Freightos

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A Freightos survey of 300+ companies sheds light on how importers have been navigating supply chain disruptions. You might not think about shipping containers and ocean freight when you click “buy” on your Amazon order, but there’s a direct connection between the two. What’s changed in a year?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

For the first in seven years, I was not heads-down preparing for The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Pre-pandemic only 30% of supply chain leaders were satisfied with their supply chains, and during the pandemic, business leader satisfaction is falling precipitously. Supply is the challenge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Disruption has been the name of the game for more than a year as supply chain leaders have been dealing with changing buyer behaviors, inventory management challenges, labor shortages, weather and pandemic-related uncertainty, cyber security threats and capacity constraints that continue to create significant supply chain volatility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars has been on a journey to transform their digital supply chain. In 2019, Will Beery was appointed the vice president and tasked with leading the company’s global digital supply chain transformation. Mars’s Digital Transformation Mr. Beery started by asking, “what does a digital supply chain mean for us?”

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Ware2Go

JUNE 20, 2023

See the latest insights on ocean freight rates and other trends that fast-growing businesses should know about to plan for 2023 peak season. In this article: Ocean Freight: Key Stats & Industry News Ocean Freight Shipping: What to Watch For In 2023 Freight Shipping From China & Alternatives What Are The Current Ocean Freight Rates?

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QAD

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

How Stock Loss Impacts an Enterprise Stock loss can have dire consequences on a company’s manufacturing output and business performance. Depending on the circumstances, this may require expedited freight — with the associated premium costs. Even if the supplier has delivered all the parts, this may not get reconciled.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Green Supply Chain – Moving the Sustainable Needle. Broad-brush strokes on how to get there are understood and include phasing out coal in favour of renewables, enabling a wide scale adoption of electric vehicles and curtailing deforestation. Feature Article by John Lash – Vice President Product Marketing at E2open.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Ask manufacturing leaders what changes they plan to make in the next three years in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and they will likely say their use of technology will deepen as more and more players in their supply chains come to rely on digital connections for daily interactions. Talent gaps: ?

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.

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Logility

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Why Network Optimization Is the Key to Consumer Packaged Goods Supply Chain Resiliency It has been a few years since the onset of the pandemic exposed the tragic consequences of supply chain fragility within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We have this today in most supply chain planning solutions. The problem with supply chain planning is that it is, by definition, not repetitive work. Many supply chain leaders are action-oriented and want to drive action. The supply chain benefits through the use of market data at the speed of markets.

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Gravity Supply Chain

JANUARY 19, 2023

Supply chain efficiency is essential for any business to remain competitive and profitable throughout its timeline. Identifying these barricades can be a challenge, but several key areas should be examined to boost supply chain efficiency.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

The Green Corridor: The Emissions of Work – How to Make a Green Working Culture by Timothy Foote , Founder of Susymbio In this month’s Green Corridor, I wanted to talk about the emissions generated by a workforce physically going to work. Only early industrialization made set hours for work a standard for efficient manufacturing.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 28, 2018

That then allows us to create more of that kind of content for our award-winning blog This year we will feature the top blog posts by page views in the following categories: Manufacturing , Logistics , Freight , and the Supply Chain. We will also feature our top white papers of the year, Talking Freight.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 25, 2020

Will the trend toward a return to “regional manufacturing” boost volumes in over the road transportation in North America as manufacturers move away from Asian overseas operations? Global supply chains were being disrupted long before Covid-19 emerged,” says Kamala Raman, senior director analyst with the Gartner Supply Chain Practice.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 10, 2021

Some have argued that supply chain management is on its way to becoming obsolete. Death of Supply Chain? Almost three years ago, Harvard Business Review published a provocative article entitled ‘The Death of Supply Chain Management’. That’s not how things have turned out so far.

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ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

From this discussion, we compiled a list of 8 critical supply chain management activities that to improve, build, and maintain supply chain resilience now and in the years to come. But building an agile, resilient supply chain doesn’t happen overnight; it requires forethought and planning.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

Truly resilient supply chains can only be built with complete visibility. The COVID-19 pandemic may have been the catalyst for the ongoing supply chain crisis, triggering economic slowdowns, layoffs, and production stoppages, but it is certainly not the whole cause. Recent Supply Chain Disruptions.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Disintermediation of the Supply Chain! One of the priorities of distribution and manufacturing firms is to regulate costs, especially since they operate with slim margins. In this article, we’ll outline tips for optimizing material handling throughout the supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2017

Modern supply chains have access to more information and technology than ever before, creating a new, digital supply chain. However, the digital supply chain has grown increasingly reliant on the use of “smart technologies,” such as those involved in automated data capture, analyses and the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

The Financial Times reporters observe, “[Supply chain woes] are likely to intensify if China digs its heels in and continues to pursue a zero-Covid policy that has left millions of workers across the country confined to their homes. Supply chain concerns, however, don’t focus solely on the movement of consumer goods.

