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State of Logistics Report 2024

Supply Chain and Logistics

The 2024 State of Logistics Report outlines a decrease in US logistics costs and a shift toward asset-heavy 3PL strategies.

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Justice Department to Charge Boeing, Seeks Guilty Plea from Planemaker

Supply Chain Brain

Boeing will have until July 5 to decide whether to plead guilty to the charges, the department told the families of victims of two fatal 737 Max crashes and their attorneys in a meeting June 30.

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Estes Express Lines creates on-time pickup application to show real-time pickup milestones and data

Commercial Carrier Journal

Since introducing the Pickup Visibility application, the company has seen a 36% phone call/email decrease for tracking pickup cases.

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B2B commerce networks: The top 5 benefits of digitizing your supplier network.

Supply Chain Brain

Learn how a B2B commerce network is a critical pillar to enable business resiliency, agility, speed to market, and the achievement of your suppliers aligned with your sustainability objectives.

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Navigating Uncertainty: How Technology Helps Fleets Thrive in Challenging Times

Change is a constant in the transportation industry. Amid business competition, regulatory developments, environmental concerns, and myriad other challenges, motor carriers must continually adapt to an ever-evolving operational landscape. Fleet telematics technology can help transportation businesses navigate uncertainty, gain a competitive advantage, and boost profitability.

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Buyer’s Guide for Mobile Computers for Warehouse Operations

Supply Chain Brain

DC managers and IT teams have more options than ever when selecting mobile computers for use in their facilities. This Buyer’s Guide describes the key technical and functional considerations to bear in mind when selecting the best device for your mobile application needs, particularly with regard to hands-free mobile applications leveraging voice, scanning and displays.

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Blue Diamond Growers: Digitalizing the world’s largest almond cooperative

Supply Chain Brain

Learn how Blue Diamond Growers is Integrating solutions to digitalize their supply chain to be an intelligent, data-driven organization thanks to SAP solutions.

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Logistics Resource Management: Optimizing Your Drivers, Fleet and Delivery Routes

Supply Chain Brain

In this ebook, Aptean presents a comprehensive guide to leveraging advanced resource management techniques within logistics operations. Discover how strategic resource optimization can significantly enhance efficiency and profitability across your entire fleet and logistics network.

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Four Warehouse-Optimization Tips for Manufacturers

Supply Chain Brain

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the overall annual turnover rate for warehousing, transportation and utilities is a massive 53%.

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Evaluating AI Use Cases and Adoption Strategies for Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

In this webinar, procurement technology experts from Spend Matters and the SAP Ariba team share how advancements in AI are being used right now and attendees will walk away with a summary of real-life source-to-pay use cases that are or can be enhanced by AI.

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How a Global CPG Leader Optimized $500M of Direct Materials Spend and Exceeded Savings Goal

A Fortune 500 CPG company partnered with GEP to improve end-to-end category management, optimize direct spend categories, and increase strategic focus on tail spend. GEP’s sourcing expertise and market intelligence enabled the company to centralize sourcing and order management processes, strengthen key supplier relationships, and enhance supply chain resilience and agility.

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Expanding Automation Beyond Robotics: Five Ways To Drive Supply Chain Success

Supply Chain Brain

Leap ahead of your competition! This eye-opening report reveals keys to expanding automation beyond robotics.

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Procurement: A Force for Change, Six Priorities for Procurement Leaders in 2024

Supply Chain Brain

Every leader wants to be a strategic partner. But few know how.

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Automate and Optimize Production Planning One Step at a Time

Supply Chain Brain

Gain insights into how you can transform your supply chain to be more resilient, responsive, and competitive in today's dynamic market with the whitepaper, 'Automate and Optimize Production Planning One Step at a Time'.

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Three Mistakes Procurement Makes in Category Management

Supply Chain Brain

In the paper, "Three Mistakes Executives Make in Category Management", we explore what you should and should not be doing, provide key questions for Procurement to consider, and share a capabilities checklist for category management to deliver on its promise.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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IDC white paper - Enabling an Adaptive Supply Chain: Multi-Enterprise Business Networks & Supplier Collaboration

Supply Chain Brain

Download your IDC Spotlight to learn how to react quickly to supply chain disruptions, use tools to improve collaboration with suppliers and increase supply chain visibility using a bu siness network.

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Mabe: Making supply chain collaboration more efficient and agile

Supply Chain Brain

Discover how household appliances manufacturer Mabe is enabling better collaboration with its suppliers using a cloud-based business network for real-time data sharing and workflow management.

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Do you need a better approach to trading partner collaboration?

Supply Chain Brain

Learn how the SAP Business Network solution determines how non-networked organizations and businesses can best collaborate with their suppliers by understanding the challenges and benefits of participating in a multi-enterprise business network.

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The U.S.-China Trade War Heats Up, And Businesses Move to Adjust

Supply Chain Brain

The “quiet” trade war that has been underway between the U.S. and China for a few years now is getting louder.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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What’s Keeping CPOs Up at Night?

Supply Chain Brain

Disruption in supply chains, rising costs, and continued uncertainty has put more pressure on Procurement – and inevitably, created a few sleepless nights.

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Watch: Supply Chains in a World of Disruption

Supply Chain Brain

Disruptions will continue, so supply chains must be resilient, and artificial intelligence can help, says Volker Albrecht, chief executive officer of Siemens Digital Logistics.

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Vietnam Air Gets Loan Extension to Avoid Insolvency Risk

Supply Chain Brain

The company will focus on restructuring its assets, capital, investment portfolio and organizational structure as well as corporate governance reforms.

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Spend Matters discussion of AI in Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

Now’s the time to get savvy. And we’ve got just the right guide to help you.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe