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Supply Chain Visibility Has Never Been More Important!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Toilet Paper Supply Chain! In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic the need for complete, end to end Supply Chain visibility has never been more important! The necessity for visibility started with store shelves being emptied of toilet paper , food, and various household items.

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9 Key Steps to Evaluating Supply Chain Analytics Software

River Logic

But before buying analytics software, it's best to take a step back and determine what's right for your organization. There are numerous vendors selling different types of supply chain analytics software, but unless you're ready for what they offer, you may be wasting your money.

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Necessity is the Mother of Innovation

Logility

The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges around the world. In the midst of the seeming chaos many brilliant minds have been working in overdrive to develop innovative solutions to many of obstacles that lie in our way. Abbot recently announced a new method for fast, accurate, point-of-care testing devices to deliver results in minutes instead of days.

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Emergency Shipping Amid Uncertainty Through Data Driven TMS

GlobalTranz

Control over the end-to-end supply chain lies in careful planning of both inbound and outbound activities, and without doubt, disasters and emergencies will eventually arise. The responsiveness of the supply chain depends on the ability of shippers to rapidly increase shipment volume to meet demand, as well as the ability of carriers to heed those.read More.

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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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Global Control Tower Connectivity Is Critical for Ports

Logistics Viewpoints

Ports are critical nodes in global supply chains. Making sure that port-related supply chains operate smoothly is imperative for companies and nations. ElMarie Hugo from BlueYonder is an expert on these supply chains. In this interview, she shares her thoughts on making these supply chains work much better. The post Global Control Tower Connectivity Is Critical for Ports appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Supply Chain Planning-A Lesson from Covid-19

Adexa

If there is one lesson to be learnt for supply chain planning in this Covid-19 chaos, it is to be predictive not just responsive. When you are responding your choices are very limited and you may not have the time to respond and make the right changes even if you knew what to do. Being Predictive does not imply telling the future but it does mean mitigating risk by smarter planning.

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The Key to Managing Supply-Chain Risk in Manufacturing

Supply Chain Brain

Manufacturers and shipping companies worldwide are shifting gears, re-evaluating their strategies and risk profiles, and scrambling to keep up production.

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Walmart OTIF Metrics

SupplyPike

We’ve discussed the basics of OTIF and the fundamentals of OTIF before, but we thought we’d drill down deeper into the individual metrics. First, we’ll start by reviewing the basic goals of OTIF, and then we’ll dive into each metric and the compliance issues of each metric. We are only covering Supplier Accountability OTIF metrics. Please note: There are some OTIF issues that are listed as Walmart Accountability , but for the sake of clarity, we will not be discussing those.

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COVID-19 Survey: Consumer Trends and Their Impact on Retail Supply Chains

BlueYonder

As the world adjusts to a new set of norms in response to the COVID-19 crisis, the phrase “business as usual” continues to take on new meaning for the economy, organizations, consumers, and the supply chains that support their daily demands. Restrictions on leaving the house, widespread closings or limitations of local and big-box storefronts, and exhausted e-commerce channels struggling to fulfill rapidly increasing demand levels have impacted retailers, manufacturers, and consumers alike.

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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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Top 5 Most Important Shipped Items During COVID-19

Freight Center

You’ve probably been to the store for groceries recently and noticed that things are flying off the shelves. While suppliers and shippers are working hard to keep shelves stocked, COVID-19 has certainly tested the strength and abilities of the American supply chain. And with this changing economic environment has come shifts in prioritizing certain types of items.

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During COVID-19, Optimize your Supply Chain with Customer Managed Inventory

Clear Spider

In our previous updates, we reviewed how Clear Spider will continue to serve our clients as well as those in the forefront against COVID-19. In the current climate of social distancing and work from home practices, many industries are experiencing additional stress on their supply chain operations. In speaking with our clients, we have identified one of the solutions that alleviates some of these challenges.

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How Long Does It Take to a Design Distribution Network?

Logistics Bureau

Having the right Distribution Network Design is vital for effective Supply Chain Operations. Here are a few Network Design approaches tips: 1. Back of the Envelope. 2. Spreadsheet Models. 3. Specialist Tools. 4. Detailed Study. To learn and understand more about these concepts, kindly watch the full video below. Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our websites, why not check them out?

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Building Supply Chain Resilience Through Optionality: Five Key Areas to Consider

Maine Pointe

The rapid spread of the global pandemic has added another layer of disruption to the economic and global trade challenges businesses faced at the beginning of the year. As governments around the world introduce unprecedented measures to halt the spread of the virus, there is no area of the end-to-end supply chain that isn’t feeling the impact.

