Tue.Oct 18, 2022

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Is Your Supply Chain Prepared for War?

Enterra Insights

Over half-a-century ago, musician Edwin Starr musically asked, “War, what is it good for.” His answer, “Absolutely nothing.” He may be correct; nevertheless, geopolitical violence continues to raise its ugly head. Local, regional, and global supply chains are affected by these geopolitical events. For example, when Russia initiated its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, global supply chains immediately felt the impact — especially agricultural and energy supply chains.

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Mitigating Supply-Side Service Risks with AI

Talking Logistics

In September, 2021, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies – “Is your company becoming more supply driven?” A majority of the respondents (58%) said that they had become more supply driven in response to current market.

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Teaching Case – Apple Inc: Global Supply Chain Management

SCM Research

Once again this year, an SCM-related teaching case received an award at the Case Center Awards and Competitions : It is entitled Apple Inc: Global Supply Chain Management and written by P. Fraser Johnson. In this case, students are placed in the role of Apple’s CEO Tim Cook, who has to make a strategic decision about the company’s complex supply chain.

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Can You Predict Supply Chain Disruptions in an Unpredictable World?

Logility

Make over your supply chain to get visibility into potential future disruptions. Key Takeaways: The genesis of today’s supply chain issues were the 2018 and 2019 trade wars The pandemic made things much worse, and then came Russia’s invasion of Ukraine This invasion has caused supply chain disruptions across Europe and beyond, and famines are looming Organizations must take the right steps to keep their goods moving today and tomorrow, and transparency into all tiers of the supply chain is requi

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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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On the Path of Inventory Improvement: Assessing Your Situation

CHAINalytics

This blog post is the first in Chainalytics’ Integrated Demand and Supply Planning competency’s three-part series on inventory improvement. Here, we’ll cover how to assess inventory before you optimise it and isolate what your opportunity areas actually are. While many are all a-flutter about inventory improvement, few have learned what the effort entails, the process … The post On the Path of Inventory Improvement: </br>Assessing Your Situation appeared first on Chainalytic

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Mitigate Supplier Risk with QAD SRM

QAD

Let’s face it, change is constant and companies need to rapidly respond to the unexpected changes. The COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Suez Canal obstruction, natural disasters, wars, scarcity of semiconductors, the energy crisis in Europe…are all examples showcasing the need to better manage and monitor your supplier base. Improving collaboration and sharing additional information with suppliers is imperative in order to make sure that your supply chain is resilient , a word that has been incorpora

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How to Safely Play at an Online Casino!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Start Playing Online Casinos! It’s not difficult to get scammed or become an online fraud victim. After all, cybercriminals are keeping up with the latest tech trends and know how to circumvent modern security measures. However, you don’t need to be a hacker to take advantage of someone who loves to play online casino games.

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Further down the Inventory Improvement Path: Optimising Your Inventory

CHAINalytics

This blog post is the second in Chainalytics’ Integrated Demand and Supply Planning practice three-part series on improving inventory. This post will cover optimising your inventory to drive accessibility of working capital and improvements in customer service levels. At least in supply chain circles, inventory improvement is very hot right now. But if you take … The post Further down the Inventory Improvement Path: Optimising Your Inventory appeared first on Chainalytics.

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How To Handle Debt Consolidation: Top Tips

IT Supply Chain

By Jessica Sweet (pictured). Content Writer at makeLifeSweeter.com. The post How To Handle Debt Consolidation: Top Tips appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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The Inventory Improvement Path Never Ends: Simulation Drives Service Levels and Confidence

CHAINalytics

This blog post is the third and final instalment in Chainalytics’ Integrated Demand and Supply Planning competency’s three-part series on improving inventory. This post covers using advanced simulation techniques to understand how optimised inventory helps you meet desired service levels. You can see posts one and two at the corresponding links.

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What are the biggest risks supply chain leaders will face?

John Galt

We asked supply chain thought leaders and experts to share their views on what the next big risk(s) will be and what supply chain leaders should prioritize.

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How Supply Chain Diversity Can Optimize Company Growth

Supply Chain Brain

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have managed to stay afloat by diversifying their supply chains.

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Prime Day Early Access: How Consumers Embraced Amazon’s New Deal Event and What it Means for the Holidays

BlueYonder

After months of rumors, Amazon held its new deal event, Prime Early Access Sale , from Oct. 11-12 to officially kick off the 2022 holiday shopping season. With inflation rates still above 8% at the end of September and excess inventory continuing to be an issue, Amazon has joined the trend of retailers offering early discounts to maximize the holiday shopping season.

