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Pandemic Response – Can we use it as an opportunity to upskill?

Procurement Academy

Companies around the world are grappling with how to deal with a potential Coronavirus outbreak. Here’s what they’re doing, and how it could affect their workers – various organizations have already taken precautions like restricting travel to affected countries or big international conferences. Some employees have been asked to stay home because they visited a… The post Pandemic Response – Can we use it as an opportunity to upskill?

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What Is an Inventory Management System & Its Role in Omnichannel Fulfillment?

GlobalTranz

Supply chain leaders often interchangeably refer to both a warehouse management system and an inventory management system as one and the same. However, systems used to manage inventory refer to the combination of technology, including hardware and software, for the following: Product identification Product matching to orders Data analysis Product labeling and management Documentation Reporting The use.read More.

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Five ways a Virtual Twin Can Benefit an Airport

DELMIA Quintiq

Part 2 of a 3-Part Series on Airports by Isaac Benzaquen and Jerry Schwinghammer. Tomorrow’s airport cannot be achieved with yesterday’s solutions. With today’s old airport technology, the challenges will be difficult to overcome. In all the pressures an airport is experiencing it is important to see these challenges as an opportunity to significantly change for the better.

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Help Supply Chain Planners Be More Successful In These Uncertain Times

Supply Chain Shaman

As I flew to Dallas, I worked on this post. Before boarding the plane, I watched a traveler pull a diet Coke from the bin and thought about the struggle to source sweetener with the rise of COV-19. As I poured the dog food into the bowl for my pups, I wondered if I was going to have to switch kibble due to the looming issues of sourcing taurine—a health additive in many pet foods.

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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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Your Guide to Production planning and control in manufacturing

River Logic

A production planning and control definition has two elements:

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How Technology Helps Freight Brokers Remain Competitive in the Market

Talking Logistics

Technology is playing a growing role across the transportation management landscape, especially in the third-party logistics (3PL) and freight brokerage markets. On the one hand, you can argue that technology is disrupting the status quo. On the other hand, you can argue that it’s helping to level the playing field. How is technology helping brokers, Read more How Technology Helps Freight Brokers Remain Competitive in the Market.

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Dock Scheduling: How to Build a Winning Business Case

C3 Solutions

The business case for dock scheduling software will make or break C-Suite approval for the investment. Unfortunately, the rise of thousands of software vendors and the proliferation of random information on the internet leaves CFOs suspicious of any new system. At the same time, CFOs have a responsibility to improve cost management and save the business money, and dock scheduling software is in the perfect position to achieve these results.

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Modern Supply Chain Analytics: Are You Keeping Up?

River Logic

According to Supply Chain Digital Magazine, many manufacturers are falling behind with more than two-thirds of them being unable to provide data-driven analytical information to support their business decisions.

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Trends in Last-Mile for 2020

GlobalTranz

Take a moment to think about the state of last-mile logistics in the last year. An argument does exist for the continued support of last-mile innovation and a relentless push to build better customer experiences within the final mile. Unfortunately, supply chain professionals can get so wrapped up in the logistics of the final mile,read More. The post Trends in Last-Mile for 2020 appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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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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Start Planning for the Coronavirus Now! 20 Things to Keep in Mind

Logistics Viewpoints

Start making your contingency plans for coronavirus immediately. Here are 20 things to keep in mind. The post Start Planning for the Coronavirus Now! 20 Things to Keep in Mind appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Covid-19 (Coronavirus): Where do we go from here?

Logility

Everyone is working hard to figure out how to stay safe, what is going on, how to minimize the impact to our personal lives and the companies we work for, and to plan for the future. Over the last few weeks, I have spoken with several of our customers as well as industry analysts from ChainLink Research, Gartner and IDC to gain some additional perspective on how the supply chain is coping with this quickly escalating risk.

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The Coronavirus and the Supply Chain

The Network Effect

The post The Coronavirus and the Supply Chain appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Inbound Freight Trends for 2020: A Commitment to Improving Vendor Relations

GlobalTranz

The leading inbound freight trends for 2020 reveal a stronger push to improve inbound logistics efficiency and lower barriers to inventory management stress. Shippers that take time to understand these trends can position their organizations for success. 1. Strategic Partnerships With Suppliers Will Dominate the Industry With the coronavirus well entrenched in supply chain disruption,read More.

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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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Logistics Technology Market Forecasting Under Uncertainty

Logistics Viewpoints

The current coronavirus outbreak is an example of an economic shock that elevates uncertainty and complicates forecasting. ARC European analysts Florian Güldner and David Humphrey conducted a thorough scenario analysis on the potential impact of the corona virus on automation markets and supply chains. This analysis provides a useful framework for. The post Logistics Technology Market Forecasting Under Uncertainty appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Robots are Shaping the Future of Warehouse Operations

Kuebix

Artificial intelligence, virtual reality and robotics have all become hot topics when it comes to the future of the supply chain. Advanced robotics are already being utilized in warehouses around the world. As robots continue to prove themselves through real-life applications, this field of technology is on course to solidify its presence in warehousing.

