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6 Practices to Optimize Your Goods Transportation Process!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The History and State of Vehicle Routing! Transportation optimization involves analyzing goods shipments, transportation rates, and restrictions to create a plan that reduces the overall costs and makes the process more efficient. Since transportation expenses constitute a bigger percentage of the business costs, business owners should concentrate on optimizing the goods transportation process.

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Editor’s Choice: How the EV Boom is the Oil & Gas Market

Logistics Viewpoints

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article is from GEP and look at the impact of EV boom on the oil & gas market. The rising popularity of electric vehicles (EV) is not only reducing the consumption of diesel and gasoline in the transportation sector but also impacting oil and gas exploration and production activities.

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Editor’s Pick: July U.S. Container Import Volume Maintains Record Trend for 2022 as Port Congestion and Delays Persist

Talking Logistics

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. In this recent post from Descartes’ blog, Chris Jones analyzes July 2022 data related to U.S. ocean ports and import volumes.

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3 Strategies To Improve Supply Chain Agility

C3 Solutions

The modern supply chain is growing more and more complex every day. With new technologies popping up, digital tools for all functions one can think of, and then some, supply chains now don’t necessarily need to run lean. Instead, modern supply chains need to be agile to be relevant. With companies struggling to manage inventory across global networks, volatile markets, and uncertain global conditions, shipping companies, freight forwarders, and other stakeholders will likely face increasing cost

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Tail Inventory: The Silent Cost Driver You Shouldn't Ignore

Learn how centralizing slow-moving SKUs can help reduce fulfillment costs by $300M+ while boosting fulfillment efficiency.

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Better Together: Logility and Parker Avery Group Announce Partnership

Logility

Partnership leverages consulting firm’s deep expertise in retail, grocery, and CPG with powerful cloud-based digital supply chain platform. ATLANTA (August 30, 2022) – Logility, Inc., a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, and The Parker Avery Group, a leading retail and consumer goods consulting firm, announced that they have formed a strategic partnership.

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Total Cost of Ownership Procurement Model Failure – What’s Missing?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Single Point of Failure in Supply Chain – Semiconductor Fabrication! Many businesses use some form of Total Cost of Ownership model to support their Procurement and sourcing decisions. In fact these models are not just used casually, but they often are designed to inform and make optimal sourcing choices.

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£2500 more to work from home, but this won’t cause a mass return to office

IT Supply Chain

By Sion Lewis (pictured). GM EMEA, GoTo. The post £2500 more to work from home, but this won’t cause a mass return to office appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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EV Startups: Growing with the Shift to ACES

QAD

We all know that change in any industry is constant. Some of us may be set up to succeed, while others not so much. The reality is, change is happening too fast for many organizations and the automotive industry’s shift to ACES is an example of this! . ACES: Catalysts for the Future of Automotive Mobility. We have all heard it; the four megatrends affecting the world of mobility are going to disrupt the automotive industry as we know it.

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What Is Preventing Visibility in Multi-Tier Supply Chains?

IT Supply Chain

By Bryce Boothby (pictured). MPO Board Member. The post What Is Preventing Visibility in Multi-Tier Supply Chains? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Re-Commerce is Buzzword at Home Delivery World 2022

Supply Chain Brain

Ideas about how to more efficiently “re-commerce” returned goods into the supply chain seemed the most fresh and fruitful up for discussion on the first day of Home Delivery World in Philadelphia, Aug. 31.

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Expert comment on the recent Baker & Taylor ransomware attack

IT Supply Chain

By Justin Vaughan-Brown (pictured). VP Market Insight at Deep Instinct. The post Expert comment on the recent Baker & Taylor ransomware attack appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Update: Ocean Freight Challenges

Logistics Bureau

Trent Morris has helped many of our clients over the last 2-3 years with their Ocean Freight challenges. Here’s the overview of the discussion: Brief Industry Update. Ocean Freight Tips. Related case study. ?. Freight-related articles have appeared throughout our website, check them out: Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Do It? Why Containerised Freight Shipping is Daunting for SMEs.

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Criminals have made over $100m in NFT scams since July 2021

IT Supply Chain

By Mark Crichton (pictured). Head of Product, Outseer. The post Criminals have made over $100m in NFT scams since July 2021 appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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D2C eCommerce Explained (& Why You Should Consider It)

Unleashed

Direct-to-consumer (D2C) eCommerce has exploded, as start-ups and traditional outlets alike flock to the efficient, cost-effective sales strategy. Amid the pandemic-fuelled rise in digital sales, customers are increasingly looking to cut out middlemen and deal directly with a manufacturer. The rise of D2C has been accelerated by the Covid pandemic, as customers have turned to eCommerce and looked for ways to save.

