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The New “Survival of the Fittest” for Supply Chain Management

IT Supply Chain

By Angel Mendez (pictured). Executive Chairman of LevaData. The post The New “Survival of the Fittest” for Supply Chain Management appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain: Cash or Trash with Seth Page

The Logistics of Logistics

Supply Chain: Cash or Trash with Seth Page. Seth Page and Joe Lynch discuss supply chain: cash or trash. Seth is the COO of ThroughPut.ai , an artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain pioneer that enables companies to detect, prioritize and alleviate dynamic operational bottlenecks in real-time. Webinar – Demand Planning in VUCA Times with Ali Raza.

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The Next Evolution in Supply Chain Technology

Talking Logistics

The 21st Century has seen tremendous innovation in supply chain technology driven by the internet, web services, mobile technologies, GPS, cloud computing, and so many other developments. What is the next evolution in supply chain technology? What factors are driving it and why is this important for supply chain professionals? Those are the main questions.

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How electronics manufacturers can use ERP to address industry challenges

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The electronics industry has experienced dramatic changes on the customer and supplier side in the last 18 months – from sudden purchasing changes by customers to shortages of parts and components from suppliers. Given the radical changes of the pandemic, one strategic question electronics manufacturers should be asking themselves is whether they are prepared for further changes in the coming five to ten years.

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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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Supplier Management: An Important Piece of Your Digital Transformation Puzzle

Talking Logistics

One of the things that makes supply chain management so complex and challenging is that there are so many dimensions to it. One of those dimensions is inbound logistics and supplier management, which often doesn’t get as much attention as the outbound side. What are the main challenges companies face with supplier management and the. Read more Supplier Management: An Important Piece of Your Digital Transformation Puzzle.

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A Resilient Digital Supply Chain - The Key to Keeping Global Businesses Going and Growing

Supply Chain Brain

As we’ve learned in the last year, any disruption – big or small – across the network of suppliers can create a huge disruption for a business. J oin SAP to learn the 5 key requirements and tenants of developing and implementing a Resilient Digital Supply chain in your organization.

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The Top Hurdles to Implementing Supply Chain Visibility – And How to Make the Leap

IT Supply Chain

By Sophia Shats (pictured). VP Global Marketing at MPO. The post The Top Hurdles to Implementing Supply Chain Visibility – And How to Make the Leap appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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How Military Service Helped Me See Beyond Assumptions — and Embrace Differences

BlueYonder

One day in early 2003, I was driving to my job at a local sandwich spot in Richmond, Virginia, when my truck decided to give out. To be fair, this wasn’t the first time it had left me stranded on the side of the road so I couldn’t be that mad about it. I called my boss to explain the situation and ask for a ride to the store. As I stood on the shoulder of I-64 waiting for him to pick me up, I had time to think about how I’d spent the almost two years since graduating high schoo

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Money talks: Warehouse Work Vs the NHS & care sector

IT Supply Chain

By Axel Schmidt (pictured). Senior Communications Manager, ProGlove. The post Money talks: Warehouse Work Vs the NHS & care sector 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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Returns Costs Increase Due to Congestion and Constraints in Supply Chains

Cathy Roberson

Raise your hand if you’ve ever ordered two pair of shoes in different sizes knowing full well that you were going to return one of the pairs. Maybe it’s a dress, pants or shirt, regardless, most of us have done this thanks to the ease of online ordering and relaxed returns policies. What happens to those returned items depends on the business.

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Lessons from top Supply Chain leaders in 2021

Prophetic Technology

For many Supply Chain leaders, 2021 and the ongoing pandemic have signified a struggle with the health crisis and the unavailability of workers, raw material, severe weather incidents, facility fires, transportation disruption, and lack of finish off goods.

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Strategies for optimizing the financial supply chain

Taulia

A confluence of high volatility, technology-led innovation and hyper-competitive market conditions has accelerated the rate of change in business. Download this whitepaper to discover how: Leading organizations look to improve working capital by optimizing their financial supply chain, using the same rigor they apply to streamlining their physical supply chain The financial supply chain presents an opportunity to deliver value beyond process efficiency and cost savings by allowing companies to t

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Do Shopping Trends Drive Singles’ Day Sales?