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Coronavirus Creates Opportunity for Healthy Supply Chain Correction

Talking Logistics

Every day, the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve. Thousands of lives worldwide have been disrupted, and there’s no way to measure the human toll. Alongside that is the incredibly difficult task of measuring supply chain effects throughout the rest of the year. Manufacturers, distributors and retailers are trying to understand what this will mean for.

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[PODCAST] Case Study: How Freight Tech Innovation Provided Efficiency & Reduced Freight Costs

GlobalTranz

Listen to “Case Study_How Freight Tech Innovation Provided Efficiency & Reduced Freight Costs” on Spreaker. Freight & Logistics Technology Resources 2020 Strategic Freight Management Trends Download White Paper An Introduction to Blockchain and Its Potential Benefits and Drawbacks in Supply Chain Management Download White Paper Revenue Growth At The Hand Of Improved Digital Supply Chains.read More.

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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 Trends You Need to Pay Attention To In 2020

Demand Solutions

2020 has been a wild year for supply chains all around. With all of the changes and global shocks, it’s important to pay attention to what’s going on in order to help prepare your business for the future. Here are some trends to pay attention to in 2020. Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain Planning. Artificial intelligence has been a big buzzword in business circles for several years now, and it gets more powerful every day.

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5 Ways Blockchain is Changing the Automotive Industry

QAD

Blockchain, a technology famous for its application in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, is being explored by automakers as a way to improve security in increasingly connected vehicles. As the average car gets closer to being fully connected, electric, and/or autonomous , there will be a corresponding increase in the need for a more evolved database to match – and blockchain is shaping up to be the answer.

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Supply Chain Risks Beyond the Coronavirus

Enterra Insights

The sudden and widespread onset of the coronavirus affected the global economy and global supply chains in significant ways. Whether you quote Robert Burns (“The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry”) or John Lennon (“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans”), people understand life finds a way of getting our attention.

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WMS Benefits: 10 Benefits Of Choosing the Correct WMS

GlobalTranz

Finding the correct warehouse management system (WMS) for your operation must be based on assumptions about the specific industry. Even though Walmart and Amazon have found paths that work for them, these paths may not translate into feasible strategies for your organization. However, the right WMS will provide key benefits to the warehouse, workforce, transportation.read More.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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Safety Stock for Raw Materials – A view from the trenches and importance of community intelligence

Arkieva

A common question is how to best manage safety stock for critical raw materials that are critical to the production of the exit product. Safety Stock for Raw Materials – A view from the trenches and importance of community intelligence was first posted on March 10, 2020 at 9:20 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Doing Business in Switzerland

QAD

The Swiss Confederation became independent from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. A constitutional government replaced the Confederation in 1874. Switzerland has a history of neutrality and was not involved in either of the two world wars, but it has continued to strengthen ties with other countries. Although the country is a UN member, and became a member of NATO in 2002, it retains its commitment to neutrality.

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Developing an Impactful RFP Process

Americold

We asked our Proposal Manager, Iesha Jenkins, to share some of her BDPs for developing a first class RFP process - read on to find out more. Benefits of a Request For Proposal (RFP). Developing trustworthy relationships with your vendors will ensure a true, mutually beneficial partnership where you both win. Your vendor will support you with the services you need and you’ll pay a fair price for them.

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Plastic-free, recyclable or reusable? How to choose sustainable packaging for beauty products

Provenance

Shoppers now expect brands to offer environmentally-friendly packaging, but choosing between all the options can be overwhelming. Here we’ll show you how best to navigate the right approach for your brand. ?? Want to learn how you can stand out in the beauty industry through communicating your sustainable choices? Join our webinar on 18th March 2020.

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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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When crisis hits: Use real-time visibility to continuously optimize supply

Alloy

Black Swan events are by their nature, impossible to predict, and thus horribly difficult and expensive to defend against. To credibly prepare against every possible scenario, you would need to take a very wide range of precautions. Unfortunately, these “rare occurrences” also seem to be happening with greater frequency, and their impacts much more far-reaching.

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Three Sisters, my Wife, and a Nun….

BlueYonder

In recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8, Mark Nordick, senior vice president, customer success at Blue Yonder, writes about the most impactful woman in his life and the lessons he’s learned and applied to his life and career. I was born in Omaha, Nebraska and spent the first 14 years of my life there. I have three sisters and grew up with a caring mother and father.

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Sales and Operations Planning - What You Need to Know

crisp

If your goal is to deliver a top-quality product, an exceptional customer experience, and forecast accuracy, sales and operation planning is an essential undertaking. In the effort to achieve these goals, every process needs to be fine-tuned to ensure each link in the supply chain is meticulously executed.