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Christmas and the Poinsettia Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Everyone knows, during the holiday season, that the Christmas tree is the undisputed king of festive greenery. Nevertheless, walk into any store selling live or artificial plants during the holiday season and you’ll soon recognize that the poinsettia is the queen of festive plants. People seldom think about the supply chains that make those items available.

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Empowering Manufacturers: PTC Arena’s 2023 Success Story and Future Outlook

Arena Solutions

Creating new opportunities and enabling manufacturers to address the ever-changing disruptions is the new norm for solution providers. As the year closes, let’s look at how Arena, a PTC Business has provided customers with new and enhanced product lifecycle management (PLM) and quality management system (QMS) solutions to manage change, disruption, and tackle complex product development.

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Can AI Save Christmas?

IT Supply Chain

By Mike Weeks (pictured) Industry Lead, Infor The post Can AI Save Christmas? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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How Automation Can Help FMCG Supply Chains Weather the Storm

Supply Chain Brain

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) supply chains continue to find themselves dealing with both labor shortages and external pressures due to global disruptions.

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4 Ways To Drive Supply Chain Excellence in the Food Industry

The Supplier Relationship Management Playbook is your guide to building effective supplier partnerships that drive supply chain excellence. This playbook equips supply chain professionals with strategies for managing compliance, tracking performance, and fostering collaboration to reduce supply chain risks. Inside, you’ll find: Strategies for Compliance: Best practices to help meet regulatory standards.

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Shippers: Don’t Forget Scope 3 Compliance in Your Peak Season Transportation Spend

IT Supply Chain

By Steve Beda (pictured) Executive Vice President, Trax Technologies The post Shippers: Don’t Forget Scope 3 Compliance in Your Peak Season Transportation Spend appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Looking to Reduce Labor Costs? Try Improving Order Accuracy

Tecsys

Looking to reduce labor costs in your supply chain? Improving order accuracy is a key strategy that can lead to financial benefits, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiency. Find out how in this informative blog post.

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Elevating Supply Chains: John Galt Solutions' Pinnacle Moments of 2023

John Galt

As we carry great momentum into 2024, we reflect on a few highlights from our year empowering supply chains across the world.

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Inventory Management Solutions & Strategies [Ultimate Guide]

Unleashed

Without the right inventory management solutions in place, it’s almost impossible to maintain optimal stock levels, minimise costs, and improve overall efficiency – all of which are essential to ongoing business success. Keep reading to uncover the risks and challenges of inventory management , learn about the types of solutions available, and discover some of the most effective inventory management strategies in modern business.

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A 5-point Checklist to Identify Manufacturing Bottlenecks Before It’s Too Late

ThroughPut

Manufacturing bottlenecks can slash productivity by up to 40%! That’s a huge chunk of potential output just vanishing into thin air. Interestingly, not being able to identify manufacturing bottlenecks before it is too late is a real issue in most supply chain businesses. So, what’s causing these bottlenecks? It could be a mix of things – maybe your processes aren’t as sharp as they could be, or your equipment’s seen better days.

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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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Will Procurement Finally Become Truly Strategic in 2024?

Supply Chain Brain

For most brands, 2023 hasn’t been a stellar year, and instead has been more one of consolidation and treading water. That’s not likely to change soon.

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Q4 Domestic Truckload Market Update

Freight Plus

Contact us for more information on the domestic transportation market or if you’d like to learn more about FreightPlus. The post Q4 Domestic Truckload Market Update appeared first on FreightPlus.

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Over 1.3M Jobs Supported Through Supplier Diversification in 2023

Supply Chain Brain

Companies generated $104 billion of income and $31.4 billion in tax revenues through diverse and small supplier spending over the past 12 months.

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Trends in Sustainability: Deglobalization will accelerate in 2024

Freightera

Freightera’s CEO, Eric Beckwitt Gives His Predictions on The Trends in Sustainability in 2024. Deglobalization will accelerate, and reshoring and localization of manufacturing will continue 2023 has seen a severe freight recession, especially in North America, with significant overcapacity and declining rates for ocean shipping as well. Although interest rates are widely predicted to fall in 2024, and the freight recession may end, the multi-decade trend of moving manufacturing overseas, e

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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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Red Sea Crisis Disrupts Ikea, Abercrombie & Fitch Shipments

Supply Chain Brain

Ikea said it’s looking for other options to secure the availability of its products, many of which normally pass through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.

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The Impact of the Red Sea Ship Attacks on Global Supply Chains and Logistics

Resilinc

Understand how the recent Red Sea ship attacks are impacting global supply chains and how to mitigate potential risks. Following the recent attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthi group on cargo ships in the Bab al Mandeb Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea, several major global shipping and oil companies – including Maersk and British Petroleum (BP) – have suspended shipments and halted operations in the area.

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Fixing the Holiday Season’s Cardboard Recycling Problem

Supply Chain Brain

In 2022, 68% of all paper consumed in the U.S. was recycled — recovered and fed back into the country’s milling systems — including more than 93% of cardboard boxes.

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Ikea warns of product delays after Red Sea attacks

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Several firms have paused shipments through the route after vessels were attacked by Houthi rebels in Yemen. It has forced a number of companies to re-route cargo around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, adding days to journeys. But one major shipping firm claimed the disruption will not lead to empty shelves in shops. Several firms have paused shipments through the route after vessels were attacked by Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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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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Ocean Shipping Gears up to Meet Low Carbon Fuel Target

Supply Chain Brain

The International Maritime Organization’s goal is that near-zero greenhouse gas emission fuels shall represent at least 5% of the energy used by shipping in 2030, while striving to hit 10%.

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DTN Aims to Improve Safety and Efficiency with Optimal Speed Routing

Supply Chain Brain

DTN said the feature will allow ship owners and charterers to better plan for and adapt to potential voyage disruptions that can affect a company’s performance, bottom line or emissions.

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Toyota Recalling 1M Cars Over Airbag Defect

Supply Chain Brain

The recall covers several types of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the U.S. from 2020 to 2022, including Avalons, Camrys, Highlanders, RAV4s, Siennas and Corollas.

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U.S. Considers More Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles, Other Goods

Supply Chain Brain

Officials from the White House and various Cabinet agencies have been discussing whether to hike duties on certain Chinese exports, said people familiar with the matter who spoke anonymously.

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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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ArcelorMittal Signs $2.7B Natural Gas Supply Deal with Mexico’s CFE

Supply Chain Brain

ArcelorMittal said that the contract would provide its operations in Lazaro Cardenas in the state of Michoacan with gas from Waha, Texas.

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