Wed.Mar 31, 2021

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Lessons From the Suez Canal Blockage – Supply Chain in the News

Arkieva

In the past few days, the news of the blockage of the Suez Canal by a massive container ship called the Ever Given has been dominating the news, so much so, that even kids are talking about it. The phrase ‘supply chain’ is now being mentioned more often than ever before in news media. Some outlets have estimated the cost. Lessons From the Suez Canal Blockage – Supply Chain in the News was first posted on March 31, 2021 at 8:27 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use

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Boot Barn Implements Intelligent Warehouse Automation and Control System

Logistics Viewpoints

Boot Barn is a retail chain devoted to western and work-related footwear, apparel, and accessories. The company operates over 200 stores in the US and e-commerce websites consisting primarily of bootbarn.com, sheplers.com and countryoutfitter.com. The company also operates store support and distribution centers in California and Kansas. The Wichita, Kansas facility supports the company’s expanding e-commerce business.

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Technology Alone Won’t Integrate Your Supply Chain with Paul Jensen

The Logistics of Logistics

Technology Alone Won’t Integrate Your Supply Chain with Paul Jensen. Joe Lynch and Paul Jensen discuss why technology alone won’t integrate your supply chain. Technology is critically important to a connected supply chain, however, there are limitations to what technology can do. To have a truly integrated supply chain companies need to have a supply chain partner that will couple the technology with the people and physical assets (trucks, terminals, warehouses, etc.) required to be effect

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Coping With Supply Chain Disruptions in the “New Normal”

CHAINalytics

For all the effort it has taken to navigate your supply chain through the turbulent seas of the pandemic, daunting new challenges are on the way. The road to a post-coronavirus world will make new demands upon businesses as we progress towards a redefined normal that will affect markets and consumers around the globe. Your … The post Coping With Supply Chain Disruptions in the “New Normal” appeared first on Chainalytics.

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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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When Will Supply Chains Finally Move on From Paper?

Supply Chain Brain

Physical documents undermine efficiency, sustainability and safety — and they cost the supply-chain industry upwards of $3 billion every year.

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5 Tactics to Jumpstart Your S&OE Center of Excellence

Supply Chain Brain

No matter how well your team has done its supply chain planning, it seems like exceptions keep arising and you’re constantly in fire-fighting mode. In the case of supply chain, the issue isn’t so much about operations, it’s about the ability to collaborate quickly and effectively when an exception deviates from the established plan.

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The Amazon-Effect Survey: How Does Customer Experience Affect Your Supply Chain?

Turvo

Take the Survey. As the world continues to change and adapt to customers’ changing needs, companies that respond quickly stand the best chance of adapting and thriving. Businesses need to ensure that their shipping and logistics protocols and customer communications are more integrated than they ever have been before —this is now known as the “Amazon Effect.

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Avetta Launches New Tool to Intelligently Match Different Suppliers

Supply Chain Brain

Avetta, a provider of supply chain risk management software, is launching an intelligent supplier classification tool in order to pair different suppliers based on the safety and certification requirements for the services they offer.

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The difference between supply chain and logistics explained

Unleashed

We live in a global economy and that has made the supply chain all the more important – these days partner companies could be anywhere in the world, facing any number of challenges. However, when people refer to supply chains, they often use the terms ‘supply chain’ and ‘logistics’ interchangeably. But, is there a difference? The difference between supply chain and logistics.

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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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Finding the Right Transportation Management Partner

Supply Chain Brain

Increasing disruption has created complexities for supply chains and has made an impact on the transportation industry. To achieve success, supply chains need a “perfectly integrated” transportation network that’s designed to meet consumer expectations in a world where e-commerce, omni-channel, and evolving regulations are all changing the supply chain landscape.

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Keeping pace with the technology supporting SCP

Prophetic Technology

External market disruption causes an organisation losing value; it could also be the absence of a mitigation strategy or a lack of awareness. Therefore, most organisations spend big money on their yearly financial plan on the investigation of emergent trends.

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The New Demand Planning: Leveraging CRM for Post-Pandemic Supply Chain Success

Supply Chain Brain

In this ebook, Dave Nelson, principal at value chain optimization firm River Rock Advisors discusses the use of customer relationship management (CRM) processes and tools to pilot a precision-based, in-depth use of data to forecast demand while giving leaders greater insight into their customer base.

