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Hindsight Is 2020: Top 5 Takeaways for Supply Chain Leaders

IT Supply Chain

By Martin Verwijmeren (pictured). CEO & Co-Founder of MPO. The post Hindsight Is 2020: Top 5 Takeaways for Supply Chain Leaders appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Top Ten Key Performance Indicators for Successful Spend Analysis

Jaggaer

The post Top Ten Key Performance Indicators for Successful Spend Analysis appeared first on JAGGAER.

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How Can Manufacturers Manage Disruption and Improve Productivity?

Logility

How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity? By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Most manufacturers have already made the easiest and most obvious changes to improve their operations, leveraging traditional methods to boost their own productivity and simultaneously create a more dependable supply chain.

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A New Decade: Give Science A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

When I started my business in 2012, I frequently wrote about the future using the moniker of Supply Chain 2020. We had just recovered from a recession, and my goal was to help supply chain leaders create a better supply chain by the end of the decade. At that time, Supply Chain 2020 seemed so far away. My focus was simple. By combining leadership and technology, I believed that we had the opportunity to create a better supply chain.

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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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Overcoming Supply Chain Disruptions with Shanna Greathouse and Tony Nichols

The Logistics of Logistics

Overcoming Supply Chain Disruptions with Shanna Greathouse and Tony Nichols. Tony Nichols , Shanna Greathouse , and Joe Lynch discuss overcoming supply chain disruptions. Tony and Shanna work at CarrierDirect , a company that specializes in helping companies minimize supply chain risk. About Tony Nichols. Tony Nichols is a Vice President in CarrierDirect’s Supply Chain Practice.

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How Can Manufacturers Manage Disruption and Improve Productivity?

Logility

How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity? By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Most manufacturers have already made the easiest and most obvious changes to improve their operations, leveraging traditional methods to boost their own productivity and simultaneously create a more dependable supply chain.

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The SolarWinds Fiasco

Enterra Insights

According to Bob Dylan’s iconic ballad, “The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind. The answer is blowin’ in the wind.” Many companies are undoubtedly wondering where they can find answers to the SolarWinds Orion hack. This extensive breach came to light when the cybersecurity company FireEye made public the fact that its system had been hacked by nation-state hackers (almost everyone agrees those hackers were acting on behalf of Russia).

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Artificial Intelligence Helps In Detecting Ecommerce Fraud

IT Supply Chain

By Harnil Oza (pictured). CEO & Founder of Hyperlink InfoSystem. The post Artificial Intelligence Helps In Detecting Ecommerce Fraud appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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To Winter-Proof Your Supply Chain, Consider These Three Factors

Supply Chain Brain

With the first winter weather of the pandemic bearing down across the U.S., shippers are looking to ensure their supply chains aren't further disrupted by freezing temperatures.

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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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Truckload Shipping Seasons

Freight Center

In the freight shipping and logistics industry, there are different seasons, so to speak. Fluctuations in the truckload market happen throughout the year based on seasonal demand, capacity etc., and in turn, impacts rates and the different options available to truckload shippers. Understanding truckload shipping seasons can help you optimize your supply chain and plan ahead for busier months when capacity is tighter.

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The Holidays Aren’t Over Until the Returns Are Complete

Enterra Insights

It’s almost inevitable you will receive something for Christmas that you don’t want or doesn’t fit. Journalist Kelly Tyko ( @KellyTyko ) writes, “The thoughts that creep up moments after opening an unwanted gift might go something like this: How do I get rid of it? Darn, no gift receipt. What time do stores open tomorrow? Is there anyone I can regift this to?

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7 Main Elements Of Low-Code Development

IT Supply Chain

By Markiz LeQrua (pictured). Content Manager. The post 7 Main Elements Of Low-Code Development appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Three Ways to Weather the Next Surge in PPE Demand

Supply Chain Brain

As we approach the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains in the U.S. are still struggling to operate confidently and efficiently with essential supplies.

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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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A Pharmaceutical Industry vision beyond COVID-19

Prophetic Technology

2020 created unprecedented challenges for the Healthcare Industry, as many companies were affected in so many ways, disrupting many, and putting off others. In short, our reliance on the technology needed to increase exponentially.

