C3 Solutions
JULY 22, 2020
This article is part of our Retail Program. Designed specifically to support global leaders by aiding in creating a strategic plan to help them win the retail game. Learn more about it now! 5 Min Read. Download for later. Let's take a look at the absolutely fundamental importance of the software systems that underpin DC operations: Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
Requis
JULY 24, 2020
Since the coronavirus pandemic took hold earlier in 2020, supply chain has become a household word. Investors, like the public, have woken up to the fact that supply chains are the engine driving economic prosperity. Almost perversely, supply chain is also the final frontier of tech-based efficiency optimization. Insiders joke (quite fairly, as it turns out) about billion-dollar procurement-management-disposition cycles that are managed in spreadsheets.
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CHAINalytics
JULY 21, 2020
Supply chains have been front and center since the start of COVID-19. As cases spiked and state governments started rolling out stay-at-home orders, consumers stocked up on shelf-stable food, toilet paper, disinfectants, and more—leaving empty store shelves and the media pointing the finger at “supply chains.” For those of us in the industry, we knew … The post Pivot from B2B to B2C with Retail-Optimized Packaging appeared first on Chainalytics.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
JULY 23, 2020
Of all the emerging trends in online shopping, one of the hottest is subscription box services. According to Fuel, A McKinsey Company , the subscription box industry is now worth about $10 billion and is still growing. Even more enticing is the fact that, while there are certainly leaders in this market, there are still opportunities for newcomers to claim market share.
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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.
MPO Multi Party Orchestration
JULY 20, 2020
There’s a lot of talk about supply chain resiliency, but what does that really mean in a practical sense? While the pandemic is an extreme and unprecedented example, disruption has many faces – from daily exceptions to lasting and impactful events, like tariffs and natural disasters. The first and most practical step all businesses must take to bolster their supply chain resiliency is to invest in a Control Tower and Visibility solution.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
C3 Solutions
JULY 24, 2020
This article is part of our Retail Program. Designed specifically to support global leaders by aiding in creating a strategic plan to help them win the retail game. Learn more about it now! 5 Min Read. Download for later. There is a bloody battle taking place in the world of retail sales. It's a fight to the death to win customers. Whether you operate in cyberspace trying to attract e-commerce buyers, or are focused on getting warm bodies into bricks-and-mortar stores, the struggle is intense.
3rdwave
JULY 20, 2020
Too often – make that almost always – importers and exporters (BCOs – Benefiticcial Cargo Owners) are dependent on their NVOCC, Freight Forwarder or 3PL (3PL) to provide them with visibility into their global supply chains. Too often they are dependent on their 3PL for reports and analytics that provide the meaningful information they need to really improve their global supply chain execution.
Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 19, 2020
Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence – only in constant improvement and constant change. Tom Peters. The idiom, rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, symbolizes working on something pointless or insignificant because it will soon be overtaken by events. After finishing the Supply Chains to Admire report and the Youtube series (to be released this week), this is my feeling.
Arkieva
JULY 22, 2020
Inventory comes in many forms and flavors; it is the critical element of supply chains that enable a firm to respond quickly and take advantage of scale. However, managing inventory is one of the most. Inventory Management – Navigating the Trenches Without Losing Sight of the Big Picture was first posted on July 22, 2020 at 7:59 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.
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Talking Logistics
JULY 22, 2020
“The addition of 11 Chinese companies to a U.S. trade blacklist of entities Washington says are linked to human-rights abuses of the Uighur minority group in Xinjiang is entangling major brands and likely to further a reordering of supply chains that feed American consumers,” write Dan Strumpf and Liza Lin in the Wall Street Journal. Read more Forced Labor in Supply Chains: The Problem Persists.
GlobalTranz
JULY 23, 2020
Across returns supply chains—a core component of reverse logistics—the need to improve performance has never been higher. Companies across the globe have taken note of the value of big data analytics in logistics and how tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and core metrics can dramatically affect supply chain performance. As explained by Performance Magazine, improvement measurement.read More.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JULY 20, 2020
Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the world, it is vital for organisations to ensure a reliable supply of products and services. Lockdown of cities and manufacturing plants have significantly impacted many industries’ supply chains. This challenge has contributed to the slowdown or cessation of production in some sectors (e.g. fashion, automotive, spare parts, airlines).
Enterra Insights
JULY 23, 2020
Two of the most obvious changes in consumer behavior during the novel coronavirus pandemic have been a spike in e-commerce and renewed interest in shelf stable food products. Kevin Beasley, CIO at VAI, explains, “As consumers hunker down at home because of COVID-19, their spending on packaged retail food items has surged. … Supply and retail companies continue to deliver, but there’s no doubt the supply chain is feeling the strain.
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
Talking Logistics
JULY 20, 2020
There are various supply chain and logistics certifications that industry professionals can pursue from APICS, ISM, CSCMP, and other organizations. Is getting a certification important for career advancement, especially for new supply chain professionals? Which certification would you recommend? We asked our Indago research community for their perspective on this topic.
