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Executive Q&A: Business Innovation May Be Silver Lining of Supply Chain Crisis - ToolsGroup

ToolsGroup

Businesses around the world are fighting the supply chain crisis with planning and operational improvements. Executive Q&A with Daniel Harms, President of Americas for Optimas Solutions, and David Barton, General Manager of North America for ToolsGroup.

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Editor’s Choice: 8 Supply Chain Planning Challenges Retailers Will Face In 2022 And Tips To Overcome Them

Logistics Viewpoints

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article is from Asena Denizeri & Anil Gurbuz at Solvoyo and examines the challenges around supply chain planning for 2022 and beyond. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the world has dealt with supply chain issues.

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What’s Choking Food Supply Chains?

Talking Logistics

After the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, a co-worker in Florida commented that her grocery store was restricting cream cheese purchases, creating a buzz and taking national airtime during the Christmas season. Yet another mentioned the lack of King’s Hawaiian rolls at his store. Supply chain pressures have caused inflationary pricing for everything all around.

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Trends 2022: Automation

Enterra Insights

The current labor shortage has shone a spotlight on automation as organizations struggle to find ways to increase production without having to rely on hiring more humans. Although many analysts believe the labor shortage will eventually sort itself out, the reshuffled workforce will permanently change the face of the business landscape. Marcus Torres ( @mtorres_tweet ), General Manager of IntegrationHub and Vice President of Platform Product at ServiceNow, believes that hybrid work strategies wi

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Embedded Analytics Insights for 2024

Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.

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Top 7 Pitfalls to Avoid in Logistics Outsourcing

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

The Enchange Supply Chain House ; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence.

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Unlock the Power of Your Supply Chain through Digital Transformation

Supply Chain Brain

The last two years of supply chain disruptions, including the pandemic, the Suez Canal clog, the current Gridlock, and other events, have inadvertently shifted focus away from supply chain digital transformation as companies have scrambled to remediate these challenges.

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Aldi’s first checkout free store – is this the future of grocery retail?

IT Supply Chain

By Samuel Mueller (pictured). CEO, Scandit. The post Aldi’s first checkout free store – is this the future of grocery retail? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Watch: How Creative Financing Can Ease Supply Chain Strains

Supply Chain Brain

John Felix, managing director of White Oak Global Advisors, lays out the financing options that middle-market companies can deploy to reduce the stress on their supply chains and cash position.

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Surviving and Thriving in the Aftermath of the Great Resignation

QAD

The global pandemic forced companies to rethink employment policies on the fly, finding new ways to keep employees productive, engaged and, most of all, safe. The result was a massive rate of change compressed into an extremely short period of time. Such major changes were bound to have unpredictable effects on every aspect of business, and indeed, that is exactly what has happened.

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Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes with the Power of Generative AI

Generative AI goes beyond just automating tasks and providing real-time answers. Did you know that implementing generative AI reduces sourcing cycle times and allows for faster decision-making across procurement operations? In this whitepaper — Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes With the Power of Generative AI — experts reveal how the strategic application of generative AI within procurement processes is paving the way for groundbreaking improvements.

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CEOs Fear Supply Chain Woes Will Cost Them Their Jobs

Supply Chain Brain

The C-suite is a bundle of nerves this winter. A survey shows that 72% of chief executive officers are worried about losing their jobs in 2022 because of business disruptions, tracking closely with the 94% of bosses who say their corporate models need to be overhauled within three years.

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The Secrets of Successful E-commerce Delivery

IT Supply Chain

By John Moran (pictured). Professional Content Writer. The post The Secrets of Successful E-commerce Delivery appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Crisis Helped Shipping Companies Reap $150 Billion in 2021

Supply Chain Brain

Economists warn that persistently high transportation prices are stoking inflation and clouding the recovery.

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2022’s Top 5 Logistics Challenges and Parade’s Tips for Overcoming Them

Parade

2021 was a year full of uncertainty for everyone across the globe, but those uncertainties hit supply chains particularly hard. As we look forward to 2022, we’ve got to wonder how many more extremes the world will throw at the logistics industry. Is this the new normal or do we have something resembling the ‘old normal’ in store for this year? 1. Crazy Consumer Demand The pandemic changed the way consumers spend their money.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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Tools of the Trade: Characteristics of Agents of Change Teams to Drive Successful Investment

Arkieva

In previous “tools of the trade” blogs, the focus has been on conveying a basic understanding of core technologies critical to improving supply chain management decision making. Other blogs have focused on investing in technology. As with any investment there are risks to success. This blog focuses on the need for a small group driving technology that upsets the social order called agents of change (AOC).

