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Omnichannel Vs. Multichannel Supply Chain: What’s the Difference?

GlobalTranz

In supply chains, omnichannel solutions are often used interchangeably with multichannel solutions. On the surface, both forms of supply chain operations seek to provide multiple sales channels to consumers. However, understanding the elements of omnichannel vs. multichannel supply chain is essential to maximizing profit margins in a tightening economy.

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Supply Chain Climate Change Risks Poised to Worsen

Enterra Insights

“For the last 4 years,” report PwC analysts Brian Dunch (@Brian_Dunch) and David Sapin (@drsapin), “‘Extreme Weather Events’ has ranked … Continued. The post Supply Chain Climate Change Risks Poised to Worsen appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Reshoring Exceeded Offshoring in 2016

Material Handling & Logistics

Some reasons for the increase in reshoring are: proximity to customers, government incentives, skilled workforce availability and ecosystem synergies. read more.

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Modernizing Supply Chains Critical to Operational Efficiencies & Global Competitiveness

Supply Chain 24/7

Supply chain efficiency is becoming a key operational differentiator for companies competing in a worldwide market place that is increasingly ignoring traditional borders and limitations.

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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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Customer-Focused Logistics: Why Shippers Shift from Process to Experience

GlobalTranz

Across the global economy, consumers are wanting more. In fact, it is not just a desire for more; it a demand. Consumer actions are shaping how shippers and carriers interact, ranging from contract negotiation to exploring new technologies. With the rise of Amazon, consumers have also been able to access an endless product array at historic, record-low shipping costs.

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Realizing Value from Order Promising

E2open

Realizing Value from Order Promising. alyssa. Tuesday 23 May 2017. Sudy Bharadwaj, Senior Director, Value Engineering, E2open. Turning Your CFO into a Supply Chain Fan. Value measurement for solving supply chain problems has been a challenge in the past. However, the emergence of analytics frameworks that are tightly integrated into planning and execution platforms, and a renewed emphasis on measuring business performance has encouraged organizations to embed value realization into standard busi

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Supply Chain Talk: What Makes a Supply Chain Technology Partnership Work?

Arkieva

Happy clients are not always good partners. The best advice for companies looking at supply chain technology solutions is to find one that does not just acquiesce to every want, but one that looks at the bigger picture to ensure that you can succeed in the short and long-term. In this week’s ‘Supply Chain Talk,' Arkieva CEO Harpal Singh discusses what makes a good technology partnership, drawing from his years of first-hand experiences.

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FSMA Update: Implementation & Impact

NFI Industries

60.8 percent of consumers have reported substantial concern about food safety. With these growing concerns and the impact of food borne illnesses, the Food and Drug Administration has established the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) 1. Since signing into law in 2011, FSMA contains several rules that will be implemented over the course of many years.

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4 Ways to Overcome IT Objections During TMS Selection

Supply Chain Collaborator

Your company is choosing a new operating system to license and implement across the entire enterprise network. The CTO favors a commercial grade Microsoft operating system, but your Chief Supply Chain Officer thinks an open-source OS is a better choice. Odds are, your CEO would NEVER give final decision authority on this initiative to the CSCO. So, why do companies so often force Transportation to defer to IT when selecting supply chain logistics management software?

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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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To Get the Green, Make the Most of your Products

ModusLink Corporation

Here at ModusLink, we take corporate social responsibility and sustainability very seriously. Over the last few years, we’ve instituted a number of processes like our 4-D methodology for assessing new and existing supply chain operations and our sustainable packaging initiatives. These practices have not only benefited our company, but more importantly our clients whose own […].

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9 Sessions You Can’t Afford to Miss at The 2017 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference

Arkieva

Here’s a list of top must-see sessions at the upcoming 2017 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Visit Arkieva at Booth #712. In addition to its pristine weather, Phoenix, AZ will once again host this year’s Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. This 4-day event features 5 session tracks and an exhibit from Arkeiva. As a novice […] 9 Sessions You Can’t Afford to Miss at The 2017 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference was first posted on May 20, 2017 at 8:00 am. &#

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How to Avoid Getting Stuck With Excess or Obsolete Inventory

Material Handling & Logistics

UPS. Four valuable benefits of supply chain transparency. High-tech products evolve at breakneck speed, which can be a good thing for consumers who want the latest-and-greatest. But it also means products can quickly become marginalized (requiring sellers to discount them) or even obsolete. That’s why tech companies need to keep pace with their supply chains—or suffer costly mistakes. read more.

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Top 4 Supply Chain Jobs in the U.S.

3PL Insights

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, business and financial operations positions were expected to grow 8 percent through 2024. This is a clear indication that manufacturing, wholesaling, and retailing industries are growing and not disappearing. Supply chain management is a growing field because of this. Below is some pertinent information on the top 4 supply chain jobs: Buyers, Supply Chain Analysts, Logistics Managers, and Operations Managers.