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LastPass security incident

IT Supply Chain

By Jason Hart, (pictured). CTO EMEA, Rapid7. The post LastPass security incident appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Secrets of Financially Savvy Entrepreneurs!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is a Good Credit Score? Being one of the financially savvy entrepreneurs seems ever more elusive to those of us firmly in the middle class. Debt is hard to climb out of and it sometimes seems like the world is set up against us. But that’s not necessarily true. Sure, having more money makes it easier to get ahead, but many successful entrepreneurs started out just like you.

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Investing in times of Climate Change – The race to Net Zero

Prophetic Technology

The race to Net Zero agenda is a concept established in the Paris Agreement in 2015. It is currently at the centre of business, leaders, investors, and policymakers as an imperative process to avoid undeniable carbon emissions damaging our Planet.

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

Tariffs are no longer just policy noise. They’re driving real, bottom-line impact. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. This bulletin cuts straight to the point. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.

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Organize Your Business for Efficiency and Success!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 5 Ways to Manage Supply Chain Documents! When it comes to business, there are many things to take into account. You want your company to develop, so you’ll focus on improving your market strategy and training your employees so that you can receive maximum success rates. However, you probably didn’t take into account that the way in which you organize your business and your space is just as important.

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The Rise of The Super-App: Will Supply Chain Get the Help it Needs?

Elementum

As the landscape of enterprise technology shifts again towards app consolidation, now might finally be the time for the first supply chain super app. Executive Summary Markets go through cycles, of growth and stasis, plenty and scarcity. Businesses go through cycles too: centralization and localization; spending and cost cutting; verticalization and integration.

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Orchestrating the Digital Supply Chain Ecosystemv

John Galt

End-to-end orchestration of the digital supply chain ecosystem is becoming more important as global supply chains become more interconnected. Find out more.

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Coding Solutions for Regulatory Compliance & Consumer Connection

IT Supply Chain

By Lee Metters (pictured). Group Business Development Director, Domino Printing Sciences. The post Coding Solutions for Regulatory Compliance & Consumer Connection appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Supply Chain News on Lean is Much Broader than Just Cost Reduction, though it does that Too

Supply Chain Digest

Elimination of Waste Lowers Costs, and Better Serves the Customer, Expert Says

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How to Master Reverse Bidding: A Guide for Buyers 

EC Sourcing Group

How to Master Reverse Bidding : A Guide for Buyers . For years, negotiations were performed by email or phone with a RFP (request for proposal) or an RFQ (request for quotation), which was a time-consuming and stressful process. The endless back-and-forth could take days, sometimes weeks or months to source the needed service or materials. However, the “analog” way of negotiations is long gone, thanks to reverse bidding and eAuction software.

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How RealTime Traceability Can Improve Sustainability, Productivity, and Transparency in Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles

With realtime traceability, the precise nature of anomalies and inefficiencies can be identified allowing manufacturers to take quick and decisive measures

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Emerging Trends in Supply Chain Management Critical to Business Success

Tecsys

Are you curious about the top trends in supply chain management? Check out insights by supply chain experts about the changes occurring in the field. The post Emerging Trends in Supply Chain Management Critical to Business Success appeared first on Tecsys.

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Procurement Is Navigating a Tech Tsunami (and It’s Upending How You Work)

Procurement is in the middle of a tech tsunami. And if it feels like the old playbooks aren’t working anymore, that’s because they aren’t. Agentic AI. Autonomous procurement. Unified source-to-pay ecosystems. These innovations are converging and transforming how procurement teams operate. The GEP 2025 Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report breaks it all down.

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Achieving Profitability in Grocery E-Commerce

BlueYonder

A Blue Yonder Perspective. This blog was written by Shannon Wu-Lebron , CVP Industry Strategies, with contributions from Nina Seth , Director Product Marketing. Online grocery has certainly grown in the past few years —it received a nice size bump during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, sales more than tripled the average annual growth to 9.5% and digital sales drove this growth as the pandemic forced consumers to move to online grocery shopping for the first time. [1].

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The Supply Chain Blame Game: Top 3 Excuses for Inventory Shortage and Excess

The Smart Software

The supply chain has become the blame game for almost any industrial or retail problem. Shortages on lead time variability, bad forecasts, and problems with bad data are facts of life, yet inventory-carrying organizations are often caught by surprise when any of these difficulties arise. So, again, who is to blame for the supply chain chaos? Keep reading this blog and we will try to show you how to prevent product shortages and overstocking.

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10 Ways to Cut Carbon Emissions in Supply Chains

MercuryGate

In 2018, the global transportation industry produced 8.26 gigatons of carbon dioxide, accounting for roughly 26% of global CO2 emissions. Even as companies struggle with supply chain challenges, figuring out how to cut carbon emissions in their supply chains remains a top priority. The post 10 Ways to Cut Carbon Emissions in Supply Chains appeared first on MercuryGate International.