Cathy Roberson
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. While most retailers have assured analysts that there will be enough inventory during the holiday season, some are setting expectations early. “We feel good about the composition of our inventory.
AIMMS
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
The post Supply Chain Network Design to Support Long Term Growth at La-Z-Boy appeared first on AIMMS.
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Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
When it comes to real-time visibility, the market is becoming more important and more robust than ever before. Billions of venture capital dollars of investment are being poured into companies that can integrate real-time visibility data with transportation to provide a more informed ETA for shippers and carriers. The need to know where products are, whether they are on the way to the warehouse, store, or customer, when there are delays, and alerts for these delays, is critical to ensure a posit
The Logistics of Logistics
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
The STORD Story with Sean Henry. Sean Henry and Joe Lynch discuss the STORD story. Sean is the Founder and CEO of STORD , the leading Cloud Supply Chain that enables companies to compete and grow with world-class logistics. About Sean Henry. Sean Henry is the Founder and CEO of STORD , the pioneer of the Cloud Supply Chain and a leader in end-to-end logistics services and technology.
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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.
Logility
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Anybody with a stake at any point along the supply chain will tell you that things can go wrong in a second. And when they do, every business suffers the effects. That’s why the importance of supply chain sustainability goes beyond going green, protecting the environment, and proving the business’s values. Economic supply chain sustainability helps companies save money while boosting their productivity.
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Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Before digital transformation revolutionized last mile delivery in grocery retail, one of my favorite activities was going to the supermarket with my family. Hand-picking items, pushing the shopping cart, driving home with the bags, and carrying them up the stairs was quite the Sunday afternoon activity. Fast-forward to the present day: we still shop together with my mom, but it has been a few years since we last went to a supermarket at all.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Ocean carriers, freight forwarders and shippers are all trying to figure out when the current ocean shipping congestion will ease. Will it be easier to find containers for shipments after the Chinese New Year in February? Or will it continue through 2022? That may be up for debate, but it’s becoming increasingly apparent that driving. Read more Will the Logistics Industry Finally Fully Embrace Supply Chain Technology?
Enterra Insights
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
“Humans are inherently social,” declares Simon N. Young, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at McGill University in Montréal. “Given the importance of social interactions for humans, it is not surprising that most psychiatric disorders involve some disruption of normal social behavior.”[1] Over the past year-and-a-half, we have all experienced some level of disruption in our normal social behavior.
Arkieva
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
A reasonable question supply chain folks often ask themselves is ‘What is the relationship between Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) and Master Production Scheduling (MPS)?’ However, this is the wrong question to ask oneself. This blog will address the transition from AS to central planning as best practices and demonstrate that with a firm’s due diligence they can make the transition successfully.
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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?
The Logistics of Logistics
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Shipper Pain Points with Brad Forester. Brad Forester and Joe Lynch discuss the shipper pain points. Brad is the Founder of JBF Consulting , which specialize in freight technology – strategy, system integration, implementation and deployment. About Brad Forester. Brad Forester is the Founder and Managing Partner of JBF Consulting. Brad is a highly recognized senior supply chain leader with over 23 years of managing, designing, and implementing freight transport technology.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published recently titled “Last-Mile Delivery: Finding the Right Balance.” The research, based on a survey of supply chain and logistics professionals conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by Locus, explores how technology can help companies achieve the right balance in last-mile delivery — that.
Enterra Insights
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Perhaps the biggest news generated by the latest census data was the fact that the “white” population decreased for the first time since such data has been collected. William H. Frey, a Senior Fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution observes, “The first release of race-ethnic statistics from the 2020 census makes plain that America’s ‘diversity explosion’ is continuing, albeit in the context of slower national growth, especially among
SCMDOJO
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Nowadays, no one could deny that, businesses today expect procurement teams to drive value beyond cost savings. As a consequence, procurement leaders are constantly looking for ways in order to enhance their procurement process and make it more sustainable. However, they don’t want to form any decisions without the proper data. And so, they track an array of metrics such as KPIs.
