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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

Semiconductors. Plastics. Coffee. Copper. Building Supplies. Motors. The list goes on and on. Supply chain shortages abound. Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Unloading times are double and costs are triple. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world.

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The Next Evolution in Supply Chain Technology

Talking Logistics

The 21st Century has seen tremendous innovation in supply chain technology driven by the Internet, web services, mobile technologies, GPS, cloud computing, and so many other developments. What is the next evolution in supply chain technology? What factors are driving it and why is this important for supply chain professionals? Those are the main questions.

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Social Supply Chain Sustainability: How Businesses Can Achieve Its 4 Goals

Logility

The tools, capabilities, and strategies companies must embrace to achieve the 4 goals of social supply chain sustainability. Social supply chain sustainability is one of the three pillars of a sustainable supply chain and crucial for the long-term prospects of a company. As regulators tighten scrutiny and customers become ever more vocal about their expectations for the brands they invest in and champion, a socially sustainable supply chain is a must for any progressive company.

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Warehousing & fulfilment – it’s increasingly a people thing

IT Supply Chain

By Smitha Raphael (pictured). Chief Product & Delivery Officer, SnapFulfil. The post Warehousing & fulfilment – it’s increasingly a people thing appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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Johnson Burned Bridges With EU Truckers He Now Wants Back

Supply Chain Brain

The U.K. wants to issue visas for truckers to ease a shortage that’s led to gasoline stations running dry and hit food supply chains. The hard part could be persuading drivers from eastern Europe, the biggest pool of labor in recent years, to come back.

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How Timing and Luck Kept Product Flowing for Ricoma in the Pandemic

Supply Chain Brain

In the midst of the worst global supply chain crisis in recent memory, some businesses are finding creative ways to get around severe congestion at seaports and inland freight terminals.

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Woodland Group launches 360 digital supply chain platform to complement its capabilities, network and owned assets across the globe

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Woodland Group has launched its new digital platform, Woodland Online, delivering full supply chain management from online quoting and booking, to tracking, reporting, WMS and supplier integration, stock and PO management.

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Assessing the Impact of Global Supply Chain Shocks

Supply Chain Brain

The vulnerability of complex global supply chains, built over decades of globalization, has been exposed by COVID-19 and geopolitical shocks.

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Quick Overview to the Director of Ecommerce Role [Tips, Expectations, Roles, & Salary]

ShipBob

They say it takes a village to raise a family, and the same is true of an ecommerce business. Whether your ecommerce business is in its infancy or is more mature, the people involved are a crucial aspect of making sure your business is healthy and growing. To ensure that your website, online store, and ecommerce operations are running smoothly, you’ll need plenty of qualified individuals to assist you.

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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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5 Actionable Steps: An Ultimate Guide to Demand-Driven Inventory Replenishment Planning

ThroughPut

Demand-driven Inventory Replenishment Planning. As per the world reports of global goods shortages , optimized replenishment planning with demand drivers, has become a necessity. A Demand-Driven Inventory Plan enlists both strategy and execution for resilience and profitability in the midst of economic upheaval. Planning for demand while ensuring order fulfillment and waste elimination are the components of a successful replenishment plan.

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Quick Overview to the Director of Ecommerce Role [Tips, Expectations, Roles, & Salary]

ShipBob

They say it takes a village to raise a family, and the same is true of an ecommerce business. Whether your ecommerce business is in its infancy or is more mature, the people involved are a crucial aspect of making sure your business is healthy and growing. To ensure that your website, online store, and ecommerce operations are running smoothly, you’ll need plenty of qualified individuals to assist you.

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Using 3DLean to Enable Collaboration & Innovation

DELMIA Quintiq

Valmet, a global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries, wanted to evolve its networked global production environment and support employees with modern working practices. With a focus on organizational agility and lean operations, Valmet is rising to meet the challenges of the digital era by digitalization of the shop floor and connecting remote workers displaced by the global pandemic.

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Supply Chain News on Amazon is Winning the Distribution Labor Battle, but at Quite a Cost

Supply Chain Digest

Morgan Stanley Lowers Profit Estimate Due to Massive Hiring and Rising Pay

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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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Warehousing and fulfillment - it's increasingly a people thing

Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles

Worker quality and numbers have long been among the trickiest aspects of running a DC, but the global pandemic has made the labor market more challenging.

