Thu.Jan 13, 2022

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Supply Chain Predictions for 2022 and Beyond

Logistics Viewpoints

As I was enjoying the holidays, I had an opportunity to reflect on the year past and what the future holds for supply chains. Wanted to share these thoughts here. Organizations will increasingly look to optionality to risk proof their supply chains: As the recent events exposed single points of failure within the supply chains, organizations will increasingly look for building options in terms of nodes of the supply chain (suppliers, production facilities, and distribution centers), modes of tra

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Three Key Principles for Successful Supply Chain Network Design

River Logic

Network design implementations are also notorious for spinning their wheels when scenario modeling and analysis bog down people and other resources to a point where initiatives fail, experience cost and schedule overruns, or simply underperform. So what can leaders do to support successful supply chain network design initiatives?

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What Do You Know About Supply Chain Planning & Optimization?

DELMIA Quintiq

Whether you know a lot about Supply Chain Planning & Optimization or want to learn more, you have an opportunity to test your skills. Join DELMIA for a free online game of JEOPARDY! It’s modeled after the U.S. game show of the same name where contestants provide an answer in the form of a question. The big online event will be hosted by the national JEOPARDY!

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Supply Chain Labor Shortage: Three Myths, and Three Must Do's

Supply Chain Brain

A divide has opened in the post-pandemic workforce — one that’s essential to understand.

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Reducing Global Lead Times To Improve Customer Experience At Becton Dickinson

Product lead time is crucial in the life sciences industry and represents a key consideration for customers’ purchasing decisions. For this reason, BD Biosciences aimed to optimize its global supply and distribution network to reduce delivery lead time to customers and optimize its global inventory. How was BD Biosciences successful in reducing global distribution lead times between 30% and 60% in addition to: Increasing agility to prioritize urgent and ad-hoc customer requests Increasing global

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American Software to Present at the Sidoti Winter Virtual Small Cap Investor Conference

Logility

ATLANTA, GA (January 13, 2022) – American Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSWA), a leading provider of innovative AI-powered supply chain management and advanced retail planning platforms, today announced that Allan Dow, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Vincent Klinges, Chief Financial Officer, will present virtually at the following investor conference: Sidoti Winter Virtual Small Cap Investor Conference.

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4 ways that 3PLs can help with supply chain optimization in 2022

West Coast and California Logistics

Now that logistics disruptions have become the new normal, at least temporarily, U.S. companies have been reevaluating their supply chains, seeking optimization in both the short and long term. In this article, we’ll look at supply chain optimization efforts that companies are currently undertaking and explain how third-party logistics (3PL) providers can help.

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Watch: Higher Wages Aren’t Enough to Solve Labor Shortage

Supply Chain Brain

Pushing more money on people won't solve the labor shortage in the supply chain, says Amy David, clinical associate at Purdue University. Greater benefits and childcare are among the things needed to attract and retain workers.

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eCommerce packaging must change to meet COP26 objectives

IT Supply Chain

By Jo Bradley (pictured). Business Development Manager, Sparck Technologies (formerly Packaging by Quadient). The post eCommerce packaging must change to meet COP26 objectives appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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The Top 5 Cloud Manufacturing Trends For UK SMEs in 2022

Unleashed

We’ve compiled the data and identified the top 5 cloud manufacturing trends for manufacturing SMEs in the UK for 2022, so you’re ready to get ahead of the curve in the new year as the sector continues its recovery. If your business is in a related sector such as wholesaling or distribution, these trends will be of interest to you too. The statistics here are drawn from data-based studies of SMEs in the UK and around the globe, including our 2021 Unleashed Manufacturing Report , which analyses ov

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End High Turnover: Discover Stability with Remote-Insourcing

High turnover isn't just inconvenient—it's costly. U.S. logistics businesses lose thousands in training, productivity, and morale every year, with an average quit rate exceeding 27%. Remote-Insourcing changes this reality. Remote-Insourcing seamlessly integrates dedicated, remote professionals into your team, significantly reducing turnover to under 4%.

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Securing the food supply chain with blockchain

IT Supply Chain

By Jonas Lundqvist (pictured). CEO, Haidrun. The post Securing the food supply chain with blockchain appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Unlock the Power of Your Supply Chain Through Digital Transformation

Tecsys

Register now to attend the live webinar on the impact digital supply chain transformation will bring to your organization. The post Unlock the Power of Your Supply Chain Through Digital Transformation appeared first on Tecsys.

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2022 shaping up to be an exciting year for fulfilment & warehousing

IT Supply Chain

By Matthew Dunne (pictured). Founder & CTO, Despatch Cloud. The post 2022 shaping up to be an exciting year for fulfilment & warehousing appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Super Bowl: Human vs. Machine

Tecsys

Register now to attend the livestream and bring your voice and observations to what should be a robust discussion. The post Supply Chain Super Bowl: Human vs. Machine appeared first on Tecsys.

