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Why Strategic Partnerships Enable OTR Freight Management

GlobalTranz

OTR freight represents a long-standing aspect of supply chain operations and transportation management. As the state of the trucking market evolves and innovations improve , OTR freight management technologies and logistics service providers offer transportation management optimization to help businesses avoid significant supply chain disruption.

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Planning to Win: Optimizing Inventory to Meet Business Objectives

ToolsGroup

Who wouldn’t want their supply chain to be “optimized,” right? Optimization is peak efficiency, using the perfect balance of inventory and resources to service customer demand without incurring any unnecessary costs or waste. However, optimization is a term that’s often misunderstood and applied incorrectly in the supply chain world. . Even in a perfectly optimized supply chain, if you zoom in on a specific process, it may appear to be running sub-optimally.

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What it Takes to Find Your Supply Chain Director of 2030

DELMIA Quintiq

The supply chain is the heart of an organization’s operations. The vulnerabilities in global supply chains revealed during the pandemic proved to be a wake-up call for companies and industry at large. Moving forward, supply chains will heavily rely on organizational digital transformation, which entails optimizing operations (people, process and technology) for resilience and future-readiness.

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“Why Do I have to Wait?” Supply Chain Disruption Gets Its Day

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain is once again front-page news in the general business media. Meanwhile, supply shortages and price inflation are getting the front page in consumer-focused publications and plenty of airtime on televised news. And rightfully so. Many consumers, including myself, become irritated by the sight of empty store shelves where our favorite consumer goods are typically stored.

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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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6 Ways to Reduce Employee Turnover!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Boost Employee Engagement in Supply Chain! Employee turnover article and permission to publish here provided by Michael Mckay. Working in supply chain management can be difficult at all levels. Regardless of whether you’re a frontline worker managing packaging, a truck driver transporting goods, or senior management monitoring budgets, the supply chain has a lot of moving parts.

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ERP ROI for the manufacturing and distribution CEO

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The pandemic pushed manufacturers and distributors to rapidly shift gears, from addressing work-from-home policies to managing extreme swings in demand and uncertain supply chains. A 2020 SYSPRO survey showed that 60% of manufacturing and distribution businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic. In fact, 29% of businesses stated they would explore initiatives to address immediate needs and accelerate digital transformation.

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4 Aggregation Mistakes When Reporting Forecast Accuracy

Arkieva

It is important to measure and improve the forecast accuracy at the right level of aggregation. If you measure at too high a level, your accuracy picture will look better than what it needs to be as the data at high (aggregated) levels is more forecastable. By contrast, at too low a level. 4 Aggregation Mistakes When Reporting Forecast Accuracy was first posted on October 6, 2021 at 8:08 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial u

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Announcing the relaunch of our website

Adexa

Announcing the relaunch of our website For immediate release Marketing Manager Contact: Ron Wilson | (310) 642-2122 | rwilson@adexa.com. Los Angeles, California – Oct., 2021 We are very excited to announce the launch of our newly designed website. We wanted to make the new website more informative, faster, easier to navigate, and more user-friendly.

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Christmas at Risk as Supply Chain ‘Disaster’ Only Gets Worse

Supply Chain Brain

It’s the beginning of October, just the start of what the retail world simply calls “peak.” But the industry is already in various forms of panic that usually don’t take hold until the weeks before Christmas.

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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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The future of manufacturing: trends and innovation for growth

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Before COVID, new technologies in manufacturing took years, sometimes decades, to become fully accepted. The pandemic, however, has speeded up those transitions by years. If you want to argue that these changes are in technology only, there was a recent Bloomberg article which noted that: “companies from noodle makers to semi-conductor giants are spending on new plants and machinery in ways they haven’t done for years.” Currently, much of the industrial world is like the consumer wor

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The Future of Supply Chains Is AI: How to Start Small to Win Big Over Time

IT Supply Chain

By Martin Verwijmeren (pictured). CEO & Co-Founder of MPO. The post The Future of Supply Chains Is AI: How to Start Small to Win Big Over Time appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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16 Cost Reduction Strategies in Inventory Management

Unleashed

So your company is looking to reduce costs, and you’ve been asked to contribute by reducing your inventory cost. That makes sense – inventory is one of the most capital intensive areas for any product business. Here we explain how you can do this with 16 cost reduction strategies in inventory management?that are each proven to reduce a company’s costs.?

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Watch: Will Supply Chains Be Secure in a Post-Pandemic World?

