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Supply Chain Shaman
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Before You Eat That, Do You Have Any Idea Where It’s Been? Food Supply Chains on Blockchain
Shipchain
JUNE 17, 2019
Before you pick up that cherry tomato or prep the chicken, do you really know what you’re about to eat? How often do you think about the actual processes and activities that go on behind the scenes in food supply chains? Produce is grown. Meats are raised. Dairy foods are processed. Others are prepared in advance and flash-frozen for distribution. When you think about it, there are ample opportunities for contamination. 2017 and 2018 were some of the worst years for food-borne illness outbreak i
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Companies Are Wildly Overestimating Their ‘Digital Maturity’ in Supplier Management
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 17, 2019
When it comes to assessing progress toward digital transformation of the procurement function, a lot of companies appear far less advanced than they think they are.
As Retailers Eye Last-Mile Strategies, They Launch BOPIS to Neutralize Costs
Veridian Solutions
JUNE 17, 2019
Many retailers have implemented buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS) strategies without realizing it. Although the name invokes the fears of coding and advanced systems, it refers to the process of buying a product online and picking it up in the store, i.e., BOPIS. This concept gives supply chains a non-traditional means of fulfilling orders and moving product.
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
AB&R® Named as One of the “Top Companies to Work for in Arizona” for the Fifth Year in a Row
AB&R
JUNE 17, 2019
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 17, 2019. azcentral.com and Republic Media (The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com) announced that AB&R® (American Barcode and RFID) has earned a spot on the list of 2019 azcentral.com® Top Companies to Work for in Arizona for the fifth consecutive year. “We are honored to be recognized for the fifth year in a row as one of Arizona’s “Top Companies to Work for!
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Supply Chain - Brexit Trick or Treat?
Cranfield
JUNE 17, 2019
The new Halloween date for Brexit means supply chains are faced with a round of Trick or Treat in the lead up to October.
Åhléns Looks to RELEX for Supply Chain Transformation
RELEX Solutions
JUNE 17, 2019
Read PDF. Iconic Swedish retailer targets better visibility, higher availability and lower inventory. Leading Swedish department store chain Åhléns has signed a deal to use RELEX Solutions’ pragmatic AI-driven software to take its retail planning to the next level. RELEX and Åhléns will focus on the chain’s main business areas – home, beauty and fashion offered throughout its 57 stores and online channel.
TMS Results: Results to Expect From a TMS
GlobalTranz
JUNE 17, 2019
One of the biggest concerns shippers have when considering the implementation of a TMS is whether it will provide a significant return on investment (ROI). The answer is simple; a TMS does provide verifiable results that will benefit your operation. These TMS results are substantial and affect every process and activity within your organization, ranging.read More.
Shippers Claim Class One Railroads Fines are Unfair, Illogical, and Arbitrary
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 17, 2019
Railroad customers objected to escalating fines across the country’s seven Class I carriers and referred to monopolistic, unfair, illogical, and arbitrary actions by most of the railroads. The post Shippers Claim Class One Railroads Fines are Unfair, Illogical, and Arbitrary appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.
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.
How to Become a Carrier of the Year
Talking Logistics
JUNE 17, 2019
After the challenging transportation environment in 2018, it’s clear that shippers and carriers are dependent on each other for success. But while there’s plenty of discussion about what it means to be a “shipper of choice,” what does it mean to be a “carrier of choice?” What capabilities or attributes elevate some carriers above the. The post How to Become a Carrier of the Year appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Gaining Big Insights from Big Data
Enterra Insights
JUNE 17, 2019
Data is the lifeblood running through the veins of the digital economy. Nevertheless, pooled data, like pooled blood, is of little value unless it’s put to use. The question is: How does a company extract the greatest value from its data? Extracting insights from large data sets isn’t easy. According to Scott E. Page ( @Scott_E_Page ), a professor of complex systems, political science and economics at the University of Michigan, many companies view large data sets as a “hairbal
Shopify vs Squarespace. Compare eCommerce Features, Pricing, Pros & Cons
TradeGecko
JUNE 17, 2019
How does Squarespace compare with Shopify as an eCommerce platform? As a small business owner, you have enough headaches to contend with. What you need is an eCommerce sales platform that is not only reliable but also tailored to yours and your customers’ needs. But how do you decide which eCommerce platform fits this bill? That’s why we’ve gone out and done the hard part for you.
