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A ‘Shift-Left’ Strategy Moves Supply Chain Planning Further Upstream

Supply Chain Brain

Manufacturers are now asking whether they should reach further back in the chain, in their pursuit of both resilience and growth opportunities.

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6 Ways AI-powered Inventory Software Helps Supply Chain Management

StockTrim

Until recently, small and medium businesses (SMBs) had to rely on their own methods for predicting inventory needs, often combining intuition (basically guesswork) with complex spreadsheets, before AI-powered inventory planning software became available.

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American Conference Institute Announces the Inaugural U.S.-Mexico Summit on Trade Compliance & Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Brain

ACI’s inaugural U.S.-Mexico Summit on Trade Compliance & Supply Chain Risk brings together the key stakeholders from both sides of the border - government and industry - to address the most pressing trade, customs, enforcement, and regulatory challenges facing Mexico-based companies and multinationals.

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The Evolution of Wimbledon, a Metaphor for Ocean Freight

Freightos

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Phone This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. More Resources Home The Evolution of Wimbledon, a Metaphor for Ocean Freight 21st Century Ocean Freight Requires 21st Century Tools, not Wooden Rackets Ian Arroyo August 11, 2024 Everything changes. Take tennis, which has been around for nearly 1,000 years.

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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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[Video] Key Factors Shaping Transportation Management in 2024

Talking Logistics

If you’re on the front lines of transportation management, you know there’s never a dull moment in this industry. Whether you’re navigating the ebbs and flow of capacity and rates, or you’re dealing with new regulations or customer requirements, finding the right balance between cost, service, risk, and compliance is more difficult than ever. Since.

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Pitney Bowes to Liquidate E-commerce Logistics Unit in Bankruptcy

Supply Chain Brain

The company’s global e-commerce business lost $136 million in 2023, Pitney said.

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Stellantis to Cut Jobs at Michigan Plant to Tame Inventories

Supply Chain Brain

The layoffs at the Warren truck plant could begin as soon as October 8, and union members will be given the opportunity to work at other plants, Stellantis said.