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The Supply Chain Can?t Stop: Mitigating Customer Stockouts (and Not Just of Toilet Paper)

Elementum

Restaurants are giving away toilet paper with to-go orders — even the coveted two-ply. Handsanitizer has become a black market item. Empty shelves are a familiar sight and it’s tempting to go to the grocery store as a way to gauge if we’re recovering from the severe demand and supply shock caused by COVID-19. This is our new normal. As much as we consumers have felt the pain of “out of stock”, our hospitals and first responders (like nurses, as highlighted by Linkedin) , have felt it even more i

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Why Supply Chain Agility Needs to be the Next Normal

Logistics Viewpoints

The rug has been pulled out from beneath us. Doing things the same way we’ve always done them will no longer serve us, so we can’t simply put it back in its place. In fact, the definition of pulling the rug out from underneath someone is that doing so causes their plans to fail, because they have little recourse or time to respond adequately. It’s a fitting metaphor for the world’s supply chains, which have […].

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Turn into a Prescriptive Analytics Expert

Prophetic Technology

Prescriptive Analytics turns you into a Strategic Business partner through the transformational-value of your business. Prescriptive Analytics nowadays has good market penetrations, and it is likely to extend even further by 2020.

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Retail Store Location Planning ? Creating Balance, Driving Profit

Logility

The fundamental challenge in retail is one of balance. More specifically, balancing the need to achieve the company’s fiscal objectives, execute effectively at the store level and satisfy customers. The sheer complexity of modern omni-channel retailing makes this difficult. Given how critical this balance is, I am amazed when I hear many retailers rely on a combination of spreadsheets and assumptions to drive the plan.

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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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Backorders and Their Effect on Supply Chain

SupplyPike

Learn about: The benefits of backorders The challenges of backorder processing The best ways to manage backorders in retail. Successful suppliers can still sell their products to customers even if they don’t have the inventory. To do so, they use backorders. Backordering is the process of giving your customers the facility of placing orders even when you have insufficient stock.

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Connecting the supply chain blocks with WMS

SnapFulfil

What has struck me most about COVID-19 so far is the rapid business response to the crisis. Brands are switching up their game plan and capitalizing on the e-commerce surge by going direct-to-consumer (D2C).

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Battered by Trade War and COVID-19, What’s Next for Southeast Asia?

Supply Chain Brain

In the face of plummeting external demand and supply-chain disruption throughout the region, insolvencies are expected to jump 25% this year.

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Avoiding Data Driven Disasters – Operations Management (OM) To The Rescue

Arkieva

If you are thinking “machine learning and AI” will save you from data disasters – think again as the pandemic behavior is playing havoc with machine learning models. Avoiding Data Driven Disasters – Operations Management (OM) To The Rescue was first posted on June 3, 2020 at 8:04 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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The Future of Drones is Now

Logistics Viewpoints

Over the last several years we have written about what the future of drones holds for supply chains. As technology has improved and regulations have eased, drones have increasingly made their way into the conversation around home delivery. However, there are still a number of obstacles to clear before this becomes a common option across the country.

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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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Supply Chain Leaders Prepare For The Long Haul. Caution: It Will Be Gray.

Supply Chain Shaman

When I was six, my mother volunteered me for a new polio vaccine trial. It was risky, but my determined mother took a chance. She believed in science and patted my shoulder reassuringly as I rolled up my sleeve. During my toddler years, polio fear gripped the nation. Mothers, anxious that children would catch the disease swimming, kept families secluded indoors in the sweltering heat in the days before air conditioning.

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Last Mile Cost Control: The Supply Chain’s Inevitable 2020 Problem

GlobalTranz

It appears new technology developments and advanced systems continue to push the boundaries of efficiency in logistics, but last mile savings remain elusive. And, last mile cost control is becoming more difficult for both urban and rural deliveries to consumers and business. According to Business Insider, “in rural areas, delivery points along a particular route.read More.

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Procurement Technology – What it can and can’t replace in a Manufacturer’s Journey Towards Supply Chain Resilience and Agility

ivalua

A review of the key elements in supplier management for manufacturers and how Source-to-Pay procurement technology can support the journey towards supply chain resilience and agility in times of crisis. As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts global supply chains, procurement organizations around the world are scrambling to react. There are many supply chain management lessons to learn from the Covid-19 crisis.

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Making A Difference: Capital Logistics, Echo Global Logistics, & Descartes

Talking Logistics

Today’s post is part of our “Making a Difference: Supply Chains for a Better Tomorrow” series that focuses on the supply chain capabilities that will separate the leaders from the laggards in the years to come. This episode features Greg Ackner, VP at Capital Logistics, Jay Gustafson, SVP of Marketplace Solutions at Echo Global Logistics, Read more Making A Difference: Capital Logistics, Echo Global Logistics, & Descartes.

