Unleashed
JANUARY 11, 2021
Beer — it’s been a staple in many cultures for thousands of years and is still one of the world’s most popular drinks. From paddock to pint, an intricate set of systems and processes are undertaken to place that frothy cold brew in your hand. Each link in the beer supply chain comes with its own issues and challenges. During 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic was one of these and will continue to be so for some time.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 11, 2021
Attempts in the early dotcom era to sell food and other grocery items over the internet sputtered. But with the coming of COVID-19, everything has changed.
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Arkieva
JANUARY 14, 2021
With strong leadership by the executive team, over time, the business begins to think in terms of overall health and welfare of the company, rather than optimizing a function at the expense of the overall company benefits. Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) Versus Integrated Business Planning (IBP) was first posted on January 14, 2021 at 8:57 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.
DELMIA Quintiq
JANUARY 11, 2021
The global wire and cable manufacturing industry is slated to be valued at US $232 billion by 2025 at an annual growth rate (AGR) of approximately 5 percent. This will see the increase of the total market value of cable and wire manufacturing operations, which will rely on their organizations’ readiness to take advantage of growth opportunities.
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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.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JANUARY 13, 2021
If nothing else, the COVID-19 crisis has forced companies to look for cost savings with significantly increased vigour. Sooner or later, they should be considering the use of Preferential Trade Agreements. These agreements offer companies preferential access to the markets of member territories (“parties”), provided they meet the conditions of the agreement.
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Logility
JANUARY 15, 2021
On January 13, 2021 the United States Customs and Border Protection expanded the blanket Withhold Release Order (WRO) initially issued on December 2, 2020 and will detain all shipments containing cotton and cotton products originating from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and now includes tomato products. This potentially affects cotton products from countries other than China that use Chinese cotton inputs such as cotton fabric.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 13, 2021
In December 2019, I made some predictions for 2020. However, instead of making predictions like “Walmart Will Buy FedEx to Compete with Amazon” or “The Consolidation of Digital Freight Brokers Begins,” I made some totally predictable predictions. That is, instead of predicting what might change in 2020, I predicted what would likely stay the same. Read more The More Things Change in Supply Chain, The More They Stay the Same.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JANUARY 14, 2021
2 020 will be remembered as the year of mass digitisation. Few had imagined that the wind finally started turning. But when humans don’t have a choice, they adapt. Before Covid-19, pressures resulted from slowing growth and trade wars and rising consumer expectations. Consumers demand more transparency, governments wish to ensure homeland security, and supply chain stakeholders are seeking higher levels of visibility for optimisation and increased resiliency.
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 13, 2021
I recently completed my latest study on the transportation execution and visibility solutions market. Transportation execution allow shippers to connect to multiple carriers and then tender, track, and pay in the system. Visibility solutions allow real-time asset tracking across the entire distribution network. This enables improved estimated arrival times of goods.
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DAT Solutions
JANUARY 11, 2021
The complications COVID-19 created for supply chains could be felt across all aspects of life in 2020, whether you were in the freight industry or shopping for groceries in a store with bare shelves. The public at large became much more aware of the types of problems that trucking and logistics professionals have been solving for decades.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 11, 2021
Many companies are getting ready for (or perhaps have already completed) their annual transportation procurement engagement. But has the time come to transform the transportation procurement process? We asked our Indago supply chain research community that question back in October 2020 and the vast majority of the respondents (91%) either Agree (61%) or Strongly Agree.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JANUARY 14, 2021
BY Joe Lombardo, Editor-In- Chief, LogiSYM. EVENT HIGHLIGHTS. 2020 has been the year of virtual conferences and meetings for most of us. We have discovered whole new world of virtual video conferencing platforms, of which the most well known is Zoom. But there are many more that have appeared, giving us a vast array of choices to choose from. On 1st and 2nd Dec LogiSYM held its Vietnam 2020 Digital event on a platform called AirMeet.
Logility
JANUARY 12, 2021
You’re committed to rolling out an analytics platform across your supply chain and you have tons of data. So how do you turn that data into actionable information? There is a continuum in terms of the presentation of data that allows for continuous sophistication in understanding and interpreting data. There are many ways to view data, but those that are particularly useful in supply chain analytics are reporting, score carding, dashboarding and benchmarking.
