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How Can Integrated Business Planning Evaluate the Overall Health of your Enterprise?

Logility

At the forefront of every change and disruption is an operations function, stretching beyond the day to day to redefine a company’s position for growth. Inventory buffers are recalculated and reallocated to fend off unnecessary regional shortages and surpluses. Plant output and capacity are reconsidered as consumers evolve and labor costs rise. Even geopolitics, technology, climate change and disease are shifting decisions on how to produce and deliver goods.

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Supplier risk assessments: the foundation for building supply chain resiliency

Resilinc

The problem with most supplier risk assessments is that they’re focused on the highest-volume direct suppliers. This leaves companies blind to major risks in the lower tiers of their supply chains. Resilinc’s analyses of supply chain disruptions—based on our 10 plus years of EventWatch supply chain monitoring data—shows that about 80% of disruptions occur in the lower tiers.

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Understanding Retail Supply Chain Management – Moving To The Next Normal

ThroughPut

Understanding Retail Supply Chain Management – Moving To The Next Normal. You might wonder, what does a retailer have to do with supply chain management? Let us see some numbers before we answer that. 84% of consumers say that they are unlikely to shop with a brand again if they receive a poor delivery experience and 98.1% of shoppers say that delivery experience greatly affects their brand loyalty.

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How Supply Chain Optimization Enhances Your Strategic Business Plan

ToolsGroup

Most successful companies complete annual strategic business plans in order to identify and execute upon growth opportunities. Likewise, many growth-oriented companies employ supply chain planning (SCP) software to facilitate their growth and improve efficiency and customer service. However, few fully integrate their SCP strategies into their strategic planning.

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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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5 Ways a 3PL Provider Can Transform Your Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

It’s easy to overlook the role that 3PL providers play in the overall global economy and, at the same time, enable your business to operate and compete. That was never more clear than during the past 14 months of the pandemic as goods continued moving to the right place at the right time. Logistics was genuinely essential to people being able to continue their lives, no matter how disrupted they were.

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The Blurred Lines Between Retail and DTC with Guy Courtin

The Logistics of Logistics

The Blurred Lines Between Retail and DTC with Guy Courtin. Guy Courtin and Joe Lynch discuss the blurred lines between retail and DTC. Guy Courtin is Vice President and Industry Principal of Retail at Tecsys, a global provider of supply chain solutions that equip the borderless enterprise for growth. About Guy Courtin. Guy Courtin is Vice President and Industry Principal and Retail at Tecsys , a global provider of supply chain solutions that equip the borderless enterprise for growth.

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Going Digital for Manufacturing

DELMIA Quintiq

“I do not need a Production Scheduling solution!”. You may have heard this statement if you are advocating for a Production Scheduling solution in your company. However if your company needs to reduce manufacturing lead times, streamline inventories, boost efficiency, make the right promises to your customers, and all of this at the same time, you need to challenge this status quo.

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Have you Explored the Business Implications of Import Bans?

Logility

On January 13, 2021 the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) expanded the blanket Withhold Release Order (WRO) initially issued on December 2, 2020 and will detain all shipments containing cotton, cotton products and tomato products originating from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Here’s an excerpt from the January 13 statement: The U.S.

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Walmart’s Massive Investment in a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

The SVP of Supply Chain at Walmart speaking at Blue Yonder’s virtual user conference. Walmart has been very open about what it takes to compete with Amazon. Following their fourth quarter results, top executives talked about their supply chain and omnichannel strategy at a high level. Brett Biggs, an executive vice president at Walmart, summarized the investments by saying the retailer is spending on increased fulfillment capacity, supply chain, automation, and technology.

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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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Don’t Forecast Demand, Model Your Demand

ToolsGroup

Demand modeling is different from demand forecasting. Simply put, it doesn’t forecast demand, it models demand. Forecasting typically starts with a time series of data—usually presented as a bar chart displaying demand by month or by week. It makes a projection of what will occur in future months based on what’s happened in aggregate over the last months or years.

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Tools of the Trade: How to Compare / Combine Diverse Time Series – “Normalizing”

Arkieva

A reoccurring challenge in comparing and combining diverse time series in demand forecasting is the “scale” – as it is in combining metrics. Rescaling is a powerful but simple method to help with this issue enabling demand planners to focus on similarities of shape. This blog provides an example of one method called normalization. Tools of the Trade: How to Compare / Combine Diverse Time Series – “Normalizing” was first posted on May 12, 2021 at 8:04 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog -

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How Shippers Can Unlock True Supply Chain Visibility

Kuebix

Consumers have grown to expect quick shipping and frequent status updates with every order they place. Shippers are scrambling to keep up with these new standards while strengthening their logistics operations. It is especially challenging to make sense of the overwhelming amount of data supply chains are producing as operations ramp up to match demand. […].

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Cybersecurity: Is It A Priority In Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

I first wrote about the cyber threat to supply chains almost 7 years ago in The Hackers Inside Your Supply Chain. Two years later in The Day A Cyber Attack Brings The World’s Supply Chains To A Halt, I wrote: The threat of cyber attacks has only intensified since [2014], and as our supply chain. Read more Cybersecurity: Is It A Priority In Your Supply Chain?

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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

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DELMIA Communities Week in Review for May 10

DELMIA Quintiq

Hello and Welcome to the Week in Review! This is the weekly blog post for a one-look overview of what happened in the DELMIA Communities this past week. But there is a lot more than what is below. Visit the communities to see the exchange of information and ideas between members and DELMIA experts. With eight active communities, you are sure to find at least one to suit your DELMIA interests.

