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Data key to tackling forecasting challenges

FreightWaves SONAR

This includes sourcing materials, working with vendors, managing warehouses and transportation, and coordinating with retailers to ensure they can meet the changing demands of consumers while remaining profitable. The company’s survey of Fortune 100 companies showed that 77% have implemented hybrid work schedules. workers in 2023.

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Supply Chain Predictions for 2018

Material Handling and Logistics

And according to a recent survey by Kenco, 94% of survey respondents feel that it’s important for their 3PL provider to have a competency in technology and innovation, and more than half expect their 3PL provider to be investing in innovative technologies (another 32% want to co-invest). Kristi Montgomery, VP of innovation, Kenco.

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7 Tips: A Guide to Mastering Procurement

Material Handling and Logistics

With the digitization of the source-to-pay process being a key initiative for many chief procurement officers, to the inherent automation which promises to accelerate innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), digitization is growing. In a recent Forrester study, they found the problem to be poor quality data.

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3 things supply chain leaders can do to leverage talent for the digital supply chain

AIMMS

This tech-savvy group can be a great source of new ideas and innovative solutions for managing the supply chain of the future. Source: SCM World. 30% of respondents in an APICS survey stated lack of knowledge transfer or training was a key challenge, among the top 5. Having a strong sense of purpose is also important.

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Are your Customs brokers any good in HS Classification?

Globalior

Our team recently concluded an industry study of Customs broker competency in HS classification. In many of the brokerages included in our study – the average was 1.2 Tools and resources for HS Classification A surprising number of brokers had no access to the World Customs Organization’s explanatory notes.

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AI in Logistics: A Sea of Potential Amidst Waves of Change

Freightos

In one example, an employee of Varda, a SpaceX-like company, began to publicly attempt to replicate the study and had over 10,000 people tuning in to watch a live stream of rocks in a furnace. But companies must experiment – carefully – and embrace the tools that help them move…so that they can move goods for their customers.

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3 things supply chain leaders can do to leverage talent for the digital supply chain

AIMMS

This tech-savvy group can be a great source of new ideas and innovative solutions for managing the supply chain of the future. Source: SCM World. 30% of respondents in an APICS survey stated lack of knowledge transfer or training was a key challenge, among the top 5. Having a strong sense of purpose is also important.