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The Supply Chain of Jack O’Lanterns at Halloween

All Things Supply Chain

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, in the US alone up to 148 million people are expected to celebrate Halloween this year.

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Thought Leadership Roundtable with Procurious and Ivalua – How we make things: Innovation and the Future of Work

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Time for Manufacturers to Throw Out Old Ideas About Inventory Management

Supply Chain Brain

Innovative supply-chain strategies that seemed so perfectly attuned to current purchasing patterns have turned out to carry a lot more risk than their creators could ever have imagined.

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The Supply Chain Gender Pay Gap is Narrowing!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. GET our EBOOK HERE. Pay gap article and permission to publish here provided by Sam White at argentus.com. On the Argentus Blog, we’re always looking to shine the light on various aspects of the talent picture within the Supply Chain Management field – whether it’s hiring trends , intelligence about important skills, or the industry’s response to emerging issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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The Guide to Writing the Supply Management Plan

All Things Supply Chain

Supply management is one of the key components of a successful business, regardless of its niche or service portfolio.

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The 5-Step Guide to Successful Digital Transformation

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Make Freight Sourcing More Efficient!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Do You Have Hidden Freight Costs? GET our EBOOK HERE. Freight sourcing team article and permission to publish here provided by Katharine Barrios at xeneta.com. Freight sourcing and procurement is a critical component of the whole supply chain and is crucial to the success of the business.

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How to Ensure Your Diversity Spend Helps Improve Communities in Need

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Increasing supplier diversity can benefit companies in multiple ways, such as by improving innovation , recruitment and customer experience. With diversity can come new viewpoints and access to new talent pools, while providing opportunities to marginalized groups. However, simply choosing a supplier with diverse leadership/ownership doesn’t go far enough.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 10/23/2020 – 10/29/2020

All Things Supply Chain

British companies dread a Brexit border breakdown British companies are having to face bureaucracy which threatens chaos at the border if they want to sell into the world’s largest trading…

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Watch: How COVID-19 Will Change Vaccine and Drug Distribution

Supply Chain Brain

Robert Eubanks, director of healthcare and life sciences with West Monroe, discuses the changes in how vaccines and drug therapies are developed and distributed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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The Supply Chain Detective™ and the Mystery of the S&OP Phantoms!

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Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 4 Challenges in Starting and Sustaining a SIOP (S&OP) Business Process! The company had no formal S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning), or SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning) process. The ability to forecast or track performance was sporadic and haphazard. The CEO had mandated the implementation of a new S&OP process.

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JAGGAER Celebrates 25 Years of Technological Innovation, Customer Focus and Global Expansion

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JOLLIBEE FOODS CORPORATION successfully deploys IVALUA with CONSUS to transform procurement

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Food service leader digitizes procurement to drive efficiency, transparency and effective supplier management as it accelerates global expansion. Redwood City, CA – October 26, 2020 – Ivalua, a leading global spend management cloud provider, and Consus, a leading global supply chain solutions provider, today announced that Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) has successfully deployed Ivalua’s platform to empower its procurement digital transformation, with Consus leading implementation.

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Electric-Car Mania Turns Battery Makers Into Power Brokers

Supply Chain Brain

Automakers are investing billions of dollars to bring new electric vehicles to consumers in the U.S. and other global markets, but their success hinges on securing the most critical and expensive component: the battery.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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The Lasting Impact of COVID-19 on Global Trade

Supply Chain Brain

In an ever-changing global economy, the best way to stabilize supply chains is through superior data visibility — and knowing when and where to act as shifts occur.

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Watch: Building Resilience Into Supply-Chain Planning

Supply Chain Brain

Jeff Livingston, senior solutions consultant with QAD DynaSys, explains the importance of resilience in the supply-chain function, in times of high demand variability and uncertainty.

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Ivanti Wavelink Enhances Printer Management Capabilities for the Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Ivanti Wavelink, the supply chain business unit of Ivanti, announced Ivanti Wavelink Avalanche now offers several new management and discovery capabilities for Zebra’s ruggedized thermal and barcode printers for the supply chain.

