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What are the true causes of ongoing supply chain disruptions?

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Contrary to general opinion, the causes of the supply chain disruptions currently being experienced worldwide were prevalent long before the Covid-19 pandemic. . The US-China trade war got the ball rolling and exposed the problem by highlighting the worldwide shortage of containers. There are many causes, for example, container ships from Asia are now too large to traverse the Panama Canal (20 years ago they were not), so they offload on the West Coast of the United States and are compelled to

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Artificial Intelligence in the Retail Sector

Enterra Insights

Inflation is starting to impact the retail sector in significant ways. Some experts believe artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities will help retailers find their way through these volatile times. Even if inflation wasn’t an issue, Richard Kestenbaum ( @RKestenbaum ), Co-founder and Partner at Triangle Capital LLC, insists, “Artificial intelligence will be important at every level of retail.”[1] According to Kestenbaum, some retailers don’t understand AI’s importa

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Achieve Higher Fulfillment Rates to Improve Customer Satisfaction 

Logility

A transparent digital supply chain will give you the insights you need for faster fulfillment. Key Takeaways: Same-day delivery is preferred by most consumers today, and supply chains must speed up to match that fulfillment speed. Fulfillment can be delayed anywhere in the supply chain, but if you can’t see where it’s happening, you can’t do anything to fix it.

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Seen and Heard at the 2022 Gartner Supply Chain Symposium | Xpo

Arkieva

The Gartner Supply Chain Symposium 2022 was filled with insights, actionable strategies, trends and more. Here we cover a few highlights. Seen and Heard at the 2022 Gartner Supply Chain Symposium | Xpo was first posted on June 21, 2022 at 12:22 pm. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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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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Ivalua NOW EMEA – Körber – Supply Chain Resilience: Business Continuity in a Dynamic Market

ivalua

The post Ivalua NOW EMEA – Körber – Supply Chain Resilience: Business Continuity in a Dynamic Market appeared first on Ivalua.

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5 Things You Can Do to Avoid Crypto Credit Card Fraud

IT Supply Chain

By Richard Grant (pictured). Technology Consultant. The post 5 Things You Can Do to Avoid Crypto Credit Card Fraud appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Chipotle Zeroes in on Supply Chain Traceability and Visibility

Supply Chain Brain

Chipotle is taking food security and supply chain visibility to a new level, by offering customers information about the source of every ingredient on its menu.

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Feeling the pinch?

IT Supply Chain

By Ross Slogrove (pictured). UK Country Manager, Ringover. The post Feeling the pinch? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Copper in flux

Resilinc

Less than four months ago, copper was setting record prices and experts were forecasting long-term supply gaps due to a collision between the growing demand for copper in clean-power technologies and the cost and difficulties of developing new mines. “Even if the price of copper were to double overnight, it would still be years before we had significant incremental production coming on,” said Richard Adkerson, CEO of Freeport-McMoran, the world’s largest publicly traded copper miner in a March 3

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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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The Use of Big Data in the Gaming Industry

IT Supply Chain

By John Hampton (pictured). Content Writer. The post The Use of Big Data in the Gaming Industry appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Advantages of cloud computing for supply chain management

EazyStock

Many more traditional supply chain strategies originated in a steadier business environment. Predictable business cycles and stable demand allowed supply chain professionals to focus less on solving challenges and more on cost reductions. With today’s changing demand, volatility, and supply chain disruptions, supply chain professionals must focus more on problem-solving to ensure stock availability and business continuity.

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It’s the end of Buy Now Panic Later, but shoppers may lose access to easy, interest-free credit, warns ParcelHero

IT Supply Chain

By David Jinks M.I.L.T. (pictured). Head of Consumer Research, ParcelHero. The post It’s the end of Buy Now Panic Later, but shoppers may lose access to easy, interest-free credit, warns ParcelHero appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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4 Things You Should Know About a Reverse Dutch Auction

EC Sourcing Group

Getting to know the different types of reverse auctions can be tricky, however, if you or the supplier aren’t familiar with the process. A reverse Dutch auction is a type of reverse auction where the bidding works a little differently. The use of reverse auctions in procurement has gained popularity in recent years, particularly because the “old Excel” way of sourcing is tedious.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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Driving Supplier Sustainability: In Uncertain Times, Control the Controllables

IT Supply Chain

By Mark Perera (pictured). CEO & Founder, Vizibl. The post Driving Supplier Sustainability: In Uncertain Times, Control the Controllables appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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The Annual State of U.S. Logistics Report – Added Candidness and Need for More Synchronization

Supply Chain Matters

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 33rd Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. economy through the lens of the logistics and transportation sector in terms of costs and implications to the economy during 2021.

