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Achieving the Value of Digital Twins

DELMIA Quintiq

Are Digital Twins Achievable? I have to imagine that everyone that works in an industrial setting has heard about digital twins at this point. Perhaps they’ve heard more than they care to, and would rather see more digital twins in practice. While the promise is clear, and we see a growing number of case studies proving the benefits of the approach, many companies struggle to create and maintain digital twins.

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Supply Chain Visibility: From Buzzword to Business Benefits

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published recently, “Realizing the Full Business Benefits of Supply Chain Visibility.” The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by Kaleris, highlights the main objectives companies have for achieving end-to-end supply chain visibility; the biggest dark/blind spots in the supply chain today; and the.

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The Potential (and Peril) of ChatGPT in Supply Chain Applications

Logistics Viewpoints

Manhattan Associates, a supplier of supply chain management software solutions and the market share leader for warehouse management systems (WMS), had their Momentum user conference a couple of weeks ago. Sanjeev Siotia, the chief technology officer at Manhattan, spoke about the role of ChatGPT for supply chain management in one of the keynotes on day one of the conference.

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The Overlooked Advantage in Trucking with Blake Grolmus

The Logistics of Logistics

Blake Grolmus and Joe Lynch discuss the overlooked advantage in trucking. Blake serves as the Vice President of Safety for Ruan Transportation Management Systems , a family-owned dedicated logistics provider since 1932. About Blake Grolmus Blake Grolmus serves as the Vice President of Safety for Ruan Transportation Management Systems. Blake joined Ruan in 2017, leading the company’s new customer onboarding and continuous improvement activities before taking a leadership role in Ruan’s Gases an

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5 Steps to 100% Inventory & Asset Accuracy: A Warehouse Manager’s Guide to RFID

We’re excited to share a guide created in collaboration with our partners at Zebra and T&W Operations, experts in RFID Smart Solutions. The guide is “5 Steps to 100% Inventory & Asset Accuracy.” It highlights the use cases, benefits, and challenges of implementing RFID into your warehouse and supply chain operations and finding the right partner to get you there.

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Our Best ICON 2023 Takeaways: A Post-ICON Conversation With Our Industry Experts

BlueYonder

It’s been a month since we were in Las Vegas for ICON 2023. During a recent Blue Yonder Live , several of our Industry Strategy leads shared their insights around the event, including key takeaways and what’s next. Here’s a recap of the conversation host Bryant Miller had with Shannon Wu-Lebron , Corporate Vice President, Global Retail Industry Strategy; Hong Mo Yang , Senior Vice President, Global Manufacturing Industry Strategy; and Chirag Modi , Corporate Vice President, Supply Chain Executio

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Global Production Activity Levels Unchanged In May But Provide Added Warning Signs

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary reflecting on May 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices. Once again, the numbers signal a state of stabilization within global supply chain networks. While global supply chain wide pressures have eased considerably, the data points to a number of warning signs that would suggest added contraction in the months to come.

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Cost savings, evolving your business, and the power of procurement

Proxima

As the supply chain crisis ends, it’s time to pivot to cost. The global supply chain crisis is over. It was a frenetic period from March 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, followed by a series of events from the Suez Canal blockage to Russia’s war on Ukraine, that scrambled supply chains and ratcheted up costs. It is now relatively safe to say this period has passed – for months now we have been seeing an increase in manufacturing and logistics capacities, as the strategies firms have de

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Supply Chain Disruption

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Dockworkers Throttle Ports; Shedding Warehouse Space; China Plus Many By Paul Page International operations at the Port of Oakland, shown in March, were effectively shut down on Friday. PHOTO: JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES A new wave of job actions is casting uncertainty over imports at U.S. West Coast ports. Dockworkers have throttled cargo operations from Southern California to Seattle in a series of walkouts and slowdowns, the WSJ Logistics Report’s Paul Berger writes, in a blunt sign of deep

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Green Jobs and Green Tech: Rethinking the Impact of the Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Eight supply chains – food, construction, fashion, fast-moving consumer goods, electronics, automotive, professional services and freight – account for more than 50% of global emissions.

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Geopolitical & Regulatory Issues: The Path Forward in Supply Chain & Logistics

Speaker: Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD - President of LMA Consulting Group, S&OP Expert, and Speaker

The world of supply chain and logistics has been plagued with volatility, disruptions, and increased regulations. Several issues are converging simultaneously, creating a precarious path forward. In this webinar, we will talk about the current status of the supply chain and what the successful and unsuccessful paths forward will look like. Join demand planning and SIOP expert Lisa Anderson for a riveting discussion evaluating the geopolitical landscape and looking at the bigger picture to create

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Four benefits of centralized analytics within your ERP system

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

It’s common that manufacturing and distribution enterprises would use a third-party Business Intelligence (BI) solution to analyze and interpret data from their ERP system. However, in today’s fast-paced business environment, organizations are seeking innovative ways to gain a competitive advantage. One of the key strategies is leveraging embedded analytics within their ERP system to make faster data-driven decisions.

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Periodic Inventory System: Pros, Cons, & Alternatives

Unleashed

Businesses that deal with products need some sort of system in place for managing stock. But if you’re on a tight budget, or you only deal with a handful of SKUs, the modern perpetual inventory method may be a little heavy for your basic needs. Learn about an alternative – the periodic inventory system – as we break down how it works, who it’s best for, and some important considerations for choosing the right inventory management method.

