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The Best 9 Ways to Manage Healthcare Supply Chains

IT Supply Chain

By Richard Pearson (pictured). Content Writer. The post The Best 9 Ways to Manage Healthcare Supply Chains appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Title: 5 Best Practices to Overcome Scope 3 Emission Reduction Challenges

Logistics Viewpoints

In the past few decades, an increasing number of organizations have adopted environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) initiatives to help heal the planet as well as to make cost and efficiency improvements in their supply chain and procurement operations. In the process, these enterprises have adopted policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or even become net-zero emitters.

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3G A Recipient of Supply & Demand Executive’s 2022 Top Supply Chain Projects Award

3GTMS

Featured: The Women Achiever Magazine, August 2022 Issue According to a recent Forbes article, organizations with women holding at least 30% of leadership roles are 1.4 times more likely to have sustained, profitable growth. Jen Holtvluwer serves as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Shauna Coleman as Chief Human Resource Office (CHRO), and Stephanie Richelieu Stagger, is […].

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The Changing Consumer Packaged Goods Space

Enterra Insights

Back in the era of general stores, decisions about which products were available to consumers were primarily made by store owners. As retail journalist Daphne Howland ( @daphnehowland ) observes, “Once upon a time, consumer products like soap, sugar and soft goods were found in bins and shelves in general stores, measured out in small quantities by amenable shopkeepers.”[1] Since stores were small and shelf space limited, consumer product choice was basically a take-it-or-leave-it sc

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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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Repairing Customer Relations After the Supply Chain Crisis

Supply Chain Brain

For global supply chains, i t’s time to refocus from a survival strategy to one of sustainability and growth.

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10 Lessons From Good Bosses!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Lessons from Bad Bosses! We believe that you can learn something from everyone. That doesn’t mean everything you learn is positive, as we’ve discussed in our article on Lessons from Bad Bosses. But here we did want to accentuate the positive and discuss lessons learned from Good Bosses!

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National Truck Driver Week: Salute Those Who Move our Economy

MercuryGate

Truck drivers are an integral part of the supply chain that keeps our country going. They transport food, raw materials, and other supplies across the nation. They are largely responsible for creating efficient shipping processes and supporting customer satisfaction for companies. These professionals work hard - even in the face of pandemic and supply chain issues that make their jobs more challenging.

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A Guide to Home Based Bitcoin Mining!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Understanding the Bitcoin Mining Process! The cryptocurrency is a decentralized virtual, peer-to-peer digital currency that uses encryption to regulate the generation of new coins. 2017 was the year that saw cryptocurrencies gaining popularity and their prices doubling. Since then, it has been a rollercoaster ride in terms of its price.

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Navigating the Perfect Storm: Automotive CEOs Focus on Strategies to Counter Inflation and Enable Supply Chain Resiliency

BlueYonder

The automotive sector has switched lanes into a new digital world, where the pace of change is also hurtling manufacturers into oncoming traffic in the form of geopolitical, economic and natural crises. This mix of an increase in data volume, velocity and frequency; evolving customer expectations; and external impacts, has led to a pivot among CEOs around what constitutes resiliency.

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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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High Prices and Low Availability Plague the Electrical Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chains Are Broken. Denial Will Kill Your Company! Have you found that the consistent supply and reasonable prices in the Electrical Supply Chain that you were used to before COVID-19 hit have not returned as soon as you hoped, or as soon as some experts predicted? Global events have created further obstacles in the electrical supply chain, but there are ways to work around them.

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Supply Chain News on Rail Strike this Looms this Week as Major Union Says Contract Provisions not Enough to Gain Rank and File Support

Supply Chain Digest

Pay Issues Largely OK, but Lifestyle Measure not Adequately Addressed Union Exec Says

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Electrolux to Cut Costs After Warning on Weak 3Q Earnings

Supply Chain Brain

Swedish home-appliance manufacturer Electrolux is undertaking steep cost cuts that will target its supply chain and production following a warning of a sharp drop in demand.

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PTC Introduces Onshape-Arena Connection to Accelerate Product Development and Supply Chain Collaboration

Arena Solutions

New functionality for Onshape and Arena connects cloud-native CAD, PDM, and PLM. Instant sharing of product data between systems with the click of a button. Engineering and supply chain teams can collaborate and iterate on product designs earlier in the design process. BOSTON — September 13 – PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) today announced the availability of the Onshape-Arena Connection , a new functionality that connects its cloud-native Onshape® product development and Arena product lifecycle managem

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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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Owned Vs Outsourced Fleet: What’s Best for Your Fast Retail Business

Locus

For decades, Walmart has been the undisputed front-runner in US retail sales. One of the major factors that contributed to its success is its tight control over its retail logistics. As a result, it holds a comfortable edge over its competitors like Kroger, Costco or Target due to its profitable fleet mix decisions. While making fleet mix decisions for the last mile, retail businesses face an important question: Which way is best for a retail business?

