Thu.Jan 06, 2022

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The Short- and Long-Term Solutions to Supply Chain Bottlenecks

Supply Chain Brain

There’s no indication that supply chain disruptions will ease in 2022. Bottlenecks, labor shortages and limited transportation capacity across all modes will persist.

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Mastering Digital Manufacturing: A Diagnostic Tool

QAD

It’s the buzzword of all buzzwords – digital transformation – but what are we really talking about, how do we get there, and what are the obstacles along the way? In 2020, Deloitte conducted an extensive survey about digital transformation and found that: “Digitally mature companies enjoy a wide range of specific benefits arising from their digital transformations that include, but go well beyond, the bottom line.

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Blume Global Acquires LiveSource

Supply Chain Brain

Blume Global Inc., a provider of supply chain sourcing, procurement, execution and visibility technology solutions, announced the acquisition of LiveSource Inc., a multi-enterprise supply chain business network for complex manufacturers.

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Preventing hackers from pilfering another million business customers

IT Supply Chain

By Jason Soroko (pictured). CTO of PKI, Sectigo. The post Preventing hackers from pilfering another million business customers appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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Logility Partners with Planalytics to Address Impacts of Weather in Demand, Inventory and Replenishment Planning

Supply Chain Brain

Logility Inc., a supply chain management company, announced a partnership with Planalytics Inc., a provider of demand analytics, to identify, quantify and apply weather-driven demand calculations to business planning and forecasting.

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5 ECommerce Store Improvements!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Featuring Our 10 Best Warehouse Order Fulfillment Articles! Ecommerce store article and permission to publish here provided by Jake Rheude. If you look back on the last time you visited an eCommerce store and made a purchase, it was likely sometime this week or during the holiday peak rush.

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Lateral flow test shortage – How the latest supply chain solutions can stop an issue becoming a crisis

IT Supply Chain

By Gareth Thomas (pictured). Senior Manager, Delaware UK. The post Lateral flow test shortage – How the latest supply chain solutions can stop an issue becoming a crisis appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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NTT DATA Completes Acquisition of Chainalytics, Expanding Supply Chain Consulting Capabilities

CHAINalytics

PLANO, Texas – Jan. 6, 2022 – NTT DATA Services, a global digital business and IT services leader, successfully completed its acquisition of Chainalytics on Dec. 30, 2021, strengthening its supply chain consulting and analytics capabilities. Chainalytics, which will operate as Chainalytics, an NTT DATA company, offers end-to-end supply chain transformation and consulting expertise that … The post NTT DATA Completes Acquisition of Chainalytics, Expanding Supply Chain Consulting Capabilities

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Making a change in 2022

IT Supply Chain

By Chris Billinge (pictured). Business Development Director, TFC. The post Making a change in 2022 appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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Supply Chain Capacity Planning: How Communication Rifts Lead To Inefficiencies

ThroughPut

I am the Chief Operations Officer and Head of Corporate Development for ThroughPut Inc. , a Supply Chain Management AI software company. Ongoing supply chain issues can often be traced back to one thing: outdated models. For years now, the industry has worked with antiquated processes, procedures and technologies. As a result, communication gaps have become almost the norm, putting a company’s ability for capacity planning into question.

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What Shippers Need to Know About Supply Chain Carbon Emissions in Transportation Management

MercuryGate

Transportation carbon emissions are a major threat to the planet, and left unchecked, they have the potential to cause vast devastation and limit the abilities of humanity to thrive. Carbon emissions have risen in recent years, but as social media has grown and politics have evolved, ESG initiatives have become more commonplace. The post What Shippers Need to Know About Supply Chain Carbon Emissions in Transportation Management appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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Small Retail E-Commerce Strategy and Best Practices to Know

Intelligent Audit

With the 2021 peak season now over, retailers saw a massive bump in spending. According to TechCrunch , U.S. retailers experienced a 21% increase in their 2021 Black Friday sales, and mid-October data indicated sales would amass nearly $1 trillion, INC.com reported. Such data gives rise to a year-over-year growth rate near 10%. Continuing disruptions around the globe will further stimulate more interest and demand for e-commerce.

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Why Small Businesses Should Consider Using Freight Forwarders

20Cube Logistics

Small and medium-sized businesses and enterprises make up more than 90% of the Australian economy. Shipping is a concern for nearly all of them. However, many SMBs and SMEs assume that working with a freight forwarder in Australia is reserved for large, international corporations. SMBs and SMEs can and should leverage the power of 3PL and freight-forwarding to reduce shipping costs, streamline their customer service and scale their operations.

