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The Emergence of Supply Chain Data Fabrics

Logistics Viewpoints

When one thinks of supply chain software vendors, the name InterSystems may not spring to mind. A supply chain data fabric can help companies augment their supply chain processes. They aim to achieve the same success in supply chain management that they have achieved in the healthcare sector.

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Supply Chain Executives Face Growing C-Suite Complacency

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According to research by Ernst & Young LLP, the global consulting firm, as the Covid crisis recedes, supply chain executives are losing the strategic gains they made with their C-suite counterparts. 28% of supply chain leaders cite cost reduction as one of the top three priorities currently.

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10 Ways A Data Gateway Improves Time to Value Across Your End-to-End Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain practitioners seeking the best way to speed decision intelligence, unify supply chain data, and increase operational efficiency can benefit from a supply chain data gateway. Here are 10 ways a supply chain data gateway can improve your performance across the end-to-end supply chain.

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As The Wind Blows: Improving Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

In the supply chain management industry, words swirl but lack definition. Will we transform and improve supply chain planning systems based on AI? Over the past decade, over 320,000 supply chain leaders have followed me on LinkedIn. (I However, SAP supply chain planning is an excellent system of record.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Lenovo Excels in Supply Chain Planning with a Hybrid Approach

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Jack Fiedler, the vice president for digital transformation of the global supply chain at Lenovo Lenovo is ranked tenth by one leading analyst firm among a list of global companies with exceptional supply chains. During COVID, this more agile and resilient model allowed the firm to grow their market share.

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Fleet Management 2.0: The Rise of Connected Vehicles in Global Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

In an increasingly competitive logistics landscape, these capabilities allow companies to remain agile and cost-effective. Autonomous vehicles will also facilitate greater integration across the supply chain, improving real-time communication and collaboration between suppliers, carriers, and dispatchers.

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How a Global CPG Leader Optimized $500M of Direct Materials Spend and Exceeded Savings Goal

GEP’s sourcing expertise and market intelligence enabled the company to centralize sourcing and order management processes, strengthen key supplier relationships, and enhance supply chain resilience and agility. This is essential reading for all procurement and supply chain leaders.

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Building Supply Chain Resilience in the Real World

Speaker: Kelly Barner - Co-Founder & Managing Director of Buyers Meeting Point, LLC

Since 2020, procurement and supply chain professionals have faced an unprecedented set of challenges. The pandemic was just the start.

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CEVA Logistics Drives Agile, Multi-Leg Inbound Flows for Tech Company

CEVA Logistics, a global leader in third-party logistics, was contracted to help a technology company manage its complex supply chain, supporting B2B, B2C, and reverse flows across multi-leg transport.

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New Planning Maturity Assessment

In today's new supply chain paradigm, resilience and agility are key. Test your Planning Fitness. Is your planning process fit enough to keep up with the pace of change? Is your tech stack helping or hindering your progress? Take AIMMS's new quiz to uncover learnings and benchmark yourself against peers!

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TMS+: Go Beyond Transport to Optimize Cost, Service, & Resiliency

In the aftermath of the pandemic, supply chain inadequacies have been revealed in a new and stark light. Most found themselves ill-prepared for the magnitude of disruption in supply and demand, followed soon after by political unrest, labor and material shortages, and sharp inflation.

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Digital Transformation: Why You Can’t Afford to Wait

Brittle supply chains, fragmented systems landscapes, unreliable and inaccurate data, as well as poorly managed IT and business networks are consistently reported as top concerns, which is why executives are increasingly prioritizing digital transformation.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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The Great Supply Chain Gear-Up: Sustainability and Agility for 2023

Speaker: Peter Kraemer, Chief Supply Officer of Anheuser-Busch InBev

The past few years have shown us that nothing is constant in the supply chain industry. Innovation through exploration, development, and scaling of technology has enabled markets across the globe to remain agile while responding to challenging times. In fact, change is inevitable.