All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

By nature, supply chain success is largely dependent on the chain’s ability to adapt and evolve within its environment, much like a living organism.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally published at tenfold.com Permission to publish provided by Ira Padilla. Check out How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Change Decision Making for Businesses! We are living in exciting and innovative times with futuristic technology literally at our fingertips. But for the longest time, small to medium sized businesses were not serviced by the latest tech trends enterprises have been able to benefit from.

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Contents. Introduction. Step 1. Remove the noise. Step 2. Address Procurement Strategy. Step 3. Focus Procurement on supplier optimisation. Step 4. Don’t lose Procurement’s focus on costs. Step 5. Keep Procurement up to date. Summary. Introduction. Procurement is a complex multidisciplinary team activity that crosses all areas of the business.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

We rank the leading books on project management on the market using the objective evaluation and the result are best project management books ever written. What Kind of Project Management Books Do You Need? While Project Management Body of Knowledge ( PMBOK Guide by Project Management Institute) is considered a gold standard, it's just a guide to getting you to know the project management process.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Moving freight is becoming more profitable than ever. In fact, an average of 40,000 orders for heavy-duty trucks in the US was tallied during the first half of the year to help accommodate the shipping demand of manufacturers and retailers. As the trend continues, so does the need to upgrade and automate fleet tracking systems. The right software can guarantee better fleet management and more efficiency which can translate to increased profitability overall.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Argentus at [link] , a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. Check out Disaster Strikes!!! Is Your Supply Chain Ready To Recover? A new article in Harvard Business Review has been generating some automation-related controversy in the Supply Chain Community, as well as lots of buzz and interesting conversation.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In this article, we evaluate 2 books, namely, "Getting to Yes" and "Influence" based on 3 criteria and will show you which one is the best negotiation book. In Search of the Best Negotiation Book In our opinion, there are 2 major negotiation approaches, namely, law school approach and psychological school approach. Both approaches are equally valid and accepted by business professionals.

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Claritum is expanding offices. “As Claritum continues to gain market share and traction with our latest service offerings, we are expanding offices” said Prof. Richard Hillum Executive Chairman at Claritum. “Our head office is now 60% larger and my expectation is that we will outgrow this additional space in the coming months.” Claritum in Bath.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Article written by Chloe Cooke and originally published on [link] Permission to publish here provided by David Weaver. Check out The Baby Supply Chain! At the end of this month, the festival of Easter will begin. Aside from the religious connotations, many people automatically associate Easter with the legend of the Easter bunny delivering chocolate Easter eggs to children.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally published by Adam Robinson on [link]. Permission to publish here provided by Adam Robinson. There’s no other way to describe it: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the world of logistics. That may seem like a cliché, or hype, or buzz, but it is true. The tech is fundamentally changing the way packages move around the world, from predictive analytics to autonomous vehicles and robotics.

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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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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally published by Adam Robinson on [link]. Analysts predict that by 2020, 75% of new cars will feature IoT connectivity. The percentage increase describes consumer applications, but the idea of connected vehicles should garner interest from other sectors such as shipping, logistics, and transportation.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Article originally created by, and permission to publish here provided by, Jenis Sheth at [link]. Check out The Digital Supply Chain – Supply Chain 4.0! (Infographic). The history of Industry 4.0 tracks the manufacturing industry from the industrial revolution to the digital transformation and beyond. Each new stage represents a revolution in the manufacturing process that has changed the way we think about and work in the industry.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out The 5 Big Benefits of the Digital Supply Chain! There are many exciting advances in Technology these days! The proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and Robotics, Industry 4.0, Big Data and Analytics, and Digitalization are all phrases that are emblematic of revolutionary changes both today and in the future.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Guest blog post provided by Milan Vyas. Check out What Exactly Is Procurement? And What is Purchasing? There has been transformation in the Procurement function over the past decade. From the starting point of the traditional buy-sell, transaction-based purchasing, the practice has moved through stages of change that redefines most aspect of the business.

