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From Waste to Value: Revolutionizing the Automotive Aftermarket Through Circular Economy

ToolsGroup

In an era of increasing environmental consciousness, the automotive industry is undergoing a transformative shift towards more sustainable practices. At the forefront of this change is the circular economy – a framework that’s reshaping not just vehicle manufacturing but the entire automotive aftermarket. This sector, encompassing parts supply, services, and repair, is now playing a pivotal role in advancing sustainability by extending product lifecycles, minimizing waste, and creating val

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Process Research Methods for Studying SCM Phenomena

SCM Research

Our discipline is often dominated by propositional theorizing, which understands theories in terms of cause-and-effect relationships. In a previous post, I discussed how pluralism in theorizing styles ( propositional , perspectival , and provocative theorizing ) can enrich SCM research. A recent article by Julia Grimm, Ann Langley, and Juliane Reinecke ( Process Research Methods for Studying Supply Chains and Their Management ) introduces process theorizing as an additional option.

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Key Takeaways from SAP Spend Connect Live

Logistics Viewpoints

5000 developers are working on product enhancements and extensions to the SAP spend management suite. This is the largest area of investment for the company outside of ERP. With that level of investment, one would expect an aggressive product buildout. At SAP Spend Connect Live, held October 14-16 in Las Vegas, SAP did make several significant product announcements.

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Omnilife: An E-commerce Fulfillment and Delivery Success Story

Talking Logistics

One of the hard lessons companies have learned about e-commerce is that everything can go according to plan right up to the time a customer clicks the “Buy” button, but if you don’t get the order fulfillment process right, it can have negative consequences — not only with regards to customer experience and satisfaction, but. Read more The post Omnilife: An E-commerce Fulfillment and Delivery Success Story appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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FMCG Complexity - a stealthy increase in SKU numbers?

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Stealth? What made me think of that word? Do you remember that playground game called Statues ? One person is the 'Museum Curator' and stands at the end of a field or yard. Everyone else stands an agreed distance away and the aim of the game is for a 'Statue' to touch or tag the Curator without being seen moving.

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Enabling Business Transport Excellence

Talking Logistics

In a July 2024 survey of our Indago supply chain research community and Alpega customers, almost three quarters of the respondents (72%) said that integrating a large “open network” of vetted and trusted carriers with a transportation management system (TMS) would be either “Extremely Beneficial” or “Very Beneficial.” That’s not surprising given that the transportation.

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Regionalization and the Rise of Emerging Markets

Enterra Insights

One of the positive effects of hyper-globalization was the rise of a global middle class. Millions of people were raised out of poverty as they found a place within the global economy. During hyper-globalization, there were winners and losers; and, the losers finally began fighting back. As a result, many economists insist the era of hyper-globalization has ended.

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How to Make Your Business’s Online Chat Features More Personal

IT Supply Chain

By Mian Jami (pictured) Business Marketing Specialist, DLinxOutreach Marketing The post How to Make Your Business’s Online Chat Features More Personal appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Blue Yonder’s Key Takeaways  from the 2024 Gartner® Supply Chain Planning Summit

BlueYonder

Last week, a team from Blue Yonder attended the 2024 Gartner ® Supply Chain Planning Summit in London. The theme of this year’s conference was “Generating Value Together: Beyond Accuracy, Toward Intelligence.” In our opinion, while forecast accuracy used to be the number one priority for supply chain planners, the event put forward the importance of intelligent decision-making to balance multiple objectives when planning — such as margins, cash and growth — to drive real value from operations.

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Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes

Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski

Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea

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October 21st – 24th Supply Chain & Logistics News Round Up

Logistics Viewpoints

October 21st – 24th Supply Chain & Logistics News Round Up This past week, I returned to the Tampa Bay Area to visit family and see the lasting effects of back-to-back hurricanes. Words cannot fully capture the extent of the devastation left behind, and it will take months for the surrounding counties to recover from the aftermath in Milton and Helene.

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[Video] Choosing A Career In Logistics

Talking Logistics

There is a common thread among many logistics professionals: they almost all fell into this industry — that is, they didn’t study supply chain or logistics in college, or they didn’t start their careers in the field, but they eventually landed in the industry, fell in love with it, and have never looked back. Why. Read more The post [Video] Choosing A Career In Logistics appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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PRO-Fusion or CON-Fusion about Nuclear Energy

Enterra Insights

As a result of accidents associated with nuclear power plants (e.g., Three Mile Island accident (1979), Chernobyl disaster (1986), and Fukushima (2011)), the future of nuclear power looked bleak. By 1990, Italy had closed all of its nuclear power plants and Germany closed its final three nuclear powerplants in 2023. Other countries have also taken steps to reduce or phase out their nuclear power programs, including Austria, which never used a new, completely built nuclear powerplant; Switzerland

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Agriculture Software Development: The Future of Farming with AI and IoT Integration

IT Supply Chain

By Claire Lloyd (pictured) Content Writer The post Agriculture Software Development: The Future of Farming with AI and IoT Integration appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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How to Master Product Portfolio Management

Pursuing product portfolio management excellence empowers organizations to unlock the full potential of their offerings. This comprehensive guide unveils 10 essential keys that serve as the building blocks for success.