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Design for Sustainability: Understanding Compostable Plastic Packaging

IT Supply Chain

By Lee Metters (pictured). Group Business Development Director, Domino Printing Sciences (Domino). The post Design for Sustainability: Understanding Compostable Plastic Packaging appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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ThroughPut Inc. Appoints Retired Brigadier General Ronald Jolly, U.S Air Force, to Advisory Board

ThroughPut

Executive military leader steeped in mission-readiness, human capital, strategic defense and fiscal budgets joins ThroughPut Advisory Board. PALO ALTO, Calif., June. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ThroughPut Inc., the Industrial AI Supply Chain pioneer, today announced the addition of retired U.S Air Force Brigadier General Ronald. E. Jolly, Sr., to its Board of Advisors.

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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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It’s the end of Buy Now Panic Later, but shoppers may lose access to easy, interest-free credit

IT Supply Chain

By David Jinks M.I.L.T. (pictured). Head of Consumer Research, ParcelHero. The post It’s the end of Buy Now Panic Later, but shoppers may lose access to easy, interest-free credit appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Effective Supplier Appraisal: Don’t Leave it to Chance

Kodiak Hub

The product or service that any business delivers is only as good as the ingredients that make it up. You can have the best restaurant in the world, but it won’t be successful if the steaks are substandard, overpriced or constantly unavailable. The same applies to any business that relies on its supply chain to meet or exceed customer expectations.

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Reports of Muted Sales for China’s 618 Online Shopping Festival

Supply Chain Matters

In this Supply Chain Matters posting, we highlight reports of muted sales growth for this year’s 618 online shopping festival across China along the implications for industry supply chains. There are two significant online shopping festivals that occur across China , one being Singles Day that occurs in November , and the other being the 618 festival which occurs on June 18.

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5 Reasons Why ‘Ready Integrations’ are Important for eCommerce Companies

Vinculum

With the advancement of eCommerce technology, functionalities grew, systems became more automated, and it took much less time to update the same information across multiple solutions. And all of this was possible mainly due to Integrations. Integrations. Integrations are streamlined procedures that connect two separate systems to allow the simple exchange of necessary data for enhanced performance.

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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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Last Mile Delivery – A Complete Guide

Locus

The 21st-century customer is a tough cookie. They desire fast, speedy and reliable order fulfillment without compromising on product quality. They demand transparency and regular updates, and they also want flexible delivery hours, and, in turn, offer their loyalty. These are expectations not just from business to consumer (B2C) sales channels but from business to business (B2B) retailers as well, making it vital for retailers and logistics providers to walk at the same pace as the customer.

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Supply Chain News on How Much Time Does It Take to Complete a Lean Transformation

Supply Chain Digest

You can never be finished creating a continuous improvement culture, but there are a few ways to determine whether you are on the right track

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WMS + SaaS + Automation = Smooth Operations

Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles

Are you surviving or thriving? Open Sky Group's Jeremy Hudson, Director, Client Services discusses why you should evaluate your operations and how to start improving them in Logistics Viewpoints.

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Supply Chain News on Will US Shippers move Back to Spot Market after Signing what Now Look like Expensive Contracts

Supply Chain Digest

Move to Spot is Slow, but Tempting given Current Price Dynamics

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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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Guide to Ecommerce Fulfillment for 3PLs

Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles

Looking to expand your 3PL operation to handle increased online order volumes? Read our complete guide to help navigate increased ecommerce demand.

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Ivalua NOW EMEA – The race towards carbon neutrality: Procurement on the frontline

ivalua

The post Ivalua NOW EMEA – The race towards carbon neutrality: Procurement on the frontline appeared first on Ivalua.

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Supply Issues Account for Half of Surge in U.S. Inflation, Study Says

Supply Chain Brain

Supply constraints, exacerbated by Russia’s war in Ukraine this year, account for about half of the surge in U.S. inflation, with demand currently making up a third of the increase, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.