Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
The Pareto Principle, or the 80/20 rule, states that for many phenomena 80% of the result comes from 20% of the effort. This principal is often applied in business, and for good reason, it works. Targeting our effort and resource where it will have the greatest impact is what every commercial leader tries to do.
The Logistics of Logistics
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
The Perfect Partner for the Owner-Operator with Mandy Morrow. Mandy Morrow and Joe Lynch discuss the perfect partner for the owner-operator. Owner-operators in the trucking business face a myriad of challenges including cash flow issues, high fuel costs, access to good freight, business development, and growing their business. About Mandy Morrow. Mandy Morrow is the Plus Power Regional Manager at USA Truck.
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ivalua
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
What are Green Supply Chain Strategies? A recent survey that Ivalua did in the UK, “ Gaining the green view, How smart procurement can kick-start sustainability initiatives ” showed that 87% of UK businesses see “greener” supply chains as a competitive advantage. This may seem applicable for businesses where their business model is focused around promoting their green credentials, such as Everlane , who promote their green credentials strongly, such as moving all cotton production t
GlobalTranz
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
A severe ice storm is causing significant disruption from Texas to Virginia, with Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and parts of Missouri and Illinois expected to face this storm system's most substantial impact. CNN reports that an estimated 6.5 million people are at risk of possible power outages, with over 80,000 customers across Kentucky and West Virginia already without power as of Thursday morning.
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
Kuebix
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Valentine’s Day is all about spreading love to those closest to us and is the second highest ranking holiday in terms of expected spending. Traditional celebrations include pink and red greeting cards, roses, chocolates and candlelight dinners. While the pandemic has made doing so in person a little more complicated, consumers are still finding ways […].
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Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Today’s end customer demands a level of service that can only be achieved through deep collaboration among partners. And the role of the marine terminal — with its reliance on state-of-the-art technology, innovative cargo-handling methods, and deep expertise in optimal routing — is more critical than ever before.
Vanguard Software
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Supply chain flexibility has immense benefits when compared to traditional supply chain management, allowing for rapid changes. The Vanguard Predictive Planning™ platform specializes in the flexibility needed to increase margins across your supply chain.
Supply Chain Game Changer
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Over the Next Half Decade! Get Our EBook here. What powers Artificial Intelligence article and permission to publish here provided by Edward McGeachie at myseaforth.com. Artificial Intelligence is an increasing part of our everyday lives, powering our smart phones and the internet of things.
Freight Center
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Whether it’s really cold or hotter than the hinges, temperature-controlled shipping plays a vital role in the supply chain. As the winter months carry on and the spring harvest season is on the horizon, now is a good time to stay ahead of the game when it comes to temperature-controlled shipping. From inclement weather, to the produce season preparation, to mass vaccine distribution, temperature-controlled shipping plays a larger role in the supply chain and logistics industry than you may think
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.
QAD
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
What is National Inventors’ Day? U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Inventors’ Day in the United States on February 11, 1983. Every year on Thomas Alva Edison’s birthday, the United States celebrates National Inventors’ Day to honor the contributions of inventors whose inventions have revolutionized innovation and growth in the United States.
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
The Biden administration is identifying choke points in semiconductor supply chains and discussing an immediate path forward with businesses and trading partners.
IT Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
By Jon Divers (pictured). Customer Service Director, Jungheinrich UK. The post The Future of Logistics: Training a Smart Workforce appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Saybrook, a logistics and supply chain conglomerate, recently announced a strategic alliance with Esri, a global provider in location intelligence, to supply the industry with a joint technology solution based on Esri’s ArcGIS system.
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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.
IT Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
By Chris Huggett (pictured). SVP EMEA, Sungard Availability Services. The post Three ways to protect your network as home working looks set to continue appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
NC State SCRC
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative hosted two world leading experts, Professors Stacy Wood and Julie Swann, for a webinar on consumer marketing and vaccine distribution on Friday February 5, which was attended by over 160 attendees. The lessons learned during the event provided some important insights for government and healthcare providers alike, as well as anyone who is concerned about receiving the COVID vaccine this year.
