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4 Areas of Focus in Supply Chain Planning Software to Power Digital Transformation

John Galt

From AI and Machine Learning to digital twins and more - explore key focus areas for digital transformation to consider in your supply chain planning maturity journey

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Heavy Hauling with the Freight Coach Chris Jolly

The Logistics of Logistics

Chris Jolly and Joe Lynch discuss heavy hauling with the Freight Coach. Chris is the CEO and Founder of The Freight Coach Logistics, a full-service brokerage that specializes in heavy haul trucking. About Chris Jolly Chris Jolly is the founder of The Freight Coach and the host of Coffee w/#TheFreightCoach podcast. Chris has over 14 years of experience in transportation with the bulk of his experience in freight brokerage.

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The State of Supply Chain and Logistics Innovation

Talking Logistics

What is supply chain innovation? In a 2013 white paper, the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics defined supply chain innovation as “the combining and application of a mix of inventions, existing processes, and technologies in a new way that achieves a desirable change in cost, quality, cash and/or service.” A lot has changed over. Read more The post The State of Supply Chain and Logistics Innovation appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Podcast Discusses Automated Order Fulfillment

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Amware Fulfillment’s CEO, Harry Drajpuch, was a recent guest on the Digital Supply Chain Podcast hosted by Tom Raftery, former global VP and Innovation Evangelist at SAP. Harry and Tom chatted about a range of topics, but mainly automated order fulfillment. Here are a few tidbits from Harry's interview to whet your appetite for listening to the full episode.

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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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The Big List of Supply Chain KPI Mistakes to Avoid

Logistics Bureau

Who would have thought that measuring the performance of supply chain processes like warehousing, procurement, or logistics could be so troublesome? Well, we know a few supply chain managers who, having made some of the mistakes covered by this article, would attest to the potential for difficulty. While technically, KPI selection and use are relatively straightforward, the mistakes we’ll discuss here can lead to many problems and difficulties.

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4 Ways Manufacturers Can Improve Supply Chain Visibility

All Things Supply Chain

Supply chain visibility has become a make-or-break point for industries and companies worldwide. It is seen as a potential panacea for recent issues and breakdowns.

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6 Crucial steps to starting your digitalization Process

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The pace of technological change has been accelerating in recent years to the extent that it now impacts a wider range of people throughout an organization. These potentially disruptive changes have moved from an infrequent inconvenience to a consistent stream of change that is redefining markets and entire industries. In the era of Industry 4.0 , IT and business decision-makers need to start embracing emerging technologies that will provide a competitive edge for their business into the future.

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o9 Solutions to Host “The Planet Needs Global Sustainable Supply Chains” Panel at SXSW 2023

o9 Solutions

o9 will be joined by Dr. Josué C. Velázquez Martínez, Head of MIT’s Sustainable Supply Chain Lab, and Montse Montaner, Novartis’ former Chief Sustainability Officer DALLAS, Feb. 6, 2022 – o9 Solutions, a leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making, today announced that it is hosting a panel titled, “ The Planet Needs Global Sustainable Supply Chains ” at SXSW 2023 —an essential destination for global professionals that prove the most unexpected

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FedEx Founder Fred Smith Speaks at MIT

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights an interview held with FedEx Founder Fred Smith in conjunction with the 50 th anniversary of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. Event This Editor had the opportunity to attend a special event that kicked-off the 50 th anniversary of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Logistics and Transportation (CTL) held at the MIT ca mpus.

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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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Just in Case Stock Control: Advantages & Disadvantages

Unleashed

For decades, many organisations relied on Just In Time (JIT) inventory control. It meant they could minimise waste, protect their cash flow, and keep costs down. Then along came a global pandemic; product businesses had to reconsider what defined ideal inventory management. As a result, many have now switched to the more reliable Just in Case stock control (JIC) strategy.

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8 ways to increase cash flow

Taulia

Cash flow measures the net balance of money flowing into and out of a business. In flows are generally made up of revenue from the sale of goods and income from investments, while outflows take the form of expenses and debt payments. Optimizing cash flow by taking a sophisticated approach to cash flow management is crucial to efficient business operation.

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A Deep Dive Into the Top Warehouse Technologies of 2023

ShipBob

Good warehouse management relies heavily on visibility and coordination as well as strategic planning. To make this happen, businesses need to take advantage of technology solutions that allow them to seamlessly share data, communicate, and execute different warehousing tasks. Fortunately, the latest advancements in warehouse technology have made the job easier for ecommerce businesses.

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A Brief Introduction to Grammarly and Deepl Write

SCM Research

As the recent debate about ChatGPT has shown, artificial intelligence tools are advancing rapidly. Today, I would like to introduce two AI tools that can be used to improve the language of academic texts. The first tool, Grammarly , can be integrated into programs like Word and suggests improvements, both in terms of errors and style. Grammarly has already found a large following among academic writers.

