Thu.Apr 08, 2021

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Will Supply Chain Technology Help Shippers When Next Crisis Happens?

Talking Logistics

The Suez Canal Blockage of 2021 has cleared, and cargo is again flowing through that crucial gateway from Asia to Europe. While the immediate impact may have subsided after a week of fingernail biting, significant delays, and forced re-routings, lessons learned will hopefully stay with the supply chain industry for a long time to come. Read more Will Supply Chain Technology Help Shippers When Next Crisis Happens?

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Procurement Strategies Shifting to Restore Growth Post-COVID-19, Reveals Ivalua Research

ivalua

Ensuring supply chain continuity, identifying new revenue opportunities, and improving decision making are key focuses as firms recover from the pandemic. 8 April, Redwood City, CA – Ivalua, a leading provider of global spend management cloud solutions , has announced the latest findings of a worldwide study of supply chain, procurement and finance business leaders on restoring growth.

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Watch: How Will Big Retailers Correct Their Supply Chains After the Pandemic?

Supply Chain Brain

Andrew Hogenson, global head of consumer goods, retail and logistics with Infosys Consulting, offers insight into the big-box retailing landscape when the pandemic subsides, and how retailers will have to adjust.

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Data-Driven Packaging Solutions: Prepare for Success with the Right Directions

CHAINalytics

Taking your packaging system to the next level? You’ll only get there efficiently if you know the facts. Sure, you can rely on hard data – the numbers don’t lie, right? Well, not exactly. The often elusive “soft” data – uncovered by supply chain mapping, a thorough understanding of product fragility, and the desired customer … The post Data-Driven Packaging Solutions: Prepare for Success with the Right Directions appeared first on Chainalytics.

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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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Smart Software Celebrating 40 years

The Smart Software

We are so grateful to announce Smart Software’s 40th anniversary. Smart, Hartunian, and Willemain was incorporated in June 1981 by Charles Smart, Thomas Willemain, and Nelson Hartunian, our visionary founders. The post Smart Software Celebrating 40 years appeared first on Smart Software.

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Fuel Transport Optimizes Warehouse Operations with Tecsys’ SaaS Supply Chain Tech Stack

Tecsys

Fuel Transport shifts warehouse management operations from 90% manual administrative work to 90% automatic system-driven… The post Fuel Transport Optimizes Warehouse Operations with Tecsys’ SaaS Supply Chain Tech Stack appeared first on Tecsys.

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Building intercontinental flow visibility with tracking solution

IT Supply Chain

By Adrien Chapelet (pictured). IoT Expert. The post Building intercontinental flow visibility with tracking solution appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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EStore Order Fulfillment Acceleration Strategies

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Featuring Our 10 Best Warehouse Order Fulfillment Articles! Get Our EBOOK HERE. EStore order fulfillment article and permission to publish here provided by Carl Torrence. With the launch of Amazon’s Prime Membership back in 2005, the rules of the ecommerce game changed. Amazon Prime offered free two-day and cost-effective one-day/overnight delivery options; exclusive to their members.

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EDF & BAE: What Advantages & Benefits Supplier Information Management Unlocks

HICX Solutions

In our latest session on end-to-end SIM strategy, we introduce a fireside chat with experts Adam Hubbard (Supply Chain Governance and Performance Manager at EDF Energy) and Jerry Grable (Director, eBusiness at BAE Systems, Inc.). We talk about how communication with suppliers and engagement have been driven through Supplier Information Management (SIM), metrics that have been unlocked and what future plans are now possible that weren’t before the journey started.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Transportation Management: Engineering for the Future

NFI

Meet the TM Engineers Driving Customer Value They’re not supply chain engineers, they’re supply chain scientists. Calculated risk-taking and hands-on program design are enabling NFI’s Transportation Management team to customize solutions of the future for NFI customers. In this video, team members Felipe Molino and Kayla Broyles highlight how NFI is able to deliver custom,… Continue reading Transportation Management: Engineering for the Future.

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Suez Canal Supply Chain Disruption Calls Globalization into Question

American Global Logistics

On March 23, 2021, the Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, went aground in the Suez Canal. It ran aground due to a sandstorm and high winds. The highly stacked containers acted as sails. And that caused the wind to blow the ship sideways blocking the canal. That obstructed all traffic flow […]. The post Suez Canal Supply Chain Disruption Calls Globalization into Question appeared first on AGL.

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Vaccines are the Utility Needed for the Global Economy

NC State SCRC

In an article in t he Politico, the (somewhat) obvious point is made that the Biden administration is finally recognizing that there is not enough manufacturing capacity in the US to produce booster shots that will be needed to combat the new onslaught of variants coming out of Brazil, the UK, and even New York and California. The report states that “The United States has virtually no capacity to manufacture revised vaccines or booster shots alongside the original versions, according to a

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Transportation Management: Engineering for the Future

NFI

Meet the TM Engineers Driving Customer Value They’re not supply chain engineers, they’re supply chain scientists. Calculated risk-taking and hands-on program design are enabling NFI’s Transportation Management team to customize solutions of the future for NFI customers. In this video, team members Felipe Molino and Kayla Broyles highlight how NFI is able to deliver custom, Read More.

