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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

After a year full of more scandals, indictments, political contentiousness, workplace violence, school shootings and natural disasters, maybe it’s time we all took a collective breath and focused on some of the positives that came out of 2018. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more.

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Go Boldly Together: Takeaways from Nulogy xChange 2018

Talking Logistics

This unprecedented change, and the challenges and opportunities it creates for CPG companies and suppliers, was a hot topic of conversation at the Nulogy xChange 2018 conference a few weeks ago where I delivered a keynote presentation and moderated a panel discussion with industry executives (more on that later). . Source: Nulogy.

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Delivery is the Product: Takeaways from Transplace’s Shipper Symposium 2018

Talking Logistics

It’s the reason why On Time In Full (OTIF) is a critical supply chain metric today. It’s the reason why a growing number of companies are starting to view logistics as a competitive weapon instead of just a cost center. As I wrote about recently, disrupting logistics ain’t easy. Transplace TMS Screenshots (source: Transplace).

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Customer Experience Driving Innovation for High-Performing Companies

Talking Logistics

The research, produced by Adelante SCM and presented by BluJay Solutions (a Talking Logistics sponsor), was conducted to explore the links between supply chain management innovation, customer experience, technology adoption, and company performance. Logistics Service Providers Focus on Delivering Innovation. and 51.5%, respectively).

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6 Manufacturing Trends You Need to Know

Arena Solutions

1 In 2018, the three engineering disciplines producing the most degrees were, mechanical engineering, with 31,936 degrees, computer science with 19,082 degrees, and electrical engineering with 13,767, 2 And in 2020, 199,790 degrees in engineering were awarded in the U.S. Breaking it down In the U.S. 3 What’s the allure?

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How Sam’s Club Suppliers Can Benefit from Retail Specialized Logistics Providers

Zipline Logistics

Sam’s Club launched its OTIF program in the spring of 2018, following the logistics compliance precedent set by Walmart. These are report cards that grade suppliers on quality and performance, looking at common metrics like on-time delivery, inventory management, missed shipments, lead time, costs, etc.

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Added Boeing Developments Related to Production Quality Challenges

Supply Chain Matters

The development, initially reported by The Wall Street Journal citing informed sources, involves the interviewing of passengers and crew members who were on-board the aircraft at the time of the incident. Thus, there is likely a long tail involved in the scope.

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