Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the ever-evolving supply chain industry, transportation spend optimization – or TSO – has assumed greater significance. The need to blend operational efficiency with sustainability and fiscal prudence has organizations exploring innovative ways to help ‘future-proof’ transportation spending challenges. Thus, it has become critical that executives dig into the multifaceted domain of TSO, which encompass pivotal aspects such as the implementation of global freight audit and payment (FAP) soluti

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IT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

By Rebecca Crook (pictured) Chief Growth Officer of EMEA, CI&T The post Meta AI chatbots – what will come of introducing chatbot personalities? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The end-to-end logistics network represents a big investment for companies — as well as a key source of competitive advantage. Over the past few years, ongoing volatility on both the demand and supply sides has clearly demonstrated the need to orchestrate every aspect of logistics with extreme precision, in real time, to maximize both service and asset utilization.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Even retailers who get it right in terms of technology investment and sourcing soon inevitably face growth challenges.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

On demand warehousing and logistics services Cloud platform provider Flexe has initiated a layoff reportedly involving upwards of a third of its workforce. Multiple online media reports including GeekWire , FreightWaves, and others, have received confirmation of this action from the company. GeekWire noted that that the company’s former CTO stepped down in January.

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IT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

By Eduardo Azanza (pictured) CEO, Veridas The post Mercedes introduces biometric payments appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Award recipients will be recognized at the Women in Supply Chain Forum held in Atlanta, Georgia on November 14 and November 15.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Business experts continue to insist that, in the current era, companies must transform into digital enterprises or risk going out of business. What does that really mean? Depending on the economic sector in which an enterprise operates, a digital enterprise can take many forms. The simplest definition of a digital enterprise is one that upgrades its business processes by leveraging data to optimize and automate them.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the supply chain management industry.

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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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Supply Chain Digest

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Steve Fliehman of TECSYS and Andy Stewart Evergreen, WA Take Home the Prize with a Great Captions

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Celebrating at fall festivals People still want the festive mood of summer long after it ends, but before winter gets its grip on the outdoors. That makes autumn the perfect time for many to partake in their local festivals. Traditionally, festivals were held during this time of year to express appreciation for the harvest as well as wish for a good crop in the coming year.

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Supply Chain Digest

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

US Increasingly Competitive, Boston Consulting Group Finds

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Under the plan, carrier partners will deploy reduced or zero lifecycle carbon-capable ships on the Trans-Pacific routes starting in 2025.

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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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Tecsys

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Learn about the challenges and best practices of the 340B Drug Pricing Program in healthcare. Discover the controversies, payment status, compliance complexities, and strategies for successful reimbursement in 2023 and beyond.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

UgoPilot allows companies to securely manage their fleets, reduces the need for underused equipment and provides businesses with access to energy professionals.

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Bulk Connection

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Heading into the home stretch of 2023, conditions in the bulk trucking industry remain lukewarm: not bad, not great for both shippers and carriers. Capacity is fairly stable, but costs aren’t budging all that much. In this article, we’ll break down what we’re seeing out there from a bulk freight 3PL viewpoint.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Will three big recent funding measures entice manufacturers to shift production from China back to the U.S.?

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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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West Coast and California Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

According to the Wall Street Journal , the amount of available warehouse space remains historically tight. The article details the current industrial real estate landscape, with a variety of graphs charting industry metrics like available space, industrial leasing activity, and retailer inventory-to-sales ratios.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The plant is set to start operating in 2026 and will initially produce enough batteries for about half a million EVs.

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I.C.E. Transport

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In our era of globalization, goods and materials are crossing borders constantly. The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System – commonly known as the Harmonized System (HS) – is like a universal language that ensures everyone understands what products are being traded, no matter where they come from or where they're going.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

While demand has dropped since then, the innovations remain, says Jakki Krage Strako, chief commerce and business solutions officer with the U.S. Postal Service.

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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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HICX Solutions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

HICX CEO Costas Xyloyiannis on why we should turn the spotlight toward the experience suppliers receive as they serve big manufacturing brands. What’s clear from Deloitte’s Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey 2023 is that environmental and social governance (ESG) is now firmly on the corporate agenda. This year, it leapt right up the priority list, from seventh place to second.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Digital customer engagement has emerged as a pivotal factor in maintaining a competitive edge, by improving the delivery experience, capturing customer feedback and reducing delivery costs.

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My Office Apps

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Celebrating Excellence: My Office Apps receives The Rising Star Award Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) has unveiled the winners of the 2023 OpenEdge North America Partner Awards, recognizing partners who have made a significant impact through their utilization of Progress® OpenEdge®. This leading application development platform is trusted by over 100,000 enterprises worldwide to streamline the delivery of vital business applications.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Toyota said that it is planning to produce 150,000 electric vehicles this year, 190,000 EVs in 2024 and 600,00 EVs in 2025.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

If you’ve ever had inventory sitting in the storeroom or warehouse unused, unsold, and taking up space – you’ve experienced dead stock. It represents lost revenue and increases your holding costs and opportunity costs. Fortunately, efficient dead stock inventory management can help you avoid those losses. This guide explains all you need to know about dead stock.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Tokayev said that Kazakhstan has shipped roughly 500,000 metric tons of crude oil to Germany’s Schwedt refinery through 2023.

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Silvon Software

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As the volume of data and requirements for gaining access to it continue to skyrocket, it is becoming vital for organizations to find ways to aggregate their business information and quickly understand it. And that involves putting the ability to analyze data into the hands of more analysts, data scientists and other stakeholders and decision makers than ever before without requiring them to spend crazy amounts of time preparing the data.

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