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Top 5 Signs Your Supply Chain is Dysfunctional

The Network Effect

The post Top 5 Signs Your Supply Chain is Dysfunctional appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Eight Things You Need to Know About the Theory of Constraints

River Logic

This concept centers around practical methods for identifying solutions to business problems by deciding:

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7 CPG Industry Trends to Look for in 2020

crisp

2020 has been quite the whirlwind of shattered assumptions and unexpected disruption across the global economy. From travel to restaurants and everything in-between, the world is adjusting to a laundry list of “new normals” as this year proves to be one full of challenges and transformations.

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Emerging Technologies in Retail: Strategic Advantage or Big Question Mark?

C3 Solutions

Are you looking to get ahead with emerging technologies? Part one of this three-part blog series explores what we should be considering about 5G.

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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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How to Formulate a Winning Distribution Strategy Fit for the Covid-19 World

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Assessing your distribution options is one of the most important elements of any Route to Market strategy. Choosing the wrong distribution strategy, although often not evident in the short term, can cripple a company’s long-term growth, and ability to execute effectively. Often FMCG companies in a rush for market entry, do not assess, they merely appoint distributors or importers.

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How are Stock-Outs affecting your business?

StockTrim

Stock-outs are a pervasive and significant inventory control issue facing businesses and, by proxy, consumers. A stock-out happens when the number of orders for a product exceeds the amount of inventory that is stored.

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Your e-Auction Process as an Essential Step in Procurement

ProcurePort

Originally, buyers and sellers had to meet in person for an auction sale to take place. Today, technological advancements have changed the procurement process via e-auction, or electronic auction. Just like the standard auction process, e-auction also involves buyers competing to buy goods or services from a seller. The only difference here is that it […].

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How to Enable Trade During a Pandemic

Claritum

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Contents. 1. Introduction. 2. Trading During a Pandemic. 3. A Buyer/Seller Ecosystem. 4. The Ecosystem Capabilities. 5. Do I have the tools I need? 6. Summary. 1 Introduction. This article explores the use of technology to provide a platform for Buyers and Sellers to interact during a major disruption resulting in the absence of face to face or event-based exploration of partnerships.

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Seven Supply Chain Processes To Stop Doing In The Pandemic

Supply Chain Shaman

I remember standing in the temperature screening queue in Doha. As the line wound around multiple stations, my backpack cut into my shoulders. I was tired and cranky as I read the overview of MERS. As an United States resident, I was blissfully unaware of this virus and worried about catching my flight to Singapore. My ignorance of a potential pandemic was low.

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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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9 of the Most Useful Tips on How to Negotiate Freight Rates

GlobalTranz

Editor’s Note: This is a guest article from Laura Jelen with negotiations.com who discusses some useful tips on how companies can negotiate freight rates a bit better. Shipping costs are a significant part of the supply chain expense. It’s in your best interests to reduce these costs where possible without compromising the value of the.read More.

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Making a Difference: Supply Chains for a Better Tomorrow

Talking Logistics

A few years ago, I interviewed Tony Martins, former VP Strategic Services at Halo Pharmaceutical. He raised an interesting question during our conversation: Are you a “Company of Yesterday” or a “Company of Tomorrow”? I’ve been thinking about that question recently, along with Billy Beane’s comment that “You can’t run your business in 2020 like. Read more Making a Difference: Supply Chains for a Better Tomorrow.

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Voice Technology – The Bridge Between Today and Tomorrow’s Logistics Systems

Logistics Viewpoints

When you think about future and modern technologies, or digitization in supply chain, what comes to mind? Robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), drones, self-driving trucks, and exoskeletons all carry a “futurey” feel—even if many of them are quickly becoming common. But, instead of these incredible new technologies, it might be a technology with over 30 years of history creating the bridge to the future of warehouse operations.

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Railroad Service Provider Nordco Stays on Track by Speeding Up Its Planning Process

ToolsGroup

With 100 years of experience, Nordco is a veteran of the railway industry. The company provides the products and services that rail-related industries need to stay on track, including substantial aftermarket spare parts and equipment production. However, like many smaller distributors, Nordco suffered from two common supply chain dilemmas. 1. Balancing high service levels with inventory.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Delivery Logistics: Why Final Mile Is Where It Comes to a Head

GlobalTranz

Maintaining proper controls in freight within the final mile has always been a top concern for supply chain executives. Failures within the final mile delivery logistics are both the most visible to consumers and poorly visible to supply chain leaders. Moreover, the logistics of delivery in the last mile result in 40% of the overall.read More. The post Delivery Logistics: Why Final Mile Is Where It Comes to a Head appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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Uber, Amazon, and COVID-19: Shaping the Future of Freight Brokerage

Talking Logistics

COVID-19 is disrupting many aspects of supply chain management. The “glass is half full” perspective, however, is that the pandemic is also serving as a catalyst for innovation and digital transformation. Will COVID-19, for example, lead to an acceleration in digital freight adoption? Last week, Uber Freight announced “a new milestone in [its] vision to.

