Mon.Nov 22, 2021

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Analyzing Supply Chain Risk

Enterra Insights

Supply chains are a mess, inflation is on the rise, the pandemic lingers, natural disasters are intensifying, fraud is growing more prevalent, and global tensions are increasing. This is a big problem. James Johnston ( @JamesA_Johnston ), Regional Vice President at Cloudera, notes, “Supply chains can be considered the lifeblood of the global economy.

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Unlocking Your Sustainable Future with Scope 3 Transportation Emissions

Talking Logistics

Companies are dealing with considerable supply chain and transportation issues at the moment, including port congestion and tight capacity in trucking. Yet, many of them remain focused on corporate sustainability initiatives as well. One area that requires more attention is Scope 3 emissions. What are they? How do you set a target for their reduction?

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Demand Planning in VUCA Times with Ali Raza

The Logistics of Logistics

Demand Planning in VUCA Times with Ali Raza. Ali Raza and Joe Lynch discuss demand planning in VUCA times. Ali is the Founder and CEO of Throughput , where he and his team help companies realize greater output and free cash flow. About Ali Raza. Ali Raza is the Founder and CEO of Throughput, Inc., an AI-Powered software to help companies run leaner, faster, smoother, and safer operations out of the box.

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Key questions to ask before ERP implementation

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Implementing an ERP project can be compared to climbing to the top of Mount Everest, you need to approach it one step at a time before reaching the peak. Also look at it this way: You wouldn’t climb Mount Everest without an experienced guide. An ERP system can help a business dramatically improve its processes and remain competitive, but it’s a journey that must be taken with important considerations.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Tips to Master Forex and Binary Options Trading!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Select a Forex Broker! Forex and Binary options trading article and permission to publish here provided by Nikki Gabriel. You must know that opting to be a binary option or a Forex trader can probably be the most profit-making business alternative. We are sure you are curious to know how to get in this boat.

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How to build a team to effectively respond to contingency plans

Prophetic Technology

How to prepare for what Covid-19 and the new variant Delta or other variants can bring? We need to do something right away and count on some essential elements we need to go along.

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How to Engineer a Purpose Driven Supply Chain Network

Supply Chain Brain

The effects of multiple disruptions over the past two years has been a catalyst for supply chain transformation, but radical change still lies ahead. .

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Let’s get ‘phygital’: Don’t fudge your Black Friday strategy this year

IT Supply Chain

By Andre Hordagoda (pictured). Co-Founder & CEO, Go Instore. The post Let’s get ‘phygital’: Don’t fudge your Black Friday strategy this year appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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The Climate Change as a protagonist in SC disruptions

Prophetic Technology

The most critical Supply Chain (SC) disruptions caused by unpleasant weather-related incidents are on the skyrocket, no longer considered sporadic.

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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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The Simple Guide to ESG in the Supply Chain

Maine Pointe

In the first of a three-part insights series to help CEOs and supply chain professionals navigate the ESG landscape, Maine Pointe's CMO, Simon Knowles, and Alan Amling, Distinguished Fellow, Global Supply Chain Institute summarize ESG in the supply chain and discuss why it's an imperative now.

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Why it’s time to adopt a supplier-centric approach

HICX Solutions

By Anthony Payne, CMO of HICX. 64% of respondents in the recent Supplier Experience Survey by HICX cite communications as a top three area for improvement when it comes to doing business with suppliers. This emphasises a persistent pain point; an imbalance between suppliers and enterprises that needs to change. With the pandemic highlighting the need for robust supply chains, we’re seeing that enterprises that focus solely on cost savings at the expense of all else are left horribly exposed to

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Should the Supply Chain Profession Adopt Ethical Automation?

MIT Supply Chain

Automation is transforming supply chains, but the societal cost in terms of inequality may be high The advance of automation in supply chains is nothing new, but the current outcry over labor shortages is expected to accelerate the rush to replace humans with algorithms and machines. The arguments in favor of automation are so well-established that the trend almost seems like a force of nature.

