Thu.Oct 10, 2024

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Breakdown in Boeing Labor Contract Negotiations

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with our further update on commercial aircraft manufacturer Boeing ’s ongoing labor strike and subsequent labor talks. Breakdown in Talks Labor contract talks between Boeing and the labor union representing 33,000 striking machinists reportedly broke down again earlier this week. It has been 27 days since workers represented by the IAM labor union rejected a prior tentative contract offer that had been negotiated.

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Arena PLM and Tulip MES Integration Drives Operational Excellence

Arena Solutions

A bill of materials (BOM) is a critical element in product development, providing the blueprint for building a product. It plays a key role at every stage of development, from design and engineering to manufacturing and supply chain management. As a product changes, so does the BOM. But what happens when those changes don’t propagate to all systems?

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How Spare Parts Management Software Reduces Downtime?

ThroughPut

As businesses globally focus on reducing lost productivity, costly downtime, and rising inventory expenses, effective spare parts management has become a top priority—especially for asset-intensive industries. Poor spare parts management and planning can significantly impact the bottom line, leading to inventory failures. This often results in part shortages when they are most needed or an excess of the wrong parts due to over-ordering, both of which drive up costs.

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When Ports Go Silent: Proactive Supply Chain Strategies for Manufacturers

Supply Chain Brain

Most manufacturers believe they're prepared for supply chain disruptions because they have contingency plans in place. In reality, those plans are often fragmented and short-term in focus.

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The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report

Procurement leaders are at a pivotal moment. With CPOs playing an increasingly strategic role, it’s time to leverage innovation and technology to drive resilience and efficiency. Download The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report to uncover key insights to thrive in a dynamic procurement landscape. What’s Inside: How CPOs are driving strategic decision-making and technology adoption The top priorities and challenges for procurement in 2025 Why AI, sustainability, and data analytics are essential for

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Supply Chain Professionals Need Autonomous Decision Science

Enterra Insights

The business environment is getting more complex and uncertain. The team at John Galt Solutions observes, “In today’s economic landscape, uncertainty across the supply chain is inevitable, whether due to the effects of climate change, demand and supply variability, or global unrest. To keep up, supply chain leaders need to continuously make good decisions quickly that consider the ever-changing circumstances, emerging opportunities and disruptions, to improve how responsive and adaptable t

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Discover how Lippert Transformed its Supply Chain with Kianxis

Supply Chain Brain

The automotive supply chain has never been more challenging. From the rapid shift to electric vehicles and skyrocketing costs to raw material shortages, geopolitical tensions, and volatile market demands, suppliers face pressures that can define their success or failure.

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2024’s severe weather has had major impact on UK transportation & storage companies

IT Supply Chain

By David Jinks M.I.L.T. (pictured) Head of Consumer Research, Parcelhero The post 2024’s severe weather has had major impact on UK transportation & storage companies appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Trust, the Winning Asset in the Supply Chain

Demand Driven Technologies

A chain, or network, is a system that brings together players with different motivations. A supply chain comprises suppliers and customers. Both want to maximize their profits, which can be antagonistic – sellers and buyers negotiate this on a daily basis. A company comprises a set of functions whose performance is measured on indicators that.

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Emerging Billing Models in Transportation

IT Supply Chain

By Dwight J. Lawrence (pictured) Content Writer The post Emerging Billing Models in Transportation appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Product Slotting in a Warehouse: Complete Guide

Logistics Bureau

Product slotting is one of the few cost saving ideas that you can implement in your current facility whilst making no changes to infrastructure (although there may be further benefits to do that). You can achieve the benefits by simply rearranging products – within existing storage media – to reduce travel distance for pickers in your warehouse.

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Food Supply Chain Q&A: Challenges, Opportunities and Trends

John Galt

In this Q&A with Henry Canitz, we explore the obstacles facing food supply chains and the opportunities with supply chain planning technology.

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Succeeding at Strategic Sourcing With Arena and Part Analytics

Arena Solutions

Succeeding at Strategic Sourcing With Arena and Part Analytics Learn more about the integration between Arena and Part Analytics here. Full transcript below: Heatherly Bucher Welcome to our session on Succeeding at Strategic Sourcing. Today, Arena and Part Analytics have come together to share the story of one of our joint customers as a case study.

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Facing Industrial Manufacturing’s Dilemma: Nailing Down Forecasting Accuracy

BlueYonder

It’s been two centuries since the Industrial Revolution transformed manufacturing, introducing machines that automated production and unlocked unprecedented efficiencies. But in the last decade, the industrial manufacturing sector has encountered a new wave of challenges and disruptions. From fluctuating demand and rising costs to material and labor shortages, geopolitical conflicts, and complex multi-tier supplier networks, manufacturers are navigating an increasingly volatile landscape.