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Mitigating Risk by Building Sourcing Resilience for a Leading American Dairy Brand

CHAINalytics

A family-owned American dairy producer was staring down production stoppages and a sales shortfall. Supply disruptions threatened their supply of key food-grade barrier packing films. Chainalytics’ packaging optimization team led efforts to mitigate risks, finding and validating alternative materials for emergency use. You can’t avoid shortages 100 percent of the time The fact is that … The post Mitigating Risk by Building Sourcing Resilience </br>for a Leading American Dairy Brand

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Is low code the future of software development?

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Recently the big term on everyone’s lips is this low code concept and I must admit it piqued my interest – even as a test analyst. With the growing advent of digital technologies, it seems to have become impossible for manufacturing and distribution businesses to chart their success in the absence of applications supporting their internal and external functions and code for the future.

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Fulfillment Outsourcing: 10 Questions to Ask a Fulfillment Center Operator

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Your choice of a fulfillment center partner is one of the most critical choices you will make. But what are the questions to ask a fulfillment center operator? Many fulfillment RFPs regurgitate the same tired questions and fail to get at the core issues. To help prevent this from happening to you, here are questions you might want to consider tossing into your 3PL fulfillment RFP – or into the follow-up conversations you’ll have with your short list of finalists.

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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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Port of Felixstowe Dock Workers Plan New Strike in Threat to U.K. Trade

Supply Chain Brain

Dock workers at Felixstowe, Britain’s largest container port, rejected a pay deal imposed by management, paving the way for a new round of industrial action and disruption to vital trade flows.

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SnapFulfil WMS quickly part of Oliver Space furniture operations

SnapFulfil

Rapidly expanding furniture company Oliver Space, which offers a fully circular home furnishing experience, is enjoying complete inventory visibility for the first time since implementing Synergy’s SnapFulfil WMS suite.

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How Wearable Safety Devices Improve Warehouse Productivity and Safety

Supply Chain Brain

AI-wearable technology and training programs that target the reduction of pain, injuries and absenteeism are charting the course for the future.

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How eAuction Software Simplifies Sourcing

EC Sourcing Group

How eAuction Software Simplifies Sourcing. In an eAuction, multiple vendors compete directly against each other to win a contract to supply the buyer company with specific products or services. Also known as an eReverse auction , the technology has had a transformative effect over the last 25 years, leveling the playing field for vendors bidding on contracts, removing human biases from the procurement equation, and identifying and negotiating with suppliers far more efficiently.

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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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White House Pushes Railroads, Unions to Avert Crippling Strike

Supply Chain Brain

The White House urged labor unions and freight-rail operators to come to an agreement in contract talks, with mounting concern that a strike as soon as Sept. 16 could damage the U.S. economy and Democrats’ midterm election prospects.

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6 Tips for Picking the Right e-Commerce Fulfillment Service

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

Outsourced e-Commerce fulfillment services are a smart choice for businesses with big goals, fluctuating sales, and not enough time or resources to handle things in-house. Working with a partner is a great way to free up your time while enlisting an expert who can help you optimize order fulfillment and overcome logistics challenges within your business.

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World Cargo Symposium Op-ed

Supply Chain Brain

The 15 th IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) taking place in London from 27 – 29 September 2022 will focus on building resilience to further strengthen air cargo’s post-pandemic prospects.

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Why You Need to Automate Your Procure-to-Pay Process

ProcurePort

• Businesses today understand the need to be competitive not only in the prices they offer customers but also in the way they carry out their operations. The procure-to-pay process represents one of the ways for businesses to streamline internal operations. • Prime steps for automating procure to pay process including purchase requisition, purchase orders, […].

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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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Traton Sees $560 Million Hit on Russia Sales Units Disposal

Supply Chain Brain

Traton SE is disposing of the sales and financing operations of its MAN and Scania truck-making businesses in Russia, expecting an additional charge of as much as 550 million euros ($560 million).

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Catch All The Insights of The Global Trucking Industry

Loginext

The global trucking industry is set to touch $855 bn in 2022, catch all the insights! About 70% of freight transportation is carried out by the trucking industry (ahead of rail and sea transport). The global trucking industry generated a revenue of $773.46 billion in 2021 and is expected to touch $853.45 billion in […].

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How to Fill out a Bill of Lading in 7 Easy Steps

Freightera

Learn How to Fill out a BOL Quickly and Easily, Step by Step. The easy version of getting your BOL simply means getting a quote with Freightera and following our easy-to-use system’s instructions. You fill out the information as requested and voila, a BOL is generated for you, completely filled out. But what if you want to do it the old-fashioned way?

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