Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

To get where you are going, you have toe see where you are…. Daily, my inbox is flooded by email. As a guest writer for Forbes, public relations firms constantly pepper me with requests to speak to technologists boasting of having answers to improve supply chain resilience. Sometimes, I take the call. The discussion is seldom equal to the promise. I am amazed that smart people can be so SURE they have the answer.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2021

Part of the challenge in managing the modern supply-chain is due to its sheer size and complexity. There are many working parts, network partners, and opportunities for things to go wrong that some are often overlooked. Rather than hoping everything runs as smoothly, shippers today need to apply technology to ensure high customer experience levels are achieved and all shipments are delivered on time and in full.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2021

Artificial Intelligence is not a new technology, but widespread adoption and use of AI and machine learning in supply chain is still in its infancy. Nevertheless, there are indications that AI in the warehouse is becoming a reality a lot sooner than most people might have expected. Preliminary results from a Lucas-commissioned survey of 350 companies in the US and UK found that the majority of the companies are already employing AI in one way or another within their warehouses and distribution/f

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AIMMS

JULY 27, 2021

The post What Is Supply Chain Network Design And How Can It Improve Your Business? appeared first on AIMMS.

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Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.

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Arkieva

JULY 27, 2021

Integrated Supply Chain planning is the best way to be sure that you are running your business in a way that is best for your whole business. When you address your energy needs independent of your supply chain planning you can drive up costs unnecessarily and create rework. Industrial gas companies know this better than most because their production process is an extremely energy-intensive one.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 1, 2021

There’s an opportunity to improve food supply chain logistics and planning with a future-proofing mindset. No element requires more consideration and investment in this regard than transparency.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2021

As supply chains become more impacted by market disruptions and unpredictable events, they’re also becoming more critical to a company’s customer experience levels and bottom line. Creating a data-driven supply chain tracking important transportation metrics helps shippers respond and adapt as quickly as possible to known and unknown events. Why Monitor Transportation Metrics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

Tata Steel Europe Plant in Wales. The steel industry is not easy. A ton of steel can cost as little as $700. A pound of apples costs about the same as a pound of steel, yet steel is a complex product produced using high-tech metallurgical and manufacturing processes. Even before the pandemic the global steel industry was navigating significant disruptions that included steep price competition (China has been investigated numerous times for dumping), soft demand, and tariff issues.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 18, 2021

How do you attain the skills required for success in your current job and future career? A trustworthy approach to getting career advancement or growing your business is to acquire business acumen skills. Industry or sector is less relevant when it comes to these skills, as they get the most significant business running effectively. It. Continue reading.

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Arkieva

JULY 13, 2021

Over the past 5 weeks, Jeff Ondria has hosted a set of short interviews on LinkedIn about the five distinct steps to develop an effective S&OP process. In today's blog, we discuss step 4 Balancing Supply & Demand where we will answer some key questions with respect to balancing supply and demand. Five Steps to Develop an Effective S&OP Process – Step 4: Balance Supply and Demand was first posted on July 13, 2021 at 1:25 pm. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use

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NFI

JULY 1, 2021

After a year marred by congestion, skyrocketing cargo handling costs, increased demand as a result of the pandemic, and looming clean air mandates, West Coast marine terminal operators have had all the more reason to explore productivity improvements and cost-saving options like automation. Historically, concern about displacing and replacing employees with robotics had prompted the… Continue reading What the Approaching ILWU-PMA Contract Renewal Means for Shippers.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2021

Global supply chains frequently encounter blind spots, such as failing to anticipate trade disruptions and supplier risk. The result is significant challenges for manufacturers and their customers, which neither can afford.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

JULY 29, 2021

The challenge of getting better sales forecasts to improve logistics planning is a centuries-old problem. In today’s eCommerce-driven supply chains, that challenge is tougher than ever. But many online merchants don’t realize the extent to which poor forecasts create inefficiencies in fulfillment operations and drain their profits.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 15, 2021

The global cold chain market is rapidly growing, primarily driven by an evolving shift in consumer habits and the changing perceptions of frozen food. Valued at nearly $210.49 billion in 2020, the cold chain market is expected to reach more than $628 billion in 2028, nearly tripling its growth in less than ten years, according to a market analysis report by Grand View Research.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 12, 2021

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How Eco-Friendly Packaging is Impacting Sustainability! Cardboard packaging article and permission to publish here provided by Patricia Deems. “We need to ban plastic!” “We need to stop using plastic products!” “Plastic is harming the planet.”. These are some chants that we are hearing on a daily basis and it’s all true, unfortunately.

