Supply Chain Simulation: What You Need to Know in 2020 & Beyond
River Logic
AUGUST 5, 2020
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Industry 5.0 and the Supply Chain
Talking Logistics
AUGUST 11, 2020
Next generation supply chain optimization will pair both smart, interconnected digital environments with the human insight it takes to make the most out of them. In my role, I get to meet a lot of people with a range of interests in optimizing various aspects of their supply chains. Typically, we’re trying to solve very. Read more Industry 5.0 and the Supply Chain.
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Leveraging Scenario Planning for S&OP Decision Support
AIMMS
AUGUST 3, 2020
Sales and Operations Planning has become the preferred method to facilitate clear and formal communication between the demand and supply sides of a business. However, one-third of SCP leaders cite “the lack of effective decision making in the S&OP meeting process as the most critical problem to solve for their function’s overall performance” (source: Gartner, Improve S&OP Decision Making Through Scenario Planning , Supply Chain Research Team, 4 May 2020).
Building a Better Data-Driven Reverse Supply Chain
GlobalTranz
AUGUST 5, 2020
How often do you really think about the reverse supply chain? It’s easy to assume the reverse supply is solely based on returns. While this is partially true, all reverse logistics involve a backward flow of products that return to their origin, it’s not that simple. Returns may derive from buyer’s remorse, damage to items,read More. The post Building a Better Data-Driven Reverse Supply Chain appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.
The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report
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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
COVID-19 Disrupts an Efficient Supply Chain
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 4, 2020
There was a time when Mumbai’s dabbawalas (lunchbox carriers) were known for their efficient supply chain and logistics. But the COVID-19 incursion changed the lives and livelihoods of Mumbai’s dabbawalas. Their lives can neatly be compartmentalized into BC and AC – before COVID-19 and after COVID-19. Scenario Before COVID-19 Mumbai’s dabbawala service was legendary for its reliability.
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Revealing the Value of Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace and Defense
DELMIA Quintiq
AUGUST 4, 2020
What aerospace manufacturers need is agility in their design and production processes to help mitigate the variability in supply and demand. Additive Manufacturing (AM) is one innovation in which aerospace companies have significantly invested to try to address some of their unique challenges. What are the benefits? Additive Manufacturing is accelerating the development phase and reducing time to market.
The path to recovery from COVID-19 – LogiSYM August 2020
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
AUGUST 20, 2020
e-Commerce delivery overview in Southeast Asia. The first half of 2020 has been a rollercoaster ride for global and regional e-commerce logistics, setting off supply and demand shocks throughout the industry. Parcel Monitor tracks parcels all over Southeast Asia. Data collected from billions of parcels over the last 5 years, allows us to analyze changes in the e-commerce delivery ecosystem.
Falling Into Supply Chain Management
Talking Logistics
AUGUST 10, 2020
Many current supply chain professionals say that they “fell into” the field — that is, they started their careers elsewhere but ultimately ended up in a supply chain role. For example, I have a degree in Material Science Engineering and I started my career in semiconductor manufacturing and new product development. Did you “fall into” Read more Falling Into Supply Chain Management.
Optimizing Direct Procurement and the Inbound Supply Chain
The Network Effect
AUGUST 27, 2020
The post Optimizing Direct Procurement and the Inbound Supply Chain appeared first on The Network Effect.
Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide
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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.
Performance During the Pandemic: A Warehouse and Logistics Update
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 5, 2020
In April I discussed the widespread impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on supply chain and fulfillment, and provided a WMS market update in which I predicted a market downturn in 2020 to be followed by a rebound in 2021. During the process of developing my WMS market forecast, I made assumptions for each quarter of 2020. And indeed, I took into consideration the macroeconomic forecasts for an abysmal Q2 2020.
Is Your Planning System Mature Enough?
DELMIA Quintiq
AUGUST 26, 2020
In the past, when supply chains weren’t as complex as they are right now, planning your routes with spreadsheets was probably just fine. You had one or more Excel experts who built a spreadsheet and kept it up to date. But then, your expert left the company and you lose the one person who knows how to work and adjust the carefully-crafted system that plans all your operations.
10 Huge Benefits of eCommerce Businesses for Retailers & Buyers – LogiSYM August 2020
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
AUGUST 20, 2020
Online transactions has become an essential behaviour all over the world these days. From the farthest African town to the streets of London, modern technology are applied to purchase online and businesses strive to respond to the increasing demand for online shopping. With this tremendous increase in online business, companies and brands are developing online presence exponentially.
The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility
Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja
Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever
Five Signs It’s Time to Update Your Supply Chain Technology
Talking Logistics
AUGUST 20, 2020
Does technology hold you back or accelerate your success? Supply chain applications have changed so significantly over the past decade that the use of legacy applications can prevent companies from reaching their full potential. Legacy solutions work fine by the previous standard that was in force — but today it’s not near enough. True modernization.
Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 12, 2020
On a cold Boston winter day, I slipped into my seat on a back row in a packed conference room at AMR Research. Heavily booked and running from meeting to meeting, I was late. As I squeezed into the middle seat of a crowded conference room, I got the stare. (You know, the look of peers communicating the signal, you are late.) I struggled to manage myself as I settled in elbow-to-elbow with the group to listen to the presentation.
How A High-Tech Manufacturer Navigated The Pandemic
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 10, 2020
A Hi-Tech Company’s Control Tower Helped It Better Manage Air Cargo During the Worst Days of the Pandemic In 2014, one of the world’s largest high-tech manufacturers started thinking about a digital transformation that would help them better serve their customers while also generating operational efficiencies. From a supply chain perspective, a robust supply chain digital transformation would involve end-to-end visibility of inventory in motion and inventory at rest in near real-time.
