Sat.Sep 04, 2021 - Fri.Sep 10, 2021

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Retailers receiving inventories any which way they can

Cathy Roberson

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. While most retailers have assured analysts that there will be enough inventory during the holiday season, some are setting expectations early. “We feel good about the composition of our inventory.

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What are the risks of not making your supply chain sustainable?

Proxima

Businesses have been on the defense for the last 18 months, reacting to the challenges brought on by the pandemic. As we transition out, post-pandemic growth is high on the boardroom agenda and businesses are turning their attention to how to “build back better”. With this, sustainability is the topic on everyone’s lips, and whilst climate change is dominating the news agenda, there is also wider conversation taking place among senior business leaders.

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Supply Chain Modeling: What You Need to Know about AI, ML and ERP

Logility

When it comes to supply chain modeling, one size does not fit all, but all of them benefit from strides made in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). AI can solve problems like delays and disruptions with human-like ingenuity, while ML also imitates the human brain , using data and algorithms to learn and improve accuracy.

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Supply Chain Network Design to Support Long Term Growth at La-Z-Boy

AIMMS

The post Supply Chain Network Design to Support Long Term Growth at La-Z-Boy appeared first on AIMMS.

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Speeding Robotics Automation with AI

The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.

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Digital Transformation in Last Mile Delivery

Logistics Viewpoints

Before digital transformation revolutionized last mile delivery in grocery retail, one of my favorite activities was going to the supermarket with my family. Hand-picking items, pushing the shopping cart, driving home with the bags, and carrying them up the stairs was quite the Sunday afternoon activity. Fast-forward to the present day: we still shop together with my mom, but it has been a few years since we last went to a supermarket at all.

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How Can Your Business Achieve Economic Supply Chain Sustainability?

Logility

Anybody with a stake at any point along the supply chain will tell you that things can go wrong in a second. And when they do, every business suffers the effects. That’s why the importance of supply chain sustainability goes beyond going green, protecting the environment, and proving the business’s values. Economic supply chain sustainability helps companies save money while boosting their productivity.

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Will the Logistics Industry Finally Fully Embrace Supply Chain Technology?

Talking Logistics

Ocean carriers, freight forwarders and shippers are all trying to figure out when the current ocean shipping congestion will ease. Will it be easier to find containers for shipments after the Chinese New Year in February? Or will it continue through 2022? That may be up for debate, but it’s becoming increasingly apparent that driving. Read more Will the Logistics Industry Finally Fully Embrace Supply Chain Technology?

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FourKites Ocean Visibility: A Next Generation Solution

Logistics Viewpoints

When it comes to real-time visibility, the market is becoming more important and more robust than ever before. Billions of venture capital dollars of investment are being poured into companies that can integrate real-time visibility data with transportation to provide a more informed ETA for shippers and carriers. The need to know where products are, whether they are on the way to the warehouse, store, or customer, when there are delays, and alerts for these delays, is critical to ensure a posit

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RCCP versus MPS: How Are They Connected? Elixirs and the Wrong Question

Arkieva

A reasonable question supply chain folks often ask themselves is ‘What is the relationship between Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) and Master Production Scheduling (MPS)?’ However, this is the wrong question to ask oneself. This blog will address the transition from AS to central planning as best practices and demonstrate that with a firm’s due diligence they can make the transition successfully.

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Tail Inventory: The Silent Cost Driver You Shouldn't Ignore

Learn how centralizing slow-moving SKUs can help reduce fulfillment costs by $300M+ while boosting fulfillment efficiency.

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Are You Prepared For The Next Chip Shortage?

ToolsGroup

The worldwide chip shortage is bad and getting worse. Yet another aftershock of the COVID-19 pandemic, computer and hardware chips have been slow to recover amidst uncertain market conditions and a worldwide supply chain that was completely unprepared to deal with the impact. Severe supplier delays and material shortages have been felt on both the consumer and industry level – just ask any teenager still trying to get their hands on a PlayStation 5.

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Finding the Right Balance in Last-Mile Delivery

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published recently titled “Last-Mile Delivery: Finding the Right Balance.” The research, based on a survey of supply chain and logistics professionals conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by Locus, explores how technology can help companies achieve the right balance in last-mile delivery — that.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

It’s hard to believe it has been twenty years since the terrorist attacks on the US. In some ways it seems so long ago as so much has changed in the world. And in other ways, it feels like it was just yesterday. I can remember exactly where I was, how I heard about it, and how I went home to watch the news for the next few days straight. I don’t feel it is necessary for me to recount my thoughts and opinions of the tragedy on this platform.

