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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. Cooper successfully coped with the crisis, but the high costs they had to pay for critical supplies and the late nights searching for those supplies convinced the organization that there had to be a better way.

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Outside-in Process Q&A

Supply Chain Shaman

On Friday, I presented an overview of outside-in planning to a consulting group. I love the questions when I present. The reason? The dialogue helps me to think more deeply to explain the concepts. Today, I am again teaching an open class on outside-in planning concept s. Over the next five weeks, seventy business/technology and consulting leaders will complete the course.

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Navigating the Roller Coaster Freight Market with Ryan Schreiber

The Logistics of Logistics

Ryan Schreiber and Joe Lynch discuss navigating the roller coaster freight market. Ryan is the Vice President, Industry and Growth, at Metafora , the leading business consulting and software development firm that exclusively serves the Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain space. About Ryan Schreiber Ryan Schreiber is the Vice President, Industry and Growth, at Metafora.

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How AI can improve customer support? – Revolutionizing Customer Service with Artificial Intelligence

IT Supply Chain

By Richard Pearson (pictured) Content Writer The post How AI can improve customer support? – Revolutionizing Customer Service with Artificial Intelligence appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Food Supply Chains are Suffering From Climate Change

Supply Chain Brain

The James Beard Foundation has launched a campaign to bring chefs and farmers to D.C. to engage with Congress and share more about the mounting climate challenges they face.

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If we want the era of siloed supply chains to end, we need to change how we view AI

IT Supply Chain

By Talal Abu Issa (pictured) CEO & Co-Founder of Beebolt The post If we want the era of siloed supply chains to end, we need to change how we view AI appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Majority of U.K. Retailers Suffering From Red Sea Disruption

Supply Chain Brain

The supply chain problems are expected to be exacerbated next month as China begins shipping again in earnest after its annual pause for the two weeks of lunar new year celebrations.

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Localizing Production: Exploring Reshoring Trends in Supply Chains

All Things Supply Chain

The global supply chain landscape is experiencing a significant shift, with more and more companies looking to bring production and manufacturing activities closer to home.

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Navigating Inflation and Workforce Retention: Strategies for Smarter Grocery Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

As grocery retailers navigate inflation and workforce retention, optimizing supply chains and pricing strategies becomes crucial.

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7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.

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Supply Chain News on Mixed Signals in Market for Warehouse Space

Supply Chain Digest

Lease Rates Stay High even as Demand Slows, with Even the Inland Empire Seeing DC Jobs Fall

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AI and Digital Twins Revolutionize 2024 Warehouse Operations

Supply Chain Brain

Integrating AI and digital twins is actually quite useful and simple. Here are five ways these technologies can revolutionize warehouse operations in 2024.

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Supply Chain News on Amazon Web Services Unit AWS Launches Demand Planning Solution that Incorporates Demand Drivers

Supply Chain Digest

Machine Learning Applied to Improve Forecast Accuracy

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The Objectives in Forecasting

The Smart Software

A forecast is a prediction about the value of a time series variable at some time in the future. For instance, one might want to estimate next month’s sales or demand for a product item. A time series is a sequence of numbers recorded at equally spaced time intervals; for example, unit sales recorded every month. The objectives you pursue when you forecast depend on the nature of your job and your business.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.

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From Data to Decision Centric Thinking

Supply Chain Trend

Hi all, Next week Tuesday March 5th, I’ll be holding a webinar about moving from Data Centric to Decision Centric thinking. Decision Centricity is a key element of decision intelligence. Only when you think decision back, you can orchestrate the whole data to action process, digitize it and then augment or automate decisions. If you only think data forward, you can’t operationalize decisions at scale.

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Boeing Hit by Damning Report Faulting Safety Procedures

Supply Chain Brain

The U.S. planemaker was faulted for ineffective procedures and a breakdown in communications between senior management and other members of staff.

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Savant Talks: Gianfranco Cuzziol on CRM, Personalisation, & more

Savant Events

Gianfranco Cuzziol, a seasoned professional in the realms of CRM, Data, and Technology, brings a unique perspective to his journey through the world of customer relationship managment. Join us as Gianfranco Cuzziol shares insights into his career trajectory, including his pivotal roles at iconic brands like Aesop, as well as his views on the evolving landscape of CRM and personalization marketing.

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Cost Centers: How to Understand and Optimize Them

Precoro

For procurement professionals, systemizing and optimizing cost centers is not just a matter of financial management; it's a strategic task for driving efficiency, controlling costs, and enhancing overall performance. In this article, we delve into the intricacies of cost centers and explore strategies for improvement. Keep reading about: What Are Cost Centers?

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Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes with the Power of Generative AI

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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Improve Your Bottom Line with Better Inventory Management

Valogix

In this article, we will explore how better inventory planning and optimization can directly and significantly improve your bottom-line.

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Shortage of Oil Tankers at Hand as Red Sea Attacks Divert Trade

Supply Chain Brain

Oil deliveries have generally become more long-distance since a reshuffling of global oil flows following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Warehouse Inventory Management: Processes & Best Practices

Unleashed

Warehouse inventory management is a sometimes complicated, always-vital process for managing a company’s physical goods. It touches on many key aspects of operations – including finance, sales, and logistics – and directly impacts the efficiency with which a company conducts business. With the right approach, effective warehouse inventory management will help you increase productivity and profitability while keeping customers loyal and happy.

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What is CPFR? Full Guide to Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, & Replenishment in The Supply Chain

ShipBob

Supply chain optimization is vital for any ecommerce business that wants to increase its bottom line and improve its efficiency. However, you can’t optimize only some parts of the supply chain and expect great results as problems in one area can easily lead to inefficiency and issues in other stages. So the supply chain must be optimized in its entirety, involving all your processes and supply chain partners.

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Embedded Analytics Insights for 2024

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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Beyond the Storefront: A Glimpse Into the Next Wave of Retail’s Tech-Powered Transformation

BlueYonder

Online and offline, simple and sophisticated technologies continue to shape and reshape the contours of consumer engagement. That’s before you even factor the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) in retail. In Beyond the Aisle blog post , we unpacked the theory, and a 10-phase roadmap for how grocery retail can go from “value chain” to “value ecosystem” in ways that leverage next-level innovations, interoperability, mutual data sharing and KPIs across the entire chain.