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Has There Been a Retail Revolution?

Enterra Insights

Two years before the COVID-19 pandemic jolted the retail landscape, Jeff Schmitz ( @JeffreySchmitz4 ). Chief Marketing Officer Zebra Technologies, insisted the retail sector was in the midst of a revolution. He explained, “The outlook is strong and retail technology spending is expected to rise three percent over the next three years among retailers with greater than 50 stores.

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Five Essential Ways a Buy-Sell Solution Brings Resiliency and Agility to the Supply Chain — and the Business

Supply Chain Brain

Creating resilient and agile supply chains requires leveragING economies of scale when working with suppliers while minimizing risk, disruptions and shortages.

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Digital Transformation: Beating Disruption in the Cloud

QAD

B2B companies have had digital transformation on their radar for years, but many have been reluctant to pull the trigger. The analysts say businesses need to move to a more flexible cloud infrastructure, yet there’s always the worry about what you’ll lose in time, effort and expense. . But consider this – there’s been way too much disruption in the past few years to stand pat.

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Is It Time to Renovate Your Supply Chain Planning Software?

Arkieva

Are you a supply chain planning firefighter? Learn more about the value of keeping your technology current and the dangers of relying on an outdated system. Is It Time to Renovate Your Supply Chain Planning Software? was first posted on October 27, 2022 at 8:32 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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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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Can blockchain positively impact organisations’ supply chains?

IT Supply Chain

By Sayan Debroy (pictured). Supplier Risk Intelligence Product Manager, The Smart Cube. The post Can blockchain positively impact organisations’ supply chains? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Microsoft beats economists’ revenue expectations thanks to Azure

IT Supply Chain

By Dan Davies (pictured). CTO, Maintel. The post Microsoft beats economists’ revenue expectations thanks to Azure appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Podcast | Three Mistakes That Procurement Makes — and How to Avoid Them

Supply Chain Brain

The success of any global supply chain starts with procurement. But a lot of companies are getting that function wrong.

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Using digital twin tech to beat supply chain disruption caused by depleting consumer spending in the cost-of-living crisis

IT Supply Chain

By Stuart Douglas (pictured). Director Industry Solutions, o9 Solutions. The post Using digital twin tech to beat supply chain disruption caused by depleting consumer spending in the cost-of-living crisis appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Extend Epicor Kinetic’s Forecasting & Min/Max Planning with Smart IP&O

The Smart Software

Epicor Kinetic can manage replenishment by suggesting what to order and when via reorder point-based inventory policies. The problem is that the ERP system requires that the user either manually specify these reorder points, or use a rudimentary “rule of thumb” approach based on daily averages. In this article, we will review the inventory ordering functionality in Epicor Kinetic, explain its limitations, and summarize how to reduce inventory, and minimize stockouts by providing the robust predi

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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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Australia’s cyberattack surge – what is causing it?

IT Supply Chain

By Daniel Mcloughlin (pictured). Field CTO, OneSpan. The post Australia’s cyberattack surge – what is causing it? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Managing Inventory amid Regime Change

The Smart Software

If you hear the phrase “regime change” on the news, you immediately think of some fraught geopolitical event. Statisticians use the phrase differently, in a way that has high relevance for demand planning and inventory optimization. This blog is about “regime change” in the statistical sense, meaning a major change in the character of the demand for an inventory item.

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Using digital twin tech to beat supply chain disruption caused by depleting consumer spending

IT Supply Chain

By Stuart Douglas (pictured). Director Industry Solutions, o9 Solutions. The post Using digital twin tech to beat supply chain disruption caused by depleting consumer spending appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Extend Epicor Kinetic’s Forecasting & Min/Max Planning with Smart IP&O

The Smart Software

Epicor Kinetic can manage replenishment by suggesting what to order and when via reorder point-based inventory policies. The problem is that the ERP system requires that the user either manually specify these reorder points, or use a rudimentary “rule of thumb” approach based on daily averages. In this article, we will review the inventory ordering functionality in Epicor Kinetic, explain its limitations, and summarize how to reduce inventory, and minimize stockouts by providing the robust predi

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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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Supply Chain Can Teach Us Much About the Future of Professional  Education

MIT Supply Chain

Supply Chain Can Teach Us Much About the Future of Professional Education Labor issues command a lot of attention right now, and notably the challenge of how to find enough talent to meet current and future market demands. Central to this challenge is developing educational models that meet the changing needs of professionals and their employers. The supply chain industry is no exception in this sense.

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Leveraging Big Data in Logistics Into Meaningful Business Analytics

Intelligent Audit

In 2008, Dr. Raymond Panko published a paper detailing examples of human error in data entry. His findings? When manually entering data into a spreadsheet, the probability of human error was 18-40%. And that number is likely to increase as spreadsheets grow more complex. In other words, errors are common, even with the best intentions. What does that mean for a shipper dealing with hundreds or thousands of freight invoices monthly?

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US Transportation Security Administration Issues New Infrastructure Cybersecurity Requirements for Passenger and Freight Railroad Carriers

Logistics Viewpoints

The United States Transportation Security Administration ( TSA ) announced a new cybersecurity security directive regulating designated passenger and freight railroad carriers. Building on the TSA’s work to strengthen defenses in other transportation modes, this security directive is designed to further enhance cybersecurity preparedness and resilience for the nation’s railroad operations.

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Tesla, Ford and VW Sound the Death Knell for Driverless Car Hype

Supply Chain Brain

Argo AI, darling of Ford and VW, is shutting down. Tesla’s self-driving claims are under criminal investigation. It's the end of years of faulty presumptions about driverless-vehicle technology.

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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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Middle Mile Logistics: The Connecting Link For End-to-End Logistics

Loginext

Middle Mile Logistics: The Connecting Link For End-to-End Logistics When one starts talking about logistics, they either focus on getting the item picked up from a location (called first mile or primary mile delivery) or the drop-off point (last mile delivery). However, in between these two legs comes the middle mile. The middle mile […].

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Why Move From File-based mCAD to Onshape?

Arena Solutions

PTC Dach Talks: Exponential Growth – Product Development in the Cloud. Full transcript below: SEE Arena. IN ACTION. GET A DEMO.

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Unwanted Russian Oil Piles Up on Ships Anchored Near Singapore

Supply Chain Brain

About 1.1 million tons of high-sulfur fuel oil were being stored on vessels near Singapore and Malaysia.

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Aterian Uses Flexe Logistics Programs to Achieve 97% Two-Day or Less Delivery Speeds

FLEXE

Flexe supports Aterian’s eCommerce fulfillment growth by providing scalable solutions to support industry leading 1-2 day delivery for US customers.

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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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Amazon Shares Skid on Weak Outlook Amid Recession Fears

Supply Chain Brain

The e-commerce leader is projecting that sales in the current quarter would be far below expectations.

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State of the 3PL Union 2023 Part 2

Supply Chain Digest

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Watch: Final-Mile Logistics Software: Buy vs. Build

Supply Chain Brain

Companies contemplating building logistics software in-house need to assess the ongoing costs involved, says Walt Heil, senior vice president of developed markets at Locus.

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A Second Railroad Union Votes Down Biden's Tentative Agreement

Supply Chain Brain

The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, the third largest railroad union, voted earlier in October to also reject the agreement.

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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.