QAD

JANUARY 9, 2024

Just a few questions to consider follow: Correctly classify imports to ensure your payment of duties is no more or less than it should be? However, administrative staff may be less knowledgeable about compliance procedures and customs regulations than warehouse personnel. One example is parcel and non-production shipping.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The mismatch between the high demands by employers and the supply of logistics skills and knowledge is resulting in a growing gap in the logistics & supply chain market”. Talent gaps in logistics and supply chain, continues to be a top challenge and a source of high risk for many companies.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In the dynamic world of supply chain management, demand planning is a critical component for achieving holistic supply planning. It involves constructing an accurate forecast of future demand based on supply drivers, aiming to meet customer needs as precisely as possible. What is Demand-driven Inventory Replenishment?

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QAD

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Causes of Stock Loss Sources of stock loss can include: Incorrect part movement Scrap with parts being dropped and damaged Shipping inaccuracy from warehouses and suppliers Manual mistakes in the processes Supplier performance Inaccurate forecasting Split shipments can also cause issues. But is that still the case today?

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BlueYonder

JUNE 10, 2022

This week, at the 2022 Gartner® Supply Chain Symposium, we learned several key themes, as well as how the Gartner Magic Quadrants are evolving. Also, this week, Blue Yonder shared our standing as a Leader in the recently published Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems 1. Key Themes.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 33rd Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. This Year’s Report Themes and Key Messages.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Imagine you’re an executive of a large international business who has just discovered an excellent opportunity of entering a new exciting market just in time when your product design team has developed a perfect product for that market. Do you think that your supply chain management is good enough for this market?

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Who would have thought that measuring the performance of supply chain processes like warehousing, procurement, or logistics could be so troublesome? Well, we know a few supply chain managers who, having made some of the mistakes covered by this article, would attest to the potential for difficulty.

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QAD

JULY 21, 2022

While it’s been around for decades, the bullwhip effect has reared its ugly head recently in response to the unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic combined with existing weaknesses in the supply chain. The bullwhip effect has multiple causes that distort the supply chain, including: Changes in demand forecasting.

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Taulia

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Global supply chains are more complex than ever. At the same time, companies are paying more attention to the importance of ESG and sustainability objectives in supply chain management, and the role that automation and efficiency can play in minimizing the need for time and resource intensive processes.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2022

Seldom, if ever, has the global supply chain received so much attention as it did in 2021. Some critics have called for a complete overhaul of the global supply chain, insisting current operations can’t be fixed. Change, however, takes both time and money — especially when that change needs to be global in nature.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2018

To gain insights on that question and more, Adelante SCM and BluJay Solutions conducted a web survey of supply chain and logistics professionals in March 2018. Delivering an enhanced customer experience, however, was notably higher among Innovator/Early Adopter and Above Average Performance companies (76.6%

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2018

Unfortunately, being a “shipper of choice” doesn’t just happen overnight; it takes a commitment from the shipper to partner with the carrier, consistency and sustained results, and excellence in communication. Clearly detention time is more than an inconvenience. What does all of this mean? billion in income annually due to delays.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog shares a mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 predictions for industry supply chains published at the beginning of 2022. Since that time, the IMF along with the World Bank have been issuing revised downward forecasts.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

No wonder many businesses struggle with supply chain delays and poor customer service! . Efficient end-to-end supply chain planning can help solve these challenges. What does “end-to-end supply chain” mean? Proper supply chain management relies heavily on end-to-end visibility. Let’s dive in.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

In an ecommerce business, supply chain performance is one of the key factors affecting the performance of the business as a whole. If the supply chain isn’t moving as seamlessly as it should, it could cause disruptions further down the line, and even result in delivery delays and customer disappointment.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth. Supply Chain Strategy.

