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Tariffs Are the New Normal: Boardrooms are Finally Demanding a Pivot to Real-Time Supply Chain Orchestration – by Mark Morgan, Kinaxis

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It helps evaluate trade-offs, simulate outcomes, and act before disruptions take a toll. Ford estimated a $1.5 Leaders no longer wait for disruptions to impact performance, they can now simulate scenarios, evaluate trade-offs, and act before margin erosion sets in. AI enables faster, more confident decision-making. billion hit.

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How LTE-M and NB-IoT Are Revolutionizing Asset Tracking in Global Supply Chains

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Asset visibility was reserved for high-value goods, while the rest of the supply chain operated on estimates, paper trails, and phone calls. As a result, organizations must carefully evaluate their device requirements, data latency tolerance, and regional coverage before choosing between LTE-M and NB-IoT. This is changing.

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Context. The Key to Unlocking the Power of Your Supply Chain Data Strategy

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What is the estimated duration of the delay? For example, an AI agent can detect an issue in a regional distribution center and evaluate its impact across the global network, providing planners tailored recommendations to address the disruption. of events and respond accordingly. Who needs to act, and when?

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Blue Yonder Acquires UK Based Pledge Earth Technologies

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How Blue Yonder Integrates Sustainability Objectives into Supply Chain Objectives: Improved transportation emissions management Transportation emissions optimization Retail planning emissions measurement Manufacturing planning emissions measurement Objectives Description Trade-Off Analysis Evaluate cost, lead times, transportation times, transportation (..)

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Supply Chain Resilience Checklist

Why Download: Identify and assess critical supply chain risks Ask the right questions to evaluate vendor preparedness Implement effective strategies to reduce vulnerabilities Improve communication, transparency, and coordination across your network What You’ll Learn: How to evaluate and monitor suppliers for resilience Tips for diversifying sourcing, (..)

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No Balloons Needed: Practical Moves to Navigate Tariff Volatility

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Stress-testing, evaluating scenario outcomes to identify and assess options to address different ranges of conditions. Evaluate Nearshoring / Onshoring and Multisourcing Relying on a single country or supplier exposes manufacturers to tariff risks. Practical Strategies for Managing Tariff Volatility 1.

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Modern TMS Solutions: Driving Sustainability in Supply Chain Operations

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Companies should evaluate it alongside cost, lead time, on-time delivery, and capacity utilization. Supply chain professionals must evaluate these trade-offs to make informed, balanced decisions. The goal is to understand whether emissions are increasing or decreasing and how these shifts correlate with other operational factors.

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The Forrester Wave™: B2B Marketing Data Providers, Q2 2021

In our 24-criterion evaluation of B2B marketing data providers, we identified the 11 most significant vendors — Data Axle, Dun & Bradstreet, Enlyft, Global Database, InsideView, Leadspace, Oracle, SMARTe, Spiceworks Ziff Davis, TechTarget, and ZoomInfo Technologies — and researched, analyzed, and scored them.

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BI Buyers Guide: Embedding Analytics in Your Software

Download the guide today, and get an evaluation framework for every technical and non-technical requirement that you could imagine. This exhaustive guide with a foreword from BI analyst Jen Underwood dives deep into the BI buying process and explores how to decide what features you need.

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Supply Chain Network Design: The Ultimate Use Cases eBook

Evaluating M&A and investment opportunities. Optimizing your supply chain based on costs and service levels. Modeling carbon costs. Dealing with multiple capacity constraints. Network design for risk and resilience. Diversifying sourcing and manufacturing.

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New Buyer's Guide for Supply Chain Network Design

A Checklist for Software Selection: Items to consider when evaluating and selecting SC Network Design software. Supply Chain Design Maturity Benchmarks: Find out what your peers are saying and how your organization compares to others. The Current Technology Landscape: Perceptions on network design technology.

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Guide to Mathematical Optimization & Modeling

Are evaluating tools and implementation approaches. Want to find out where optimization falls in the broader AI and business analytics spectrum. Want a high level understanding of typical use cases for mathematical optimization. Are curious about a low code approach for optimization app development and deployment.

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Modern Data Architecture for Embedded Analytics

Before you add new dashboards and reports to your application, you need to evaluate your data architecture with analytics in mind. Every data-driven project calls for a review of your data architecture—and that includes embedded analytics.

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Forrester Research Report: How Sales and Marketing Intelligence Drive Improved Business Outcomes

In 2019, DiscoverOrg commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate sales and marketing intelligence practices in the B2B space. Fact: Only 8% of sales and marketing professionals say their data is between 91% - 100% accurate. The primary takeaway? Forrester found “only 1.2%

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Buyer's Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Software

Checklist items to consider when evaluating and selecting SC Network Design software. It presents the findings of a recent network maturity quiz carried out among dozens of supply chain professionals and draws on Supply Chain Insights' research findings on this topic. The current technology landscape.