Mon.Jul 22, 2024

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SAP Tells their Customers, ‘Keep the Core Clean!”

Logistics Viewpoints

A key message coming out of Sapphire is “keep the core clean!” One key message emerging from Sapphire was “keep the core clean.” SAP’s user conference, Sapphire, ran from June 3rd through the 5th in Orlando. 12,000 SAP customers and partners attended the event, and another 15,000 watched remotely. SAP (NYSE: SAP) is the world’s largest provider of enterprise applications.

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Reynolds’ Continuous Improvement Journey Across a Dynamic Supply Chain

Logility

The consumer products giant, Reynolds Consumer Products is helping keep food fresh longer and kitchen safe. With approximately 95% of American households relying on products like recyclable aluminum foil, self-sealing wax, freezer paper, disposable bakeware, trash liners, and more, this organization strives for continuous improvement in their supply chain.

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Return Fees or Free Returns: Why Not Both?

BlueYonder

To cope with rising return rates and shrinking costs, many retailers have opted to start charging for returns. In 2023, the number of retailers charging for returns rose by 31% to 40% in the U.S. Our data shows that 53% of merchants charge for returns, while in the UK, there is nearly an even split of free versus paid returns, with 48% of retailers charging for returns.

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Watch: Tearing Down Silos in the Supply Chain: Can AI Help?

Supply Chain Brain

Why is the supply chain historically more siloed than other functions? And what can be done about it? Ashutosh Dekhne, Americas supply chain and operations practice leader with EY, offers guidance.

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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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Happening Now: Port of Long Beach Sets New June Cargo Volume Record

West Coast and California Logistics

According to Supply Chain Dive , The Port of Long Beach achieved a record-breaking June by processing 842,446 TEUs, marking a 41% year-over-year increase. This surge, attributed to high consumer demand, potential tariff hikes, and labor contract concerns for East and Gulf Coast ports, surpassed the previous record set in June 2022.

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Forecast-Based Inventory Management for Better Planning

The Smart Software

Forecast-based inventory management, or MRP (Material Requirements Planning) logic, is a forward-planning method that helps businesses meet demand without overstocking or understocking. By anticipating demand and adjusting inventory levels, it maintains a balance between meeting customer needs and minimizing excess inventory costs. This approach optimizes operations, reduces waste, and enhances customer satisfaction.

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Supply Chain Challenges Top of Mind at Farnborough Commercial Aircraft Event

Supply Chain Matters

In this Supply Chain Matters aerospace and commercial aircraft industry specific commentary, we focus on this week’s Farnborough air show and industry supply chain supply and aircraft demand challenges becoming a dominant topic. Kickoff of the Farnborough International Airshow Today marks the kickoff of the Farnborough International Airshow , an important trade exhibition event for the commercial aircraft and military defense industries.

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Deep Dive: Josh Mordecai from Good & Proper Tea

Unleashed

Good & Proper Tea is a female-led, sustainability-driven brand that’s revolutionising the way people drink tea. Given it’s the most popular manufactured beverage – with 62 billion cups of tea being consumed every year in Britain alone – the G&P mission is a genuine game-changer. Unleashed’s Bryony Hampton sat down with Josh Mordecai, Head of Operations and Sales at Good & Proper Tea, to learn about the struggles and successes they’ve faced in recent years.

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The Benefits of Optimizing Your Supplier Master Data Management

Kodiak Hub

Information is power – and luckily for Procurement & Sourcing teams, there’s no shortage of it flowing through global supply chains. But unfortunately, many organizations are not fully leveraging the untapped potential that resides in this ocean of data. With supplier information scattered across data silos like spreadsheets, emails, sharepoint, and legacy solutions, Procurement teams are unable to reach their full potential due to inefficient processes, poor collaboration, and a lack of str

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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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Air Freight Could Take 'Days or Even Weeks' to Recover from CrowdStrike Crash

Supply Chain Brain

Both FedEx and UPS have warned customers to expect delays on package deliveries originally slated for the date of CrowdStrike's outage on July 19.

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How AI in Transportation Management Systems Ensures Maximum Efficiency

Loginext

Explore how AI in transportation management systems makes operations more efficient and customer-centric. Learn how LogiNext's AI-powered TMS tackles industry challenges, enhances real-time tracking, and improves logistics performance. The post How AI in Transportation Management Systems Ensures Maximum Efficiency appeared first on loginextsolutions.com.

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Port of Seattle Opens Applications for WMBE Business Accelerator Program

Supply Chain Brain

The program is designed to give women- and minority-owned small businesses the chance to learn the skills needed to work and grow within the maritime industry.

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Q2 Cargo Theft Down slightly from Record Q1 Levels, but Up Strong versus 2023

Supply Chain Digest

Theft by Fraud Continues to be Growing Crime Issue

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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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Building the Automation Framework

Supply Chain Brain

By emphasizing digitalization, predictiveness and autonomy, new levels of success in speed, accuracy, service and revenue can be realized.

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A Presidential Debate on Supply Chain Issues

Talking Logistics

It’s been a very eventful, to put it mildly, couple of weeks in U.S. politics. We had the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump (who is now officially the Republican candidate for President), and over the weekend, President Biden announced that he was exiting the race due to mounting pressure from many in the. Read more The post A Presidential Debate on Supply Chain Issues appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Boeing Driving ‘Transformational Change’ That May Take Years

Supply Chain Brain

The overhaul will take years to take root, and will require support from customers who’ve been burned by Boeing’s delays and quality lapses.

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U.K. Department Store Trials Clothing Repair Service in Bid to Cut Carbon Waste

Supply Chain Brain

John Lewis stores will charge £10.95 ($14.15) to fix small rips and tears, £28.50 for a broken zipper on items like cushion covers, and £99.95 to restore a handbag.

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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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U.S. E-Commerce Vendors to Embrace International Markets, Says DHL Survey

Supply Chain Brain

A potential fly in the ointment is the looming possibility of increased tariffs on internationally sourced goods, which appears likely under a Republican government.

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