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Big Data Means Big Quality Data

Adexa

Big Data Means Big Quality Data One of the pillars of Industry 4.0 is availability of data so that we can process it intelligently. Allowing us to form conclusions and making new discoveries that were not so transparent to us in the past. In order to build smart factories and autonomous supply chains, the very first step is to build a digital model of the supply chain. to build such a model, good data is essential at high frequency.

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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 News on Amazon Adding New Layer of Facilities to Replenish Fulfillment Centers

Supply Chain Digest

As Company nears 1000 US Logistics Facilities, a New Type Enters the Mix

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Global Water Supplies: The Most Serious Shortage of All

Supply Chain Brain

The high-profile but temporary unavailability of semiconductors and other industrial components is getting a lot more coverage these days than the chronic shortage of an even more vital resource: water.

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Supply Chain News on Are Drone Deliveries on the Cusp of Reality

Supply Chain Digest

Walmart, Cardinal Health Announce Drone Programs

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Need an edge in the competitive retail space? Get smart with inventory planning and demand forecasting.

StockTrim

In a highly competitive retail environment where customers’ preferences are always changing, what can retailers do to make more sales at full price?

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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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Walmart Takes New Step Toward Making Aerial Deliveries Routine

Supply Chain Brain

Walmart is expanding its efforts to offer aerial deliveries to homes, joining with startup DroneUp to begin dropping off items ranging from cans of tuna to children’s thermometers.

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7 Arguments Pro College for Those in Doubt

IT Supply Chain

By SVanessa Yacoubi (pictured). Tutor in preparation for entrance exams. Freelancer. The post 7 Arguments Pro College for Those in Doubt appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Data Science Platform Gives CPGs Access to Robust Transaction Data, Enabling Growth

Supply Chain Brain

84.51°, a retail data science, insights and media company, announced the release of its new platform, the 84.51° Collaborative Cloud, designed to help the CPG industry optimize its data science teams.

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What is the procurement process?

DocShipper Sourcing

Procurement refers to the logistics enterprises, in order to achieve the sales goals of enterprises, obtain marketable goods in a full understanding of the market requirements, which according to the business capacity of enterprises, the use of appropriate procurement strategies and methods, through the exchange of equivalence, the process of economic activity.

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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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Containers Waited a Record 7.6 Days at L.A. Ports in October

Supply Chain Brain

The number of days containers are waiting to be picked up by trucks at California’s neighboring ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach climbed to a record in October, just before officials announced a new plan to clamp down on the backlog in collections.

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What is the procurement process?

DocShipper Sourcing

Procurement refers to the logistics enterprises, in order to achieve the sales goals of enterprises, obtain marketable goods in a full understanding of the market requirements, which according to the business capacity of enterprises, the use of appropriate procurement strategies and methods, through the exchange of equivalence, the process of economic activity.

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LogicSource Announces New Capabilities to OneMarket Insights Data Analytics Platform

Supply Chain Brain

LogicSource Inc., a procurement services and technology provider, announced enhancements to its spend and data analytics platform OneMarket Insights.

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D2C Platform Enablers

Vinculum

DTC is an old business model. It used to follow a conventional way to attract consumers. The DTC approaches the wholesalers or retailers to sell the products. And these retailers or wholesalers pay commission on each sale to the intermediary or third party. Earlier sellers used to move door-to-door to sell the products that were quite hectic and irrelevant to get the excellent output.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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Four Reasons to Digitize Your Direct Spend Procurement Processes

Supply Chain Brain

Many organizations overlook the vast benefits that direct spend digitization offers to a company’s processes and bottom line.

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Amplify Integration Builder Connector instance variables

Axway

Most Integration Builder users are familiar with Flow Instance variables. However, Connectors also have instance variables.

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Freeports: The 2022 Guide

Unleashed

Freeports are big news right now. In April 2021 the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced the country will be establishing eight new freeports – and there are high expectations for the positive impact these will have on areas where they are located. So what is a freeport, how are they used around the world, and why is the UK keen to establish these special zones?