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Ryan Ona
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Spring Cleaning Your Project Portfolio: Ensuring Efficiency and Resilience for Companies Large and Small
We often look at the turn of the seasons as a time for “spring cleaning”. Just like our closets and garages, so too does a project...
Jamie Robinson
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Embracing AI in the Professional Services Industry: A Path to Enhanced Efficiency and Lower Costs
The professional services and productivity software industries are at a pivotal juncture. The advent of AI-enabled productivity software...
Ryan Ona
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Navigating the Challenges of Excess Returned Inventory into the Supply Chain
As supply chain professionals, we often find ourselves navigating the challenges presented by excess returned inventory, especially in...
Ryan Ona
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Navigating Reverse Logistics: A Crucial Holiday Challenge for Wholesale and Retail
In the fast-paced world of supply chain management, where continual changes in consumer demand dictates implications across the supply...
Heather McClellan
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Exploring ERP Part 1: Streamlining Enterprise Operations and Enhancing Productivity
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) stands as a pivotal method revolutionizing the way large enterprises manage their operations. ERP...
Jamie Robinson
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Unlocking the Potential of Multi-Node Distribution: Retail Locations as Distribution Nodes
Imagine a connected supply chain network where every lever drives goods flow with less effort, each junction a point of distribution—a...
Chris Brown
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The Vital Pulse of Supply Chain: Communication
In the intricate web of supply chains, think of communication as the lifeblood—ensuring a free flow of information between various phases...
Jamie Robinson
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The Omnichannel Revolution
Navigating the Challenges of E-commerce in Bulk-Shipping Centric Distribution Centers Omnichannel distribution centers stand at the...
Brian Canfield
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Multi-Sourcing: Strengthening the Backbone of Wholesale and Retail Supply Chains
In the dynamic world of global supply chains, the quest for resilience and efficiency is unending. One approach that has gained...
Jamie Robinson
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Human-Centered Design in Supply Chain Transformation: Navigating the Heart of Change
At its core, Human-Centered Design (HCD) is an approach that places the needs, preferences, and realities of people front and center....
Jamie Robinson
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Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience: A Deep Dive into Network Design
Supply chain network design is the strategic framework that connects different nodes in a supply chain from raw material acquisition to...
Jamie Robinson
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Navigating the Digital Turn: Building Resilient Supply Chain Strategies
In the face of rapid technological evolution, a supply chain digital strategy acts as the critical compass that navigates companies...
Brian Canfield
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Charting the Waters of Port Congestion: Building Resilience in Inbound Supply Chains
Picture a bustling harbor on a sunny afternoon, a landscape dotted with stacks of containers - some moving, others at a standstill. This...
Chris Brown
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From Risk to Resilience Part 2: Strategies for Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience
In the pursuit of building a resilient organization, it is imperative to delve deeper into strategies that enable effective navigation of...
Chris Brown
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From Risk to Resilience Part 1: Navigating Risk in Supply Chains for Sustainable Success
Risk is an inherent aspect of every business and the interconnected supply chains they rely upon. While reacting to risk is a critical...
Dan Ryan
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The Importance of Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) in Overcoming Business Challenges
To better address increasingly complex business situations and obstacles, many organizations are implementing a new but complimentary...
Brian Canfield
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Navigating Uncertainty in Logistics During 2023
Part I – Uncertainty in the Logistics Outlook for 2023 This is the first of two articles around navigating the uncertainty in logistics...
Elijah Bell-Clarke
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Flexible Work Model Implementation Pt. 2
In the previous blog of this series, we discussed how COVID-19 impacted the push for hybrid work options in the US. We also discussed...
Elijah Bell-Clarke
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Hybrid Work Models in Supply Chain Pt. 1
In the spring of 2020, COVID-19 caused a massive shift in the employer-employee model for many companies. As the need for physical office...
Brian Canfield
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Managing the Rise of Transportation Costs
Part II – Overcoming Dynamically Changing Logistic Costs This is the second of two articles around managing the rise of transportation...
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