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.
Proxima
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Businesses have been on the defense for the last 18 months, reacting to the challenges brought on by the pandemic. As we transition out, post-pandemic growth is high on the boardroom agenda and businesses are turning their attention to how to “build back better”. With this, sustainability is the topic on everyone’s lips, and whilst climate change is dominating the news agenda, there is also wider conversation taking place among senior business leaders.
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Logility
SEPTEMBER 5, 2021
When it comes to supply chain modeling, one size does not fit all, but all of them benefit from strides made in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). AI can solve problems like delays and disruptions with human-like ingenuity, while ML also imitates the human brain , using data and algorithms to learn and improve accuracy.
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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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.
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
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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.
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?
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.
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?
ToolsGroup
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
The worldwide chip shortage is bad and getting worse. Yet another aftershock of the COVID-19 pandemic, computer and hardware chips have been slow to recover amidst uncertain market conditions and a worldwide supply chain that was completely unprepared to deal with the impact. Severe supplier delays and material shortages have been felt on both the consumer and industry level – just ask any teenager still trying to get their hands on a PlayStation 5.
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.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
It’s hard to believe it has been twenty years since the terrorist attacks on the US. In some ways it seems so long ago as so much has changed in the world. And in other ways, it feels like it was just yesterday. I can remember exactly where I was, how I heard about it, and how I went home to watch the news for the next few days straight. I don’t feel it is necessary for me to recount my thoughts and opinions of the tragedy on this platform.
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.
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
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.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
What will supply chains look like in the year 2030?
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.
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.
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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.
Logility
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Digital Supply Chain Platform provides foundation for industry’s only single platform to transform supply chain. ATLANTA – September 9, 2021 – Logility, Inc., a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, has partnered with PwC to bring the latest innovation in supply chain technology and services enabling digital transformation to strengthen its local Brazilian market presence.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Across the world, a dearth of workers is shaking up food supply chains.
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
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
The Enchange Supply Chain House ; the one-stop shop for the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence.
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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.
Logility
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Successful products go through a predictable 5-stage life cycle from introduction to decline. It’s important for CPG companies to get the most from their products at every stage of that cycle. The product life cycle describes the process a product goes through from development to retirement. All businesses need to manage the product life cycle effectively if they want to be successful, but this is especially important for companies that deal with consumer packaged goods (CPG) products, such as c
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
SEPTEMBER 5, 2021
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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
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.
The 2024 Newcastle Systems Worker Satisfaction Survey provides insights into the life of a warehouse worker and what matters to them.
DELMIA Quintiq
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Rollout of Dassault Systèmes’ DELMIA Quintiq applications completed at BMW Group’s E-Drive production sites in Dingolfing, Leipzig and Regensburg, the first deployments in plants across Germany To better master the rapid evolution and perturbations of the complex automotive components production supply chain, Dassault Systèmes aims to empower better, faster decisions to improve manufacturing’s key performance indicators The DELMIA Quintiq environment synchronizes demand from vehicle plants for c
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
SEPTEMBER 5, 2021
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Enterra Insights
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
This Labor Day greets us with a confusing employment situation as millions of people remain out of work at the same time a record number of job openings remain unfilled. Ben Popken ( @bpopken ) reports, “The civilian labor force participation rate, the government’s measurement of those who are working or unemployed but actively seeking work, remains dented, having only recovered by about half [when compared to the pre-pandemic rate].”[1] With so many people still out of work, one has to ask: Why
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