Thu.Jul 02, 2020

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Omnichannel Demand- The New Normal in Retail

Vanguard Software

For retailers who are still not prepared for the rapid omnichannel switch, now is the time to take action. Retailers will have to redesign their supply chains.

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Order Management Improvement Best Practices!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Omnichannel Customer Service Best Practices! Order Management article and permission to publish here provided by Dave Joseph at veridian.info. An order management system (OMS) is the system of record for maintaining orders and handling inventory. In the omnichannel supply chain, order management improvement leads to confident inventory management across all channels.

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Data Analytics for Your CPG Company

SupplyPike

Learn about: Understanding CPG data analytics The differences among observational data, activity data, and sales data Data analytics solutions for CPGs. CEOs of successful consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies know they need to make clear-cut decisions in order to be true business leaders. One poor decision can be disastrous. . As far as the CPG industry is concerned, employing a data-backed business strategy is crucial for success where there is minimal scope for wrong decisions.

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What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About Repairing Fractured Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

As the pandemic begins to recede in some countries and global businesses take steps toward recovery, what will reemerging supply chains look like?

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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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New data: NZ manufacturers back at pre-Covid level + Aus booms

Unleashed

The latest data shows New Zealand’s manufacturers appearing to shrug off the ‘80% economy’, reaching pre-Covid levels of activity at the end of June. The average number of Purchase Orders, Sales Orders and product assemblies processed all reached or exceeded levels not seen since February this year, when disruptions were largely limited to companies with supply chain exposure to the Wuhan region in China.

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How to move IBP from a Tired Old Process to an Executive Decision Factory

Supply Chain Trend

When I was IBP manager at a multi-billion-dollar CPG company about 10 years ago, I remember a marketing director telling me just before the executive IBP meeting; ‘Niels, this feels like going to the dentist every month’. I agreed with him. Back then, preparing for a monthly IBP meeting was a painful, tedious effort, with my full planning team consumed and running overtime to get the IBP decks out in time.

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Epicor enables UK distributors to optimise supply chain efficiency

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, has announced the availability of Epicor Prophet 21 – a fit-for-purpose ERP solution for wholesale distributors operating within the UK.

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The History of Shipment Tracking

Turvo

Modern shipment tracking might not seem like a big issue. It’s a simple process that simply shows the package’s last known location. In today’s world, shipment tracking sounds new and innovative, but humanity has been tracking shipments for longer than many realize. And with demand for more shipping growing across all carriers, the need for faster more accurate tracking will increase.

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TMS Automation Features: 3 Things to Evaluate

MercuryGate

Supply chain automation provides a significant opportunity for maximizing return on investment (ROI) across all supply chain systems. For example, ARC Advisory Group found a typical ROI of implementing a transportation management system (TMS) of approximately 8.5%. However, leveraging TMS automation features can dramatically push that value upward. More importantly, TMS automation features include a […].

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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 can your company benefit from eLearning – during and after this pandemic?

Pivot88

Across the world, the spread of COVID-19 has caused profound changes in social interaction and business organizations. Travel restrictions, social distancing, remote working and cost cuts. During this time, new procedures and protocols are being implemented to accommodate these changes. How can business productivity be ensured during these extremely challenging times, for companies doing business globally?

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Is Your Supply Chain Fit Enough for the Challenge?

Logistics Bureau

Will your Supply Chain overcome the current Coronavirus challenges? There might be opportunities you want to jump into and some things you might have to look at. WE WILL HELP YOU! Watch the video below and together let us outrun the competition! Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne. Email: robyrne@logisticsbureau.com. Phone: +61 417 417 307.

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Future Group Partners With o9 Solutions in Their Retail 3.0 Journey

o9 Solutions

This article has also been published on Business Wire India’s leading retailer, Future Group will implement o9’s AI-powered platform to drive Forecasting and Replenishment activities for their different retail format stores in India. o9 Solutions today announced that Future Group $ 3bn, one of India’s leading retailers will deploy the next generation of o9 platforms to integrate Demand Planning (Forecasting), Replenishment Planning, and Sales and Operations Planning. o9 will support Future Group

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Purchasing and Supply Chain Management in 2020

ProcurePort

2020 has shown itself to be a wake up call for many departments within businesses. Many were caught unaware by the coronavirus and no one could have predicted that the whole world would be on lockdown because of a global health pandemic. Since March, the United States economy has shrunk at the fastest rate since […]. The post Purchasing and Supply Chain Management in 2020 appeared first on ProcurePort Blog.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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[WHITE PAPER] Understanding the Global State of Last Mile Logistics

GlobalTranz

Fill out the Form Below to Get a Free Copy of the White Paper to Your Inbox! The state of last mile logistics remains in turmoil. There are plenty of opportunities for advancement, and the demand for a better last mile experience is equal across both business-to-business (B2B) and direct-to-consumer (D2C) logistics. Unfortunately, final mile.read More.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 2, 2020)

Talking Logistics

Since tomorrow we will be observing Independence Day, here is the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: U.S. Treasury to acquire 30 percent of [YRC Worldwide] in exchange for $700 million loan (Washington Post) USMCA Takes Effect but North American Trade Tensions Remain (WSJ – sub. req’d) FedEx Jumps Most. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 2, 2020).

