Wed.Apr 29, 2020

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Replenishment 201: Monitoring Store-Level Inventory

SupplyPike

Learn: How a product is determined to be replenishable. How to measure instocks. What “in pipe” means. What pack sizes are and how they affect your replenishment. In last month’s post, we went over Replenishment 101: What is Replenishment? This month, we thought we’d dig in a little deeper and look into monitoring store-level inventory. Traited and Valid.

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Lessons for COVID-19 and Supply Chain Management Models

Arkieva

For those that work regularly in the supply chain or managing the demand-supply network (DSN) models are commonplace to help with similar questions. This blog will provide some basics about models that all will find helpful. Lessons for COVID-19 and Supply Chain Management Models was first posted on April 29, 2020 at 9:50 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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3 Supply Chain Risk Management Lessons to Use During Coronavirus Crisis

All Things Supply Chain

Supply chains around the world are struggling as they face major shifts to production, the movement of goods, modes of transport, and the people who keep everything running.

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How to Improve Last Mile Service With Better Trucker Relationships

GlobalTranz

Last mile service might have finally reached a point where it is more important than even freight delivery to the brick-and-mortar stores. It’s rapidly becoming the most frequent interaction between people and the supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic, and as last mile deliveries skyrocket in volume, drivers are on the frontlines, says Mike Antich.read More.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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How Does ToolsGroup Boost Planner Productivity to Help Your Team Be Ready for Anything?

ToolsGroup

Adding automation to supply chain planning enables planners to be more productive and improves supply chain performance. By freeing up time formerly spent on manual tasks, planners are able to focus on more creative work, while increased visibility reduces silos within organizations. Read what ToolsGroup customers have to say about how AI technology has helped them be ready for anything.

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How Digital Solutions Are Creating More Resilient Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

The solutions that have worked in the past — increasing inventory, adding capacity at different locations and diversifying suppliers — are just scratching the surface when it comes to having a truly resilient supply chain.

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Is the Food Supply Chain Breaking?

Enterra Insights

The Covid-19 pandemic has created disruptions and chaos in every economic sector. It has also underscored the importance — and brittleness — of global and national supply chains. Recently, John Tyson, Chairman of the Board at Tyson Foods, published a full-page ad in several newspapers asserting the food supply chain is breaking. He wrote, “Tyson Foods is facing a new set of challenges.

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How the Automotive Logistics Industry Is Confronting COVID-19

Supply Chain Brain

Auto companies are rethinking their 2020 supply-chain strategies to cash in on new market opportunities, maintain competitive advantages, and cut costs to weather the coronavirus pandemic.

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Adexa’s Response and Solutions to Covid-19 Supply Chain Crisis

Adexa

The entire world is facing an unprecedented healthcare crisis. Authorities at every level are trying to respond to situations never experienced before at the current scale. They are responding by, first and foremost, prevention of spreading of the virus; at the same time struggling to match supply and demand. Lack of visibility, exponential growth of demand for equipment, for hospital beds, for healthcare professionals, and medications.

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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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The State of the Freight Market, and What the Path to Recovery May Look Like With Coyote Logistics’ Chris Pickett [Podcast]

CHAINalytics

Freightvine host Chris Caplice and Coyote Logistics’ Chief Strategy Officer Chris Pickett discuss how the pandemic in progress continues to alter the freight market and the possible insights derived about the broader economy and the recovery to come. COVID-19 has brought about rapid economic changes to the freight market Volatility is the predominant theme, … The post The State of the Freight Market, and What the Path to Recovery May Look Like With Coyote Logistics’ Chris Pickett [Podcast

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Get More Out of Your Transportation Management Strategy Amid COVID-19

EnVista

Rapidly deploy tactical initiatives to save money, improve service levels, and compete. On February 17, 2020, enVista had the pleasure of speaking amongst hundreds of supply chain professionals at the Omnitracs Outlook Conference, where we kicked off the morning with a presentation on trends in transportation management. This was a discussion, not about the mega-trends or macro-economic forces, but rather internal IT, operational, and tactical initiatives that clients are deploying to save money

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Scenario Planning Examples: What COVID-19 Has Taught Us

River Logic

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How to Lower Your Ocean Freight Costs!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Do You Have Hidden Freight Costs? Ocean freight article and permission to publish here provided by Katherine Barrios at xeneta.com. Freight forwarders and shippers/BCO s are on a constant quest to have a better understanding of their ocean freight costs and ultimately have larger margins.

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Embedded Analytics: A Force Multiplier for Business

The possibilities for embedded analytics to drive real value for businesses, end users, and society are as fascinating as they are limitless. No matter the industry, brand after brand is finding that analytics can be the solution to a multitude of business challenges. Go deep with five insightsoftware customers as they share the details of their analytics journeys and discuss the transformative power of data.