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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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3 Smart Ways to Identify Your Best Logistics Carriers

Shipsta

Strong relationships with your best carriers are more important now than ever before – thanks to today’s low capacity and disruptive supply chain.

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Supply Chain Capacity Planning: How Communication Rifts Lead To Inefficiencies

ThroughPut

The post Supply Chain Capacity Planning: How Communication Rifts Lead To Inefficiencies appeared first on ThroughPut.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on New Index Shows Supply Chain Pressures have Soared in the Past Year

Supply Chain Digest

New Tool from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is Interesting, though We are Still not Quite Sure What to Do with It

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7 Ways Shippers Can Use Data to Collaborate with Carriers

Talking Logistics

Communication is central to effective shipper-carrier relationships, especially in today’s competitive operating environment. With new developments in transportation management software (TMS), shippers can bridge the divide with carriers by connecting through a unified platform to create win-win scenarios. Here are seven critical areas where TMS systems can add immediate value to shipper-carrier relationships: 1.

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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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2021 Supply Chain Challenges: The Top 5 Lessons Learned + Tips from 11 Industry Experts

ToolsGroup

Amongst the issues faced by both businesses and consumers in 2021, supply chain shortages – and the resulting challenges – held strong in the headlines throughout the year. To all of my supply chain, demand planning, and forecasting friends who found the year challenging (if not traumatic), rest assured: You were not alone then – and you’re not alone now.

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Data as the Driver of Effective Procurement Transformation

ivalua

The post Data as the Driver of Effective Procurement Transformation appeared first on Ivalua.

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Top Supply Chain Stories by Month 2021

Supply Chain Digest

It was an Eventful 12 Months, to Say the Least

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Procurement 2022: Big Trends & Predictions Webinar

ivalua

The post Procurement 2022: Big Trends & Predictions Webinar appeared first on Ivalua.

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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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Your B2C Channel Sales Need a B2C Fulfillment Company

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

The company that handles your retail distribution is not necessarily the best candidate to fulfill your eCommerce orders. While B2B and B2C warehouses look similar from the outside, inside it’s a whole different story. The people, processes and technologies required to get B2C orders out the door vary greatly from those required for wholesale or retail distribution.

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Artificial Intelligence is Going Mainstream in the Retail Sector

Enterra Insights

In the years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic, the most discussed topic in the retail sector was the Retail Apocalypse. A combination of the rise of e-commerce, overbuilding of stores, and too much debt-load resulted in thousands of physical retail locations going out of business. Iconic chains, like Sears and K-Mart, seemed to vanish overnight. Pini Mandel, cofounder and CEO of Quicklizard, observes, “Ever since Borders bookstore realized it could no longer compete in 2011 and shut dow

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Key Takeaways from Supply Chain Decision Makers on Peak Season Outlook

Logistics Viewpoints

A recent survey of 200 supply chain management professionals across companies with 500+ employees, conducted by Edelman Intelligence, has found market insights, confidence levels and trends for this peak season and beyond. Let’s look at what the research shows and how it will help your company thrive. Supply Chain Confidence Remains Strong Despite Slight Setbacks .

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AD Ports, EDB ink agreement to support the industrial sector

Logistics Middle East

Under the agreement, AD Ports Group and EDB will organise a series of webinars with KIZAD and ZonesCorp clients to offer a detailed explanation of the financing solutions offered.

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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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Chipmakers Seek Steady Growth to End Boom-Bust Era

Supply Chain Brain

Semiconductor revenue is poised to top half a trillion dollars in 2022 for the first time ever.

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How to Sell Online in UAE, Saudi Arabia & Overseas

Vinculum

The Middle East is at its peak to grab the new opportunities to flourish the market with people choices. The sales of the products and other stuff becomes easy when e-commerce comes into play. The time has turned its way and attracted new ways to sell the items Direct-to-Consumer with the help of the digital platform. In the past years, the Middle-East counties like UAE and Saudi Arabia have generated less revenue than expected.

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Procurement – The Challenges and Its Changing Role

ProcurePort

The evolving role of procurement shows that the function is gaining more attention and credibility among stakeholders and businesses alike. With this comes greater responsibility and procurement challenges. With procurement’s changing role, cost-saving targets will not disappear but will be achieved accordingly. It’s with no doubt that procurement’s value is achieved by working on projects […].