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Supply Chain News onThe Critical Role of Procurement in Sustainability

Supply Chain Digest

McKinsey Says CPOs Need to Up their Game, Take CO2 Reduction Lead, Offers Three Key Steps

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Got Data?

Enterra Insights

Nearly two decades ago, the dairy industry launched a famous advertising campaign with the logo “Got milk?” The campaign featured advertisements in which people found themselves in desperate need of a glass of milk. The first Got Milk? advertisement was created by a young Michael Bay, before he became a celebrated filmmaker. The commercial featured a historian who received a call from a radio quiz show.

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Distributor Scales Business by Integrating Warehouse Automaton Software

Supply Chain Brain

Challenge: A large distributor was rapidly growing its wholesale business and struggling to keep up with order fulfillment. A warehouse software system tied to six sub-systems was inefficient, difficult to maintain, and unable to scale.

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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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Descartes’ Consumer Research highlights the impact of delivery experience on customer satisfaction – retailers must take action to secure customers for the long term

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has announced the findings of its Consumer Online Delivery Research, which set out to assess consumers’ online purchasing experiences across Europe.

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Ford, SK Building $11.4 Billion Electric Truck, Battery Plants

Supply Chain Brain

Ford Motor Co. and South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. plan to spend $11.4 billion to construct three battery factories and an assembly plant for electric F-Series pickup trucks in Tennessee and Kentucky, the biggest investment in the U.S. automaker’s history.

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Contract Management 101: Everything You’ll Ever Need to Know

Jaggaer

The post Contract Management 101: Everything You’ll Ever Need to Know appeared first on JAGGAER.

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The Cold Chain is a Top Opportunity for Third-Party Logistics Providers

Logistics Viewpoints

Covid Vaccine Issues Put an Increased Foucs on Cold Chain Logistics . Covid has led supply chain management issues to be more discussed than ever before. But within supply chain management, the complexities associated with vaccine distribution made cold chains one of the key supply chain topics getting attention this year. Cold chains are supply chains specializing in the planning, storing, loading and movement of temperature-sensitive products.

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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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Trending Transportation Updates: September 2021 | PLS Logistics Services

PLS Logistics

Check out last month’s new transportation updates in the shipping industry.

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What is HTTP/3 and what does it mean for APIs?

Axway

The majority of APIs today are based on the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). HTTP has been around for a very long time, in computer terms.

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How a sourcing strategy can rocket your margin?

DocShipper Sourcing

If you're in the business, no matter you're a senior or a newbie, you must know the fact that due to the unique feature of being in international trade, the whole process may take 2-3 months to close one deal. With all the risks in between, especially under COVID-19 situation, you may lose confidence in … The post How a sourcing strategy can rocket your margin?

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How BORIS & BOPIS can benefit Your Business

Vinculum

Online stores have been booming, and brands like Amazon have been obsessed with the competition lately. With the rise in online stores, companies have been rethinking how to use their retail stores in the best way possible. Thanks to BORIS (Buy Online, Return In Store) and BOPIS (Buy Online, Pick up In-Store), retail stores can be used excellently, significantly improving retailers’ lives.

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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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What is Fleet Tracking Software?

Loginext

What is Fleet Tracking Software? Brands across the globe and increasing focus on home deliveries with consumer preferences moving quickly towards buying online or coming to store only for pickup. Not just buying online, consumers are also used to flexibility in terms of the ability to return a product, delivery at specified times and […].

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What is HTTP/3 and what does it mean for APIs?

Axway

The majority of APIs today are based on the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). HTTP has been around for a very long time, in computer terms.

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The Future of Third-Party Logistics Beyond COVID: Where Do We Go from Here

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

The supply chain crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic is changing everything. The Financial Times reports a top executive at UPS expects the supply chain crisis created by the pandemic will inflict lasting damage. A global survey of 800 executives by McKinsey also points to significant disruption and change ahead. To understand what’s going on with third-party logistics , we had an extensive discussion with four industry thought leaders at BR Williams.