Fri.Dec 11, 2020

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6 Techniques to Reduce Last Mile Delivery Costs!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Last Mile Delivery Explained! (Infographic). Get OUR EBOOKS HERE. Reduce last mile delivery costs article and permission to publish here provided by R. Kamalesh. Last mile deliveries are one of the major costs that companies bear when it comes to breaking down the costs of the supply chain as a whole.

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AMER 2021 – Jorge Pont – Google

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Jorge Pont Director, Commodity Management – Memory, CPU/GPU/OEM H/W, Google Cloud. Jorge and his team work with the Google data center platforms engineering teams selecting. memory and processor technology and suppliers. He manages the memory and processor. supply chain, including supplier selection, negotiation of business and other terms, and. management of quality, cost, and supply.

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Three Route-Planning Basics for Large-Scale Retailers

Supply Chain Brain

As retail operations grow increasingly complex, delivery planning becomes a crucial part of the entire logistics supply chain.

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Amer 2021 – Cleveland – Speaker

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John D. McCullough CPHIMS, RHIA, MBA, Interim Associate Chief Information Officer & Executive Director, ITD Digital Business Applications. John D. McCullough, CPHIMS, RHIA, MBA is the Domain Lead of ITD Digital Business. Applications at Cleveland Clinic. He leads a team of caregivers charged with advancing. and transforming enterprise administrative systems, including revenue cycle, patient. access, enterprise content management, service management and data integration.

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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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Episode 106 - The role of content in the supply chain with Supply Chain Now!

Freight Plus

In this episode of Consulting Logistics, Kyle MacNaught has Scott W. Luton and Greg White of Supply Chain Now, on to discuss the role content and content producers play in the supply chain. . Audio only version. Supply Chain Now Website. Scott Luton LinkedIn. Greg White LinkedIn. Subscribe now on. iTunes. , Spotify. , or simply search your favorite podcast player for Consulting Logistics!

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Podcast: Scott Donachie and Daniel Robin on the Evolution of Zero Waste

Requis

Scott Donachie is the president and founder of Companies for Zero Waste , an organization that helps businesses transition to low-carbon and zero waste operations while driving profitability. It also host sustainability events and a popular networking group. Daniel Robin is a senior managing partner of In3 Group , which funds projects that deliver social and/or sustainability benefits as well as profits.

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European Medicines Agency cyberattack confirms healthcare as the new cyber frontier

IT Supply Chain

By Terry Greer-King (pictured). VP EMEA at SonicWall. The post European Medicines Agency cyberattack confirms healthcare as the new cyber frontier appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Inventory Carrying Cost: What It Is, How to Calculate It and How to Reduce It

FourKites

What is inventory carrying cost? Inventory carrying cost, or more simply referred to as “carrying cost,” is the sum of all the costs associated with holding inventory or stock in storage or warehouse. It includes hard costs like your investment in the product, physical warehouse or storage space, transportation and distribution fees, as well as soft costs like taxes, insurance and the personnel needed to manage the product.

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Need for warehouse in logistics

Vinculum

Warehousing is a crucial piece of your supply chain. Whereas it’s not the sexiest of subjects, storage and inventory storage affects everything from efficiency managing inventory to obtaining orders delivered to customers on time. Though the storage principles haven’t modified a lot over the years, storage solutions have evolved heaps. With new technologies, urbanization, and also the ever-growing world of online searching, storage has ne’er been a warmer topic — such a lot, so

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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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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 11, 2020)

Talking Logistics

How can you make a difference in the lives of many by investing less than 4 minutes of your time each week? So far this year, our Indago members have donated close to $3,000 to JDRF, Feeding America, American Cancer Society, Make A Wish, and the American Logistics Aid Network. They did this by taking. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 11, 2020).

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

It’s hard to believe that another year has come and gone. And while it has been one of the most challenging and difficult years in recent memory, it has also been a great year of bringing you the all the biggest supply chain and logistics news. Like in years past, I have learned a lot this year from reading and researching so many supply chain and logistics news stories.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 12/4/2020 – 12/10/2020

All Things Supply Chain

Hackers target vaccine cold chain distribution network New research suggests that hackers are escalating attacks on the distribution networks of COVID-19 vaccines.

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AMER 2021 – Bell

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Andre Beaulieu Senior Vice-President, Corporate services for BCE. As Senior Vice-President, Corporate services for BCE, André Beaulieu is responsible for an $8B procurement portfolio, one of the largest in Canada, and the Value Creation team who leads all major restructuring initiatives as well as the integration of all BCE acquisitions. He is also in charge of Real Estate operations and Corporate Security — including cyber-security, for BCE.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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The Pandemic is Changing Planograms

Enterra Insights

When shoppers enter a grocery store to buy food and other essentials, they often rely on overhead signs to direct them to various product aisles. Few of them are aware of the thought that goes into store layouts. Of course, store layouts are important for all types of retailers, not just supermarkets; however, the variety of items carried by supermarkets makes planograms especially important.