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Transportation in the Time of a Pandemic

Logistics Viewpoints

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the long-haul transportation industry has been tested daily. The biggest issue? Fluctuations in supply and demand. Spot loads quadrupled in the last month with outbound tender volumes at their highest since 2018. In April, freight volumes increased from 100,000 loads per weekday to 150,000 loads at its peak, loads remained consistently above 130,000 each day early in the month.

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Laying the Foundation for Advanced Supply Chain Planning Capabilities in the F&B Industry

Logility

As a former Director of Supply Chain Management for a multi-national, multi-channel food manufacturer, I experienced first-hand the variety of challenging problems faced by supply chain planners in the unforgiving Food and Beverage Industry. Many difficult days and restless nights were spent worrying about how to overcome challenges associated with long raw material lead times, volatile commodity price fluctuations, safety and quality issues, high demand uncertainty and seasonality, high promoti

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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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Last Mile Problem: Preparation and Visibility Overcome All Obstacles

GlobalTranz

The COVID-19 pandemic challenged the global and domestic transportation markets in new and profound ways. The standards used for traditional freight management have revealed significant risks lurking just below the surface of modern supply chain management, and for shippers, time is of the essence. It’s no longer a less-than-truckload shipping versus traditional operational problem.

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Medical Manufacturing Under Pressure: How Encompass Group Is Responding to COVID-19

Demand Solutions

COVID-19 has most of the world on lockdown. It’s not only our daily lives that have been disrupted—it’s also our businesses. Even many medical manufacturing companies are wondering how they can help. Just because you happen to make products that could be much in demand during this crisis doesn’t mean that production and distribution will simply take care of themselves.

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BD’s Medical Supplies Control Tower Powers their Response to Covid-19

Logistics Viewpoints

BD's Control Tower provides end-to-end visibility of their supply chain. This has been of great value during the pandemic. This project is key to BD's digital transformation. And with machine learning applied to Big Data, the solution will only get better with time. The post BD’s Medical Supplies Control Tower Powers their Response to Covid-19 appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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The Lasting Impact of COVID-19 on Relationships Between Shippers and Carriers [Podcast]

CHAINalytics

On this week’s Freightvine, host Chris Caplice speaks with Ron Lazo, Vice President at transportation management software developer Manhattan Associates, on aspects of the COVID-19 era that are likely to stay with us and how they’ll define the “new normal.” The sudden economic shutdown leads to extreme volatility Trucking market volatility in the past few … The post The Lasting Impact of COVID-19 on Relationships Between Shippers and Carriers [Podcast] appeared first on Chainalytics.

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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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Oracle Recognized as a Leader for 5th consecutive year in 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for.

Oracle SCM

Oracle has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2020 Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems report for the 5th consecutive year. This year's report states, "The WMS market remains vibrant with vendors continuing to innovate. Progress is being made in adaptability and support for automation while cloud services grow faster than the overall market.

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Restarting the Automotive Supply Chain in Uncertain Times

QAD

This article was co-written by Cathy Fisher , founder and president at Quistem and global expert in automotive quality management systems. The global automotive industry has never faced an unplanned shutdown (complete or partial) like that which has stemmed from COVID-19. Unprecedented times call for unprecedented actions. The current situation differs significantly from planned automotive plant shutdowns for example, for model changes.

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The Impact of the Coronavirus Crisis on Reverse Logistics

Enterra Insights

Not surprisingly, e-commerce spiked during the dark days of lockdown with physical stores closed and consumers with time on their hands to surf the internet. This dramatic change in consumer shopping habits emphasizes the importance of omnichannel strategies and a resilient supply chain. Hitendra Chaturvedi, a professor at the Supply Chain Department of W.P.

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Three Strategies for Building Resilience in Your Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

In the last three weeks, I’ve spoken with senior executives of dozens of companies about how they’re managing business continuity during the COVID-19 crisis. Their insights have been consistent.

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What is Mesh Networking Trends Report

This report details the capabilities of mesh networks, how they work, and the applications they thrive in supporting. Connectivity is necessary for optimal productivity, and mesh networking will soon be a significant provider of connectivity globally.

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Coronavirus communication

Supply Chain Movement

For companies involved in supply chain, these are very hectic times due to the coronavirus pandemic currently sweeping the globe. In preparation for our European survey on the business impact of COVID-19, I called a handful of supply chain executives. Virtually all of them were pressed for time because they were hurrying from one call to the next. But they spared a couple of minutes to talk to me nevertheless, because they realized that a survey of this kind – when the heat is on – can reveal so

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From Excel to State-of-art Demand Planning Solution

DynaSys

Project success!! I have just completed a new demand planning project. As I reflect on the before and after, I am truly amazed how far our customer has come in such a short period. Looking at where they started and how they implemented the solution to make positive changes really illustrates all the growth they achieved. Before the project, they were using Excel to forecast and plan their business.

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Coronavirus Pandemic Hastens Digital Supply Chain and Industry 4.0 Efforts

Enterra Insights

Numerous reports confirm the coronavirus pandemic has motivated business leaders to consider new ways to leverage technology and automation to lessen their company’s exposure to human-related crises. Jennifer Smith ( @jensmithWSJ ) reports, “Decisions are taking place across scores of loading docks, warehouses and logistics management offices as companies of all sizes take a new look at technology that can help them adapt their operations to a changing business landscape under corona