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The Environmental Benefits of Pallet Shipping

Freightera

Sustainable Solutions for a Greener Future Introduction We’re all looking to do what little we can to be eco-conscientious. One of those little things that’s gaining in popularity is pallet shipping. Beyond its convenience and cost-effectiveness, pallet shipping offers significant environmental benefits. In this article, we explore how pallet shipping contributes to a more sustainable future and the positive impact it has on the environment.

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Solve for Y: Takeaways from Manhattan Momentum 2023

Talking Logistics

Two years ago at Manhattan’s Momentum 2021 conference, the company introduced Manhattan Active Transportation Management. This wasn’t an upgrade to its previous TMS solution; it was a completely new solution, built from the ground up using the microservices architecture that underpins Manhattan’s Active technology platform. In the press release from May 2021, the company stated: Read more The post Solve for Y: Takeaways from Manhattan Momentum 2023 appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian

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Get Ready for Success! 4 Critical Workstreams for Successful Procurement Implementation

ivalua

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Get Ready for Success! 4 Critical Workstreams for Successful Procurement Implementation June 14, 2023 | | Thought Leadership by Vishal Patel Implementing a procurement application requires careful planning and execution, but combining it with a successful strategy can also ensure stakeholder buy-in, improve communications, support change management, reduce cost, and increase speed to market.

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Sustainable Home Delivery: A Conversation with Descartes

Logistics Viewpoints

Last week, I sat down to speak with Chris Jones, Executive Vice President, Industry and Services at Descartes Systems Group about sustainable home delivery. Home delivery and sustainability are two topics that I have written about quite a bit in the last few years, and Descartes just released its home delivery sustainability consumer sentiment study, so the timing seemed perfect.

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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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Managing Inventory amid Regime Change

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Managing Inventory amid Regime Change by Thomas Willemain, Ph.D ​If you hear the phrase “regime change” on the news, you immediately think of some fraught geopolitical event. Statisticians use the phrase differently, in a way that has high relevance for demand planning and inventory optimization. This blog is about “regime change” in the statistical sense, meaning a major change in the character of the demand for an inventory item.

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Predictive Quality: A future with less rejects and rework

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Predictive Quality: A future with less rejects and rework by Luisa Walendy Manufacturing companies often struggle to keep their customers 100% satisfied: Delayed deliveries or issues with quality are not always easy to put a stop to. At the same time, the increasing complexity in manufacturing, a wealth of variants and rising deadline pressure are raising the costs of manual quality analysis and rework.

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U.S. Slips in Supply Chain Ranks After Child-Labor Violations

Supply Chain Brain

The U.S. saw its ranking decline on almost all metrics, according to an analysis published June 14 by the ESG advisory and analytics company Elevate.

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The Missing Step to Most Supply Chains that Increases Efficiency

SCMDOJO

As a business owner, you always seek ways to increase efficiency and decrease costs. As supply chain professionals, we must understand the role of Effectiveness & Efficiency in Supply Chain Optimization But while you may have already implemented changes, you feel like there’s still something missing to decrease your cost. The truth is: there is.

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Little West Forms Multiyear Partnership with Echo Global Logistics

Supply Chain Brain

The Little West cold-pressed juice brand will use Echo Global's transportation and supply chain management services to expand its reach across the U.S.

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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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Navigating Recessionary Budget Pressures on IT Departments

IT Supply Chain

By Steve Hollingsworth (pictured) Director, Covenco The post Navigating Recessionary Budget Pressures on IT Departments appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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German Carmakers Warn of Tough EU Talks on Post-Brexit EV Trade

Supply Chain Brain

The German automotive industry said it won’t be ready to meet 2024's new production thresholds because Europe’s battery supply chain is still ramping up, according to the VDA lobby.

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A Blue Yonder Associate’s Journey: Choosing Allyship Every Day

BlueYonder

Kranthi Remala (she/her) is a Technical Staff Engineer working in the Retail Planning space in Hyderabad, India. This Pride, she shares her journey to becoming an Ally along with some simple measures you can take as an Ally to support the LGBTQ+ community. I was as inhibitive and scared as most of us would be when encountering someone different from us until I went to the annual retreat of the professional female photographers of India in 2019.

