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3 Innovations Driving Sustainability in Supply Chains

Kuebix

Sustainability has been an increasingly important topic of conversation in business operations. In order to better understand the source of harmful gas emissions, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol has broken them down into three categories: Scope 1 – All direct emissions from the activities of an organization that are under their control. Scope 2 – Indirect […].

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Shipper Prep Tips for the CVSA Roadcheck, 72-Hour Capacity Reduction

GlobalTranz

While the world is ready for a strong return to economic and logistics stability, there’s another risk on the horizon. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CSVA) International Roadcheck is set for May 4-6, 2021. Also known as the CVSA roadcheck, it spans three days. CVSA-certified inspectors will commit a blitz of inspections across North America, creating a sudden strain on resources for both domestic and cross-border freight.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Noid is back. For those unfamiliar, let me explain. In 1986, when Domino’s Pizza was pushing its 30-minute delivery timeframes, it introduced the Noid in its advertising campaigns. The Noid, wearing a red skin-tight suit with rabbit ears, was a “physical manifestation of all the challenges inherent in getting a pizza delivered in 30 minutes or less.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (April 30, 2021)

Talking Logistics

What happens when you add a rabbit to the family mix? I don’t know, but I’m going to find out this weekend. I wrote that back in January, and here’s what happened: I have a new supervisor, and although he’s a rabbit, he watches me like a hawk. Therefore, enough procrastinating; here’s the supply chain. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (April 30, 2021).

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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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How to end the stress test for your supply chain

Supply Chain Brain

In this whitepaper, Setlog summarizes their predictions for what's to come in supply chain management in 2021 and outlines how you can alleviate the stress on your supply chain right away.

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Attabotics Partners With AltaML and Amii on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Capabilities for Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Attabotics, a 3D robotics supply chain company, today announced a partnership with AltaML, a Canadian applied artificial intelligence and machine learning company, and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii), a center for artificial intelligence research and application, to further develop capabilities in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 04/23/2021 – 04/29/2021

All Things Supply Chain

Panasonic to acquire U.S. supply chain software firm Blue Yonder for $7.1 billion In its biggest acquisition in a decade, Panasonic Corp said it will buy U.S.

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Top 10 SCM Trends in 2021

Supply Chain Brain

If Covid-19 made anything clear, it is the importance of adjusting to an ever-changing market and staying resilient with an optimized, digital supply chain. .

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Drones are almost at your doorstep with last mile deliveries!

Loginext

Drones are almost at your doorstep with last mile deliveries! Drones are a wonderful addition to the world of logistics for numerous reasons. And why not? They’re fast, cheap, and environmentally friendly alternatives to many forms of transportation. The future of last-mile deliveries revolves around introducing drones into the supply chain to save time, […].

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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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10 Red Flags to Question When Choosing a Visibility Partner

Supply Chain Brain

Supply-chain visibility providers often brand themselves as having the best solution on the market. The reality, however, is that choosing the right partner requires research and due diligence. .

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Retail Challenges Solved with AI in Inventory Management

Vanguard Software

Consumer shopping habits have changed significantly due to COVID-19, impacting retailers through 2020. While vaccines have become available and restrictions on social gatherings have lifted, many of the shopping behaviors adopted in 2020 are here to stay. Modern retailers need to adjust to anticipate what consumers will be buying, at what frequency, and through what channel.

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Podcast | Unilever Pledges a ‘Living Wage’ for Its Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

The consumer products giant Unilever plc is promising a “living wage” for all of its supply-chain workers by the year 2030. Can it make good on that pledge?

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The Strategic Business Value Offered by a Carrier Network, Part 2

BlueYonder

The supply chain execution and logistics market has been transitioning to one that is supported by a broader range of networks. We recently had two supply chain and technology veterans discuss how Blue Yonder is taking the meaning of carrier marketplaces to the next level for shippers and logistics services providers: Keith Whalen, Blue Yonder Vice President of Product Management for Transportation Management Andrew Brazell, Blue Yonder Global Lead of The Technology Partner Ecosystem.

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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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Case Study: Top Ten Retailer Gets $31 Mil Annual ROI From Returns SaaS and Consolidation

Supply Chain Brain

Inmar, an industry-leading provider of technology-driven reverse logistics and supply chain solutions, recently developed a customized SaaS solution for a top-10 national big-box retailer. The results were reduced costs of monthly store labor and transportation, consolidated vendor returns, and improved shipping, inventory, and data visibility.

