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Happening Now: Employee sentiment rebounds

West Coast and California Logistics

According to an article in Supply Chain Dive , a new report shows that workers are less likely to leave their positions in the next 6 months. This report from Eagle Hill Consulting also shows that employee sentiment improved during Q1 2024 after declining in the last three quarters of 2023.

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The Dangers of Single Sourcing in Your Supply Chain

Resilinc

Avoid the pitfalls of single sourcing and learn strategies to build a more resilient supply chain. In the intricate web of modern supply chain management, efficiency often guides decision-making. Streamlining processes, optimizing costs, and ensuring timely delivery are the top priority. Yet, within the pursuit of efficiency lies a lurking peril: single sourcing.

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What Are the Key Questions to Ask Your Tennessee Personal Injury Attorney?

IT Supply Chain

By Dwight J. Lawrence (pictured) Content Writer The post What Are the Key Questions to Ask Your Tennessee Personal Injury Attorney? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Smart Software to Present at Epicor Insights 2024

The Smart Software

Smart Software CEO will present at this year's Epicor Insights event in Las Vegas. If you plan to attend this year, please join us at booth #12 and #710, and learn more about Epicor Smart Inventory Planning and Optimization. The post Smart Software to Present at Epicor Insights 2024 appeared first on Smart Software.

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Embedded Analytics Insights for 2024

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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Fighting Demand Driven Untruths

Demand Driven Technologies

The world of supply chain experts loves a good turf war. When, ten years ago, I began to take an interest in the subject and to promote Demand Driven tactics in France, it was because they echoed in a relevant way my then almost 30 years of industrial experience in several industries. What appealed to.

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Watch: Supply Chain Ecosystem Integration: Tearing Down the Silos

Supply Chain Brain

Tying all planning and execution systems together tears down silos and enhances operations, says Mahesh Rajasekharan, CEO of Cleo.

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Volunteering at Career Day Allows Blue Yonder Associate To Share Her Experience

BlueYonder

April is National Volunteer Month and is meant to recognize those who give of their time, skills and energy to support different causes, helping others. In honor of the month, Blue Yonder associate Marisa Alvarado, a Senior Support Engineer for the Blue Yonder Warehouse Management solutions, shares her experience volunteering at a local elementary school’s career day.

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Watch: Are Supply Chains Getting Serious About Diversity, Equity and Inclusion?

Supply Chain Brain

Dana Stiffler, distinguished vice president analyst in Gartner’s Supply Chain Practice, shares results of the firm’s survey on supply chains’ progress toward adoption of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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Lean on Kanban for Mid-Atlantic Drayage

Kanban Logistics

The recent accident at the Port of Baltimore is causing disruptions to imports on the East Coast, including at the Port of Norfolk and the Port of Wilmington, NC. Mid-Atlantic 3PL providers like Kanban Logistics can support your supply chain by handling drayage and container stripping services at both of these Ports. How has the Port of Baltimore accident affected Norfolk and Wilmington?

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Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes with the Power of Generative AI

Generative AI goes beyond just automating tasks and providing real-time answers. Did you know that implementing generative AI reduces sourcing cycle times and allows for faster decision-making across procurement operations? In this whitepaper — Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes With the Power of Generative AI — experts reveal how the strategic application of generative AI within procurement processes is paving the way for groundbreaking improvements.

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Future of AI in Supply Chain: What You Need to Know

ThroughPut

The use of artificial intelligence in supply chain management is only gaining more and more momentum with each passing year. AI with its predictive capabilities is helping companies make more informed decisions, automate processes and optimize efficiency like never before. At the same time, the global supply chain is also growing into a more complex ecosystem.

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Supply Chain News n Trucking Sector Sees more Weakness

Supply Chain Digest

Rates still headed Down Amid Weak Demand, too Many Trucks

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AI Enthusiasm in Fashion – Our Top Three Takeaways From the eP Summit in Florence

ToolsGroup

The recent eP Summit conference, the Pitti Immagine event focused on the latest digital and technological innovations tailored for the fashion industry, featured approximately 800 specialized operators and an extensive program of roundtables and presentations. Speakers shared their experiences and offered insights into the future landscape of the fashion industry, emphasizing how innovative technologies are reshaping the sector.

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China’s WMS Market Has Significant Potential

Logistics Viewpoints

Over the past decade, the main battleground for China’s WMS market has been in the consumption industry; but more recently the battleground has returned to the manufacturing industry. Overseas suppliers have always ruled the top end of the market in this segment. However, local Chinese vendors have been growing rapidly over the past few years and have the potential to compete with overseas suppliers.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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How to Tackle Retail Warehouse Automation Analysis Paralysis

Locus Robotics

April 17, 2024 How to Tackle Retail Warehouse Automation Analysis Paralysis Mary Hart , Senior Content Marketing Manager As retail warehouses evolve, talk of automation and robotics has turned from a “maybe” to a “must have”. With numerous solutions flooding the market, warehouse operations managers find themselves at the crossroads of opportunity and indecision.

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How Procurement Innovation Creates Value in Financial Services

Supply Chain Brain

Once regarded as a back-office process, procurement is finally getting the respect it deserves, recognized for its contribution to the organization's long-term, strategic agenda.

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Q1 2024 Update on North American Bulk Transport Capacity

Bulk Connection

The first quarter of 2024 has been marked by steady freight activity across North America, and bulk trucking capacity has remained stable for both liquid and dry bulk freight.

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Air Canada Staff Are Suspects in Heist of 6,600 Gold Bars

Supply Chain Brain

In October, Brink’s sued Air Canada , accusing the country’s largest airline of “negligence and carelessness.” Air Canada rejected the allegations.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

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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Scrambling to find drivers during peak delivery hours? Get LogiNext’s Delivery Management Software

Loginext

Discover the revolutionary AI Rider Finder integrated into our Delivery Management Software. This advanced tool optimizes delivery routes, matches orders with the best-suited riders, and significantly enhances operational efficiency. With features like Auto Assignment and Rider Visibility, our software reduces order cancellations, ensuring fast, reliable service and setting new standards in delivery management.

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COVID Pandemic Wiped 24.6M TEUs Off Container Market Growth

Supply Chain Brain

Without the pandemic, the global container market would have been 198.1 million TEUs in 2023. Instead, it was only 171.0 million TEUs, BIMCO said.

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StockTrim Integrates With E-Commerce Platform Neto

StockTrim

We’re thrilled to announce that StockTrim has officially integrated with Neto , a leading Australian-based unified e-commerce platform that has helped retailers and wholesalers reduce the complexity of running and scaling their businesses since 2009.

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The Modern CPO Requires Better Data for High Performance

Supply Chain Brain

Procurement teams across the globe are stepping up, adapting and innovating amid whispers — and sometimes shouts — of economic uncertainty.

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

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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Using Lean to Reduce Software Defects

Supply Chain Digest

Software Developer Theodo Sees Dramatic Improvement

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Biden Calls for Tripling of Tariffs on Chinese Steel and Aluminum

Supply Chain Brain

Biden criticized what he labeled "unfair Chinese trade practices," where below-market cost steel has flooded into the global shipbuilding market.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for April 18, 2024

Supply Chain Digest

Amazon Invests Big on Charging Infrastructure. IMF Sees Solid Global Growth Ahead. Biden Wants more Tariff on Chinese Steel.

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Malaysia Air Looks to Lighten Plane Loads on Middle East Detour

Supply Chain Brain

The Malaysian flag carrier will reroute flights to avoid airspace over parts of the Middle East, requiring more fuel and spurring the need to lighten its load.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.