Mon.Oct 17, 2022

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The Black Hole at the Heart of Supply Chain Management

Logistics Viewpoints

Usually, a supply plan can’t be fully executed. Robust supply plans can optimize across distribution, manufacturing, and logistics constraints and deliver an optimal plan that hits service objectives at the minimum cost. The integrated business plan is at the heart of balancing projected demand with the capacity needed to meet that demand. But then stuff happens.

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A Conversation with Don Teng

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A Conversation with Don Teng. by Dr. Raymon Krishnan, Editor-at-Large, LogiSYM Magazine. Headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, OMRON Corporation is a multi-billion-dollar, diversified company with business units producing industrial automation products, device & module solutions, healthcare, and social system solutions. The company is a global leader in the Industrial Automation business providing complete automation solutions for various industrial applications.

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REPOST: The Tive Story with Krenar Komoni

The Logistics of Logistics

Krenar Komoni and Joe Lynch discuss the Tive story. Krenar is the CEO and founder of Tive , a leading provider of real-time supply chain visibility insights that help logistics professionals actively manage their in-transit shipments’ location and condition. About Krenar Komoni. Krenar Komoni has developed breakthrough ideas in data analytics, logistics, and electronics design for nearly 20 years.

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Charge Me Up! Energy Storage Development – A Fast Emerging Technology Needed for Sustainability

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Charge Me Up! Energy Storage Development – A Fast Emerging Technology Needed for Sustainability. by Timothy Foote , Founder of Susymbio. When was the last time you ordered food from a company using an app on your phone? For most people it probably wasn’t that long ago. That said, when was the technology there to even make ordering from an app possible?

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Swedish Steel Manufacturer Selects Ivalua to Further Optimize Procurement Efficiency and Mitigate Supply Chain Risk

ivalua

Redwood, CA, 17 October, 2022. Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been selected by Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB to further improve the efficiency of its procurement processes and uphold and strengthen supply chain risk management thanks to Ivalua’s Source-to-Contract (S2C) solution. SSAB is a global steel company with a leading market position in high-strength steel and related services.

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Supply chain ecosystems

Supply Chain Movement

The world is being plagued by exceptional droughts and heavy, very localized, flooding. According to the European Drought Observatory, Europe is drier than it has ever been in the past 500 years. The climate is also having a very direct effect on supply chains. For example, the extremely low water levels in the Rhine and Danube rivers – two key inland transport arteries – are delaying supplies of raw materials and finished products.

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Five Crucial Supply Chain Due Diligence Activities

Supply Chain Brain

International trade relationships are rife with hidden risks that can completely up-end a company because of expensive fines, imprisonment, revocation of privileges, and brand tarnish.

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16 ERP implementation risks that vendors WON’T tell you

Unleashed

Rolling out new ERP software is a big project. It can cost a considerable amount of money , take a considerable amount of time, and demand considerable people power. Of course, the flip side is that it seriously advances productivity, bringing real bottom line benefits to a business. So, as you set out on your own ERP implementation journey, what are the risks and challenges you should be aware of – and try and mitigate?

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Striving towards better cash flow management

Taulia

The importance of cash flow to the health, resilience, and capabilities of any organization cannot be overstated. Cash flow is the net amount of cash that moves into and out of a company. It can be positive or negative and each state has implications on how effectively the company can operate. A business that has positive cash flow has more money coming in than leaving, resulting in sufficient funds on hand to meet its liabilities.

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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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Fivoro Review: A New and Improved Way to Trade Online!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Best Internet Service Providers! What makes Fivoro a worthwhile online trading platform? Find out how it works, what it does well, and who can benefit the most by using it. Online trading is an industry on the rise, and digital brokers are the ships helping people get to where they want to go!

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Kinaxis’s Announced Partnership with Google Cloud Addresses Added Hosting Options

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters will be featuring a healthy amount of supply chain technology focused news and developments this week and we begin with Kinaxis. Late last week, supply chain planning and response management technology provider Kinaxis announced a Cloud hosting infrastructure partnership with Google Cloud. This announcement indicates that instances of Kinaxis RapidResponse planning suite can now be deployed either on Kinaxis’s own hosted Cloud platform, or for customer needs for private or p

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What Has Your Cargo Insurer Done For You Lately?

Supply Chain Brain

Supply chain risks are high these days. The importance of mitigating those risks is just as high. It's time to look at how we manage risk and optimize supply chains in order to make our next chapter as profitable as possible.

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Understanding The Different Types of ERP

My Office Apps

Understanding The Different Types of ERP. When it comes to types of ERP systems available today it’s best to make an informed decision based on examples of ERP that suit your business best. With growth and profitability in mind the goal of using an ERP solution should be to improve management of company resources without sacrificing quality and performance.

