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Are you a Fast Casual chain going online? Here are some tips from technology experts

Loginext

Are you a Fast Casual chain going online? Here are some tips from technology experts Online food delivery has been on an upward trend in the last few years and with the pandemic striking in 2020, the trend has skyrocketed. In a rather grim situation for people and businesses globally, some industries have got a […].

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Predictive Quality: Why is it Critical for the Food Production Industry?

Seebo

The Case for Predictive Quality Management. The post Predictive Quality: Why is it Critical for the Food Production Industry? appeared first on Seebo Blog.

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Consumer Behaviour and Supply Chains Beyond 2020: Are You Prepared?

SCJunction

Retail history and social psychology offer a glimpse into how the pandemic could change consumers' attitudes, behaviors and spending habits, which will impact on your supply chain and distribution in interesting ways.

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Dealing With The Supply Chain Gloppy Mess

Supply Chain Shaman

During August, I moved and I spent the weekend painting my new shed with gloppy, wet deck paint. As I methodically pivoted the roller to apply the stain, I made quite a mess. Standing in the hot sun covered in paint was a good time for reflection. (Deck stain is not designed to be rolled onto a ceiling.). This past weekend was a US Holiday–Labor Day.

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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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Are Ocean Freight Prices Absolutely Broken?

Freightos

Special thanks to Lars Jensen, CEO at Sea Intelligence Consulting and Zvi Schreiber, CEO of Freightos Group for their input and insights for this report. . Shipping containers are like scotch. . It’s hard to predict what demand will be like for products like these ahead of time. Just take a look at pricing fluctuations for Suntory’s Yamazaki 12 Year Old.

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Transportation 101: Understanding How to Manage Your Freight Spend

Logistics Viewpoints

When it comes to managing your freight spend, there are a few options to consider. The three traditional methods are the use of a transportation management system (TMS), transportation execution system (TES), and managed transportation services (MTS). Ultimately it comes down to whether shippers want to manage their freight spend in-house or outsource it.

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Turn a Good Demand Forecast into the Optimum Inventory Plan

ToolsGroup

How Do You Turn a Good Demand Forecast into the Optimum Inventory Plan? Your customers don’t care if you have a great demand forecast. They care if you have the inventory they want when they want it. But carrying too much inventory can reduce profits and might not be practical for some items such as fresh goods. How do you turn a good forecast into a great inventory plan?

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3 Strategies Every Executive Must Deploy

The Network Effect

The post 3 Strategies Every Executive Must Deploy appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Breaking Down the Barriers to New Technologies During Omnichannel Peak Season

GlobalTranz

The omnichannel peak season for 2020 will be an entirely new beast in logistics. The days of planning for a gradual ramp-up to peak season have vanished. Meanwhile, the need to maximize the value of the existing supply chain technologies has never been higher. As noted by Supply Chain Dive, “Some manufacturers (31%) do not.read More. The post Breaking Down the Barriers to New Technologies During Omnichannel Peak Season appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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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 Growing Need for Digital Yard Management Systems

Talking Logistics

Why did the need for Digital Yard Management Systems surge during the pandemic? Digital Yard Management Systems (YMS) play a critical role in helping companies automate processes and offset the impacts of the global pandemic and other supply chain disruptions. It didn’t take long for global supply chains to take center stage during the worldwide. Read more The Growing Need for Digital Yard Management Systems.

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Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain Planning

Logility

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in supply chain planning is not a passing fad. AI and ML are fundamentally changing supply chain. There are early indications the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated adoption rate as efforts to adapt to this disruption explore ways to make better decisions faster. Is your company ready to embrace artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities?

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The Logistics of Logistics Podcast with Joe Lynch

The Logistics of Logistics

The Logistics of Logistics with Joe Lynch. Steve Elwell and Joe Lynch discuss The Logistics of Logistics podcast including its founding, evolution and future. Joe Lynch is the host of The Logistics of Logistics podcast. About Joe Lynch. Joe Lynch is the host of The Logistics of Logistics podcast, where he interviews logistics and supply chain leaders.

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Taking Advantage of Local Drivers Meets Same Day Delivery Expectations

GlobalTranz

The ability to offer the same delivery is rapidly becoming a differentiator among retailers and other shippers. According to Business Wire, “The same day delivery market in the US is poised to grow by $9.73 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of about 22% during the forecast period.” For reference, e-commerce is anticipated to.read More.

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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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Back to School Looks Different for Supply Chains This Year

Kuebix

Fall is approaching and with it comes back to school season. However, Covid-19 has left the 2020-2021 academic year looking different than previous ones. School districts throughout the U.S. are deciding between in-person, online or a mix of the two instruction styles for their students. Many of the country’s major K-12 schooling systems including Los […].

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Warehouse Design: What’s the best layout for speed?

CHAINalytics

Many warehouses and fulfillment operations are being stress-tested as a result of COVID-19. If your warehouse is laid out in a classic aisle pattern, your fulfillment efforts may not be as efficient as they could be leveraging fishbones. Your warehouse layout directly affects efficiency In my 30+ years as a supply chain operations consultant, I’ve … The post Warehouse Design: What’s the best layout for speed?

