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The Way Forward in Transportation Management

Talking Logistics

In case you were in any doubt, this past year taught us that the rules for success moving forward won’t be the same as those from the past. This is particularly true in transportation management. In research we recently conducted in partnership with Transporeon, we asked over 300 shippers, carriers, and other transportation stakeholders from. Read more The Way Forward in Transportation Management.

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Philip Morris International’s Pivot to Smoke-Free Products Complicates their Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

The Introduction of Smokeless Tobacco Products Complicated Philip Morris’s Supply Chain. The tobacco industry is changing. Traditionally, the industry has been stable. The prevalence of smoking is going down, but the world’s population is increasing; the net result is that the forecast for the number of smokers is essentially flat in 2025 as compared to 2010.

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When will truckload contract rates peak in 2021?

DAT Solutions

While supply chain disruptions continue to create tight truckload freight markets, there are signs that the markets will soften in the weeks and months ahead, according to the Pulse Signal Report from DAT iQ.

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Is It Time to Rethink Globalized Supply Chains?

All Things Supply Chain

If you hear “global supply chain”, Chinese manufacturing likely flashes through your mind. And for good reason; in 2018, more than a quarter of all global manufacturing happened in China.

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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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Unless Supply Chain Plans are Accurate, then Why Bother?

Adexa

I find it interesting that most companies choose their supply chain planning vendor based on how nice it looks but pay very little attention as to how good the quality of plans are. Not all planning systems are created equal. Yes, every planning company can produce a “plan.” But how good is that plan if you have to spend hours, if not days, to make changes just to make it good enough for execution.

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Don't get left behind in the European space race

SnapFulfil

The race for precious warehouse space is moving overseas as post Brexit uncertainty and red tape continues to wreak havoc with supply chain planning and distribution.

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How Ethical Supply Chains Will Survive the Pandemic

Supply Chain Brain

Ethical brands must carefully select risk framework and standards that enable them to pivot supply-chain operations if needed.

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Direct Sales Delivery:How 3PL can help

20Cube Logistics

The distribution process in supply chain logistics is a complex process. Even though it seems simple from outside, there are a lot of parameters that have to be considered, like on time delivery, theft and loss measures and many more. Many products are stored in a warehouse and delivered at some later point of time, but for perishable goods like fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables, speed is essential, so some of the suppliers prefer to skip distribution centers and deliver directly to the store

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o9 Solutions boosts thought leadership within the AIM10x Executive Council with former leaders from The Coca-Cola Company and General Motors

o9 Solutions

DALLAS, TX – March 1, 2021 – o9 Solutions, the leading AI-powered integrated business planning platform, announced the addition of two new leaders in supply chain management with a wealth of experience from former heads in Coca-Cola Company and General Motors. o9 Solutions’ AIM10x Executive Council added two members to its roster. Chris Gaffney and Dirk Lembregts will be sharing experience and insights from their long careers in supply chain management and logistics.

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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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Global Supply Chain News on Just Maybe China will not Overtake US Economy by 2028

Supply Chain Digest

Slowing Productivity Gain, Declining Workers could Keep the US Number 1

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2021 – AMER – Thuy Mauge

ivalua

Thuy Mauge. Supply Services Manager, LADWP. Thuy Mauge is a Supply Services Manager for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the largest municipal utility in the United States, overseeing various procurement programs for Supply Chain Services (SCS) division. She currently manages LADWP purchasing card program with over 1100 users and over $33 million in annual spend.

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The Impact of New E-Commerce Shopping Behaviors

Supply Chain Brain

A mass movement from traditional brick-and-mortar shopping methods toward more online activity was inevitable, and already in process, but the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the transformation.

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Ivalua for Financial Services

ivalua

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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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Smaller E-Tailers Weigh Pros and Cons of Fulfillment by Amazon

Supply Chain Brain

Amazon.com, Inc.’s nationwide network of giant fulfillment centers offers sellers an unmatched resource for processing and shipping e-commerce orders to buyers. But it’s not the only game in town.

