All Things Supply Chain

JUNE 17, 2018

For many new elements of digital marketing, the supply chain and logistics world can appear mature in comparison.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 22, 2018

“Companies Spent a Record $1.5 TRILLION on Shipping Costs in 2017” blares the headline from the Wall Street Journal Logistics Report article. Up a whopping 6.2% from the year before, shippers have been absorbing the costs of rising interest rates and labor costs, higher fuel costs, and soon, high tariffs on imported goods. The pace of cost increases is unsustainable.

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The Network Effect

JUNE 22, 2018

In the Enterprise Journey to Blockchain Part 1 we looked at the differences between the world of traditional business technology. The post The Enterprise Journey to Blockchain (Part 3) appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2018

Global supply chains are subject to countless varieties of risk, in the form of geopolitical instability, economic uncertainty, ever-changing regulations and a host of other issues related to globalization. So it’s useful to have a means of determining just how healthy this amalgamation of relationships is, particularly as it relates to one’s supplier base.

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Claritum

JUNE 21, 2018

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. This infographic details a summary of some of the stats from the Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey published in 2018 by Deloitte along with a Claritum perspective…. The post The Deloitte Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey 2018 – A Claritum perspective… appeared first on Claritum.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 21, 2018

Innovative New Solution Modules, Features and Other Advancements within the Acclaimed UltraShipTMS Platform Earn 2018 Recognition as a Top 100 Supply Chain Provider from a Leading Industry Media Outlet. Fair Lawn, NJ – June 25, 2018 – Supply & Demand Chain Executive , the executive’s user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, has selected UltraShipTMS as a recipient of an SDCE 100 Award for 2018.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 21, 2018

The British Retail Consortium has written to major retailers informing them that drinks and meat supplies could be affected as at least one U.K. gas supplier has had to ration orders. The shortages come as many prepare to party while they follow England’s progress in the football World Cup in Russia. Sales of alcohol and soft drinks are also expected to be boosted after the World Cup by what is forecast to be a long hot summer running through until August.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 19, 2018

“Google and JD plan to collaborate on a range of strategic initiatives, including joint development of retail solutions in a range of regions around the world, including Southeast Asia, the U.S. and Europe,” the statement said. “By applying JD’s supply chain and logistics expertise and Google’s technology strengths, the two companies aim to explore the creation of next generation retail infrastructure solutions, with the goal of offering helpful, personalized and frictionless shopping experience

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 18, 2018

In particular, retail stores are still struggling with the challenge of efficiently shipping items directly to the buyer. It’s one thing for a million-plus square-foot distribution center to pick and ship an online order. That’s precisely what it’s designed to do. Making that process work from the sales floor or backroom of a retail outlet is another matter entirely.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 20, 2018

The president’s move to target $50bn worth of Chinese imports for additional duties of 25 percent includes parts for planes, printed circuit boards, light emitting diodes and optical fibers, according to a list by the Office of the United States Trade Representative. It’s too early to tell which manufacturers will pass higher costs on to customers or seek cheaper suppliers outside China, should the tariffs take effect in three weeks’ time.

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As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.

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