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Retail is restructuring and it’s not the pandemic, it’s the future

Locus Robotics

By Melissa Valentine | Director of Retail, Locus Robotics. Retailers have been going through quite the metamorphosis from brick & mortar to e-commerce, to omnichannel, to micro-fulfillment centers (MFC), to rapid delivery, to BOH fulfillment, to a pandemic-caused shift that accelerated all digital transformation and devastated those who were not ready.

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Is Your Warehouse Ready for Omnichannel Distribution?

Tecsys

In order to be successful at omnichannel, both distributors and retailers need to optimize warehouses and distribution centers to fulfill orders efficiently, no matter what channel they come through. The post Is Your Warehouse Ready for Omnichannel Distribution? appeared first on Tecsys.

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What’s the Next Phase of Supply Chain Evolution?

GlobalTranz

The reworking of supply chains has a simple purpose of fitting the new world economy’s needs and demands. And freight data sharing platforms had already started before the mess of 2020 began. Additionally, the shift towards digital media and reinvented processes of global supply chains continues still today. Supply chain evolution is highly focused on.read More.

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Freight Forwarding Basics with Miles Varghese

The Logistics of Logistics

Freight Forwarding Basics with Miles Varghese. Miles Varghese and Joe Lynch review and discuss freight forwarding basics. A freight forwarder is an agent in the supply chain whose objective is to organize a shipment, acting as the intermediary between the exporter or importer and transportation companies. About Miles Varghese. Miles Varghese is the co-founder and CEO of Cargologik , an all-in-one transportation logistics collaboration software developed for freight forwarders.

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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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12 Steps to a Resilient Enterprise: Part 1 of 4

Logility

The human race has long appreciated that disruptions are part of life, they come in waves, and the best laid plans don’t always result in the outcomes we work to achieve. The idiom that describes falling out of the frying pan into the fire goes back at least as far as the 1500’s. And 2,000 years ago, a Greek fable warned of being like the hare that, while being chased by a dog, decided to escape by jumping into the sea.

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Christmas S&OP - Santa & Opening Presents

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Well, what a year it has been. As 2020 stutters and stumbles to the end we all need to think about how our Supply Chains will operate in 2021 and beyond. Just like those old school photographs, your steady-state, stable 2018 set-up has gone and will never return. In January 2021 we will start to look at what you can do to accommodate the new reality brought about by COVID-19 and how Supply Chains must seamlessly link with your.

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LogiSYM Vietnam 2020: Talent Development / People Growth / Remote working during COVID-19 – People as the Key Ingredient in High Performing Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A panel session joined by: Joe Lombardo, Business Consultant – Enterprise Supply Chains & Transformational Programs at ESP Consult. Ganesh Krishnamurthy, Customer Supply Chain Lead, Asia Cluster at GSK Pharmaceuticals. Kyle Hegarty, author of ‘The Accidental Business Nomad’ at Business Nomad. and moderated by Garry Lim, Global Director – Stratergic Partnerships at LogiSYM.

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How Modern Software Empowers Procurement with Agility and Resilience in Times of Crisis

ivalua

The pandemic wreaked havoc on businesses and their supply chains, but even in these trying times, there’s a silver lining. What we learned about agility and resilience can be applied to future-proof the source-to-pay (S2P) process and help organizations meet any new challenge with confidence. In a recent webinar, “ How to Leverage S2P Platforms to Enable Supply Chain Resilience ,” procurement experts from Forrester, Ivalua and Procurement Leaders discussed how digital transformation and the tech

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Handling Supply Chain Disruptions with Warehowz & Kuebix TMS

Kuebix

Supply chains throughout the U.S. are feeling the impact of massive disruptions in their logistics operations brought on by the pandemic. Manufacturing, transporting and storing products while meeting new rules and regulations regarding health is a lot for companies to handle. These best practices to prevent the spread of Covid-19 are subject to change as […].

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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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Technology Investment: Lessons from Past Gurus – Importance of Seasoning

Arkieva

For a new technology to be successful it requires the correct seasoning which requires time in the trenches. This blog captures lessons from two past gurus. Technology Investment: Lessons from Past Gurus – Importance of Seasoning was first posted on December 16, 2020 at 8:02 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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LogiSYM Vietnam 2020: EU-VN FTA Agreement – The Benefits to Adopt

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A panel session joined by: Bipin Balakrishnan, Partner – Tax at KPMG. Nguyen Duy Hong, Deputy CEO at Smartlog Supply Chain Solutions Corporation. Russell G Scoular, Chairman at Chatto Creek Advisory Pty Ltd. and moderated by Joe Lombardo, Business Consultant – Enterprise Supply Chains and Transformational Programs at ESP Consult.

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Configuring Your Demand Planning Software for Maximum Value

CHAINalytics

A demand planning application should generate value that goes beyond statistical forecasts. Sometimes this is easier said than done since it requires thoughtful system configuration and shared data insights. With the IPO of cloud-based data warehousing company Snowflake, the value proposition of demand planning software has changed. In R, Google OR-Tools, or even Excel, it’s … The post Configuring Your Demand Planning Software for Maximum Value appeared first on Chainalytics.

