MercuryGate

JUNE 23, 2020

The customer experience is more important than ever. Each aspect of the supply chain is subject to the scrutiny of customer service levels. Poor customer service experiences will naturally result in decreased profitability, increase trouble for the brand, and problems maintaining competitive advantage. Furthermore, in the age of social media any negative experience — regardless […].

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 25, 2020

Manufacturers are reeling from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their operations and supply chains. Production plans have been disrupted due to changes in demand, raw material supply and workforce availability. Many automotive plants have had to temporarily shut down production or repurpose their assembly lines to produce medical devices such as respirators.

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All Things Supply Chain

JUNE 24, 2020

The need for real-time tracking, accurate and timely delivery systems makes supply chain management ripe for technological innovation.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 24, 2020

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Supply Chain Carbon Footprint Reduction Strategy. Sustainable Packaging article and permission to publish here provided by Erich Lawson. Do you know what all big brands have in common? Eco-friendly packaging! Well-known brands all over the globe have made slight modifications to their packaging to cater to conscious and educated consumer needs.

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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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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2020

Editor’s Note: Today’s article is from Sydney Wess with Clutch who gives us 3 reasons supply chain companies should be adopting digital payment options. Amid the global COVID-19 crisis, more and more consumers are seeking out methods of contactless, cashless payment. This isn’t surprising, especially given the recent suggestion from the World Health Organization (WHO).read More.

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Arkieva

JUNE 24, 2020

Over the past few years, the chatter about the role of AI to “optimize” supply chain has been almost endless. Some of the material is great, other is hype, some conjecture, and in most cases, we will not know the impact. Supply Chain Management – Autonomous is Far Away and Resiliency is Needed Now was first posted on June 24, 2020 at 9:35 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Alloy

JUNE 22, 2020

Until now, digital supply chain technology has focused on two core needs: planning and execution. Companies can select from a diverse set of planning solutions to drive increasingly complex S&OP processes. Execution-focused software like OMS, WMS and TMS systems are standards in executing on these plans. But supply chain leaders are increasingly dissatisfied with the results of the status quo.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2020

The rise of the consumer and immense power in the hands of buyers represents a significant change to standard supply chain management. It’s not enough to simply offer a fantastic product. Instead, companies need the most affordable rates possible to stay competitive, and in today’s world, any unnecessary expense pushes your customers closer to the.read More.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

Grounded during this pandemic, and unable to interact with clients in person, I try to write 3,000 words a day. Morning after morning, fueled by good black coffee, I type away. I share insights, based on research, for the supply chain leader. I write for this blog, craft reports from research for our newsletters, create blogs for Linkedin, and build articles for Forbes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2020

Baseball is back! Well, sort of. After a long series of negotiations, Major League Baseball and its players have finally agreed on a format to begin the 2020 season. The season is set to begin in late July and will be condensed to a 60-game schedule with a number of changes from a normal season. Unlike a normal season where every team plays every other team, this year, teams will only play teams from their […].

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 22, 2020

“It’s hot in here, isn’t it?” I asked my wife. I walked over to the thermostat and although the air conditioning was running, the house temp was over 80 degrees. “I think something’s wrong with the AC,” I said. I called our service contractor, the same company that installed our system less than four years. Read more Held Hostage by Minimum Order Quantity.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 25, 2020

Will the trend toward a return to “regional manufacturing” boost volumes in over the road transportation in North America as manufacturers move away from Asian overseas operations? American manufacturers are adapting to significant modulation in the nature of their supply chains as market forces and current global events promote operating “closer to home”.

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CHAINalytics

JUNE 23, 2020

Your packaging material suppliers can be useful resources to lean on when optimizing your material spend. But a more holistic perspective on your packaging needs and supply chain network can yield more significant savings. Editor’s Note: This post explains how a common approach to cutting packaging costs should be part of a broader package optimization … The post A Big Picture Approach to Optimizing Packaging Costs appeared first on Chainalytics.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 23, 2020

U.S. companies that conduct significant volumes of cross-border manufacturing and trade with Mexico have had to contend with a variety of challenges since 2019, including tariff threats, the impact of COVID-19 on the supply chain and the subsequent challenges of restarting idled manufacturing, and the forthcoming implementation of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 24, 2020

In March 2011, I wrote a post making the case that, like in baseball, the supply chain and logistics industry needed a farm system to attract and develop the next generation of leaders. As I wrote at the time: Sure, there are a number of universities (but certainly not enough) with supply chain and logistics. Read more Supply Chain in High School. The post Supply Chain in High School appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 22, 2020

DAT has acquired the Freight Market Intelligence Consortium, allowing us to give our customers unrivaled logistical insight and a stunning 360-degree view of the entire supply chain from both the contract and spot side of the market.