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Metaverse, the next frontier of online retail

IT Supply Chain

By Shellie Vornhagen (pictured). CXO, Emplifi. The post Metaverse, the next frontier of online retail appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Inspectorio Announces New Tracking Platform to Prevent Supply Chain Delays and Improve On-Time Delivery Performance

Supply Chain Brain

Inspectorio Inc., a cloud-based AI-powered SaaS solution that helps brands, retailers, manufacturers and suppliers manage risk through digitalized quality and compliance programs, debuts Inspectorio Tracking.

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What Makes a Good Supply Chain Manager?

Logistics Bureau

In this episode, we like to share three things that, we think, a great Supply Chain Manager should possess. Technical Skills. Business Elements. People Skills. Feel free to add your insights in the comments. Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our website, check them out: 7 Key Supply Chain Leaders’ Skills and Why You Need Them. Supply Chain Education: What Skills Do Your Staff Need?

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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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2022 The Year of Resilience: How to Build the Best Freight Procurement Strategy

Shipsta

Freight procurement threw some big surprises at us in 2021. From the blockage in the Suez Canal to dramatic freight shortages throughout the year – it certainly kept us all on our toes.

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o9 Solutions Partners with Columbus Consulting International to Help Companies Accelerate Adoption of a Global Unified Commerce Model

o9 Solutions

DALLAS, Jan. 18 , 2021 – o9 Solutions , a leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making, today announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Columbus Consulting International , a boutique consulting firm specializing in solving problems for consumer goods companies and retailers, including grocers. .

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People Plus Technology: Maximize the Value of Your TMS Investment

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Have you heard about companies investing a lot of money, time, and resources to implement a transportation management system (TMS) , only to have to shelve the system later because the ongoing savings or efficiencies weren’t meeting expectations? . While the software as a service (SaaS) model is helping reduce the time and effort that goes into implementing these systems, even the most sophisticated TMS technology is ineffective without the right talent behind it.

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Top 8 Tips for Saving Time & Resources in Software Development

IT Supply Chain

By Jose? Antonio (pictured). Product Marketing Manager. The post Top 8 Tips for Saving Time & Resources in Software Development appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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Lean Six Sigma: Do You Really Know These Methodologies? (eBook)

USC Consulting Group

How well do you know Lean? The concept is nothing new. Pioneered back in the day by Toyota… or by Henry Ford even earlier, depending on who you ask, Lean manufacturing is the art of maximizing customer value while minimizing waste. It’s about cutting costs, eliminating waste in both processes and products, and generally becoming as “lean and mean” as possible to reach optimal efficiency.

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Reddit What Types Of Jobs Are You Interested In

Supply Chain Shaman

If you will not let these cookies, you will not working experience our focused promoting pertinent for you across other websites as a final result of these cookies. An entity has an h-index benefit of y if the entity has y publications that have all been cited at least y occasions. CiteScore is basically the normal citations per doc that a title gets above a a few-calendar year interval.

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Supply Chain News on Here come the Robotic Picking Arms in Distribution

Supply Chain Digest

Advances in AI and Vision Improving Rapidly, but will Still Take Years to See Widespread Adoption

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Ivalua Announces International Convenience Retailer Implements its Source-to-Pay Procurement Solutions

ivalua

Redwood City, CA January 18, 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions , and Optis Consulting , a trusted implementation partner, today announced that Parkland Corporation has deployed Ivalua’s Source-to-Pay suite. Through the implementation of its best-in-class Source-to-Pay solution which ensures rapid and accurate purchase processing, Ivalua is pleased to support Parkland’s growth strategy by transforming its procurement processes.

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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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Logistics Network Transformation | Clarkston Consulting

Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles

When beginning your logistics network?transformation,?first?look at your company from end-to-end?and?build?an?entire logistics?picture.

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New Railcar Design Aims to Reduce Industry's Emissions

Supply Chain Brain

Moving freight by rail is the most environmentally friendly mode of ground transport, with the average U.S. railroad moving one ton of freight 470 miles per gallon of fuel. A new type of railcar aims to further improve the industry’s footprint.

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Fulfillment Facelift: Cosmetic Fulfillment Services

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Cosmetics is big business. Globally, people will spend $12.8 billion in 2022 to look and smell good. Many of those sales are online. That requires a fulfillment operation that can keep up with increasing volumes, but also handle some of the unique storage and shipping requirements of beauty products. Here’s what to look for when shopping for cosmetic fulfillment services.

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