Fri.Jun 10, 2022

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Insights from the 2022 Gartner® Supply Chain Symposium, Part 1

BlueYonder

This week, at the 2022 Gartner® Supply Chain Symposium, we learned several key themes, as well as how the Gartner Magic Quadrants are evolving. In this blog, we will share those insights with you. Also, this week, Blue Yonder shared our standing as a Leader in the recently published Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems 1. We are overjoyed in being recognized as a Leader for 11 consecutive times; read our blog post to learn more.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain shortages have caused prices to rise globally on just about every consumer good imaginable. And mangoes are no exception. Apparently, this is the time of year when south Asians living in Calgary get excited for a treat that is partly about nostalgia, partly about re-connecting with their homeland, and partly about the sweet, sweet taste.

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6 Customer Service Examples To Maximize Customer Loyalty

ToolsGroup

Today, there’s little reason for customers to stick with a company if they are not satisfied. Competition is intense. There are plenty of other businesses ready to compete on price and service. What can you do to make sure your customers stay with you? Several factors contribute to customer loyalty, but providing excellent customer service—and a top-notch experience–is one of the most important in driving retention.

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The Competitive Advantage with David Bell and Peter Rentschler

The Logistics of Logistics

In this episode, Joe Lynch interviews David Bell and Peter Rentschler about the new partnership between their companies along with building a competitive advantage in the transportation and logistics space. About David Bell . David Bell has been a leader in the transportation industry for over 25 years, beginning his industry career in 1993. In his early career, he started as a dispatcher at Precise Transportation and then joined Gateway Transportation Services as the Operations Manager.

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Speeding Robotics Automation with AI

The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.

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Making Sure Employees Are Heard Will Shape The Future!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Unleash Your Employees’ Ideas to Truly Change the Game! The positive effects of giving employees a prominent voice and making sure employees are heard in the workplace have never been stronger. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen a balancing of power between employees and their managers.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 06/03/2022-06/09/2022

All Things Supply Chain

Shanghai supply chain struggles start to ease but challenges remain Logistics experts have reported that activity has returned to about 80% of levels seen before Shanghai’s COVID-19 lockdowns, showing signs…

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How does your tech stack, stack up?

EazyStock

Working in supply chain or inventory management can be busy and stressful. Keeping on top of your to-do list, building supplier and customer relationships, and tracking orders and deliveries is challenging even for the most organized and efficient inventory manager. We all use apps in our personal life. Whether paying using our phones, watching TV on the go, ordering in restaurants, or booking a taxi, they make our life easier.

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Target’s Acknowledgement and Plan to Address Excess Inventory

Supply Chain Matters

In our Supply Chain Matters commentaries focused on online customer fulfillment and especially the 2021 holiday fulfilment period, we cautioned retail and consumer goods supply chain management teams to be watchful for the bullwhip effect in inventory planning and replenishment needs to support expected customer demand. In the first half of 2021, large retailers were financially benefiting from the post-pandemic economy in the U.S. and specifically increased demand for many forms of pandemic rel

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for June 10, 2022

Supply Chain Digest

Target, other Retailers Cutting Inventories. World Bank Lowers Growth Forecast. Gas Prices Reach New Record.

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Tail Inventory: The Silent Cost Driver You Shouldn't Ignore

Learn how centralizing slow-moving SKUs can help reduce fulfillment costs by $300M+ while boosting fulfillment efficiency.

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Artificial Intelligence and Deepfakes

Enterra Insights

If you are a movie lover, you have probably marveled over the sophistication of computer-generated images (CGI). Dinosaurs and aliens have never looked more real on screen. We know those images are not real; however, advanced image technology can be used for nefarious purposes in the real world. If you are following the war in Ukraine, you probably heard about the “deepfake” video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urging his military members to lay down their arms.[1] Fortun

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on New Warehouse Software Framework from Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

Beyond Just WMS to Warehouse Operations Management

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Demonstrating an industry first with the FDX 5.0 API in action at FinovateSpring 2022 

Axway

The world of fintechs is expanding rapidly and new use cases are constantly being discovered. In May, the Finovate Spring event in San Francisco showcased many of these new companies with a series of live seven-minute demos.

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The definition of a truly global account manager, meet LogiNext’s Sushant Sood

Loginext

The definition of a truly global account manager, meet LogiNext’s Sushant Sood This article is a part of the #WeAreLogiNext series of articles where we focus on people’s journeys that power the company. Engineers often get stuck to the product and technicalities and miss out on the bigger picture. A true engineer is […].

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Demonstrating an industry first with the FDX 5.0 API in action at FinovateSpring 2022 

Axway

The world of fintechs is expanding rapidly and new use cases are constantly being discovered. In May, the Finovate Spring event in San Francisco showcased many of these new companies with a series of live seven-minute demos.

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Malaysia E-Commerce Digital Trends in 2022 and the Role of Logistics

Vinculum

Let’s take stock of how much the corporate world has altered in the previous two years as we approach the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most people were confined to their houses after the Movement Control Order on March 18, 2020. They had no alternative except to go online to gather what they needed, from daily necessities to entertainment.

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Demonstrating an industry first with the FDX 5.0 API in action at FinovateSpring 2022 

Axway

The world of fintechs is expanding rapidly and new use cases are constantly being discovered. In May, the Finovate Spring event in San Francisco showcased many of these new companies with a series of live seven-minute demos.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 10, 2022)

Talking Logistics

Andy Fletcher, a founding member of Depeche Mode, died in late May at age 60. First came the shock that he died, then came the shock that he was only 60 years old. How could he have been only 9 years older than me? I’ve been listening to Depeche Mode since 8th grade, surely Andy. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 10, 2022).

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Back From the Dead, Emotet Returns in 2022

IT Supply Chain

By Chuck Everette (pictured). Director of cybersecurity advocacy, Deep Instinct. The post Back From the Dead, Emotet Returns in 2022 appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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How to Adopt Best-Of-Breed as Part of a Procurement Digital Transformation Strategy

HICX Solutions

A new era for Procurement. Recent disruptive events have been forcing Procurement to become more agile and resilient. Procurement practitioners agree that these demands will have to be supported by digital solutions. As a result, interest in best-of-breed solutions has been quickly growing, with a significant rise in their adoption and overall investment.