NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

What should organizations do when confronted by a global disruption like the pandemic? This question was faced by many companies and private sector organizations who were faced with a sudden need for PPE and other supplies, and discovered that all supply had been shut down. Supply chains ground to a standstill, and both large and small companies faced dire situations where work stoppages due to a lack of material spread like a domino effect to every region of the world.

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Convey

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The post How Retailers Can Out-Perform Amazon This Holiday appeared first on Convey.

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Within the global supply chain, vendor managed inventory (VMI) is becoming an essential service. Most people demand the movement of goods to be quick. That is why most retailers will opt for managed inventory to guarantee an increase in delivery rates. . What is VMI? VMI provided a streamlined approach to the supply chain process by providing inventory management and order fulfillment benefits to vendors and retailers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Joe died Wednesday. As a great supply chain leader and my client for ten years, his energetic spirit always lifted my soul. In 2018, after a severe operation for kidney cancer, Joe declared to me in a positive voice that he was going to beat his diagnosis of stage 4 liver, brain, and lung cancer. I put the phone on mute as he spoke and sighed. Joe invited me to dance with him at the post-COVID-19 celebration party that he was planning.

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

New technologies revolutionizing transportation are creating tremendous opportunities but also unprecedented challenges for tire manufacturers. The establishment of efficient global supply chains has become critical to competitiveness. From raw material procurement to final product sales, these supply chains’ ability to minimize inventory through product life cycle controls and facilitate prompt product supply is every bit as important as product differentiation strategies.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The global manufacturing and distribution of pharmaceuticals and the regulatory requirements of countries have always made pharmaceutical supply chains a challenge. However, the anticipated volume of COVID-19 vaccines that will need to be distributed for the foreseeable future will be unprecedented, and pharmaceutical supply chains will be severely strained as they try to get these.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Complexity and precision data within the transportation and shipping industry require refinement in measuring and recording metrics. That is where multimodal metrics that leverage transportation data can make all the difference. According to Supply Chain Quarterly, “Amid this complexity is the growing influence of consumers who expect a personalized, consistent, and seamless experience across retail, online, and.read More.

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The Network Effect

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The post Supply Chain Trends 2021 appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Even though this year will be very different than other years, the Thanksgiving logistics headaches will continue. The turkey supply chain remains a complex balancing act between supply and demand, especially at the fresh turkey level. Smaller gatherings could have an impact on demand for smaller birds, which can throw an added complexity into the mix.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published yesterday, “Creating Resilience Amid Disruption: 2020 Supply Chain Market Research.” This third annual research study, conducted by Adelante SCM and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), and presented by BluJay Solutions (a Talking Logistics sponsor), was conducted to gain insight on.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The past year taught supply chain professionals that uncertainty is the only certainty in supply chain management (SCM). And that’s rapidly proving to be the case as drug makers obtain approval for a COVID-19 vaccine and plan distribution. That will, in turn, stimulate major issues in navigating holiday SCM for regular shipments, significantly as e-commerce.read More.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Facing narrower margins and higher complexity? Product and spare part portfolios from OEMs expand year after year, while customer expectations continue to rise. Get out ahead of the competition with better demand forecasting to enable you to carry less inventory while raising service levels. Wholesale distributors are squeezed between manufacturers and their customers; facing increased competitive threats, escalating SKU counts and expanding ecommerce.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The most recent McKinsey Global Survey on AI shows a 25% increase in use by companies over the prior year, a trend that shows no signs of slowing. At this pace, have we entered the Age of AI? Do we even need supply chain planners, or can we turn out the lights and go home, because we now live in a world of autonomous planning? The short answer is that planners are more important than […].

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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

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. This post from Elemica’s blog provides guidelines on how to manage the security of the data and the management of APIs.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Detective Joe Friday had a way with words. Even if you’ve never seen a Dragnet re-run in your life, or you’ve never heard of Joe Friday, his catchphrase, “Just the facts, ma’am,” is a good motto for running your business. The foundation of supply chain analytics is the desire to let objective, relevant information drive action – in other words, to empower and enlighten employees about data and to make decisions after they’ve looked carefully at “just the facts,” wit

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Making FreightTech Sticky with Nick Dangles. Nick Dangles and Joe Lynch discuss making freightech sticky. In the podcast interview, Nick provides strategies for developing, marketing, and implementing freight technology that will be sticky. About Nick Dangles. Nick Dangles is the C0-founder of Kinetic , a company that helps freight tech companies get their products to market faster and with better adoption.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA. The “red stuff.” That’s what my four-year-old daughter calls it. She had it at her grandparents’ house a couple weeks ago for the first time and now mentions to me on a daily basis that she wants it on Thanksgiving. Yes, I’m talking about that Thanksgiving staple cranberry sauce. And I am a big fan as well. As we approach Thanksgiving, I like to reflect on the Pilgrims settlement in Plymouth back in 1621.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

For procurement and supply chain professionals, the biggest takeaway from 2020 is that no matter how hard you try, you cannot predict the future. COVID-19 disrupted supply chains on an unprecedented scale, and businesses became much more reliant on procurement teams to help mitigate the impact. . This was easier said than done for some, with a lack of digitalisation in procurement hindering teams’ ability to support the business.

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Arkieva

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Having a vision of the future is important to help coordinate SCM initiatives towards the “global good” – but having a vision is worthless without effective work in the trenches. In fact, a far better vision is “sense and respond” SAR which moves an organization from a big bang paradigm periodic driven approach that currently dominates SCM even in best in class organizations to an “as needed” basis.

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River Logic

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Optimization Software 237

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The most recent McKinsey Global Survey on AI shows a 25% increase in use by companies over the prior year, a trend that shows no signs of slowing. At this pace, have we entered the Age of AI? Do we even need supply chain planners, or can we turn out the lights and go home, because we now live in a world of autonomous planning? The short answer is that planners are more important than ever, and not just because the hype may be ahead of the curve.

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The Network Effect

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The post What’s in Store for Supply Chains in 2021? appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, one of the things we are thankful for is the food that graces our tables. According to Farok J. Contractor ( @FarokGlobalBiz ), a Distinguished Professor of Management & Global Business at Rutgers University, we can thank the global supply chain for many of the food items we will consume — including the turkey.

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West Coast and California Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

No matter what your company sells, you’re in the logistics business. From receiving and storage of your products to getting them out to customers, there are many logistics operations that your business handles or oversees daily. But, unless logistics is your business’s core focus, these key supply chain operations may be better left to the experts – while you focus on the elements (e.g., manufacturing and sales) within your realm of expertise.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Last year, I wrote about the headaches involved with planning and celebrating Thanksgiving. Specifically, I pointed out the three main segments which caused logistics headaches: the feast itself, festivities around the holiday, and the kick-off to the holiday shopping season. The coronavirus pandemic that has engulfed 2020 has certainly changed Thanksgiving planning this year, but the reality remains the same: Thanksgiving logistics are still a headache.

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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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All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Some countries around the world have created vast manufacturing empires that combined produce over a quarter of the world’s goods.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The late, great, hall of fame baseball player Yogi Berra once stated, “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” A similar sentiment was provided to Alice during her adventures in Wonderland when the Cheshire Cat told her, “If you don’t know where you are going any road can take you there.” Both these sentiments underscore the importance of planning.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In terms of their business models, Dutch web shop Bol.com and Amazon are very similar. But the strategy of Bol.com, the Netherlands’ e-commerce market leader, is fundamentally different from that of Amazon. This became clearer than ever to me in October, when I was asked to give a short presentation about the e-fulfilment strategies of leading companies during Bol.com’s webinar for its most important sales partners in the Netherlands and Belgium.

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