Wed.Oct 07, 2020

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Why You Can’t Ignore the Inbound Supply Chain

Talking Logistics

Considering that customers are at the tail end of the outbound supply chain, and companies across all industries are competing on customer experience, it’s not surprising that the outbound supply chain gets a bit more love and attention than the inbound side. But the fact is that supply chains end-to-end are an interconnected system, so. Read more Why You Can’t Ignore the Inbound Supply Chain.

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Leveraging Technology to Achieve Operational Excellence | Panel

DELMIA Quintiq

We are more than six months into the COVID 19 global pandemic. We all have read about the toll this has taken on humankind. However, Covid as a global crisis has been also called the great enabler: we are discovering many things that we did not know about ourselves. With a small, fast pivot of the business and supplies we can enable companies to do things they thought they might not have otherwise been capable of doing.

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3 Surprising Stats About Supply Chain Management in COVID-19

Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles

Find out how manufacturers and suppliers have managed through the COVID-19 crisis as SourceDay shares exclusive insights about supply chain management.

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Adelante SCM and PINC Launch the First Annual State of Yard Management Report

PINC

This year’s report focuses on the impact of digital yard management on enterprise transportation costs and capacity. Union City, CA – October 7 th , 2020 – Researched and prepared by Adelante SCM’s analyst Adrian Gonzalez and presented by PINC, the publication’s 2020 theme is The Impact Of Digital Yard Management on Enterprise Transportation Costs and Capacity.

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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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A Beginner’s Guide to Omni-Channel Fulfillment

Logistics Viewpoints

Omni-channel retailing is arguably the hottest trend in supply chain management right now. With e-commerce continuing to grow, there is more focus on Web commerce than brick and mortar. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has pushed e-commerce to levels that would not have been believed just six months ago. For example, in the US, May alone eclipsed the entire 2019 holiday shopping season and $82.5 billion was spent online.

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How Can a Mobile Supply Chain Optimize Industries for Today?

RFgen

Overview. Multiple industries face historic supply chain challenges, now amplified by pandemic conditions. Healthcare, chemical and oil sands are especially hard hit. New supply chain challenges include unreliable suppliers, shortages and surge demand. Embedding visibility and efficiency throughout your operation will help optimize your supply chain for challenges of today and tomorrow.

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US Shipping Growth, Driven by CPG, F&B & Retail, Peaks in August

IT Supply Chain

By Vivek Vaid (pictured). Chief Technology Officer, FourKites. The post US Shipping Growth, Driven by CPG, F&B & Retail, Peaks in August appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Retail Supply Chains in the COVID-19 Era

Shipchain

Retail supply chains have been put through the wringer. Routes have been disrupted, warehouses, physical stores, and corporate headquarters have been shut down (or at least temporarily closed), and the workforce has been hit by a pandemic like none of us have ever seen in our lifetimes. During this time of uncertainty, not all retailers will survive.

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Unconscious Bias

BlueYonder

Our perceptions in life maneuver our decisions, guide our ideologies and regulate our sense of morality and ethics. When these viewpoints, however, are clouded by the subtle layer of unconscious bias, our best-intentioned opinions become dangerous and disrespectful stereotypes about the people around us. Without a doubt, unconscious bias seems like a natural phenomenon.

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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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Strategic Sourcing: Five Steps to Secure the Best Suppliers

Supply Chain Brain

As organizations retool their supply chains for 2021, they have an opportunity to revisit their sourcing strategies, too.

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How Machine Learning and Text to Speech Work Together

IT Supply Chain

By Marcel Gogan (pictured). Senior Software Developer. The post How Machine Learning and Text to Speech Work Together appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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6 Supply Chain Management Books That Will Optimize Your Strategies

All Things Supply Chain

Streamlining the process of converting raw materials into valuable products that are ultimately delivered into consumers’ hands can make or break any business.

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Micro-Fulfillment Centers: All Hype or an Effective E-Commerce Strategy?

