Shipsy

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted human lives to such an extent that people fear going out even to buy essentials. Instead of visiting a local grocery store, fashion outlet, or any other place, people started to incline towards online platforms to meet their day-to-day needs. No doubt these platforms provide them the convenience of shopping without being vulnerable to the virus, but coming in contact with delivery persons to collect orders was also a risk.

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All Things Supply Chain

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The island country of Madagascar is currently feeling the impact of the pandemic on its top export: Vanilla. While consumer demand is high, vanilla prices are experiencing a downward spiral.

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Imagine you can control your production lines with a mouse click or a touchscreen swipe to optimize your supply chain in real-time – along with the ability to enjoy a seamless, customized experience. . With next-generation technologies disrupting our lives day by day, we are all trying to distinguish whether machine learning, artificial intelligence, automated decision making, etc. are just buzzwords or practical capabilities that can be integrated into our daily lives.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Companies have been whiplashed by the combination of a long running pandemic and the recession it kicked off. Better planning can help companies mitigate the effects of this crisis. Sandy Evett, the vice president of distribution and supply chain at Dawn Foods, gave a presentation on how her company has responded. The post How Can Companies Safely Surf the Pandemic’s Storm Waves?

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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.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 19, 2020

More supply chain leaders are learning to leverage technology to improve performance and lower landed costs. Unfortunately, there remain opportunities to recapture freight spend within the freight settlement process that automated freight settlement could solve. Consider this example. According to Inbound Logistics, the costs of failure to consider automation in logistics and freight settlement is.read More.

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Logility

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Among other aspects of a modern-day business, forecasting has become more complex, with many firms striving to incorporate product, pricing, discounts, channel, and other available data to improve accuracy. This increase in forecasting demand complexity and the associated massive increase in data volume requires a machine learning (ML) forecasting solution.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 22, 2020

This month Gartner published its eagerly awaited Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Suites , ranking the top 14 vendors based on ability to execute and completeness of vision. This year’s edition comes at an interesting time, with the Covid-19 pandemic having shifted Procurement priorities and employee working practices. Hence, I thought it valuable to review why the Procure-to-Pay Process flow is so important today and, most importantly, how to realize the potential value of a successful d

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 22, 2020

E-commerce logistics continues to push the limits of today’s supply chains. The automated supply chain makes many promises and affords a way to enable automated exception management. Unfortunately, companies remain trailing behind. And according to McKinsey & Company, “for all the excitement, most logistics companies have not yet taken the plunge.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Customer experience once demanded extensive outbound optimization—often leaving inbound as an afterthought. Then COVID-19 happened. Now inbound is becoming stronger than ever, and connectivity is helping. I love my job and think the intersection of technology and the supply chain, with all of its importance and global, limitless possibilities, is both interesting and intellectually engaging.

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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?

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C3 Solutions

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Dock management is continuously changing. While traditional strategies relied on manual processes, digital transformation holds the power to reap significant gains through automated scheduling software and the breakdown of organizational silos. In fact, take a look at these reasons automation and storage solutions are the next frontiers to gain more effective management.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Launching a Successful 3PL in the Age of Tech with Nicholas Reasoner and Jeff Dangelo. Nicholas Reasoner , Jeff Dangelo , and Joe Lynch discuss launching a successful 3PL in the age of tech. Nick is the founder and CEO of a 3PL that uses technology to deliver a superior customer experience and gain a competitive advantage. Jeff is the co-founder of a technology company that developed the collaborative logistics platform used by Nick’s company.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 20, 2020

What does supply chain performance mean and how can technology partnerships help you achieve this? Partnership is often used and abused. It’s all about finding the right partner who truly understands your supply chain and provides solutions to achieve your business objectives, regardless of the size of the partner. In this live panel session on Nov 12, we have the industry experts from Blue Yonder , the leading supply chain platform provider, and Smartlinks , a Blue Yonder consulting partner t

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Logility

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Recently I had the pleasure to sit down with our own Kevin McInturff, executive vice president of R&D following his fireside chat at Disruption RX with Mark Balte, senior vice president of product innovation. The two discussed the challenges companies have faced in the past year and the road ahead. I found the conversation fascinating and thought I would share a few excerpts of it with you.

