Enterra Insights

APRIL 9, 2020

In part one , I examined five of fourteen food sector areas being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic as identified from numerous sources by Jim Dippold, Senior Vice President for Category Management Strategy at Enterra Solutions ®. Hunkering down for an unknown period of isolation has created a spike in overall category purchases.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 4, 2023

The survey looked at topics including COVID-19 impact on supply chains, priorities in the coming years, and the path to digital supply chains. In just one category – we’ll use juice as an example – that equates to $50.17 In just one category – we’ll use snacks as an example – that equates to $208.65

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SupplyShift

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is new legislation in the European Union that requires, elevates, and standardizes ESG reporting like never before. For some, this is good news: It will reduce the noise of multiple reporting frameworks and help companies focus. CSRD changes that.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 12, 2019

One might not immediately think about supermarkets when the topic of digital enterprises is raised; but, those in the industry are well aware of how e-commerce is changing the business landscape. It has also introduced news way for consumers to shop, like click-and-collect schemes. ”[1] Those numbers can’t be ignored.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Today, is day two of our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation Management , Freight. We will feature over the next 4 business days each category's most viewed posts over the course of 2017. Share This: Read More.

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Proxima

JUNE 4, 2021

Concerns about rising inflation have been a hot topic in boardrooms since the start of this year. These concerns have grown substantially after recent news that US annual consumer price inflation has jumped to 4.2%. It’s possible your procurement team has managers or executives who cover multiple categories of spend.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

A new year is underway, and what better way to begin our 2023 blog activity than with a summary of the freshest news from the supply chain and logistics theatre? Indeed, it looks set to be one of the hottest growth categories in logistics during the year ahead.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

FreightWaves, the industry-leading provider of news, data and analytics for the logistics markets, named 6 River Systems a 2021 FreightTech 25 winner. We were also named a 2020 Supply Chain Brief MVP Award Winner in the technology category. We also announced updates to our inbound, count and move, packout and allocation capabilities.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This list focuses on the narrower topic of forecasting. Many people would say the demand forecasting team did an equal job of forecasting the two categories. That’s good news if you just need an aggregate forecast, but beware the temptation to set too aggregate a level of forecasting to make your accuracy look better.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Lots of news to cover today, so let’s go right to it. Uber pilots on-demand product delivery in Sweden — powered by its new API ( VentureBeat ). Deliverable products will be listed in a special category, ‘Free One Hour Delivery With Uber,’ within the app.”. More on this topic in a future post. Finally, C.H.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Here are some of the topics making news in an industry that’s always moving. . As the breadth of destruction caused by Hurricane Ian becomes clear, carriers are doing everything they can to restore service to regions affected by the Category 4 storm. Walmart’s White Label, GoLocal, Exceeds 5,000 Locations.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

I have a plane to catch this morning, so let’s go straight to the news… 3Gtms Announces the Inaugural Release of 3GTM Transportation Software. See my LinkedIn Influencer post from earlier this month — Enough Talk: Time to Fix Transportation Infrastructure Funding — for my thoughts on this topic. Have a happy weekend!

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

This list focuses on the narrower topic of forecasting. Many people would say the demand forecasting team did an equal job of forecasting the two categories. That’s good news if you just need an aggregate forecast, but beware the temptation to set too aggregate a level of forecasting to make your accuracy look better.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Here’s a short video I recorded in Spanish highlighting the topic of my presentation: If you plan to be at the conference, I look forward to learning and networking with you. Just look at the news this week from Amazon, Walmart, and Target. DHL Resilience360 tracks multiple categories of risk events across the globe.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 4, 2015

It’s a topic that just never seems to go away (nor should it!). on the topic. Surely this concept of a black swan fits squarely into the third category, which is characterized by an event that is entirely out of our control and hard to anticipate and plan for. by Alexa Cheater Supply chain risk. And it does.

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DynaSys

JANUARY 27, 2021

Sometimes organizations clearly identified the business need for a particular business topic (e.g.: One size does not fit all… It sounds that in many case organizations requirements are a mix of these 2 categories. Niche and short-term requirements vs Global and digital transformation journey. inventory replenishment planning).

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 25, 2017

For example, we wrote recently about how Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods Market represents more than a new stream of brick and mortar business, but the possibility of improving its last mile delivery – the so-called “Holy Grail of Logistics,” and therefore gaining a further leg-up over its eCommerce competitors in the grocery category.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 17, 2021

As I listened to news updates over the weekend, a topic popped up that I hadn’t paid much attention to in a while - Live shopping. Facebook also kicked off Live Shopping Fridays for the beauty and fashion categories. Could it disrupt online marketplaces such as Amazon? Remember HSN and QVC?