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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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How Amazon’s Vendors and Marketplace Sellers Can Recover Erroneous Fees

Supply Chain Brain

Becoming a seller on Amazon.com can be a great way to build an e-commerce business or make a side income. But extensive and wrongly charged seller fees can take a big bite out of a seller’s or vendor’s bottom line.

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The Role of Trust in the Demand Forecasting Process Part 1: Who do you Trust

The Smart Software

Trust is always a two-way street, but let’s stay on the demand forecaster’s side. What characteristics of and actions by forecasters and demand planners build trust in their work? Key to building trust among the users of forecasts are perceptions of forecaster and demand planner competence and objectivity. The post The Role of Trust in the Demand Forecasting Process Part 1: Who do you Trust appeared first on Smart Software.

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Ukraine Crop Deal Misses Target as Russia Slow-Walks Ship Checks

Supply Chain Brain

The delays are weighing on farmers’ incomes and raising costs for traders, so that growing and shipping Ukrainian crops becomes increasingly challenging.

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How does driver tracking in logistics software help improve fleet efficiency?

Loginext

Learn how driver tracking in logistics software can improve fleet efficiency. Get insights into the key features of logistics software and how it can be used to improve the customer experience. The post How does driver tracking in logistics software help improve fleet efficiency? appeared first on loginextsolutions.com.

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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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Volvo May Move Investments to U.S. If Europe’s Green-Tech Push Falls Short

Supply Chain Brain

The European Union proposed its own green-tech road map in early February, but some are concerned that the subsidies will only help richer countries, and others warn of a transatlantic trade war.

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Crisp Team Spotlight: Eli Rowe

crisp

As Crisp’s newest Account Executive, Eli leverages his extensive background in CPG to forge meaningful connections with customers, and educate them on leveraging the Crisp platform to grow their business. Meet Eli Role : Account Executive Lives in: NYC Favorite grocery store product: Chocolate, all kinds. Eli recently joined Crisp, bringing with him a comprehensive sales background in both SaaS sales and CPG.

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Elevating Customer Experience and Operational visibility with Real-Time Tracking Solutions

Locus

It’s an exciting time for the Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP) businesses like never before. The volume of parcels shipped in the US increased to 21.6 billion in 2021, up from 13.2 billion parcels in 2014. Also, the e-commerce revenues from 2017 to 2022 nearly doubled from some 459 billion U.S. dollars to almost 905 billion U.S. dollars. So, it’s clear that e-commerce growth is majorly driving the growth of CEP today.

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Team Flares Chemical Gas From Derailed Train Cars in Ohio to Prevent Explosion

Supply Chain Brain

Norfolk Southern says shipments are being delayed across an area from Chicago to New York and Kansas City as workers try to clear the scene.

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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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JAGGAER Enhances Integrated Search for Amazon Business Customers

Jaggaer

The post JAGGAER Enhances Integrated Search for Amazon Business Customers appeared first on JAGGAER.

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Boeing Plans To Cut 2,000 Office Jobs This Year

Supply Chain Brain

Boeing has faced a number of issues in recent years, including the grounding of its 737 Max after two fatal crashes.

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European Corporate Social Responsibility Regulations - Impact for small and medium-sized enterprises

ChainPoint

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a growing concern for businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). CSR refers to a company’s responsibility to consider the impact of its activities on society, the environment, and its employees, and to take action to minimize any negative impact and maximize positive impact. Existing and upcoming legislations require more work from all actors.

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Ware2Go Expands End-to-End Capabilities Through a Strategic Agreement with Whitebox

Ware2Go

Enhancing Ware2Go capabilities for market-leading multichannel fulfillment solution with expanded transportation options and Amazon fulfillment services. Ware2Go today announced a new strategic agreement with the leading ecommerce growth agency, Whitebox, to expand our capabilities to enable merchants of all sizes to compete and win. New and enhanced capabilities will round out our offering to enable omnichannel growth.

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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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Supply Chain News on Unionization Rates Fall again, BLS Says

Supply Chain Digest

Very Pro Labor Biden Administration cannot Halt the Slide

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Full-Service Support for Selling on Amazon

Ware2Go

Learn the ins and outs of selling on Amazon and how outsourcing fulfillment to a single partner simplifies operations and enables growth on Amazon and everywhere. Full-Service Support for Selling on Amazon Selling on Amazon is an important channel for product discovery, brand recognition, and overall volume. Today, an estimated 40-50% of all ecommerce sales happen on Amazon, making it a necessary sales channel for most merchants and a primary one for many.

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Should We Fight Climate Change or Support Free Trade?

Logistics Viewpoints

Yulin, locating in Shenfu coalfield, together with Ordos and Shuozhou (ShanXi), is called the “Golden Triangle of Coal” in China. Ana Swanson of the New York Times wrote an article called Climate Change May Usher in a New Era of Trade Wars. The key point of the article is that legislation and policies aimed at fighting climate change could also further erode free trade.