Talking Logistics
MAY 30, 2024
The future lies in getting more conversions and building customer trust with the power of AI-driven estimated delivery dates. Parcel tracking has evolved from a differentiating feature to a baseline expectation. Customers rightfully demand visibility into the whereabouts of their orders. But that’s already old news. Today, the real transformative power of logistics data lies.
ToolsGroup
MAY 30, 2024
Promotions are, without a doubt, a vital tool in the retail arsenal. However, all too often, promotions fall flat, failing to deliver the expected lift in sales or even damaging brand perception in the process. Over the last few weeks, we’ve explored the problems retailers face with promotions, examining diminishing returns in a promo-saturated market , misaligned pricing and discounting strategies and confusing markdown problems and promo problems.
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Supply Chain Brain
MAY 30, 2024
Supply chain disruption continues to be a challenge for retailers across the globe. Nevertheless, there are some proactive measures that retailers can take to mitigate risk.
SCMDOJO
MAY 30, 2024
The logistics department is the unsung hero of the modern world, ensuring products reach their destination promptly and securely. But who are the key players behind the scenes? In this article, we will provide an insightful breakdown of the logistics department and the various professionals that make up this crucial team. From the warehouse manager to the transportation coordinator, each role in the logistics department contributes to the smooth flow of deliveries.
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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.
IT Supply Chain
MAY 30, 2024
By Claire Lloyd (pictured) Content Writer The post Bitcoin: Catalyzing Transformation in Traditional Banking Models appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
IT Supply Chain
MAY 30, 2024
By Dwight J. Lawrence (pictured) Content Writer The post The Role of Trademarks in Protecting Brand Identity appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
Demand Driven Technologies
MAY 30, 2024
It’s no secret that AI is all vogue. When you’re in the supply chain software solutions business, if you don’t have AI, you’re a has-been. Don’t worry, we’ve started to infuse a little AI to good effect in Intuiflow… However, it’s hard for industry players to see where AI is relevant. Have you seen any.
IT Supply Chain
MAY 30, 2024
By Rob jackson (pictured) Content Writer The post Scorecard Software for Small and Large Enterprises appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
SCMDOJO
MAY 30, 2024
The logistics department is the unsung hero of the modern world, ensuring products reach their destination promptly and securely. But what does the logistics department structure look like? What are the key roles and responsibilities of the logistics department? This article will provide an insightful breakdown of the logistics department and the various professionals that make up this crucial team.
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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?
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 30, 2024
Supply Chain Matters highlights an announcement by premium EV auto start-up Lucid Group calling for a six percent reduction in the company’s U.S. workforce. The move adds to other EV industry workforce related cutbacks due to muted market demand and increased price based competition. EV auto start-up Rivian has also recently initiated an added headcount reduction.
Exiger Perspectives
MAY 30, 2024
Article Empowering Ethical Sourcing: Eliminating Forced Labor with Supply Chain Intelligence Article May 30, 2024 Navigating the complexities of global supply chains reveals a troubling reality: The prevalence of forced labor is more common and obscured than many businesses realize. Deciphering the Signs of Forced Labor Within Complex Supply Chains With over 49.6 million people entangled in forced labor, a significant portion — approximately 27 million — are caught within the supply chain ecosys
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 30, 2024
Supply Chain Matters provides a follow-up automotive industry perspective focusing on Toyota Motor and its inherent abilities to continuously adapt to consumer and market dynamics. Background In a prior Supply Chain Matters commentary published in October 2023 which we titled as: Told You So Moment for Akio Toyoda , we highlighted for readers and clients that in his CEO role, family icon Akio Toyoda questioned the timelines of the global auto industry’s wholesale transformation toward an all-e
DiManEx
MAY 30, 2024
We are proud to share that StartUs Insights selected Dimanex as an emerging leader in the logistics industry, offering innovative solutions through 3D scanning technology. StartUs Insights: “Their cloud-based platform revolutionizes the management of spare parts by leveraging AI analytics and digital twins, enabling on-demand, localized production.
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
Unleashed
MAY 30, 2024
Determining a product’s optimal price is one of the most important actions for maintaining a successful business. Effective product pricing should ensure you incorporate all the costs to produce goods and still make a profit. Here we cover how to price a product to maximise sales and profit, provide tips on calculating optimal selling price, plus look at a few handy product pricing strategies.
ThroughPut
MAY 30, 2024
Our supply chains today are far and widespread, spanning across continents and industries – this only makes them that much more complex to visualize. Consequently, the chances of bottlenecks in the supply chain also increase with such complexities. To add to this, several technological innovations have essentially made the global supply chain world that much smaller.
Supply Chain Digest
MAY 30, 2024
Cargo Thefts Way Up in Q1. China Economy Improving. Campbell Soup to Revamp Supply Chain.
ThroughPut
MAY 30, 2024
Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is a critical tool for manufacturers to effectively manage production scheduling, inventory control, and supply chain planning. To be more specific, MRP is a system that helps businesses ensure the right materials are available at the right time to meet production demands while minimizing inventory costs and maximizing efficiency.
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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.
Supply Chain Digest
MAY 30, 2024
Companies Looking for Alternatives to US, China
West Coast and California Logistics
MAY 30, 2024
Weber Logistics continues to demonstrate excellence in retail logistics through its partnerships with leading brands. Weber’s work with Cuisinart Outdoors and Reduce Everyday illustrate how 3PL services are tailored to meet their diverse needs of clients, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and superior customer satisfaction.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 30, 2024
This is in response to the EU's Corporate Social Responsibility Directive, which mandates emissions reporting starting in 2026.
BlueYonder
MAY 30, 2024
For over a century, the global automotive industry has centered around one primary technology: the internal combustion engine. However, the digitalization of modern cars is now transforming the industry, with significant implications for the entire supply chain. As vehicles become more connected, autonomous, electric, and customizable, automotive manufacturers are increasingly evolving into technology companies.
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 30, 2024
Amazon will expand the area it services with drones in Texas, and will start integrating such shipments into its same-day delivery network this year.
Operations and Supply Chain Management
MAY 30, 2024
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Supply Chain Brain
MAY 30, 2024
Claims and appeasement fraud surged by 1.5% year-over-year in 2023, with retailers estimating that 10.5% of all return claims were fraudulent.
Bulk Connection
MAY 30, 2024
June marks the 5th anniversary of the Bulk Connection Tank Wash Finder , the bulk freight industry's most comprehensive tank wash location directory. Since its launch in 2019, the tool has been used tens of thousands of time by dispatchers, drivers and chemical shippers to quickly locate wash facilities for tanker trucks across the U.S. and Canada.
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 30, 2024
Choosing a warehouse management system most likely involves turning from home-grown IT to an expert external vendor, streamlining legacy technology, and expanding the business portfolio, says Sean Moore, chief information officer with CJ Logistics Americas.
Enterra Insights
MAY 30, 2024
Over the past several years, I’ve had occasion to write about the political polarization gripping America and how it adversely affects the business environment. In a recent article, journalist David Leonhardt reports that Washington’s gridlock may be cracking. He explains, “In a country that is supposed to have a gridlocked federal government, the past four years are hard to explain.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 30, 2024
What exactly is so smart about “smart” connected products — and just what are they connected to?
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