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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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Supply Chain News on Interesting Earnings Calls from McCormick and PepsiCo, with Supply Chain Front and Center

Supply Chain Digest

McCormick Taking Supply Chain Action to Address Profit Slide, while PepsiCo benefitting from Supply Chain Tech

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Industrial Robot Installations at an “All-Time High” — Half a Million in One Year

Supply Chain Brain

Altogether, the number of robots currently operational around the globe is reckoned to be about 3.5 million units — roughly the population of Uruguay.

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Global Supply Chain News on Gartner on Three Key Actions for Chief Supply Chain Officers to Combat Volatility

Supply Chain Digest

Digitization Plays a Key Role, Chris Poole of Gartner Says

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Top 4 trends impacting the metal fabrication industry

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The metal fabrication industry has been more competitive than it has ever been. For this reason, many businesses in the sector will need to invest in technology, research, and development to expand their capabilities and stay ahead of the manufacturing market. As the global markets shift and change in the coming years, the metal fabrication industry will greatly benefit by maintaining an attitude of versatility, flexibility, and growth. 1.

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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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Hertz Becomes a Preferred Supplier in Xeeva Marketplace

Xeeva

SOUTHFIELD, MI, October 18, 2022 –?Xeeva, a leader in AI-powered spend management and procurement is excited to announce that Hertz has become a Preferred Supplier in Xeeva Marketplace and is now serving Xeeva customers with great pricing on car rentals! This partnership allows Xeeva customers to have direct access to Hertz and do business with […].

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Watch: Can Technology Save Last-Mile Delivery?

Supply Chain Brain

Route optimization and tracking technology help mitigate problems in last-mile delivery, says Anar Mammadov, technical founder of Senpex.

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8 Common 3PL Mistakes

Logistics Bureau

In the previous episode, we talk about the common mistakes in logistic outsourcing and provided a few customer tips. This time, we focus on the mistakes that 3PLs sometimes make. ?. You can download the checklist here: [link].

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FAA Warns Airline Pilots as GPS Signals Disrupted Around Dallas

Supply Chain Brain

The GPS problem demonstrates the risks of widespread reliance on weak radio signals from space used for everything from timing stock trades to guiding jetliners.

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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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Your 2023 Guide to eRFx

EC Sourcing Group

Your 2023 Guide to eRFx. If you’re like most sourcing professionals, you probably rely on various software applications to help streamline your sourcing processes. But which applications should be in your toolkit? eRFx software should be an integral part of your eSourcing platform. Not only will using eRFx help you increase your cost savings, but it will speed up the overall procurement process while improving your vendor relationships.

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Bridging the Semiconductor Production Gap

Supply Chain Brain

The semiconductor shortage is forecasted to extend into late 2023 or early 2024. .

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Last Mile Delivery Optimization for the World’s Most Challenging Routes

MercuryGate

Booming e-commerce sales and demand for home delivery have permanently changed the landscape for shippers and transportation providers. Large online retailers set massive expectations for speedy delivery and real-time visibility, creating a customer base that demands products on their doorsteps in hours, not days. Increasing consumer expectations for fast, accurate deliveries requires retailers and transportation providers to consider last mile delivery route optimization for the world’s most ch

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Griffins at Work: Ana Dima falls in love with Brazil thanks to internal mobility

Axway

Our Griffins at Work series introduces you to some of our incredible Griffins, sharing their stories about all the things that make Axway an incredible place to work, grow, and succeed.

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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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Data-Driven Procurement: Transparency is Essential, Not Optional

ivalua

The business case for data-driven transparency is not hard to make. In today’s dynamic, complex market, where procurement’s objectives continue to grow, data is the fuel for success. In the latest Procurement Leaders Report and Survey , we ask top-performing CPO’s how they’re prioritizing data-enabled supply chain visibility–and the changes that need to be made.

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Freedom Convoy: Ottawa “Lost Control” of Protests, Mayor Says

Supply Chain Brain

There was confusion and frustration between the municipal, provincial and federal governments as well as local police as they sought a solution to end the protests.

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JAGGAER and Marelli Win in the Global Procurement Category at the 2022 ADACI Excellence Awards

Jaggaer

The post JAGGAER and Marelli Win in the Global Procurement Category at the 2022 ADACI Excellence Awards appeared first on JAGGAER.