Tue.Mar 07, 2023

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When Execution Meets Visibility

Talking Logistics

It’s time to think beyond appointments. While improved appointment scheduling for the gate and warehouse is a worthy application of real-time transportation visibility data, estimated time of arrival (ETA) knowledge alone isn’t sufficient to meaningfully improve your operations and their efficiency or reduce operational costs at your facility. Visibility data for appointments and gate-in/gate-out events.

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Supply Chain Optimization Technology for ESG Compliance

AIMMS

The post Supply Chain Optimization Technology for ESG Compliance appeared first on AIMMS.

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The Top 3 Takeaways from EuroShop 2023

ToolsGroup

EuroShop 2023 has closed a successful five days of exhibitions and networking in Düsseldorf, Germany. Attended by an international audience of over 81,000 visitors, the event highlighted the latest retail innovations and boasted best-practice keynotes and presentations on timely and crucial industry strategies. Here are the three key takeaways on retailers’ minds. 1.

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Augmented Reality: A Game Changer for the Logistics of the Future

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

REGISTER NOW Augmented Reality: A Game Changer for the Logistics of the Future Synopsis: At this exclusive event, discover how Augmented Reality solutions running on smart glasses and other can help tackle warehouse challenges and optimize your logistics processes. We will also be sharing key customer use-cases which had benefited from using TeamViewer Frontline and how it was a game changer in their warehouse management.

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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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ToolsGroup Announces Significant Enhancements To SO99+ For Improved Supply Planning

ToolsGroup

Version 8.60 of the ToolsGroup supply chain planning solution enables supply chain teams to make informed decisions faster BOSTON — March 7, 2023 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, has announced the latest version of its Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+) software, adding new dynamic planning capabilities and modularization to SO99+ and enhancing existing supply planning functionalities.

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Toys & Games Brands: Choosing the Right 3PL For Retail Deliveries

Zipline Logistics

Did you know…? In 2022, the global toys & games industry reached a value of $109.3 Billion. This industry includes segments such as dolls, toy cars, plush toys, construction sets, and board games. Top manufacturers of toys & games by revenue include Hasbro, The Lego Group, LeapFrog Enterprises, MGA Entertainment, and Vivid Imaginations.

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Payment Fraud in eCommerce: The Role of Payment Gateways & Processors

IT Supply Chain

By Moyofade Ipadeola (pictured) Content Strategist, UX Writer & Editor The post Payment Fraud in eCommerce: The Role of Payment Gateways & Processors appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Tesla’s Master Plan 3 and Its Implications for the Auto Industry

QAD

Tesla unveiled their “Master Plan 3” on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at their investor day. By “investor,” they meant stakeholders in planet Earth. What was shared were not small ideas. The Big Idea The announcement tied out to Tesla’s mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. They delivered a viable plan to do this by 2050.

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How Would You Explain Supply Chain to Your Grandmother?

BlueYonder

My grandma recently asked me to explain what is supply chain, and this is how our conversation went Granny: Tell me, my boy, explain to me again what you do at work? Me : I work in supply chain. Granny : What, chain? ??: Supply chain, Granny. A supply chain is a term that describes all the processes from suppliers to customers. This includes planning, sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, and delivery of products or services from the point of origin to destinations.

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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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Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Tips

Logistics Bureau

Supplier Relationship Management is so important and yet many organisations are not good at it. What things do people get wrong with SRM? Let ‘s learn from Trent as he provides us with some helpful SR M tips.

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Advice to Tackle Supply Chain Volatility: It’s Time to Ditch Outdated Tech

John Galt

Explore ways to get more tactical in your planning and mature your supply planning capabilities to remain competitive in a fast-evolving marketplace.

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o9 Solutions Ranks No. 92 on Inc. Magazine’s List of the Southwest Region’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

o9 Solutions

DALLAS, March 7th, 2023 – o9 Solutions, a leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making, today announced it has made the fourth annual Inc. 5000 Regionals Southwest list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies based in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. It’s the third consecutive year that o9 solutions has made the Inc.

