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What do a YouTube video and Operational Intelligence have in common?

Axway

In 2011, DoSomething.org, a non-profit organization, posted a video on YouTube featuring celebrities asking young people to donate used sports equipment to youth in need. That video was viewed by 1.5 million people. Success, you might think?

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Why does Procurement buy anything? Let your organisation do the buying with Catalogues.

Claritum

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Contents. 1. Introduction. 2. Effective procurement and how people can influence success. 3. What can Procurement do with Catalogues. 4. Online Catalogues offer many advantages. 5. Summary. 1 Introduction. We have come a long way since Aldus Manutius of Venice published the very first catalogue in 1498: a catalogue of the books that he was printing.

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3 Ways to Make Sense of Circular Economy

EcoVadis

Consumers across the world are becoming increasingly sensitive to issues surrounding plastic pollution. Initiatives calling for reduced use of plastic or cleaning out the oceans are becoming more and more common, while manufacturers are pledging to use more recyclable packing and popular supermarket chains are committing to put a stop to all non-recyclable plastic.

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How Exception Automation and TMS Streamlines the Dock

GlobalTranz

When a process occurs that does not fall within the rules and workflows within a TMS, the process is known as an exception. Unfortunately, the increasing complexity of supply chains and inbound freight management will likely continue to force exceptions in established workflows. In the past, someone had to intervene and handle the exception, but.read More.

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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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Another Way to Transform the Customer Experience

Talking Logistics

We just finished our conference, Descartes Evolution 2019, where the theme was Transforming the Customer Experience. I reflected on a session where our customer explained how they were transforming the customer experience in a unique way in logistics: by extending the planning horizon. The retailer significantly improved its ability to complete repairs on the first visit, and correspondingly cut overall response time, by providing better schedule visibility to technicians in advance of actual se

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Examining LogiPharma 2019 – Top 3 symptoms you caught the life sciences supply chain bug

Kinaxis

by Bill DuBois. With LogiPharma 2019 in the books, a big congratulations goes out to all the organizers, speakers, vendors and attendees for a successful event. LogiPharma 2019 featured a strong lineup of speakers and life sciences supply chain industry experts who delivered valuable and relevant content, spurring attendees to participate with passion while host (and former Premiership Rugby match official) David Kurk injected a good dose of energy and humor to keep things moving.

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High-Tech Inbound Freight Management: Managing a Cybersecurity Crisis

GlobalTranz

Cybersecurity is not a new topic in today’s world of supply chain management, but shippers often overlook the cybersecurity issues that exist with high-tech inbound freight management. Even if a shipper does everything right and checks all cybersecurity measures, it is possible for suppliers and vendors to introduce an element of criminal activity and maliciousness.read More.

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ToolsGroup to Take the Stage with Lennox at American Supply Chain Summit

ToolsGroup

Lennox to Highlight How It Worked with ToolsGroup to Transform to Service-Driven Supply Chain Planning. BOSTON (April 17, 2019) – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, today shared it will exhibit and present at the American Supply Chain Summit 2019 , taking place April 25-26 in Dallas. The American Supply Chain Summit is a leadership focused meeting designed around improving supply chain and procurement strategies across the globe.

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A Look at Some of the Biggest Trends in Shipping and Logistics

Shipchain

Nowadays, evolving technology can dramatically change the way society functions. I can still remember my very first cellphone. The most high-tech things it could do were make phone calls and send text messages, all hand-crafted in T9 of course. Fast forward fifteen years and now my cellphone also doubles as my HD camera, portable music device, library, fitness tracker, and of course, my means to call and text.

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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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Supply Chain Cyber Attacks: How Prepared Are You?

Talking Logistics

Norwegian aluminum maker Norsk Hydro was the latest company to fall victim to a cyber attack. On March 19 the company “halted some of its production and switched other units to manual operation after hackers blocked its systems with ransomware,” as reported by Reuters. After several weeks of running operations in manual mode, the company reported last week that “most operations are back to normal or near normal levels.

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How to Maximize WMS to Increase E-Commerce ROI

GlobalTranz

A key issue that comes to the forefront of any discussion on handling e-commerce demand will always involve warehouse management system (WMS) or other supply chain system upgrades. System upgrades are a terrific way to enhance productivity, increase efficiency, and provide real benefits to workers and stakeholders. Unfortunately, merely implementing a WMS itself is not.read More.

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Omnichannel Operations Benefit from Cognitive Computing

Enterra Insights

Gone are the days when a consumer decides they need something and their only choice is to head to the store to buy it. Even when a consumer concludes making an in-store purchase is their best option, they are likely to have used their smartphone to search for other options or to compare prices. The digital path to purchase is becoming the norm for many consumers and both retailers and manufacturers are taking notice.

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Is Direct to Consumer (D2C) the biggest disruptor for 2019?

TradeGecko

The traditional supply chain consists of four or five entities: supplier, manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, and consumer. With the advent of eCommerce and globalized retail, however, more customer-facing businesses are cutting out the middlemen by turning to a Direct to Consumer (D2C) model where they manage every aspect of the supply chain – from manufacturing to distribution, marketing, and fulfillment.

