CHAINalytics

APRIL 28, 2021

With the many current challenges facing transportation – driver shortages, higher customer expectations, and the demands of e-commerce – the need for mastering the vast quantities of related data has never been greater. A recent webcast by Kevin Zweier, our Vice President of Transportation, delves into the role of TMS and what you should look … The post The Many Flavors of Transportation Management Systems appeared first on Chainalytics.

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Alloy

APRIL 28, 2021

Seasonality is incredibly persistent. Even through the tumult of 2020 – waves of Covid-19, lockdowns, re-openings, etc. – seasonal trends seemed to remain intact. These charts comparing earnings at publicly traded food companies during the four most recent quarters to the same quarters a year before show the general pattern of sales over the course of the year tended to stay the same.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 30, 2021

While the world is ready for a strong return to economic and logistics stability, there’s another risk on the horizon. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CSVA) International Roadcheck is set for May 4-6, 2021. Also known as the CVSA roadcheck, it spans three days. CVSA-certified inspectors will commit a blitz of inspections across North America, creating a sudden strain on resources for both domestic and cross-border freight.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 27, 2021

Ever since COVID tested the supply chain industry’s ability to deliver under duress, many firms began looking to ramp up their game by installing a new warehouse management system (WMS). After all, if the latest technology couldn’t keep them on the fairway, what could? The fact is there are many WMS solutions out there, and choosing the wrong one will not only fail to improve your game, it may drive your operation clear out of bounds.

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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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River Logic

APRIL 29, 2021

This is especially true with the need to extract data from multiple ERP, logistics, and CRM systems. Supply chain complexities exacerbate these calculations, as does the need for speed and flexibility.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2021

More than 15 years ago, Walmart’s CEO at the time, Lee Scott, gave a speech titled “Twenty-First Century Leadership” that arguably kicked off the supply chain sustainability era. Over the years, some companies have made sustainability a priority while others have not. What is the current state of supply chain sustainability? Are more companies making.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

The Noid is back. For those unfamiliar, let me explain. In 1986, when Domino’s Pizza was pushing its 30-minute delivery timeframes, it introduced the Noid in its advertising campaigns. The Noid, wearing a red skin-tight suit with rabbit ears, was a “physical manifestation of all the challenges inherent in getting a pizza delivered in 30 minutes or less.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 29, 2021

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Investment Challenges – Real and Imagined! Intelligent Supply Chain technologies article and permission to publish here provided by Dan Weinberger , UN Supply Chain Expert and CEO of Morpheus Network. Amid the thick covid-clouds, organizations are preparing to make their way back to regular business to maximize profitability and make up for the lost time.

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Logility

APRIL 27, 2021

Running a complex, global enterprise from one large suite of seamlessly integrated applications is a powerful vision, and SAP has done well to implement this vision. However, organizations that are reliant on supply chain management software from an ERP vendor can find themselves perpetually stalled , never actually achieving the functionality and visibility required for seamless supply chain planning to enable increased service levels, minimized inventory, fact-based decision-making, better h

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All Things Supply Chain

APRIL 28, 2021

Maintaining a sustainable supply chain can seem like a daunting task, especially if you’re an FMCG company needing to communicate with suppliers, traders, growers and farmers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2021

Distribution is no longer a backwater of the economy, due in large part to the upheavals brought on by ecommerce. Today’s DCs and fulfillment centers are a major driver of employment growth and a highly visible proving ground for autonomous robots and other next-generation technologies. But there is a technology gap between gleaming new automated facilities and tens of thousands of existing warehouses and distribution centers that pre-date the warehouse building boom of the past 5-10 years.

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Kuebix

APRIL 30, 2021

Sustainability has been an increasingly important topic of conversation in business operations. In order to better understand the source of harmful gas emissions, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol has broken them down into three categories: Scope 1 – All direct emissions from the activities of an organization that are under their control. Scope 2 – Indirect […].

