Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Capacity constraints and transportation delays.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Especially today, with some industries moving from a buyer’s market to a seller’s market, many suppliers can have their pick of customers, especially if some are easier to do business with, foster collaboration, listen to new innovative ideas and, most importantly, pay on time. Ivalua Supplier Risk and Performance Management Checklist.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In our recent survey on analytics, today 74% of companies are attempting to improve supply chain visibility (as shown in Figure 1). We are making slow progress on transportation visibility, but not supplier visibility. Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Living and working in this area provides me with the opportunity to schedule site visits at many of these innovative firms. Most recently, I visited the Berkshire Grey (BG) corporate office for an in-depth discussion about the company’s business, followed by a tour of the Berkshire Grey Innovation Center.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

This is especially true in transportation management, as companies work across many modes, many geographies, and many sources of data, including from GPS and mobile devices. The fact that many shippers still don’t use a transportation management system (TMS) is another issue. “So

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 22, 2024

Recently, Blue Yonder released the findings of its survey of wholesale distribution executives 1 , which focused on their order management challenges, goals and forward-looking plans. One surprising finding of the survey is that 41% of companies are still relying on an in-house, homegrown system for managing orders.)

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2024

Beth is an innovative, forward-thinking HR professional who is disrupting truck driver recruiting by treating the driver as a consumer in the employment relationship and making recruiting personal again. Drive My Way takes the pain out of the process by sourcing pre-qualified candidates who match their specific needs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 15, 2023

Using computer algorithms, the AI program searches various connected inputs from all available sources to generate human-looking content in the form of text, images, audio, and other synthetic (created) data that is of value to the user. A transportation manager comes in to start the day. It is not meant to replace warehouse workers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

According to a recent survey fielded by Edelman Intelligence , 94% of supply chain leaders say partnerships with supply chain logistics companies are necessary to get through peak season successfully. For instance, the capacity that is needed per shipment like the 2021 produce season transportation capacity outlook.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 5, 2022

Association for Accessible Medications (AAM) reported in 2021 that a “survey of AAM’s generic and biosimilar drug manufacturers revealed that travel and transport costs have skyrocketed 224% on average, with at least one manufacturer reporting as much as a 413% increase in shipping expenses compared to the same costs before the crisis.”

Pharmaceutical 52

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2021

To paraphrase an old maxim, then, necessity breeds innovation.”[2] ”[2] He insists supply chain innovation today is not a choice, but an imperative. Port closures like the one at Ningbo-Zhoushan in China and backlogs from the Suez Canal blockage earlier in 2021 have limited transport capacity. ”[5].

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QAD

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The last 25 years has probably brought us greater innovation than we have seen in quite some time. With this drive of preservation and sustainability and with the innovation of being able to use data like never before, we have seen innovations that are the foundation of this movement. The catalyst: Technology.

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Logility

MARCH 31, 2023

The constant instability in material, labor, transportation, and logistics costs is even more frustrating, especially as tension builds as market demand, customer preferences, and competition evolve unpredictably. This practice is also applied when leaning into resilience and agility to be more proactive and better prepared.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 11, 2022

The role of the CFO is being transformed by technological innovation and access to massive amounts of data, both inside and outside the organization. 65% of the CFO respondents surveyed revealed in order to thrive, they have shifted expenditure into new markets, product lines and technologies. The modern CFO. The SYSPRO CFO 4.0

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Under pressure to quickly identify new sources of supply, due diligence has–at times been reduced, thereby increasing the likelihood of quality issues, unknowingly supporting forced labor, or exposing organizations to fraud. Taking a category view often means little more than ensuring alternate sources are available.

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CargoBarn

APRIL 21, 2022

These past two years have created significant transportation challenges. At this year’s MODEX trade show, MHI and Deloitte released results from a survey of 1,000 industry executives in Evolution to Revolution: The 2022 MHI Annual Industry Report. The survey showed a not-surprising list of the top supply chain challenges: . .

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 24, 2017

That same study found only 5 percent of those surveyed were very satisfied with their digital progress so far. Part of a digital transformation needs to be creating processes and empowering employees to transform the data coming from various sources into actionable insights. Continuous Demand for Innovation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 13, 2021

According to IDC’s 2020 Supply Chain Survey – 72.8% RPA tools can help to capture, store, and extract data/records/files from unstructured sources. The results of the survey showed that the pandemic has expedited digital transformations and created a surge in automation investment. Support remote workforces (75%).

