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2022: The Year to Build Supply Chain Resiliency

ProcurePort

Global supply chains have suffered immensely in the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There has been a shortage of materials, shipping prices have gone up, and ports have been backed up. A lot of companies missed their demand forecasts. This has in turn affected global commodity prices leading to a discussion about […]. The post 2022: The Year to Build Supply Chain Resiliency appeared first on ProcurePort Blog.

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Why 2021 goes down in history as the most challenging year for the supply chain

Turvo

COVID-19 has altered the business climate for many corporations worldwide, emphasizing the significance of responding, adapting, and establishing crisis management processes to weather difficult times. 2021 had a set of unique challenges thrown at global logistics and supply chains, some of which were never felt before. Severe restrictions and lockdowns produced numerous critical circumstances that required immediate actions in the early days.

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You Should Be Worried. Supply Chains Are Not OK. Let’s Lock Arms To Drive Change

Supply Chain Shaman

As I rolled holiday cookies in my hands, I watched TV. I seethed as the news stations celebrated supply chain success for the December holidays. As I watched, I shook my head. I am worried. Chinese Lunar New Year in the face of a new pandemic lays before us. I expect disruption. Let me start this blog by asking, “Shouldn’t you be worried too?

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Looking Back at Our Most Popular Blog Posts of 2021

GlobalTranz

2021 will be remembered as an unprecedented year of supply chain disruption and market volatility creating a host of challenges for shippers and carriers alike. Despite the challenges, we’re proud of the collaboration from our employees, valued agents and carrier network, working alongside our customers to find creative solutions. Before we close the curtains on 2021, we thought we’d revisit ten of our most popular blog posts that resonated with our readers, capturing the challenges and opportun

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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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Policymakers and Artificial Intelligence

Enterra Insights

Technology always outpaces policy. It’s inevitable. Policymakers don’t have a crystal ball enlightening them about what technologies are emerging or how those technologies could affect society. As a result, history is their only guide and history is not always reliable. Steve Ritter ( @stephenjritter ), Chief Technology Officer of Mitek Systems, observes, “Disruptive technology has always challenged legislators.”[1] Even when policymakers have a reliable history on which

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You Should Be Worried. Supply Chains Are Not OK. Let’s Lock Arms To Drive Change

Supply Chain Shaman

As I rolled holiday cookies in my hands, I watched TV. I seethed as the news stations celebrated supply chain success for the December holidays. As I watched, I shook my head. I am worried. Chinese Lunar New Year in the face of a new pandemic lays before us. I expect disruption. Let me start this blog by asking, “Shouldn’t you be worried too?

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How to Support Customers When Supply Chains Are Unpredictable

Supply Chain Brain

The holidays are placing even more stress on supply chains. Here are four ways you can help lower stress, minimize damage and deliver positive customer service.

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Will the Circular Economy Ever Go Mainstream?

Enterra Insights

The 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) held in mid-November 2021 in Glasgow once again, for a brief moment, focused world attention on the dangers of climate change and the importance taking long-term actions to mitigate its negative effects. One oft-discussed strategy to save the planet is transitioning to a circular economy. As the SmartCitiesWorld news team writes, “While the circular economy is still in its infancy, it is a key sustainability strategy being adopted by world and industr

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Where Business is Done with Thibault Serlet

The Logistics of Logistics

Where Business is Done with Thibault Serlet. Thibault Serlet and Joe Lynch discuss where business is done. Thibault is the Co-Founder and Chief Researcher at Adrianople Group , a research and advisory firm focused on educating the world about Special Economic Zones (SEZs). About Thibault Serlet. Thibault Serletis Co-Founder and Chief Researcher at Adrianople Group , where he assisted in building the recently launched Open Zone Map , the world’s largest and most extensive dataset on Special Econo

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

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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Looking back at 2021: Lessons for manufacturers and distributors

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

2021 has been a year of transition. The evolving crisis and measures taken worldwide to contain the spread of the pandemic accelerated certain long-term and emerging trends. The past year has shown us that if organizations and industries are to keep up with the fast-paced change and uncertainty of the current market, they need to accelerate their digital transformation strategy.

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Understanding Healthcare Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Brain

Access this ultimate guide to healthcare supply chain management to learn the trends, challenges, strategies and solutions for achieving complete visibility and control over all of the supplies used in patient care. .

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Supply Chain 2022 & Beyond. Just-In-Time or Just-In-Case?

IT Supply Chain

By David Shillingford (pictured). Chief Strategy Officer, Everstream Analytics. The post Supply Chain 2022 & Beyond. Just-In-Time or Just-In-Case? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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The Stellar Cryptocurrency – An Overview!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Cryptocurrency Facts to Know! Stellar cryptocurrency article and permission to publish here provided by Jamie Martinez. In the last month, there has been a drop in the cryptocurrency market. Digital assets such as bitcoin, ethereum, ripple and others have fallen in value quite significantly.

