Tue.Oct 17, 2023

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Funding Your Way to a Decarbonized Supply Chain

AIMMS

Sustainable supply chains are not just beneficial for society and the environment; they’re crucial for a business’s future prosperity. This is because such chains influence capital acquisition, regulatory compliance, and customer loyalty. Big investment decisions that touch the core supply chain are always hard to make, especially if the returns are not quick.

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Battered by Fierce Winds. Will E2open Survive?

Supply Chain Shaman

Rodanthe is one of my favorite beaches. During the summers when I lived in Atlanta, I would pack my bikes on top of the car and head to this wonderful, and what was then a remote beach on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. In the mornings, I would bike to a wonderful bakery, eat an Apple Ugly (an amazing pastry) and sit and drink coffee while staring at the ocean.

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Empowering Vendors to Reduce Pre-Shipment Delays

Talking Logistics

Streamlining pre-shipping efforts creates efficiency and visibility In an IDC research survey, supply chain executives agree, “visibility, agility, supply diversification, and collaboration strategies” are the top responses for companies to mitigate supply chain risk from disruption. Furthermore, supply chain visibility and collaboration are essential for providing sufficient insights and time to react effectively.

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Dynamic Fulfillment 101: Achieving Multiple Objectives for Better Margins

ToolsGroup

This is part three of our blog series, “Dynamic Fulfillment 101.” Missed the first two posts? Click here for part one and here for part two. Last week, we talked about the three components of cost-based fulfillment optimization – ship cost, labor cost, and expected revenue. This week, we’re going to explain how Dynamic Fulfillment ties all of these elements together to find the absolute best fulfillment solution for each individual item.

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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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Shorter Supply Chains are Upending Globalization Patterns

Enterra Insights

As China’s economy slows, its leaders worry that emerging foreign government and transnational corporate strategies focused on trade with China will make matters worse. In many respects, they only have themselves to blame. Supply chain disruptions during the pandemic highlighted global dependence on Chinese manufacturing — and those dependencies raised serious concerns among China’s trading partners.

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Localizing Decision-Making Maximizes Benefits of Digital Tech Investments

Supply Chain Brain

Supply chain decision-makers are caught in a balancing act of competing priorities. To analyze the tradeoffs, many are investing in digital technologies. Often, however, that investment has yet to yield positive results.

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Strengthening Healthcare Systems: The Vital Role of Supply Chain Collaboration

Tecsys

Strengthening healthcare systems through supply chain collaboration is crucial for optimized patient care, cost savings, and innovation. Discover key areas for improvement and the benefits of collaboration in this insightful blog post.

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Auto Supply Chain Prophets Podcast Wrap-up: Eps. 37-40

QAD

If you haven’t yet listened to or read about them, take a look at our wrap-up blogs covering past episodes of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast. As we move from the leisurely days of summer to fall and peak demand season, I’m reminded that the automotive supply chain is changing just as rapidly as the seasons do. Likewise, the action never stops here at the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast, because Cathy Fisher of Quistem, Jan Griffiths of Gravitas Detroit and I never miss a beat on suppo

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Saving Logistics Costs – Inventory

Logistics Bureau

We all strive to save costs, not just our clients but also in our own businesses, especially in all the supply chain and logistics operations we undertake. Did you know that you can reduce logistics costs through effective inventory management? Some of it sounds very basic and yet, so many businesses really do miss these Inventory Management techniques.

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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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Report Indicating Consideration of Potential Buyout of E2open

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides an update to our previous posting regarding the announced senior leadership transition that occurred in B2B supply chain platform provider E2open Holdings. A published report from Bloomberg ( Paid subscription required ) indicates that activist hedge fund Eliott Management “ is considering making a proposal to take supply-chain-software company E2open Parent Holdings Inc. private, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Exiger Introduces New Supply Chain Platform and UX

Supply Chain Brain

Brendan Galla, chief product officer with Exiger, describes 1Exiger, the company’s platform for proactive risk and supply chain management, and automation of decision flows.

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7 Essential Skills Required to Start & Run a Successful Business

IT Supply Chain

By Rob Jackson (pictured) Content Writer The post 7 Essential Skills Required to Start & Run a Successful Business appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Scouting for Success: The Role of Data in NFL and Dispatching Strategies

Locus

Two decades ago, apart from the obvious things like talent and skill, the National Football League (NFL) scouts would give a chance to launch multi-million dollar careers based on characteristics and intangibles like maturity and confidence. Today, teams are armed with data like never before, making the jobs of NFL scouts more efficient. Whether it was Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady , or any great player, an NFL scout first identifies them, bringing them to the attention of team management.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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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Decision Intelligence Tech To Empower Logistics: The Ways This New Automation Is Better

ThroughPut

The post Decision Intelligence Tech To Empower Logistics: The Ways This New Automation Is Better appeared first on ThroughPut.