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 8, 2024

A recent Gartner survey confirmed that more than two-thirds of Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) are still recovering from the last major disruption when the next one comes along – a continuous barrage of challenges that proves that responsive supply chains are going to struggle in a state of constant volatility.

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BlueYonder

JULY 28, 2022

This insight comes from the 2022 State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report , presented by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), sponsored by Avetta, Blue Yonder, C.H. materials reuse, energy efficiency, transportation empty miles savings).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 2, 2020

The design of the global supply chain at the start of the pandemic assumed frictionless borders, availability of transportation resources, and supply with few constraints. Supply chain management as a discipline—a set of flows combining the processes of source, make and deliver together to drive value– is relatively new.

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GTG Technology Group

JANUARY 17, 2018

Delaying Upgrades Is Holding Back Your Transportation Company. That future is within your grasp if you keep your transportation management software upgraded to take advantage of innovations. That future is within your grasp if you keep your transportation management software upgraded to take advantage of innovations.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 3, 2021

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Procurement, activities such as strategic sourcing, are one of the main processes in the supply chains that can generate a positive impact on companies by giving them a competitive advantage in the market. Strategic sourcing can help supply chain leaders identify potential risk factors and develop procurement mitigation plans.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Companies can leverage social media to obtain consumer behavior analytics while also monitoring the industry, news and other sources that can indicate potential supply chain disruptions like the passing of a new regulation.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

This is especially relevant in the Transport and Logistics sector. Doing so is necessary, but will result in increased transport costs, extensive paperwork, and prolonged delivery times. Companies must reevaluate their current transport activities and adjust their strategies in accordance with the Brexit effects and regulations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Each survey that I do comes back with data as a major challenge. The company wanted to be customer-centric and focused on net-promoter scores and results of an annual survey. These included cloud-based computing, in-memory processing, parallel computation, and open-source analytics. S&OP Challenges. The problem?

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

Kristi Montgomery, VP of innovation, Kenco. There’s a lot of exception management involved in transportation management - timing of delivery, temperature requirements, etc. Turney Thompson, vice president, Kenco Transportation Management. Investing in Innovation. Kristi Montgomery, VP of innovation, Kenco.

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BlueYonder

MAY 2, 2022

We are excited to discuss the latest innovations in supply chain transformation for the digital future with Blue Yonder and many EY clients. In addition, EY professionals are eager to demonstrate the latest supply chain technology innovations at our booth. With the pace of change, supply chains must be able to turn on a dime.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. ” They note an MIT survey of apparel companies found vastly differing definitions of supply chain transparency across organizations. sources of raw materials. Visibility into: internal operations.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In salary and compensation levels, the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) 2023 Annual Salary Survey pointed rather positive indicators entering this new year: The median income of supply chain management professionals rose 3 percent to $98,570. A reported 76 percent of job seekers were employed in less than three months.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 30, 2022

We surveyed 53 procurement and supply chain executives and managers about their organizations’ strategic priorities. In addition, rampant inflation exceeding 7% has emerged in 2022, as a result of labor shortages, increased transportation costs, and surging commodity prices.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 19, 2021

Prior to the pandemic, supply chains were already growing in complexity due to increased globalization, data sources, and customer demands. This way, the return on your TMS investment is driven by the seasoned transportation experts who possess the technical knowledge to accommodate strategic and tactical changes to your network.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 6, 2019

About the same time McKinsey was insisting investments in supply chain performance could have a significant business impact, the editorial staff at Materials Handling & Logistics (MH&L) magazine were reporting the results of survey conducted by Clear Peak Supply Chain Advisory Council that supported the McKinsey conclusion.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In a recent Gartner survey, 76% of supply chain executives said that compared to three years ago, their company today is facing more frequent disruptions in their supply chain.”. The report outlined several use-cases of Advance Analytics in Transportation. Analytics to Reduce Transportation Spend.

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crisp

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The pace of change is increasing exponentially, and there are innovations and learnings being shared across the industry every day. A recent survey of procurement leaders showed a 15-20% increase in ROI when using data and analytics to make decisions. Source : Where is the data stored, and who owns it? Step 3: Collect your Data.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 23, 2020

They diversify supplier bases to reduce risk, provide massive cost savings, allow companies to quickly offer new products, and find sources of innovation through closer supplier collaboration. Here were the top-line results from their survey: Only 21% of members reported that their organization has a CSCO.

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