Enterra Insights

AUGUST 11, 2022

The world has seen some pretty brutal effects of climate change this summer — including the fact that the hurricane season got off to an early start back in May. Climate journalist Jason Samenow ( @JSamenow ) reported, “Packing winds of 105 mph, Agatha slammed into Mexico’s southern west coast as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane — the strongest the country has endured in the month of May.”[1] Unlike many events that disrupt supply chains, hurricanes can be anticipated and plans can b

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 9, 2022

Here are the 5 Cost to Serve advantages from which your supply chain could benefit. Here is a complete YouTube playlist on the topic: [link]. More Cost-to-Serve resources here: Cost to Serve at a Glance: 9 Steps to Success & 5 Mistakes to Avoid. Omnichannel Retail and the Cost to Serve Online Customers. An 8-point Guide to Understanding Your Cost to Serve.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 8, 2022

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Automation Helps Selling Food Online! The pandemic saw the restaurant industry face challenges like never before, with most being forced to close for a substantial period and, when allowed to re-open once more, having to operate under new restrictions, ensuring social distancing was being maintained for example.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 10, 2022

One of the most difficult and expensive aspects of the supply chain is last mile and home delivery. However, from a customer experience standpoint, it is also the most memorable and possibly important. Autonomous last mile deliveries are part of the answer to the e-commerce boom that we are experiencing. I have already written about autonomous mobile robots and how they are changing last mile deliveries.

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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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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 8, 2022

If geopolitics, inflation, and climate change aren’t enough to worry about, there are now warnings that there could be a shortage of Halloween Candy. The first company to sound the alarm was Hershey. Journalist Mehr Bedi reports, “Hershey Co said on [28 July] it would fall short of meeting demand for the all-important Halloween and Christmas holiday seasons this year, blaming a scarcity of raw ingredients and difficulties in securing suppliers.”[1] The following day journalist

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 12, 2022

My oldest daughter, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) at age 11, turns 22 today. Half her life living with T1D. 50% of her days. Will that percentage continue to increase in the years ahead or will it reach a peak and start to decline? The latter can only happen if we find. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain and Logistics News (August 12, 2022).

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

To test the thinking and visibility of his students, Socrates held up a white ball in front of his student and asked, “What color is the ball?”. Almost without thinking, the student answered, “The ball is white, teacher.”. Socrates then slowly turned the ball around to reveal the back of the ball, painted black. “Next time, before you answer,” said Socrates, “examine both sides.”.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 10, 2022

Alex Guillen and Joe Lynch discuss tracking medical shipments. Alex is the Director of Sales, Life Science and Pharma Europe at Tive , the leading provider of real-time supply chain visibility insights that help logistics professionals actively manage their in-transit shipments’ location and condition. About Alex Guillen. Alex Guillen is an established executive with a proven record in global business and market development, with well-rounded experience in multicultural sales management and bran

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SCM Research

AUGUST 10, 2022

The International Energy Agency has just released a new special report entitled Solar PV Global Supply Chains. It examines solar PV (= photovoltaic) supply chains “from raw materials all the way to the finished product, spanning the five main segments of the manufacturing process: polysilicon, ingots, wafers, cells and modules”. The authors argue that “[p]utting the world on a path to reaching net zero emissions requires solar PV to expand globally on an even greater scale, raising concerns abou

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 9, 2022

If we’ve learned anything in the last few years, it’s how vulnerable our supply chains have become in the last five decades. In a global economy, no nation or industry is self?sufficient. Each is involved at various levels in trade to sell what it produces, acquire what it lacks and produce more efficiently than the. Read more The De-Globalization of Supply Chains Is Reflected In Trade Policy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 8, 2022

Most supply chain suppliers have solutions that are very similar to each other. Occasionally, a cool vendor emerges – a vendor solving an important problem in a new way. Emerge is that kind of company. Emerge has an interesting new platform to deal with the problems shippers are having procuring truck capacity. There is a need for a more nimble, continuous bidding process.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 12, 2022

Mark Ang and Joe Lynch discuss the GoBolt story. Mark is the Co-founder and CEO of GoBolt , a tech-enabled, sustainably-focused logistics provider for local ecommerce shops and national brands. About Mark Ang. Mark Ang co-founded GoBolt (formerly Bolt Logistics) out of the University of Toronto, where he obtained his Bachelor of Commerce. He was also selected to participate in the Creative Destruction Lab as part of the MBA program, an incubator/accelerator focused on scaling disruptive business