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Snap Shots of New Age Supply Chain Technology Adoption

Supply Chain Digest

A Compendium of New Age Technology Deployments from State of Logistics Report

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GRMS

ivalua

GRMS (Global Risk Management Solutions) is the recognized leader in providing innovative supplier risk assessment programs that assist companies to reduce exposure to global business risk and liability. Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, GRMS serves a global clientele of companies and organizations in many diverse industries ranging from mid-sized businesses to Fortune 50 companies.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Snap Shots of New Age Supply Chain Technology Adoption

Supply Chain Digest

A Compendium of New Age Technology Deployments from State of Logistics Report

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Customer Experience and Cognitive Technologies

Enterra Insights

Some pundits have predicted the COVID-19 pandemic will bring an end to the experience economy. Early indications are the experience economy may be slowed but it is certainly not dying. One area where experience still matters is customer experience (CX). Abhishek Bhate, Managing Director at Wurth-IT, reports, “A Walker study says that by 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product behavior as the key brand differentiator.

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Axway launches second collaboration with BFM (French translation provided)

Axway

For the second year in a row, Axway is happy to sponsor the Grands Prix de l’Accélération Digitale 2020 (The 2020 Digital Acceleration Awards) for BFM Business – the predominant business television channel in France.

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Scaling your warehouse post-pandemic

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

With traditional models being turned upside down, the pressure is on for businesses to become more adaptable and flexible with their planning, writes Tony Dobson, SnapFulfil's CEO for UK & Europe.

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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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The Key to Successful Procurement Negotiations? Be Prepared!

Jaggaer

Supplier negotiation skills are essential for anyone working in procurement. It’s become standard for companies to train their employees on negotiation tactics to get better deals from suppliers, but these skills are also useful outside of the buyer -supplier relationship. It’s often said that the most challenging negotiations are not the ones with suppliers, but rather the internal ones.

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Zinnov Recognizes Bristlecone as a Leader in RPA Services

Bristlecone

Vikram Kaul, Vice President, Product Engineering, Bristlecone. I’m pleased to share that Bristlecone has earned a leadership position among small and medium-sized service providers in the Zinnov Zones Ratings 2020 for RPA Services. This is a testament to our high level of expertise, unique talent pool and the strength of our leadership team. Robotic Process Automation is one of several technology practice areas in which we’re an industry frontrunner because of our team’s ability to continually r

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Why ecommerce growth during the pandemic puts the spotlight on carrier invoice auditing

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The sharp rise in ecommerce during the Covid-19 pandemic means retail and third-party logistics companies are shipping more parcels. One less obvious consequence of this increase in parcel shipping volume is an increased need for technology to automate carrier invoice auditing to help shippers keep parcel shipping costs in check.

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Vital Freight Measurements: 4 Things You Might Not Know

Freight Center

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Embedded Analytics: A Force Multiplier for Business

The possibilities for embedded analytics to drive real value for businesses, end users, and society are as fascinating as they are limitless. No matter the industry, brand after brand is finding that analytics can be the solution to a multitude of business challenges. Go deep with five insightsoftware customers as they share the details of their analytics journeys and discuss the transformative power of data.

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How to Use Computer Simulation to Model Your Success

Invata Intralogistics

Computer simulation modeling and analysis is quickly becoming the key to success for any company that is considering: Automating their process and/or equipment Optimizing an existing automation operation Upgrading their automation capabilities and equipment. When done right, computer simulation modeling provides a virtual environment in which design ideas can be tested, discretely analyzed, iterated, refined, and proven out — all before a single piece of equipment is purchased or bolted to the w

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3 areas where manufacturers overuse Excel

3AG Systems

Manufacturers tend to be the kind of people who roll up their sleeves and get stuff done. This practical approach—both to day-to-day operations and emergency problem-solving—often delivers immediate results. But it can also be misapplied and come with significant costs, especially to data operations. In a world in which data is quickly becoming a primary currency, such mishandling can be fatal to manufacturers’ success.