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Continuous Warehouse Optimization and The DC Technology Gap

Logistics Viewpoints

Distribution is no longer a backwater of the economy, due in large part to the upheavals brought on by ecommerce. Today’s DCs and fulfillment centers are a major driver of employment growth and a highly visible proving ground for autonomous robots and other next-generation technologies. But there is a technology gap between gleaming new automated facilities and tens of thousands of existing warehouses and distribution centers that pre-date the warehouse building boom of the past 5-10 years.

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What Can You Do to Ensure Your Supply Chain Stays Compliant?

Logility

Know your vendors and apply consistent policies and procedures. Compliance is an ongoing challenge for businesses today. True corporate responsibility involves more than just your products and internal operations; it’s incumbent upon you to ensure compliance across the supply chain. Lack of supplier insight can result in your organization violating government regulations; working with providers who don’t share your company values; or getting caught up in trade embargoes, sanctions, and labor and

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5 Tips to Drive a Profitable Supply Chain Using Cost-to-Serve Models

River Logic

This is especially true with the need to extract data from multiple ERP, logistics, and CRM systems. Supply chain complexities exacerbate these calculations, as does the need for speed and flexibility.

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Intelligent Supply Chain Technologies for the Future!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Investment Challenges – Real and Imagined! Intelligent Supply Chain technologies article and permission to publish here provided by Dan Weinberger , UN Supply Chain Expert and CEO of Morpheus Network. Amid the thick covid-clouds, organizations are preparing to make their way back to regular business to maximize profitability and make up for the lost time.

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Precision in Motion: Why Process Optimization Is the Future of Manufacturing

Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.

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Sales, Marketing and Artificial Intelligence

Enterra Insights

We live in an age of personalization and marketers continue to seek ways to connect better with potential customers. As most everyone is aware, significant amounts of data are being collected and that data can be leveraged to better understand consumer behavior and preferences. As a result, cognitive systems (aka artificial intelligence (AI) systems) are some of the most important tools in the kit of modern marketers.

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Healthcare companies can partner with 3PLs for supply chain visibility

Kanban Logistics

The coronavirus has taught us all many valuable lessons. For companies within the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, the pandemic has further highlighted the importance of supply chain visibility. In this article, we’ll examine the role that third-party logistics (3PL) companies can play in providing this visibility. Supply chain visibility in the wake of COVID.

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Let’s hear it for warehouse mobility

IT Supply Chain

By Eric Carter (pictured). Solutions Architect at Indigo Software. The post Let’s hear it for warehouse mobility appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Here’s Why All Label Prices Are Increasing

AB&R

Supply Shortages Driving Raw Materials Prices Up. Since the beginning of 2021, massive disruptions to the supply chain industry have caused price increases across the board. These challenges have impacted raw material availability as well, causing prices to rise on products that power your tracking solutions. We know this is inconvenient, and we want to do everything that we can to minimize these challenges’ impacts to your operations.

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Suez Canal backlog impacts global ports and supply chains

IT Supply Chain

By Tom Fairbairn (pictured). Distinguished Engineer at Solace. The post Suez Canal backlog impacts global ports and supply chains appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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End High Turnover: Discover Stability with Remote-Insourcing

High turnover isn't just inconvenient—it's costly. U.S. logistics businesses lose thousands in training, productivity, and morale every year, with an average quit rate exceeding 27%. Remote-Insourcing changes this reality. Remote-Insourcing seamlessly integrates dedicated, remote professionals into your team, significantly reducing turnover to under 4%.

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Building Materials Supplier Lays Groundwork with SIOP

USC Consulting Group

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The five key pillars of business resilience that will keep organisations running

IT Supply Chain

By Chris Huggett (pictured). SVP EMEA & India, Sungard Availability Services. The post The five key pillars of business resilience that will keep organisations running appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Look past the fines to improve OTIF performance

Alloy

Our research with supply chain professionals at consumer goods companies found that 55% consider On Time and In Full (OTIF) orders, or so called “perfect orders,” one of their top three KPIs. That’s the highest percentage out of all metrics we asked about, including On Shelf Availability (37%) and forecast accuracy (34%). Even the highest levels of the organization recognize its importance: 60% of C-level executives consider OTIF a top three KPI. .

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Supermarket footfall on the rise

IT Supply Chain

By Melissa Minkow (pictured). Retail Industry Lead at digital consultancy CI&T. The post Supermarket footfall on the rise appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Speeding Robotics Automation with AI

The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.