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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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5 Tips for On-Time Shipping This Holiday Season

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

As the holiday season quickly approaches, the uptick in shipping for anything and everything will continue to increase throughout October, November, and December. With the influx of e-commerce products being purchased, backlogs and delays in shipping can be commonplace. If you’ve waited in long lines at the post office or airport during the holiday season, you know how frustrating this can be.

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Tale as Old as Time: Logistics Innovation Vs. Tried-and-True Strategy

Intelligent Audit

As the old-timers of the global logistics industry, parcel carriers like FedEx , UPS, and the U.S. Postal Service struggle to keep up with innovative strategies from retailers like Walmart and Amazon. The logistics industry is taking notice. While the old guard focuses on labor issues and struggles with an ongoing worker shortage, retailers and e-commerce businesses are building supply chain strategies to tackle the latest industry challenges.

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Insight and Augmented Intelligence - The Key to Better Service?

Supply Chain Brain

As companies decide which advanced digital technologies to adopt into their Service Supply Chains more of them are looking at better ways to see into their data.

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Global Supply Chain News on A Look at US Ports by the Numbers

Supply Chain Digest

An Interesting Report from Cushman and Wakefield Packs a lot of Information

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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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The Business Value of Data and Advanced Analytics

Enterra Insights

“What’s the value of my data?” According to big data expert Bill Schmarzo, “[That is] today’s most critical yet hard to answer question.”[1] Why is that question so hard to answer? After all, everybody assumes data is valuable. Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, asserts data is an organization’s most valuable asset.

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Supply Chain News on Freight Recession Refuses to Show Up, Data from September Cass Freight Report Indicate

Supply Chain Digest

But ACT Research Expects Contract US Trucking Rates to Head Lower Soon

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The Age of Agility: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Age of Agility: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain. Feature Article by Anthony Beavis, Managing Director APAC at Körber Supply Chain. Border controls, China’s zero-covid policy and global shipping costs and energy prices is putting increasing pressure on supply chains throughout the Asia Pacific region. Here, Anthony Beavis, Managing Director APAC at Körber Supply Chain discusses the critical need to strengthen supply chain resilience.

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Global Labor Rates Comparison Shows China is no Longer the Low-Cost Labor Market

Supply Chain Brain

Manufacturing wages have risen in China, making the country no longer the global go-to place for low-cost labor, argues The Reshoring Institute.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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The bitter truth about pineapples from Costa Rica

All Things Supply Chain

Whether on pizza, toast or in dessert, certainly everyone knows (sometimes loves) the pineapple. The pineapple plant was originally native to the Caribbean and Central America.

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Kroger Bets $25 Billion on Bulking Up to Be More Like Walmart

Supply Chain Brain

The grocery giant is pledging to cut prices by using some of the savings from its $24.6 billion agreement to buy Albertsons Cos.

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Highlighting the business impact of APIs and open banking: Get to know Heiko Dosch of Commerzbank

Axway

In our Get to know the customer series, Axway focuses on getting to the heart of the people behind our customers in an informative behind-the-scenes Q&A. This month, we spoke with Commerzbank’s Heiko Dosch, Marketing & Communication Manager API Banking.

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Watch: Why Aren't Retailers Reducing Their Carbon Footprint?

Supply Chain Brain

While all retailers want to reduce their carbon emissions, most aren't on track to do so, says Mark Ang, co-founder and chief executive officer of GoBolt. That's changing due to consumer pressure.

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What is Mesh Networking Trends Report

This report details the capabilities of mesh networks, how they work, and the applications they thrive in supporting. Connectivity is necessary for optimal productivity, and mesh networking will soon be a significant provider of connectivity globally.

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Targeted Promotions — Transforming The Shopping Experience

Cognira

Targeted Promotions — Transforming The Shopping Experience. October 17, 2022. Promotions. Home. Targeted promotions have proven to be a game-changer for the shopping experience, impacting both customers and retailers alike. When targeted promotions are executed successfully, retailers can expect to influence shopping behavior, increase sales, and create more lifetime loyal customers.

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U.K. Unions Will Fight Government Over Workers' Rights, Vows TUC

Supply Chain Brain

U.K. unions are ready to take on the government if it attempts to strip away workers' rights, the head of the Trades Union Congress — the umbrella movement for the U.K.'s major unions — has said.

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A retailers guide to home delivering large furniture and appliances

Loginext

A Retailers Guide to Home Delivering Large Furniture and Appliances In this modern digital age, convenience is available at a consumer’s beck and call. Within a few clicks, a wide variety of products can be home delivered the next day or in some cases, in a matter of minutes! Quick commerce has hastened delivery cycles […].

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