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Supply Chain Innovation Award 2024

Volume: 28
Edition: 4

For the 19th year running, we highlight the astonishing, ongoing innovation being achieved by supply chain practitioners, including the winner and finalists of The Supply Chain Innovation Award — a partnership between SupplyChainBrain and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. 

View the Digital Flip Book here, or scroll down to read the articles in our November issue.

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EDITOR'S LETTER

Supply Chain Innovation 2024: A Formula for Thriving in the Age of Disruption

November 4, 2024
Robert J. Bowman, Editor-in-Chief, SupplyChainBrain

We congratulate the winner and finalists of this year’s Supply Chain Innovation Award competition, and trust that their examples will motivate others to seek out new ideas and solutions.


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INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR

Renault Group Acquires a Supply Chain Control Tower to Manage Transportation in Europe and Beyond

November 4, 2024
SupplyChainBrain

The French automaker joins forces with Shippeo, provider of a real-time logistics visibility platform, to shed manual processes and gain real-time visibility of parts moving from suppliers to its plants. 


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SCIA 2024 FINALIST

A Trucker Uses AI to Boost Efficiency for LTL Operations

November 4, 2024
SupplyChainBrain

PITT OHIO increases efficiency and reduces costs for its pickup, delivery and linehaul trucking business by replacing outdated legacy systems with an AI-powered platform.


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SCIA 2024 FINALIST

How BP and JLL Are Reinventing the Strategic Outsourcing of Real Estate

November 4, 2024
SupplyChainBrain

One of the world’s largest energy companies joins with a global real estate services firm to deploy methodology developed by the University of Tennessee to reorganize its workplaces internationally. 


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SCIA 2024 FINALIST

How a 3PL Eliminated Shrink With Drone-Powered Inventory Counting

November 4, 2024
SupplyChainBrain

A case study on how Gather AI’s autonomous drones are helping a retailer of sports memorabilia to keep near-perfect track of its extensive high-value inventory, and virtually eliminate the problem of shrink within the warehouse.


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SCIA 2024 FINALIST

A U.S. Air Force Base Automates and Streamlines Asset Tracking

November 4, 2024
SupplyChainBrain

The automation of munitions management and logistics operations at a U.S. Air Force base, in partnership with SEE ID, saved some 250 man-hours per week, while improving operational readiness.


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SCB FEATURE

Strike at U.S. Ports Brought Debate Over Automation Front and Center

November 4, 2024
Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor and Nick Bowman, Senior Editor

The brief strike by East and Gulf Coast dockworkers brought to the fore the ongoing controversy about automation at U.S. ports, and its ultimate impact on human workers.


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SCB FEATURE

Why Designing a Modern-Day Container Terminal Is More Complex Than Ever Before

October 28, 2024
Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The Port of Los Angeles long ago ran out of room to design and build new container terminals from scratch. 


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A STREAM OF BLUE AND WHITE DRUG CAPSULES FLOWS THROUGH A PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING PLANT
SCB FEATURE

Drug Supply Chains Need Better Visibility

August 1, 2024
Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

Better communication is needed about the flow of drugs, from the manufacturer, through the distribution network to the hospital and, at the end, how those medications are being prescribed.


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SCB FEATURE

A Call for Reinvigorating the U.S. as the World’s ‘Manufacturing Superpower’

November 4, 2024
Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

John Gardner owns a small business that sells to the U.S. military. He’s also a vocal proponent of reinvigorating America's entire domestic manufacturing base.


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SCB FEATURE

'Alarm Bells Became a Fire Alarm': The Push to Save Oregon's Only Container Terminal

September 18, 2024
Nick Bowman, Senior Editor

While there's still a long road ahead for Terminal 6, the outlook for saving container service in Oregon is rosier now than it's been in years.


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SCB FEATURE

Why Manufacturers Are Failing in Their AI Initiatives

October 7, 2024
Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Artificial intelligence has the power to transform manufacturing — but the industry’s current strategy for implementing it is “deeply flawed.”


