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KataCon 2020: Billy Taylor on Key Actions

The Lean Thinker

Key Actions vs. Key (Performance) Indicators. Billy Taylor – Photo by Michele Butcher / Lean Frontiers. Another concept Billy brought out in his presentation was the difference between what he calls “Key Actions” (KA) and “Key Indicators” (KI) – often called Key Performance Indicators (KPI).

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2020 Airfreight Market Roundup

Now, That's Logistics

Grounded airplanes, shuttered economies, interrupted supply chains, and the introduction of buzzwords like “social distancing” were just some of the key disruptors that took over in 2020, making the year one for the record books—and not necessarily in a positive way. Rates Go Through the Roof. Alternative Transportation Options.

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The Plane Truth about Holiday eCommerce Fulfillment 2020

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Oh you better watch out if you’re an eTailer, because according to research from Voxware , 76% of shoppers are planning to purchase more than half of their holiday gifts online this year.

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2020 in review: Amware’s most popular fulfillment blog posts

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

2020 was a historic year for all things eCommerce. Through it all, we did our best to keep readers informed of fulfillment challenges, trends and opportunities with educational articles on our blog. The following are the articles our readers connected with the most.

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5 Essential Pieces of a Prospecting Solution

Is your team focused on building a reliable tech stack for 2020? Forward thinking sales leaders are starting to prioritize technology initiatives. As organizations chase new revenue targets, B2B sales leaders must examine cutting edge prospecting solutions that proactively help reps identify, connect with, and close qualified buyers faster.

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Meet the Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers of 2020

Food Logistics

Despite all that 2020 has thrown at them, these providers continue to improve their skills and adopt the latest temperature monitoring technologies, transportation management systems (TMS) and warehouse management systems (WMS).

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Warehouse Technology: 7 Important Technologies in 2020

Cyzerg

Warehouse technology is an effective, sustainable, and cost-efficient solution to addressing the challenges of the warehouse.

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What Resilience Means in 2021

Speaker: Scott Wooley, President of Thermal Packing Solutions at Atlantic Tape and Packaging

If you thought your supply chain was resilient before 2020, you may have been proven very wrong. Fortunately, we can redefine ourselves by the lessons we learned and create higher, more fool-proof standards.

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Leading Successful Change to Remote Training

Speaker: Dr. Britt Andreatta, PhD, CEO, 7th Mind, Inc.

April 7th, 2020 11:00 AM PDT, 2:00 PM EDT, 7:00 PM GMT

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Mission Critical: Leveraging Learning Engineering to Drive Digital Transformation

Speaker: Trish Uhl, Founder of Owl's Ledge LLC and the Talent & Learning Analytics Leadership Forum

August 12, 2020 at 9:30 am PDT, 12:30 pm EDT, 5:30 pm BST

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2020 Database Strategies and Contact Acquisition Survey Report

This report aims to highlight the current state of B2B database and contact acquisition strategies and organizations’ goals to leverage data to fuel their go-to-market strategies in 2020 and beyond.

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Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020

Are You Betting on the Right Tools to Succeed in 2021? Get insights in this Gartner report to find out where to invest and what you should adopt as standard business practices. What’s inside? Gartner’s latest recommendations on tried and true capabilities. Find out what's essential to supply chain excellence. Research insights on new technologies.

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Sustainability Trends That Will Make the Biggest Impact on Your Organization

Speaker: Jit Hinchman, Founder & President at Supply Chain Adviser™ and Sustainable Supply Chain Global Ambassador

Report Linker (2020) mentioned that the global cleantech market will grow by more than 50% from 2020-2027 and Morgan Stanley (2019) pointed out that investors want to make a positive impact in the world. It's not just good for the environment, it's good for the economy and humanity too. 86% of the U.S.

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Attract Top Talent with 2022's Global Workforce Trends Report

Preparing for the unexpected and pivoting at a moment’s notice were valuable lessons many global companies learned in 2020 and 2021. As we move through 2022, companies are eager to retain a competitive advantage and continue on the path of success and adaptability.

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How a Fortune 500 Company Transformed its Supply Chain Using a Digital Twin-Enabled Control Tower

With the onset of COVID-19 in 2020, along with demand and supply fluctuations in the subsequent years, many manufacturers, including this one, saw significant stress on their global supply chains. Supply chain plays a crucial role for this Fortune 500 automotive manufacturer.