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KEPLER Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Responding to the ever-changing expectations of consumers in a highly competitive digital economic environment involves having a solid, agile, and cost-effective Supply Chain. After all, companies need to minimize and monitor the most harmful supply chain management practices. Some examples of worst practices.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Introduction I was recently in a conversation about forecasting with a client team, and one individual, whose background was not in supply chain, asked what the value of demand forecasting is. The answer may seem obvious to supply chain professionals, but it’s worth taking a step back and thinking about how to answer this.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 9, 2021

It just takes the right strategy to find supply chain synergies that can help brands master their cosmetic logistics functions. Retailers like Walmart expect their vendor partners to achieve a 98% OTIF rate , which can strain supply chains that are not optimized for retail delivery. No longer are they an expense.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 6, 2019

Company executives are increasingly aware of the importance of supply chains in making companies successful. A couple of years ago, however, a McKinsey study concluded companies weren’t investing enough in supply chain transformation technologies. Technology and supply chain transformation. ”[3].

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 16, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters editorial commentary we highlight yesterday’s action by the U.S. Federal Reserve to initiate heightened interest rates in the coming months, and the implications to industry supply chains. But these are not normal times, given all that is occurred during the last two and one-half years.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

Manufacturing is the foundation of my interest in supply chain management. Supply Chain and Design. So when the warehouse team threatened to unionize, I transferred into a distribution, warehouse environment. Warehouse Management and Transportation Management were in their infancy. The year was 1985.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Inventory management software helps you track materials in the supply chain. Inventory overseers may have to account for product movements handled by warehouse workers, delivery drivers, manufacturing employees and suppliers. Inventory has different classifications at different points in the supply chain.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Inventory management software helps you track materials in the supply chain. Inventory overseers may have to account for product movements handled by warehouse workers, delivery drivers, manufacturing employees and suppliers. Inventory has different classifications at different points in the supply chain.

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MAVES

JUNE 24, 2019

Their concerns include: infrastructure, economic stability, freight and supply chain transparency, tax regulations, security, and cross border shipping details. The following is a list of the most influential new requirements driving the modern supply chain to adopt change: Globalization of Business. to name a few.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

JULY 15, 2022

I was recently in a conversation about forecasting with a client team, and one individual, whose background was not in supply chain, asked what the value of demand forecasting is. The answer may seem obvious to supply chain professionals, but it’s worth taking a step back and thinking about how to answer this.

Forecasting 52

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ShipBob

MAY 6, 2022

Wholesale ecommerce requires good supply chain management to function effectively, especially since there are large amounts of goods involved. However, there are a number of challenges standing in the way of effective supply chain execution among wholesale businesses. Inability to meet customer expectations.

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Supply Chain Opz

AUGUST 2, 2018

Multi Echelon Inventory Management requires analysis across the full end-to-end (e2e) supply chain to determine what inventory is needed, where it should be held and in what format; balancing at all times commercial requirements with supply. The start-point for any Inventory Optimization initiative is Visibility.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

As we head into a new year it is a good time to take a look at the coming year and see what it may hold in the way of trends. We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 29, 2017

In my new book “ The Living Supply Chain ” co-written with Tom Linton, we reflect on the new capabilities required to be able to work with the evolving imperative of real-time data. Two key concepts reflect the core elements of real-time supply chains.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Try this as a tongue twister: “Tripping through tantalizing TikTokers, tenfold to transform your tangled supply chain!” In our digital age, where viral trends dominate, TikTok’s influence now extends to supply chain management. Discover the Top 10 TikTokers reshaping how you view supply chains.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2020

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. I would call myself an accidental supply chain executive!

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

But also: Why do they love supply chain management so much? I wanted to take them from broken to best-in-class performance. My first step was to engage Benchmarking Success (BMS) to understand what the “best” for each business really meant from an independent source. What makes them tick? What ticks them off?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Delegation of supply chain responsibilities? Employee empowerment for better supply chain performance? But to set your enterprise and its workforce up for successful supply chain operations, the starting point has to be what is really important for sustainable achievement and profitability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Commerce is global and regional at the same time, the world is getting smaller and more interconnected, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers operate in this build-anywhere and sell-anywhere market. End-to-end supply chain visibility, planning, and execution support software are critical in agile supply chain performance.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 19, 2023

A supply chain digital twin is a complete model of your supply chain that allows you to run what-if scenarios and determine the most efficient use of resources for fulfilling demand. With the advent of true “single source of truth” inventory visibility , a digital twin is a more feasible goal than ever before.

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