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Podcast | What It Takes to Make Direct-to-Consumer Fulfillment Work

Supply Chain Brain

Retailers selling over the internet can’t hope to compete without a reliable and effective direct-to-consumer (DTC) model for fulfillment. But setting one up is anything but easy.

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Digital twin

Supply Chain Movement

A digital twin – who wouldn’t want one of their own? A virtual copy of yourself that effortlessly takes care of the tax returns and other boring administrative activities. Then you could spend more time on the more interesting aspects of business, such as innovation and collaborative partnerships. The use of digital twins for supply chain management has become more prevalent this year, partly due to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on supply chains.

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Three Biggest Mistakes Made by Small Trucking Companies

Tailwind

So you run a trucking company—good on you! You are one of the brave that keeps the country moving (literally and figuratively). Now while I can’t help you move freight from Des Moines to Albuquerque, through my trucking software work, I’ve had a chance to learn about some of the biggest mistakes small trucking companies make, and more importantly, how to avoid them. 1.

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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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AMPLIFY Unified Catalog: How to publish auto-discovered APIs from GitHub

Axway

In this blog post, we will look at how to discover APIs (OAS & WSDL) within your git repos and to publish them in the Unified Catalog so you can help drive consumption and reuse of your existing APIs.

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Zinnov Recognizes Bristlecone as a Leader in ER&D Services

Bristlecone

Vikram Kaul, Vice President, Product Engineering, Bristlecone. I’m pleased to share that Bristlecone has earned a leadership position in Enterprise Software and Software Platform Engineering in Zinnov Zones for ER&D Services – 2020. The annual study analyzes the global Engineering R&D (ER&D) space and assesses service providers’ expertise and capabilities.

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ThroughPut Inc. Announces Strategic Partnership with Macnica Networks Corp. to Provide Greater ROI Faster Through Data-Driven AI for Smart Factories

ThroughPut

The post ThroughPut Inc. Announces Strategic Partnership with Macnica Networks Corp. to Provide Greater ROI Faster Through Data-Driven AI for Smart Factories appeared first on ThroughPut.

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How to Build a Home on the Moon – The Wall Street Journal.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. How to Build a Home on the Moon. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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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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White Paper: SAPUI5 – Next-Generation UI Technology for the Enterprise

Bristlecone

Business process refinement is an ideal development strategy for any enterprise. It drives quicker adoption of best-in-class solutions like SAP S/4HANA over disparate and outdated legacy systems, especially when accompanied by SAP’s User Interface technology, SAP Fiori. The SAP Fiori interface is built using the SAPUI5 (SAP User Interface for HTML5) framework, which is based on a lightweight programming language know as JavaScript for frontend UI development.

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Drones Are Poised to Reshape Home Design – The Wall Street Journal.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. Drones Are Poised to Reshape Home Design. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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How To Adopt a Customer-Driven Supply Chain Strategy

FourKites

What is a customer-focused supply chain? Having a customer-focused supply chain essentially means meeting the customer on their terms, rather than making them settle for yours. It’s about promoting transparency and sharing information with your customers proactively, without making them dial into your helpdesk or support team. For example, many of our customers use tools like FourKites Notification Rules, encrypted links and watcher settings to simultaneously alert key stakeholders both within t

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Bristlecone Ranks in Leadership Zone in Zinnov Zones for Engineering R&D Services 2020

Bristlecone

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 11, 2020 – Bristlecone, a leading provider of supply chain transformation and product engineering services, today announced that it has earned a leadership position in Enterprise Software and Software Platform Engineering in Zinnov Zones for ER&D Services – 2020. The annual study analyzes the global Engineering R&D (ER&D) space and assesses service providers’ expertise and capabilities.

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Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in an era marked by relentless competition and economic fluctuations? The secret is mastering strategic cost management strategies. This GEP bulletin, "Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability," breaks this down into clear, actionable steps. Discover how these strategies can boost your enterprise's financial health, helping not only to keep up but to excel in today's market.

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Driving Dock Efficiency with a Yard Management System

FourKites

Dock workers are the backbone of the yard. Without them, goods don’t make it in or out of a trailer. But when it comes to visibility, dock workers aren’t typically given the foresight they need to do their jobs efficiently. That’s where a yard management system can help. Let’s take a look at the common dock management problems in the yard to better understand how a YMS can alleviate many of those day-to-day pain points.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

It’s hard to believe that another year has come and gone. And while it has been one of the most challenging and difficult years in recent memory, it has also been a great year of bringing you the all the biggest supply chain and logistics news. Like in years past, I have learned a lot this year from reading and researching so many supply chain and logistics news stories.