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Brace for Impact. Unpredictable Tariff Disruptions Are Here––Your Playbook

Tariffs will have a major impact on your supply chain, margins, and operations. Drawing on our work with global companies across manufacturing, automotive, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, software, technology, financial services, and a range of service industries, we outline the key strategic and tactical actions companies are taking to navigate this period of heightened uncertainty.

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Why Runtime Protection Is Essential for Application Security

IT Supply Chain

By Rob Jackson (pictured) Content Writer The post Why Runtime Protection Is Essential for Application Security appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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TMS Selection: Who Needs to Be Involved?

MercuryGate

The ideal TMS selection process must involve your entire team from the boardroom to the stock floor. Everyone, from the techies to the finance people, the supply chain pros, and everyday workers… The post TMS Selection: Who Needs to Be Involved? appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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Minimizing Risk in the IT Supply Chain with Microsoft 365 Total Protection

IT Supply Chain

By Richard Pearson (pictured) Content Writer The post Minimizing Risk in the IT Supply Chain with Microsoft 365 Total Protection appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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The Future of Supply Chain Management and Global Trade Dynamics

Supply Chain Brain

The 4th Global Trade and Supply Chain Summit, hosted by The New Economy Academy, empowers young professionals with the tools and knowledge to navigate and capitalise on the evolving landscape. This makes the Global Trade and Supply Chain Summit an unparalleled opportunity to connect with forward-thinking individuals who are actively shaping the UAE’s economic future.

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.

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Hurricanes Disrupt Supply Chains – Even When They Hit Remote Areas

NC State SCRC

The recent devastation wrought on Western North Carolina is devastating. Everyone is now aware of the thousands of families with no power, no running water, and in many cases no homes. But there is another effect, that the media is often not aware of. Intravenous (IV) Bags Shortages caused by Hurricane Helene have forced hospitals all over the country to begin postponing surgeries as a way to ration supplies for the most fragile patients.

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The Hackett Group 2024 CPO Agenda – Part 2

Jaggaer

JAGGAER’s Strategic Response (Part 2) The annual CPO Agenda from the Hackett Group always makes fascinating reading, as it ranks the top ten current priorities of the world’s procurement leaders. These have changed over recent years as new challenges have emerged. Now we have entered a period of relative stability, spend management and cost reduction has moved back to the top spot, and ensuring supply continuity has moved from first down to second.

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5 Major Challenges LogiNext Dispatch Scheduling Software Solves

Loginext

LogiNext Dispatch Scheduling Software addresses 5 critical challenges in logistics: task allocation, fleet management, route planning, driver communication, and scalability, delivering improved efficiency and cost savings. The post 5 Major Challenges LogiNext Dispatch Scheduling Software Solves appeared first on loginextsolutions.com.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Growing Pool of Subleased Space another Sign US Warehouse Market hasTurne

Supply Chain Digest

Q3 Total Sets New Record after Building Binge of Last Four Years

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GEP Outlook Report 2025

For years, you and your team have fought an uphill battle. Supply disruptions. Cost pressures. ESG compliance. You name it, and you’ve had to navigate it. In 2025, many challenges will persist, but procurement and supply chain teams have a powerful tool with rapidly advancing capabilities to tackle them — artificial intelligence (AI). The GEP Outlook 2025 report examines the disruptive transformation AI is driving in procurement and supply chains, alongside other key trends and the macroeconomic

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Happening Now: 10 ports closed in wake of Hurricane Milton

West Coast and California Logistics

According to FreightWaves , ten ports remain closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, including two major commercial ports in Florida along the Gulf Coast—Port Tampa Bay and Seaport Manatee. The U.S. Coast Guard has implemented port condition "Zulu," suspending commercial vessel traffic.

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Russian Tanker Sanctions Fail to Stop Ships Hauling Moscow’s Oil

Supply Chain Brain

The blacklisted tankers are just a tiny part of the shadow fleet amassed by Russia to move its oil outside the reach of the Western powers.

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Exiger Research Identifies 83K Companies Impacted by Hurricane Milton

Exiger Perspectives

Exiger provides thought leadership and expert perspectives on the compliance, risk, and governance industry through our blogs, articles & white papers.

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U.K. Parliament Votes on Laws to Stop Repeat of P&O Mass Layoffs

Supply Chain Brain

Government headed by Labour Party seeks to clamp down on poor working conditions at sea with laws on collective dismissal and minimum wage.

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How to Create Sales Email Sequences That Convert

Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.

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A Strategic Guide to Gain Market Share with Customer Service Goals

Herlitz Inventory Management

Wholesalers can leverage their customer service goals strategically to gain market share. Here is a simple guide on how it works.

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Podcast | Consumer Return Fraud: How Bad Is It?

Supply Chain Brain

Last year, total losses from the practice amounted to $101.1 billion, causing a massive headache for retailers.

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Supply Safari: The Wild World of Warehouses and Storerooms

Tecsys

Specialty pharma sector explores innovations and challenges in healthcare, focusing on the growing need for specialized medications and the importance of embracing technology for patient care.