Mon.May 31, 2021

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Memorial Day 2021

Enterra Insights

A year ago, the country remained in the early stages of Covid-19 pandemic. On Memorial Day last year, I wrote, “This Memorial Day finds us fighting a new kind of war — this time, with a virus. … In the war against the novel coronavirus, not all front-line fighters are in the military. Those involved include healthcare workers, scientists, morticians, manufacturers, farmers, supply chain workers, and grocery store employees.” I noted that Bill Gates ( @BillGates ), a philanthrop

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The machine learning trap or how to tell if you’ve got the right waiter

All Things Supply Chain

Almost every progress-oriented company wants it right now: artificial intelligence (AI). No, actually everyone wants machine learning, which is almost synonymous for many people.

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Meat Is Latest Cyber Victim as Hackers Hit Top Supplier JBS

Supply Chain Brain

The world’s biggest meat supplier was the target of a cybersecurity attack Sunday in the latest threat to global food supply chains that have been rattled by the pandemic.

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Will Bitcoin Stop Growing in the Near Future?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Reasons for Bitcoin Price Fluctuations ! Will Bitcoin stop growing article and permission to publish here provided by Mary Ann Callahan. Since bitcoin started its proud walk upwards in March 2020, it was seemingly on the edge of a bubble burst so many times. Perhaps, more because of psychological than economic reasons.

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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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project44 Acquires ClearMetal

Supply Chain Brain

project44, a provider of supply chain logistics solutions, announced that it will acquire San Francisco-based ClearMetal, a specialist in international supply chain visibility and predictive analytics for enterprises.

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Elevated Levels of Leukemia-Causing Benzene Found in Sunscreen Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Higher levels of benzene are appearing in some hand sanitizers, sunscreens and after-sun skin soothers.

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Applying ESG Principles in Ethical Supply Chain Finance

Taulia

The sustainability of supply chains has become increasingly important to businesses in recent years, as consumers become more concerned with the environmental and social impact of their buying choices. In other words, supply chain finance is no longer just about freeing up working capital – environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors are just as important to consider.

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Mobile and Socialized Supply Chains

DynaSys

This article is the second part of a two part series discussing the importance of Collaboration in the Supply Chain. Discover part one, Collaboration along the Supply Chain. Why is it important? Where is my mobile phone? Close to 70 percent of the world’s total population use a mobile phone in April 2021, representing 5.27 billion users. ( source: GSMA Intelligence ) The total number of unique mobile users around the world grew by 97 million in the past 12 months.

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CoEnterprise Enhances Flagship Solution with Supply Chain Reporting and Analytics Functionalities

Supply Chain Brain

CoEnterprise, an enterprise software and services company, has announced enhancements to its flagship SaaS solution, Syncrofy, with new supply chain reporting and analytics functionality. The new features enable buyers and suppliers to identify and solve shipping, invoice and order discrepancies before they impact the business.

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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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Global Supply Chain News on After Torrid Year, Ocean Container Rates Expected to Head Still Higher

Supply Chain Digest

Spot Rates Spike Pushing New GRI for Contract Container Moves

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The Growth of e-Commerce And Rise of Omnichannel Brands

Supply Chain Brain

For all businesses, success involves continually delight ing customers while keeping costs optimized and profitable. But in today’s omnichannel world of next-day delivery and micro warehousing, the path to success is a lot easier said than done.

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OEM vs ODM?explained – what’s best for manufacturers?

Unleashed

As a manufacturer, you will likely see two acronyms used a lot when referring to potential business models. These are OEM and ODM, and there’s a lot of discussion these days around which is which – and whether one is better than the other. OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer, and ODM stands for Original Design Manufacturer. Here’s what the two terms mean.

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How to Fast-Track Your Way to Electronic Labeling

Supply Chain Brain

Traditional labeling-development techniques can put a drain on manufacturers’ resources. Electronic labeling, by contrast, allows for the removal of labeling production constraints and saves money.

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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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All You Need to Know about Real-time Inventory Visibility Challenges

Vinculum

With the advancement in technology, new tools, and platforms being introduced almost on a fortnight basis, and of course with the ever-evolving consumer buying behaviours, the retail landscape has witnessed a significant paradigm shift. And, inventory management is a crucial function that every retail brand, as well as individual retailers, must take care of.

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The Art of Consistent Perfect Order Delivery

Supply Chain Brain

On their own, many solution suites are simply unable to see across, control, and optimize end-to-end challenges. Traditional systems, such as S&OP, ERP, WMS, and TMS, need a complementary platform for orchestrating end-to-end flows.

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OEM vs ODM?explained – what’s best for manufacturers?

Unleashed

As a manufacturer, you will likely see two acronyms used a lot when referring to potential business models. These are OEM and ODM, and there’s a lot of discussion these days around which is which – and whether one is better than the other. OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer, and ODM stands for Original Design Manufacturer. Here’s what the two terms mean.

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Deepening Collaboration

Supply Chain Brain

The number one strategy for improving resilience and agility is to deepen collaborative relationships with key customers and suppliers, according to Gartner, and yet less than 10% of companies pursue agility investments in areas like collaboration.

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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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Panasonic Introduces New Fully Rugged TOUGHBOOK S1 Tablet for Mobile Workers

Supply Chain Brain

Panasonic System Solutions Company of North America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, announced the launch of the TOUGHBOOK S1, a fully rugged 7-inch Android tablet for mobile workers.

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Less than Truckload Freight Rates: Los Angeles, CA

Freightera

LTL Freight Rates: From Los Angeles, California, to Major Cities in the USA. Check out some examples of our freight rates: All the freight rates below are for 1 pallet, 48” by 48” by 48”, 500 lbs, class 100 : From Los Angeles, CA to New York, NY. Best rate: $318.63 USD. From Los Angeles, CA to Tulsa, OK. Best rate: $253.38 USD. From Burnaby, BC to Los Angeles, CA.

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Six Steps from Integrated to Enterprise Planning

Supply Chain Brain

To ensure that operating plans support financial objectives, it's time to move toward enterprise business planning (EBP): dynamic, connected, collaborative and powered by cloud-based technology.

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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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How Procurement Tech Will Pave the Road to Recovery 

Jaggaer

The post How Procurement Tech Will Pave the Road to Recovery appeared first on JAGGAER.

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The Transportation Industry Is Becoming More Gender-Diverse

Supply Chain Brain

As women resume their careers, great opportunities can be found in industries traditionally filled by a predominantly male labor pool.

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Omnichannel Retail and the Cost to Serve Online Customers

Logistics Bureau

In the wake of the Coronavirus crisis, a significant number of retail enterprises have taken their business online, adding to the already vast array of online shopping opportunities for consumers. Ecommerce competition was already fierce before the pandemic curbed consumer enthusiasm for in-store shopping, and now, it is even more so. If yours is one of those businesses shifting from traditional to online retail, you’ve probably faced some of the logistical challenges arising from the need to de