Supply Chain Brain

Tom Garrison, vice president and general manager of client security strategy with Intel Corp., assesses the current state of supply chain security, and discusses what companies must do to become more resilient to cyberattack.

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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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Are Inventory Management Issues in Healthcare Supply Chains Blurring Your Visibility?

Tecsys

Many healthcare supply chain leaders believe they have visibility into supply inventory. With all of… The post Are Inventory Management Issues in Healthcare Supply Chains Blurring Your Visibility? appeared first on Tecsys.

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The Ransom Disclosure Act: A step in the right direction

IT Supply Chain

By Mark Bowling (pictured). Vice President of Security Response Services, ExtraHop. The post The Ransom Disclosure Act: A step in the right direction appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Arena Fall 2021 Release Helps Manufacturers Drive Faster Product Innovation

Arena Solutions

As product teams and supply chains become more dispersed, it’s critical that everyone has full visibility into any changes or issues that impact the product design or final production. Lack of visibility can delay the implementation of product changes and create confusion around product requirements—leading to bottlenecks in the product development process.

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Supply Chain Crisis May Have Caused California Oil Spill

Supply Chain Brain

The gridlock of container ships outside the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach may have been the cause of a major oil spill off the coast of California, according to authorities.

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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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Turvo Partners with Banyan Technology to Drive Cost Savings by Optimizing Transportation Management

Turvo

Leading supply chain collaboration application Turvo recently announced a new partnership with North America’s leading provider of live carrier and API connectivity for transportation management, Banyan Technology. The integration merges Turvo’s digital applications with Banyan’s LIVE Connect technology, bringing a streamlined approach to supply chain management.

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The maintenance challenges of motors operating in harsh environments

IT Supply Chain

By Neil Ballinger (pictured). Head of EMEA, EU Automation. The post The maintenance challenges of motors operating in harsh environments appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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10 Mountain Climbing Strategies and Lessons for Optimum Results!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro! Lessons for Life and Business! I met a guy who had recently climbed Mount Everest. In our conversation I learned that he actually reached the summit on his second attempt, having failed on his first attempt a few years earlier. On his first attempt he could actually see the summit only a couple of hundred feet ahead of him.

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Blume Global Launches Continuing Education Program with Coursera and Stanford GSB

Supply Chain Brain

Blume Global Inc., a provider of execution and visibility supply chain technology solutions, has launched a Learning and Development initiative to provide continuing education programs through Coursera Inc., an online learning platform, and Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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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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Appreciating Health

BlueYonder

In December of 2007 I went in for a normal, annual medical check-up. I had started at a new company in August of the same year and already completed a check-up 6 months prior with my previous company, so I was considering not going. Since I would have had to wait another year, I decided to go. During the appointment, after palpating my breast tissue, the doctor instructed me to go to a hospital for further testing.

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Facebook Outage – Insights from an IT Infrastructure Engineer

IT Supply Chain

By Kieron Harding (pictured). IT Infrastructure Engineer, GRC International Group. The post Facebook Outage – Insights from an IT Infrastructure Engineer appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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The impact of a global Supply Chain

Prophetic Technology

The Global Supply Chain (SC) arises from the need to incorporate worldwide suppliers, production and distribution processes, and then exporting final products to many destinations worldwide using different means of transport. This chain consists of the manufacturing, planning, organisation and management of those activities related to the raw material sources and transformation of goods, from the conception of a product to reach the end-user.

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What Crisis? Johnson’s Team Says Supply Crunch Is Good for Wages

Supply Chain Brain

Faced with a supply-chain squeeze that’s increased prices across the economy, the U.K. government is seeking to recast the crisis as a good news story for British workers.

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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 Goods Flow By Outsourcing Logistics!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Why You Should Outsource Logistics! Outsourcing logistics article and permission to publish here provided by Eisele Candace. A company’s logistics and supply chain management activities are critical to its profitability. A company can improve its profits by outsourcing these tasks but must be careful to avoid potential pitfalls.

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The answer to high tech supply chain challenges

IT Supply Chain

By Sara Duff (pictured). UK Business Development Manager, MRPeasy.com. The post The answer to high tech supply chain challenges appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Tight container market creating capacity issues for shippers

Turvo

What’s in this article : A crisis that is affecting the world economy – record-high shipping rates. A problem also linked to shipping companies. What happened to the containers? Record-high shipping rates are affecting the world economy. The global transportation system in 2021 is experiencing a unique and unexpected crisis. The extraordinary cascade of events triggered by the pandemic led to a severe container shortage.