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Scenario Planning Examples: What COVID-19 Has Taught Us

River Logic

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Silver Linings During COVID-19

BlueYonder

For this week’s Wednesday’s for Women blog, we asked women leaders: “What’s an unexpected silver lining you’ve experienced during this COVID-19 quarantine?” Here is a sampling of what they shared: Shahrazad “Sherry” Zaid: I added 20 new recipes to my repertoire and keep posting them on social media. Many say they are inspired and have started cooking too.

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COVID-19 and the Supply Chain’s New Normal: How Mobile Barcoding Can Help

RFgen

Overview. Some manufacturers are preparing to get back to work and grow their workforce to pre-pandemic levels. Companies must adjust to the ‘new normal’ to safeguard their operations and workforce. 94% are adjusting operations to meet new social distancing guidelines. Outdated manual process that do not support social distancing will no longer suffice, meaning manufacturers must adapt now.

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Top 3 Key Data Governance Challenges in Retail Industry and Solutions

Vinculum

With the Coronavirus pandemic or COVID-19, our personal and professional lives have come to an abrupt standstill. The healthcare system is enduring the harsh impacts of this crisis and the situation is expected to stay alarming for quite some time. With the exact cause of this virus outbreak unknown and no possible cure seems to be working, the death toll is also rising exponentially.

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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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COVID-19 and the Supply Chain’s New Normal: How Mobile Barcoding Can Help

RFgen

Overview. Some manufacturers are preparing to get back to work and grow their workforce to pre-pandemic levels. Companies must adjust to the ‘new normal’ to safeguard their operations and workforce. 94% are adjusting operations to meet new social distancing guidelines. Outdated manual process that do not support social distancing will no longer suffice, meaning manufacturers must adapt now.

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Riding the Black Swan: It’s Not Too Late to Make Your Supply Chain More Flexible

FLEXE

Over the last several decades, companies have embraced globalization and modern supply chain management practices to reduce excess inventory, improve cost structures, and increase fulfillment velocity.

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WMS Market Update – Seeing the Forest Through the Trees

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC develops an annual market study on the global WMS market. Incorporating the business impact of the coronavirus outbreak and the “Great Lockdown” into this year’s WMS market forecast increases the complexity and elevates the uncertainty of the forecasting process. In my opinion, the warehouse management systems (WMS) industry is likely to remain relatively stable during these uncertain economic times.

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Truckload rates are dangerously low for carriers

DAT Solutions

COVID-19 has dealt a heavy blow to trucking companies. With large swaths of the economy closed, demand for truckload shipments has plummeted, and carriers have found themselves on the wrong side of a supply and demand imbalance. .

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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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Weathering the COVID-19 Crisis: The Role of Market Intelligence and Transportation Management Systems

Talking Logistics

Transportation professionals are used to dealing with exceptions, as well as navigating the ebbs and flows of the transportation market. But the current COVID-19 crisis, to borrow a phrase from the movie Spinal Tap, turns the dial to 11. How are shippers weathering this current crisis? How are they using transportation management systems and market.

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Supply Chain News on Amazon Warns Investors on Q2 Virus Expenses, while UPS Profits Fall from too Much Consumer Business

Supply Chain Digest

Amazon to Spend All Q2 Profits on Virus Expenses, while UPS Earnings Fall Despite Revene Increase

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#EUvsVirus hackathon–Axway steps up to the challenge

Axway

As we all adjust to a new normal, we honor those in the front lines of the fight against COVID-19. And we must do so together, all countries and all walks of life.

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The Thin Supply Chain Line for April 30, 2020

Supply Chain Digest

The Supply Chain Keeps Back Chaos, Can It Hold

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Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in an era marked by relentless competition and economic fluctuations? The secret is mastering strategic cost management strategies. This GEP bulletin, "Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability," breaks this down into clear, actionable steps. Discover how these strategies can boost your enterprise's financial health, helping not only to keep up but to excel in today's market.

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Working-From-Home (WFH) – Finding the Positives and Adapting our Processes

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

20+ days in lockdown to stave off the Covid-19 virus – what are you learning about yourself and your environment? So after many working days including a long ‘holiday’ weekend in a Working-from-Home (WFH) “environment”, am I safe and well? Yes, I guess so, at least I know I’m safer in that I don’t share […]. The post Working-From-Home (WFH) – Finding the Positives and Adapting our Processes appeared first on SYSPRO US.

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Supply Chain Comment on What to Do about Lack of Gender Diversity in Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Digest

The Probem is Real.

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Coronavirus and humble pie: Sticking to what we’re hearing from brands

Alloy

A recent Wall Street Journal article on the emerging Coronavirus consumer quotes Unilever CEO Alan Jope saying, “There is no such thing yet as a new normal. Businesses and commentators who have professed too much wisdom and insight on what the world will look like on the other side of coronavirus have come to eat humble pie.”.

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