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How to Stop Disruption in the Supply Chain From the Coronavirus

Veridian Solutions

With the holidays over and 2020 underway, one of the biggest challenges facing today’s supply chain is the current public health scare and its associated disruption in the supply chain. The coronavirus, now officially named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO), is a “global-public-health-emergency” that originated in Wuhan, China in late December 2019.

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Driverless Supply Chain

Vanguard Software

At Vanguard Software, we talk about integrating and automating supply chains on the digital front, namely through advanced analytics and automated planning.

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Technology + Human Touch = Digital Supply Chain Excellence

Gravity Supply Chain

There’s no need to do the maths; we’ve got the answer for you! The post Technology + Human Touch = Digital Supply Chain Excellence appeared first on Gravity Supply Chain.

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U.S. Olympian Lindsey Vonn and American Rock Band Weezer Set to Headline ICON 2020

BlueYonder

This is the sixth blog in our ICON 2020: What’s New series. Stay in the know about the biggest and best supply chain conference of the year with our blog series highlighting the latest developments as they unfold. In case you haven’t heard, we officially changed our name from JDA to Blue Yonder ! Blue Yonder ICON – May 4-7 in Denver, Colorado – is coming up fast and we continue to announce exciting new event details before we jet to the Rockies!

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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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5 Reasons to Use Optical Character Recognition (OCR)!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Article and permission to publish here provided by Harry Poulson. When you have to deal with so many hardcopies, textual images , and PDFs on your job or in your business, you need optical character recognition (OCR) technology. OCR is used to convert the non-editable soft copies into the editable text documents.

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Supply Chain Predictions for 2020 Part 2

Supply Chain Digest

More Smarts from Logistics Service Providers, Rise of Micro Extensions in Supply Chain Software, Growing Interest in Warehousing as a Service

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A Load Planner's Perspective: Data Behind Booking Freight

Freight Plus

In this week’s episode, Aborn's Director of Logistics, Donna Paton joins the show to provide her perspective on data and load planning. Donna has almost 20 years of working in the supply chain and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the show. Kyle and Donna chat about the role data takes in her day-to-day and examine how the modern supply chain is still a human endeavor.

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Getting Faster Air & Ocean Freight Quotes With APIs… So You Win the Customer

GlobalTranz

“I need to get a quote to move three containers from the Port of Rotterdam to Port Miami. I’d like to have it by this evening if possible, or I may have to look elsewhere,” says the freight manager. The freight forwarder responds, “Sure, I can’t guarantee it, but let me get to work.” After.read More. The post Getting Faster Air & Ocean Freight Quotes With APIs… So You Win the Customer appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

Sustainability continues to be a hot topic within supply chain management. One area that has proven to be an uphill battle is the reduction of packaging waste for home deliveries. I actually wrote about this topic as one of my very first Logistics Viewpoints articles nearly six years ago. To this day, when I receive a package at my house, I am surprised at how much air and packaging materials are delivered.

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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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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (February 14, 2020)

Talking Logistics

I pick up my girlfriend at 4:00 am at her apartment. She doesn’t know where we’re going, but we’re heading north to Sedona, Arizona, about two hours away. We get there shortly after 6:00 am and I pull into a grocery store parking lot. It’s still dark, a bit chilly, and there’s nobody else there. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (February 14, 2020).

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Global Supply Chain News on Coronavirus Playing Havoc on Global Shipping

Supply Chain Digest

After Tariffs, another Reason to Rethink Over Reliance on China for Sourcing

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Ivalua Procurement Strategy and Analytics

ivalua

The post Ivalua Procurement Strategy and Analytics appeared first on Ivalua.

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Tracking Warehouse KPIs for Maximum Optimisation

20Cube Logistics

A warehouse is a world of its own, loaded with complex tasks, but in recent times, the inclusion of technology to all the areas of the warehouse makes the tasks easier with increased efficiency and productivity. The implementation of technology does not guarantee optimisation if performance is not measured round-the-clock to achieve consistent and estimated productivity levels.

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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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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up: 02/07/20 – 02/13/20

All Things Supply Chain

87% of US businesses in China expect coronavirus to impact revenues Companies are beginning to see the impact that the outbreak of the coronavirus in China is having on their…

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The “SIOPtimization” Supply Chain Solution for Aerospace Companies Feeling the Impact of the Boeing 737 Max Disruption

Maine Pointe

David Grasso, EVP Aviation, Aerospace & Defense, says some suppliers experiencing a slowdown would do well to use the time to re-evaluate and prepare themselves proactively by working to become more effective organizations.

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What happens in a startup year

Alloy

Twelve months can feel like two years at a successful startup —and that’s a good thing! The business moves so quickly, product enhancements happen at such a rapid pace, and new team members are added so regularly, it can be a whirlwind experience.

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We get lots of love letters!

Locus Robotics

E-commerce warehouses can be crazy busy – especially at holidays and special events. Adding helpful productivity tools and solutions can make it easier for workers to like their work. But how often do you hear workers tell you that they actually LOVE them? Actually, we hear it quite often! Locus Robotics autonomous robots break you out of the traditional follow cart process.

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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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Happy Valentine’s Day! ?? Happy Freight Shipping!

Freightera

Happy Valentine’s Day! It is a very special day here at Freightera because we believe in shipping with love. If you haven’t yet found a freight shipping solution that you actually love, give us a try. We’re so convinced you’ll love the experience, we’ll give you a promo code Valentines14, $14 of your first shipment valid until the end of March 2020.

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We get lots and lots of love letters!

Locus Robotics

E-commerce warehouses can be crazy busy – especially at holidays and special events. Adding helpful productivity tools and solutions makes it easier for workers to like their work. But how often do you hear workers tell you that they actually LOVE them? Actually, we hear it quite often: . Locus Robotics autonomous robots break you out of the traditional follow cart process.

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Functions of a Warehouse Management System – All You Need to Know

Vinculum

Technological advancements and digitally disruptive platforms are paving their way into most of the industries and redefining their functional aspects. The transportation and logistics management industry are no exception as it has witnessed a significant shift in terms of day-to-day operations. One of the key innovations that have transformed the logistics industry is the launch of warehouse management systems.

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Valentine’s Day and the Logistics of Love

Enterra Insights

Valentine’s Day is named after a Christian saint, who, according to the BBC, was willing to give up his life for the sake of love. They write, “The popular belief about St. Valentine is that he was a priest from Rome in the third century AD. Emperor Claudius II had banned marriage because he thought married men were bad soldiers. Valentine felt this was unfair, so he broke the rules and arranged marriages in secret.

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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 Roadmap to the Decade of Supply Chain

Requis

We believe that the 2020’s will truly become the Decade of Supply Chain. This will be the decade that supply chain managers will achieve the visibility they deserve within their organizations. There are so many signals pointing to a breakthrough year for supply chain: Increased emphasis on supply chain as a business differentiator. The rise of supply chain titles in the C-suite (Chief Supply Chain Officer, Chief Procurement Officer, etc.).