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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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The Future of Ocean Data Sharing and Visibility

Talking Logistics

Over the past few years there have been many advancements in freight visibility technology, particularly in trucking. Those advancements are now making their way into other modes of transportation, including ocean transport. What factors are driving this trend? How are these advancements improving the way data is shared in ocean transportation? How are companies leveraging enhanced visibility to deliver business benefits?

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TMS for Inbound Logistics: The Top 10 Benefits

GlobalTranz

Using a TMS for inbound logistics is an excellent way to restore confidence within inbound supply chains and gain visibility into their associated processes and actions. Deploying a TMS for inbound logistics offers 10 unique benefits that shippers need to understand. 1. TMS for Inbound Logistics Saves Money Transportation management accounts for 50 percent of.read More.

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Industry 4.0: The Slow Revolution, Part 2

Enterra Insights

The late Emma Goldman, a twentieth century anarchist and political activist, once stated, “If I can’t dance to it, it’s not my revolution.” The latest industrial revolution, labeled Industry 4.0, is a revolutionary dance many manufacturers have yet to join. Many analysts believe manufacturers need to start dancing if they are going to survive and thrive in the digital age.

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Is Direct to Consumer (D2C) the biggest disruptor for 2019?

TradeGecko

The traditional supply chain consists of four or five entities: supplier, manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, and consumer. With the advent of eCommerce and globalized retail, however, more customer-facing businesses are cutting out the middlemen by turning to a Direct to Consumer (D2C) model where they manage every aspect of the supply chain – from manufacturing to distribution, marketing, and fulfillment.

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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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Enabling the Network Effect in Transportation Management [eBook]

Kuebix

According to Adrian Gonzalez, President of Adelante, SCM, Supply Chain Operating Networks are the business equivalent of LinkedIn and Facebook. These cloud-based networks can enable companies to embrace collaboration and realize huge efficiencies. But Supply Chain Operating Networks are few and far between. One of the reasons for this absence is because the majority of […].

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Hyper-localization: How to Overcome the Challenge of Meeting Local Market Needs

Material Handling & Logistics

With customer behavior changing more frequently,retailers are adapting their supply chains to increase engagement with their always-on customers.

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Why Supply Chain Technology Needs Blockchain

Supply Chain Brain

There is a tremendous mismatch in the selection of appropriate technologies to automate complex and decentralized operations.

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Does Your Supply Chain Self-Optimize?

Adexa

In recent years AI and machine learning have had a major impact on how we run our businesses. They have also influenced the way we make decisions in supply chain planning. As a result we are now in a position to have a supply chain planning system that may have enough intelligence to grow and change with the organization on its own! There are at least 3 methods by which this can happen, click to learn more: Self-Correcting, Self-Improving and Self-Optimizing.

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Mastering Order Management: Backorders & Out-of-Stock Inventory

The unfortunate truth is that you will always have low stock and backorder issues with your supply chain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared to handle them. This brief video explores some of the primary drivers of inventory issues – and how modern technology and best practices can mitigate these issues and ensure a superb customer experience.

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Leveraging Technology in the Retail Supply Chain

NC State SCRC

Companies in the retail sector are looking to automation, artificial intelligence, and other technological advancements to augment various sectors of their business. Savvy businesses are deploying new technology solutions everywhere from their supply chains to their storefronts. Technology is assisting retailers with creating a complete picture of their business operations, from the back-office, to the production center, to the sales floor.

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Shareholder Value is Inextricably Linked to Supply Chain Performance

Material Handling & Logistics

"Supply chain integration is an increasingly essential component of shareholder value, and to achieve that, supply chain leaders need to speak the language of the Board of Directors and the executive suite,” said Paul Dittmann of the University of Tennessee’

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Provenance powers Mashu’s sustainability story at Harvey Nichols

Provenance

Just after Spring Fashion Week, the Maiyet collective hosted a pop-up in Harvey Nichols, a luxury department store dating back to 1831 in London’s Knightsbridge neighbourhood, that featured 50 positive-impact fashion brands committed to sustainability and traceability. As part of the pop-up, we were excited to collaborate with Mashu and communicate the story behind their bags through an interactive in-store experience.

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The Good Jobs of the Future Belong to Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Imagining the Supply Chain of the Future! Article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Sam White at [link]. A new Harvard Business Review article lays out some striking research out of MIT about the role of Supply Chain Management within the broader economy.

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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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The latest in warehouse technology trends

SCJunction

Currently, in thousands of warehouses across the world, many of the essential processes are still being performed manually. Naturally, due to human nature, fulfilment accuracy, absenteeism and shipping delay issues will always be present resulting in reduced profitability and efficiency. However, with the rapid evolution of new technologies, the world will without doubt be dramatically transformed, allowing your warehouse and supply chain to take full advantage.

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Can Supply Chains Prepare for a Recession?

Material Handling & Logistics

"Good times are dangerous: Business managers are under constant pressure to bend the rules, be flexible and agree to policies during good times that will cause great pain and suffering when the economy goes south,” according to a study from MIT Center for Logistics

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Where to find us at Fashion Revolution Week

Provenance

Fashion Revolution began as a reaction to the Rana Plaza factory collapse on 24th of April 2013, with a vision to unite organisations and people towards a “fashion industry that values people, the environment, creativity and profit in equal measure”. Today, Fashion Revolution is a global movement focused on creating solutions that have a positive impact on the fashion industry.