Fri.Jan 06, 2023

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Better Supply Chains Aren’t Cheap – The Wall Street Journal.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. Better Supply Chains Aren’t Cheap. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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The Year Ahead with Doug Waggoner

The Logistics of Logistics

Doug Waggoner and Joe Lynch discuss the year ahead. Doug is the CEO of Echo Global Logistics , a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. About Doug Waggoner. Doug Waggoner has served as Chief Executive Officer of Echo Global Logistics since December 2006 and was a Board member from 2008-2021. Waggoner served as Chairman of the Board from 2015 until 2021.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (January 6, 2023)

Talking Logistics

Unless you’re being rushed in on a gurney, bleeding from a gunshot wound or knife stabbing, or you’re in active cardiac arrest, there is nothing urgent about a hospital emergency room. I spent 7 hours in an ER this past Wednesday night into Thursday morning. I won’t go into the details, but I wasn’t there. Read more. The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (January 6, 2023) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Why security aware employees are business’ best defence against supply chain attacks

IT Supply Chain

By Dr Niklas Helleman (pictured). CEO at SoSafe. The post Why security aware employees are business’ best defence against supply chain attacks 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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Snapshot of 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Part One

Supply Chain Matters

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our Annual 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month. To begin this series will share a excerpts from our first prediction that sets the overall context and perspectives for the coming year.

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6 Tips to Improve Your Warehouse Inventory Management

IT Supply Chain

By Gabe Nelson (pictured). Content Specialist. The post 6 Tips to Improve Your Warehouse Inventory Management appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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2023 supply chain and logistics management trends

EazyStock

The supply chain world has been rocked repeatedly over the past few years due to global issues such as the Covid-19 pandemic, shipping container shortages, catastrophic weather events, and socioeconomic issues – many outside our control. Keeping business going has been a significant challenge for companies without robust supply chains or contingency plans.

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How should supply chain managers be thinking about circularity?

SupplyShift

Circular value chains have been a topic of growing interest in recent years. With new legislation across the globe, companies need to start thinking about where materials come from and where they go – and how to close the loop – more than ever before. California’s SB54 , the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, creates a range of new requirements for companies, including recordkeeping and disclosure on source reduction and recycled content.

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Supply and Demand Chain Executive: Friend–Shoring to Promote Supply Chain Resilience

Exiger Perspectives

As tensions continue to rise globally, it is important for companies to properly evaluate and remain transparent as to where and how their products are manufactured. Supply chain redesign is critical. Practices such as friend-shoring (limiting supply chain networks to allies and friendly countries) can stabilize global supply chains through increased insulation from external geopolitical and economic threats.

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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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2023 supply chain and logistics management trends

EazyStock

The supply chain world has been rocked repeatedly over the past few years due to global issues such as the Covid-19 pandemic, shipping container shortages, catastrophic weather events, and socioeconomic issues – many outside our control. Keeping business going has been a significant challenge for companies without robust supply chains or contingency plans.

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CSO: NATO Tests AI’s Ability to Protect Critical Infrastructure Against Cyberattacks

Exiger Perspectives

CSO ‘s Michael Hill tapped Exiger’s Bob Kolasky to discuss a recent NATO experiment that tested and measured AI’s efficiency in collecting data. The AI also assisted teams responding to cyberattacks against critical systems and services, along with highlighting the need for tools that improve collaboration between humans and machines to reduce cyber risk.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Continues Downward Trajectory at the Close of 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of both December 2022 and full year reported global PMI indices that at the close of 2022 present a far different picture from the start of the year. This posting serves as a side panel to the start of our multi-part unveiling of our individual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains. . Global Manufacturing Activity Levels.

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Interview with Aleks Hajdas on Supplier Experience Management

HICX Solutions

In a series of interviews which took place during the World Procurement Congress 2022 (WPC) in London, we spoke to a number of thought-leaders and experts from the Procurement and Supply Chain industries on their opinions on Supplier Experience Management (SXM) and the future of Procurement. The aim of this 3-day congress was to ‘challenge the status quo’ and amplify the voices of those that are ‘pushing the boundaries on innovation, ESG and supply chain resiliency’ as they ‘deliver fresh insigh

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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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Transportation Management System: What is a TMS in Logistics? [+ Top Companies Compared]

ShipBob

For your supply chain to function seamlessly, you need to keep tabs on it to make sure that every aspect is working as it should. This involves carefully planning your delivery routes and efficiently managing your deliveries so that customers can receive their orders on time. . In order to do this, you’ll want to make sure that drivers are assigned to the most efficient routes to keep costs low while ensuring timely deliveries.

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Why we invested in HICX

HICX Solutions

By Vaibhav Nalwaya, Managing Partner at Wavecrest Growth Partners. In September this year, Wavecrest invested in London-based supplier experience platform, HICX. Now that a few weeks have passed and we’ve gotten to know the HICX team even better, I thought I’d share some comments on why we invested; why we believe procure-tech is an exciting space and why supplier experience in particular has the potential to be a transformational movement.

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Let’s hear it for good inventory - on the Talking Supply Chain Podcast

Supply Chain 24/7

Larry Lapide explains why he’s a fan of inventory, especially good inventory on this episode of Talking Supply Chain.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 31 – January 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

As the saying goes, new year new you. And for many people that means making significant changes on January 1. An emerging trend over the last few years has been “dry January” where people abstain from alcohol for the first month of the year. For the makers of non-alcoholic beer, wine, and spirits, this is great for business. It used to be that there was only 1 type of non-alcoholic beer, which was an overly bitter and generally tasteless alternative to the real stuff.

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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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Manufacturing and the Titanium Economy

Enterra Insights

We all know the storyline that insists advanced economies have moved on from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age and have become service-focused rather than a manufacturing-focused. As Nick Santhanam , Chief Executive Officer of the Fernweh Group, explains, “Countless headlines over the past few decades have recounted a story of American industry in decline.”[1] He reports, however, that a new storyline is unfolding.

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How to Deliver a Great Phygital Experience?

Loginext

Let's dive into the latest trend in the retail industry- Phygital Stores. Learn about the Phygital experience that companies will look to offer their customers for maximum satisfaction. The post <strong>How to Deliver a Great Phygital Experience?</strong> appeared first on loginextsolutions.com.

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How Leading Retailers are Overcoming Promotion Challenges and what is in Store for 2023

Cognira

How Leading Retailers are Overcoming Promotion Challenges and what is in Store for 2023. January 6, 2023. Promotions. Home. A retail buzz phrase we heard and read often in 2022 was, “ The future of retail is here ”. Leading retailers today are investing in innovative strategies to ensure they not only stay ahead of the competition, but continue to meet their customer’s ever-changing needs.