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o9 Solutions and Deloitte Extend Collaboration with New Service Agreement to Enhance Joint Delivery Capabilities

o9 Solutions

DALLAS, April 29, 2021 – o9 Solutions, a premier AI-driven integrated planning and operations solution provider for the enterprise, and Deloitte have further strengthened their strategic alliance with a new services agreement to provide joint implementation and operate services through a Center of Excellence. The agreement brings together o9’s visionary Integrated Business Planning platform (as recognized in Gartner’s latest Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions ) with Deloitte’s gl

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Bristlecone Flash – April 2021

Bristlecone

AI-POWERED DIGITAL LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS. As consumer demand and spending steadily return to pre-COVID levels, logistics professionals are emerging from the pandemic armed with insight and valuable lessons learned. They are now in a position to more easily make a strong case for end-to-end digital logistics management systems that will keep the supply chain moving through future disruption.

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National Supply Chain Day 2021 Is Here: Why It’s Important & What You Need to Know

MercuryGate

National Supply Chain Day 2021 occurs annually on April 29. It’s a day when all companies leading in the supply chain can come together to spread knowledge, share recent upgrades and new technology in their supply chain and connect. According to records from the National Day Archives, the U.S. spends an estimated $688 billion annually […]. The post National Supply Chain Day 2021 Is Here: Why It’s Important & What You Need to Know appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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Regional Parcel Carriers – Why It’s Wise to Expand Your Carrier Network

Intelligent Audit

Regional parcel delivery is a significant share of the global logistics market. According to McKinsey & Company , “The cost of global parcel delivery, excluding pickup, line-haul, and sorting, amounts to ~ EUR 70 billion, with China, Germany, and the United States accounting for more than 40% of the market.” With the rising burden of e-commerce, finding a way to rapidly expand your strategy to include regional parcel carriers and their networks is essential.

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Supply Chain Resilience Checklist

Strengthen your operations with the Supply Chain Resilience Checklist. This practical, easy-to-use tool helps your organization prepare for disruptions and ensure long-term continuity in an unpredictable world. Why Download: Identify and assess critical supply chain risks Ask the right questions to evaluate vendor preparedness Implement effective strategies to reduce vulnerabilities Improve communication, transparency, and coordination across your network What You’ll Learn: How to evaluate and m

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How COVID-19 is Reshaping the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

ProcurePort

Getting FDA-approved medication to patients in a cost-effective manner every time is one of the objectives of key stakeholders across the United States pharmaceutical supply chain. It appears like a very simple thing to do. However, did you know that 72% of the manufacturing facilities thatmake the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) used in the formulation […].

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for April 29, 2021

Supply Chain Digest

Q1 US GDP Soars as Expected, Amazon to Soon Overtake Walmart as Largest US Retailer.

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Real-Time Transportation Visibility: 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant Results Revealed

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Over the past year, major disruptions from the global pandemic, severe weather, capacity shortages, the Suez Canal blockage, and more, have reinforced the vital importance of supply chains, but also shined a public spotlight on their fragility in some cases. While the industry has been undergoing a digital transformation for some time, the current environment is accelerating the need for supply chain leaders to invest in technology solutions like visibility, artificial intelligence (AI), and pre

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The Ever Given Grounding: A Preventable Curious Series of Events… or Not?

American Global Logistics

The Ever Given’s grounding was an unpredictable event … or was it? How could anyone plan for this Black Swan event? Impossible, right? When you examine the details, you might come up with an unexpected answer. You’ll find even with this dicey event, supply chain risk management (SCRM) can make a difference. Uncertainty and unpredictability […].

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Restoring Growth Infographic

ivalua

The post Restoring Growth Infographic appeared first on Ivalua.

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Drive FMCG Distributor Performance by First Mastering Your Own RtM Strategy

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

I recently started a blog series on indirect distribution. I began by examining the 10 biggest challenges Route to Market (RtM) leaders face in managing FMCG Distributors. Then in response to this in my last post I shared our step-by-step approach to drive and develop distributor performance. We call this the Distributor Partner (DP) Development Programme.

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How Warehouses Are Using Location Technology to Meet Surging E-Commerce Demand

Supply Chain Brain

COVID-19 has changed consumer shopping habits forever. What does this mean for warehouse operators?

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Connecting marketing with in-store product data maximizes ROAS

crisp

By connecting marketing programs with geographic store and inventory data, Crisp is developing tools to help CPG brands meet demand and reduce (ad) waste.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Global Chip Drought Hits Apple, BMW, Ford as Crisis Worsens

Supply Chain Brain

The global chip shortage is going from bad to worse with automakers on three continents joining tech giants Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in flagging production cuts and lost revenue from the crisis.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from. Yes, that’s right, freight shipping prices do vary by state.

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Watch: Creating the Sustainable Last Mile

Supply Chain Brain

Andre Pharand, global management consulting lead for postal and parcel industry with Accenture, reveals the findings of the firm’s new study on creating the sustainable last mile for e-commerce deliveries.