Fri.Sep 16, 2022

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Will Cloud Computing in Logistics Replace On-Premises Systems for Good?

Logistics Viewpoints

Cloud computing has spurred a revolution in private and business applications over the past decade. Today, data and software programs can be saved or run in any data processing center in the world. Everything is operated via the internet, completely independent of the location or device. Cloud computing has made installation, administration, and updates significantly easier and has thereby laid the foundation for Software as a Service (SaaS).

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3 Freight Trends to Watch with Ryan Schreiber

The Logistics of Logistics

Ryan Schreiber and Joe Lynch discuss 3 freight trends to watch. Ryan is the Vice President, Industry and Growth at Metafora , previously “CarrierDirect”, which is the leading business consulting and software development firm that exclusively serves the Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain space. About Ryan Schreiber. Ryan Schreiber is the Vice President, Industry and Growth, at Metafora in Chicago.

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So You Want to Make the Perfect Logistics Model

Logility

Why do we build logistics models? This is obviously a rhetorical question. But I ask it because modeling often takes a detour into the land of debilitating detail. And by debilitating, I mean an enormous analytical time sink — think months. I am often asking clients whether they wish to: A) Model the precise general ledger costs for logistics? or. B) Make a well-researched decision?

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (September 16, 2022)

Talking Logistics

What do you do when you’re cycling at 20 mph and a bee flies into your helmet? I never considered that question before, but at mile 38 at last Saturday’s JDRF Saratoga Springs Ride, that’s exactly what happened to me. The answer is that there is very little you can do but curse, panic, fumble. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (September 16, 2022).

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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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Construction Management Applications for Independent Contractors!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How a Collaborative Network Will Change the Construction World! Construction projects are among the largest projects anyone can ever get involved with. They require all the personnel involved in the projects to possess the right construction and management skills as well as the proper use of the right resources, like construction management applications.

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The 13 Most Preferred Cryptocurrencies!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Different Types of Cryptocurrencies! Are you looking for the best cryptocurrency ? This trend drives cryptocurrency by providing an alternative to the failed trust-based relationships many companies are forced to rely upon. Let’s review the top 13 most preferred cryptocurrencies.

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U.S. Steel Says Accelerating Headwinds Eroding Metal Demand

Supply Chain Brain

The Pittsburgh-based producer said demand has dropped across most of its markets amid persistent supply-chain problems and higher costs for raw materials and energy in Europe.

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Bitcoin Trading for Beginners!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 7 Strategies to Increase Bitcoin Trading Profit! Bitcoin trading is all about buying bitcoin at a low price and then selling them at a high price, and you can make a handsome amount of money. There are many ways to trade bitcoin based on your personal preferences and the market’s movement, yet there is much to know in Bitcoin trading for Beginners.

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Making Remote Work for Supply Chain

Elementum

How to effectively embrace remote work to gain a competitive advantage (Part 2). Executive Summary In Part One of of this two part blog series, we talked about the clear evidence that remote work is going to be part of the fabric of business for the foreseeable future, and identified some of the unique challenges this creates for supply chain: a time sensitive, complex, and (often) location-dependent set of tasks.

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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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7 Ways to Simplify Accounting in Your Business!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Future of Accounting is Continuous Accounting! Small businesses, like medium- and large-scale organizations, need to simplify accounting strategies to attain growth. Failing to set procedures for keeping your finances in check can strain your revenue unnecessarily and halt growth.

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Deploying an S&OP Process Roadmap | Clarkston Consulting

Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles

The client engaged Clarkston’s life sciences and supply chain experts to align and train its organization on a S&OP process roadmap.

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HICX raises $30M to help companies optimize supplier experience

HICX Solutions

HICX , the leading Supplier Experience Management provider, is announcing a $30 million investment led by Boston, US-based growth equity firm Wavecrest Growth Partners and Toronto-based venture debt provider Espresso Capital. HICX’s low-code/no-code SaaS platform and applications enable large companies full visibility into their supplier ecosystems and interactions, building resilient and competitive supply chains.

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Smart Software to Present at Community Summit North America

The Smart Software

Smart Software Channel Sales Director and Enterprise Solution Engineer, to present three sessions at this year’s Microsoft Dynamics Community Summit North America event in Orlando, FL. The post Smart Software to Present at Community Summit North America appeared first on Smart Software.

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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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Supplier and Manufacturer Guide: What to Look for, What You’ll Need, and Where to Find Suppliers and Manufacturers

ShipBob

When you’re running an ecommerce business, you need reliable suppliers and manufacturers to help you maintain seamless supply chain operations. That’s why you need to pay extra close attention to the sourcing process so you can identify reliable and long-term partners. In this guide, we walk you through the process of finding suppliers and manufacturers for your business.

