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5 Ways to Reduce Your Inventory the Right Way

EMERGE App

As every wholesaler, distributor and trader can tell you, holding a physical stock is a major bugbear of their business model. Unlike Software as a Service providers such as EMERGE App, traditional businesses need to purchase and store stock before they can sell them, hopefully, for a profit. But sometimes it doesn’t always work out this way. It is this time between purchasing stock and re-selling them that is critical for these businesses.

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Tariff-Proofing: 5 Ways to Gain Supply Chain Resilience in an Uncertain World

MPO Multi Party Orchestration

Tariffs, Brexit, and the issue of uncertainty are rampant in the news and have become hot topics for management and round table conferences. It’s increasingly clear that ‘easy fixes’ like stockpiling merchandise before a hike deadline or seeking exclusion options are impractical. They’re also not viable, long-term solutions for businesses that want to do more than just survive each disruption.

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How Lean is Lean? The Pitfalls of Lean Warehousing Programs and How to Avoid Them

Consumer Goods Logistics

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Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Warehouse Management Set to Take Center Stage in Warehouse Automation

GlobalTranz

The writing is on the wall for traditional, manual-based processes in supply chain management, says Cade Metz of The New York Times. While Amazon leads the way, other companies, including carriers such as FedEx and DHL, are testing and developing robotic-based systems to speed operations. Unfortunately, limitations of robotics continue to exist, and adaptation is.read More.

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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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How Important is Talent When Selecting a 3PL?

Talking Logistics

Last week, Transplace (a Talking Logistics sponsor) announced the appointment of Tracy Rosser as the company’s executive vice president of operations. According to the press release: Rosser comes to Transplace after more than 22 years at Walmart, where he most recently served as senior vice president of transportation and supply chain. His responsibilities included all.

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Empowered Consumers Require Omnichannel Strategies

Enterra Insights

We’re all familiar with the adage “knowledge is power.” The quote finds its origins in Sir Francis Bacon’s book Meditationes Sacrae , which was published in 1597. Written in Latin, the actual quote was, “ipsa scientia potestas est,” which means “knowledge itself is power.” Today, consumers are empowered with more knowledge about the products they buy than at any time in history.

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Supply Chain Management Data: Here’s How Big Data Makes the Supply Chain More Efficient

GlobalTranz

It’s clear — and has been for a while — that big data and advanced analytics technologies are transforming a lot of day-to-day operations. In entertainment, it can suggest new movies and content. In health care, it’s helping professionals discover new treatments or care solutions, and in manufacturing, it’s improving outdated practices. It’s not a.read More.

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Working More Efficiently with Third-Party Haulers in the Construction Materials Industry

Talking Logistics

Where’s my truck? Where’s my shipment? Those are two questions heard daily in every industry. But it’s especially true in the construction materials industry where time is indeed money. Historically, answering those questions has been a challenge, particularly for companies that use third-party haulers. What are those challenges? How is technology helping to provide enhanced.

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What are the Challenges of Dock Scheduling in Grocery Supply Chains?

C3 Solutions

High-quality dock scheduling is crucial to grocery supply chains. The right dock schedule will speed up replenishment and avoid delays in unloading. Unfortunately, the rising complexity and variety of suppliers as well as changing trucking regulations lead to problems with maintaining a quality dock schedule. Supply chain executives and professionals in the food industry need to understand the challenges of dock scheduling in grocery supply chains and here are a few tips to overcome some of thes

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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 Problem with Multi-Period Network Design for Seasonal Products—and How to Fix It

CHAINalytics

If your company manufactures seasonal items, then you know that these products often add complexity to distribution network planning. The answer for many companies is to use multi-period network design models to understand their seasonal storage requirements. In theory, by representing the time-phased imbalance between supply and demand, a network design model will calculate the … The post The Problem with Multi-Period Network Design for Seasonal Products—and How to Fix It appeared first o

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How Pivot88 Became an Expert in Compliance Software

Pivot88

Compli… What now? Wikipedia describes Compliance as “Conforming to a rule, such as a specification, policy, standard or law. Regulatory compliance describes the goal that organizations aspire to achieve in their efforts to ensure that they are aware of and take steps to comply with relevant laws, policies, and regulations. Due to the increasing number of regulations and need for operational transparency, organizations are increasingly adopting the use of consolidated and harmonized sets of compl

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U.S. Ecommerce and Last Mile Logistics Tenants are Fueling Industrial Construction Boom

Supply Chain 24/7

According to a report by Avison Young, last-mile and ecommerce logistics are fuelling demand for build-to-suit distribution centers that are fully automated and reliant on technology to create supply-chain efficiencies.

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SupplyPike Pledges to Bring 180 Jobs to Northwest Arkansas

SupplyPike

When you hear “technology hub”, Arkansas may not be your first thought. Our mission is to help change that. As a supply chain technology startup, there are a lot of regions we could consider conducting business in as we grow our offerings. There are the typical contenders like California, New York, and Seattle. But we chose Fayetteville, Arkansas. Why Arkansas?

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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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Q&A: How is Linde Optimizing Operations with a Supply Chain Digital Twin?