Axway partners with Citykomi and team to bring about real solutions!
Axway
JUNE 17, 2019
DataCity in partnership with Numa and the City of Paris has formed a terrific alliance to reduce congestion, noise and pollution in the City of Light.
The Big Payoff of Application Analytics
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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.
Are You Closer to Your Procurement Goals or Further Away?
EC Sourcing Group
JUNE 17, 2019
Are you closer to the goals you set for this year or further away? Most people set annual goals and if you are one of them, now may be a good time to check your progress. Here are five that clients have shared with me: Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement team. Meaningfully increase vendor loyalty. Eliminate maverick spend. Minimize manual methods.
Walmart Adjusts to Tariffs Through a Price-Changing Tool for Suppliers
Material Handling & Logistics
JUNE 17, 2019
The move shows how the world’s largest retailer, which sells billions of dollars of goods made in China annually, is incorporating the reality of tariffs into its day-to-day operations.
Savant Talks: Sales, Marketing & Data-driven Retail
Savant Events
JUNE 17, 2019
In the lead up to our Savant eCommerce Stockholm, we had the great pleasure of sitting together with Cecilia Mortimer Meurling, Sales and Marketing Director of Åhléns, for an insightful chat about department stores and data-driven retail. Here’s what we talked about! What will be the role of department stores in the future? The department store will fill the role as a place to go to get things done – a lot of products collected under one roof and instant delivery.
5 ways ERP improves inventory visibility in your supply chain
OptiProERP
JUNE 17, 2019
Inventory visibility is one of the critical aspects of any manufacturing business. It helps organizations understand how much inventory is available, at what location , and at any given point of time. To ensure inventory visibility, you should have access to view, manage, and update your inventory status from trusted software. What Improved Inventory Visibility does.
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.
RFID, AIDC and IoT New Round Up for June 18, 2019
Supply Chain Digest
JUNE 17, 2019
Impinj Sues Rival NXP for Patent Violation.Is this the End of Lost Baggage at Last.
Freight Class: All You Need To Know About NMFC Code
Freightera
JUNE 17, 2019
What is freight class? Freight class is assigned to all Less than Truckload (LTL) freight, shipping within USA or across the USA/Canadian border with US carriers who have NMFC-based pricing. Class can be based on the particular NMFC code of the product, or on the shipment density. There are 18 classes ranging from 50 to 500, according to the National Motor Freight Classification® (NMFC®) system.
Freight Brokerage 'Booking Structures': Opportunities to Streamline Your Operations
Parade
JUNE 17, 2019
Every freight brokerage uses one— or a combination of— four main booking structures: 1) Outbound region, 2) Inbound region, 3) ‘Carrier manager' model, and 4) ‘Free for All.' While you might have a combination of two such as ‘Free for All' and ‘carrier managers,' you won't have a mix of outbound, carrier manager, and the ‘Free for All.’ Each ‘booking structure' has several pros and cons, and each model can benefit from leveraging technology to increase bookings, reduce grunt-work, and strengthen
How to Make the Right Choice of ERP Implementation Partner
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
JUNE 17, 2019
In our ERP world, we get those who manufacture and those who distribute. The ones who make ERP, typically rely on “distribution” firms to sell and support the end consumer. These firms range from Tier 1 or mainstream consulting organizations that supply multiple ERP products to niche, agile organizations that support a single ERP, thus […]. The post How to Make the Right Choice of ERP Implementation Partner appeared first on SYSPRO US.
Monetizing Analytics Features
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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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