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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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Introducing the New Vanguard Website

Vanguard Software

Vanguard Predictive Planning. Download Brochure. Introducing the New Vanguard Website . Supply chain cost optimization refers to managing supply chain costs effectively to achieve the best possible return on investment while ensuring reliable supply. Supply chain cost optimization includes: . We are excited to announce the new Vanguard website. Check out our updated look, new customer success stories, and content that reflects our growing, end-to-end supply chain planning platform.

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Achieving a Synchronized Digital Supply Chain and Operations for Advantage

Maine Pointe

Nathanael Powrie and Simon Knowles conclude their series of articles examining the five-level digital supply chain and operations maturity journey with a look at how, as they move from level three to levels four and five, organizations break through the four walls of the business to achieve a synchronized, collaborative digital network for advantage.

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Digital Transformation in High-Tech Manufacturing

DELMIA Quintiq

Discover how the Virtual Twin Experience can Accelerate Manufacturing Innovation. With a rising number of industries worldwide undergoing digital transformation to adopt new and sophisticated systems, the High-Tech industry becomes a key driver of progress in our society. However, it can be a major challenge for High-Tech manufacturers to maintain the throughput required to meet the growing demand for components, devices and machines while keeping operations within budget.

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Introducing the New Vanguard Website

Vanguard Software

Vanguard Predictive Planning. Download Brochure. Introducing the New Vanguard Website. Supply chain cost optimization refers to managing supply chain costs effectively to achieve the best possible return on investment while ensuring reliable supply. Supply chain cost optimization includes: We are excited to announce the new Vanguard website. Check out our updated look, new customer success stories, and content that reflects our growing, end-to-end supply chain planning platform.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024

Your Roadmap to Smarter Spend Management in 2024 Geopolitical, economic and supply chain challenges will stick around in 2024, but don’t despair. There are strategic opportunities to leverage AI-powered technology and digital toolsets to overcome these hurdles more effectively. GEP experts in nearly two dozen critical categories guide you in the right direction in our annual comprehensive resource — GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024.

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On a Path to Global Supply Chain Armageddon

Supply Chain Digest

Tensions in South China Sea, and with Taiwan, Seem Unlikely to End Well

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3 Ways Procurement Can Help Grow Revenues (Part 1)

ivalua

Procurement’s role and status has been on an upward trajectory for many years, accelerating during the COVID-19 crisis. CEOs increasingly understand that how they spend and manage their suppliers can support a broad range of objectives. But there is one general exception. Procurement has remained an afterthought at most organizations when the topic shifts to growing revenue.

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The Step-by-Step Guide to Deliver World Class FMCG Distributor Performance

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

In my last post we discussed the biggest challenges that a Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) company could face when managing the ‘last mile’ of the Route to Market (RtM).

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3 Ways to Drive Value Through Supplier Diversity

ivalua

Supplier diversity is not a new concept. Many organizations have had some form of program in place for many years, with a myriad of agencies certifying vendors for one of many possible types of diversity. Yet the scale of such programs has generally been very limited. The real challenge is that supplier diversity has generally been viewed as competing with other objectives, such as cost reduction or lowering risk.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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The Importance of Cognitive Systems in the Digital World

Enterra Insights

The Digital Era, characterized by oceans of data generated at historical rates, is different from past eras. That’s why attempts to adjust to this new era using traditional methods are unlikely to succeed. Julie Sweet ( @JulieSweet ), Chief Executive Officer of Accenture, explains, “It is very hard to transform your culture and your workforce to be a relevant company in the digital world if all of your processes are stuck in the traditional world.”[1] To meet the challenges of the digital

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AMER 2021 – TCS – Agenda

ivalua

Vijay Mutter. Head – Enterprise Transformation for Hi-tech Business. Roundtable Discussion. Touchless Procurement. We believe that Source-to-Pay, processes can be touchless. In the modern world there are number of touchpoints during these processes. We put an army of people to handle these touchpoints. Use of NextGen solutions enabled with digital technologies will make these processes truly touchless and reduce the human interventions.

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13 Ways to Reduce Parcel Freight Costs

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Looking for new ways to reduce parcel freight costs? If you’re not already using the following strategies, then you are missing out on the best ways to whittle down the 75% of overhead that your firm funnels into outbound parcel costs every year. Check our our eBook on parcel cost reduction.

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The Chip Industry Has a Problem With Its Giant Carbon Footprint

Supply Chain Brain

Demand for semiconductors is surging as life becomes increasingly digital, but all that computing power comes at a cost.

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CADDi Receives 2023 Top Tech Startup Award by Food Logistics, Supply & Demand Chain Executive

The 2023 Top Tech Startup Awards by Food Logistics, Supply & Demand Chain Executive spotlights the top software and technology startups in the supply chain and logistics space.

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Amazon’s FBA Program Vs. a 3PL: Which is Better for Your Business?

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Amazon is the world’s largest e-commerce site, and its U.S. product sales alone are expected to exceed $367 billion in 2021. With close to 200 fulfillment facilities across the U.S., the company also operates the country’s largest fulfillment network. Given those statistics, it’s no wonder more than half of businesses selling through Amazon use the company’s Fulfillment by Amazon program (FBA).

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Commodity Shipping Rates Are Surging Amid Uneven Recovery

Supply Chain Brain

For a glimpse of how quickly and unevenly economies are recovering from the pandemic, look no further than the market for shipping raw materials.

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A masterclass in retail velocity

crisp

Crisp Product Manager Jordon White explains how velocity drives a smart retail strategy, and the analysis CPG brands should master to stand out to buyers.

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