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Cultivate a Stickier Customer Base Using WMS Add-On Technology

Logistics Viewpoints

How 3PLs Can Gain Visibility and a Competitive Advantage Offering Automated Billing and a Self-Service Interactive Customer Portal It’s hard to imagine a third-party logistics (3PL) business today operating without some form of a warehouse management system ( WMS ) connecting the digital dots. Technology’s place in supply chain operations is well established and much appreciated, as it helps improve accuracy, visibility, and efficiency from orders coming in and shipments moving out.

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Effect of Change in Replenishment Frequency

Arkieva

This blog breaks down the impact of changing replenishment frequency on inventory and service levels from a mathematical perspective. Effect of Change in Replenishment Frequency was first posted on February 2, 2023 at 8:34 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement.

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Editor’s Pick: Why GDP Growth Is Not the Best Indicator of Freight Demand

Talking Logistics

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. In this January 31, 2023 post from Uber Freight’s blog, Mazen Danaf, Senior Economist at Uber Freight, outlines why GDP is not.

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Supply Chain Visibility Isn’t Just a Catchphrase; It’s an Imperative

Supply Chain Brain

The rapid growth of direct-to-consumer (D2C) fulfillment models during COVID-19 has decentralized demand, adding to complexity, cost and volatility. Supply chain visibility isn’t just a catchphrase; it’s an imperative.

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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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Which Business Energy Providers are Offering the Best Deals in 2023?

IT Supply Chain

By John Hampton (pictured) Content Writer The post Which Business Energy Providers are Offering the Best Deals in 2023? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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ChatGPT launches new subscription offering

IT Supply Chain

By John Phillips (pictured) General Manager, Zuora The post ChatGPT launches new subscription offering appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Goat trail

Supply Chain Movement

How can we recruit and retain supply chain talent? This question resonates with many supply chain managers, especially as the number of job openings in supply chain positions remains unchanged. In the past three years, it has been all hands on deck for supply chains worldwide. The resulting workload has had a major impact on supply chain employees. Recent alarming figures from a study by Boom!

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2023: The year of UK 5G?

IT Supply Chain

By Kristian Torode (pictured) Director & Co-Founder, Crystaline The post 2023: The year of UK 5G? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Stord Appoints CFO and CPO

Stord

Chief Financial Officer Stephanie Fielding and Chief People Officer Sara Feulner will focus on accelerating Stord’s growth and providing an exceptional experience for employees and customers ATLANTA, February 2, 2023 – Stord , the Cloud Supply Chain leader, today announced two additions to its executive team, Stephanie Fielding as Chief Financial Officer and Sara Feulner as Chief People Officer.

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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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Why Internal Communication Is Essential To Supply Chain Success

IT Supply Chain

By Charlie Fletcher (pictured) Freelance Writer The post Why Internal Communication Is Essential To Supply Chain Success appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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January 2023 PMI Reporting Points to Some Signs of Global Wide Easing

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides monthly highlight commentary and perspectives on published January 2023 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Our previous posting in this series of global wide manufacturing PMI highlights was in early January summarizing both December and Q4-2022 reported indices data. Global Wide Production Activity The January 2023 J.P.

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A New Journey to the Cloud

IT Supply Chain

By Don Valentine (pictured) Commercial Director, Absoft The post A New Journey to the Cloud appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Three Financial Stumbling Blocks to Building Resilient Supply Chains

MIT Supply Chain

In such an uncertain environment, resilience attracted much attention, yet the task of building and sustaining resilient supply chains remains extremely challenging for many companies. The fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic and related disruptions, like shortages of both labor and products, tested companies throughout 2022. In such an uncertain environment, resilience attracted much attention, yet the task of building and sustaining resilient supply chains remains extremely challenging for many

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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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Understanding Supply Chain Issues in the Face of Climate Change

IT Supply Chain

By Richard Pearson (pictured) Content Writer The post Understanding Supply Chain Issues in the Face of Climate Change appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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The Increased Importance of Production Planning and Scheduling in the New Normal

Supply Chain Matters

The following Supply Chain Matters blog is the first in a joint thought leadership series in collaboration with Replan. Supply Chain Matters provides the first in a multi-part series addressing the increased importance of production planning and scheduling in this new and very uncertain normal of business. Background The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group has just published its research advisory- 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains.

