Tue.Jan 20, 2015

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What’s Top of Mind for Industry Leaders in 2015?

Talking Logistics

'I have been fortunate for the last 6 years to be involved in an organization called Supply Chain Leaders in Action (SCLA) – an organization of over 60 of the largest distribution-oriented and logistics companies in the US. Every year, these senior supply chain leaders get together in January. One of the sessions is a polling exercise to gauge their opinions on a number of key business and supply chain questions.

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Caribou Coffee’s Supply Chain Journey

Logility

Recently, I sat down with Karen Francois of Caribou Coffee to discuss their supply chain journey. This company’s supply chain transformation is impressive and enviable and I encourage you to watch the webcast, Caribou Coffee – More than Counting Beans , to learn more about how this manufacturer, distributor and retailer is progressing towards a robust sales and operations planning (S&OP) driven organization.

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Air Freight: Learning the Basics to Optimize Your Global Supply Chain

CH Robinson Transportfolio

'What’s probably the number one reason shippers avoid transporting their cargo by air? You guessed it: Cost. Air freight is often more expensive than any other mode of transportation. When considering the cost of a modal shift to air cargo, keep in mind that the freight cost is only one component of the equation. Other benefits within your supply chain—from lower inventory carrying costs and the opportunity to capture market share—may offset the possibility of higher freight costs.

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Building A Culture To Support Supplier-Leveraged Innovation

EcoVadis

Do you believe that your suppliers think it is worth the time and effort to bring you the innovations you are looking for to grow your business in a sustainable way? Procurement can be a key driver if the right resources, processes, incentives and metrics are established. Are you ready to engage your suppliers to unlock the value from them? Closer Relationship With Suppliers.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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10 Issues Keeping Manufacturers and Distributors Up At Night for 2015

GlobalTranz

'As we get settled into this new year, we thought we’d share observations from conversations we’ve had with manufacturers and distributors recently. These ten issues are what is keeping them up at night. We believe they are worthy of discussion in 2015 as they are more pressing than ever as competition continues to heat up with current incumbents and the growing competition from start ups.

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3PLs Perform Consistently in Third Quarter 2014

Logistics Viewpoints

'ARC Advisory Group (Logistics Viewpoints) tracks the recent quarterly revenue results of the seventeen most prominent publicly traded 3PLs. The report is published after all the companies on the list release their revenues. The off cycle earnings results by some large 3PLs delays the publication of our quarterly overview. However, we believe the delay is […].

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Global Supply Chain News on New Standard for Largest Container Ships, as Danish Company Pursues a Radical New Ship Design

Supply Chain Digest

'New CSCL Ship Holds 19,000 TEU, Meet a New Ocean Container Hybrid, The Role of Sulfur Emissions'

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Predictions 2015: Smart Machines

Enterra Insights

'In a previous article entitled “IDC Inaugurates the 2015 Prediction Season,” discussed predictions about technology made by analysts from the … Continued The post Predictions 2015: Smart Machines appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Diesel Power: The Impact of Diesel on the Trucking Industry

3PL Insights

'Diesel Power: The Impact of the Price of Diesel on the Trucking Industry by Matt Magpantay, Evans Distribution Systems There is one current trend that makes it seem like the holidays are still... The post Diesel Power: The Impact of Diesel on the Trucking Industry appeared first on 3PL Insights - Warehousing, Transportation, and Logistics.

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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Our supply-chain future: fair sharing

Supply Chain Movement

'Over the next ten years, the leading principle for supply chains will change from the organization of superabundance to the coordination of scarcity. After the third and the fourth revolutions in chains, will we soon see a fifth revolution that will fundamentally change supply chains? Major changes come in waves. After the agrarian revolution and the industrial revolution there was the technological revolution.

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Demand for 3PLs may soar amid safety concerns

Logistics Middle East

'Flipkart has said it does not want ?the Uber case to be repeated?

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Demand and Fulfillment Blocking & Tackling

BlueYonder

'The first week of December 2014 was the beginning of a joint effort by JDA and Mega Retail Israel to advance Mega to the current JDA Demand and Fulfillment (D&F)version. Right now Mega has a much older version of D&F that gives us very basic functionality and is heavily customized, making it hard to configure according to our current needs.

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Gulf Petrochem begins Khor Fakkan operations

Logistics Middle East

'Group to provide wider portfolio of marine products.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Oman Drydocks hits 300 mark

Logistics Middle East

'Oman shipyard celebrates the delivery of the 300th vessel.

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