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Customer Experience and the Human Touch

Enterra Insights

“Humans are inherently social,” declares Simon N. Young, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at McGill University in Montréal. “Given the importance of social interactions for humans, it is not surprising that most psychiatric disorders involve some disruption of normal social behavior.”[1] Over the past year-and-a-half, we have all experienced some level of disruption in our normal social behavior.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Top 16 Procurement KPIs – The Ultimate Guide

SCMDOJO

Nowadays, no one could deny that, businesses today expect procurement teams to drive value beyond cost savings. As a consequence, procurement leaders are constantly looking for ways in order to enhance their procurement process and make it more sustainable. However, they don’t want to form any decisions without the proper data. And so, they track an array of metrics such as KPIs.

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The Four Technologies Shaping Next-Gen Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

What will supply chains look like in the year 2030?

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (September 10, 2021)

Talking Logistics

Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Never forget. — In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Forget Finance. Supply-Chain Management Is the Pandemic Era’s Must-Have MBA Degree (Bloomberg) Push to Let Teens Drive Trucks Interstate Divides the Industry (WSJ – sub. req’d) Ikea is Buying Containers and Chartering Vessels (Maritime.

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Shipper Pain Points with Brad Forester

The Logistics of Logistics

Shipper Pain Points with Brad Forester. Brad Forester and Joe Lynch discuss the shipper pain points. Brad is the Founder of JBF Consulting , which specialize in freight technology – strategy, system integration, implementation and deployment. About Brad Forester. Brad Forester is the Founder and Managing Partner of JBF Consulting. Brad is a highly recognized senior supply chain leader with over 23 years of managing, designing, and implementing freight transport technology.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Logility Partners with PwC to Bring Latest Innovation in Supply Chain Technology and Services to Brazilian Market

Logility

Digital Supply Chain Platform provides foundation for industry’s only single platform to transform supply chain. ATLANTA – September 9, 2021 – Logility, Inc., a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, has partnered with PwC to bring the latest innovation in supply chain technology and services enabling digital transformation to strengthen its local Brazilian market presence.

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Global Worker Shortage, Brexit Drive Up Food Prices

Supply Chain Brain

Across the world, a dearth of workers is shaking up food supply chains.

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What Does the Census Mean for the Grocery Business?

Enterra Insights

Perhaps the biggest news generated by the latest census data was the fact that the “white” population decreased for the first time since such data has been collected. William H. Frey, a Senior Fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution observes, “The first release of race-ethnic statistics from the 2020 census makes plain that America’s ‘diversity explosion’ is continuing, albeit in the context of slower national growth, especially among

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Top 10 Tips to Effective Meetings in S&OP

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

The Enchange Supply Chain House ; the one-stop shop for the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence.

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Improve Life Cycle Planning for Consumer Packaged Goods

Logility

Successful products go through a predictable 5-stage life cycle from introduction to decline. It’s important for CPG companies to get the most from their products at every stage of that cycle. The product life cycle describes the process a product goes through from development to retirement. All businesses need to manage the product life cycle effectively if they want to be successful, but this is especially important for companies that deal with consumer packaged goods (CPG) products, such as c

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LogiSYM MENA 2021: The Imperfect Balance? Global Assets in a Constantly Shifting Supply Chain & Changing Landscape

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

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Johnson’s Brexit First Strategy Collides With Empty Shop Shelves

Supply Chain Brain

Boris Johnson’s reluctance to turn to the European Union to ease a supply chain crisis that has seen shelves in supermarkets run empty has highlighted his government’s priority: Brexit first.

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German Premium Automobile Manufacturer Deploys Dassault Systèmes’ Solution for Production Planning and Scheduling at E-Drive Production Sites in Europe

DELMIA Quintiq

Rollout of Dassault Systèmes’ DELMIA Quintiq applications completed at BMW Group’s E-Drive production sites in Dingolfing, Leipzig and Regensburg, the first deployments in plants across Germany To better master the rapid evolution and perturbations of the complex automotive components production supply chain, Dassault Systèmes aims to empower better, faster decisions to improve manufacturing’s key performance indicators The DELMIA Quintiq environment synchronizes demand from vehicle plants for c

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Revolutionizing Hiring: Remote-Insourcing That Slashes Turnover & Training Costs!

What is Remote-Insourcing? Sounds like an oxymoron, right? Not anymore. Remote-Insourcing isn’t outsourcing—it’s a revolutionary staffing model that lets our clients fill key entry-level positions with top-tier, loyal, long-term talent, integrated seamlessly into their businesses—just like local employees but without the turnover or W2 HR hassles. With under 4% unwanted attrition, you train once and keep the same team for years.

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French cyberattack compromises details of 8,700 visa applicants

IT Supply Chain

By Ronnen Brunner (pictured). VP of EMEA, ExtraHop. The post French cyberattack compromises details of 8,700 visa applicants appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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LogiSYM MENA 2021: Shaping the Future with Digital Supply Chains to Enable Expansion of Manufacturing in the Region

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

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Intel Will Invest Up to $95 Billion in European Chip-Making

Supply Chain Brain

Intel is investing heavily in efforts to expand and reset global semiconductor supply chains.

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