American Global Logistics

MARCH 9, 2021

Is your business prepared to survive a major supply chain disruption? If not, consider this. Two years after a major disruption, stock prices of unprepared businesses have lost up to forty percent of their value. (K. Hendricks & V. Singhal, See p.1.) That underscores the value of resilience in a concrete way. With the unprecedented […]. The post Three Key Attributes of Resilient Supply Chains appeared first on AGL.

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FLEXE

MARCH 10, 2021

We asked 500 consumers about online shopping preferences. Here’s what they said.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Belcorp’s Maturity in Supply Chain Design. When companies implement enterprise software solutions, they often label that implementation as being part of their company’s digital transformation. But implementing new software does not digitally transform anything if the people that are supposed to use that software cannot do so effectively. Belcorp Corporation has actively worked to be a leader in ensuring that their people can effectively use a complex type of software known as supply chain

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2021

Supply chain management is a team sport. Just as there are many flavors of sports teams, there are many types of supply chains. Success depends on a team pulling together against a common goal. Team play requires clear rule-definition, timekeepers, referees, and coaches. The game in each sport is different: a swim team has little in common with rugby.

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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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River Logic

MARCH 9, 2021

Manufacturing network design software focuses on optimizing plant locations, capacity, and product flow paths. It can span what-ifs on internal production optionality versus outsourced production. Since COVID-19, companies need more flexibility and agility in scenario analysis, so they can ensure their networks are resilient to continued disruption.

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Freightos

MARCH 8, 2021

Co-authored by Rebecca Wright (Head of Marketing, Twill) & Eytan Buchman (CMO Freightos Group). With customer expectations continuously on the rise and as technological progress continues, logistics companies need to explore new ways of innovation. As we kick off our joint Freightos.com x Twill experiment, we share our thoughts and initial observations with you.

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Logility

MARCH 12, 2021

Descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics should be combined to optimize your demand planning processes. Some years ago, a 40-year-old Midwest process manufacturer with 40,000 SKUs finally completed implementing a new ERP system and quickly worked to combine all the new data with an array of other operational software, producing tons of new data daily.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 11, 2021

Meteorologists at Weather.com are predicting “a major snowstorm will likely pummel parts of the Rockies and High Plains this weekend with over a foot of snow that could snarl travel, damage trees and knock out power in parts of Colorado, Wyoming and western Nebraska.” The expected snowstorm follows unseasonably warm temperatures throughout much of the Plains and Upper Midwest.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 7, 2021

Celebrated on March 8 every year, International Women’s Day (IWD) is a day dedicated to honoring the achievements of women throughout history and across the globe. It’s a day for all people from different backgrounds and cultures to band together to push for gender parity and women’s rights. The United Nations has been observing IWD since 1975 as a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.

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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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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2021

Achieving timely, accurate, and complete supply chain visibility has been, remains, and will probably always be a top priority for companies. But can you aspire to have end-to-end supply chain visibility, which is what every manufacturer and retailer wants in order to become more agile and responsive, without also accepting end-to-end responsibility?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2021

As part of ARC Advisory Group’s Supply Chain Forum last month, I had the opportunity to speak with Kathleen Geraghty, Vice President of North American Sales at ToolsGroup. During our conversation, we touched on a number of topics around the supply chain planning market. You can watch also the full interview below. Specifically, I asked Kathleen to give me her insights on why the supply chain planning market has continued to grow during the ongoing pandemic while many other software markets have

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SCM Research

MARCH 8, 2021

One of the most interesting articles I have read recently is The Map Is Not the Territory: A Boundary Objects Perspective on Supply Chain Mapping by Fabbe-Costes and her coauthors (IJOPM, 2020). The authors argue: “Most past conceptions of SC mapping have involved identifying one map of a supply chain as a common reference point for all actors concerned.