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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

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DynaSys

OCTOBER 21, 2020

From Unpredictable to Resilient and Agile. Despite the disruptions of the past years, there are some emerging key trends in Supply Chains that provide both challenges but also opportunities for manufacturers. Sustainability. The momentum towards more sustainable supply chains is coming from many directions. Consumers are demanding more environmentally friendly products, and this demand comes more strongly now after the lockdown and its effect Governments are legislating more environmentally fri

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The New Reality of Amazon FBA with Ephraim Ausch. Ephraim Ausch and Joe Lynch discuss the new reality of Amazon FBA, also known as Fulfillment by Amazon. Ephraim is an expert in Amazon FBA and he works closely with Amazon sellers. About Ephraim Ausch. Ephraim Ausch is the Chief Logistics Officer at Tactical Logistics, an end-to-end provider of supply chain logistics services.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 20, 2020

What does supply chain performance mean and how can technology partnerships help you achieve this? Partnerships is a word that is often used and abused. In the context of supply chain digitalisation and specifically enterprise software implementation, this is also very much the case. Sign up for this webinar to understand and discuss how partnerships between software providers and partners enjoy a symbiotic relationship thus ensuring high performing customer supply chains are enhanced and deve

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Kuebix

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Whether or not consumers, suppliers and retailers are ready, holiday shopping season is right around the corner! Experts predict that due to evolving shopping habits, Covid-19, a delayed Amazon Prime Day and general supply chain disruptions, consumers will start shopping for the holidays earlier than usual this year. However, this newly extended holiday shopping season […].

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Arkieva

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Digital Transformation is a popular term being used in today’s supply chain world. This can mean different things for your organization based on your company’s maturity. In this blog, you will learn the five key points to consider in a supply chain transformation journey. 5 Things to consider when starting your Supply Chain Digital Transformation Journey was first posted on October 21, 2020 at 8:05 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-c

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Blockchain can help ensure that coffee growers are given fair payments for their crops, and are maintaining sustainability practices.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The U.S., already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, didn’t need exacerbating crises. Unfortunately, the west coast burned and the gulf coast flooded — with the severity of those crises attributed to climate change. While politicians dawdle, consumers expect companies to play an important role in addressing climate change. Christopher Marquis ( @CMarquisCornell ), a Professor in Sustainable Global Enterprise at Cornell University, explains, “Supply chains are critically important

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 20, 2020

With online shopping quickly becoming the new norm and ecommerce competition getting fiercer by the day, the need for efficient and highly-targeted marketing has never been more urgent. . Customers now demand an immersive, personalized experience with only the most relevant messaging being delivered at exactly the right times across multiple channels.

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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.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

OCTOBER 20, 2020

It was with great admiration and a touch of satisfaction that development leadership within UltraShipTMS watched the record-setting IPO of cloud-based analytic data warehousing startup, Snowflake last month. Admiration at how Snowflake succeeded by anticipating and meeting the mushrooming need of businesses seeking to leverage the data stored in their enterprise information systems to feed AI and other Big Data programs.

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All Things Supply Chain

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Ever wondered how exactly to advance your career within procurement and get promotions? It is not a topic often talked about, but one that is often sought after.

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IT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 19, 2020

By Brenda Morris (pictured). Global Chief Operating Officer at SD Worx. The post Latest statistics from the ONS shows decline in labour productivity appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 21, 2020

All our customers, no matter industry, maturity, or complexity, have had to answer the same question: when to implement a real product lifecycle management (PLM) system? Every company has more on the “to do” list than resources. You have many business needs—ranging in scope and impact—and a finite pool of people and budget that will not cover all the business needs.

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The 2024 Newcastle Systems Worker Satisfaction Survey provides insights into the life of a warehouse worker and what matters to them.

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Inventory Control Techniques that use Stock Optimization Best Practices. There are hundreds of inventory control blog posts on how to organize warehouses, track goods and pick and pack efficiently. So we thought we’d focus on the lesser known topic of ‘stock optimization’ – this is an inventory control technique that’s becoming more popular with inventory managers to improve the efficiency of their supply chain.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Warehouse logistics is the heart of any supply chain operation, assimilating and dispatching goods to ensure availability and timely delivery. With more consumers turning to e-commerce, it’s important for businesses of all sizes to bolster the supply chain to handle the e-commerce business model. According to research conducted by BigCommerce , the top three factors that influence consumers’ online purchasing decisions are convenience, cost and free shipping.

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IT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 21, 2020

By Joe Andrews (pictured). Digital Marketing Apprentice at Mobile Enterprise Systems. The post The Route towards Sustainability in the Wholesale Industry appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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