GlobalTranz
JULY 21, 2020
The application of analytics offers opportunities to increase supply chain value, and in today’s world, few applications of analytics carry the weight placed on reverse logistics analytics. The rate of returns and demands for reverse logistics continue to skyrocket, and with companies facing grave uncertainty already, disruptions within reverse logistics will only lead to added.read More.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JULY 22, 2020
The answer is when he is a manager. Let me expand on that statement. “Manager” and “leader” are sometimes used interchangeably in the corporate world, but they are not the same. As an ex-corporate manager of thirty years and leadership Coach for the last sixteen, I have studied, taught and coached leadership. I have coached senior managers across all industries from pharmaceuticals to aviation to mining and many more, as well as the Singapore civil service.
Logility
JULY 21, 2020
According to a recent International Data Corporation (IDC) Digital Economy Model, by 2023 over 50% of all worldwide nominal gross domestic product will be driven by digitally transformed enterprises. And by 2025 at least 90% of new enterprise apps will have embedded AI capabilities.1 Gartner estimates that by 2021 AI augmentation will generate $US 2.9 trillion in business value and recover 6.2 billion hours of worker productivity.2.
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
Talking Logistics
JULY 21, 2020
Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. This post from Manhattan Associates’ blog discusses the changing landscape of the grocery industry, with COVID-19 serving as a catalyst. 2020.
GlobalTranz
JULY 22, 2020
The modern supply chain is built on the premise of applied data and strategic performance measurement. As reported by Trimble, a well-thought-out strategy for tracking performance through reverse logistics KPIs allows organizations to reduce administrative costs, shorten cycle times, reduce TCO, increase customer service, and derive more value from returns management.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JULY 20, 2020
Governments around the world are rightly concerned about the current and after-effects of Covid-19 on their economies and particularly, on small businesses. Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) are the backbone of domestic economies – generally accounting for more than 90% of all businesses, more than 50% of all employment and more than 50% of Gross Domestic Product.
ivalua
JULY 21, 2020
The Hackett Group report recommendations on IT & Procurement collaboration and how it can benefit your organization in the time of Covid-19 and beyond. The coronavirus pandemic continues to impact every area of our lives and our businesses in ways that were unimaginable just a few months ago. Whether you are returning to the office or remote working, we are all continuing to assess how we have coped, how we have changed and what we have learned.
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.
Enterra Insights
JULY 24, 2020
The late Randolph “Randy” Frederick Pausch was an American educator, a professor of computer science, human–computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After learning he had terminal pancreatic cancer in 2006, he delivered an upbeat 2007 talk titled “ The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams ,” which became a popular YouTube video.
Supply Chain Collaborator
JULY 22, 2020
I went down to Barry’s Bikes in my hometown to buy some inner tubes from the bike shop that had been a fixture in my town for decades. Sadly, my bicycle tires are still flat because Barry’s storefront was shuttered. To console myself over the loss of this beloved local landmark, I decided to bake a carrot cake, but I was out of baking powder. At the grocer, the entire shelf of baking ingredients was bare.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JULY 22, 2020
As the virus began to spread out from China, Asia, as a region, provided the first lessons to their global peers on how to mitigate the impact of both supply and demand sides. . All eyes are on Asia again as it stands at the forefront of the next challenge for Supply Chains – to accelerate into recovery and rebound stronger, most likely in different ways.
Supply Chain Movement
JULY 24, 2020
During our Trend Dinner just under a year ago, which was attended by almost a hundred supply chain directors, I predicted that we would find ourselves in an economic crisis around this time. Anyone with some understanding of chaos theory could see that the European and global economic system had become unstable and was on the verge of chaos. When asked what would trigger this economic crisis, I answered that I wasn’t sure, but that it might be Brexit.
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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.
Enterra Insights
JULY 22, 2020
Business has always been a numbers game. That’s why spending on supply chain advanced analytics is on the rise. Analysts from River Logic write, “The importance of supply chain analytics is demonstrated by predictions that the market will grow at a CAGR of 17.3% between 2019 to 2024, more than doubling in size. “[1] Business people who don’t understand numbers don’t stay in business very long.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JULY 23, 2020
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Should Lead the Boardroom … the Coronavirus Proves it! Chief Supply Chain Officer article and permission to publish here provided by Sam White at argentus.com. At Argentus, we’ve long written about how crucial Supply Chain leadership is to business strategy. With the myriad challenges raised by COVID-19, we feel confident saying that it’s more important than ever before.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JULY 22, 2020
Surviving Disruptions - An Opportunity for Supply Chains to Thrive With People and Technology Download the latest LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine. In this edition we have several news updates, interesting & enlightening articles and contributions on people & management – topics which are most crucial to the development of the Supply Chain Industry across regions as well as globally.
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