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As noted in our 5 Key Benefits of S&OP for your Supply Chain article, improved business alignment is an important benefit of a corporate wide S&OP effort. MORE
This article is my commentary on an article published in Foresight , written by the authors of the book Humachine: Humankind, Machines, and the Future of Enterprise (Sanders & Wood, 2020). For the original Foresight article and other commentary, you can go here. INTRODUCTION: A NEW ERA. MORE
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In a perfect world, Just in Time (JIT) would be the appropriate solution for inventory management. But as the saying goes “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” One enormous punch in the mouth for the global supply chain was Suez Canal Blockage that held up $9.6B MORE
We’ve all read the letters, seen the news, and watched as raw materials of all kinds go on allocation or worse, become scarce for the foreseen future. One such raw material is resin, the fundamental component of plastic. MORE
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Managers and directors within the supply chain and logistics distribution industry today are in a constant battle against waste. Time, resources, man-hours, supplies, and capacity are just some of the critical areas where an approach known as lean manufacturing is vital. MORE
In your supply chain, ordering more raw materials and components is a key step in the production process. Procurement and purchasing are often used interchangeably to describe the role of procurement. MORE
Many of you would be familiar with the advantages of route planning in the logistics industry. Route planning helps in smooth, safe and on-time delivery of consignment leading to reduction in transportation cost and delivery time and also optimizing the number of vehicles used for the delivery. MORE
Craig Fuller from FreightWaves welcomes Krenar Komoni, CEO and Founder at Tive for a discussion about the challenges (and solutions) ahead in 2021. MORE
The first quarter of 2020 ended with great uncertainty as businesses, schools, travel, and trade were all closed or curtailed due to the spread of Covid-19. The first quarter of 2021 ended with a mega cargo ship getting stuck in the Suez Canal and then getting unstuck six days later. MORE
Kuebix, a leading transportation management system (TMS) provider and connected supply chain innovator, is recognized as a Challenger for the second consecutive year in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems. MORE
What do the port of Long Beach, California and the Suez Canal have in common? Water is one obvious answer to that question, but a supply chain professional might say, “recent headline-grabbing sources of supply variability that have disrupted global supply networks.” MORE
With President Biden assigning a high priority to funding the development of infrastructure, the time for a substantial buildout of U.S. rail capacity might finally be here — at least on the passenger side MORE
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The Smart Software
APRIL 5, 2021
In a perfect world, Just in Time (JIT) would be the appropriate solution for inventory management. But as the saying goes “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” One enormous punch in the mouth for the global supply chain was Suez Canal Blockage that held up $9.6B
Logility
APRIL 5, 2021
What do the port of Long Beach, California and the Suez Canal have in common? Water is one obvious answer to that question, but a supply chain professional might say, “recent headline-grabbing sources of supply variability that have disrupted global supply networks.”
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Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 5, 2021
Peet’s Coffee was going through a digital transformation when Covid-19 hit.
Enterra Insights
APRIL 5, 2021
America is one of the globe’s richest countries; yet, its infrastructure is aging and crumbling.
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Supply Chain Trend
APRIL 5, 2021
This article is my commentary on an article published in Foresight , written by the authors of the book Humachine: Humankind, Machines, and the Future of Enterprise (Sanders & Wood, 2020). For the original Foresight article and other commentary, you can go here. INTRODUCTION: A NEW ERA.
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Unleashed
APRIL 5, 2021
In your supply chain, ordering more raw materials and components is a key step in the production process. Procurement and purchasing are often used interchangeably to describe the role of procurement.
Loginext
APRIL 5, 2021
QSR chains are using automation technology and robust reporting tools to bolster their logistics management. With the latest AI analytics tools, QSR chains can marginally boost their profitability by streamlining logistics experiences, especially for supply chain functions.
The Supply Chain Journal
APRIL 5, 2021
Managers and directors within the supply chain and logistics distribution industry today are in a constant battle against waste. Time, resources, man-hours, supplies, and capacity are just some of the critical areas where an approach known as lean manufacturing is vital.
DynaSys
APRIL 5, 2021
As noted in our 5 Key Benefits of S&OP for your Supply Chain article, improved business alignment is an important benefit of a corporate wide S&OP effort.
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Read how Unilever developed a first-of-its-kind digital Control Tower with ClearMetal that provides extremely accurate real-time visibility across their sea freight operations.