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Optimize Your E-commerce Returns Strategy With Real-Time Data

GlobalTranz

To reap the rewards of a data-driven e-commerce returns strategy, logistics leaders should follow these steps: Keep all stakeholders working together and sharing the right information with related communications via API-integrated systems. Reduce confusion over bookings, pickups, and deliveries by sharing critical documents within an overarching TMS platform.

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China’s Tech Revolution Aims to Cut Dependence on West

Supply Chain Brain

For U.S. politicians, China’s potential to dominate sensitive cutting-edge technologies poses one of the biggest geopolitical threats of the next few decades. President Xi Jinping is similarly worried the U.S. will block China’s rise, and is unveiling plans for greater self-sufficiency.

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Intelligent Audit Names Hannah Testani as CEO and Adds to Executive Team

Intelligent Audit

Intelligent Audit , the leader in multi-modal freight audit and transportation spend analytics, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Hannah Testani as the company’s CEO. Yosie Lebovich , who founded Intelligent Audit (“IA”) and has led the company as CEO for nearly three decades, will transition to the role of Chief Technology Officer, where he will be able to dedicate his full time and attention to leading the company’s research and development efforts that helped set IA ap

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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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Watch: How Brexit Caught Logistics Leaders by Surprise

Supply Chain Brain

Susan Boylan, director analyst in the Logistics Strategy and Operations Team of Gartner, Inc., describes the key changes in tariffs, immigration rules and customs clearance procedures that U.K. logistics providers are grappling with right now as a result of Brexit.

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MaPS: Building for the Pensions Dashboard, Part 2

Axway

The Pensions Dashboard is evidence that the influence of open APIs and the open everything agenda is growing beyond the confines of open banking and into the wider world of open finance.

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Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) vs.S&OP

ToolsGroup

S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) or SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning) is a well known supply chain planning process, yet not all supply chains have embraced Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE). As we all know, what you plan for and what actually happens can frequently be two very different things. The role of S&OE is to capture the differences and adjust.

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MaPS: Building for the Pensions Dashboard, Part 2

Axway

The Pensions Dashboard is evidence that the influence of open APIs and the open everything agenda is growing beyond the confines of Open Banking and into the wider world of open finance.

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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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Climate Impacts on Logistics and Supply Chain

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Supply Chain Carbon Footprint Reduction Strategy! (Infographic). GET our EBOOK HERE. Climate impacts article and permission to publish here provided by Janelica Jenkins. Climate change and the freight transportation industry are very much intertwined. The freight industry generates eight to ten percent of the world’s carbon emissions, making it one of the biggest carbon polluters on Earth.

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Tired of Talking About Digital Transformation? Too Bad.

Enterra Insights

Have you ever visited a friend who owns yappy, little dogs that constantly bark and nip at your ankles? After a few minutes, you just wish the dogs would shut up and go away. Aviviere Telang, a Global Digital Advisor and Solution Strategist at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, believes many business executives feel the same way about people who are constantly talking about digital transformation — why can’t they just shut up and go away.

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FedEx 2021 Compatible Solution of the Year

Freightview

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10 benefits of accounts payable automation

Taulia

Accounts payable automation software enables easier management of invoicing and payment processing through a single digital platform. It can provide clearer visibility and increased control over both financial processes and data collection. According to PayStream Advisors’ 2018 Payables Insight Report , 55% of business handle financial data manually.

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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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Supply Chain News on Would Weaker Dollar Bring Back US Manufacturing

Supply Chain Digest

Many Say Yes, including Biden Team officials, but It is Complicated

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The White House Shines a Light on Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

By now, most people have heard that a shortage of computer chips has significantly affected automobile production. What they might not know is that the shortage of semiconductors affects almost every industry. The news certainly caught the attention of the White House. As a result, last week President Joe Biden signed an executive order requiring a federal review of supply chain risks for chips and other critical items in the communication and pharmaceutical industries.