GlobalTranz

MARCH 8, 2018

The future of supply chain management is filled with technologically empowered, happy, satisfied workers, faster workflows, synchronous systems, robotics, millennials, and even more millennials. Can you imagine it? Are you ready? Supply chain managers face many challenges in the digital age. E-commerce is growing at an annual compound rate of 18%, and tomorrow’s workforce has unique and experience-centric expectations.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 9, 2018

Recently, Dassault Systèmes was recognized as the world’s most sustainable company by Corporate Knights in the 2018 Top 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World index. The index is recognized globally as the gold standard for corporate sustainability analysis, with rankings based on various key performance indicators – including environmental, social, financial and innovation capacity – but also, as of this year, on the sustainability value of a company’s products.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2018

Cloud. Descriptive analytics. Prescriptive analytics. Machine learning. Collaborative workflow. What if analysis. I find as I attend conferences that the word “planning” is bantered about, but few technologists dive into the details. We have lost the ability to have a discussion on the fundamentals. It drives a supply chain planning gal like me crazy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 5, 2018

Technical issues with blockchain for supply chain applications have been largely eliminated. The technology is being widely tested in pilots and proof of concepts but is not yet in every day usage. Experts predict that 2018 will be the year this changes. The post The Growing Maturity of Blockchain for Supply Chain Management appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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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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The Network Effect

MARCH 7, 2018

How blockchain technology can improve your supply chain Today, there is much buzz about blockchains in various industries. Business leaders. The post Why Your Supply Chain Needs Blockchain appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2018

It is Saturday. This was a tough travel week on the East Coast by any measure. I’m rearranging my schedule as stranded friends cancel personal plans. As I write, a ferocious wind whips around my apartment windows reminding me that the weather always has the upper hand. My goal in this blog post is to answer a series of questions I got from the audience when I spoke at a couple of conferences this week.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 5, 2018

If you Google “digital transformation,” you get over 60 million hits—and a few million of those are related to supply chain management. It’s a journey many people and companies are talking about today, but what exactly does “digital supply chain transformation” mean? And more importantly, what’s required to get started on this journey and successfully reach the desired destination?

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Logility

MARCH 7, 2018

Natural disaster. Factory stoppage. Labor dispute. Political upheaval. The list of potential supply chain disruptions is quite long. When your carefully planned supply chain runs into trouble it can cause a ripple effect across your company, partners and customers. The difference between success and struggle comes down to proper planning through scenario analysis to mitigate the risk.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 6, 2018

by Dr. Madhav Durbha The story of an IT executive. The coffee shop was buzzing. I was meeting my longtime friend Gagan, and we managed to find a reasonably quiet corner to settle into for what I anticipated to be a long conversation. He and I went to school together and started our supply chain careers at nearly the same time. I joined a supply chain software company while Gagan joined a large global manufacturer and quickly grew through the ranks to be the vice president of supply chain IT in h

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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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Enterra Insights

MARCH 7, 2018

“There’s no doubt that what you can’t see can hurt you,” writes Nick Ismail ( @ishers123 ). “But in today’s connected, digital economy, visibility and transparency have never been easier to obtain — even across complex, global supply chains.”[1] That assertion might be true; but, according to Nithin Coca ( @excinit ), “Things have improved, but not enough.”[2] One area where transparency needs improvement involves the issue of slavery.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 7, 2018

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Pick ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. In this post, Rafael Granato from PINC Solutions summarizes a video case study we featured recently on Talking Logistics, part of our “Profiles in Yard Management Excellence” series where we highlight companies (in this case, Venture Global Solutions ) tha

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NFI Industries

MARCH 6, 2018

Today, when individuals place an order online, they typically expect to receive the product almost immediately. This may seem like nothing new and comes from the traditional expectation of exchanging money for goods or services. However, the trend of customers expecting near immediate results is something much more recent altogether. With the rise of companies.

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Elementum

MARCH 6, 2018

Xiaomi Is (Still) The Tech Startup to Watch. On April 6, 2015, the Guinness World Record for the most smartphones sold in 24 hours was broken. Setting the record at 2.1 million units was Xiaomi—the world’s third highest valued startup (following Uber and Didi Chuxiang, Uber’s Chinese equivalent). Currently valued at $46 billion with $1.4 billion in funding, Xiaomi took the Chinese smartphone market by storm in 2010 when it was founded by Chinese entrepreneur Lei Jun.