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Walmart Planning to Open Case-Ready Beef Facility in Kansas

Supply Chain Brain

Walmart expects the facility to create 600 jobs for the Olathe, Kansas community while improving the visibility of the company's beef supply chain.

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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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3PL Integration: Building an Expandable and Resilient Orchestration Solution

SCMDOJO

In today’s competitive market, the successful operation of a business hinges on the smooth integration of various processes and information management systems, especially when it comes to 3PL integration. With the complexity and challenges involved, many businesses find themselves overwhelmed. Thankfully, outsourcing logistics services to a reliable third-party logistics provider (3PL) can make a significant difference.

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3PL vs. 4PL: How Much Should You Outsource?

Supply Chain Brain

In recent years the rise of e-commerce fulfillment and longer, more complex supply chains have led shippers to outsource more of their supply chain operations to third-party logistics (3PL) providers.

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SnapFulfil receives distinguished supply chain award for work with BaubleBar

SnapFulfil

Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, has once again selected Synergy Logistics for its Top Supply Chain Projects Award for 2023.

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Watch: Addressing Sustainability in IT from Every Angle

Supply Chain Brain

Casey Swanson, senior director of supply chain management services with Shyft Global Services, discusses how technology can contribute to efforts to achieve sustainability and lower the carbon footprint of transportation and warehousing operations.

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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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Reverse Auctions: Revolutionizing Sourcing for Businesses of All Sizes

EC Sourcing Group

In the dynamic world of procurement , sourcing teams are constantly on the lookout for innovative strategies to drive cost savings and improve supplier relationships. Reverse auctions have emerged as a powerful tool that helps businesses achieve these goals. With increasing interest from companies of all sizes around the globe, reverse auctions are revolutionizing the way sourcing teams approach negotiations.

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A Big Rethink: Reimagining and Reshaping Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Brain

Ongoing disruption is forcing a rethink of conventional supply chain planning, from extrapolated supply and demand forecasting to probabilistic planning, to simulations based on real-time visibility from more current, granular market and contextual data. AI and machine learning are critical to the shift. So is trust.

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Supply Chain Forecasting: 7 Methods to Increase Business Visibility

IT Supply Chain

By Stacey McIntosh (pictured) Editor-In-Chief of Sage The post Supply Chain Forecasting: 7 Methods to Increase Business Visibility appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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How to win over IT with a centralized CPG data solution

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A step-by-step guide to engaging internal IT teams about the benefits of a real-time data platform, while addressing concerns about data governance, integration, and reliability. Implementing a new platform into a company’s technology stack can seem simple, but it often involves multiple decision-makers who need to assess the uses and costs, and consider if it fits into a budget.

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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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Bally Extends Supply Chain Governance with JAGGAER

Jaggaer

JAGGAER's latest news on procurement & sourcing. Read now: Bally Extends Supply Chain Governance with JAGGAER.

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What Pharmaceutical Companies Need to Know About DSCSA

The Network Effect

The post What Pharmaceutical Companies Need to Know About DSCSA appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week of Warehouse Robots getting More Humanoid

Supply Chain Digest

The Big Change is that the Robots will Directly Replace Humans

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When Should We Review Our FMCG RtM Model

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

What is a Route to Market Model (RtM)? An RtM model is a set of commercial capabilities that focus on how to get goods/services to target customers effectively.

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11 KPIs for Measuring Innovation Success

Measuring innovation success is critical yet challenging for organizations, often leading to confusion over which KPIs to use. Many rely on inappropriate metrics borrowed from other departments, wasting resources and overlooking valuable opportunities. This guide outlines why innovation metrics are hard to track and offers a framework for creating effective KPIs.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for June 15, 2023

Supply Chain Digest

Inflation Down but not Out. UPS Drivers to get Chill. Walmart to Green eCommerce Fulfillment.

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Airbus Predicts Asia to Lead Air Traffic Boom in Coming Decades

Supply Chain Brain

Airbus expects global installed fleets to more than double through 2042 to 46,560 aircraft, with 23,680 planes representing growth and 17,170 going toward the replacement of older jets.

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Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Contest Starting June 14, 2023

Supply Chain Digest

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