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From Basic to Brilliant: Early Optimization of Material and Transport Planning

Explore how a global manufacturing organization steadily advanced its supply chain maturity – starting with basic transportation management and evolving towards a fully integrated, optimization-driven planning approach. Get an inside look at a multi-year 4PL collaboration journey, culminating in the implementation of 4flow TORO to unlock the full potential of early optimization in material and transportation planning.

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ASOS goes airborne in blow for sustainable credentials

IT Supply Chain

By Josh Brazil (pictured). VP Supply Chain Insights, project44. The post ASOS goes airborne in blow for sustainable credentials appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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The robotic process - an opportunity?

Prophetic Technology

The current pandemic accelerated demand for E-commerce whilst the worker shortage increases. Retailers and Logistics providers were suffering from a weak Supply Chain (SC) due to labour turnover and the increasing need for actionable data and performance. However, according to industry sector leaders, the efficiency and evolution of the automation process are vital.

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ASOS results – nailing distribution network is key

IT Supply Chain

By Melissa Minkow (pictured). Director, Retail Strategy at CI&T. The post ASOS results – nailing distribution network is key appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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A successful S&OP ‘marriage’ depends on more than just functionality

Supply Chain Movement

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) is a tough nut to crack, according to renowned American analyst Lora Cecere of Supply Chain Insights. Recent research reveals disappointing results: only half of all S&OP projects recoup the investment in the business case, only one in three are delivered on time and only one in ten stay within budget. So where does it all go wrong?

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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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2022 Bulk Trucking Outlook

Bulk Connection

A new year is a new start, right? That’s at least what supply chain professionals across the country are hoping as we look to get past the bottlenecks and disruptions that characterized 2022. In this article, we’ll look at the bulk industry and what we, as 3PL freight brokers specializing in bulk freight, see unfolding in the new year.

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Skills shortage

Supply Chain Movement

According to regular reports in the general media and financial press, the Dutch labour market is in a tight squeeze. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the labour market worldwide, and the Netherlands has not remained unscathed. As a result of the lockdowns, for example, many people have left the hospitality industry to find employment elsewhere.

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Online retailers need efficient returns management to protect profits

IT Supply Chain

By Charlie Walker (pictured). Director, Walker Logistics. The post Online retailers need efficient returns management to protect profits appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Operational Strategies to Drive Success Amidst Continuing Disruption

Maine Pointe

Better risk assessment, supply chain and operations optimization, and a renewed focus on ESG throughout the portfolio will drive continued PE success in 2022.

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Supply Chain Resilience Checklist

Strengthen your operations with the Supply Chain Resilience Checklist. This practical, easy-to-use tool helps your organization prepare for disruptions and ensure long-term continuity in an unpredictable world. Why Download: Identify and assess critical supply chain risks Ask the right questions to evaluate vendor preparedness Implement effective strategies to reduce vulnerabilities Improve communication, transparency, and coordination across your network What You’ll Learn: How to evaluate and m

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From ECP to OMS: A Retailer’s Guide to Replatforming for Omnichannel

Tecsys

Register now to attend the live webinar on the impact digital supply chain transformation will bring to your organization. The post From ECP to OMS: A Retailer’s Guide to Replatforming for Omnichannel appeared first on Tecsys.

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January 2022: Maximize service levels and minimize inventory costs

The Smart Software

Please join our webinar and learn how to plan optimal inventory levels and purchase quantities for thousands of items when demand is intermittent, constantly changing, or affected by unexpected events. The post January 2022: Maximize service levels and minimize inventory costs appeared first on Smart Software.

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Inventory, And Logistics Management In The UAE

Vinculum

UAE companies are experiencing explosive growth in e-commerce. This transformation has been partly influenced by the young, tech-savvy cohorts of the UAE, but the market design has been changed to accommodate digitalization. It seems like the whole market scenario in the UAE is undergoing a shift as e-commerce transforms the entire market scenario, right from the growing consumption of e-commerce marketplaces to foreign merchants coming to claim their digital properties.

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HICX Releases New Podcast Series To Help Enterprises & Suppliers Achieve Mutual Success

HICX Solutions

Supplier Experience Live Podcast from HICX. At HICX we are launching our new 2022 podcast series in which the procurement community can discover the latest topics, trends and discussions in the world of procurement technology. The podcast, Supplier Experience Live , will be releasing one to two new episodes every month. True to its name, the podcast will explore topics relating to supplier experience , through a series of discussions that feature top industry experts and leading analysts from ar

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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2021 Supply Chain in Numbers and Charts

Supply Chain Digest

From the US Economy to Freight Rates to eCommerce, we Have it All

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Procurement Leaders: Data as the Driver of Effective Procurement Transformation

ivalua

The post Procurement Leaders: Data as the Driver of Effective Procurement Transformation appeared first on Ivalua.

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Podcast | Can Manufacturers Prevent Another Microchip Shortage?

Supply Chain Brain

The global shortage of microchips has had a devastating impact on multiple industries, not least automotive manufacturers, who are expected to have lost some $210 billion in 2021 because they couldn’t get enough chips to drive the systems in their vehicles. But how did we get to this state of affairs?