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AFS Logistics acquires DTA Services Ltd.

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 · SCMR Staff
The acquisition creates the largest freight audit and payment company in Canada.
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Mitigating inflation’s impact across your value chain

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 · Per Kristian Hong
Companies that act quickly to engage their value chains toward increasing agility and resilience will gain significant advantages, such as improved end-to-end visibility (for early warning and a broader range of practical contingencies); leaner, more profitable product…
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Is Cryptocurrency the next supply chain finance tool?

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 · Aaron Benningfield
In evaluating Cryptocurrencies, we have provided a basic definition of key tenets of both leading blockchain technologies.

Körber acquires Siemens Logistics’ mail and parcel business

Thursday, February 10, 2022 · Gary Forger
The move complements Körber’s supply chain offerings.

Engineering USA acquires Movilitas

Thursday, January 20, 2022 · Gary Forger
The acquisition strengthens the capabilities of the organization’s Industries eXcellence Global division.

TransImpact acquires forecasting and demand planning software company

Wednesday, January 19, 2022 · Gary Forger
The acquisition of Avercast adds inventory optimization, S&OP and capacity planning capabilities.

Survey Indicates Most Americans Plan to Shop Early, Buy Electronics, and Seek Fast Delivery

Tuesday, December 14, 2021 · SCMR Staff
New research from Supplyframe indicates that most Americans (64%) are planning to get an early jump on holiday shopping this year in hopes of beating possible shipping or other supply chain constraints.

2022 Fuel Forecast Contains Plenty of Questions for Supply Chain Managers

Monday, December 13, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
Derik Andreoli, principal at Mercator International, notes that Goldman Sachs forecasts that oil prices could rise to $150 per barrel in 2022 under a full economic reopening scenario. By contrast, Deutsche Bank forecasts that prices will average just $60 per barrel.

NRF Economist Says Holiday Shopping Could Beat Forecast Despite Inflation and COVID-19

Monday, December 6, 2021 · SCMR Staff
The 2021 holiday season appears to be on track to exceed the National Retail Federation’s forecast for record spending despite supply chain disruptions, inflation and challenges like the new COVID-19 omicron variant, NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said this week.

Accenture Acquires Advoco, Scaling Capabilities for Intelligent Asset Management Solutions

Thursday, October 7, 2021 · SCMR Staff
Accenture has acquired Advoco, one of the largest systems integrators for Infor EAM, a leading software-as-a-service suite for enterprise asset management.

Filling the Supply Chain Education Gap with LTL Education Courses

Thursday, October 7, 2021 · SMC3
If there’s one immutable truth in the world of logistics, it’s this: LTL is an inherently complex form of transportation.

How Procurement Directed Buy Agreements Value Are Improved With Blockchain

Wednesday, October 6, 2021 · Olusegun Ladipo, Adam Robbins, and Andrew Marquardt
Blockchain technology—the underpinning of cryptocurrencies—is becoming more prevalent in a growing variety of applications.

Zebra Technologies to Acquire Antuit.ai

Friday, September 24, 2021 · SCMR Staff
Acquisition accelerates Zebra’s Enterprise Asset Intelligence vision by expanding its growing retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) software portfolio

Locus Robotics Acquires Waypoint Robotics

Monday, September 20, 2021 · SCMR Staff
The acquisition will expand the use cases for the warehouse robotics automation industry, according to Locus.

Hackett Survey: Pandemic Drives Significant Changes in Working Capital Performance in 2020

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 · Patrick Burnson
The pandemic drove significant changes in working capital performance among the 1000 largest non-financial U.S. companies in 2020, according to new research from The Hackett Group, Inc.
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