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Arkieva

MARCH 10, 2021

Learn when it is time to move from RCCP to LP Genie for your CPE as part of your organization’s journey pulling from years in the trenches and current ongoing activities with clients. Guide to a Successful Leap to Warp Speed in Central / Supply Planning – LP Genie was first posted on March 10, 2021 at 8:02 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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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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Talking Logistics

MARCH 7, 2021

The end-to-end supply chain consists of many parts, but the rise of e-commerce (especially over the past year due to the pandemic) has put the spotlight on last mile delivery. What makes last mile delivery so complex? How has the pandemic transformed this process? What will separate the leaders from the laggards moving forward? Those. Read more [Video] The Reality of Last Mile Delivery Challenges.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 11, 2021

Long before the pandemic forced shoppers online, the trend was clear: Consumers were increasingly taking the digital path to purchase. According to Tom Standage ( @tomstandage ), editor of The Economist ‘s ‘ The World in 2021 ‘, “The adoption of new technological behaviors in response to the pandemic, from video-conferencing to online shopping, means usage has already reached levels that were not expected for many more years.”[1] He adds, “Grannies have discov

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

MARCH 10, 2021

Fingers, toes and eyes crossed but it looks like there is some light at the end of the COVID 19 tunnel and it is not a train, hopefully. Getting back to normal is a top of mind desire for everyone but that normal will not be how we operated in 2019. Our new and probably ever changing normal is about to develop as plans for the lifting of restriction of movement appear around the globe.

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Unleashed

MARCH 7, 2021

It’s a new age, and businesses must be able to adapt their supply chain to the times. But what does that mean? Thanks to modern technology, decentralising your supply chain is now a potentially viable option. But what is a decentralised supply chain, what are the pros and cons, and why is it different to a centralised supply chain? What is a centralised supply chain?

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 10, 2021

Andrea Sordi, clinical assistant professor at the University of Tennessee’s Global Supply Chain Institute, weighs the risk and rewards involved in Taco Bell’s decision to introduce a major new product to its menu during the pandemic.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 11, 2021

Like seasons of the year, business landscapes are constantly changing. Nolan Bushnell ( @NolanBushnell ), an entrepreneur best known for establishing Atari and the Chuck E. Cheese, asserts, “Today, companies have to radically revolutionize themselves every few years just to stay relevant. That’s because technology and the Internet have transformed the business landscape forever.

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All Things Supply Chain

MARCH 10, 2021

A new study from Smart Freight Centre and the Center for Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains at Kühne Logistics University highlights the crucial role that small carriers play in achieving…

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Vanguard Software

MARCH 11, 2021

Having a clear inventory replenishment strategy is essential for organizations to avoid critical supply chain issues that result in high costs. Vanguard Predictive Planning™ helps businesses reduce excess inventory levels in the entire supply chain network through algorithmic optimization calculations and machine learning.

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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 Brain

MARCH 12, 2021

FMI – The Food Industry Association today announces FMI’s first-ever Supply Chain Forum April 6-7, designed for mid-senior level supply chain professionals willing to learn and engage on a range of critical and timely topics across the industry.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 11, 2021

Experts tell us the virus causing COVID-19 is probably here to stay — along with all the variants of the virus. Shelly Xuelai Fan ( @ShellyFan ), a neuroscientist-turned-science writer, explains, “Coronavirus is almost synonymous with Covid-19, social distancing, and frustration. But it’s not one virus — it’s a whole family. The good news is that we’re already well acquainted with some members of the family.

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IT Supply Chain

MARCH 7, 2021

By Dave George (pictured). Chief Technologist & President of Pryme Radio. The post Redefining Communications for Today’s Mobile Workforces appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

What is procurement? In simple terms business procurement is the process of locating and acquiring goods and services from external sources for the business to use. Procurement activities include planning, sourcing, and negotiation, along with risk management, legal and value analysis. This is often managed with the help of supplier management software or inventory management software.

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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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Kuebix

MARCH 8, 2021

March is an especially important month as it’s Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day is today! The first Women’s History Day was held in 1909 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the garment workers’ strike when 15,000 women marched through lower Manhattan. The day became Women’s History Week in 1978 because the National Women’s […].

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 9, 2021

The late Beatle John Lennon once stated, “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” If manufacturers didn’t believe that truism before, they certainly believe now it — thanks to 2020. Industry 4.0 was Delayed, not Cancelled, by the Pandemic. Stephen DeAngelis. March 09, 2021. The late Beatle John Lennon once stated, “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” If manufacturers didn’t believe that truism before, they certainl

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IT Supply Chain

MARCH 7, 2021

By Sam King (pictured). CEO at Veracode. The post Empowering women in STEM is critical , especially given the current global technology skills shortage appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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