Enterra Insights

APRIL 11, 2022

Last night, I returned home from Warsaw, Poland after a weeklong business trip in Europe. This was my second trip to the region in a month. During both trips, Vladimir Putin’s War against Ukraine dominated all conversations once business-specific discussions were concluded. During my first trip 5 weeks ago, the initial shock of the aggression and its repercussions on the global economy, inflation, and supply chains were the focus of both business and casual conversations.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 11, 2022

Over the last decade, the role of the manufacturing and distribution CFO has undergone a profound shift. CFOs have traditionally been viewed as back office number crunchers and financial risk managers. With many organizations undergoing rapid change to adapt to supply chain challenges and opportunities, the modern CF O is expected to be a strategic partner to the C-suite table while developing and executing the company’s strategic agenda and helping effect change throughout the organization.

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All Things Supply Chain

APRIL 11, 2022

*Disclaimer – This isn’t a commercial blog post.* Back in 1940, brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald, founded McDonalds in San Bernardino, California, USA.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 11, 2022

Logistics experts are busy considering ways in which their supply chains can be redesigned so as to avoid the kind of congestion that has brought international goods movement to a virtual halt at major ports. But in the meantime, the system is crying out for some form of immediate relief.

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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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Stord

APRIL 11, 2022

The out-of-stock sticker shock we experienced in the past few years is forcing retailers to take a hard look at how they plan inventory. Product availability was a clear problem during the pandemic: last holiday season, consumers saw over 6 billion out-of-stock messages online , a 253% increase over the 2019 season. Now, it’s been more than two years since we first heard the phrase “COVID-19,” and today’s state of inventory runs the gamut—some retailers are up to their ears (quite literally) wi

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Taulia

APRIL 11, 2022

Balancing the competing priorities of holding just enough inventory to avoid production outages while reducing inefficient capital and storage cost is the central issue in inventory management today. Download this whitepaper which sets out how: Supply chain and inventory management processes need to be adaptable and agile to deal with disruptions in international trade and shipping Working capital process improvements have a direct impact on long-term financial and efficiency benefits A technolo

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IT Supply Chain

APRIL 11, 2022

By Simon Paterson (pictured). Customer Service Expert. The post Preparing for Disasters in the Office: 5 Things You’re Doing Wrong appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights recent manufacturing milestones achieved by electric auto and truck maker Tesla. Grand Opening of New Austin Texas Assembly Facility. Last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk delivered the first vehicle produced at the EV maker’s new final assembly facility located just outside Austin, Texas. Customer deliveries were part of the public unveiling of the sprawling facility.

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IT Supply Chain

APRIL 11, 2022

By Chris Jones (pictured). EVP Industry & Services, Descartes Systems Group. The post Ecommerce Delivery Performance: The Elephant in the Room appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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MPO Multi Party Orchestration

APRIL 11, 2022

It’s been more than two years since the start of Covid-19 and the pandemic upended daily life as we know it. While many countries, particularly more developed economies, are on the road to recovery, global supply chains remain severely disrupted–partly due to the pandemic, but also due to tensions around trade. It’s proven difficult to easily adapt to the disruptions in the supply chain: 84% of CFOs at organizations with an annual revenue between $100 million to $3 billion see supply chain disru

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 11, 2022

How to 10X Your Sales Pipeline with Nadine Nocero-Tye. Nadine Nocero-Tye and Joe Lynch discuss how to 10x your sales pipeline. Nadine is a partner and Vice President of Sales and Marketing at SyncShow Transportation Marketing, a company that helps transportation and logistics companies unleash their online lead generation and pipeline potential. About Nadine Nocero-Tye.

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ivalua

APRIL 11, 2022

Canadian-based TELUS implements Ivalua’s EPS solution to digitize the entire end-user buying process. Redwood City, CA, April 11th, 2022 – Today, Ivalua – a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions , and Optis Consulting – a trusted implementation partner, announced that world-leading Canadian communications technology company, TELUS, has successfully implemented their electronic procurement solution (EPS) to digitize TELUS’ entire end-user buying process. .

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 11, 2022

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 11, 2022

A Mexican truck blockade at a key Texas bridge is diverting U.S.-bound cargoes to far-flung crossings, worsening shipping snarls and raising the specter of delivery disruptions for everything from avocados to auto parts.

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PLS Logistics

APRIL 11, 2022

This past month fuel prices have been a significant discussion among all U.S. citizens. But unfortunately, many industries have felt the pressure on their bottom line due to these increased prices, and the freight industry is no exception.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 11, 2022

Europe’s push to wean itself off Russian natural gas is sparking billions of dollars in new commitments toward building a market for low-carbon hydrogen.

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Aioneers

APRIL 11, 2022

With data becoming the key to any organization's progress, the necessity for improving its quality and consistency, too, has turned imperative. This necessity led to the genesis of Master Data, which encapsulates the core of business information. It includes structural and hierarchical references needed for a specific enterprise and is easily shareable.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 11, 2022

Gordon Downes, chief executive officer of NYSHEX, discusses how ocean service contracts can be fashioned to include actual commitments on the part of both carriers and shippers.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 11, 2022

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. How Hospitals Are Using AI to Save Lives. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 11, 2022

While it’s difficult for U.S. carmaking giants to make any meaningful inroads in India, electric vehicles could offer another opportunity to take a shot in the market of 1.4 billion people.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 11, 2022

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. Is It Time to Regulate AI? Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 11, 2022

The post What is Supplier Development? appeared first on JAGGAER.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 11, 2022

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. The Best Team: AI and You. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 11, 2022

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is a Digital Transformation? I recently had the privilege of attending a program at MIT’s Sloan School of Management about Organizational Design for Digital Transformation. My curiosity on the topic, inspired by the daily barrage of articles, emails, white papers, and webinar invitations on digital transformation, piqued my desire to get to the bottom of what it is or isn’t by way of an informed, expert source.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 11, 2022

Pay $200,000+ for a four-year college degree to get a $100,000 job (if you get an engineering or other high-paying degree) or pay $4,500 for a 12-week training program to get a $110,000 job? Put differently, do you want to be an engineer or a Walmart truck driver? There was a lot of buzz last. Read more Welcome to the Spotlight Truck Drivers. The post Welcome to the Spotlight Truck Drivers appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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This report explores the transformative impact of automation, the evolving role of human workers on-site, and the critical imperative of achieving optimal warehouse efficiency in the digital age.

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ShipBob

APRIL 11, 2022

With its global market valued at $492 billion in 2021, social commerce has been exploding in popularity, and it’s expected to grow more than 2 times its current value to $1.2 trillion by 2025. Social commerce is a subset of ecommerce that uses social networks in the context of ecommerce transactions. T he biggest influencer in the social commerce space?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2022

David Sligh, Conservation Director at Wild Virginia. Logistics is 7.4% of US GDP. Pipeline transportation represents just half a percentage point of that 7.4% total. Proponents of pipelines argue that when pipelines are properly constructed and maintained they have fewer carbon emissions associated with moving natural gas and oil than trucks or railcars.

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