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Manufacturing
A New Approach to Predictable Growth
Collaborative demand planning is essential for an organization to achieve its goal of having the right product in the right place at the right time — and at the lowest cost — with minimal investment to fulfill customer demand and drive revenue growth.
Software Solutions
The Impact of Digitalization on Major Manufacturing Shifts
Procurement Software
How Connected Commerce Solutions Help Supply Chain Disruption
Professional Development
3 Ways to Promote Productivity and Lessen Burnout
Manufacturing
How to Scale Battery Module Production in the U.S.
Transportation
Top 6 Transportation Management Trends in 2023
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Software & Technology
Top Tech Startup Award: AI-Powered Automation Takes Over
From AI and robotics to fulfillment execution and real-time visibility, many of today's tech startups are poised to disrupt the supply chain space in a big way.
Mentorship Programs
Supply Chain Network to Moderate Discussion on Humanitarian Logistics at Manifest
This panel will talk about the state of procurement, how to support humanitarian logistical needs and more.
Automation
Warehouse Automation: What to Expect in 2023
Industry experts expect to see an increase in adoption over the next 5 years, driven by several trends, including an ongoing labor shortage, a more integrated warehouse and the introduction of better and more affordable solutions.
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Manufacturing
A New Approach to Predictable Growth
Collaborative demand planning is essential for an organization to achieve its goal of having the right product in the right place at the right time — and at the lowest cost — with minimal investment to fulfill customer demand and drive revenue growth.
Software Solutions
The Impact of Digitalization on Major Manufacturing Shifts
Today’s manufacturing leaders are tasked with maintaining a consistent flow of raw materials into plants and finished goods out to buyers and 4 ways they tackle this balancing act.
Procurement Software
How Connected Commerce Solutions Help Supply Chain Disruption
Connected commerce solutions give buyers and suppliers the power to create more robust and adaptable supply chains while streamlining procurement processes and reducing procurement costs.
Software & Technology
Welcome to the Future: Intelligent Automation Software Bots Revealed
Datamatics a global Intelligent Automation products, Digital Technologies, Operations and Experiences Company said that it will unveil 12 Intelligent Automation software bots for supply chain & logistics operations and finance processes.
Retail
Gen Z is Making Less Returns Than Millennials: Here's Why
Gen Z and Millennials have differences not only in how they shop but how they return as well. Could it be because of rising social anxiety rates from growing up in the pandemic? Research sheds some light on this question.
Professional Development
3 Ways to Promote Productivity and Lessen Burnout
While you can’t prevent stress from impacting your people, you can make an intentional effort to create a culture of communication and trust based around key priorities and everyone’s roles in achieving them.
Featured Videos
Software & Technology
Women in Supply Chain: Supply Chains are Borderless. Be Open Minded
Marie Peterson, International Business Development and Marketing VP of Geekplus and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, details how having a general openness is key in being a great supply chain leader.
Retail
Women in Supply Chain: Be Comfortable with the Uncomfortable
Transportation
Women in Supply Chain: There’s a Place in Supply Chain for Everyone
Software & Technology
Pros to Know: If You Want to Go Far, Go With Others
Professional Development
Women in Supply Chain: Don’t Fear Speaking Up
Professional Development
Women in Supply Chain: Step Back and Understand the Big Picture
Manufacturing
How to Scale Battery Module Production in the U.S.
Ultimately, automating the battery module assembly process dramatically increases throughput and greatly cuts production costs—targets that manufacturers will be aiming for as investment in U.S. factories increases.
Clean Energy
Manufacturers Not 100% Confident in Suppliers Sustainability Goals
As climate change is a topic on the rise, more and more manufacturers are left wondering how they should approach sustainability and research is showing that they do not feel completely ready for a change.
Waste Reduction
Commercial Success is Prioritized over Sustainability Despite Climate Concerns
Research shows that a third of supply chain companies do not have sustainable technology in place, and when it is implemented, it is poorly used by half of the company.
Financial Management Software
How to Scale Supplier Finance Program in an Inflationary Environment
Ensuring your supplier finance program is set up for success is just one way to put yourself in the best possible position for whatever is in the year ahead.
