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Is your e-commerce logistics ready for the Black Friday 2020?

Shipsy

Black Friday is the time of the year when customers wait desperately to grab immense discounts and offers on their favorite products. Both the retail market and online shopping platforms prepare various sales strategies beforehand to ensure smooth sales and timely deliveries of their orders. But this coronavirus pandemic has changed the entire scenario, impacting majorly the retail market.

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Solving the Procurement Data Dilemma: How to use procurement data to avoid failure and fraud

HICX Solutions

In the first of a series of three interviews on ‘Solving the Procurement Data Dilemma,’ and to support a full survey carried out by HICX and Raconteur on the subject, Gren Manuel speaks to Peter Smith, who has spent eight years as Managing Editor of Spend Matters Europe, Europe’s leading procurement and supply chain web site, to gain his views. Understanding your suppliers.

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Leveraging Technology to Achieve Operational Excellence | Panel

DELMIA Quintiq

We are more than six months into the COVID 19 global pandemic. We all have read about the toll this has taken on humankind. However, Covid as a global crisis has been also called the great enabler: we are discovering many things that we did not know about ourselves. With a small, fast pivot of the business and supplies we can enable companies to do things they thought they might not have otherwise been capable of doing.

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Why You Can’t Ignore the Inbound Supply Chain

Talking Logistics

Considering that customers are at the tail end of the outbound supply chain, and companies across all industries are competing on customer experience, it’s not surprising that the outbound supply chain gets a bit more love and attention than the inbound side. But the fact is that supply chains end-to-end are an interconnected system, so. Read more Why You Can’t Ignore the Inbound Supply Chain.

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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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Podcast: Designing Supply Chains for Sustainability

ToolsGroup

In episode four of Be Ready for Anything, hear from Martin Jertz, ToolsGroup’s Business Development Manager for Central Europe, about how organizations can build sustainability into their supply chains while trimming costs and improving efficiency. ToolsGroup · Episode 4: Designing Supply Chains for Sustainability.

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PINC Acquires RailcarRx

PINC

Investment Marks Second Acquisition for PINC in Less Than 30 Days of Complementary Supply Chain Management Software Capabilities. Union City, CA – October 8, 2020 – PINC® , the leader in digital yard™ solutions, today announced that it has acquired RailcarRx® , a provider of a comprehensive suite of rail industry software solutions and services. RailcarRx software provides maintenance, repair, fleet and asset management insights that help railroads, railcar owners, repair shops and shippers oper

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Automated Supply Chain Communications RPA and AI Take the Stage

GlobalTranz

Automation endures and reshapes the foundation of supply chain management. As automation matures, advanced technology makes switching from manual to automated supply chain communications easier. With software, such as robotics process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI), as well as leveraging the might of an advanced transportation management system (TMS), more efficient and streamlined management.read More.

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What Supply Chains Should Expect from Amazon Prime Day this Fall

Kuebix

Amazon Prime Day is approaching quickly with a start date of October 13, 2020. While Amazon typically holds this digital shopping ‘holiday’ in July, supply chain disruptions brought on by Covid-19 led to a postponement of the event. Despite setbacks beyond their control, Amazon has high hopes for this year’s Amazon Prime Day! The 3-day […]. The post What Supply Chains Should Expect from Amazon Prime Day this Fall appeared first on Kuebix.

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Why Automation in Retail Supply Chains Requires Improving Dock Scheduling

C3 Solutions

Retail is continuously looking for a bigger, better way to move freight, please more customers, avoid losses, and reduce the risk of disruption. Automation in the retail supply chain unlocks this capability, but it comes with a catch. Without efficiency in procurement processes, particularly the management of inbound freight on the dock, it will fail.

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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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Adelante SCM and PINC Launch the First Annual State of Yard Management Report

PINC

This year’s report focuses on the impact of digital yard management on enterprise transportation costs and capacity. Union City, CA – October 7 th , 2020 – Researched and prepared by Adelante SCM’s analyst Adrian Gonzalez and presented by PINC, the publication’s 2020 theme is The Impact Of Digital Yard Management on Enterprise Transportation Costs and Capacity.

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Dropshipping and Cross Docking Automation Opportunities

GlobalTranz

Both cross docking and dropshipping have grown in popularity over recent years. Shippers and distributors enjoy the immense benefits of these fulfillment options. And while the models possess unique savings opportunities, automation is ready to change the game again. Modern supply chain leaders successfully transform more activities into dropshipping and cross dock automation in logistics.read More.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Omni-Channel Fulfillment

Logistics Viewpoints

Omni-channel retailing is arguably the hottest trend in supply chain management right now. With e-commerce continuing to grow, there is more focus on Web commerce than brick and mortar. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has pushed e-commerce to levels that would not have been believed just six months ago. For example, in the US, May alone eclipsed the entire 2019 holiday shopping season and $82.5 billion was spent online.

