Sun.Aug 07, 2022

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Weathering the Storm Through Supply Chain Partnerships

Supply Chain Brain

It takes solid partnerships to weather crises — or, for that matter, the day-to-day business of supply chain management. In this latest edition of our annual roster of 100 Great Supply Chain Partners , we present instances of true collaboration in the face of enormous challenges.

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Overcoming the 5 Biggest Challenges Supply Chain Directors Are Facing Right Now

Shippeo

Overcoming the 5 biggest challenges supply chain directors are facing 5 Challenges: port congestion, driver, container shortages, high fuel costs, inflation, sustainability goals objectives, resilience and agility, transport costs productivity carbon

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Palo Alto Networks Enhances Forecasting and Demand-Planning Function

Supply Chain Brain

Global cybersecurity leader Palo Alto Networks, Inc. needed to implement a new tool for supply as well as sales and operations planning functionality — and time was of the essence.

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DB Schenker Supports Personal Humanitarian Shipment to Ukraine

Now, That's Logistics

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, it created a humanitarian crisis that quickly rippled across the globe. The invasion caused Europe’s largest refugee crisis since World War II as nearly 8 million Ukrainians fled the country. With their key transportation routes cut off and supply chains in disarray, Ukrainians found themselves short of critical supplies, food and medicines.

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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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Watch: 3PL Parcel Analytics and Billing

Supply Chain Brain

Automation, accuracy and velocity are key to third-party logistics parcel analytics and billing management, says Coby Nilsson, chief executive officer and co-founder of Enveyo.

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Part Two: SMART WAREHOUSING - Robotics, Automation, Sensor, RFID

Supply Chain Brain

The pre-pandemic distribution network was not designed to accommodate the current challenges leaving many companies scrambling to support the new normal. .

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Digital Robots Can Transform Your Supply Chain Management Processes

Supply Chain Brain

Here's how robotic process automation can improve supply chain planning and forecasting, simplify procurement, streamline logistics, and more.

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Can Rival Shippers Join Forces to Optimize Transportation?

Supply Chain Brain

Why can’t shippers, even nominal competitors, get together and share available space on trucks?

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Enhancing the Customer Experience While Boosting Cost Savings

Supply Chain Brain

How luxury fashion powerhouse Philipp Plein uses AI technology to improve international shipping, increase products shipped, and reduce costs — without compromising customer service.

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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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Farmer’s Business Network Undertakes a Multi-Site WMS Implementation

Supply Chain Brain

Looking to expand its distribution network in line with “exponential” business growth, FBN adopts a “self-implementation” tool for automating slow and inefficient manual processes.

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A WMS Implementation Stumbles, Then Finds Its Footing

Supply Chain Brain

HJI Supply Chain Solutions was having trouble implementing a new warehouse management system, to the point of considering scrapping the whole project. Then it found a partner that helped make the initiative work.

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Hands Off: iNova Pharmaceuticals Scraps Manual Processes to Improve Planning

Supply Chain Brain

A collection of divergent planning models and inefficient spreadsheets was preventing the company from realizing ambitious growth plans. The solution: a digital supply chain platform.

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Levi Strauss Invests in a New European DC to Keep Pace With Omnichannel Demand

Supply Chain Brain

Maxed out on capacity at its European distribution centers, the iconic denim brand uses the opportunity to consolidate operations and respond to market demand with greater speed and efficiency.

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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

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Horizon Hobby Hones Its Distribution Real Estate Strategy

Supply Chain Brain

The leading seller of radio-controlled hobby products undertakes an in-depth evaluation of the location, size and type of its U.S. distribution facilities.