Supply Chain Trend

APRIL 5, 2021

This article is my commentary on an article published in Foresight , written by the authors of the book Humachine: Humankind, Machines, and the Future of Enterprise (Sanders & Wood, 2020). For the original Foresight article and other commentary, you can go here. INTRODUCTION: A NEW ERA. The authors of The Humachine make a valid point that enterprises should not focus on artificial intelligence (AI) alone if they wish to leap forward in automation, productivity, and competitiveness while stay

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Convey

APRIL 8, 2021

The post Delivery Exceptions: What They Are And How To Handle Them appeared first on Convey.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 7, 2021

Today’s business environment brings challenges beyond the traditional line of simple operational, financial and IT risks. Product recalls, compliance violations, and missed deliveries have the potential to cause long-term damage to the reputations of manufacturers and distributors. Failure to deliver can destroy not just your public brand, but your entire company.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 9, 2021

When a person suddenly hits or jams their toe, it hurts. It is one of those howling, bent over, moments of pain. A stubbed toe is often accompanied by words that you hope your children don’t hear. Stubbed toes hurt a lot, even when the injury is not severe. The reason? There are many nerves in the toe, including two nerves on either side. There is little fat to cushion the toes, which can intensify the pain and increase the risk of injuries.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

Peet’s Coffee was going through a digital transformation when Covid-19 hit. Despite the significant amount of effort involved in going from running a business on Excel spreadsheets to implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP), they are very grateful that their efforts to improve their supply chain agility were underway when the pandemic hit.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the resiliency test. What do we mean by that? Let’s start here: what is supply chain resilience? Resiliency is the ability to withstand or recover from difficult conditions or snap back into shape after being bent or stretched.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 7, 2021

In episode eight of Be Ready for Anything, we hear from Mathias Kempe, the Director of Operations at Ratioform. Mathias takes us through Ratioform’s journey from manual planning to an automated system that could adapt to uncertainty. Listen to find out how Ratioform pivoted quickly in the face of unprecedented instability and how it maintains a focus on the future.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2021

The Executive Interviews conducted at the virtual ARC Industry Forum elicited interesting perspectives on the digital transformation journey in a post-COVID world. In a freewheeling interview, Patrick Van Hull, Industry Thought Leader with Kinaxis and Steve Banker, VP, Supply Chain Service at ARC Advisory Group, discussed the changing vocabulary in supply chain management and the concepts attached to them, the distinction between various terms, the impact of COVID on supply chains, and concurren

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2021

The Suez Canal Blockage of 2021 has cleared, and cargo is again flowing through that crucial gateway from Asia to Europe. While the immediate impact may have subsided after a week of fingernail biting, significant delays, and forced re-routings, lessons learned will hopefully stay with the supply chain industry for a long time to come. Read more Will Supply Chain Technology Help Shippers When Next Crisis Happens?

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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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Logility

APRIL 5, 2021

What do the port of Long Beach, California and the Suez Canal have in common? Water is one obvious answer to that question, but a supply chain professional might say, “recent headline-grabbing sources of supply variability that have disrupted global supply networks.” If it’s not COVID, it’s something else. Supply chain professionals are wrestling with many questions as we emerge from the pandemic.

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ivalua

APRIL 9, 2021

Ensuring supply chain continuity, identifying new revenue opportunities, and improving decision making are key focuses as firms recover from the pandemic. 8 April, Redwood City, CA – Ivalua, a leading provider of global spend management cloud solutions , has announced the latest findings of a worldwide study of supply chain, procurement and finance business leaders on restoring growth.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2021

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. Today’s article is by Jim D’Addario, Director of Product Marketing SCM at Oracle, and highlights where to get started on the journey to the perfect delivery, How do you get started on the road to Perfect Delivery – that ability to consistently deliver a complete order to the right customer, with the right products, in perfect co

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 7, 2021

5 Reasons Ecommerce Companies Fail with Paige Fitzgerald. Paige Fitzgerald and Joe Lynch discuss the 5 reasons ecommerce companies fail. In her role at Fulfyld , Paige works closely with ecommerce companies and she has learned why they fail (and succeed). About Paige Fitzgerald. Paige Fitzgerald is the sales and marketing coordinator at Fulfyld. Paige studied at Barret, the Honors College, and the W.

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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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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

APRIL 7, 2021

The last few months have been remarkably busy on both the business and domestic fronts. COVID 19 and other challenges have ensured there was little time to rest over the Christmas season and 2021 has started off in the same vein. What does the rest of 2021 have in store for us?