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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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COVID-19 – Cost reduction should take the back-seat…for now

Proxima

Optimization is in the driving seat. Procurement has an opportunity to add value in other ways during the COVID-19 outbreak. These are unprecedented times for the phrase ‘unprecedented’ times. While this is the cliché of choice for newscasters and commentators, it pretty much sums it up. Previous pandemics may have amassed a considerable death toll, but without the global economic impact or the universal disruption to everyday life.

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The critical importance of supply chain continuity

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

It’s times like these that we realise the interconnectivity and interdependency that exists in our world. As COVID-19 continues to impact economies, businesses and individuals across the globe, the role and continuity of supply chains has never been more important than it is today.

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Localisation in the age of Covid-19

Resilinc

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Highlights from ToolsGroup’s Virtual Supply Chain Conference

ToolsGroup

Earlier this week we held our annual supply chain conference, TG/20, in a virtual format in order to keep the conversation going amid the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Industry insider Bob Ferrari attended our conference and highlights main takeaways from the event on his blog: In the opening keynote, CEO Joseph Shamir observed that COVID-19 provides supply chains with huge uncertainties and the ultimate of unknowns.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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COVID-19 Pandemic: At Least It’s Not 1999

Talking Logistics

While the COVID-19 pandemic is creating many challenges from a public health and economic perspective, when it comes to working from home and sheltering in place, we are in a better position to weather this crisis today than we would have been in 1999. The post COVID-19 Pandemic: At Least It’s Not 1999 appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Supply chains need some love during the coronavirus pandemic

Resilinc

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What's in the stimulus bill for carriers, brokers, owner-operators?

DAT Solutions

The $2 trillion CARES Act provides stimulus funds for both businesses and individuals. See what's in it for carriers, brokers and owner-operators. .

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Supply Chain News ON In Face of Protests, Amazon to Fog FC, Fire Employees for Lack of Social Distance

Supply Chain Digest

Workers in Crowded FCs Asked to Maintain Six Feet of Separation

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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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Managing an ERP Project with QAD Remote Delivery

QAD

Never before have workforces been so globally distributed, but at the same time connected. And never before has working remotely been so accessible across so many industries. For years, remote work has been a key part of QAD Easy On Boarding (QAD EOB) methodology. Our Cloud and Support teams are spread over 15 offices in 14 countries, and Services teams spread over 29 offices in 19 countries.

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Supply Chain News on Ocean Cargo Carriers Hunkering Down to Survive in Face Collapsing Demand

Supply Chain Digest

All Carriers said to be Facing Mortal Financial Risks

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Procurement Value Measurement A Spotlight Report from The Hackett Group

ivalua

The post Procurement Value Measurement A Spotlight Report from The Hackett Group appeared first on Ivalua.

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The Manufacturing Triangle is Still Critical During COVID-19

Dragon Innovation

The COVID-19 pandemic is an extremely challenging situation. Faced with this global crisis, it has been amazing to see how people and companies around the world have responded, through many different approaches. The span across industries, from medical, repair and logistics , to engineering, 3D Printing and manufacturing, have all really shown the benefit of communication, leadership and teamwork.

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Mastering Order Management: Backorders & Out-of-Stock Inventory

The unfortunate truth is that you will always have low stock and backorder issues with your supply chain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared to handle them. This brief video explores some of the primary drivers of inventory issues – and how modern technology and best practices can mitigate these issues and ensure a superb customer experience.

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Four-Step Framework to Implementing an Effective SRM Program A Report by Gartner

ivalua

The post Four-Step Framework to Implementing an Effective SRM Program A Report by Gartner appeared first on Ivalua.

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Working From Home: Chapter Two – The Benefits Outweigh the Risks

My Office Apps

Working from Home Series. Chapter Two: The Benefits Outweigh the Risks. We know that many of you are working hard to adapt to the current coronavirus situation. Some companies, particularly those in health, medical supplies, or food distribution business, may be faced with a very rapid increase in demand. You are likely struggling through the logistics on how to handle it.

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How to Successfully Establish Cross Border eCommerce in South East Asia

Vinculum

With arguably the highest population density in the world and a comparatively low but aggressively growing access to internet connectivity, Southeast Asia is a marketplace that will prove crucial in the coming years. Commerce has always boomed in these parts and now, although the field has its mammoths, the region’s eCommerce market is still pretty much up for grabs to the right suitor.

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