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The future of the supply chain planning profession

Kinaxis

by Dr. Madhav Durbha It is a great time to be a supply chain planning professional. Advances in processing power, networking, and storage aided by the enduring power of Moore’s law have opened doors for some exciting new developments in supply chain planning. Specifically for planners, the advent of real time planning , ability to process massive amounts of data, and the rise of machine intelligence are all opening up newer challenges and opportunities.

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Digital Transformation: It Takes a Village

Supply Chain Shaman

As I participate in technology briefings with vendors, I am trying to piece together the future of supply chain management. For me it is not clear. I believe that supply chain leaders are in the middle of step change in process innovation driven by not one, but a confluence of technologies. In each briefing, presenters bandy about the word “digital” like I throw Parmesan cheese on a pizza.

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6 Trends Shaking the Pharmaceutical Market

The Network Effect

In this post I’ll examine some of the top trends and challenges that are impacting the pharmaceutical industry. In a. The post 6 Trends Shaking the Pharmaceutical Market appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Going Beyond Brokerage: How North American Capacity Solutions Can Go to Work for You

Talking Logistics

Shippers looking to make structural improvements within their logistics operations often immediately turn to more significant changes such as implementing new technology solutions or redesigning their distribution network in order to see the best return. While these approaches can certainly deliver a significant return on investment (ROI), other strategies that can positively impact their transportation network are often overlooked – for example, thinking more strategically about capacity.

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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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6 Trends Shaking the Pharmaceutical Market

The Network Effect

In this post I’ll examine some of the top trends and challenges that are impacting the pharmaceutical industry. In a. The post 6 Trends Shaking the Pharmaceutical Market appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Not Your Father’s High Street

MIT Supply Chain

What will retailing look like 10 years from now? Will Main Street and suburban shopping still exist? Recent announcements by household names such as Sears, Macy’s and J. C. Penney of mass store closures, and the unrelenting growth of e-commerce, do not augur well for the traditional shopping experience. But the death of bricks-and-mortar retailing […].

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3 Tips for Navigating the Changing Landscape of Healthcare Procurement Management

AFFLINK

With the current climate in Washington regarding the healthcare debate, inevitable changes in the U.S. system will affect every department across all healthcare organizations, including supply chain management. Although the final result may not shake out for a year or more, proactive supply chain and procurement management professionals in the field can meet future challenges head on and weather the coming storm by focusing on a few key areas. 1.

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JDA Partner Program – Providing the Tools for Success!

BlueYonder

Partner programs are not a new concept. Most of the large technology companies rely on a structured partner ecosystem to help expand revenue and market share in the designated industries they serve. Launching a new and improved partner program can be a daunting task and can often upset the apple cart. The question ultimately becomes “why change and why now”?

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What Is a Bimodal Supply Chain and Why Does It Matter?

FLEXE

The elephant in the room is “innovation.” Is “bimodal supply chain” the tightrope that gets your business to the other side? It seems like every week in tech there’s a new buzzword—or macro trend that has the potential to change… everything. The cloud. Big data. XaaS. CapEx vs. OpEx. Digital transformation. Innovation. Anything “real-time”… You name it.

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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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JDA Partner Program – Providing the Tools for Success!

BlueYonder

Partner programs are not a new concept. Most of the large technology companies rely on a structured partner ecosystem to help expand revenue and market share in the designated industries they serve. Launching a new and improved partner program can be a daunting task and can often upset the apple cart. The question ultimately becomes “why change and why now”?

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of April 6, 2017

Supply Chain Digest

Amazon has a Drone Daesign for Every Purpose, Collapsed Atlanta Bridge to be Repaired at Accelerated Pace, Retail Store Closings will be Very High in 2017, Payless Shoes Cites 2015 Port Woes in Bankruptcy

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Manufacturing Equipment: Is It Time for an Upgrade?

GlobalTranz

On one hand, it would be great to have brand new manufacturing equipment. On the other, brand new equipment costs money. You need to justify the expense based on factors relating to both obsolescence and business goals. Of the two, business goals have a greater weight, as you shall see. First, a word about the obstacles to upgrading. Besides the expense, meaning you or your management are unwilling to make an upfront investment when the manufacturing equipment has not failed entirely, there are

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Global Supply Chain News on Can Cargo Drone Find Sweet Spot between Ocean Freight and Traditional Air Service

Supply Chain Digest

New Company Called Natilus Developing Concept for Air Service it Says will Cost Just 20 Percent More than Ocean Shipping

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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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Are Robots Going to be Subject to Death and Taxes?

Enterra Insights

In a 1789 letter, Benjamin Franklin wrote, “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; … Continued. The post Are Robots Going to be Subject to Death and Taxes? appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Supply Chain Strategies to Prepare for the Next 10 Years

Supply Chain Digest

Partnering with Vendors Tops the List, but Fastest Growing Strategy is Recruiting New Skill Sets

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DAT Introduces New Broker Benchmarking Service

DAT Solutions

DAT has launched a new benchmarking service for freight brokers that provides a level of detail found nowhere else in the industry. DAT Broker Benchmarking is a monthly report that provides detailed financial analysis of a brokerage’s performance, and compares that data to other brokerages across the country. The 22-page, graphically-illustrated report compares the most recent month to the previous month, previous year, and year-to-date.

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Supply Chain Commen on Trip Report from ProMat 2017

Supply Chain Digest

eCommerce Dominates the Show, with Aisle after Aisle of Piece Picking Systems.

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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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The Logistician’s Guide to the Food Safety Modernization Act

Consumer Goods Logistics

Lots of people get sick from food. About 48 million annually, according to the FDA. And 3,000 of these people die. To combat this, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law in 2011 with the aim of preventing food contamination rather than reacting to it. In this post, we will take a close look at the implications of the FSMA on the logistics industry – and there are many implications.

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Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Contest Starting April 6, 2017

Supply Chain Digest

Show us your Supply Chain Wit

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Beyond Shovel-Ready: The Extent and Impact of U.S. Infrastructure Jobs

Supply Chain 24/7

This report sheds new light on the widespread contributions that infrastructure jobs make to the nation’s economy, including their importance at the metropolitan level.

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