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Why So Many Supply Chains Are Stuck in the Past — and a Path Forward

Supply Chain Brain

Supply chains have for many years tolerated a lack of accountability at nearly every node — from buyer-supplier relationships to outdated tools and data transparency issues — which has prevented businesses from operating cost- and time-efficiently and delivering on their promises.

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Locus Listed as Representative Vendor in 2022 Gartner® Market Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Tools

Locus

It gives us immense pleasure to announce that Locus has been listed as a Representative Vendor in the 2022 Gartner® Market Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Tools. Location intelligence – Provides the accurate placement of supply chain nodes, warehouses, and distribution hubs. Market trends also continue to evolve faster than ever.

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KRONOS Worldwide Improves Service and Reduces Costs with Managed Trans

Logistics Viewpoints

Autonomy led to a complex supply chain with shipments that traveled too many miles and required too many touches across the nodes. SAP was acting as a recording tool,” Mr. Musabasic said. “We Their IT infrastructure was also highly heterogeneous and provided no standard business processes or real-time reporting.

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Peak Season Prep: 2024 Trends & Strategies

Ship Monk

Most importantly, it should fully integrate with your shopping cart, website, mobile app, social sales channels, marketplaces, retailers, payment systems, EDI and ERP systems, and any other app or tool you use to manage your business. It should have robust tools for data analysis, reporting, tracking, forecasting and managing inventory.

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Log-hub 4.3 Update Boosts Supply Chain Optimization with Advanced Visualization and Scenario Comparison

Log-hub

Extension of the Log-hub KNIME nodes Supply Chain Apps seamlessly extend beyond the traditional Excel environment, offering enhanced integration options that allow for direct and user-friendly optimization within users’ workflow environments. With the Log-hub 4.3 Creating Maps via API: Enhanced Supply Chain Visibility Log-hub 4.3

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Stord Expands Fulfillment Capability with Dallas Facility

Stord

This new Stord location broadens its footprint across the country for omnichannel brands to reach their consumers nationwide more easily, as well as provide a centralized location for those opting for a single node option. Strategic investments, like Dallas, ensure that we continue delivering on our vision of Cloud Supply Chain.”

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Inventory Management vs. Warehouse Management

The Logistics of Logistics

The first is what may be called “soft inventory allocation,” which means as orders are placed, the system will reserve the needed quantities of inventory in each node (warehouse, etc.) With that inventory visibility, the IMS can support two important processes.

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