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
The Logistics of Logistics
JANUARY 15, 2021
Rethinking Fulfillment with Guy Courtin. Guy Courtin and Joe Lynch discuss rethinking fulfillment in an era of explosive growth in ecommerce and fulfillment services. Guy and the team at 6 River Systems are making fulfillment faster and easier with a combination of collaborative robots, artificial intelligence, and operational expertise. About Guy Courtin.
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
JANUARY 14, 2021
Ok, I admit it, I started my career as an R&D scientist-type developing FMCG products for the European and Middle Eastern markets. I was actually using my chemistry qualification in industry, which is an opportunity not everyone receives after graduation, so I enjoyed my job. However, after numerous run-ins with condescending colleagues, I realised that few people understood how a product makes the transition from idea to bench top through pilot plant testing to supermarket shelves.
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 14, 2021
We’ve all heard the phrase, “The customer is always right.” We also know it’s not a truism. Blake Morgan ( @BlakeMichelleM ), a self-described customer experience futurist, explains that the axiom reflects a philosophy more than a truth. She explains, “The customer is always right is a phrase pioneered by Harry Gordon Selfridge, John Wanamaker and Marshall Field.
Logility
JANUARY 14, 2021
Benchmark Based on Global Survey Highlights Logility’s Leadership in Ease of Use and Driving Rapid Benefits. ATLANTA – January 14, 2020 – Logility, Inc., automating the digital transformation of supply chain optimization and advanced retail planning, is honored to be a winner of IDC’s 2020 SaaS CSAT Award for Supply Chain Management for Customer Satisfaction.
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
All Things Supply Chain
JANUARY 11, 2021
Nobody expected that a global pandemic would arrive last year and wreak havoc for many industries and their supply chains, as well as many natural disasters across the world.
ivalua
JANUARY 14, 2021
The post Supply Chain Powered Transformation at Select Medical appeared first on Ivalua.
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 13, 2021
There is no denying we live in the Digital Age and that data is driving the economy. Back in 2014, Joris Toonders ( @joristoonders ), the entrepreneur behind Yonego, wrote, “Data in the 21st Century is like Oil in the 18th Century: an immensely, untapped valuable asset. Like oil, for those who see Data’s fundamental value and learn to extract and use it there will be huge rewards.
Logility
JANUARY 12, 2021
Live Event Explores How to Improve Profitability, Increase Customer Satisfaction and Free Working Capital. ATLANTA – January 12, 2021 – Logility, Inc., automating the digital transformation of supply chain optimization and advanced retail planning, invites you to the upcoming webcast: Roadmap to Overcoming Five Obstacles to Achieving Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization.
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.
CHAINalytics
JANUARY 12, 2021
It’s pretty simple: If you want to improve your warehouse operations and increase efficiency, you need to know where you’re starting from. Fortunately, there is one metric that we’ve found is the perfect introduction to data-driven improvements. Every time a client asks us to help them diagnose their warehouse operations, we start the only way … The post The One Must-Have Metric for Warehouse Operations appeared first on Chainalytics.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 10, 2021
Supply chains have for many years tolerated a lack of accountability at nearly every node — from buyer-supplier relationships to outdated tools and data transparency issues — which has prevented businesses from operating cost- and time-efficiently and delivering on their promises.
QAD
JANUARY 14, 2021
Ever since consumers started purchasing goods commercially, the ways in which products are packaged determine how most food manufacturers differentiate themselves from the competition. To this day, many products are identified and referred to by their packaging. Some companies can even go without a logo or label to identify the product or the company that makes it.
All Things Supply Chain
JANUARY 13, 2021
Goods returned to e-commerce businesses in the 2020 holiday season were projected to reach a value of $57 billion because of an existing increase in online sales and easier returns…
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CHAINalytics
JANUARY 11, 2021
Atlanta, GA (January 12, 2021) – Chainalytics, a recognized global leader in data-driven supply chain consulting, announced today that it has received the 2020 Green Supply Chain Award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive. The award recognizes the company’s innovative transportation procurement work for one of the world’s leading coffee manufacturers and retailers.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 14, 2021
Visual AI tools such as visual search have unlocked a host of sales-related advantages for e-commerce — and offer a wealth of data that can boost operational efficiencies.
Adexa
JANUARY 11, 2021
Many supply chain leaders view Sales & Operation Execution (S&OE) as a bridge between S&OP and execution. Although metaphorically it helps to identify the complimentary power of S&OE, however it does not reflect the real value and power of S&OE. We believe that S&OE is a more complete version of S&OP in the evolutionary process.
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