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One Year Into the Pandemic, Global Shipping Finally Sees Some Signs of Normalcy

IT Supply Chain

By Glenn Koepke (pictured). Senior Vice President, Customer Success, FourKites. The post One Year Into the Pandemic, Global Shipping Finally Sees Some Signs of Normalcy appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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Preventive vs Predictive Maintenance – Which is Better? (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 5 Maintenance Tips for Earth Moving Machinery! Get Our EBOOK HERE. Preventive vs Predictive maintenance article and permission to publish here provided by Connor Dedi. For most manufacturing operations, there are two fundamentally different approaches to maintenance. Most manufacturing operations default to preventive maintenance, but a more tailor-made approach comes from predictive maintenance.

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Documenting the Response of State Procurement Officers to the COVID Crisis

NC State SCRC

The COVID-19 emergency will be remembered as one of the most devastating disasters in modern history with impacts that rippled across all sectors of the global economy and societies. One of the grave failures is the challenge governments faced in securing personal protection equipment (PPE) for its citizens. In Western countries, it became clear that the shortage could not be averted quickly as critical products such as N95 masks and nitrile gloves have become rare commodities globally.

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Reporting and Analytics – How Effective Are They in Procurement?

ProcurePort

What is the role of an e-procurement report? Where does analytics fit in for procurement teams? How important are they for organizations? Reporting and analytics can highlight problems along the supply chain and provide solutions for procurement issues while giving direction for future efforts. If you have no systems to track your metrics then you […].

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Building a Hyperconnected Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

In a time of a global pandemic, economic uncertainty, and intensifying customer demands, the benefits of a hyperconnected supply chain have never been clearer.

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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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Let’s Connect at CPMA Fresh Week, April 12-16

ITradeNetwork

The growth of fresh produce did not slow down in 2020. In fact, according to United Fresh’s FreshFacts on Retail Q4 2020/Year in Review 2020 report , consumers did not turn to frozen or canned food during the pandemic. It was fresh produce that drove them to the store.

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The Future of Cross-Border E-Commerce

Talking Logistics

One of the ripple effects of the Covid-19 pandemic was the surge in e-commerce growth. According to Digital Commerce 360 estimates, “consumers spent $861.12 billion online with U.S. merchants in 2020, up an incredible 44.0% year over year.” One of the sub-stories of this e-commerce growth, however, is the continued rise in cross-border e-commerce. Based.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on the Gartner 3PL Relationship Model

Supply Chain Digest

Five Stages of Partership, though not All 3PL Relationships Need to be Strategic

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End of Suez Snarl Marks Beginning of New Stress on Global Trade

Supply Chain Brain

The Ever Given leaves in its wake several weeks or months of disruptions across a world economy where the pandemic revealed both the sturdy backbone of global trade and an Achilles’ heel.

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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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Global Supply Chain News on Has Abysmal Ocean Carrier Schedule Reliability Finally Bottomed

Supply Chain Digest

Average On Time Rate was Just 35 percent in February, Flat with January

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Get ready to level up at Axway Summit 2021

Axway

Much has changed in the digital realm since we held our first virtual Axway Summit (formerly IMAGINE SUMMIT ) last year. Many of us are now working from home, trying to balance families, friends, work, school, pets, and health.

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Maersk Announces New Asia/US East Coast String

Supply Chain Brain

Maersk Inc. North America, an integrated container logistics company, has announced the start of a new service linking ports in Vietnam and China with the US East Coast via the Panama Canal, starting in May 2021.

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Get ready to level up at Axway Summit 2021

Axway

Much has changed in the digital realm since we held our first virtual Axway Summit (formerly IMAGINE SUMMIT ) last year. Many of us are now working from home, trying to balance families, friends, work, school, pets, and health.

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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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Stetson University Launches Online Sustainability Series

Supply Chain Brain

The Professional and Corporate Education program at Stetson University has recently announced the launch of a Sustainability Series that will provide business leaders with practical guidance on developing and implementing a viable business sustainability plan.

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Understanding Omnichannel Retailing In Detail

Vinculum

In 2019, omnichannel shopping proved to be a consistently popular trend, and will continue to be an essential part of customers’ experience in 2020. The Google study concluded that 83% of U.S. consumers who visit a store on a regular basis make an online search before going to the store. The number of omnichannel shoppers is expected to grow by 25% by 2020, which is why retailers need to put an emphasis on omnichannel commerce.

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GSC Logistics to Add 100 Truckers to West Coast Fleet

Supply Chain Brain

GSC Logistics, a west coast freight hauler, is adding 100 truckers to cope with a global trade boom.