As supply chain chaos continues, one of the most difficult challenges for suppliers & manufacturers is identifying strategic sourcing opportunities and across multiple facilities. In addition, organizations have relied on excess inventory as an insurance policy at the expense of opportunities to balance working capital. What if you no longer…
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How A Buy-Sell Solution Can Operationalize Supply Chain Resilience To Create Value
The ability to rapidly respond to disruptive events in a sustainable manner is a critical capability for most enterprises. The key is to minimize the impact on cost and quality. How can supply chain leaders operationalize supply chain resilience to create value in the supply chain? The answer: They must have total visibility into inventory, order…
Key Elements to a Successful WMS Lifecycle
Every warehouse used for storage, manufacturing, distribution, and order fulfillment are central points in the supply chain that require continuous improvement and proper staffing to sustain and grow market share. Operations professionals need to constantly evaluate essential functions such as channels of communication…
Sustainability and Profitability: The Ripple Effect of Shipping Less Air
Parcel shipping is at the heart of e-commerce operations. Despite this, many shippers don’t realize that small changes to their cartons or packing can yield dramatic cost savings and SCOPE-3 emissions reduction. In this webinar, we’ll explore the compounding effect of using the right size cartons, and optimizing how they’re packed…
3 Ways to Stay Afloat Through the Supply Chain Crisis: A Distributor’s Story
The ongoing supply chain crisis is testing distributors and wholesalers like never before. Unpredictable lead times, spiraling transportation and inventory costs, and global shortages of key commodities are putting incredible strain on margins that are already very thin…
Can AI be the Unexpected Ally for Demand Planners?
Today’s ecosystem is fraught with volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (vuca) brought on by 2+ years of COVID, the war in Ukraine and multiple socio-political factors. Demand Planners carry the huge responsibility to navigate their organization through these difficult times but are left with traditional tools, starting from the assumption that the past will repeat itself…
Preparing for the Rise of Sovereign Supply Chains
Recent disruptions have exposed the single points of failures within our supply chains, and major nations across the globe are now contemplating or pushing towards ‘sovereignty’ of their supply chains. ‘Made in America’ is one such initiative for the White House with an eye toward building American Supply Chain Resilience. Similar initiatives are in play by EU, India, and other governments…
The 10 Competencies of Best in Class Warehouses
Best-in-class warehouses have evolved quickly from mobilization of the operation to automation. Learn the 10 competencies that an advanced warehouse exhibits, and that don’t require massive capital expenditures on robotics or software. Join a brand leader in their niche…
How to Solve Three Common Peak Season Challenges
Stories of supply chain disruption have dominated the headlines and confirmed that modern supply chains must be built on a more resilient foundation. At the same time, we’re in an age of rapid digital transformation and businesses are all racing to modernize systems to deliver that just-on-time service customers have come to expect…
Data at the Heart of Supply Chain Resiliency and Agility
Stories of supply chain disruption have dominated the headlines and confirmed that modern supply chains must be built on a more resilient foundation. At the same time, we’re in an age of rapid digital transformation and businesses are all racing to modernize systems to deliver that just-on-time service customers have come to expect…
Harness Supply Chain Data to Drive Better First-Mile Performance
Today’s supply chain professional may be hungry for information but still drowning in data, never confident in how trustworthy some sources might be versus others. Pursuing supply chain transparency means expanding connections and communication across a global network of suppliers and logistics service providers, but only if you have the means to harmonize and…
Adapt or Die: Your Survival Guide to Modern Warehouse Automation
If you sell physical products, warehousing and shipping costs can make or break your business. But most companies treat order fulfillment as an afterthought, running toward a future in which they won’t be able to compete with marketplace giants. Scott Luton with Supply Chain Now will sit down with Jeremy Bodenhamer, CEO of ShipHawk, the leading provider…