Wed.Oct 13, 2021

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6 Things Supply Chain Decision Makers Look For in Supply Chain Logistics Partners

GlobalTranz

Cybersecurity Measures Were Among the Highest-Ranked Needs. With the events of 2021, including the attack on the Colonial Pipeline earlier this year, the importance of supply chain cybersecurity is among the most in-demand factors driving adoption of third-party systems and resources in logistics. According to the report, 93% of respondents, including 92% of leadership and 94% of managers cited a 3PL with cybersecurity measures in place as critical when selecting a service provider.

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Warehouse Technology Implementations – The critical link between conceptual and realized productivity. Who’s doing your heavy lifting?

Logistics Viewpoints

Time and again I write about the business value of warehouse technologies – WMS, warehouse automation, and robotics. I also discuss business processes that these technologies support. However, I believe that my writings have failed to highlight the importance of the implementation and integration processes and the value delivered by the teams that see these projects through.

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Make “Lean” a Part of Collaboration and Teamwork in Aerospace

DELMIA Quintiq

Recent global events have put the Aerospace & Defense sectors in a precarious position. Commercial aerospace is dealing with the sudden drop in demand followed by a gradual ramp-up of production while defense spending has remained strong fueling new production requirements. With these changes occurring, companies must ensure their operations and manufacturing teams are prepared and—anything less could lead to missed goals and opportunities for the business.

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What is Happening to Our Supply Chains?

Arkieva

Everyone is talking about supply chains these days. Ever worsening weather, a global pandemic, and a labor shortage have generated a perfect storm that has pushed global supply chains to their breaking point. I propose that the problem has been building for some time and this perfect storm may just be the reset we need. What is Happening to Our Supply Chains?

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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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Biden Confronts Supply Chain Crisis Stretching Past His Grip

Supply Chain Brain

President Biden wants to break a logjam at U.S. ports and stave off a holiday season of shortages and delays — bottlenecks that officials and stakeholders say extend far beyond the reach of the White House.

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Retailers Expect to Disappoint Holiday Customers, Study Finds

Supply Chain Brain

Retailers are trying to maintain a cheery outlook despite looming pressures on the upcoming holiday season, including worker shortages and supply chain disruptions, according to a new report.

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The Key to Navigating Supplier Relationships in the Post-Pandemic World

LevaData

Nearly a year and a half ago, day-to-day life was turned on its head as mandatory work-from-home and no-travel policies were implemented to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. In only a number of months, this sudden change sped up the adoption of digital technologies and supplier relationships by several years. The resulting corporate learning curve was steep and challenging for professionals everywhere, and those in supply chain management were no exception; in fact, they were some of the most affect

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Watch: The Blending of Human Capital and Robots in a World of Automation

Supply Chain Brain

Kevin Massey, senior director of strategic analytics and data science with Ryder Supply Chain Solutions, talks about how humans and robots can work together, each performing the tasks that it does best, to create the most efficient operating model for supply chain and logistics providers.

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The Impact of Covid on Global Supply Chains!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Coronavirus Exposes Global Supply Chain Fragility! Impact of Covid article and permission to publish here provided by Boris Dzhingarov. The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted almost everyone. Some sectors have had a worse time than others, but there are very few that have thrived amidst the chaos.

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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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Fortifying Relationships in the New Age of Risk Management

Supply Chain Brain

One of the biggest challenges companies face when making changes to any supply chain is bringing together the various internal constituents involved in the process.

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6 Factors You Should Consider When Deciding If You Should Buy Used or New Lab Supplies

IT Supply Chain

By Samantha Waites (pictured). Outreach Manager. The post 6 Factors You Should Consider When Deciding If You Should Buy Used or New Lab Supplies appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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'Supply Chain' Mentions on Earnings Calls Hit a Record High

Supply Chain Brain

This earnings season, investors will hear two words over and over again — and they’re not “great quarter!

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Ubiquitous Mobile Broadband to Become a Commodity?

IT Supply Chain

By Anatoli Levine (pictured). Director of Products & Standards at Softil. The post Ubiquitous Mobile Broadband to Become a Commodity? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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A Future-Ready Supply Chain: Hurdles and Rewards

Supply Chain Brain

Just 4% of supply chain leaders call their operations "future-ready.