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The Brutal Legacy of Slavery is Still Being Made in Some Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Far too many people believe the legacy of slavery is an historical artifact — it’s not. People around the world are still being held in forced labor conditions. The staff at Global March Against Child Labor reports, “In recent years, those concerned with the issues of trafficking, forced labor, and slavery have begun to focus on supply chains as a new arena of action with a focus on girls and young women.

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Resilient Supply Chain Planning, Opposite of Response Planning

Adexa

Supply chains need to be digitalized to become resilient not to just react and respond. Predicting potential issues and being ready is very different from virtually running around performing what-if this and what-if that! Resilience means having the capability for the system to adjust and recommend what to do and what the expected outcome is. For the supply chain to be resilient, the right policies need to be in place and for the system to be in place and for the system to be intelligent enoug

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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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Episode 95 - TruckPark Update with Joshua Walls and Anthony Petitte of TruckPark

Freight Plus

Back in March of this year, Consulting Logistics host, Kyle MacNaught, got the opportunity to talk with Anthony Petitte of TruckPark about his solution for something every over the road trucker has to deal with, parking. Well since our interview, TruckPark has been BOOMING and we had to get Anthony on the show again to give an update. But this time we are going to include Joshua Walls, COO and Co-Founder of TruckPark.

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Avon appoints :o9 Solutions to fuel growth and accelerate its Digital Transformation Journey in the Integrated Business Planning Space

o9 Solutions

This article has also been published on Business Wire. Avon, one of the world’s leading direct selling beauty companies, will deploy :o9 Solutions’ next-generation, AI-enabled platform for Control Tower and Integrated Business Planning. Dallas, 10 September 2020. :o9 Solutions announced today that Avon, one of world’s leading direct selling beauty companies, will deploy :o9’s next-generation platform.

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Digital Age, Digital Transformation, and Digital Business

Enterra Insights

The Digital Age has spawned a variety of views about how technology will improve or destroy life as we know it. Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, has stated, “New technologies and approaches are merging the physical, digital, and biological worlds in ways that will fundamentally transform humankind. The extent to which that transformation is positive will depend on how we navigate the risks and opportunities that arise along the way.”[1] Busine

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End of Spend? 5 Reasons Defense Contractors Need Mobile Technology Now

RFgen

Overview. Aerospace and defense contractors face an uncertain future with a possible reduction of government surge spending. Fewer contracts and heightened competition necessitate technology solutions to reduce costs and maximize resiliency against future uncertainty. Mobilizing Costpoint barcoding and data collection is an effective solution to gain agility, profitability and competitiveness while also protecting essential workers.

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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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A Tale of 4 Direct-to-Consumer Brands: Comparing Seasonal, High-Growth, Unplanned, and Gradual Sales

ShipBob

Greater demand. Packing boxes nonstop. Too little inventory. Too much inventory. Too much of the wrong inventory. Not enough capital. Slow manufacturing. Stockouts. Backorders. Delayed shipments. Angry customers. Demand plateaus. Coffee coffee coffee. Repeat. Sound familiar? Preparing for growth is never easy. Here at ShipBob, we work with all kinds of ecommerce brands within different industries, verticals, and growth stages.

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Invest in Supply Chain Management Technology: Survival and Ability to Respond to Emerging Challenges

Arkieva

When and how to invest in supply chain management technology is a critical question for all firms that is not a one-time question but ongoing. This blog will observe the real business value is “survival and responsiveness” and elaborate on the challenges with this evaluation. Invest in Supply Chain Management Technology: Survival and Ability to Respond to Emerging Challenges was first posted on September 9, 2020 at 10:40 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this fee

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Big Data is Gold

Enterra Insights

We live in the Digital Age in which the global economy is fueled by data. As a result, most analysts believe companies need to transform into digital enterprises so they can take advantage of data and the technologies used to leverage that data. Alex Toma ( @alexbreakline ), a digital marketing specialist, writes, “Data has always been fundamental to the success of digital.”[1] Few business leaders need convincing that so-called “big data” is an asset for their company

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The Next Chapter for the Supply Chain: The 3 most important topics shaping the future

All Things Supply Chain

No-one could have predicted over a year ago that a global pandemic would shut down economies all over the world; throw supply chains into chaos due to panic buying and…

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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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Doing Business in Malaysia

QAD

Malaysia became an independent nation, the Federation of Malaya, in 1957. Prior to that, the British Empire ruled the territory as colonies and protectorates, and Japan occupied the area from 1942 to 1945. In 1963, Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak joined the Federation. The fledgling country was troubled by an insurgency, confrontations with Indonesia, the Philippine’s claim on Sabah and then Singapore’s withdrawal in 1965.

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Using Every Byte of Data to Forecast Your Food Supply Chain

Vanguard Software

The need for food and beverage supply chain organizations to balance supply with increasingly varied demand is more critical than ever before.

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Efficient & safe omni-channel picking

IT Supply Chain

By John Maguire (pictured). Managing Director of Narrow Aisle Ltd. The post Efficient & safe omni-channel picking appeared first on IT Supply Chain.