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ivalua

AUGUST 11, 2022

Redwood City, 11 August, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that Aegion Corporation, a leading provider of infrastructure maintenance, rehabilitation, and protection solutions, selected its platform to digitally transform procurement. The initial focus is on digitising the Procure-to-Order process with subsequent phases planned for invoicing and sourcing.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2022

Over halfway through 2022 we are still dealing with significant risk and uncertainty in supply chain management. And if you’re an importer or exporter moving goods via ocean carriers and ports around the world, it’s safe to say that every day is a new adventure. What special challenges are companies facing today? Which trends should. Read more International Supply Chain Trends and Challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

I read earlier this week that pressure on the supply of critical materials will continue to mount as road transport electrification expands to meet net-zero ambitions. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries will increase from around 340 GWh today to over 3500 GWh by 2030. In a recent report, IEA indicated that global battery and mineral supply chains need to expand ten-fold to meet projected critical minerals needs by 2030.

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3GTMS

AUGUST 9, 2022

Software used to control the transportation elements of a supply chain is referred to as freight broker software and is also known as a transportation management system or TMS. Freight broker software can help you become more efficient, organized, and relevant to your clients. Furthermore, good freight brokerage software can help you expand your business while […].

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CHAINalytics

AUGUST 11, 2022

Frequent Freightvine podcast guest and Chainalytics’ VP of Transportation Kevin Zweier once again joins DAT’s Chief Scientist Chris Caplice to discuss the current state of transportation procurement. What does it take to build a resilient transportation portfolio? Which COVID-era measures will shippers continue to carry forward? Long-tail COVID afflicts shipping too A lot has happened … The post Building a Resilient Transportation Portfolio: <br/>Secure Your Network Going Forward [

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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

AUGUST 9, 2022

Maintaining your organization’s dependence on collecting, tracking and sharing supply chain data with Excel is perhaps the biggest threat to agility, resilience, visibility and profitability.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 11, 2022

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is Product (or Master) Data Management? Manufacturing contributed 10.8% to the total US GDP in 2020. Manufacturing businesses are at the heart of eCommerce and retail businesses. If you’re an eCommerce seller or manufacturer, you need to know BOMs (bill of materials). How do you create a bill of materials?

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IT Supply Chain

AUGUST 9, 2022

By Paul Brucciani (pictured). Cyber Security Advisor at WithSecure. The post The numerous tell-tale signs of a phishing email can be divided into 4 groups appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 8, 2022

(Photo credit: Depositphotos.com) Congratulations to the Atlas Air folks that will get a big payout upon the acquisition of Atlas Air Worldwide. Note, though, that payouts do not include any Atlas Air Worldwide pilot. Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. In fact, if you read the press release , there’s no mention of the pilots – without them, there would be no Atlas Air Worldwide. “We believe this transaction

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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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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 7, 2022

It takes solid partnerships to weather crises — or, for that matter, the day-to-day business of supply chain management. In this latest edition of our annual roster of 100 Great Supply Chain Partners , we present instances of true collaboration in the face of enormous challenges.

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Americold

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cheese is not only delicious, it’s a multi-billion-dollar market valued at USD $120.63 billion globally and growing. [1] Manufacturers produce cheeses of varying flavors, appearances, and tastes, and work with trusted partners like Americold to store, age, and move their product through cold storage facilities and the food supply chain. As you’ll read, cheese that’s moving through the food supply chain requires very specific temperatures to maintain product form and promote the aging process whe

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IT Supply Chain

AUGUST 8, 2022

By David Jinks M.I.L.T (pictured). Head of Consumer Research, ParcelHero. The post Retail returns to default settings as the Covid online bubble bursts appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Tecsys

AUGUST 8, 2022

Multi-state health system leverages Tecsys Elite™ Healthcare’s clinically integrated supply chain software to gain… The post Sanford Health Achieves 90%+ Preference Card Accuracy with Tecsys Software appeared first on Tecsys.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 11, 2022

With the challenges that supply chains face today, managers realize that visibility is more important than ever, says Jerome Roberts, global vice president of marketing at Blume Global. After all, you can't react to what you can't see.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 10, 2022

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Managing Infrastructure Construction Projects Tips! Limestone is a sedimentary rock that has been used since prehistoric times. One of the most common uses for limestone today is in construction. Still, it has other uses, such as building roads and bridges , cement, and even agricultural fertilizer!

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IT Supply Chain

AUGUST 9, 2022

By Tzachi Zorenshtain (pictured). Head of Software Supply Chain at Open-Source & Checkmarx. The post Github rolls out code signing to strengthen security of open-source projects appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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