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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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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out What Exactly Is Reverse Logistics? When I began my career there was no such thing as “Supply Chain Management” Supply Chain was not a title to be found anywhere on any organization chart. Yet all of the functions that we now associate with Supply Chain have been around for a very long time: Planning, Inventory Management, Logistics, Procurement and Purchasing, Warehousing and many more.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Infographic and permission to publish infographic provided by Gary Faraci. Check out The Digital Supply Chain (SC 4.0) Overview! What You Need to Know! (Video). Industry 4.0 involves leveraging the latest technologies, digital capabilities, the unprecedented dissemination of IoT (the Internet of Things) and the incredible ability to tap into data anywhere and everywhere in the Supply Chain.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Have you ever tried to drive in a blinding snowstorm or when the rain or fog is so thick that you can’t see in front of your car? It’s not possible! And it’s risky to even try! So why is it that the Supply Chain in so many companies is being run without the end to end visibility needed to even function, yet which we have in our personal lives?

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NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post and permission to publish provided by Milan Vyas. Supply chain collaboration is a hot topic today and no wonder: companies that collaborate effectively across the supply chain have enjoyed dramatic reductions in inventories and costs, together with improvements in speed, service levels, and customer satisfaction.

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Speaker: Shalini Dinesh

Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally published by Michael Massetti, Executive Partner at Gartner, at [link] and permission to publish here provided by Michael Massetti. Check out How To Differentiate With A Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Program! Though the phrase partnership is often used, what really constitutes a strategic supplier partnership?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally published, and permission to publish here provided by Nikita S, at [link]. Check out What Exactly Is Procurement? And What is Purchasing? When preparing for a negotiation, it is common to identify the issues to be negotiated, decide on negotiating tactics to use on your supplier, think through what your supplier may say and practice saying the words you’ll use during the negotiation.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally created and published and permission to publish provided by Sam Jenks at [link]. [link]. A few days ago I chatted with my brother on the telephone. In the midst of our conversation, I could hear that he was chopping up something on a cutting board. “What are you cooking,” I asked him. “I’m making a banana smoothie.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out Black Friday is Almost Here! Last Minute Supply Chain Preparation! Black Friday is almost here! It marks the tipping point demarcating the less busy, preparation focussed pre-Black Friday period from the frantically busy, execution focussed post-Black Friday period. Record sales are expected from the online retail channel in particular, as is the case year after year.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally published by Expak Logistics on [link] Permission to publish here provided by Morgan Dixon. For many companies, reverse logistics has become an integral part of their business plan, offering them the ability to maximize the efficiency of their operations. Generally, reverse logistics is defined as “the process of moving goods from their typical final destination for the purpose of capturing value, or proper disposal.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Infographic provided by Jake Rheude at [link]. Check out The Digital Supply Chain (SC 4.0) Overview! What You Need to Know! (Video). The convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Retail industry is underway. Further it has the potential for exponential dissemination across the Retail landscape in the future along with expansion of it’s applications and capabilities.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Jason Rosing and Veridian. Check out 10 Supply Chain Investment Challenges – Real and Imagined! There are thousands of supply chain technology vendors in the market today, and many companies claim their system is the best-of-the-best.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. When I was 11 years old everyone in Grade 6 was required to create and make a speech in front of the class. I wrote a speech on Air Pollution. It was an emerging issue in the news at that time. I talked about statistics on the levels of Air Pollution, the damage it was causing, and what we needed to do to curtail and fix the problem.

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Financial institutions must navigate a complex web of policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and manage risk. When Hellenic Bank, a leading retail lender in Cyprus, set out to transform its procurement operations, it needed more than just software deployment. It required a partner that would help embed its intricate buying processes — with all its validations, risk assessments and tiered approvals — into a unified system.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out What Exactly is Blockchain? And How Does it Work? (Infographic). Blog post provided by [link]. Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. It’s no secret that transparency is the name of the game in today’s world-class Supply Chains. More and more consumers are demanding accountability and openness about where their products come from.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. This interview is with Scott Cleaver, Chief Operations Officer at ecobee.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Jake Rheude at [link]. Check out E-Commerce Delivery: Stop Shipping Air and Empty Boxes! Free shipping is an effective but sometimes costly sales tool. Is it possible for companies to offer free shipping and still make money? Case studies show that free shipping increases sales, order volume, and conversion rate.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out Warehouse Fulfillment – Move The Material To The People, Not The Other Way Around! “We just spent several millions of dollars on a new Warehouse Management System for our E-Commerce Online Distribution Centre. We do not need to spend any more money on our Supply Chain.” That sounded very intriguing.

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