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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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The Supply Chain’s Groundhog Day Experience

Enterra Insights

Most people are familiar with the 1993 film entitled Groundhog Day. The movie is about a cynical television weatherman named Phil Connors (played brilliantly by Bill Murray) who is assigned to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Unexpectedly, he finds himself trapped in a time loop that forces him to relive February 2nd repeatedly.

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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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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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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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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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Can You Put a Price on Love?

BlueYonder

They say money can’t buy you love. But according to NRF’s 2023 Valentine’s Day spending survey , U.S. consumers plan to increase their spending to nearly $26 billion in 2023, with an average of $192.60 per consumer. Of course, love should be celebrated every day, not just one day a year. So why do we celebrate it? The history and origins of Valentine’s Day and the patron saint associated with it, seem to be surrounded in mystery.

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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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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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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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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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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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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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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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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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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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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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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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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 to improve relations with suppliers and build the Procurement function of the future

HICX Solutions

Table of Contents Why do suppliers find it challenging to do their best work for their biggest customers? Two key supplier challenges: Complex technology landscape and lack of open communication COVID taught us the value of good supplier relationships How to build a relationship with your suppliers Issues with traditional procurement practices Suppliers just want to work together with you How to avoid the pitfalls of bad procurement practices to improve your supplier relationships Pitfall one: a

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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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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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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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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Embedded Analytics: A Force Multiplier for Business

The possibilities for embedded analytics to drive real value for businesses, end users, and society are as fascinating as they are limitless. No matter the industry, brand after brand is finding that analytics can be the solution to a multitude of business challenges. Go deep with five insightsoftware customers as they share the details of their analytics journeys and discuss the transformative power of data.

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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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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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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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CADDi Receives 2023 Top Tech Startup Award by Food Logistics, Supply & Demand Chain Executive

The 2023 Top Tech Startup Awards by Food Logistics, Supply & Demand Chain Executive spotlights the top software and technology startups in the supply chain and logistics space.

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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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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.