It's the End of the Week! – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Charles & David explore the labor strike's impact on the North American supply chain and the dire future of the crown corporation.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDh0IosEzaw&t=1s

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This year, you might have noticed a trend: livestreams and on-demand video with shopping features built right into the viewing experience. You can see it everywhere from TikTok to the Victoria Secret fashion show. This new form of ecommerce creates frictionless purchasing opportunities for customers, but how does it really work for the businesses doing the selling?

In this episode, Nicola and Mathieu take over the podcast to explain exactly how it works. Drawing on their respective expertise in marketing and supply chain technology to explain how a product goes from your screen, to your doorstep.

Buckle up for this week's Behind The Headlines episode! 🎙️ We're exploring two hot topics shaking up the supply chain:

First up, the demise of De Minimis! The Biden administration's proposal to close this e-commerce loophole could have major repercussions for businesses and consumers alike. Say goodbye to those $11 jeans from Shein?

Next, the GLP-1 revolution! These so-called miracle weight-loss drugs are changing lives, but could they also disrupt the food industry? We're exploring the potential impact on everything from snack sizes to supermarket layouts.

Further reading:

• The Supply Chain Impacts of GLP-1 Drugs and the Demise of the De Minimis Loophole (LIDD)
• De Minimis: Supply Chain Trifles the Law Should be Concerned With (artofprocurement.com)
• What would the demise of de minimis mean for supply chains? | Supply Chain Dive
• Nestlé is releasing a lineup of frozen food for people on Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs | CNN Business
• Could weight-loss drugs take a bite out of junk food consumption? (economist.com)
• How Supplement Stores, Gyms, etc. Are Trying to Tap Into the Ozempic Boom - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

The #IFDASolutions Conference 2024 is right around the corner and on this week's episode of It's the End of the Week we're giving a sneak peak at two LIDD-hosted sessions during the event. Join Jennifer Hall as she chats with Angie Sabourin, ing, P. Eng & Jeff Hamilton about supply chain planning and automation in foodservice contexts.

📅 Insights to Action in Supply Chain Planning hosted by Jeff Hamilton & Emilio Colangelo: Learn about a straightforward roadmap for shifting from reactive to proactive supply chain management.

🤖 Not will, but where will the Robots take over? Automating with Robots in Foodservice hosted by Angie Sabourin, ing, P. Eng & Jeff Hamilton: Learn how AMRs can be incorporated reliably into foodservice contexts to streamlines operations and improve overall cost productivity.

Learn more about LIDD's presence at IFDA Solutions Conference 2024: https://ow.ly/VQQy50TeJcN

What are extensions? How do they work? When should I build my own? Get answers to all these questions and more in the latest edition of It's the End of the Week! This week, Charles is joined by Mathieu to discuss all things extensions in the Microsoft Business Central platform.

It's a food fight!

On this week's episode of It's the End of the Week, Charles & David break down recent reports that Walmart has pulled ahead of Amazon in their mad dash for grocery. Tune in to get a deeper look and how their different approaches to distribution in Walmart's success.

Further Reading:

• https://lidd.com/food-fight-inside-the-walmart-amazon-grocery-brawl/
• Walmart, Amazon In High-Tech Food Fight
• July 2024 State of the Grocery Industry

Cette semaine, Angie et David sont de retour pour une nouvelle édition « Tête-à-tête » de « C'est la fin de la semaine » !

Le duo se penche sur l'automatisation des entrepôts en explorant les systèmes de livraison à la personne, les systèmes de stockage et de déstockage automatisés et les robots mobiles autonomes. Angie nous donne également quelques conseils sur la meilleure façon de mettre en œuvre un système de gestion d'entrepôt (WMS).

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjMK58nhecI

Read: LIDD.com/insights

Can you really automate everything? With Power Platform, sure you can. Almost.

This week, Romain & David break down how Power Automate can be used to automate business processes for businesses of all structures and sizes, with a case study from a past client.

Read: https://lidd.com/automate-almost-everything-with-power-platform/

This week, Charles is joined by NetSuite extraordinaire Isaiah Reisman-Tremonte to discuss the move to asset-based accounting in the platform and how to get the most out of.

Read more: LIDD.com/insights

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The foodservice industry is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by advancements in AI and automation technologies. From the back of the house to the front of the house, these technologies are streamlining operations, improving efficiency, and enhancing the overall customer experience.

Read: https://lidd.com/foodservice-automation-ai/

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhF3Kqt8hsk