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An Inside Look at Procurement Trends with Amazon Business

An Inside Look at Procurement Trends with Amazon Business

Supply and Demand Chain Executive interviews Todd Heimes, global director of Amazon Business worldwide, to learn about procurement technology today and the e-commerce giant’s strategy in digital sourcing.

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SCN Summit: Future of Supply Chains

December 5, 2022

Let's talk future! Sit down with industry experts and thought leaders to talk about what’s in store for the supply chain space and more. Register now for the Dec. 5-8 virtual event!

Control the Controllable: What Supply Chain Leaders Can Do to Build Resilie

Control the Controllable: What Supply Chain Leaders Can Do to Build Resilie

Join a webinar on October 13th, where an expert from Esker will lay out proactive strategies for addressing the supply chain challenges you can control and how it all ties into your company’s future.

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How An AI-Powered Negotiation Strategy Can Hedge Against a Recession

The stock market’s recent volatility, along with U.S. gross domestic product’s surprising decline at a 1.4% pace in the first quarter, and rampant inflation has many experts believing a recession is around the corner.

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5 Questions To Ask Before You Sign a Software Renewal

The cost burdens of annual software renewals really add up over time. Whether considering support for perpetual licenses or annual renewals for software subscriptions, companies in most cases resign themselves to a life of lock-in without questioning.

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From Goods-to-Persons Systems to Goods-to-Robots Solutions

Bastian Solutions SmartPick combines advanced artificial intelligence, powerful machine vision, dynamic end of arm tooling, a six-axis robot and seamless software integration to turn a GTP system into a highly efficient GTR.

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Tech and Last-Mile Logistics Lessons From Amazon’s Prime Day Playbook

Since its debut in 2015, Amazon Prime Day has set an example for e-commerce companies to create exciting growth opportunities outside of the traditional end-of-the-year holiday season.

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New TomTom Application Offers Truck Navigation

The TomTom's GO Navigation truck plan enables drivers to plan routes that account for their vehicle’s dimensions, fuel requirements, desired maximum speeds and cargo.

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4 Ways Digitalization Enables Supply Chain Agility

There are no quick fixes for a supply chain that’s spent decades growing ever more complicated and interconnected, but there are some long-term remedies.

Control the Controllable: What Supply Chain Leaders Can Do to Build Resilie

Control the Controllable: What Supply Chain Leaders Can Do to Build Resilie

Join a webinar on October 13th, where an expert from Esker will lay out proactive strategies for addressing the supply chain challenges you can control and how it all ties into your company’s future.

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How Decision Intelligence Can Transform Industrial and Supply Chain Operations

Let’s explore how enterprises can optimize their existing digital operations with AI and automation that can help mature capabilities of digital intelligence, including what’s required and what the process looks like.

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Robotics, Automation to Future-Proof Reshoring, Nearshoring Efforts

Despite the appetite for automation, the survey found a significant gap in the education and training needed to ensure the skills necessary for work in the increasingly connected and automated workplaces of the future.

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Lack of Knowledge Deters Mass Adoption of Emerging Technologies

Around 15% of the respondents stated that their companies ran completely off paper documents, while one-third mentioned they had digitized anywhere between 10-40% of their trade documentation and a further one-fifth stated they had roughly digitized half.

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Preparing Your Organization for Successful Digital Transformation and Business Growth

The difference between success and failure is the type of digital change model you deploy: is it temporary or sustainable?

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5 Ways Small Businesses Can Navigate the Supply Chain Crisis

Small businesses are disproportionately affected by current disruptions. Here’s how to build more resilient supply chains with limited resources.

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How Cybersecurity Measures Can Prevent Software Supply Chain Disasters

Given today's precarious landscape, it is vital that supply chain, logistics, and manufacturing companies implement flexible cybersecurity solutions that optimize IT performance and keep organizations safe.

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Third-Party Risk Management Application Helps Extend ESG Values

Aravo announces the Aravo for ESG ready-to-use application suite that enables organizations to assess, manage and monitor their third parties’ environmental, social and governance practices.

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Better Coverage, Control and Security: Benefits of Private Wireless for Manufacturers

To position themselves for success in the months and years to come, manufacturers must be able to work quickly and efficiently, as well as deploy new supporting technology in an affordable, cost-effective way.

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Digital Inventory Report Highlights Supply Chain Insights

Study reveals mixed results relating to inventory automation, inventory management challenges, cloud migration and the future state of the industry.

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Route Pilot AI Optimizes Voyage Efficiency

Yara Marine launches a cloud-based AI-powered ship operation support system that utilizes high-frequency data to calculate the most advantageous propulsion settings for upcoming voyages.

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Amazon Launches New Warehousing Strategy Amid Disruptions

Amazon says it hopes to support its sellers by giving them option to store their inventory in new distribution centers and seamlessly replenish to fulfillment centers.

Control the Controllable: What Supply Chain Leaders Can Do to Build Resilie

Control the Controllable: What Supply Chain Leaders Can Do to Build Resilie

Join a webinar on October 13th, where an expert from Esker will lay out proactive strategies for addressing the supply chain challenges you can control and how it all ties into your company’s future.

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Reaping the Benefits of Digital Automation, Word for Word

There’s software for business process automation in the finance function, and then there’s software for intelligent business process automation. It’s a fine distinction that can make a big difference in terms of efficiency, productivity and profitability.

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Global Supply Chain Predictions & Future Trends

MODIFI’s H2 2022 Predictions Report assesses current factors affecting global supply chains and how the trends may influence the future.

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How Procurement Teams Can Operationalize ESG Criteria—and Become Drivers of Change

Most of a company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impact can be traced to its supply chain. With access to the data they need, procurement teams can partner with their suppliers to reach their companies’ ESG goals.

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Telematics Subscriptions to Reach 126M by 2027

Increased use of trailer tracking is helping to propel growth in the market, which expects subscriptions to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12% across the forecast period.

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Wireless Networks Play an Important Role in a Coherent Warehouse

If the past two years of the pandemic—and pandemic-related supply chain issues—have taught us anything, maximizing efficiency through wireless connectivity should be a warehouse manager’s top priority.

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Generac Power Systems: Driving Resilient Outcomes With Network-Based Collaboration

September 27, 2022

Join this webinar to hear how Generac, a leading energy technology company, is using network-based collaboration to transform their supply chain operations while building resilience in their business through SAP.

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Bringg Targets Local Retail for Potential Delivery Market

Last-mile delivery continues to grow in all segments, including unlikely ones. Bringg hopes that convenience stores and other local retailers offer a lucrative delivery market.

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Top 3 Actions for CPG Brands to Overcome Supply Chain Imbalances

Even as production ramps back up and goods become more abundant in the first mile, middle-mile and last-mile shelves remain bare in many categories, including some unexpected ones such as candy, pest control and even feminine products.

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Last-Mile Delivery Needs To Catch Up on Basics To Speed Up E-Commerce

Delivery has 30 years worth of development to catch up on. There are three critical pillars we believe can solve last mile's legacy issues.

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SME Demand Planning Success With Supply Chain 4.0: Win With the Power of Tech

Demand planning is tricky. Accuracy is a constant challenge. And the dread of errors always looms large. Moreover, spreadsheets need a great deal of time and effort to use. Meanwhile, customers' expectations keep growing.

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Address Internal Resistance to Open Innovation

In times of disruption, open innovation can help organizations to find new ways of working that make the business more resilient and responsive to customers or to develop new products and services that are feasible within existing constraints.