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Supply Chain Finance

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Big U.S. Companies Took Less Time to Pay Suppliers in 2022 By Mark Maurer Good morning. Large U.S. companies took less time to pay their suppliers last year as many of them hit a ceiling on the extension of supplier payment terms amid supply-chain constraints. The companies took 57 days to make the payments in 2022, down 8% from the previous year, according to a new report from Hackett Group.

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The Ethical AI Imperative

IT Supply Chain

By Peter Ruffley (pictured) CEO of Zizo The post The Ethical AI Imperative appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Future Focus: Constructing Unshakeable Stability in Your Manufacturing Supply Chain

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

We’ve all heard the buzzwords to describe new supply chain trends: resiliency, sustainability, AI, machine learning. But what do these really mean today? Over the past few years, manufacturing has had to adapt to and overcome a wide variety of supply chain trends and disruptions to stay as stable as possible. Stability has become key in this post-COVID world, and will remain key moving forward.

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What is a Feasibility Study and Why Is It Important to a Project?

USC Consulting Group

Starting a new project is an exciting time for our consultants because it involves deep learning. As we often say, we don’t just swoop in and offer conventional wisdom about how to streamline operations, find opportunities for greater efficiency, increase throughput, reduce costs, limit waste and everything else we do for our clients. Instead, we roll up our sleeves, dig in and get to know the business, the people from the corner office to the production line, and the scope of the job.

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Recession Proofing Your Retail Business

BlueYonder

This blog was co-written by Wayne Snyder, VP, Retail Industry Strategy, and Nina Seth, Product Marketing Director. It’s a tough world out there. Inflation, rising interest rates, layoffs, high labor and transportation costs and much more. There is so much doom and gloom in the market. Consumer sentiment is declining along with discretionary spending.

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Three Developments in ESG That Will Impact Supply Chains 2023

Supply Chain Brain

Environmental, social and governance compliance isn’t only a moral obligation for manufacturers.

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Sustainability is the focus of global rail revitalization

DELMIA Quintiq

By Taherah Kuhl, Global Vice President – Business Services Industry, Dassault Systèmes Governments across the world are increasingly recognizing the importance of rail transport in achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. As a result, there has been a resurgence in the development and revitalization of railway systems after decades of underinvestment.

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ESG Reporting: It Is Inevitable, But It Doesn’t Mean That It Must Be Complicated

In these challenging times, climate change must inevitably be a top-of-mind priority. We need to act now by making the right decisions. 2022 was the year of corporate commitments to sustainability, and 2023 is the year where promises become proposals, mission statements become metrics, and aims become actions. New regulations have been set regarding the corporates, and they must comply.

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Navigating Uncharted Waters: Out of the Fort and Into the Moat

Freightos

The Initial Hurdle: 2021’ Freight Fiasco During the COVID-19 pandemic, Conor from Fort Toys , like many other entrepreneurs, found himself dealing with skyrocketing demand… and skyrocketing freight costs. His product – a magnetic pillow fort for kids that was funded by a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign – was both fun…and bulky.

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Improve Supply Chain Strategies with Digital Twin Technology

Enterra Insights

The late President and 5-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower once stated, “In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” Over the years, there has been a lot written about why planning is indispensable, even if plans are useless. Here’s my two cents. Planning is indispensable because, done right, it explores a number of scenarios and involves a lot of “what if” thinking.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Stock Report for Week Ending June 2, 2023

Supply Chain Digest

See who was Up and who was Down

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Welcome to the World of ‘Ambient’ IoT

Supply Chain Brain

The impact of ambient IoT is expected to be “quite profound,” enabling greater sustainability, traceability and food safety, while reducing shrink and theft.

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Return to Success: Streamlining Returns in the Supply Chain for Enhanced Efficiency

Speaker: Cathy Morrow Roberson, Research Manager for the Reverse Logistics Association

In today's competitive business landscape, providing a seamless return experience and maintaining an efficient supply chain are critical to customer satisfaction and loyalty. Businesses need to leverage advanced tracking systems and data analytics to identify bottlenecks and improve supply chain visibility. Efficient return management stands as a crucial strategy for optimizing the supply chain.

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Demand Planning in the Seed Industry: It’s a Lot Like Fashion

CHAINalytics

Seed industry demand planning has some unlikely similarities to that in the fashion industry. And, if you scratch beneath the surface, it turns out that it’s really true. As in the fashion world, the seed market demands constant innovation to keep pace with the competition. This need requires a constantly improved variety of products to … The post Demand Planning in the Seed Industry: <br>It’s a Lot Like Fashion appeared first on Chainalytics.

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5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Impacts the Supply Chain

Arkieva

The adoption of machine learning and artificial intelligence is on the rise, but not at the pace of other transformations. Here are a few reasons why. 5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Impacts the Supply Chain was first posted on June 6, 2023 at 7:48 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Global Supply Chain News on Rates for Container Shipping Continue to Fall

Supply Chain Digest

All the Usual Carrier Tactics are Having Minimal Impact

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U.S. Airlines’ Fuel Consumption Levels Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels in April

Supply Chain Brain

Fuel consumption levels for U.S. scheduled service airlines fell by 3.9% from 1.545 billion gallons in March 2023 to 1.484 billion gallons during April 2023.

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eCommerce Sustainability: A Comprehensive Look at 2023 Consumer Attitudes

Sifted surveyed 500 consumers to understand their attitudes toward sustainable shipping practices. Their report outlines how important it is to them, how price impacts that importance, and what sacrifices they're willing to make for greener shipping.