Transportation
Top 6 Transportation Management Trends in 2023
Transportation management in 2023 will be a battle to get cost and service under control while advancing organizational capabilities to be more resilient, address labor challenges and make a positive impact on the environment.
Transportation
Transportation Insights from SMC3 JumpStart Conference
Managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant shares insights from the SMC3 JumpStart Conference, which took a look into the state of freight and global economic challenges plaguing the supply chain industry.
Warehousing
Live from Manifest: Future-Proofing the Supply Chain
Thought leaders will be discussing everything from sustainable supply chains and the implementation of 5G networks to micro-fulfillment, visibility, e-commerce and more.
Sourcing & Procurement
4 Trends to Increase Procurement’s Impact in 2023
Here are four trends to help understand the changes afoot and address the urgent priorities of 2023.
Retention
The Driving Forces Behind Hourly Supply Chain Turnover
To help organizations identify where attrition may be stemming from, here are the top turnover drivers from hourly supply chain employees at leading brands for a better approach to industry-wide attrition trends.
WMS/TMS
How to Seize the Opportunity in Uncertainty
The right transportation management or shipping software is how any transportation-dependent business accesses its various options, makes decisions and executes.
3PL/4PL
Freight Outlook Presents Balancing Act for Shippers, 3PLs, Carriers
Balance has been returning to the freight market, but a recession could be next, according to industry experts.
Automation
Warehouse Execution Software Gained Most Traction in U.S.
Control software will remain the largest segment throughout the forecast period to 2027.
Automation
5 Challenges for Warehouse Management and Fulfillment in 2023
The most important focus areas are improving customer satisfaction levels (34%), investing in automation technology (31%), sustainable solutions (31%), greater workforce efficiency (31%) and delivering goods-to-person fasters (30%).
Fleet Management
Data Connector to Help Maximize the Power of Supply Chain Data
Data Connector allows analysts to incorporate hundreds of data points from FourKites directly into their custom analytics platform of choice.
Warehousing
Healthcare Supply Chain 2023: Collaboration and Innovation Will Be Key to Transformation
Hospitals and health systems are looking towards the supply chain industry for solutions to mitigate the financial impact of the pandemic while facing a potential recession.
Webinars
How to Thrive Amidst Semiconductor Shortages Using a Technology Enabled S&OP Process
February 21, 2023
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Join us to hear about Qualcomm’s journey in leveraging a technology-enabled concurrent S&OP process to support unprecedented growth in the face of many global headwinds.
Fleet Management
Business' Connect with Non-Profits to Make Strides in Disaster Aid Access
ALAN launches an initiative, with funding through a Walmart Foundation grant, to help non-profits build stronger disaster supply chain networks.
Supply Chain Visibility
Why Building Collaborative Supply Chains is Important
How can supply chains jointly build market share and optimize margins if they don’t have access to the same information? Supply chains finally have the sophisticated digital resources they need to collaborate effectively.
Sustainability
Converging Business and Society for Sustainable Supply Chains
We have the mandate to make real change and an epochal opportunity to transition to a clean and socially equitable economy. The place is here, and the time is now.
Emerging Technologies
Supply Chain Evidence Management Platform
Digitally verifiable attestations, representing proof of an event, provide chain of custody data to automate compliance and audit tasks, reducing the error-prone and costly manual handling of these artifacts.
Automation
Warehouse Automation Technologies Built to Serve New “iGeneration” of Workers
An all-new supervisor management console provides leadership with a high degree of flexibility and agility to customize data, dashboards and analytics specific to their operation and needs.
Software Solutions
3 Out of 4 Organizations Don’t Have Proper Technology to Keep Up with On-Demand Economy
59% of companies and hundreds of thousands of developers are building logistics solutions to meet the requirements of on-demand e-commerce. 71% of these companies are in the retail and manufacturing industry.
Software & Technology
How Smarter Data Management Can Relieve Tech Supply Chain Woes
For IT infrastructure purchases, it’s important to extend the life of existing hardware, use cloud services when and where you can and manage data surgically so that you can reduce waste.
Last-Mile
Last-Mile Delivery: Retailers and Carriers Need an Urgent Reset
If retailers want to meet the needs and demands of online shoppers and ride the e-commerce wave, they must rebuild their last-mile operations.
