Thu.Dec 02, 2021

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Is it too Early For 2022 Predictions?

Logistics Viewpoints

With Christmas goods in stores before Halloween this year, I thought there was no reason that we shouldn’t also get a jump on 2022 predictions. Many major challenges of 2021—capacity constraints, ecommerce growth and driver shortage—are rolling over into 2022 and, in addition, the environment and machine learning are becoming more important for logistics and supply chain professionals.

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Why is Traceability in the Food & Beverage Industry Such a Hot Topic Right Now?

Logility

Your customers want t o know where their food and drinks have been, not just where th e y’re going. It’s time for more authentic traceability in the F&B industry. Formaldehyde and borax were once commonly used in meat preparation. That’s now forbidden. In short, here’s what happened. In 1904, a writer researching a new book went undercover for nine months in a Chicago meatpacking plant.

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High freight costs for importers means higher price tags for consumers

Freightos

A Freightos survey of 300+ companies sheds light on how importers have been navigating supply chain disruptions. What’s changed in a year? You might not think about shipping containers and ocean freight when you click “buy” on your Amazon order, but there’s a direct connection between the two. When ocean container rates spike, so do the prices we pay.

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The Changing Nature of Online Customer Experience

Enterra Insights

As the world becomes increasingly dominated by technology, many traditional boundaries have begun to blur. One example is omnichannel retail. Google analysts observe, “The line between online and offline shopping is growing increasingly blurry. Seventy-three percent of customers now describe themselves as ‘channel agnostic.'”[1] As a result they note, “Marketers must adopt an omnichannel mindset to be ready for people’s changing behavior, both today and tomorrow, an

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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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Short-Sea Shipping: A Viable Alternative for Navigating U.S. & Mexico Capacity Challenges

Talking Logistics

Shippers in the United States and Mexico are facing significant supply chain challenges. From trade imbalance and increased customer demands to cost pressures and tight cross-border capacity — there are no signs of improvement in the near future. With truck-to-load ratios at an astonishing 50 to 60 available shipments per truck, shippers are constantly competing.

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How important is ethical sourcing?

Taulia

Business ethics has become increasingly prevalent, particularly since the 1980s, to the point that most major global corporations in the modern day promote their commitment to ethics codes, social responsibility, and ESG principles. A business’s purposes and aims for this can vary significantly but may include keeping up with changing consumer expectations, protecting their reputation, or pure altruism.

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Watch: How the Pandemic Affects Supply Chain Sustainability

Supply Chain Brain

Vigilance in dealing with vendors and suppliers is crucial to sustainability, says Jim Stock, University of South Florida professor, but the pandemic has interrupted inspections and other preventive measures.

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5 Logistics Best Practices

Ware2Go

These logistics best practices will help businesses of all sizes turn their supply chain into a revenue driver for their business. Prioritizing logistics and supply chain has become a top prior ity for many businesses recovering from recent supply chain disruptions and volatile consumer demand. These five best practices are essential for merchants of all sizes to achieve flexibility and efficiency in their supply chain.

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Crisp Team Spotlight: Solutions Engineer Mahendra Mangaldin

crisp

As a Solutions Engineer at Crisp, Mahendra works with teams across CPG to tackle their biggest data challenges — and helps us all understand technology a bit better. Meet Mahendra. Role : Solutions Engineer Lives in: Winter Garden, FL Favorite grocery store product: Chicken tender sub from Publix (“all the Southern fried chicken goodness in a sandwich”).

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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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Supply Chain Disruption: What Will Happen with the Holidays?

QAD

This holiday season, the items consumers deck the halls with may depend on what they can find. The COVID-19 pandemic , extreme weather events and trade issues have crippled the global economy and brought the world’s supply chains to their knees. Economic recovery is underway in many parts of the world and consumer demand is surging for everyday products, as well as artificial Christmas trees, TVs, gaming consoles, toys, turkeys, Christmas lights and other items that are in high demand ahead of t

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Digital transformation: a critical imperative for the logistics sector to stay relevant & succeed

IT Supply Chain

By Philip Blumenthal (pictured). Chief Transformation officer, ECU Worldwide. The post Digital transformation: a critical imperative for the logistics sector to stay relevant & succeed appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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A Complete Guide to Business Process Outsourcing!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Outsourcing Sourcing! 5 Lessons from Around the Globe! Business process outsourcing article and permission to publish here provided by Catherine Park. In the current digital world, a successful business isn’t necessarily an efficient business. The difference between these two businesses often comes down to deploying smart and innovative processes that match customer expectations.

