Mon.Dec 05, 2016

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Supply Chain Operating Networks: Addressing the Long Tail of Supply Chains

Talking Logistics

All industries (and the companies within them) have their own unique business processes and requirements. The introduction of new regulations and different operating realities by country add even more layers of complexity. How can a Supply Chain Operating Network, which connects many companies and their trading partners together to plan and execute supply chain processes, enable this diversity in business requirements?

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CfP: 2017 CSCMP Academic Research Symposium

SCM Research

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professional’s Academic Research Symposium (ARS) (formerly: Educators’ Conference) has earned a prominent reputation with many academics, as it is an excellent opportunity to meet colleagues and share new research for discussion and feedback. The ARS is proudly considered the premier event for research in supply chain management and logistics (SCML), and is an open event created to bring scholars from all disciplines into the SCML discussion.

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Chainalytics Receives a 2016 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Green Supply Chain Award

CHAINalytics

Atlanta, GA (December 5, 2016)—Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the executive’s user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, has selected Chainalytics as a recipient of an SDCE Green Supply Chain Award for 2016. “We are proud to accept this award for our work with one of our large consumer brands clients,” said Chainalytics … The post Chainalytics Receives a 2016 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Green Supply Chain Award appeared first on Chainalytics.

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Robots in Manufacturing: Creating More Efficient Operations & The Future of Manufacturing Jobs

GlobalTranz

Chinese manufacturing always seems to dominate conversations about modern manufacturing. In truth, more than 100 million workers are employed by Chinese manufacturing, reports Carl Pettit of The Stack. Outsourcing of jobs, lower manufacturing costs and continued upheaval in the U.S. are part of the conversation, but robots in manufacturing are important too.

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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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OPEC Or The Chinese New Year? Freight Prices Going Forward

Freightos

OPEC Or The Chinese New Year? Freight Prices Going Forward. By Eytan Buchman, Director of Marketing at Freightos. @eytanbuchman. Last week, for the first time in eight years, OPEC decided to cut oil output by about 1.2 million barrels a day. And they are also confident of soon securing a commitment from some non-OPEC countries to cut about 600,000 barrels a day.

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Supply Chain News on Distribution Center Jobs Still Growing, but Automation and Robots having Increasing Impact

Supply Chain Digest

As with Manufacturing, Often Fewer but Better Paying Jobs

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Is Your Business Ready for the Internet of Things and is It Ready for Your Business?

Enterra Insights

“Industrial companies of all types are now facing a disruption called the Internet of Things,” writes Sophia Davies, a marketer … Continued. The post Is Your Business Ready for the Internet of Things and is It Ready for Your Business? appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Green Supply Chain News on Smithfield Foods has Bold New CO2 Reduction Plan

Supply Chain Digest

From Improved Transportation Routing to Covering Giant Manure Pools

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When Being Smart Isn’t Good Enough: Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy and Seeing Patterns in Data

APICS

As I’ve shown in previous blog postings, cognitive biases are like built-in software. You don’t have to purchase them or download them. They come pre-loaded in your subconscious.

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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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Amazon Introduces the Grocery Store of the Future

Supply Chain 24/7

Using the same technologies as in self-driving cars, Amazon is testing a grocery store in downtown Seattle that lets customers walk in, grab food from the shelves and walk out again, without ever having to stand in a checkout line.

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Supply Chain Carbon Footprints: Do We Know What We Don’t Know?

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

By Christian Blanco , Felipe Caro and Charles Corbett. An ever-increasing number of the world’s largest firms respond to the detailed annual questionnaire administered every year by CDP, formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, providing information about their risks and opportunities related to climate change. While most of the questionnaire focuses on what is happening within the firm itself, some of the questions relate to the firm’s supply chain.

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The Future of Retail Grocery in a Digital World

Supply Chain 24/7

McKinsey’s Future of Retail Grocery in a Digital World highlights the major trends that define this new period of retail and looks at how traditional retailers need to evolve in order to thrive.

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What is Integrated Business Planning?

Logility

Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is gaining a lot of traction as more companies look at maturing their sales and operations planning (S&OP) process. But what is it? Is it just an extension of S&OP? Another name for S&OP? We recently announced the availability of Logility Voyager Integrated Business Planning™ and thought this would be a good a time as any to dig into this topic.

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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.