“Invoicing and payment processes in global container shipping: ready for disruption?”

May 13, 2018

The container liner shipping industry carries about 60% of the goods (by value) that are moved internationally by sea. To do so, container shipping lines (carriers) deploy about 5,100 containerships worldwide and provide approximately 400 scheduled liner services, most of which sail weekly.

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Symbotic has developed proprietary and innovative robotics and software to deliver an advanced automation solution to make the supply chain faster, more efficient and more profitable for manufacturers, distributors and retailers of all sizes. In assembling our talented workforce, we’ve brought together some of the region and industry’s top intellectuals, engineers and other multifaceted professionals. Many of our employees are mechanical, electrical and software engineers.

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Amplifying the power of your Anaplan Investment

whitePaper | October 15, 2022

Many global organizations that Deloitte works with have made a significant investment in the Anaplan platform to provide end-to-end decision-making capabilities across business functions (e.g., Operations, Commercial, Finance). These organizations view Anaplan as a key enabler to understanding changing market conditions through the real-time modeling of multiple scenarios that that require many functions to provide critical inputs. Moreover, these organizations are continuously looking for opportunities to introduce new capabilities and insights for the business to achieve strategic objectives and build a competitive advantage.

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The Evolving Role of Procurement in the Global Supply Chain

whitePaper | May 12, 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic, plant shutdowns, delays at borders and transportation bottlenecks have all come together in a perfect storm to create an unprecedented level of disruption in global supply chains. Torpedoed delivery schedules and material shortages have become the norm rather than the exception. All these factors have highlighted the importance of effective supply chain management to keep global commerce moving. Importantly, they have also accelerated the widespread adoption of best practices that are integral to a sustainable supply chain.

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Technology, Data and New Models for Sustainably Managing Ocean Resources

whitePaper | January 31, 2020

We are in the middle of an explosion in new data on the ocean, creating enormous potential for advances in our understanding and stewardship of ocean resources. An exponential increase in the number and variety of ocean observing systems and other new data sources has created the prospect of a digital ocean ecosystem. Advances in processing techniques and visualisation are rapidly expanding our ability to extract information from those data, and are enabling a wide array of tools to provide real-time information in actionable form to decision-makers, such as policymakers, resource managers, resource users, consumers and citizens.

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Greenshoring: Location Decisions in Reverse

whitePaper | August 5, 2022

Reshoring to replace offshoring—an era of sustainability? Recent results from our five-month survey with internationally active Tier 1 automotive suppliers have shown that CEOs and Heads of Operations and Sustainability are starting to rethink their global footprint. Every supplier involved in our study has a global production network, has previously offshored manufacturing activities to low-wage countries, and is thus exposed to reshoring and sustainability decisions.

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Securing the Internet of Things Supply Chain An IoTSF Whitepaper

whitePaper | June 1, 2022

Imagine that new connected equipment has turned up at your facility. You’ve selected it very carefully through a rigorous procurement process, no doubt considering its excellent security certifications. You are happy. You are looking forward to putting it to work. It is natural to accept it at face value.

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Oracle For SAP TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

whitePaper | August 1, 2022

The relationship of Oracle Corporation and SAP SE has been and is based on a long history, a rich heritage of joint developments and a bright future – for the benefit of our mutual customers. Both companies have had an ongoing commitment to our tens of thousands of joint customers for over 30 years.

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Symbotic

Symbotic has developed proprietary and innovative robotics and software to deliver an advanced automation solution to make the supply chain faster, more efficient and more profitable for manufacturers, distributors and retailers of all sizes. In assembling our talented workforce, we’ve brought together some of the region and industry’s top intellectuals, engineers and other multifaceted professionals. Many of our employees are mechanical, electrical and software engineers.

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