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Will Consumer Goods Be Stronger from the Pandemic?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Get Our EBOOK HERE. Consumer goods article and permission to publish here provided by Wouter Nederkoorn. We all know and regularly purchase Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG, often also referred to as Consumer Packaged Goods, or CPG). As the name suggests, these are the products that we buy most frequently, such as tinned food, canned drinks, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, biscuits, toilet paper and instant coffee.

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Podcast: Reinforcing Supply Chains Through Digital Transformation

ToolsGroup

In episode five of Be Ready for Anything, hear from George Fowler, Group Vice President at Spinnaker SCS, about how strategic digital transformation initiatives prepare supply chains to successfully withstand significant business disruptions. ToolsGroup · Episode 5: Reinforcing Supply Chains Through Digital Transformation.

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5 Tips for Achieving Amazon-Like Efficiency in Your Warehouse

IT Supply Chain

By Jake Rheude (pictured). Director of Marketing, Red Stag Fulfillment. The post 5 Tips for Achieving Amazon-Like Efficiency in Your Warehouse appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Why Data and Context Are Essential for Supply-Chain Visibility

Supply Chain Brain

There are two main approaches when it comes to full supply-chain visibility — "hard-" and "soft-attribute" tracking — and today's organizations need both.

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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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Successfully Selecting the Best S&OP Software

Vanguard Software

S&OP enables supply chain planners to focus on crucial supply chain drivers, here are some insights for choosing the best S&OP software for your organization.

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Using Reverse Logistics to Increase Customer Satisfaction

Freight Center

We’re coming into that crazy shipping time of the year and that means small business operators and supply chain managers everywhere may be pulling their hair out. Having an effective and efficient shipping strategy will keep you from going bald! However, really effective shipping strategies are not as simple as just sending your products from point A to point B.

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Verisk Maplecroft Releases Subnational Human Rights Indices to Map Global Supplier Risk

Supply Chain Brain

Verisk Maplecroft, a global risk data and forecasting company, has announced the release of their Subnational Human Rights Dataset to enable multinational organizations to undertake risk assessments of their supply chains in granular detail.

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How to Become FSMA Compliant with Traceability for Food Manufacturing

RFgen

Overview. The FDA recently issued the new FSMA Proposed Rule for Food Traceability, increasing its track and trace requirements for food manufacturers. Traceability solutions are more crucial than ever to enable recall readiness and FSMA compliance in the supply chain, as well as future requirements. Track and trace software has proven efficient and effective for food companies like DSM.

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Top Features to Look for in a Logistics Analytics Provider

Intelligent Audit

The world is in store for an unprecedented peak shipping season. Enterprises are looking for more business intelligence and advanced insights to improve operational efficiency. For that reason, it comes as no surprise that more companies are looking to future-proof their supply chains around the demands of a 75-day peak season. As explained by a recent GlobalTranz survey, the value of logistics expertise and accountability is only growing more critical, says Supply & Demand Chain Executive :

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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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How to Become FSMA Compliant with Traceability for Food Manufacturing

RFgen

Overview. The FDA recently issued the new FSMA Proposed Rule for Food Traceability, increasing its track and trace requirements for food manufacturers. Traceability solutions are more crucial than ever to enable recall readiness and FSMA compliance in the supply chain, as well as future requirements. Track and trace software has proven efficient and effective for food companies like DSM.

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The Top 5 Warehousing Best Practices in Supply Chain Management

ThroughPut

Studies show that worldwide, companies spend an estimated $350 billion a year on warehousing, and this number is only estimated to increase with high dependence on traditional warehouse practices. Warehousing is a vital function of global supply chain management, however often overlooked. Not only do warehouses fulfill an essential buffer function and ensure cost-efficient distribution, their role as competitive advantage driven by digital innovations significantly enhances as they are also the

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Reverse Logistics for the Holidays

3PL Insights

If you are a last-minute Christmas shopper, you may want to think of changing up your strategy this year. Online shopping and eCommerce have increased by 33% due to COVID-19, and because of this retailers and supply chains will be challenged handling higher volumes of shipments and returns. The global reverse logistics market is expected to grow to $603 billion by 2025, so developing a strong reverse logistics strategy is important.

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[WHITE PAPER] Multimodal Shipping – Fact vs Fiction

GlobalTranz

Fill out the Form Below to Get a Free Copy of the White Paper to Your Inbox! The global supply chain undergoes a marked shift in standards and expectations for efficiency in the wake of the pandemic. And no supply chain, not even the U.S. Department of Defense, is immune to the effects. There is.read More. The post [WHITE PAPER] Multimodal Shipping – Fact vs Fiction appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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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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A Better Solution for SMB Shippers with Ryan Collier

The Logistics of Logistics

A Better Solution for SMB Shippers with Ryan Collier. Ryan Collier and Joe Lynch discuss a better solution for SMB shippers. Small and midsize business shippers face unique challenges. SMB shippers often feel overlooked and undervalued by 3PL and brokers. About Ryan Collier. Ryan Collier is a Principal Designer at Convoy focused on understanding the problem space and designing solutions to meet the needs of transportation professionals.