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Study Shows 74 Percent of Digital Supply Chain Planning Transformations Influenced by COVID

ToolsGroup

New global survey finds that companies executing digital planning transformations are better managing COVID-related demand and supplier uncertainty. BOSTON, May 12, 2021 – A new study by ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software , and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals ( CSCMP ) has found that only 3% of companies experienced no COVID-related business impact, and 42% of organizations say the pandemic has accelerated their digitization plans.

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5 Shipper of Choice Characteristics for 2021: What’s New to Consider

C3 Solutions

In the now pandemic world of 2021, safety concerns grow more every day, leaving the shipper of choice, or preferred shippers, to reassure carriers worldwide. Not only does e-commerce continue to expand each year, but it was also made particularly difficult by the pandemic. Supply chain experts must adapt to a new normal , and with this comes new considerations and preparations for companies that wish to retain that status.

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[Video] Price Optimization: The Next Big Opportunity In Supply Chain

Talking Logistics

Companies across virtually all industries are looking for ways to drive profitable growth. After capturing many of the “low hanging fruit” benefits from ERP, CRM, and other supply chain applications, many companies are now asking, “Where is the next big opportunity to realize significant business benefits?” For many, the answer is Price Optimization.

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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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Supply Chains in VUCA Environments with Jim Tompkins

The Logistics of Logistics

Supply Chains in VUCA Environments with Jim Tompkins. Jim Tompkins and Joe Lynch talk about Supply Chains in VUCA Environments. Jim is the Founder and Chairman of Tompkins International, a company that helps clients achieve supply chain excellence and profitable growth. About James Tompkins. Dr. James A. Tompkins is the Founder and Chairman of Tompkins International.

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Guide to FMCG Supply Chain – Sourcing Function

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Recently, I introduced you to the Enchange Supply Chain House ; the one stop shop for all of the elements you need to allow your supply chain to operate effectively. The all-encompassing Planning function was the focus of the most recent article and this time we look at Source or Sourcing and this discipline is not as straight-forward as the name may suggest.

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In the Middle East, the Need for Risk Management Guides the Transformation Journey to Procurement 4.0

ivalua

Risk management, cost reduction and digital transformation — these are the three top priorities for procurement organisations in the Middle East today, according to a global survey conducted by Ivalua’s global partner PwC. The research firm asked more than 400 respondents across Europe, the Middle East and Africa 12 questions related to some key themes: What are the strategic priorities of purchasing departments in the region?

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 14, 2021)

Talking Logistics

Acquisitions and funding rounds dominated this week’s supply chain and logistics news. To paraphrase the Pet Shop Boys: Oh, there’s a lot of opportunities [in logistics]If you know when to take themYou know there’s a lot of opportunitiesIf there aren’t, you can make them(Make or break them) The song’s subtitle is “Let’s Make Lots of.

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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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Pipeline Cyberattack Underscores Supply Chain Worries

Enterra Insights

By now you’ve probably heard about the ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline — a 5,500-mile-long pipeline that carries approximately 45% of gasoline and diesel fuel from the South to the U.S. East Coast. Journalists Collin Eaton ( @CollinEatonHC ) and Dustin Volz ( @dnvolz ) report, “It wasn’t clear whether the attack was perpetrated by a nation-state actor or criminal actor.

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Circular Supply Chains with Deborah Dull

The Logistics of Logistics

Circular Supply Chains with Deborah Dull. Deborah Dull and Joe Lynch discuss circular supply chains. Deborah is the founder of The Circular Supply Chain Network where supply chain practitioners and thought leaders connect to explore how supply chain can accelerate the transition to a circular economy. About Deborah Dull. Deborah Dull is Founder of The Circular Supply Chain Network and a Principal of Manufacturing Product Management for GE Digital where she is responsible for circular economy, le

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Arkad S.p.A. Selects Ivalua & PwC To Drive Its Procurement Transformation Journey

ivalua

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Ivalua, a leading global spend management cloud provider, and PwC, a trusted Ivalua implementation partner, today announced that Arkad S.p.A. has selected Ivalua’s platform to drive its Procurement digital transformation journey with PwC as implementation partner. Arkad S.p.A. is a world leading energy services group focused on delivering excellence in the oil and gas sector.

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The Biggest Container Ships in 2021

All Things Supply Chain

Since the recent blockade in the Suez Canal, it has put large container ships into the spotlight.

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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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Seven reasons why Artificial Intelligence can’t drive business value alone

Supply Chain Trend

Artificial intelligence (AI) will be at the center of value creation in the future enterprise. It has the potential to augment and automate both physical labor and the knowledge worker. It has the potential to make ordinary humans into super humans leading to superior performance, triumphing over human genius and activity alone. However, enterprises should not focus on artificial intelligence alone if they wish to leap forward in automation, productivity, and competitiveness while staying releva

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How to Prepare for the Next Supply Chain Disruption

Supply Chain Brain

Recent supply chain disruptions exposed many gaps in the global trading system and geopolitical forecasting, while underscoring dangerous and expensive weaknesses in supply chain management.

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Digitizing The End-To-End Industrial Manufacturing Supply Chain

ivalua

The post Digitizing The End-To-End Industrial Manufacturing Supply Chain appeared first on Ivalua.