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How a New Zealand Meat Exporter Is Navigating the Pandemic

Supply Chain Brain

It’s tough enough maintaining a reliable domestic food supply chain during the coronavirus pandemic. Imagine, then, the challenge of managing one that stretches nearly 8,000 miles.

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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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Last Mile Logistic Challenges Increase as Online Sales Soar

Enterra Insights

Last mile logistics are going to be a big story this holiday season. Caila Schwartz ( @CailaSchwartz ) , a senior industry strategist at Salesforce Commerce Cloud, reports, “All the traditional last-mile delivery carriers [like FedEx, UPS and DHL] will run out of capacity at some point in the season. So we anticipate that 700 million packages are actually at risk of being delayed this year.”[1] Journalist Paul Ziobro ( @pziobro ) reports, “The outlook has sent retailers on the hunt for alternati

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LogiSYM Vietnam 2020: Securing Networks & Cyber Security Safeguards

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A panel session joined by: Serene Keng, Head of Channel, ASEAN+Korea at Proofpoint Inc. Tony Lugg, Founding Member, Supply Chain Innovation Network at KATALYST. Darwin Thio, Managing Partner at SRS Advisory Pte Ltd and SRS Cybernetics Pte Ltd. and moderated by Joe Lombardo, Business Consultant – Enterprise Supply Chains and Transformational Programs at ESP Consult.

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The Wrapping Paper Waste Problem – and what can be done about it

All Things Supply Chain

Ripping open wrapping paper on Christmas morning is without a doubt one of the most exciting things children and adults alike look forward to.

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The Need for End-to-End Visibility in Food Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Kevin Beasley, Chief Information Office with VAI, discusses the challenge that food producers, distributors and retailers face in achieving the level of supply-chain visibility that allows them to act quickly and precisely in the event of a product recall.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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COVID-19 has accelerated the digitalization of value chains

Supply Chain Movement

For me, the year 2020 will always be a turning point in history due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 caused a seismic shift that put supply chain management in the spotlight worldwide. The pandemic exposed fundamental flaws in the global economy and structural vulnerabilities in supply chains. Companies discovered that agility was crucial to their short-term continuity and even long-term survival.

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LogiSYM Vietnam 2020: Supply Chain and Sustainability – Disruption to Opportunity

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A panel session joined by: Dr Renard Siew, Climate Change Advisor at Centre for Governance and Political Studies. Francis Xaviour Joe, General Manager at Accuvio Asia. Raul Samaniego, Director of Supply Chain ASEAN at AJE Group. and moderated by Stephanie Krishnan, Research Director at IDC Manufacturing Insights Asia Pacific.

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The Medical Device Industry in 2020-2021: Key Trends & Outlook

Unleashed

The medical device industry covers the manufacturing of medical, scientific, and surgical equipment. This includes devices such as syringes, thermometers, imaging devices, dental equipment, and more. These products are made with the help of medical device manufacturing software, and sold directly to healthcare providers, or delivered to wholesalers and other customers.

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Podcast | Supply-Chain Gaps: Lessons From the Pandemic

Supply Chain Brain

The coronavirus pandemic has uncovered some unpleasant truths about the inability of global supply chains to withstand a disruption of such size and scope.

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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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Payment terminal vulnerabilities – Password authentication letting consumers down

IT Supply Chain

By Tim Callan (pictured). Chief Compliance Officer at Sectigo. The post Payment terminal vulnerabilities – Password authentication letting consumers down appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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LogiSYM Vietnam 2020: Warehouse Modernization – Meeting the challenges of a post pandemic economy

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A presentation by Royston Phua, Senior Advisor – Vertical Marketing Strategy – Asia Pacific Supply Chains at Zebra Technologies Asia Pacific.

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Through the looking glass: six predictions for retailers and supply chains in 2021

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

2020 has been a tough year for all businesses, but the retail sector has taken an especially hard hit. With a vaccine expected imminently, 2021 brings fresh hope for the embattled retail industry, but the continued rise of ecommerce means that many of the challenges faced this year will likely be here to stay in the longer-term.

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Reimagining Pharma Supply Chains Could Speed Vaccine Distribution in Months Ahead

Supply Chain Brain

The coronavirus pandemic has been a long and difficult slog, but there is some light at the end of the tunnel.

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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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Setting up your business for successful customer service in 2021

IT Supply Chain

By Neil Hammerton (pictured). CEO and Co-founder, Natterbox. The post Setting up your business for successful customer service in 2021 appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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LogiSYM Vietnam 2020: Galvanising Supply Chain Change, the Time is Now!

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A keynote speech by Stephanie Krishnan, Research Director at IDC Manufacturing Insights Asia/Pacific.

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2021 Manufacturing Trends: Connecting Workers Will Be Key

IQMS

2021 manufacturing trends will be driven by the lessons learned in 2020. Whether assisting workers on the shop floor or helping back-office employees to continue their jobs remotely, smart manufacturing technologies have been central to enabling business continuity in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. This focus will only increase as companies compete for business based on the productivity of their people.