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QAD

JUNE 23, 2020

Today, most organizations understand the four main areas of technology disruption impacting the automotive industry; electrification, autonomous vehicles, connectivity, and shared mobility (also known as ACES ). Today, I am going to introduce the fifth element of disruption – data monetization – and explain the impact that it will have on the supplier model.

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When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 24, 2020

Years before the novel coronavirus pandemic shut down economies, analysts were writing about the retail apocalypse and what it would take for brick-and-mortar retailers to survive. Analysts generally cite three contributing factors for the retail apocalypse: overbuilding, too much debt, and e-commerce (aka the Amazon Effect). Suzanne Kapner and Sarah Nassauer ( @SarahNassauer ) insist the pandemic is finishing what Amazon started.[1] Sarah Wyeth, lead analyst for retail and restaurants at S&

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 23, 2020

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic! The Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted every aspect of our lives and the global economy. From shortages of toilet paper to personal protective equipment (PPE) to lockdowns of businesses and channels of every form, Supply Chain has been at the epicentre of this disruption and it has consumed all Supply Chain time.

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SupplyPike

JUNE 26, 2020

Learn all about: The definitions of categories and category management The 8-step cycle of category management The four Ps of successful category management. We’ve discussed humans’ need to put things into buckets before with Finelines , but what about categorization in general? How do retailers manage their categories? Category management is defined as a purchasing concept which groups products together into discrete classifications.

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Americold

JUNE 24, 2020

Business as usual. COVID-19 put this cliché on ice and has introduced us to unprecedented times and new normals, rocking business models to their core and forcing change where none was wanted. As retail, healthcare, education, travel, banking, and other sectors struggle to adapt, we’re seeing new trends, new challenges, and new opportunities emerge.

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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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Enterra Insights

JUNE 23, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected lives and businesses in a multitude of ways. Almost every major media outlet, at some point during the crisis, has published a story about why or how supply chains are going to change in a post-pandemic world. Dave Evans ( @makrdave ), co-founder and CEO of Fictiv, agrees supply chains are going to change. He even suggests how supply chains will transform. “As we move from reeling to reflecting on the disruptions we’ve seen to the world of manufacturing a

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BlueYonder

JUNE 24, 2020

Swati Malik joined Blue Yonder six months ago and found the fit to be perfect for her IT skills. She lives in Bengaluru, India. Starting her career in finance, Swati made the move to IT and has not looked back. She admits to being a very quiet person who has learned to be more extroverted. She shared that when she reflects back on the decisions she made to get to where she is today, ‘ these are things that give you a good balance of who you are at the end of the day.’.

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SupplyPike

JUNE 24, 2020

Learn about: The categories of analytics How they relate to retail and supply chain What suppliers can do with that data. Well-balanced business development depends on descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics data. . Analytics Continuum. Categories of Retail Analytics. There are different categories of retail analytics: descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive.

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MercuryGate

JUNE 24, 2020

Traditionally, shippers use supply chain optimization studies for several reasons. In this example, a customer commissioned Schneider to complete a strategic engineering study. The study would identify the best location and number of additional warehouses to support their growth. This multi-phase project began with a current baseline which was created and validated for each of […].

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2020

Still entangled in the throes of the pandemic, U.S. supply chains face seasonal risks as the hurricane season begins — and it could be a tough season. Chris Dolce ( @chrisdolcewx ) reports, “The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is off to a fast start with three named storms by early June.”[1] He notes, “There have been several unusual aspects about this early-season activity.” They include the fact that the first two named tropical storms, Arthur and Bertha, both formed in

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EazyStock

JUNE 24, 2020

The Coronavirus pandemic has highlighted many weaknesses in supply chains across the globe. Common challenges include unpredictable customer behavior, unreliable inventory supplies, rising logistical costs and internal capacity constraints. It’s already apparent that those supply chain management (SCM) teams that can adapt their operations and respond quickly to these issues will be one step ahead of their competition.

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USC Consulting Group

JUNE 23, 2020

One of the most effective methods of analyzing operational breakdowns is to conduct a Root Cause Analysis (RCA). Some of the data needed in order to drive the analysis includes all of the unplanned failure work orders, which component required repair for each work order, and how long each work order took to complete. This analysis can be conducted on each individual piece of equipment, an entire fleet of the same type of equipment, an entire fleet of the same piece of equipment purchased in the

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