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Content Strategy: 3 Reasons Why You Need One

IT Supply Chain

By Tereza Bruzkova (pictured). Creative Writer at Kontent by Kentico. The post Content Strategy: 3 Reasons Why You Need One appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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How Santa Is Creating the Most Elf-ficient Supply Chain in the World

BlueYonder

It’s that time of year again — Santa Claus and his team of magic elves are getting ready for their Christmas Eve flight to deliver toys to children around the world. But have you ever wondered how they get it all done? All we really know is that the bearded guy never disappoints. He never forgets a gift, never mixes up houses and is never late. Oh, and we know he likes cookies.

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Windows CE is no longer supported. What’s next for mobile warehouse software?

IT Supply Chain

By Jose Yoniel Garcia (pictured). Magaya Chief R&D Officer, Co-Founder, & Board Member. The post Windows CE is no longer supported. What’s next for mobile warehouse software? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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‘Tis the Season for Real-Time Commerce

Supply Chain Brain

As supply chains have snarled, strategy and tactics are merging for brands and retailers.

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The arrival of Omicron means this will be a second £35bn online Christmas

IT Supply Chain

By David Jinks M.I.L.T. (pictured). Head of Consumer Research, ParcelHero. The post The arrival of Omicron means this will be a second £35bn online Christmas appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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High prices and empty shelves, but why?

Prophetic Technology

Grocery shoppers are paying more for their favourite foods. Assembly factories are waiting for components. Car prices are sky-high, trucking companies are struggling to recruit new drivers, the lowest record on inventories in the Chemical industry and all health sectors depending on this industry. To add to all this, it is the time in which everyone is worried about gifts arriving in time for the holidays.

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New Black Friday Data shows it’s not all about footfall

IT Supply Chain

By Andre Hordagoda (pictured). Co-Founder & CEO, Go Instore. The post New Black Friday Data shows it’s not all about footfall appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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EC Sourcing Group “Top Provider to Know” in Latest Procurement & Supply Chain Rankings

EC Sourcing Group

Spend Matters Names EC Sourcing Group a Best-in-Class Provider in New Top 50 List MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES, October 12, 2021 / EINPresswire.com / — EC Sourcing Group has been named a “ Top 50 Provider to Know ” in the recently published Spend Matters list of top technology solution providers within Procurement, Sourcing, and Supply Chain.

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Basic questions for a student on job interviews

IT Supply Chain

By Salman Doherty (pictured). Writer & Content Curator at buyessayfriend.com. The post Basic questions for a student on job interviews appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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EC Sourcing Group “Top Provider to Know” in Latest Procurement & Supply Chain Rankings

EC Sourcing Group

Spend Matters Names EC Sourcing Group a Best-in-Class Provider in New Top 50 List MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES, October 12, 2021 / EINPresswire.com / — EC Sourcing Group has been named a “ Top 50 Provider to Know ” in the recently published Spend Matters list of top technology solution providers within Procurement, Sourcing, and Supply Chain.

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Why Electric Vehicles Are Not As Popular As Expected

IT Supply Chain

By Allen Brown (pictured). Content Writer. The post Why Electric Vehicles Are Not As Popular As Expected appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Transportation Management: People Led, Technology Enabled

NFI

Meet the Team Making TM Operations Seamless Enabled by its proprietary technology, Navitrace, NFI’s experts leverage the most advanced transportation, BI, and analytics platforms to innovate customer networks with full transparency. In this video, Jim Hanselmann and Leanne Entwistle highlight how NFI’s teams are able to build modular microsystems suited for each and every customer… Continue reading Transportation Management: People Led, Technology Enabled.

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Current Challenges in Biotech Procurement

ProcurePort

The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc, disrupted supply chains, and biotech procurement operations for thousands of companies around the country. The current biotech procurement challenges being faced by Chief Procurement Officers and their teams are colossal. In this post, we’re going to discuss some of these issues and see how some enterprises have chosen to respond. […].

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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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The o9 Digital Brain Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

o9 Solutions

Microsoft Azure customers worldwide now have access to the o9 Digital Brain and can take advantage of the scalability, reliability, and agility of Azure to drive application development and shape business strategies. . DALLAS, Texas — December 2, 2021 — o9 Solutions , a leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making, today announced the availability of the o9 Digital Brain in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing

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Weber Logistics Opens New Inland Empire Distribution Center in Moreno Valley, CA

West Coast and California Logistics

Weber Logistics has secured a 684,675-square-foot, omni-channel distribution center (DC) in Moreno Valley, CA. This brand-new multi-client facility, Weber’s largest, is the company’s seventh DC in Southern California’s Inland Empire region, and its fourteenth DC in California. Construction will be completed in December 2021 and the facility will be being fully operational in February 2022.

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HexcelPack Introduces 100% Paper-Based, Fully Recyclable Protective Mailer

Supply Chain Brain

HexcelPack LLC, a developer of eco-friendly, paper-based protective cushioning solutions, has introduced Hexcel’ope, an innovative, 100% paper-based protective mailer.