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Arkieva

JULY 6, 2021

These interesting times that we are currently living through have thrown open a lot of challenges. Organizations and decision-makers must be agile and innovative to overcome the challenges that COVID-19 has thrown at us. In India, we had 2 lockdown periods in the last 15 months. Being a supply chain student, I try to watch and analyze day-to-day situations with a lot of interest and I see one area that needs improvement when lockdowns are implemented.

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Adexa

JULY 12, 2021

For Immediate Release. Contact : Ron Wilson. Marketing Manager. (310) 642 2100. rwilson@adexa.com. Los Angeles, CA— July, 2021 Adexa, a leading AI Powered supply chain planning solution provider today announced the hiring of Mark McArthur as EVP of Sales in Americas. Mark is one of the top executives in the industry with leadership experience in the biggest and fastest growing enterprise software companies.

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Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 4, 2021

Traditional data management systems worked well when supply chain professionals had more time to adapt, and the enterprise data landscape was more uniform, structured and simple. But the world is different now.

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IT Supply Chain

JULY 8, 2021

By Vaibhav Malik (pictured). Head of Cybersecurity Advisory Practice, Integrity360. The post Preventing supply chain attacks with zero trust appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2021

I am working on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. As I mentioned in an earlier post on the growth drivers for the Transportation Management Systems market , transportation visibility tools are one of a number of technologies that are improving performance and helping to reduce f

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 24, 2021

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Become a Professional Bitcoin Trader! Financial evolution of Bitcoin article and permission to publish here provided by Jean Nichols. Bitcoin was unconfined at the instance of the financial crisis in 2009. The foremost software of bitcoin was released at first glance of 2009, and in March 2009, the second block of bitcoin complex was mined.

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Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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Prophetic Technology

JULY 19, 2021

Europe has always set the path to innovative forms of Working , creating entirely new categories of jobs; they are at the front of human rights rules, preventing the worker from exploitation by their employers, a practice that continues these days. In addition, they experimented with different forms of business ownership, with a state - owned enterprise ( SOE ) formed by the government to participate in commercial activities and corporate structures that require businesses to consider their empl

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Adexa

JULY 7, 2021

The digital twin of your supply chain must accurately reflect both the shape as well as behavior of your supply chain. In the absence of this you end up with a rough model of the supply chain. Rough models deliver rough results in your financial projections, commitment to end customers and making the right response when a disruption occurs. S&OP modeling is one step above spreadsheet modeling, what you are trying to get away from.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 5, 2021

Phil Renaud, executive director of The Risk Institute in the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University, discusses how the persistent drought in the western U.S. is forcing food supply chains to rethink their sourcing strategies, as well as pursue longer-term initiatives for coping with the effects of climate change.

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IT Supply Chain

JULY 21, 2021

By Jessica Sweet (pictured). Content Writer at makeLifeSweeter.com. The post How IT Service Providers Can Prove Their Worth To Potential Clients appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Shippers and logistics service providers are pressured to match the “Amazon effect” for fast and efficient service across multiple B2C, B2B, and D2C channels. Perfect order delivery - on-time and in-full at the lowest possible cost – is critical. However, recent surveys of supply chain stakeholders reveal that many don't have the technology necessary to achieve it.

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BlueYonder

JULY 6, 2021

Gartner recently released the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) report 1 and Blue Yonder has again been named a Leader. Per our understanding, to determine this year’s Magic Quadrant Leaders, the breadth and depth of core and extended WMS capabilities were assessed. As requested by our diversified customer base, Blue Yonder has been focusing on bringing the latest capabilities to serve our customers in the areas of, for example, labor management, performance mana

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 29, 2021

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic! India’s second wave of Covid article and permission to publish here provided by Ajay Jha. April 2021 saw India grappling with Covid- 19 again. The largest democracy in the world witnessed a tremendous surge in Covid infections with more than 3 lakh fresh Covid cases daily.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 27, 2021

The pandemic exposed serious weaknesses in the operations of manufacturers and distributors, not the least of which was the lack of robustness in our supply chains. Six out of ten manufacturers were negatively affected by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic, according to a December survey of manufacturing leaders from SYSPRO. In response, many are […].

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