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SALES AND OPERATIONS PLANNING (S&OP) Explained in Ten Questions

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Introduction to Sales and Operations Planning. Interest in sales and operations planning (S&OP) always runs high in times of economic uncertainty, so I’ve been fielding a lot of questions the last couple years from clients on how to do S&OP. Despite S&OP having a history going back decades, there’s still a lot of confusion about what it is and how to do it.

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New research coming soon: ‘Breaking the skill-loss cycle in supply chain and procurement’?

Procurement Academy

Our latest research on ‘Breaking the skill-loss cycle in supply chain and procurement’ looks at the complexities of the supply chain and procurement (SC&P) functions and the increasing difficulty for professionals to keep up with the latest changes and technology. We surveyed over 400 junior and senior SC&P professionals and found a skill-loss cycle resulting from employees feeling challenged by the demands of their role which leads to them leaving their organization and empl

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Amazon News Cycle Accelerates With a Purpose

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights a series of recent Amazon focused developments that likely have interweaving themes relative to changing business strategies. . The news cycle focused on retail platform and web infrastructure services provider Amazon has accelerated these past few weeks. Let’s focus on some of the highlights. Operations Realignment.

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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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5 Things a Transportation Management System Can’t Do

Talking Logistics

Think of everything that is happening outside the four walls of any shipper, manufacturer, or distributor. A transportation management system (TMS) acts as the information hub for all things transport related, as well as the software that handles rating, mode and carrier selection, tendering, track and trace, and freight auditing. Logistics service providers (LSPs) also.

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Gartner Recognizes AIMMS as a Prescriptive Analytics vendor in Multiple Hype Cycles for 2022

AIMMS

The post Gartner Recognizes AIMMS as a Prescriptive Analytics vendor in Multiple Hype Cycles for 2022 appeared first on AIMMS.

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Truck Fleets Are Waking Up to the Need to Slash Vehicle Emissions

Supply Chain Brain

A significant industry challenge revolves around answering the question of how to efficiently move the transportation industry toward a carbon-free future.

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5 Things Driving the Growth of Data Hubs

Silvon Software

As the volume of data and requirements for gaining access to it continue to skyrocket, it’s become vital for organizations to find ways to aggregate their business information and quickly understand it without requiring analysts, data scientists and others to spend huge amounts of time prepping the data for analysis. Today’s modern data hub facilitates this … and here’s how.

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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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California Sues Amazon, Alleging Antitrust Violations, Inflated Prices and Stifled Competition

Supply Chain Brain

California is suing the e-commerce giant over practices the state says inflate prices, stifle competition and violate antitrust laws. .

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Editor’s Choice: Employee Retention through Gamification – Part 1

Lucas

While labor woes are spurring many organizations to accelerate their efforts in exploring automation and technology, one rather interesting, and somewhat outside the norm area of technology that shows potential, and is being used by some organizations such as Amazon to enhance employee engagement and retention is gamification. The post Editor’s Choice: Employee Retention through Gamification – Part 1 appeared first on Lucas Systems.

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eFulfillment and Sustainability. Speed or Green

Supply Chain Digest

Consumer often Say they Value Green, but does Behavior Really Follow

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, I was listening to Morning Addition on WBUR Boston. One of the guests was discussing the new words that were added to the Merriam Webster dictionary in September. In all, 370 new words were added. When many people use a word in the same way, over a long enough period of time, that word becomes eligible for inclusion. As is often the case, many of the new words were slang terms that have worked their way into the American lexicon.

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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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Infographic: The Voice of the Supplier Survey

HICX Solutions

This infographic provides a quick summary of the key findings from our recent Voice of the Supplier Survey 2022. The way in which we work with suppliers has to change. Recent events have shown that ‘supplier experience’ is behind other areas, such as customer experience (CX) and employee experience – and this can be damaging to an organization. It means that suppliers often face unnecessary administrative burden, receive less relevant information and endure slow communications.

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Watch: Integrated Tactical Planning and Optimized Logistics

Supply Chain Brain

Reduced inventory and optimized logistics are just a few of the benefits to be realized in implementing Integrated Tactical Planning, says David Goddard, principal at Oliver Wight.

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Bull Whip Event – Scotts Miracle-Gro Is Buried in Fertilizer – The Wall Street Journal.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. Scotts Miracle-Gro Is Buried in Fertilizer. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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