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SDI and the MRO Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

At the ARC Industry Leadership Forum in February, I had the opportunity to sit down with John Delligatti, Director of Digital Supply Chain Transformation at SDI , to discuss the pandemic, Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO), and the future of supply chain management. I asked John to give some deeper insights on a few key points. First, give me some insight on how the pandemic affected the MRO space.

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What’s Your Approach to Selecting a Supply Chain Software Solution?

Talking Logistics

When it comes to supply chain software selection, there is the classic “Best-of-Breed vs. ERP” debate. There is also, in many cases, tension between what the supply chain organization wants and what corporate IT dictates. To get a pulse on where companies stand on this topic, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research. Read more The post What’s Your Approach to Selecting a Supply Chain Software Solution?

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A Big Rethink: Reimagining and Reshaping Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Brain

Key to any digitalization effort is connecting all data, decisions, and operations and enabling the community of internal and external users and partners to make better and faster supply chain decisions.

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How machine builders can help manufacturers protect against cyber hacks

IT Supply Chain

By Stephen Hayes (pictured) Managing Director, Beckhoff UK The post How machine builders can help manufacturers protect against cyber hacks 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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Use of AI/ML to Decide Cycle-times is a Futile Exercise

Adexa

Use of AI/ML to Decide Cycle-times is a Futile Exercise Many companies are dealing with variability of cycle times and changes in the mix of products that make it hard for them to commit to their customers with a more accurate delivery time. To this end, they are depending on AI and ML techniques to estimate what the cycle time should be based on past experience.

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Reduce Your Carbon Footprint by Making One Small Change

EC Sourcing Group

When we make more environmentally friendly sourcing choices, we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and minimize our impact on the environment. In our previous blog post, we discussed the benefits of sourcing locally. Today we’ll take a closer look at one of those biggest benefits— reducing your carbon footprint —a crucial part of sustainable development.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) In Supply Chain Management: Boon or Bane?

Aioneers

Imagine this - you're the supply chain manager for a global company. You're responsible for ensuring that everything runs like clockwork, from sourcing raw materials to shipping finished products. It's a demanding job that requires precision, attention to detail, and a whole lot of organization.

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Navigating Turbulent Waters: Examining the Latest Challenges in Shipping

Saleswarp

As we settle into 2023, retailers are facing significant challenges when it comes to shipping their products. According to a recent report conducted by Shopify, overall fulfillment costs remain a top concern for merchants. This underscores retailers’ ongoing struggle to balance customer expectations with the realities of logistics and shipping. These concerns are not unfounded, as shipping costs have continued to rise in recent years.

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Watch: Open Sky Group Introduces Kaleidoscope

Supply Chain Brain

Open Sky Group, a global leader in solving supply chain technology challenges, announces its new Kaleidoscope Suite of supply chain management solutions.

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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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What bank holiday time off means for businesses

IT Supply Chain

By Paul Carolan (pictured) EMEA VP Sales, GoTo The post What bank holiday time off means for businesses appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Association for Supply Chain Management Launches New Technology Certificate

Supply Chain Brain

The ASCM's new Supply Chain Technology Certificate offers an understanding of emerging technologies and how they impact supply chain performances.

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Turning Over a New Leaf: EU’s Bold Move Against Deforestation and the Path to Compliance

SupplyShift

On April 19th, 2023, the European Parliament adopted the new EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) , clearing the way for it to move forward. Next, the law will be formally endorsed by the Council of the European Union and will enter into force 20 days later. From that point, companies regulated under the new law will have 18 months to become compliant.

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Full Harvest Expands Supply Chain Digitization to Cover All Grades of Produce

Supply Chain Brain

Full Harvest has expanded its online marketplace so it can handle all grades of produce, from USDA Grade 1 to surplus and imperfect products.

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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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Supply Chain by the Numbers for May 4 , 2023

Supply Chain Digest

Amazon eCommerce Sales Flat again. US PMI below Key 50 Level again. Some Jobs are Hugely Exposed to AI.