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Episode 118 - SCU30: Supply Chain under 30 with Jon Schaub

Freight Plus

#SCU30 is where we talk with professionals under the age of thirty currently working the supply chain. In this episode, Jon Schaub, joins the show to talk about his journey into the supply chain. Learn how this college quarterback hung up the pads and started calling the plays for logistics. In this conversation Jon will discuss: Growing up as the pastor's kid.

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Retail Challenges Solved with AI in Inventory Management

Vanguard Software

Consumer shopping habits have changed significantly due to COVID-19, impacting retailers through 2020. While vaccines have become available and restrictions on social gatherings have lifted, many of the shopping behaviors adopted in 2020 are here to stay. Modern retailers need to adjust to anticipate what consumers will be buying, at what frequency, and through what channel.

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We Want It All, and We Want it Same-Day

Supply Chain Brain

No one saw e-commerce at this scale coming this quickly. Now that orders will originate in smaller sizes for many more customers, how can third and fourth-party logistics providers guarantee time-definite delivery?

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More Than 40 New Manufacturers Join Configura’s Platform in 2023

More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.

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Best Practices for Peak Shipping Season | PLS Logistics Services

PLS Logistics

Peak shipping season starts in mid-August and stretches to the end of autumn, and occurs because of increased demand across many markets during these months.

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Responding to the Pandemic Wake-Up Call. The Need to Bolster Business Continuity Planning

Supply Chain Brain

The post-pandemic economy, commonly referred to as the “new normal”, has ushered in an era of a major reshuffling of priorities within the business landscape.

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Shipper-of-Choice Strategy: Why Carrier Density Doesn’t Always Amount to Higher Acceptance Rates

MercuryGate

Of all the challenges that face carriers, brokers, and transportation service providers, one of the most time-consuming remains maintaining carrier density and capacity. There is a fine line to walk between maintaining high levels of capacity and various carrier density opportunities, while also ensuring acceptance rates remain at an appropriate level.

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Uber Freight Brings New Carrier Protections to Bundled Loads

Supply Chain Brain

Uber Freight has announced an expansion to its bundled loads offering, encouraging streamlined booking and maximizing weekly load opportunities for carriers.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Advantages of Deploying an Effective Online Order Management System

Vinculum

The order management system (OMS) was developed by catalog companies for handling orders, items, and customers. In the last few years, order management systems (OMS), which are also called ERPs or CRMs, have evolved based on technological advancements and changed consumer expectations. Those who use only the store and catalog model cannot survive. These additional channels include e-commerce websites, customer service centers, and marketplace sites.

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Amplify Central Integration Webhooks – Basics

Axway

Introduction. Integration webhooks provide an “event” based means to monitor activity in Amplify Central in an external application that you create.

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DELMIA Communities Week in Review for April 26

DELMIA Quintiq

Hello and Welcome to the Week in Review! This is the weekly blog post for a one-look overview of what happened in the DELMIA Communities this past week. But there is a lot more than what is below – visit the communities to see the exchange of information and ideas between members and DELMIA experts. With eight active communities, you are sure to find at least one to suit your DELMIA interests.

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What is Mesh Networking Trends Report

This report details the capabilities of mesh networks, how they work, and the applications they thrive in supporting. Connectivity is necessary for optimal productivity, and mesh networking will soon be a significant provider of connectivity globally.

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An interview with Chia-Lun Wu, Engineering

Alloy

Chia-Lun Wu is a software engineer in Alloy’s Berlin office. Before joining Alloy, he worked as a software engineer at Forto in Berlin and Vyond in Taipei, Taiwan. He holds an MSc in Computer Science from National Taiwan University. Why did you join Alloy? Lasse , our current head of engineering, sent me a message via LinkedIn one day back in 2019 and it drew my attention immediately.

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Cities are Complex Systems often Compared to Living Organisms

Enterra Insights

A course given at MIT examines a normative model which claims a city is analogous to a living organism.[1] The course description notes, “The theory of the organic city rests on a number of assumptions about the nature of organisms. Among these is the assertion that an organism is an autonomous individual, and that it has a definite boundary and is of a specific size.

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An interview with Chia-Lun Wun, Engineering

Alloy

Chia-Lun Wu is a software engineer in Alloy’s Berlin office. Before joining Alloy, he worked as a software engineer at Forto in Berlin and Vyond in Taipei, Taiwan. He holds an MSc in Computer Science from National Taiwan University. Why did you join Alloy? Lasse , our current head of engineering, sent me a message via LinkedIn one day back in 2019 and it drew my attention immediately.

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