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Part 2: It’s time to better educate the supply chain sector!

Procurement Academy

As we discussed in our previous blog , market pressures are driving change in both procurement and supply chain functions. As these shifts continue to occur, there is an urgent need to provide employees with the right skill sets so they can navigate these challenges and organizations can remain competitive. The influencing groups Many organizations are looking to eLearning to drive impactful skill development at scale across various teams in supply chain and procurement.

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UPS-Owned Ware2Go and Gap Inc.’s GPS Platform Services Collaborate to Offer Enterprise-Level Fulfillment Capability to SMBs 

Ware2Go

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) benefit from unmatched automation and supply chain capabilities previously only available to billion-dollar brands. Ware2Go, a UPS company, announced a new collaboration Feb. 2 with Gap Inc.’s GPS Platform Services division that combines Gap Inc.’s world-class supply chain network, customer insights, technical, and digital capabilities with Ware2Go’s cutting-edge supply chain technology.

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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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Supply Chain Predictions 2023 Part 2

Supply Chain Digest

Highlights from other Predicts for the coming year

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Watch: Modernizing EDI to Scale Freight Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

Kyle Jepson, senior vice president of product at Emerge, and Erik Kiser, chief executive officer of Orderful, relate a case study about how Emerge implemented a modern electronic data interchange (EDI) platform.

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Get Your CAD and Arena PLM Talking to Speed up Development

Arena Solutions

Every manufacturing company has the same problem: how to utilize CAD data in the most efficient ways in the larger product development process. Teams need the CAD component and assembly-level designs to flow into complete finished goods bills of materials (BOMs). Most teams depend on a brute force method of data entry. Or my favorite term, “stare and compare.

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Podcast | Yoga for Truck Drivers? It’s a Mother Trucker!

Supply Chain Brain

Truck drivers doing yoga? It isn’t a stretch.

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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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Fulfillment That Makes You Smile: Smile America Partners Case Study

3PL Insights

Smile America Partners is the world’s leading Dental Service Organization (DSO) specializing in mobile and portable dentistry. Founded in 1997, Smile America Partners works with dental practices to provide care to underserved children through administrative management. The program allows affiliated dentists to serve children while they are in school, to make care more convenient and accessible.

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French Startup Raising Funds to Make Green Hydrogen for Trucks

Supply Chain Brain

Through its Carbonloop subsidiary, Climate Horizon plans to install units that produce synthetic gas and hydrogen by heating wood residues at extreme temperatures.

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SAP Business One – What’s Coming for 2023

OptiProERP

SAP Business One, in which OptiProERP is natively embedded, is fully invested in improvements for 2023 that will provide many valuable new features. Rainer Zinow, Senior Vice President and Head of SAP Midmarket Product Management, created his annual video outlining the SAP Business One Road Map and planned enhancements. 2023 Version 10 Web Client The most crucial factor for SAP’s product strategy is ensuring that each product’s core is robust, including regulatory compliance, security, and infra

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Slowdown in Warehouse Construction Could Extend Shortfall of Space, Experts Say

Supply Chain Brain

Vacancy rates are ticking up, but the increases have been slim, and space in big markets remains scarce.

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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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o9 Solutions partners with PredictHQ to accelerate the demand intelligence revolution

o9 Solutions

Dallas, Feb. 2 – o9 Solutions , a leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making, has today announced a partnership and integration with PredictHQ, the demand intelligence company. The partnership will give o9 Solutions’ clients access to PredictHQ’s verified and enriched event data, which drives improved forecasting.

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Take Steps to Improve Safety in the Warehouse as Well as Your Bottom Line

Supply Chain Brain

As warehouse workers race to meet ever rising shipping targets, reports of accidents, repetitive stress injuries, and debilitating muscle and joint conditions are skyrocketing.

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Griffin Heroes: Fanny Vachet

Axway

Griffin Heroes is dedicated to celebrating the talented, diverse workforce Axway employs by recognizing exceptional employees and sharing stories about their roles, lives, and ongoing commitment to supporting Axway’s mission, vision, and values.

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