Tive
APRIL 5, 2021
Craig Fuller from FreightWaves welcomes Krenar Komoni, CEO and Founder at Tive for a discussion about the challenges (and solutions) ahead in 2021.
Logistics Bureau
APRIL 5, 2021
Third-party Logistics (3PL) companies are often accused of providing such poor service that their relationships with clients break down. In reality, though, there’s a host of reasons why 3PL relationships turn sour—and very often the blame can be laid at the door of the client.
USC Consulting Group
APRIL 5, 2021
What is your vision for a post-COVID future for your company? Our country and the world are going to come out of this pandemic, ideally sooner rather than later. What then?
Supply Chain Digest
APRIL 5, 2021
Gartner Cites Interesting Examples of 3PL Innovation from Bollore Logistics, Maersk Line, and GEODIS
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Supply chains have weathered a lot recently: a pandemic, natural disasters, trade wars and more. The Economist and GEP surveyed 400 senior execs to find out their real business impacts. The results? Shocking, but not surprising. Read the report now.
Talking Logistics
APRIL 5, 2021
The first quarter of 2020 ended with great uncertainty as businesses, schools, travel, and trade were all closed or curtailed due to the spread of Covid-19. The first quarter of 2021 ended with a mega cargo ship getting stuck in the Suez Canal and then getting unstuck six days later.
Kuebix
APRIL 5, 2021
Kuebix, a leading transportation management system (TMS) provider and connected supply chain innovator, is recognized as a Challenger for the second consecutive year in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems.
The Logistics of Logistics
APRIL 5, 2021
Faster, Better Freight Quotes with Dawn Salvucci-Favier. Dawn Salvucci-Favier and Joe Lynch discuss creating faster, better freight quotes. Dawn’s company, Greenscreens.ai develops dynamic pricing which enables transportation and logistics companies to deliver faster, better freight quotes.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 5, 2021
Steven Tompkins, director of sector development for agriculture and rail with Inmarsat, discusses the role of satellite communications in ensuring that shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine remain at designated temperatures for safe transport and delivery
Speaker: Mauro Gonzalez, Founder and CEO of Alkimius Group & Andrew MacMillen, Principal Analyst at Nucleus Research
There are several competing definitions of supply chain control towers. Here to demystify their meaning and what it takes to have a successful implementation is Principal Nucleus Research Analyst, Andrew MacMillen in conversation with Alkimius founder & CEO, Mauro Gonzalez.
TrackVia
APRIL 5, 2021
We are thrilled to announce our new TrackVia Partner Program, dedicated to helping channel partners leverage the world’s leading no-code application development platform for improving business processes and workflows. .
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 5, 2021
With President Biden assigning a high priority to funding the development of infrastructure, the time for a substantial buildout of U.S. rail capacity might finally be here — at least on the passenger side
Gravity Supply Chain
APRIL 5, 2021
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Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 5, 2021
retailers could shutter tens of thousands of stores even after the pandemic subsides, as shoppers continue to turn toward e-commerce, according to a new report
Speaker: Sander van Lokven and N.S. Krishnan
S&OE provides an early warning system that helps business stakeholders sense and optimize their responses. This keeps the supply chain out of firefighting mode, smoothens relationships with customers and suppliers, and helps sustain margins by reducing the cost to serve.
20Cube Logistics
APRIL 5, 2021
Many of you would be familiar with the advantages of route planning in the logistics industry. Route planning helps in smooth, safe and on-time delivery of consignment leading to reduction in transportation cost and delivery time and also optimizing the number of vehicles used for the delivery.
Multichannel Merchant
APRIL 5, 2021
The National Labor Relations Board has accused Amazon of illegally firing two tech workers last year who spoke out publicly about its treatment of fulfillment workers and its sustainability policies, and upheld a complaint by a worker who led a Queens, NY walkout in 2020, the New York Times reported.
Intelligent Audit
APRIL 5, 2021
The pandemic changed everything in the world of transportation. But there is hope on the horizon as the U.S. surpasses milestone after milestone for the vaccine rollout and e-commerce growth.
Vinculum
APRIL 5, 2021
The Middle East, especially the GCC region seems highly lucrative in terms of business expansion, growth for a wide range of industry verticals, especially for the eCommerce giants.
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