Locus

The first event that comes to mind when we speak of global shopping events is, easily, Black Friday. But few know that there is a shopping event even bigger than that. International Singles’ Day, also known as Double 11, or 11.11 or Bachelor’s Day is currently the single largest event in the world—over double the size Black Friday and Cyber Monday put together.

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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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What is Supply Chain Strategy? Developing and Optimizing Your Supply Chain Network

EnVista

Companies today are challenged with finding ways to enable their global supply chains to provide their customers with the right amount of product, in the right place, and at the right time, inefficient, flexible and cost-conscious manners.

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RGD Startup – E2E Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Management and Analytics

The Rapid Grocery Delivery (RGD) startup achieved End-to-end integrated dark store replenishment and purchase order planning using Solvoyo's platform. The post RGD Startup – E2E Supply Chain Planning appeared first on Solvoyo.

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The Future of Digital Supply Chains

DynaSys

By 2025, more than 50% of supply chain organizations will have a technology leadership role reporting directly to the chief supply chain officer. ( Gartner’s survey, February 2021 ) This percentage will rise with the progression of digital supply chain initiatives. We then look at the future of digital supply chains transformation… Today, more than ever, it is a strategic imperative for supply chain organizations to wonder ‘What will be the Future of Digital Supply Chains?’.

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Walmart First to Deliver Driverless Middle Mile

Multichannel Merchant

This week, Walmart claimed a first by announcing it had been doing driverless runs between a dark store and one of its retail outlets in its hometown of Bentonville, AR, since August, courtesy of technology partner Gatik which powers the driverless box trucks. Walmart said in a release the driverless trucks are running “consistent, repeated delivery runs multiple times per day, seven days per week on public roads.”.

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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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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Nov. 11, 2021

Supply Chain Digest

Inflation and Meatflation Soaring. Maersk Line Acquires US Fulfillment 3PL. Where is the Infrastructure Bill Money Going.

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GXO Logistics Tips the Scales with Technology Investments

Logistics Viewpoints

GXO Logistics recently briefed Logistics Viewpoints ( ARC ) on its recent operating progress and its formula for success. I was familiar with GXO as the former logistics segment of XPO and knew about select examples of its warehouse automation investments. But I was not well-informed on the breadth and depth of the company’s warehouse technology investments or the overarching technology strategy.

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Couch Report on Gartner Supply Chain Supply Chain Symposium 2021 Part 3

Supply Chain Digest

Summary of Breakout Sessions on WMS, TMS and Inventory Management Excellence

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Ivalua Partners with OMNIA Partners, a leading Group Purchasing Organization (GPO), to Boost the Purchasing Power of Organizations

ivalua

Enabling instant leverage across numerous categories and the ability to capture more savings, faster. Redwood City, CA – October 2021 – Ivalua , a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions today announced an alliance with OMNIA Partners, a leading group purchasing organization to bring more purchasing power to customers of Ivalua, by enabling access to pre-negotiated contracts directly through Ivalua’s platform to achieve greater and faster savings on indirect and direct categories.

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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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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on New Direct to Consumer Operating Metrics

Supply Chain Digest

New Operating Model Needs New Set of Supply Chain KPIs

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Procurement Must Shift gears to Meet C-Level’s Rising Expectations

ivalua

The post Procurement Must Shift gears to Meet C-Level’s Rising Expectations appeared first on Ivalua.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Stock Report for Week Ending November 12, 2021

Supply Chain Digest

See who was up and who was down

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Building a Business Case for Procurement Transformation

ivalua

The post Building a Business Case for Procurement Transformation appeared first on Ivalua.

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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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Zero-Carbon Shipping Plan Targets Container, Iron Ore Routes

Supply Chain Brain

The Clydebank Declaration on green shipping was unveiled Wednesday at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, and signed by 19 nations including the U.S., U.K., Japan, France and Germany.

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Special recognition for Synergy leader

SnapFulfil

Synergy Logistics’ Head of Software Development has been nominated for a prestigious award for impact in ICT, while fostering diversity, inclusion and belonging.

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Lytica Launches New Trends Plug-In to Maximize Component Supplier Relationships

Supply Chain Brain

Lytica Inc., a provider of electronic component spend analytics and risk intelligence using real customer data, announced the launch of the Trends plug-in for its SupplyLens Pro platform.

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