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QAD

MARCH 29, 2022

Together with Quistem Founder and President Cathy Fisher, the two of us are co-hosting “ Auto Supply Chain Prophets ,” which is the first podcast dedicated solely to global automotive supply chain issues. Our goal is to help automotive suppliers and OEMs discover hidden profits within their supply chains.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Supply Chain Management In the ever-evolving world of freight and logistics, volatility has become the new normal. Procurement experts face transportation costs, customer demands, and high pressure on global container and air freight rates. before the COVID lockdown ( Freightos ).

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

So, you are thinking about a career in supply chain? While this article is intended as an evergreen resource, to help you navigate in your search for a supply chain job, and is not a COVID-19-specific guide, the pandemic has galvanized attention on the industry and its criticality.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 14, 2024

Manufacturing inventory management is crucial to the success and profitability of your manufacturing operations. This guide for manufacturers explains how it works and explores the most effective ways to manage inventory in manufacturing.

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

Unpredictability is undoubtedly the major issue manufacturers face when dealing with fragmented supply chains. As the supply chain breaks, manufacturers must find new suppliers and new transport routes and find them rapidly, so that production doesn’t come to a halt. It’s exhausting for supply chain leaders.

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QAD

JULY 8, 2021

In our blog last month, we discussed how the automotive industry must learn this time from yet another semiconductor shortage by improving management of essential supply chain processes or we will find ourselves in another shortage crisis. Why does it take so long for information to move down the supply chain today?

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2021

Part of the challenge in managing the modern supply-chain is due to its sheer size and complexity. It's important to understand how transportation optimization can work well with managed transportation service providers to attain that goal. Transportation optimization is part of enabling proactive supply chain management.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 26, 2017

by Alexa Cheater How to overcome the Amazon effect. When it comes to supply chain excellence, particularly in the retail sector, there is one behemoth dominating the landscape: Amazon. That means fostering supply chain capabilities focused on just such an outcome.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Keeping the supply chain operation at peak efficiency requires efficient and economic transportation of goods. There is a strong relationship between mismanaged supply chains and transportation and loss of profits, as an effectively structured supply chain will reduce business operation expenses.

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OptiProERP

APRIL 25, 2023

As a manufacturer, tracking logistics key performance indicators (KPIs) can help you identify areas of improvement and optimize your supply chain. This blog post will outline the most critical logistics KPIs manufacturers and distributors should track. You may ask yourself why KPIs are important. Order Management KPIs 1.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 3, 2023

As a manufacturer, a lot of businesses and customers rely on you to get things done on time. So, let’s break down how to improve cash flow in a manufacturing business and look at the various cash flow challenges faced by manufacturers around the world.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 13, 2022

Supply Chain Job Boards are aplenty, but how do we classify the ones worth our time as SCM Professionals? The platform includes supply chain entry-level jobs and supply chain remote jobs. The platform includes supply chain entry-level jobs and supply chain remote jobs.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2016

We will feature our 5 main categories all week: Logistics , Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Transportation , and Freight. 5 Most Popular Freight Blog Posts of 2016.So We display the most popular freight blog posts in the order of #5 to #1. 9 KPIs to Track for Proper Freight Management.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Charlie is the Founder and President of CS Recruiting , a Woman-Owned leading search firm that specializes in the Logistics, Transportation, and Supply Chain industry. Charlie has over 14 years of direct recruiting experience within the logistics, transportation, and supply chain space.

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TMC

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The digital transformation of supply chains is well underway and will continue to evolve—especially as ecommerce expands and consumer demands increase—and opportunities to optimize network efficiencies, visibility, and customer satisfaction emerge. Is the provider a leader in supporting multichannel freight flows?

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TMC

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The digital transformation of supply chains is well underway and will continue to evolve—especially as ecommerce expands and consumer demands increase—and opportunities to optimize network efficiencies, visibility, and customer satisfaction emerge. Is the provider a leader in supporting multichannel freight flows?

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