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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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Arkieva

MARCH 6, 2018

I discussed some of the possible pitfalls when using inventory turnover as a measurement for effective inventory management. In this post, I’ll describe a simple technique for measuring inventory effectiveness. Read more. How to Measure Inventory Effectiveness. How to Measure Inventory Effectiveness was first posted on March 6, 2018 at 7:24 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Oracle SCM

MARCH 5, 2018

Jim D'Addario , Sr. Director Product Marketing, Oracle SCM Cloud. Businesses today are increasingly focused on modernizing their core enterprise applications to enable end-to-end business operating models: According to a recent Gartner survey , 45% of respondents cited this as one of their top five IT priorities. It’s easy to understand the sense of urgency behind such initiatives, given the increasingly fast pace of modern technology innovation and the role these innovations have play

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 6, 2018

Need help keeping up with the latest supply chain, logistics, manufacturing and e-commerce industry news? Below, you’ll find the top articles and trends from February covering various elements of these ever-evolving industries. The new year has started out strong for e-commerce employees, with warehouse, storage and delivery companies adding more than 10,000 jobs and workers […].

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Elementum

MARCH 8, 2018

Until recently consumers were willing to wait as long as they had to, to get their hands on hyped-up products offered by the hottest brands. They had no choice. But the business landscape has changed dramatically in the last decade. Amazon Prime exploded on the scene in 2005. Since then, free and fast shipping has ceased to be a privilege and is now an expectation.

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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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AFFLINK

MARCH 7, 2018

Most companies have volumes of data about the general buying categories of its customers. You likely have buyer personas for your customers, allowing you to tailor a more personal approach for each of them. This has been one of the most common approaches to running a business (and thus, creating a supply chain) for the longest time. Recently, however, organizations in nearly every industry that you can think of have been enjoying a great deal of success with a concept called micro-segmentation.

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CHAINalytics

MARCH 9, 2018

| Sanjiv Raman | Senior Manager, Integrated Demand & Supply Planning | Chainalytics | For decades, those involved in supply chain management have witnessed S&OP develop into an integral part of the supply chain as organizations attempt to align their go-to-market strategy with their operations. Despite companies investing millions of dollars on training, technology and … The post What’s Holding the S&OP Process Back?

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EcoVadis

MARCH 7, 2018

Sustain 2018 takes place exactly 20 months and 20 days before 2020. It will gather the community of sustainability and procurement professionals who see the urgency and share the vision that “ Now Is the Time” to take action and seize the advantages of a sustainable supply chain. Sustainable procurement is not just a nice-to-have but an integral function responsible for mitigating business risk, protecting and improving brand reputation, and driving revenue and innovation.

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Elementum

MARCH 8, 2018

Until recently consumers were willing to wait as long as they had to, to get their hands on hyped-up products offered by the hottest brands. They had no choice. But the business landscape has changed dramatically in the last decade. Amazon Prime exploded on the scene in 2005. Since then, free and fast shipping has ceased to be a privilege and is now an expectation.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

MARCH 7, 2018

Brexit opportunities and challenges, developing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for air freight shippers, and optimising performance in the maritime supply chain are three of the topics that will be debated at Multimodal 2018.

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APICS

MARCH 9, 2018

Supply chain professionals know that in the medical industry, supply chain performance is critical to the health and wellness of individuals. This week, Wired’s Maryn McKenna uncovered the effects a “long, thin” supply chain has on the medical industry.

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RFgen

MARCH 5, 2018

It may sound a bit crazy, but an open digital ledger could be the next great innovation driver in the supply chain management sector. One such ledger currently gaining popularity in the marketplace is called Blockchain. Blockchain is an encrypted data repository that will automatically maintain a record of transactions once they are configured within the system.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2018

Manufacturing and retail transformations, technology disruptions and digitalization of data have redefined the roles of distributors and third party logistics (3PLs). The rate of change is accelerating, driving the transformational initiatives of distributors and 3PLs to stay relevant, create differentiation and execute long-term growth strategy. It’s not just about the change or the expansion of services any longer, but about how fast and flexible their services can be delivered as the manufact

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

MARCH 7, 2018

Honeywell has announced that its cloud-based, track-and-trace solution is being used by German automotive products companies to detect counterfeit products globally.

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C3 Solutions

MARCH 6, 2018

This post was originally posted on Cerasis Blog and written by Adam Robinson, Markerting Manager at Cerasis.

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RFgen

MARCH 5, 2018

It may sound a bit crazy, but an open digital ledger could be the next great innovation driver in the supply chain management sector. One such ledger currently gaining popularity in the marketplace is called Blockchain. Blockchain is an encrypted data repository that will automatically maintain a record of transactions once they are configured within the system.

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