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GlobalTranz Launches Mobile App to Provide Carriers with Enhanced Freight Opportunities

Supply Chain Brain

GlobalTranz Enterprises, LLC, a third-party logistics solutions provider recently announced the launch of the next generation of the GlobalTranz Mobile app, which will support the company’s independent agents and network of truckload carriers through access to freight opportunities, real-time visibility and 24/7 support.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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Brexit, Covid and Climate Are Colluding to Raise U.K. Food Prices

Supply Chain Brain

Supermarket prices in Britain could start increasing in coming months as food supplies get pummeled by a triple whammy of Brexit, COVID-19 and weather-struck harvests.

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Amazon, FedEx Help Boost U.S. Warehouse Jobs Amid Online Boom

Supply Chain Brain

Warehouse operators across the U.S. are rushing to hire workers amid a boom in online sales, a bright spot for a labor market that faces mounting challenges.

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The Digital Cold Chain Reimagined

Supply Chain Brain

The Global COVID-19 Pandemic has disrupted every industry, but none more than pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution. Supply chains, and cold chains in particular, will require new levels of efficiency in order to provide vaccines and therapies to every corner of the world.

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Podcast | A U.S. Producer Challenges China’s Dominance in Rare Earth Mining

Supply Chain Brain

The 17 “rare earth” minerals that are essential to so many high-tech products today, from electric cars to magnets and military systems, aren’t literally rare, but their mining and production is.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Gaining Control in a Turbulent World: The Case for Supply Chain Control Towers

Supply Chain Brain

In this White Paper, leading business transformation expert Sean Culey describes how companies need to develop more aligned and innovative business practices supported by cross-process tools that provide insight and understanding across the Value Chain.

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Cargill to Add Giant Sails to Cargo Ships to Curb Emissions

Supply Chain Brain

The initiative will improve the efficiency of whichever new fuels — from hydrogen to liquefied natural gas — are eventually adopted, the agricultural commodities giant says.

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Five Ways AI Can Solve Supply-Chain Disruption

Supply Chain Brain

Business disruptions brought on by the pandemic have shined light on supply-chain weaknesses — and a growing opportunity for artificial intelligence.

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The Agile Supply Chain’s Guide to Financial Alignment

Supply Chain Brain

Finance and supply chain: These two essential business functions speak different languages and live in different worlds. Both contribute mightily to the success and the profitability of their companies, in their own ways. Manufacturers need to get them to synchronize if they are to survive and succeed — and to achieve the agility and the resilience everyone strives for coming out of the pandemic crisis.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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All-In U.S. Push for Vaccine Means Covid Could Linger

Supply Chain Brain

Any shortfalls in the vaccine program could mean the country will struggle with the virus well into 2023.

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Improving Supply-Chain Reliability with Prescriptive Analytics

Supply Chain Brain

In the current retail environment, supply chain reliability reigns supreme. Customers and stores alike depend on their supply chains to deliver the right products, in the right quantities, to the right place, and at the right time.

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Four Ways New Consumer Buying Behaviors Are Impacting Manufacturing

Supply Chain Brain

Shifts in consumer buying patterns can have ripple effects through the supply chain that ultimately impact manufacturers’ own customer base and manufacturers themselves.

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E2open Enables GEODIS to Deliver for Online Retailers

Supply Chain Brain

E2open, a cloud-based supply chain software provider, has recently enabled GEODIS, a global logistics provider.

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The Art of Consistent Perfect Order Delivery: Smart Order Fulfillment Through Orchestration

Shippers and logistics service providers are pressured to match the “Amazon effect” for fast and efficient service across multiple B2C, B2B, and D2C channels. Perfect order delivery - on-time and in-full at the lowest possible cost – is critical. However, recent surveys of supply chain stakeholders reveal that many don't have the technology necessary to achieve it.