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Supply Chain Volatility Indexes Moderate in February

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights two February 2023 published indexes of supply chain volatility both reflecting moderation of disruption and higher logistics costs. This commentary provides a follow on to our published highlights of February’s global wide PMI activity levels. GSPI Index Returns to Normalcy The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Global Supply Chain Pressures Index (GSPI) compiles 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Supply Chain News on Logistics Hall of Fame Inducts Two Pallet Pioneers as New Members

Supply Chain Digest

Most Members are European, but Fair Share of Americans, including this Years George Raymond and Past Honorees such as Bezos, Smith and Clark

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5 Hospital Pharmacy Supply Chain Myths Dispelled

Tecsys

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Supply Chain News onCarrier ArcBest Corp. Hopes to Change Market Dynamics with Automation for Trailer Loading and Unloading

Supply Chain Digest

New Movable Racking System Reduces Times from 45 minutes to Less than 5, Company Claims

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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023

Enterra Insights

Back in 1971, the late Helen Reddy had a smash hit with the song “I Am Woman.” The opening lyrics to that song read, “I am woman, hear me roar in numbers too big to ignore. And I know too much to go back an’ pretend. ‘Cause I’ve heard it all before and I’ve been down there on the floor. And no one’s ever gonna keep me down again.” The song became a feminist anthem and, sadly, was more aspirational than factual.

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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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Fulfillment Processes: Advice for Growing Companies from IZBA’s Jennifer Polce

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

The Unboxing Fulfillment podcast recently hosted Jennifer Polce, the Director of Consulting at IZBA Consulting, for a discussion about the operations challenges related to rapid sales growth. Listen to the episode or read her key takeaways below. The IZBA client roster includes many B2C brands who have experienced tremendous growth streaks. Here are Jennifer’s top five tips for ecommerce companies who are managing sudden growth – or who just want to be ready to manage it when their time comes.

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Best Buy Disappoints With Sales Outlook as Consumers Retreat

Supply Chain Brain

The sober forecast echoes the outlooks of Walmart Inc., Target Corp. and Home Depot Inc., which all emphasized uncertainty around consumer spending and the U.S. economy.

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Synergy to unveil future of warehouse orchestration at ProMat

SnapFulfil

The experts behind leading edge cloud-based WMS software, SnapFulfil, are launching their latest breakthrough tech solution at ProMat 2023.

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Reshoring & Reuse: How Circular Manufacturing Can Drive Value for Business and Surrounding Communities

Supply Chain Brain

Rooted in three core principles of social responsibility, environmental regeneration, and economic success, circular manufacturing is not just theory anymore.

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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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TMS RFP Questions to Be Sure and Ask

MercuryGate

Selecting the right TMS can be a massive undertaking for an organization. Whether your company is implementing a TMS for the first time or seeking more functionality over an existing system, the process starts with your TMS RFP. This article presents the first steps toward soliciting proposals from TMS providers, as well as a template for TMS RFP questions to consider during evaluations.

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Watch: Automated Decision-Making in the Warehouse

Supply Chain Brain

Seth Patin, chief executive officer and founder of LogistiVIEW, describes the role that technology is playing in improving the way that warehouses respond to customer demand.

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JAGGAER addresses leading MENA oil and gas companies by showcasing how the industry could make billion-dollar savings

Jaggaer

The post JAGGAER addresses leading MENA oil and gas companies by showcasing how the industry could make billion-dollar savings appeared first on JAGGAER.

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JetBlue’s $3.8 Billion Spirit Deal Challenged in DOJ Antitrust Suit

Supply Chain Brain

The deal would remake Spirit in the mold of JetBlue, eliminating the largest of the country’s ultra-discount carriers that are favored by the most price-conscious travelers.

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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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Transactional Process Improvement Kaizen and its Impact on Supply Chain Operations

SCMDOJO

If you are an avid SCMDOJO Blog reader, the word ‘ Kaizen’ would be a familiar term for you. But in case you haven’t come across it yet, let us briefly touch on what it is and its concept regarding supply chain management and what Transactional Process Improvement Kaizen really is. Kaizen is a Japanese term that means “continuous improvement.” It’s a mechanism used to eliminate waste in lean manufacturing principles.

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Starbucks CEO to Testify Before Senate Over Opposition to Stores Unionizing

Supply Chain Brain

Nine decisions by NLRB administrative law judges so far have found Starbucks violated the National Labor Relations Act, and 22 Starbucks workers been ordered reinstated.

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7 Steps to Weatherproof Your Supply Chain for Extreme Weather

Resilinc

What a winter it’s been! The US has seen extreme storms from coast to coast (yes, even in typically sunny California ), proving that you can’t predict the weather. In February alone, there were multiple winter storms. In fact, on February 21 st , Resilinc tracked three, separate winter storm warnings for the Southwest, Northern Great Lakes, and Parts of New England — across all these regions over 45,000 supplier sites were potentially impacted by the weather!