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The Network Effect

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The good news is I now have a 3 inch stack of articles that tell me all I ever wanted to know about retail performance for 2014. Some data focuses on all of retail, while other numbers look at categories like specialty, department stores, discount stores, etc. This being said, guess the topic of our next blog?

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Shipchain

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

ShipChain Wins 1st Place in the Operations and Supply Chain Category of the Ventana Research Digital Innovation Awards. For feedback on the video, or suggestions for what topic we should cover next in our video series, please contact marketing@shipchain.io. If you weren’t able to tune in on August 6th, we have good news!

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Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 29, 2017

Our survey on Revenue and Trade Promotion Management is closing soon; and we will have some pretty strong research to pass along on this topic; but you and I both know it is going to tell us that nearly half of the trade promotions continue to produce less than planned ROI. Oh heck, why not just tackle the big one right away?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

As I take a break to warm up, here’s a look at this week’s news: C.H. Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. These topics are already being debated in Washington, and a couple of news items this week will certainly add fuel to the debate.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

This month’s Market Update highlights key factors that impact the transportation industry in North America and will keep you up to speed on the latest news and topics that matter to your supply chain and business. The personal consumption category increased 2.5%. Large Scale Market Indicators. decline in quarter one.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 6, 2020

After analyzing the results from our survey, it was not surprising to see these notable trends fall under a group of categories we refer to as SNEW – social, news, events and weather.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 24, 2015

I haven’t had a chance to speak with anyone at Ryder yet or see a demo of the solution, but this news caught my attention for several reasons. The boxes and labels of yesterday are giving way to a single amorphous category: “Providers of Supply Chain Software and Services.”. and “What is a transportation management system?”

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EC Sourcing Group

MARCH 31, 2020

The good news is that the analysts at Spend Matters work in a manner that mimics your everyday reality. Then consider this question: “If this works as well as I expect it to on this project, what other projects or categories should be next?”. If you want to go explore this topic in greater detail, please contact me.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Introduced by Gartner Analyst, Noha Tohamy, at Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference, AI was broken down into two categories. It will have specific attributes that render it searchable for a reader interested in learning more about the topic of focus; in this case AI, Data, and Supply Chain Risk Management.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 6, 2020

After analyzing the results from our survey, it was not surprising to see these notable trends fall under a group of categories we refer to as SNEW – social, news, events and weather.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 6, 2020

After analyzing the results from our survey, it was not surprising to see these notable trends fall under a group of categories we refer to as SNEW – social, news, events and weather.

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Provenance

MAY 3, 2019

This year we were honoured to be invited to chat alongside brands and experts across a variety of topics. A special shout out goes to the winner in the Technology category, Tech Dump , and all those shortlisted. The post What we learned at Fashion Revolution Week 2019 appeared first on Provenance News.

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HICX Solutions

MARCH 30, 2023

It’s little wonder that this topic is high on the agenda. For instance, a cyber-security questionnaire will also be tailored based on the category of the supplier. A commodity supplier such as a cloud service provider is different from an indirect supplier of office materials in this regard. Crisis Management and Resilience.

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RELEX Solutions

OCTOBER 18, 2017

In this whitepaper we’ll take a look at how moving from a traditional category-based model to using causal methods increases forecasting accuracy and supports promotion planning. Example of a set of promotions and categories for each promotion. To cope, sophisticated promotion forecasting and planning methods is necessary.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 17, 2015

Read this month’s Market Update for more on issues impacting the transportation industry, and then share your thoughts on these topics. The changes are intended to more closely align thresholds of its safety rating categories to crash risk. The post Market Update: Transportation Industry News appeared first on Transportfolio.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 26, 2016

6 | News & Background. rhiannon Davies, joined in 2012 to implement the new supply chain, bring about global compliance and leverage potential efficiencies to drive the strongest conditions and service to customers. “In Contents Supply Chain Movement 21 – 2016 Q2. Publishing date: 6 May 2016. Forecasting is about managing risks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

As a result, new data types move quicker and more accurately, with lower levels of investment. I am passionate about the topic of the digital supply chain, and I apologize in advance for the length of this article. The good news is that the new forms of prescriptive and cognitive analytics help to model nonlinear relationships.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

For example, we wrote recently about how Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods Market represents more than a new stream of brick and mortar business, but the possibility of improving its last mile delivery – the so-called “Holy Grail of Logistics,” and therefore gaining a further leg-up over its eCommerce competitors in the grocery category.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 23, 2013

The theme of the SCRC meeting will focus on a topic of great interest to supply chain professionals at every level of the organization: “ Mapping Your Supply Chain Analytics Strategy.” Schenker will share his thoughts and views on the current health of the economy and the impact of current geopolitical events on global business conditions.

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