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Brexit Impacts for US Export Shipments Beginning January 1, 2021

Intelligent Audit

In today’s world, it’s easy to think about all that goes into shipping analytics tools , business intelligence and advanced analytics. However, those execution capabilities, built for all modes, including parcel, are still left to the whims of global trade regulations. As reported by Alistair MacDonald via The Wall Street Journal , The U.K. and EU said Thursday they had signed an agreement over their future relations, setting the seal on the 2016 British referendum decision to leave the bloc.

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Three Quick Tips To Help Your Trading Profile

IT Supply Chain

By Brett Chatz (pictured). Market Analyst at LegacyFX. The post Three Quick Tips To Help Your Trading Profile appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Blockchain Gets a Boost in the Ag Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

As the fog of hype that accompanied the early days of blockchain begins to lift, the technology is beginning to yield tangible results in a variety of industries, most notably worldwide agribusiness.

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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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Hindsight Is 2020: Top 5 Takeaways for Supply Chain Leaders

MPO Multi Party Orchestration

Coming into this year, no one could have predicted the pandemic and unprecedented disruption to the supply chain – and essentially to all businesses in one way or another. That said, many have been proclaiming the critical necessity for end-to-end visibility, agility, and flexibility for years. From learning to adapt to investigating the foundational technological tools that allow brands and logistics service providers to mitigate risk and disruption and provide customers with excellent service

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The Differences Between Direct vs Indirect Procurement

ProcurePort

Father of the Portfolio Purchasing Model, Peter Kraljic, a former McKinsey & Co. director is heralded as being the first to propose that enterprises should regard purchasing as a separate operation in supply chain management. Kraljic argued that efficient, cost-effective production and operations were possible if procurement wasn’t seen as a mere tactic function but […].

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Cyber criminality on the rise as common methods still work

IT Supply Chain

By Jack Smith (pictured). Freelance Author. The post Cyber criminality on the rise as common methods still work appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Five Ways Digital-Twin Technology Is Helping Businesses Through the Pandemic

Supply Chain Brain

Here's how some manufacturers are using digital twins to keep complex supply-chain operations running as efficiently as possible.

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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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Ignorance is Not Bliss, It’s Ignorance

BlueYonder

As the fall TV shows came back this season, it felt like every producer felt the need to cover the hot button topics of the year that has been 2020. Racial injustice. COVID-19. Police brutality. Diversity and inclusion. And the list goes on. At first, I thought this seemed trite or contrived as a way to ‘rip from the headlines’ to grab viewership and ratings.

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What to Look for in Procurement Software Solutions

EC Sourcing Group

Procurement software covers a lot of bases, and there are many facets to procurement management that could potentially be streamlined and automated if you haven’t done so already. Even if you are using software, such as spreadsheet software, often, that software can be greatly improved, provided that you have the right procurement software solutions at your disposal.

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Time Management and Supply Chain

20Cube Logistics

Supply chain logistics is an industry in itself and at present a booming one. It’s a chain of activities, and if one link breaks or gets disturbed, the entire chain is haywire. Warehousing is part of the supply chain and today every business needs warehousing services. Time plays an important role in warehousing operations. But how? Let’s understand this in the next section of the article.

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Five Supply-Chain Trends for 2021: How Professionals Should Prep Now

Supply Chain Brain

What will the new year bring, and how should we prepare?

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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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More Testing is Still Critical as COVID Vaccines Roll Out

NC State SCRC

Our research team in the Poole College has continued to work on the problem of how best to distribute COVID tests during a nationwide and global shortage of tests, as pandemic cases continue to grow. Based on our interviews with subject matter experts and review of the current literature on the status of Covid-19 testing, we have learned that the distribution of test kits is not a well-defined problem with an easy solution.

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RFP Automation Software

EC Sourcing Group

There are many steps in the supply chain and sourcing and procurement that are tedious, but they must be completed to run the business smartly and efficiently. An RFP (request for proposal) offers details about your project and asks your potential suppliers and vendors to provide their capabilities and bids so you can get goods and services to help complete your project.

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Supply-Chain Woes Lead to New Thinking – The Wall Street Journal.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. Supply-Chain Woes Lead to New Thinking. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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