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LogiSYM Webinar: Technology Partnerships that help you maintain a high performing Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

What does supply chain performance mean and how can technology partnerships help you achieve this? 12 NOVEMBER 2020 | 11am – 11.30am (SGT).

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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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MAD versus Standard Deviation for a Uniform Distribution

Arkieva

In my last post, I talked about the relationship between the mean absolute deviation (MAD) and standard deviation (STDEV) for a normal distribution. Apparently, many people had never seen the math behind it, and I got questions about the same relationship for the case where the demand was not normally distributed. MAD versus Standard Deviation for a Uniform Distribution was first posted on October 6, 2020 at 8:16 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for

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Control Towers: A Conversation with Joe Bellini 1

The Network Effect

The post Control Towers: A Conversation with Joe Bellini 1 appeared first on The Network Effect.

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ERP: What is the Value to Your Manufacturing Business?

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The definition of ERP Before we define ERP, let us start with the acronym which stands for Enterprise Resource Planning. We can define ERP as enterprise software that helps organizations manage their day to day business requirements. At a fundamental level, ERP brings together customer management, human resources, business intelligence, financial management, inventory, and supply chain […].

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Is AIoT the Future of Industrial Connectivity?

Enterra Insights

There is a lot of discussion about the future benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) — sometimes called the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). As more and more devices connect to the Internet, the amount of data being generated will explode. Some experts worry that businesses will drown in data. Making oceans of IoT-generated data useful for people, governments, and businesses requires the capabilities of cognitive technologies. “The Internet of Things is a technology helping us to re

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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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5 Key Tips for Running a Cost-effective Brewery

Unleashed

Worth $2 billion in NZ and as much as $4.8 billion in Australia (IBIS World data), the Australasian brewing industry is an increasingly competitive – and lucrative – market. The value of the brewing industry in US dominates at US$30 billion, while UK sits at £9 billion. But brewing costs can quickly spiral if business owners aren’t running a cost-effective machine capable of producing a high-quality product with minimal waste.

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Doing Business in Turkey

QAD

Turkey was founded in 1923 from the remains of the Ottoman Empire, and it adopted many social, legal and political reforms. Since its founding, Turkey has dealt with instability and military coups, although each time, the country returns to democracy. Its latest constitution was adopted in 1982. The country is located in southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia.

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The Long Drive to Remote Working – Part 2

DynaSys

The short journey. Here and now and the future… In the previous article, we discussed the long road to being able to switch to remote working and the speed of the enforced change. Now we are all working in a changed environment. I have not physically seen anyone from QAD for 8 months. This article discusses some of the techniques and consequences of our changed reality.

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How Can a Mobile Supply Chain Optimize Industries for Today?

RFgen

Overview. Multiple industries face historic supply chain challenges, now amplified by pandemic conditions. Healthcare, chemical and oil sands are especially hard hit. New supply chain challenges include unreliable suppliers, shortages and surge demand. Embedding visibility and efficiency throughout your operation will help optimize your supply chain for challenges of today and tomorrow.

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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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It’s time to democratise quality assurance

IT Supply Chain

By Harel Boren (pictured). CEO & Co-Founder of Inspekto. The post It’s time to democratise quality assurance appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Surviving 2020’s Peak Season: A Complete Guide for Late Starters

CHAINalytics

It’s right around the corner, and you’d better have a plan if you’re looking to make it through. Our own Bryan Wyatt spoke with Danny Barfield from eTrac on their The Final Mile podcast about what companies need to have lined up to deliver the rush of orders coming your way. Depending on who you … The post Surviving 2020’s Peak Season: A Complete Guide for Late Starters appeared first on Chainalytics.

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Retail Supply Chains in the COVID-19 Era

Shipchain

Retail supply chains have been put through the wringer. Routes have been disrupted, warehouses, physical stores, and corporate headquarters have been shut down (or at least temporarily closed), and the workforce has been hit by a pandemic like none of us have ever seen in our lifetimes. During this time of uncertainty, not all retailers will survive.

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Unconscious Bias

BlueYonder

Our perceptions in life maneuver our decisions, guide our ideologies and regulate our sense of morality and ethics. When these viewpoints, however, are clouded by the subtle layer of unconscious bias, our best-intentioned opinions become dangerous and disrespectful stereotypes about the people around us. Without a doubt, unconscious bias seems like a natural phenomenon.

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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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US Shipping Growth, Driven by CPG, F&B & Retail, Peaks in August

IT Supply Chain

By Vivek Vaid (pictured). Chief Technology Officer, FourKites. The post US Shipping Growth, Driven by CPG, F&B & Retail, Peaks in August appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Broader Supply Chains prevent business competition risks

Prophetic Technology

Forward-thinking companies with upgraded processes and technologies validate that Supply Chain (SC) excellence is now broadly accepted as a factor for overall business strategy, value to customers and management across a company.

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Demand Forecasting for the CPG Industry

Vanguard Software

In today’s globalized and digital world, modern demand forecasting tools have never been more essential for a CPG manufacture to succeed.