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With Suppliers Running at Near-Capacity, Is the ‘COVID Effect’ Finally Fading?

Supply Chain Brain

Are global supply chains finally shaking off the after-effects of the pandemic? The latest findings from GEP’s Global Supply Chain Volatility Index suggest that might be the case.

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Five Trends That Will Drive Supply Chain Success in 2024

Supply Chain Brain

Logistics and supply chain professionals are moving away from the short-term survival thinking that characterized the pandemic period.

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Watch: The Progress — or Lack of It — of Scope 3 Emissions Reporting

Supply Chain Brain

William Theisen, CEO of EcoAct North America, says the SEC's failure to include Scope 3 emissions in its new disclosure ruling is no excuse for companies to get complacent about the issue.

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DSCSA Serialization: The Road to Compliance

Supply Chain Brain

Stakes are high in an industry beset by counterfeit product, diversion of narcotics and high-end medicines, even theft for personal use. Will supply chain partners be ready by November 2024?

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Rethinking warehouse work culture: Can automation create better workplaces?

Heico Sandee, CEO of Smart Robotics, explores how automation redefines warehouse culture. By shifting repetitive tasks to skill-based roles, automation improves safety, fosters collaboration, and makes warehousing more appealing to today’s workforce.

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

Supply Chain Brain

In the logistics world, there’s always more than what meets the eye concerning operational efficiency. But with resource-level insight into your transportation operations, you have a chance to discover that more in- depth.

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Commport EDI Buyers Guide – Unlock Seamless EDI Transactions With Commport EDI Solutions

Supply Chain Brain

The purpose of this guide is to provide organizations with a comprehensive resource that will assist them in navigating the process of selecting and implementing an EDI solution.

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6 Ways to Improve Packing and Packaging in 2024

Supply Chain Brain

With e-commerce demand spiking in 2020 and returning to a more level growth pattern in 2023, supply chains need to remain agile. Consumer behavior, technological advancements, environmental concerns, and market dynamics all influence how shippers evaluate process improvements today.

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How to Optimize Your Warehouse Space to Improve Productivity and Achieve Growth

Supply Chain Brain

Even though today’s supply chains are faster and more competitive than ever, warehouse operations managers and stakeholders have settled for outdated and problematic warehouse designs. In fact, many warehouses haven’t changed since their original configurations years ago, even as the demands placed on those warehouses have evolved.

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The B2B Integration Playbook for Microsoft Dynamics

Supply Chain Brain

ERP modernization projects require data migration, implementation, testing, and more to go smoothly. But what is the most important thing to have in place to ensure your ERP strategy and implementation is setup to maximize success and reduce risk?

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Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs

Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.

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Nucleus Research: Tecsys Improves Throughput Times by 30 Percent

Supply Chain Brain

As labor shortages persist and warehouse automation becomes more prevalent, it is critical to stay competitive with a WMS that is both effective and adaptable.

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Daimler and Volvo Face Retrial in $600M Cartel Suit

Supply Chain Brain

An EU investigation revealed the two companies fixed prices of medium and heavy-duty vehicles over 14 years, leading to large fines in 2016 and 2017.

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Industry Guide: Right-Sized Packaging On Demand® Solutions for Furniture and Cabinetry Manufacturers

Supply Chain Brain

This guide will share details on how right-sized packaging on demand can help manufacturers address challenges such as reducing product damage, supply chain inefficiencies, labor shortages, and throughput.

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Renault to Build Electric Vans at Plant in Northern France

Supply Chain Brain

The move is another step in Renault chief executive officer Luca de Meo’s efforts to boost local output at a time of transformation for the automotive industry.

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Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations

As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.