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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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Quick Guide to Improving Fashion Supply Chain Management

Demand Solutions

The fashion industry is well known for being a tough business. With big companies like Forever 21 having solvency problems, it becomes apparent that any weakness in supply chain or demand forecasting can seriously hurt a fashion company. So what can be done about the fashion supply chain, and how can it be managed better? Here’s an overview of the issues, and how they can be helped.

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The Growing Role of AI in Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

In today’s world, it isn’t really all that hard to imagine how technology is going to continue to change our lives. What’s probably harder is imagining going back to a time before technology and trying to imagine yourself adjusting to that lifestyle. For many of us, not only is it hard to imagine, but it.read More. The post The Growing Role of AI in Supply Chain Management appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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New Ivalua Research Finds a Lack of Digitisation and Focus on Costs is Hindering Supplier Collaboration

ivalua

Significant opportunities to improve CSR performance, increase profitability and accelerate innovation linked to improving supplier collaboration. 3rd June, London, UK – Ivalua, a leading provider of global spend management cloud solutions, has announced the findings of a worldwide study of supply chain, procurement, sales and finance business leaders on the current state of collaboration in procurement.

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The Consumer-Direct Strategy Part 2: How to Strengthen Your Direct to Consumer Supply Chain

The Network Effect

The post The Consumer-Direct Strategy Part 2: How to Strengthen Your Direct to Consumer Supply Chain appeared first on The Network Effect.

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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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Editor’s Choice: Retailers: Is Your Transportation Strategy Ready for Peak Season?

Logistics Viewpoints

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This week, Logitsyx Technologies asks if retailers are ready for peak season. Peak season is always stressful for the retail industry, but the COVID-19 pandemic could create more issues than usual.

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How Automation is Providing Businesses with a Way to Move Forward

Kuebix

The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically altered the traditional business model. Companies looking to resume business are searching for ways to operate at a normal pace while maintaining new standards regarding cleanliness and social distancing. While wide-scale automation has always seemed like an inevitable part of the future, the pandemic is undoubtedly accelerating the push.

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How can OEMs Mitigate the Effect of an Economic Slowdown?

DELMIA Quintiq

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Returning Food and Beverage Manufacturing to a New Normal

QAD

This article was co-written by Cathy Fisher , founder and president at Quistem , a global expert in quality management systems. COVID-19 has disrupted manufacturing operations worldwide. The automotive industry was shut down and many other manufacturing sectors have been severely impacted. The food and beverage industry is no exception as manufacturers have been impacted in a number of areas.

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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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Marketers are Turning Attention to Generation Z

Enterra Insights

There’s a common belief that younger generations, especially teenagers, believe they are invincible. I’m not sure it’s invincibility they feel; more likely it’s possibility. Before them lies the future and all the choices they will have to make along life’s journey. The current coming-of-age generation is Generation Z (aka Gen Z).

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June 22, 2020 / 11:00 AM ESTAchieving Resilience in the Manufacturing Supply Chain – Research & Learnings from Leading Manufacturers

ivalua

The post June 22, 2020 / 11:00 AM EST<br>Achieving Resilience in the Manufacturing Supply Chain – Research & Learnings from Leading Manufacturers appeared first on Ivalua.

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Three Ways to Adapt Supply Chains in the Age of COVID-19

Supply Chain Brain

The best way to deal with volatile conditions is to know what’s happening in real time at the most vulnerable touchpoints of your supply chain.

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Returning Food and Beverage Manufacturing to a New Normal

QAD

This article was co-written by Cathy Fisher , founder and president at Quistem , a global expert in quality management systems. COVID-19 has disrupted manufacturing operations worldwide. The automotive industry was shut down and many other manufacturing sectors have been severely impacted. The food and beverage industry is no exception as manufacturers have been impacted in a number of areas.

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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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FedEx Follows UPS in Adding New Peak Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

COVID-19 continues to have far-reaching consequences for shippers. Throughout the pandemic, carriers have been adding and changing surcharges to cope with the disruptions to their networks. Last week, UPS announced a significant surcharge increase – not only for shipments to and from Asia but for domestic ones as well. This week, FedEx followed suit with similarly drastic surcharge increases that are sure to impact shippers of all sizes.

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Impact of COVID-19 in Supply Chains

DynaSys

The emergence of COVID – 19 impacts the foundations of the economy and society that we know. The supply chain is no different as we see the current global model falter. The appearance of the virus has burst with force impacting all the actors involved in the supply chain, in this article those elements that are most impacted will be highlighted.

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What Supply Chains Can Learn From Military Planners in Times of Crisis

Supply Chain Brain

This three-step process used by U.S. armed forces can identify, analyze and mitigate threats to an organization.

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