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Expert Advice: A Roadmap for Food Companies Embracing Supply Chain Planning Technology

John Galt

In this exclusive Q&A, we share expert recommendations for food producers looking to invest in supply chain planning software solutions.

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How to Deploy Multi-Tier Supply Chain Intelligence for Resilience

Supply Chain Brain

Multi-tier supply chain intelligence has the potential to strongly enhance the resilience of the supply chain, making it an invaluable asset to organizations.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (October 25, 2024)

Talking Logistics

Do you still wear a mask? There is an older gentleman who goes to my gym. He still wears a mask. But it’s always on his chin. It doesn’t cover his mouth and nose at all. When people walk up to him to chat, he doesn’t pull it up. He keeps it there, on his. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (October 25, 2024) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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7 Essential KPIs for Accurate and Efficient Inventory Management

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Optimize inventory management with seven essential KPIs to reduce costs, enhance customer satisfaction, and achieve operational excellence in your supply chain. Learn how to measure and improve efficiency.

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The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization

Enhance your transportation and load building efficiency with our comprehensive guide. Learn to tackle today's supply chain challenges and optimize your approach with advanced planning strategies. This guide covers: Supply Chain Challenges: Discover how transportation planning can address critical issues and improve efficiency. Load Building Benefits: Understand how effective load building can enhance your transportation processes.

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Top 5 Apps for Playing Online Color Prediction Games on Your Phone

IT Supply Chain

By Rob Jackson (pictured) Content Writer The post Top 5 Apps for Playing Online Color Prediction Games on Your Phone appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Forget the Crystal Ball. Instead, Link Forecasting Directly to Production Planning.

BlueYonder

As the global automotive industry transitions from primarily producing internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to including electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids, we’re witnessing a true transformation. This transformation delivers many benefits, including increased sustainability, but it also creates demand-planning and production-planning challenges.

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DOE Awards $428M to Address 'Critical' Energy Supply Chain Needs

Supply Chain Brain

The projects selected are each focused on one of five areas: energy grid components, batteries, low-carbon materials, clean power generation, and energy-efficient products.

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Revisiting of 2024 Supply Chain Predictions – Part One

Supply Chain Matters

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog provides both perspectives and self-rating observations regarding our January 2024 published Research Advisory- 2024 Predictions for Industry Global Supply Chains. We do so because of our long-standing business principal that predictions should not be that of a social media or corporate focused marketing conversational tool to drive eyeballs.

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What Makes a Warehouse Worker Happy?

The 2024 Newcastle Systems Worker Satisfaction Survey provides insights into the life of a warehouse worker and what matters to them.

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Supply Chain Efficiency: Best Practices for Waste & Sustainability

All Things Supply Chain

Organizations navigating increasingly complex global networks have discovered that integrating sustainable practices has multiple key benefits. Sustainability can drastically slash waste, streamline operational efficiency, and even improve employee engagement.

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The Role of Technology in Scaling Innovation Across Departments

IT Supply Chain

By Claire Lloyd (pictured) Content Writer The post The Role of Technology in Scaling Innovation Across Departments appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Generating Supply Chain Plans that are Fully Executable

Adexa

Generating Supply Chain Plans that are Fully Executable ~ No Need for a Bridge Between Planning & Execution In a recent paper by Gartner, it was highlighted that planning and execution are converging “Organizations that have gone through significant investment in demand and supply planning systems as well as manufacturing execution systems often identify scheduling as a critical missing element in aligning and synchronizing planning with execution.

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How Additive Manufacturing Is Reshaping U.S. Industries and Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

In recent years, reshoring has evolved from a strategic consideration to a central priority for both policymakers and businesses. A key element of the reshoring push is additive manufacturing.

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Maximize Supply Chain Spend & Asset Utilization with Innovative Test Automation

Connected devices are emerging at an explosive rate exerting pressure on larger operators; however, some organizations cannot continue to purchase the latest & greatest devices without ramifications. The introduction of automated test technology drives the optimization of supply chain expenditures leveraging forward & reverse logistics paths. Adopting innovative test automation tools addresses these challenges by providing robust solutions for testing the interoperability, performance, & securit

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QAD Adaptive ERP: Navigating the Intricacies of Manufacturing & Supply Chain Transformation

QAD

Manufacturing Leaders are well aware of (and even frustrated or perhaps used to) the constantly changing business landscape. New changes pop up daily, and new opportunities appear cloaked in complexities. More often than not, the conversation around digital transformation in manufacturing is no longer about the “why” or even the “what” because most already know the critical technologies dominating discussions.

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Eight Top-of-Mind Issues From Pharmacy Supply Chain Leaders

Tecsys

On October 16-17, pharmacy leaders and supply chain innovators from across North America convened in Newport Beach, California, for the inaugural Pharmacy Supply Chain Leadership Summit.

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How Sustainability & Decarbonization Consulting Helps the Transition to Renewable Energy & Net-Zero Operations?

IT Supply Chain

By Christine Baker (pictured) Content Writer The post How Sustainability & Decarbonization Consulting Helps the Transition to Renewable Energy & Net-Zero Operations? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.