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Manufacturing ERP Plays a Key Role for Sustainability

QAD

As an example, look no further than Microsoft’s announcement to be carbon negative by 2030 and their commitment of $1 billion towards a climate innovation fund. The Sustainability Movement in Business and Manufacturing. Whirlpool, Saint-Gobain, 3M, Comvita, Medtronic and others. Enhanced long-term business viability.

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How Automotive Companies Are Transforming Their Supply Chains, Part 1

BlueYonder

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. For Chief Supply Chain Officers, the problems in simplified terms, include: Which suppliers are impacted and what are the options? Can we use premium freight?

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

And companies at every stage of the supply chain have inflated their prices as demand exceeds supply. The Freightos Baltic Index Global Container Freight Index shows the cost of shipping freight remains hugely elevated – more than double the price a year earlier.

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Towards Successful Digital Transformation – Separating the hype from reality

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The past two years has strongly focused the logistics industry to introduce innovative solutions to keep functioning despite many challenges. The introduction of advanced supply chain technologies, has given organisations the ability to adapt to new imperatives of continuous innovations, customer centricity and agility.

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Peloton’s Supply Chain Strategy Turnabout

Supply Chain Matters

This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. The company will henceforth outsource the manufacturing of its stationary exercise bikes and treadmills to a Taiwan based contract manufacturer. Pivot Toward Internal Manufacturing Presence.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 16-20, 2016)

Talking Logistics

The title of my presentation is “A Brave New World: How to Achieve Optimum Supply Chain Performance in a World of Drones, Driverless Trucks, 3D Printing, and Other Emerging Technologies.” Amazon Looking to License or Acquire Freight-Management Technology (WSJ-sub. E-Commerce Drives Surge in U.S.

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Preparing Your Business for the Digital Supply Chain

Oracle SCM

By Mike Mortson , CEO, Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply chain professionals are hiking their spending on supply chain innovation—substantially. How are firms responding to the pace of technology innovation and its impact on their SCM processes?