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Arkieva

APRIL 27, 2021

In this blog, we will demonstrate the link between Finance and Supply Chain and how this understanding can help define supply chain improvements by understanding elements of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement. Using the SCOR idea of Benchmarking the financial parameters should be benchmarked against a peer group of companies to highlight areas of improvement.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 25, 2021

Rich Nanda, principal for strategy and analytics with Deloitte Consulting, traces the pace of adoption of artificial intelligence in business and the supply chain, and predicts that the technology is on the verge of wide acceptance.

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Adexa

APRIL 26, 2021

Traditionally supply chain planning has been about efficiency, optimization of resources and on-time delivery. However, as we have seen in the recent pandemic as well as other disruptions such as Suez Canal blockage, resiliency of the supply chain has become of utmost importance. There is a premium to be paid for being resilient and the ability to mitigate risk.

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Prophetic Technology

APRIL 27, 2021

Inventory Replenishment has to do with buying and moving inventory, whether raw materials or finished goods, from stockpile storage to primary storage and finally to the selling point.

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Unleashed

APRIL 28, 2021

Manufacturing production is the process of making finished goods from raw products through the use of human and machine labour, in the most efficient and cost-effective way. There are three methods of manufacturing production: make to stock, make to order and make to assemble. In this article, we’ll look at the three types of manufacturing production methods, discuss their strengths and drawbacks.

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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

APRIL 30, 2021

In this whitepaper, Setlog summarizes their predictions for what's to come in supply chain management in 2021 and outlines how you can alleviate the stress on your supply chain right away.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 30, 2021

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 5 Ways To Make Customers Feel Valued! Protect your customer service employees article and permission to publish here provided by Angela Martin at HKM Marketing. The belief that the customer is always right may seem like a great way to attract and retain customers. However, it may end up doing more harm than good to your business as customers may not be right all the time.

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Prophetic Technology

APRIL 28, 2021

The supply difficulty, deficiencies and scarcity of products that the pandemic brought into light make Supply Chain (SC) leaders comprehend the importance of being prepared to move beforehand from such crisis effects instead of responding to the disruptions caused whilst happening. They see the importance of getting Demand Planning software to suit their requirements fully.

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All Things Supply Chain

APRIL 30, 2021

Panasonic to acquire U.S. supply chain software firm Blue Yonder for $7.1 billion In its biggest acquisition in a decade, Panasonic Corp said it will buy U.S.

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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

APRIL 27, 2021

An efficient, lean and profitable supply chain is about being proactive rather than reactive, forcing many businesses to recalibrate their logistics in 2021 and beyond.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 28, 2021

Cambridge, an industry-leading producer, and distributor of paving stones and wallstones, has significantly improved its approach to inventory management through its transition to Cloud Inventory®, a mobile-first inventory management solution. Cloud Inventory provides real-time, accurate visibility and control across the supply chain, making it an easy choice for Cambridge, which sought to meet an ambitious rapid fulfillment.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 28, 2021

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Next Generation Supply Chain is Cloud Computing! Cloud-based POS system article and permission to publish here provided by Ross Smith. Are you using a cloud-based POS (point of sale) system yet? If not, then you are losing out on some distinct advantages that these systems offer.

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IT Supply Chain

APRIL 29, 2021

By Chris Huggett (pictured). SVP EMEA & India, Sungard Availability Services. The post The five key pillars of business resilience that will keep organisations running appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 30, 2021

Attabotics, a 3D robotics supply chain company, today announced a partnership with AltaML, a Canadian applied artificial intelligence and machine learning company, and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii), a center for artificial intelligence research and application, to further develop capabilities in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 28, 2021

With a transportation spend management program in place, managers can optimize processes and keep the supply chain adaptable as the need for data insight and analytics continues to grow. The parcel and freight transportation market today has reached the point where adaptability, scalability, automation, and optimization are essential for practical and beneficial transportation spend management.

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MercuryGate

APRIL 26, 2021

MercuryGate Global Capabilities on Full Display Defining success in the modern supply chain often comes down to how well a vendor stacks up when analyzed by a truly independent third party. Each year, Gartner takes on this colossal task by reviewing an armada of potential TMS solutions, as well as other industry vertical technological capabilities, […].

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