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
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
In the face of continued supply chain disruption from COVID-19, retail shippers should consider a Phoenix distribution center as a more cost-effective alternative to Southern California to reach customers in the Southwestern and Western United States. An eCommerce boom and ongoing supply chain disruptions created record low vacancy and historically high rents for industrial real estate around the country.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Never forget. — In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Forget Finance. Supply-Chain Management Is the Pandemic Era’s Must-Have MBA Degree (Bloomberg) Push to Let Teens Drive Trucks Interstate Divides the Industry (WSJ – sub. req’d) Ikea is Buying Containers and Chartering Vessels (Maritime.
Enterra Insights
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
A refrain from a Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart song from the Broadway musical “Pal Joey,” could be a tune sung nightly by today’s supply chain managers. It goes: Couldn’t sleep. And wouldn’t sleep. Until I could sleep where I shouldn’t sleep. Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered am I. The reason supply chain managers are having difficulty sleeping and finding themselves bewitched, bothered, and bewildered is that supply chain operations were supposed to norma
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
There’s no doubt that the COVID pandemic has led to major changes in the way companies work. It has also emphasized how fragile supply chains really are. Manufacturers have realized that while they may aim to be stable, what they really need is to be agile. How rapidly can you adapt if something changes quickly like it has done? How do you ensure delivery if once reliable supply chains break?
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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 Brain
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Boris Johnson’s reluctance to turn to the European Union to ease a supply chain crisis that has seen shelves in supermarkets run empty has highlighted his government’s priority: Brexit first.
Tecsys
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Learn what it takes to become a supply chain leader and about supply chain's bright future in molding company success. The post 5 Critical Skills of a Future Supply Chain Leader appeared first on Tecsys.
QAD
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Ask any manufacturer in the packaging industry to describe that industry and you’ll hear things like, “the only constant is change” and “the packaging world is like running on a treadmill while juggling running chainsaws.” We recently looked at how packaging manufacturers responded during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in our blog, “ Packaging Manufacturing Predictions Post-Pandemic ”.
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Manufacturers are shifting their focus from selling physical equipment to value-added services based on their equipment’s core capabilities. This trend has given rise to a new type of business model called Equipment-as-a-Service (EaaS). There are a lot of advantages for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) who offer a service-based model. An important competitive advantage of offering equipment in service-based models is that it helps to tap into a new market of customers who shift from CapEx
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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.
IT Supply Chain
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
By Kristian Torode (pictured). Director & Co-Founder, Crystaline. The post FTTP & SOGEA: what businesses need to know appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
OptiProERP
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Gone are those days when growing companies used to manage their data on spreadsheets. Modern businesses rely on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to help them collect and organize financial and operational data in a shared database to promote efficiency, as they scale. From providing accurate, real-time information to automating business operations, ERP helps users navigate complex processes. .
Procurement Academy
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
In a recent feature in The Sunday Times, our CEO – David Rajakovich – outlines why upskilling is key to overcoming supply chain complexities. Our article on supply chain resilience in The Sunday Times. We’re proud to have been featured in The Sunday Times recently in the most in-depth supply chain report published in the UK’s national press this year, which focused on the hot topic of supply chain resilience.
Unleashed
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
In this guide to barcodes in inventory management: In order to apply barcodes to inventory management, it is important to understand the basics of the barcode system. There are three main components involved: Barcoding hardware Barcoding software The barcode itself Here we’ll look in detail at all three of these components, as well as how barcoding is used as a critical part of online inventory management , warehousing and supply chain management – and some of its key benefits.
The 2024 Newcastle Systems Worker Satisfaction Survey provides insights into the life of a warehouse worker and what matters to them.
IT Supply Chain
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
By Ronnen Brunner (pictured). VP of EMEA, ExtraHop. The post French cyberattack compromises details of 8,700 visa applicants appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
HICX Solutions
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
For this episode of the Supplier Experience Live podcast from HICX, we welcomed Dave Food. Dave is Strategy Director at Prophetic Technology and Principal Lecturer at WMG, University of Warwick. His expertise is wide-ranging, from supply chain logistics, procurement analytics, and marketing through to innovation. Within this scope, Dave discussed with us trends in blockchain , big data, AI, drones, machine learning, and 3D printing.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
NuVizz, a transportation management SaaS platform, introduces Platform 2.0, which helps organizations address transportation routing and scheduling issues.
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