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ivalua

APRIL 8, 2021

Ensuring supply chain continuity, identifying new revenue opportunities, and improving decision making are key focuses as firms recover from the pandemic. 8 April, Redwood City, CA – Ivalua, a leading provider of global spend management cloud solutions , has announced the latest findings of a worldwide study of supply chain, procurement and finance business leaders on restoring growth.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2021

Ashok Vantipalli, Vice President of IT, recently spoke at ARC Advisory Group’s Supply Chain Forum. Mr. Vantipalli works for TireHub and discussed the company’s ongoing digital transformation efforts. They have implemented a variety of supply chain applications to build out the business model, with the mantra of “crawl, walk, run.” They are currently in the walk phase of their overall supply chain digital transformation, but have plans to move on to run, or at least jog, in the near future.

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Supply Chain Insights

APRIL 3, 2021

Big Data and Analytics: The New Underpinning for Supply Chain Success? – 17 FEB 2015 from Lora Cecere. ###. SUMMARY CHARTS: Big data 2014 15-Summary Charts From Quantitative Study from Lora Cecere. … Infographic. Survey Details: The research for this report was conducted from May 19, 2014 – January 16, 2015. It is based on online surveys conducted among Manufacturers, Retailers, Wholesalers / Distributors / Co-operatives and Third Party Logistics Providers who have a basic familiarit

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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.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 6, 2021

The late philosopher Eric Hoffer and the late business guru Peter Drucker shared a common belief about the difficulty of predicting the future. Hoffer wrote, “The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.” Drucker wrote, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” Few organizations, however, have the power to create the future; nevertheless, they still must do their best to anticipate it.

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ivalua

APRIL 6, 2021

A Guide to Contract Management Tools and Processes including a guide to the key steps of the Contract Lifecycle Management Process and to the benefits that using Contract Management software can bring to your Procurement processes. An Overview of Contract Lifecycle Management. Contract lifecycle management is the management of a company’s end-to-end contracting process with its suppliers, customers and other third parties.

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Arkieva

APRIL 6, 2021

In this blog we briefly cover some key insights for successful time series forecasting: (a) Profiling the Shape of the Curve is the first stage, and the first step is assessing if the time series is stationary. (b) The forecast method identified must capture the shape and be able to project the shape across time. (c) There are limits in historical and no amount of “fancy math” can overcome them.

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IT Supply Chain

APRIL 9, 2021

By Rashid Ali (pictured). Enterprise Solutions Manager at WALLIX. The post Millions of Brits are using weak passwords appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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Enterra Insights

APRIL 7, 2021

Just over a year ago, Google announced it planned on stopping the use of third-party cookies in Chrome before 2022 — a move similar to what Apple did with its Safari browser and Mozilla did with its Firefox browser. Back in January 2020, journalists Bowdeya Tweh ( @BowKnowsBiz ) and Sahil Patel ( @sizpatel ) reported, “Google plans to restrict the use of third-party cookies in its Chrome internet browser, a move it says is aimed at bolstering users’ privacy while they visit websites.

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CHAINalytics

APRIL 8, 2021

Taking your packaging system to the next level? You’ll only get there efficiently if you know the facts. Sure, you can rely on hard data – the numbers don’t lie, right? Well, not exactly. The often elusive “soft” data – uncovered by supply chain mapping, a thorough understanding of product fragility, and the desired customer … The post Data-Driven Packaging Solutions: Prepare for Success with the Right Directions appeared first on Chainalytics.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 4, 2021

Companies risk losing more than 40% of annual profit once a decade in a world threatened by trade wars, cyberattacks, pandemics and climate change.

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IT Supply Chain

APRIL 9, 2021

By Jennifer Wilson (pictured). Marketing Specialist & Writer at Qeedle.com. The post How AI Is Transforming Global Supply Chains appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 9, 2021

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 5 Minute Job Interview Tips for Success! Impressive resume article and permission to publish here provided by Jessica Fender. The supply chain industry is highly competitive and crowded. People are fighting their way up the professional ladder, and it can be quite a challenge to secure your spot.

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QAD

APRIL 6, 2021

Think of the role that packaging plays in your life. Think of how many wrappers, coffee pods, blister packs, clear plastic films, boxes, bags, pouches, takeout containers, etc. we handle every day. Packaging is everywhere. Unfortunately, for the past year, COVID-19 has been everywhere too. And as COVID-19 has changed the world permanently in so many ways, from how we live to how we work, it has changed packaging too.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 9, 2021

Business owners and supply-chain professionals are understanding more and more the power of automation and robotics.

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