CHAINalytics

An increasingly popular e-commerce strategy, micro-fulfillment centers (MFCs) can be an effective way to meet rising volumes, the changing geographical nature of e-commerce demand, and the growing desire for same-day delivery. However, they’re not for everybody. Industry giants such as Amazon and China’s Alibaba have largely driven the “best-in-class” e-commerce fulfillment strategy for the last … The post Micro-Fulfillment Centers: All Hype or an Effective E-Commerce Strategy?

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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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Supply-Chain Traceability Is Building a New Kind of Consumer Kingdom

Supply Chain Brain

Shoppers are becoming a pivotal part of the supply chain, and they’re participating with gusto.

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Supply Chain Network Design and Optimization

Bristlecone

The post Supply Chain Network Design and Optimization appeared first on Bristlecone.

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Auto Supplier Wows Key Client Using riskmethods Supply Chain Savvy

Supply Chain Brain

Challenge: With Europe shutting down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a global automotive parts supplier needed to convince a key client that it had visibility to avoid potential disruption in its supply network.

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AVEVA enhances Unified Supply Chain solution with real-time crude

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

AVEVA has launched the latest enhancement to its AVEVA Unified Supply Chain platform, Real-time Crude, designed to help customers gain visibility into their business and operations in order to quickly understand how crude quality impacts their value 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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How Can a Mobile Supply Chain Optimize Industries for Today?

RFgen

How Can a Mobile Supply Chain Optimize Industries for Today?

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Makers and Movers of APAC 2020

Supply Chain Brain

APAC Makers and Movers 2020 is the first summit in APAC to have speakers and participants from across all angles of Supply Chain: manufacturing, operations, e-commerce, trade, finance, logistics, technology, airlines, shipping lines, government, and academia.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Oct. 8, 2020

Supply Chain Digest

Demand for US Warehouse Workers Continues On, Q2 GDP Tanked, but Hope for Q3, Hyundai Shipping Fuel Cell Trucks, Darkstore Emerges from Fulfillment Shadows

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How to Navigate Temperature Controlled Shipping’s Fall Season

CH Robinson Transportfolio

September 22, 2020, marked the first day of fall in the United States. For many, this exciting time of year brings joy—pumpkins, apples, turkey, pastries, and all commodities necessary for successful fall and winter holiday celebrations. Fall also means a significant spike in demand in regions that grow and distribute pumpkins, apples, corn, proteins, confectionaries, and even pies.

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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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What it takes to create an intelligent, customer-centric supply chain

Supply Chain Brain

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Tecsys Launches Industry Solutions Providing Customers with Enhanced Supply Chain Execution Performance

Tecsys

Tecsys Launches Industry Solutions Providing Customers with Enhanced Supply Chain Execution Performance Combines industry-tailored functionality… The post Tecsys Launches Industry Solutions Providing Customers with Enhanced Supply Chain Execution Performance appeared first on Tecsys.

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Truckload supply dictates price in imbalanced freight markets

DAT Solutions

Historically, increased spot market activity signaled higher overall truckload demand and tighter capacity. This year we’re seeing something of a paradox, with total freight volumes very uneven at the market, commodity and lane levels.

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Kraft Heinz Hope to Turnaround Performance through Major Improvements in Supply Chain and Procurement

Supply Chain Digest

Drop in Profitability Results from Operational Inefficiencies, as Stock Price has Tanked since 2016

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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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Navigating Freight Growth Amid Peak Season Planning | TALKING FREIGHT VIDEO

GlobalTranz

In this episode, we discuss the growth happening in freight and how to navigate it during peak season. So, Let’s Talk – Peak Season Navigation Few industries experienced such record-breaking growth like that of e-commerce in 2020. As the world came to terms with the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, a general belief that the.read More. The post Navigating Freight Growth Amid Peak Season Planning | TALKING FREIGHT VIDEO appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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US medical supply chains failed, and COVID deaths followed

Operations and Supply Chain Management

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Watch: Lessons for Manufacturers From the Pandemic

Supply Chain Brain

Al Guarnieri, partner in the law firm of Parker Poe, details how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the planning efforts of manufacturers in the short, medium and long term.