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3 Ways to Simplify Freight Procurement Complexity

Shipsta

The freight procurement processes can be like navigating a maze – complex and challenging. As the saying goes, “smooth seas never made skillful sailors”, but how can you navigate these rough waters and come out on top?

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Top 10 Truck Bottlenecks 2023

Supply Chain Digest

Intersection in New Jersey once again Tops the List

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7 Strategies to Organize Your Warehouse

My Office Apps

7 Strategies to Organize Your Warehouse Warehouses play a crucial role in any business’s operations, and it should come as no surprise that the number of warehouses worldwide increases each year. After all, these spaces are where businesses store their products and inventory before shipping them to retail outlets or delivering them to customers directly.

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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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Supply Chain News on April Purchasing Managers Index Show US Manufacturing Contraction for Six Straight Months

Supply Chain Digest

Almost All Other Measures are Negative Too

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Autonomous Delivery Solutions Aren’t One-Size-Fits-All

Supply Chain Brain

Autonomous delivery services come in many shapes and kinds, none of which provides a one-size-fits-all solution.

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Freight has an Identity Crisis with Jordan Graft

The Logistics of Logistics

Jordan Graft and Joe Lynch discuss freight has an identity crisis, which refers to rampant fraud and double brokering in the transportation business. Jordan is Founder and CEO of Highway , where he is leading the charge in solving one of the biggest challenges facing the transportation industry today: the lack of connection between digital and physical carrier identity.

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Iran Seizes Second Oil Tanker, Heightening Shipping Fears

Supply Chain Brain

The incident is the latest flare-up in one of the world’s most oil-rich regions, after Iran seized another tanker in the nearby Gulf of Oman April 27.

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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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What is AS4? The bridge between traditional EDI and API-native B2B integration.

Axway

B2B integration goes well beyond the world of IT: processes such as order fulfillment, delivery, invoicing, or payments affect your business directly.

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Protecting Consumers – What Does the New Consumer Duty Mean for MLROs?

Exiger Perspectives

Danger, risk, breach, leak, scam, fake, fraud, theft — all words which plague consumers’ experience of financial services. As the cost-of-living crisis envelops the U.K. and the amount of vulnerable people increases, the volume of various frauds, scams, and other consumer-focused financial crimes are on the rise. Firms might perceive that consumers lack understanding and are naïve, making themselves an easy target for fraud – or that consumer protection is beyond the scope of their Financial Cri

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New Law Would Require Canadian Businesses to Provide Annual Reports on Forced Labor

Supply Chain Brain

If passed, the law would compel Canadian companies and governmental bodies to provide annual reports outlining their efforts to reduce the use of forced or child labor.

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Q&A: Drive greater category value by uniting external and internal intelligence

Jaggaer

The post Q&A: Drive greater category value by uniting external and internal intelligence appeared first on JAGGAER.

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What is Mesh Networking Trends Report

This report details the capabilities of mesh networks, how they work, and the applications they thrive in supporting. Connectivity is necessary for optimal productivity, and mesh networking will soon be a significant provider of connectivity globally.

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Roadie Launching Same-Day Delivery Tool for Oversized Products

Supply Chain Brain

Roadie announced it will be launching RoadieXL, a logistics tool that specializes in the same-day delivery of oversized items weighing up to 300 lbs.

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From Compliance to Sustainability: The Power of Data Analytics

Maine Pointe

By Nathanael Powrie, Managing Director, Data Analytics

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How an ERP system can help manufacturers

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Having looked at the ten reasons why an ERP system can help manufacturers, let’s look at manufacturing-specific functions that an ERP system can offer. Best Practice is to have manufacturing connected within the overall business; too often we see businesses with manufacturing disconnected. The value of an ERP system is that the manufacturing elements are integrated with the rest of the business.