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Re-envision Robotics Integration: 3 Steps to Success

SVT Robotics

Every robotics solution has enormous potential to help in any given industry. Today, more companies are turning to automation to benefit from the consistent and fast performance that can maximize entire supply chains.

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Peek into the Pages of AB&R’s History with Zebra

AB&R

From a Phone Call to a Partnership Spanning More than Two Decades. When AB&R’s president and CEO Mike Stryczek purchased the company in the late 90’s, one of his first phone calls was to an industrial barcode printer manufacturer to inquire about their products. Little did he know that this phone call would mark a pivotal point in the company’s history.

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What is Decarbonization-as-a-Service?

Proxima

Supply chain decarbonization is a major challenge for corporates as they look to reach net zero; D-a-a-S is here to help. Decarbonization-as-a-Service is a service that focuses on helping businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) from their suppliers. It combines technology, emissions, commercial and supply chain expertise to diagnose where the impact is, identify supplier solutions, and deliver the gains.

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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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Make Supply Chain and D2C Best Friends with Priority Driven Business Shift

Vinculum

Old days are gone when a storefront used to be the next home, and you used to only buy through your trusted supplier, retailer, and seller. These days shopping experience is like an extravaganza. With the golden age of eCommerce and increased direct-to-customer interaction, every company wants to create various channels for direct customer interactions.

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ThroughPut Inc. Launches New AI-Powered Logistics Capabilities To Eliminate Global Port, Ocean, Road and Rail Roadblocks

ThroughPut

The most advanced demand-driven Logistics Solution to rapidly prioritize and optimize Logistics Spend for amplified Top-line and Bottom-line Impacts. PALO ALTO, Calif., October. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ThroughPut Inc., the Industrial AI Supply Chain pioneer, today announced several platform updates to its new high-impact Logistics and Distribution Module.

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Rethink Robotics Integration: 3 Steps to Success

SVT Robotics

Every robotics solution has enormous potential to help in any given industry. Today, more companies are turning to automation to benefit from the consistent and fast performance that can maximize entire supply chains.

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AI-powered Demand Planning for Building Materials and Cement Industry: How To Balance Supply & Demand

ThroughPut

Dating back to 5600 BC, cement has become an indispensable building material, with its consumption only second to that of water. While the construction industry itself poses some unique challenges in supply chains across the world, cement manufacturing comes with its own diverse set of differentiators like the ones mentioned below: Top unique challenges of cement industry.

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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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The solution to the skills gap? Playing!

IT Supply Chain

By Neil Bellinger (pictured). Head of EMEA, EU Automation. The post The solution to the skills gap? Playing! appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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4 Ways Freight Procurement Tech Will Boost Your Shippers' Morale

Shipsta

If you’re running a Shipping team right now, you’re battling two crises at once: A global freight shortage and a global staff shortage.

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Lessons learned from remote education

IT Supply Chain

By Ginelle Bell (pictured). UK Country Manager, Ringover. The post Lessons learned from remote education appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Certainty exceeds discounts in 2021 peak trading

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Global supply chain disruption could not have come at a worse time for UK retailers desperate to maximise the potential of an ever growing online customer base during peak trading season. But with costs spiralling and many products unlikely to arrive in the country in time for Christmas, let alone Black Friday, retailers need to bring plans forward if peak season is to deliver an essential revenue boost.

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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 Making of Supply Chain Masters: What Separates them from the Competition

American Global Logistics

What do Amazon, Apple, McDonald’s, Procter & Gamble, and Unilever have in common? Here’s the answer. They all have world class supply chains that stand out far and above the competition. Gartner classifies them as Supply Chain Masters (SCMs). In this blog post, we’ll pop the hood to see what makes these companies Supply Chain […]. The post The Making of Supply Chain Masters: What Separates them from the Competition appeared first on AGL.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Demand for US Warehouse Space Continues to Soar

Supply Chain Digest

Q3 saw Record Levels of Warehouse Absorption, and Already the Total for 2021 is a New High

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The Unsung Hero of Logistics with Jeff Booth

The Logistics of Logistics

The Unsung Hero of Logistics with Jeff Booth. Jeff Booth and Joe Lynch discuss the unsung hero of logistics. Jeff is the General Manager of Opendock , a leading software provider for dock scheduling for warehouses that helps provide visibility into truck arrivals. About Jeff Booth. Jeff Booth is the General Manager of Opendock , a leading software provider for dock appointment scheduling.