NFI
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Supply Chain Technology 2021 Outlook Featuring Gerard Darby, EVP, Chief Information Officer at NFI What do you think will be in store from an IT perspective in 2021? NFI is going to continue to grow quickly, which means we have to continue to evolve how nimble we are and how scalable we are making our… Continue reading Supply Chain Technology 2021 Outlook.
EazyStock
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Better Inventory Management for eCommerce. eCommerce is a rapidly growing phenomenon across the globe. Statista projects that eCommerce sales will surpass $740 billion in the US by 2023. But it’s not just the B2C sector experiencing rapid growth. B2B ecommerce sales have also accelerated; Forrester projects that 17% of all eCommerce sales in the US will be B2B by 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.
ThroughPut
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Demand forecasting is the kernel of stable food supply for every supermarket retailer. It becomes even more sticky when it comes to fresh food and perishables, as planning and forecasting demand accurately impacts the health of the supply chain, creating an irreversible dent on sales revenue, operational targets, inventory levels, cash cycles and upstream/ backstream activities.
6 River Systems
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Through the second half of 2020, 6 River Systems continued its momentum during a truly unpredictable year. Even with the challenges and roadblocks presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, we experienced several highlights in the second half of the year demonstrated by hosting the industry’s largest gathering of fulfillment professionals, four award wins and a record number of deployments in new sites.
ChainPoint
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Well-known discount retailer ALDI has joined Tony’s Open Chain and developed a chocolate bar that sources beans using the 5 Sourcing Principles. ALDI chocolate loving customers can expect this new chocolate bar to be released in Spring 2021 in selected ALDI markets. Buying this new chocolate bar will support the cocoa farming communities in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana where the cocoa beans are sourced from.
Kanban Logistics
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Not surprisingly, 2020 was a bumpy year for North Carolina imports and exports. The major ports in the region, the Port of Norfolk and the Port of Wilmington, experienced significant decreases in container volumes when the pandemic hit, but then saw operations rebound toward the end of the year. In this article, we’ll look at some of the things that these ports are doing to improve operational capabilities to support business now and in the future.
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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.
Intelligent Audit
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Logistics managers must juggle many tasks regularly. It takes a lot to maintain business intelligence throughout the shipping network. Ensuring a smooth and orderly process can present a challenge. This will prove to be especially true in a time of ever-changing customer demands. Logistics data management remains essential to keeping the supply chain network profitable.
ChainPoint
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
In the 2018-19 cotton season, our client the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and their on-the-ground partners provided training on more sustainable farming practices to more than 2.3 million cotton farmers in 23 countries.
Supply Chain Digest
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Use of Postponement Strategies to Grow, IDC Says, with another Prediction on Broad Use of Digital Freight Marketplaces
3GTMS
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Following our December release of 3Gtms and our January release of Pacejet, we want to provide a short overview covering what can be expected for each of our technology solutions over the next year. We are very excited about our product roadmap as we will launch new features for both 3Gtms and Pacejet, our multi-carrier […]. The post Sneak Peek of 2021 Product Features, Enhancements, and Releases appeared first on 3GTMS.
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.
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
As we tackle the global pandemic era of warehouse management, many are starting to question if we require a new breed of manager to navigate our faster-moving environment.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Many online sellers find eCommerce returns management difficult to handle. Most eCommerce order fulfillment operations focus on getting products out the door and into the hands of customers without much consideration for what happens when a customer sends the order back. In many distribution centers, returns get piled into unused corners of the loading dock or warehouse until someone has time to process them, but this practice can get expensive quickly.
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Competition among manufacturers is at an all-time high due to the increasing ease of cross-border trading, combined with customers demanding more options, cheaper, and faster. And if these challenges are not enough, organizations must also adapt to new conditions imposed by the pandemic, such as distributed workforces and less-financially-secure customers who are more hesitant to […].
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