Arkieva

Arkieva Customer, Linde PLC, is a leading supplier of industrial gases in the world. Linde has transformed its network optimization processes by creating a digital twin of its integrated supply chain with Arkieva. I sat down with Richard Wallington, Global Head of Bulk Supply Chain at Linde to find out more. Q&A: How is Linde Optimizing Operations with a Supply Chain Digital Twin?

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5 Questions to Ask Before Adding Mobility to Your ERP Environment

RFgen

Introducing mobility into your supply chain processes can deliver considerable benefits with a short ROI. When it comes to introducing enterprise mobility into your supply chain operation, there are five crucial questions to consider. Having firm answers to each of these questions will help ensure your new supply chain mobility solution will not only solve present-day problems but continue to provide future benefits and optimizations as well.

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Inventory Management Mistakes: What Supply Chain Leaders and Managers Need to Know

Veridian Solutions

Inventory management mistakes constitute a significant cost contributor in today’s supply chains. According to Rod Daugherty of Manufacturing.net , the costliest problem is due in large part to poor inventory visibility and planning. More than 60 percent of wholesalers routinely keep more than one month of inventory on-hand, and since 77 percent of businesses lose sales due to poor inventory management, such as not locating inventory close enough to consumers, the effects can be astounding

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Leading through Change

BlueYonder

Today’s Wednesdays for Women is another in our occasional series titled “Lessons from Leaders” featuring learnings of interest to anyone seeking insights and experiences to grow their leadership skills. Change is a consistent reality in today’s volatile and disruptive business landscape and nowhere else is this more apparent than in JDA today.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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The 5 Minute Job Interview Success Tips!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Seasoned Leadership In Action™ – Our 2018 All-Star Leaders! Many of you have been a participant in innumerable interviews, whether you are the interviewer or the interviewee. Interviews can be highly time consuming for both parties so it’s imperative that this time is valuable for everyone.

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The Absolut Company: Balancing Service and Inventory Creates a Delicious Mix

Brookes Supply Chain Planning Blog

The world’s #2 selling vodka brand leaves nothing to chance when it comes to quality and sustainability. Here’s how they teamed up with ToolsGroup partner Optilon for a seamless supply chain planning process.

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Throttling of Huawei Could Backfire on US Tech Supply Chain

Material Handling & Logistics

Barring Chinese companies from selling to buying from US companies could hurt US as the companies are so inextricably involved in the global technology supply chain

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Trump’s 5% Tariffs On All Goods Imported From Mexico Does Not Sit Well With U.S. Businesses

Supply Chain 24/7

President Trump’s threat to impose across-the-board tariffs on Mexico is stirring widespread opposition and concern among U.S. business groups who say they could have major negative impacts on supply chains and trade activity.

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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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Common questions in sustainable textile supply chains

ChainPoint

Responsibly sourcing your textile raw materials can be quite a challenge. You need to be sure your raw materials are sustainable and that working conditions are fair and safe. You need to be absolutely sure you’re sourcing from the right places. At ChainPoint, we often hear a number of questions from the textiles and apparel sector….

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Supply Chain Fundamentals

Logistics Bureau

So many people are focused these days on the new emerging technologies and systems and some of the businesses are ready to embrace them but here’s a tip: Don’t forget the fundamentals ! Making sure your distribution network is aligned appropriately. Making sure you got a supply chain strategy that’s appropriate and works and is understood.

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The future’s bright…but are we staring at the sun?

Proxima

Commercial teams in the public sector are taking huge strides to improve their capability and influence, but do we risk being blinded by undeliverable promises and expectations? “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Yogi Berra (New York Yankees baseball player). Oh, how true! 15 years ago, who would even have known what you were talking about if you’d said you aspired to be a YouTuber, Mindfulness Guru, Vlogger or Drone Operator?

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Incremental Steps to Exponential Change

EcoVadis

When it comes to sustainability, much of the media attention today is around consumer-facing issues. Banning plastic straws, reducing the use of disposable bags – these are hot topics that society is confronting head-on. Last mile issues are incredibly important and key steps for getting the global community to where it needs to be from a sustainability perspective, but they are only part of the story.

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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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SupplyPike Pledges to Bring 180 Jobs to Northwest Arkansas

SupplyPike

When you hear “technology hub”, Arkansas may not be your first thought. Our mission is to help change that. As a supply chain technology startup, there are a lot of regions we could consider conducting business in as we grow our offerings. There are the typical contenders like California, New York, and Seattle. But we chose Fayetteville, Arkansas. Why Arkansas?

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Leading through Change

BlueYonder

Today’s Wednesdays for Women is another in our occasional series titled “Lessons from Leaders” featuring learnings of interest to anyone seeking insights and experiences to grow their leadership skills. . Change is a consistent reality in today’s volatile and disruptive business landscape and nowhere else is this more apparent than in JDA today.

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How AI Can Help Retailers Eliminate Shoppers’ Frustrations – and Create a Winning Customer Experience

Repl Group

Understandably, retail customers get irritated when they make a trip to a store only to find that the products they seek aren’t available – particularly if they received an email promo offer of a discounted price for these items. However, this is happening much more often than it should. In fact, nearly one-half of shoppers say that stock availability is their biggest frustration when going to brick and mortar malls, according to recent survey of an estimated 1,000 U.S. consumers that we’ve cond