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Prevalent Launches AI-Powered Virtual Third-Party Risk Advisor

Supply Chain Brain

The AI-powered program uses anonymized data to provide users with risk management insights based on various industry guidelines.

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The Pros & Cons of Different Order Fulfillment Company Models

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

In the world of order fulfillment, where poor execution can erode customer confidence and profits, choosing the right partner is critical. But with literally thousands of companies to choose from, that choice can be confusing. But providers tend to fall under a handful of order fulfillment company models. If you understand which model works best for your business, you can narrow the choices and zero in on the perfect partner.

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Sustainable Shipping: Ship Fewer, Heavier Containers

I.C.E. Transport

One of the fastest and easiest solutions to sustainable shipping of ocean cargo is to maximize the payload of every container you ship and, in the process, ship 20% fewer containers. That's fewer ocean freight moves, fewer road moves, less handling, lower freight bills and, yes, a sizably reduced carbon footprint.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

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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Last Mile Delivery Platform: MercuryGate Use Cases and Success Stories

MercuryGate

Last-mile delivery is pivotal for brand promise, with 53% of shipping costs stemming from this phase. Read these case studies to see how MercuryGate’s last-mile delivery platform helps businesses overcome delivery challenges, optimize routes, and enhance customer communication. The post Last Mile Delivery Platform: MercuryGate Use Cases and Success Stories appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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Watch: Are Online Sales Down? The Answer Might Surprise You

Supply Chain Brain

One might think that online sales have dipped post-pandemic, but that's not the case, says Vijay Ramachandran, vice president of go-to-market enablement and experience with Pitney Bowes.

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Building a Fortune 500 Logistics Program as a Middle Market Company

Freight Plus

Join FreightPlus CEO, Stephen Aborn, along with our client and carrier partners Colin Christ from Cenveo and Mark Watson from Estes, to discuss Building a Fortune 500 Logistics Program as a Middle Market Company.

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Key Steps for Successful Procurement: The Power of RFx Software

ProcurePort

Businesses always want to make their procurement processes simpler, choose better vendors, and spend less money. This is where RFx software comes into play. RFx is a tool that helps organizations improve their sourcing efforts. It stands for Request for Information, Request for Proposal, and Request for Quotation. This article will discuss RFx software. […] The post Key Steps for Successful Procurement: The Power of RFx Software appeared first on ProcurePort Blog.

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

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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Locus Robotics and SOC 2 Type II Certification: Two Years Running

Locus Robotics

By Robert Pruyn, Senior Compliance Lead Locus Robotics has once again successfully completed its Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II audit for the Security trust principle. This achievement demonstrates our continued commitment to maintaining comprehensive security for our customers. For those unfamiliar, SOC 2 is an auditing standard developed by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) that ensures proper controls and procedures are in place for security, availability, processing integr

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Rolls-Royce Eliminating 2,500 Jobs Globally to Cut Costs

Supply Chain Brain

Though Rolls-Royce did not specify what parts of the world would be impacted by these job cuts, reports suggest that hundreds of U.K.-based workers will be affected by these reductions.

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Quickest fast-food drive-thru experience!

Operations and Supply Chain Management

FOOD Fast Food Industry Add Topic Taco Bell is the quickest fast-food drive-thru experience, study finds. Here’s where the others rank. Anthony Robledo USA TODAY A recent study determined which fast-food chain actually delivers food the fastest for drivers. Taco Bell offers the quickest drive-thru service in the industry, according to QRS Magazine’s annual drive-thru report.

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Bankrupt Rite Aid Settles with Drug Supplier McKesson to Avoid Shortages

Supply Chain Brain

Lawyers for the two companies said that they’ve agreed in principle to a settlement that will end a lawsuit Rite Aid filed against McKesson over their supply agreement.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

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.

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JAGGAER Announces Integration with carbmee EIS™

Jaggaer

JAGGAER's latest news on procurement & sourcing. Read now: JAGGAER Announces Integration with carbmee EIS™.

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U.S. Cutting Off China from More NVIDIA Chips, Expanding Technology Curbs

Supply Chain Brain

The regulations restrict more advanced chips and chipmaking tools from being exported to other countries besides China, like Russia and Iran.

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USA TODAY: Taco Bell is the quickest fast-food drive-thru experience, study finds. Here’s where the others rank.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Taco Bell is the quickest fast-food drive-thru experience, study finds. Here’s where the others rank. The study calculated the time it took for guests to order at the drive-thru at major fast-food chains and how long it took them to get their food. Here’s what was found.

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