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Are Container Freight Contract Derivatives Finally the Solution to Market Volatility?

August 28, 2024
Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

Index-linked contracts combined with derivatives could actually create a completely predictable freight rate environment. Perhaps.


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Case Studies

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CASE STUDY

Case Study: An NGO Helps Multinationals to Tackle Modern-Day Slavery with AI

October 22, 2024
Sponsored by Exiger

With the help of a market-leading AI platform, companies can help to bring about a safer and just future for workers around the globe and their organizations to succeed.


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Data & Technology

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NEW PRODUCT INNOVATION

Introducing SourceDay Intelligence

November 4, 2024
SourceDay

Critical areas of risk in inbound supply — including supplier reliability, on-time delivery and order cost containment — are highlighted and prioritized through the system’s risk cohorting feature.


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Executive Opinion

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EXECUTIVE OPINION

Supply Chains in a World of Disruption

August 20, 2024
Volker Albrecht, CEO, Siemens Digital Logistics

There have been and will always be threats to the supply chain, and companies will always be managing moment-to-moment changes in the economic environment. 


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EXECUTIVE OPINION

How Supply Chain Planners and Managers Can Face New Challenges

August 26, 2024
Vishy Vallinayagam, Senior Director Transformational Advisory - Manufacturing Industries, Blue Yonder

Successfully orchestrating a supply chain is both the most significant challenge and the biggest opportunity facing today’s supply chains.


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Special Reports

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SPECIAL REPORT

From Current Conundrums to Future Fantasies: AI and ML Transforming Supply Chain Planning

October 8, 2024
Sponsored by Dassault Systèmes

The current conundrum of supply chain planning is rooted in the tremendous complexity of end-to-end supply chain data.


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SPECIAL REPORT

Global Inventory Trends and Challenges Shaping SMBs

October 18, 2024
Sponsored by Netstock

Netstock’s new inventory management 2024 benchmark report provides businesses with data needed to measure their performance against industry peers, identify areas for improvement, and set realistic, actionable goals.


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SPECIAL REPORT

Boosting Efficiency and Customer Satisfaction: Five Reasons to Use Retail Consolidation

October 3, 2024
Sponsored by ODW Logistics

If you can be somewhat flexible with planning and lead time, you can leverage a 3PL’s ability to develop the scale needed for executing retail consolidation programs.


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SPECIAL REPORT

A ‘Shift-Left’ Strategy Moves Supply Chain Planning Further Upstream

August 12, 2024
Sponsored by Siemens

Manufacturers are now asking whether they should reach further back in the chain, in their pursuit of both resilience and growth opportunities.


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SPECIAL REPORT

Five Ways to Maximize Workforce Flexibility and Efficiency in High-Volume Hiring

September 9, 2024
Sponsored by Integrity Staffing Solutions

By prioritizing workforce quality and focusing on compliance, businesses can ensure they’re bringing in the best candidates for the job.


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SPECIAL REPORT

Five Things You Need to Consider Before Pinning Your Supply Chain to the Ground

September 18, 2024
Sponsored by JLL

Supply chain strategy drives the decision-making process for network design, as well as industrial real estate required to make the supply chain work.


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SPECIAL REPORT

Improving Cost Absorption in Private Fleet Transportation

September 12, 2024
Sponsored by ORTEC

Beating inflation by leveraging supply chain costs as a competitive advantage.


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SPECIAL REPORT

Warehouse Challenges? Automation Can Help

October 1, 2024
Sponsored by AutoStore

Many warehouses today still run manual systems in which employees direct workflows and spend much of their time walking up and down aisles to pick and slot products.


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SPECIAL REPORT

How to Drive Customer Experience Back Into Your Supply Chain

October 18, 2024
Sponsored by Cognizant

By integrating advanced strategies and digital technologies, manufacturers can cultivate stronger customer relationships and drive long-term success in the B2B landscape.


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