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Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes

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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The 15 Best Ways to Reduce Inventory and Cut Costs

Unleashed

In these fast-moving days of technological advancement and economic change, a lot of manufacturers are talking about going ‘lean’. One major aspect of running a lean business is reducing inventory – that is, a reduction in the amount of inventory your organisation keeps on hand at a given time. Read more: What is Inventory Management? Techniques for 2022.

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The Supply Crunch Is Forcing Marine Managers Into New Thinking

Supply Chain Brain

The role of the maritime manager has changed, and it will take more innovative solutions from all members of the supply chain to help fix the current crisis.

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Disrupting in Times of Disruption

IT Supply Chain

By Neil Wheeldon (pictured). Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, BDP International. The post Disrupting in Times of Disruption appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Holiday supply chains – did Santa get the gifts out on time?

Turvo

Santa was worried about this holiday season. At the beginning of the holiday season, it appeared that Santa might be struggling this year to get the gifts out on time. Experts warned that global supply chain issues could cause extended production delays, and shipping might rumble, slowing package deliveries to millions of Americans in the weeks and days leading to Christmas.

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How to Master Product Portfolio Management

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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5 Ways to Manage Supply Chain Documents!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Screen Time! Is That Enough To Be Good In Supply Chain? Supply Chain documents article and permission to publish here provided by Claire Glassman. With globalization came the increase in the shipment of goods from one country to another. This made the world more interconnected and gave more opportunities for businesses.

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Four Reasons to Embrace Cloud Technology for Real-Time Supply Chain Collaboration

Supply Chain Brain

Companies are increasingly partnering with external organizations to make their supply chains more efficient and cost-effective. As new partners come in, however, the overall supply chain becomes more complex.

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Scaling Sustainability podcast

Proxima

Recently, Kent Mahoney, Executive Vice President of North America, spoke with Seth Cysewski on the Scaling Sustainability podcast to discuss the current challenges businesses face to meet their decarbonization targets and pledges, and the top priorities businesses should be looking at right now. They discussed procurement’s central role in sustainability efforts.

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Control Towers: Keeping Supply Chain Planning and Execution in Sync

o9 Solutions

The APAC region is home to some of the most complex global supply chains. Over the past two years, manufacturing and logistics disruptions and increased consumer demand have resulted in significant delays, shortages, and product price inflation across the globe. This situation exposes global supply chain weaknesses and showcases the necessity to build resilient supply chains that can better handle disruptions.

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The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization

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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The State of Holiday Shipping & Learnings for Next Peak Season

Intelligent Audit

Understanding the state of holiday shipping and learnings for the next peak season means realizing that rates are always going to jump-start near Halloween. There was a time when the peak season was Thanksgiving to Christmas, but that notion is now in the past. And with record-setting rates across all modes, it’s almost impractical to think about what shippers can do to keep costs in check next peak season.

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A Brand-New World: Reflections on Where Supply Management Is & Where It’s Going

Supply Chain Brain

After spending nearly two years tackling some of the most severe supply chain disruptions in history, it is not an exaggeration to suggest that many are only now regaining their bearings.

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5 Ways Technology Can Help Logistics Companies Tackle New Year Demand

Locus

As we are beckoned into 2022, customers are getting their shopping lists ready. The new year will come with new year demand and some emerging technologies that can create strategic opportunities for logistics companies. This evolution in technology is changing how the world conducts business. Today, customers can shop without stepping out of the comfort of their homes and parcels that would otherwise take days to reach them are now delivered within hours, irrespective of where they live.

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Next Generation Forecasting and Replenishment for Retailers

o9 Solutions

Ensuring inventory availability is necessary to keep businesses running smoothly in the retail world. But the current environment is anything but smooth. As retailers aim to manage store inventories and stock levels across the fulfillment network, they must also grapple with challenges such as rapidly fluctuating demand patterns and supply uncertainty.

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What Makes a Warehouse Worker Happy?

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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5 Things to Look for in eSourcing Software

EC Sourcing Group

5 Things to Look for in eSourcing Software. Underneath the umbrella of supply chain management are procurement and the sourcing of goods and materials. When this is performed electronically through the internet, it is known as eSourcing or electronic sourcing. eSourcing software helps guide you through the process of Sourcing by offering certain features and benefits, which help eSourcing (and eProcurement , by proxy) perform a more seamless process.

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Compressing the Decision Cycle: How Supply Chain Leaders Can Adapt

Supply Chain Brain

With the convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing natural disasters, global supply chain problems such as product shortages, congestion and price spikes have become more prevalent.

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It’s Time for a New Approach: Warehouse Automation With a Human Touch

Accelogix

Automation is a no-brainer and a necessity. In order to automate effectively, software has to be combined with people. Bottlenecks are a major issue in warehousing. There are a lot of products and services out there, but which are optimizing most effectively and unifying the key elements (most of all, people)? Here’s what you need to look for in a software solution.