven rush of online orders, the WSJ’s Paul Ziobro reports, but UPS’s main domestic business posted a sharp decline in profit on the higher

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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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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Oct. 29, 2020

Supply Chain Digest

Q3 GDP Sees Record Rise, Amazon Giant Holiday Season Hiring Spree, Loblaw want Vendor to Pay for Its Rising Costs and Investments, Free Shipping may not Really Pay Off, Study Finds

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[WHITE PAPER] Parcel Planning for Peak Season

GlobalTranz

Fill out the Form Below to Get a Free Copy of the White Paper to Your Inbox! Parcel shipping continues to redefine the standards in supply chain processes. And going as far back as 2016, McKinsey & Company explained the relationship between parcel and peak season, “in mature markets, volumes could double over the next.read More. The post [WHITE PAPER] Parcel Planning for Peak Season appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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What Scares Me in Supply Chain Halloween 2020

Supply Chain Digest

From a Likely Looming Economic Downturn to the Impact of Robotics, Here are the Top Supply Chain Goblins

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The Supply and Demand of Halloween Candy in 2020

Kuebix

Halloween is an exciting time of year for manufacturers, suppliers and retailers alike. The holiday is marked by spiders, cobwebs and most importantly candy! In fact, candy may be one of the few aspects of Halloween that will remain largely unchanged during this tumultuous time. With October 31st approaching quickly, chocolate and candy manufacturers have […].

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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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Cargill to Add Giant Sails to Cargo Ships to Curb Emissions

Supply Chain Brain

The initiative will improve the efficiency of whichever new fuels — from hydrogen to liquefied natural gas — are eventually adopted, the agricultural commodities giant says.

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The Happiness Model: How happy employees create customer satisfaction

Axway

2020 has changed how customers interact with their favorite brands. Companies have had to get creative in the way they communicate with their customers, how they reach them, and potentially even adopting new distribution channels.

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How to Find Trucking Capacity in a Tight Market and Reduce Truckload Freight Costs

MercuryGate

As seasonality and disruption continue to redefine the capacity crisis, more companies turn to new […]. The post How to Find Trucking Capacity in a Tight Market and Reduce Truckload Freight Costs appeared first on MercuryGate International.