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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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The Sustainable Supply Chain: 3 Easy Ways to Paperless

AFFLINK

Implementing sustainable supply chain practices is an essential part of cultivating a business for the twenty-first century. But a greener supply chain isn’t just good for the environment; it can also save time, space, and money while improving PR and customer relations. Of course, this process can be overwhelming. Transitioning to more sustainable strategies can have upfront costs and require some getting used to, but one of the easiest ways to embark unto greener pastures is to start by simply

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Lasting Effects of Supply Chain Mismanagement

Supply Chain 24/7

Any organization that is focused on sustainability in its supply chain knows that protecting the workforce is a key pillar of that practice. Injuries and deaths are already tragic on their own, but they can also have a lasting impact on business.

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Mobilising and managing supply chains on the go

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Paul Swaddle, Co-Founder, Pocket App. All types of transportation services, whether trucking, public transport, aircraft, charter & shuttle bus services, railroads or shipping, and the warehouses that support them, are drowning in paperwork.

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From Transactional to Transformational: Successfully Adding Managed Transportation Services

Talking Logistics

As part of a natural evolution of their existing offerings, many carriers and brokers are looking to managed transportation services (MTS) to provide greater value for their customers and growth for their organization. MTS is a different business model than an asset or transactional-based business, but it’s often a natural addition to a carrier or broker’s existing network.

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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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[Video] Supply chain centers of excellence and customer success

Kinaxis

by Melissa Clow This blog is part of a video interview series. Check out the video below as well as links to other supply chain practitioner and Kinaxis executive interviews. The ideal center of excellence not only supports internal teams at a company but advocates for customers, says Leah McGuire, director of the Kinaxis Center of Excellence. The Kinaxis COE supports project teams, consultants deploying the company’s RapidResponse tool in the field, and pre-sales teams that use demos, say

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Four Steps to Building a Global Chain Risk Management Platform

Supply Chain 24/7

Be proactive - and significantly reduce global supply chain risks, discover the 4 steps to building a global supply chain risk management platform in a white paper from Avetta.

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Click-and-Collect Growing Retail Trend

Material Handling & Logistics

Almost half of all Americans purchased goods through the click-and-collect model for the first time in 2016, and the practice is expected to continue to climb. read more.

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Cybershoring and the Supply Chain: Your 3 Biggest Questions Answered

AFFLINK

Cybershoring, or robotic automation within your supply chain, is a pressing topic of discussion all over the globe. Otherwise called robotic process automation (RPA), cybershoring can increase supply chain productivity and efficiency. Here, we’ll answer some of the most common questions we’ve been hearing about cybershoring and explain how cybershoring will influence your supply chain management in the future.

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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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The Strength of the Pack is the Wolf… The Strength of the Wolf is the Pack!

NC State SCRC

In a recent article in Supply Chain Navigator , I spend some time discussing the interesting relationship between the introduction of wolves in Yellowstone Park, and the evolution of digital supply chains. When the wolves were all killed off in 1926 due to over-hunting, the elk population erupted, and the larger herds took a heavy toll on the systems’ trees and plants.

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The Rise of the Digital Supply Network

Supply Chain 24/7

Supply chains are traditionally linear, but today supply chains are transforming into dynamic, interconnected systems, these digital supply networks integrate information from many different sources to drive production and distribution, potentially altering manufacturing’s competitive landscape.

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Top 10 Countries with Resilient Supply Chains

Material Handling & Logistics

For the 2017 FM Global Resilience Index, three new resilience drivers have been added to the index: inherent cyber risk, urbanization rate and supply chain visibility. read more.

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New Cartonization Technology Helps Shippers Control Transportation Costs

GlobalTranz

Shippers increasingly burdened by unexpected “air taxes” levied by carriers. Everyone has had the experience of opening up a box and finding it mostly filled with bubble wrap and other packing material. Carriers hate this because eCommerce volumes are straining their capacity and having to ship air in containers wastes space and cost them money. Over the last few years, carriers have fought back with dimensional (“dim”) weight rating.

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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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Who Will Win the Self Driving Car Fight between Google and Uber?

BlueYonder

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. This week: The fight is on between Google and Uber, China’s biggest retailer is developing a drone aircraft capable of carrying on ton or more for long-distance deliveries, e-commerce delivery and rideshare vehicles are intensifying San Francisco traffic, Amazon’s new bookstore opens this week, bringing the number of brick-and-mortar bookstore locations to seven, and self-driving

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Exponential. Collaborative. Spark. Celebrate. Home. Sustain 2017 Inspires Sustainable Supply Chain Leadership

EcoVadis

For our 10 years anniversary, EcoVadis received the best gift ever: Hundreds of professionals in sustainable procurement, CSR and supply chain came together in Paris to share, network, learn and present at EcoVadis Sustain 2017, and our Rock-In-A Free World celebration in Paris this month. Here are a few highlights for inspiration: Time to get Exponential!

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Take These Six Steps Before Going Global

Material Handling & Logistics

UPS. Succeeding in foreign markets requires a well-researched game plan—one that anticipates roadblocks and avoids frequently encountered issues. With that in mind, this checklist can help you minimize risk, and realize the potentially significant rewards of expanding into foreign markets. read more.

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