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DAT iQ launches 3-day average rates for RateView

DAT Solutions

In November, DAT iQ launched three-day average rates our truckload pricing platform, RateView, setting a new industry standard in truckload pricing.

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Robotic Process Automation Enters the Limelight

Enterra Insights

The COVID-19 pandemic has many enterprises exploring ways technology can help them keep their operations going, even when employees can’t be at work. One of the technologies receiving a lot of attention is robotic process automation (RPA). Bernard Marr ( @BernardMarr ) explains, “Robotic process automation is technology designed to automate business processes that are rules-based, structured, and repetitive, thereby freeing up people to focus on more value-adding business activities.

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Spot Premium Ratio hits 2-year high. What does that mean for contract rates?

DAT Solutions

As we move into the fall, the truckload market is still seeing record-high spot rates. Total volumes were only up 1.6% in September compared to September 2019, but network imbalances continue to push shipments into the spot market and place pressure on pricing.

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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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Financial Services Datasheet

ivalua

The post Financial Services Datasheet appeared first on Ivalua.

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Make Print Marketing Personal Using Variable Data Printing

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

In today’s media-saturated world, our marketing messages face stiff competition for consumer attention. It can be a real challenge to break through all the noise. But, when it comes to print marketing, variable data printing (VDP) gets the job done. People are much more likely to engage with, and act on, messages that are relevant to them. VDP lets you tailor communications by combining the cost-efficient, short-run capabilities of digital printing with information contained in your customer dat

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4 Key Advantages of Dynamic Route Planning

Shipsy

Route planning and optimization is one of the prime factors that help in ensuring smooth, safe, and on-time deliveries. Moreover, it also helps in reducing the overall transportation cost, minimize driving time, and maximizing number of deliveries per vehicle. Now, if you are thinking that route optimization is to find the shortest route to the delivery location then you are absolutely wrong.

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13% Automated Loads. Jones Logistics is Winning with Parade.

Parade

Unleashing the power of each carrier rep Jones Logistics has become one of the leading truck flatbed brokerages in the country - 150,000 loads per year and counting - by enabling their team to build long term relationships with their shippers and carriers. Traditionally, they have grown by adding more people to the team - but facing a new wave of growth, the Operations team led by Guy Byars and Alex Maurer wanted to see if there was a better way to grow.

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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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Passenger Jets May Play Integral Role in Frozen Vaccine Airlift

Supply Chain Brain

Passenger jets will be able to transport coronavirus vaccines at the required ultra-low temperatures as long as they are stored in specially made containers, according to Europe’s biggest cargo-only airline.

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13% Automated Loads. Jones Logistics is Winning with Parade.

Parade

Unleashing the power of each carrier rep Jones Logistics has become one of the leading truck flatbed brokerages in the country - 150,000 loads per year and counting - by enabling their team to build long term relationships with their shippers and carriers. Traditionally, they have grown by adding more people to the team - but facing a new wave of growth, the Operations team led by Guy Byars and Alex Maurer wanted to see if there was a better way to grow.

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4 Key Advantages of Dynamic Route Planning

Shipsy

Route planning and optimization is one of the prime factors that help in ensuring smooth, safe, and on-time deliveries. Moreover, it also helps in reducing the overall transportation cost, minimize driving time, and maximizing number of deliveries per vehicle. Now, if you are thinking that route optimization is to find the shortest route to the delivery location then you are absolutely wrong.

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How the pandemic is accelerating the future of healthcare [PODCAST]

Axway

Over the past few months, our relationship to healthcare has changed – from tele-medicine visits to wearing masks in public places. At this point, it’s safe to say that our healthcare professionals have never been more vital.

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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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How to Determine the ROI of TMS

MercuryGate

From integrated parcel shipping solutions to autonomous logistics, an advanced transportation management system (TMS) can […]. The post How to Determine the ROI of TMS appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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Best resources for shippers when working in small package

Freight Plus

Giles Taylor, President and Founder of Trans-solution consulting, and Chris Peckham, VP of Operations at Aborn & Co., present the best resources they've found when working in small package. View the on-demand webinar on Small Package Shipping and eCommerce in the COVID world.

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Cargo Vessels, Cruise Ships Line Up for Scrapping – The Wall Street Journal.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. Cargo Vessels, Cruise Ships Line Up for Scrapping. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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