When to Outsource Reverse Logistics
GlobalTranz
AUGUST 10, 2020
Reverse logistics are a major hurdle to efficiency and profitability in modern supply chains. However, they are not something an organization can simply avoid. Failure to offer a fair, free returns process will cost customers. Period. As a result, supply chain executives need to find a way to handle the reverse logistics problem. And making.read More.
4 Ways To Drive Supply Chain Excellence in the Food Industry
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The Food & Beverage Supply Chain is Ripe for a Digital Transformation
Logility
AUGUST 11, 2020
The global food and beverage supply chain has been stressed to the breaking point by the COVID-19 Pandemic. In most countries since early spring, there has been an unparalleled wave of stockpiling by panicked consumers leading to near empty retail shelves. Shelter-at-home and the mandatory closing of non-essential businesses has led to restaurant bankruptcies in record numbers, pouring milk down the drain and fields of rotting produce that were destined for food service businesses.
Capitalising on Supply Chain Digitisation with Robotic Process Automation – 10 Areas of Opportunities – LogiSYM August 2020
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
AUGUST 20, 2020
A digital workforce weaves together disconnected automation tools – Robotic Process Automation (RPA), AI, and machine learning – to think, act and analyse the way a human worker would, and work alongside humans. RPA as it is also referred to, has the capability to transform supply chain management. RPA can automate critical yet repetitive processes, driving increased efficiency, error reduction and faster throughput.
Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (August 21, 2020)
Talking Logistics
AUGUST 21, 2020
Imagine hell during a heat wave, then add 35-50 mph crosswinds. That is how I described the conditions in Death Valley, CA the first time I cycled 102 miles there in 2016 (see Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure Team page from that year for more details and photos). I cycled in Death Valley again last. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (August 21, 2020).
Pandemics, Trade Wars and Warehousing 1: Achieving Agility and Efficiency in an Era of Uncertainty
The Network Effect
AUGUST 11, 2020
The post Pandemics, Trade Wars and Warehousing 1: Achieving Agility and Efficiency in an Era of Uncertainty appeared first on The Network Effect.
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
Your Supply Chain Applications Can’t Handle Disruption
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 13, 2020
COVID-19 catalyzed rapidly shifting commerce models that were reshaping how goods and services were procured and delivered. In a matter of weeks, entire countries came to a near standstill as governments issued mandatory stay-at-home orders to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Highways and roads became desolate, and e-commerce became vital as the consumer’s appetite, both literally and figuratively, could now, in most cases, only be satisfied via online shopping with home deli
Automation in Logistics: Using RPA to Handle More Freight Quotes in Anticipation of Peak Season
GlobalTranz
AUGUST 26, 2020
The ability to flex supply chain operations to manage increased demand is essential in the modern supply chain. As the demand for more e-commerce purchases grows, that volume will inevitably contribute to an increased volume of returns. However, those returns processes represent only a fraction of the full processes that remain redundant and right for.read More.
The Ecommerce Lifecycle with AJ Khanijow
The Logistics of Logistics
AUGUST 28, 2020
The Ecommerce Lifecycle with AJ Khanijow. AJ Khanijow and Joe Lynch discuss the the ecommerce lifecycle. As the founder of an ecommerce fulfillment company, AJ works closely with ecommerce companies and is an expert in ecommerce fulfillment. About AJ Khanijow. AJ Khanijow is the founder of Fulfyld , a warehousing and fulfillment company based in Huntsville, Alabama.
Digitalisation of Supply Chains: Supply Chain Resilience, Responsiveness and Renewal – LogiSYM August 2020
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
AUGUST 20, 2020
Taking a digital-first approach. Emerging retail logistics start-up blu , has moved into its brand new state-of-the-art facility. Dubbed the ‘ blu eCommerce Hub’ , the new facility spans more than 7,000 square metres, expanding blu’s operational capacity multifold. It functions as the base of blu’s operations, housing a technologically-enabled warehouse space, robotically-powered fulfilment systems, and an integrated last mile distribution centre. blu has invested in a variety of new technologie
The 25 Types of Innovation Dominating R&D Today
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Innovation varies widely across sectors and organizations, creating value in diverse forms. Understanding different types is crucial for R&D teams to foster creativity and uncover missed opportunities. This guide explores 25 key types of innovation in management frameworks.
Beyond Digital: The Physical Transformation of Supply Chain Distribution Networks
Talking Logistics
AUGUST 12, 2020
There are two sides to the supply chain transformation coin: the digital and the physical. While digital transformation has been getting the lion’s share of attention from analysts and technology companies, you cannot overlook the importance of physical transformation — that is, the importance of recognizing that your supply chain and distribution networks, which were.
How Digital Agility Can Help Prepare Your Supply Chain for Anything
Kuebix
AUGUST 19, 2020
Businesses’ ability to successfully navigate unexpected events is a large part of an overall successful supply chain. Many companies have found ways to mitigate the effects of events like hurricanes and blizzards. However, most organizations were not prepared for the implications of a pandemic like Covid-19 and its long-term impact on global supply chains.
Ahold Delhaize’s Supply Chain Transformation
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 17, 2020
In December of 2019, the global grocery retailer Ahold Delhaize announced it was investing $480 million to transform and expand its U.S. supply chain operations in support of a new three-year strategy to move to self-distribution. In self distribution, the company insources many supply chain activities that were formerly outsourced. Ahold Delhaize was formed in July 2016 from the merger of Ahold and Delhaize Group.
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