APICS
DECEMBER 5, 2018
In addressing the challenges of operating a global health supply chain in low-resource settings, there’s plenty to learn from established commercial supply chains.
Brookes Supply Chain Planning Blog
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) presents supply chain planning challenges for both large and small consumer goods brands, but these challenges differ depending on which type of company you are.
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Enterra Insights
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Hollywood loves artificial intelligence (AI) because it can be used to create both wonder and fear in movie audiences. The type of AI most often depicted in movies is artificial general intelligence (AGI) — sentient machines that could decide humankind is either a nuisance or a threat (think HAL 9000 or Skynet). There are legitimate reasons sober thinkers like the late Stephen Hawking expressed concerns about AGI; but, as I’ll explain below, there are less concerning, more useful forms of
GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Black swans in the supply chain refer to unexpected, unusual disruptions within the supply chain, reports Melanie Nuce of Inbound Logistics. For example, a black swan event may include both the physical damage and ongoing disruption caused by a hurricane and subsequent bottlenecks, so shippers that know how to isolate the causes of poor visibility and areas that are likely to contribute to worsening of black swan events can effectively reduce their chances of coming to fruition.
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
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Steve Cox, VP of Business Development at Command Alkon , discusses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: How is the construction materials supply chain the same as other supply chains, and more importantly, how is it different? Why is digital transformation imperative for the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry?
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
USC Consulting Group
DECEMBER 5, 2018
This holiday season, American consumers are expected to spend more than $720 billion , an increase of nearly 5 percent over sales figures from 2017, according to the National Retail Federation. But as buyers bolt to malls to take advantage of last-minute deals and purchase gifts online, manufacturers here and abroad are navigating a holiday rush all their own.
Unleashed
DECEMBER 5, 2018
The dawn of the Internet of Things (IoT) is upon us and it is set to revolutionise many industries including inventory management. However, before we can understand how inventory management will be affected by IoT and how we can optimise this, we must first understand what exactly it is. IoT is essentially a concept where devices are connectec to the internet or each other via a wireless connection.
Supply Chain Game Changer
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Article created by, and permission to publish here provided by, Chris Landry at [link]. Check out Innovations in Offline Retail! (Infographic). Now that 2018’s record-breaking Black Friday is behind us, retailers small and large must place their focus over the coming weeks on preparing for the Holiday shopping season.
Inmar
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Understanding and addressing – as quickly and completely as possible – issues within the supply chain has never been more important as consumer expectations around quality have never been greater. Scorecards can provide a comprehensive, comparative and candid assessment enabling supply chain managers to clearly understand existing operational deltas and implement needed improvements.
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.
Tive
DECEMBER 5, 2018
These days, real-time visibility is all the rage. From industry publications to expert reports to supply chain events and conferences, it seems like visibility is at the forefront of everyone's minds. But it's more than just a buzzword. Visibility is the key to building the supply chain of the future.
Unleashed
DECEMBER 5, 2018
ABC analysis is an inventory management principle which stands for Always Better Control. It is based on the Pareto principle (20% of a commodity accounts for 80% of the net result) and can be very useful for management of a company’s inventory. In this article, we consider what ABC analysis is exactly and how it is calculated, an example of it in action and some pros and cons of its implementation.
Dragon Innovation
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Lead-time to produce a product is generally based on producing and/or acquiring the components and then assembling them. However, lead times in manufacturing a product should have more to do with how often the product changes than how much money is tied up in inventory you are willing to carry.
TradeGecko
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Within the rapidly evolving world of eCommerce, managing inventory is a key pain point that prevents many businesses from achieving the growth they’re capable of. It’s an investment of both time and often cash, to research, choose and implement an inventory system that will work for your business. However, it’s a worthwhile one as it will become the foundation of your growth: what’s an eCommerce business without a strong handle on its inventory levels?
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Freight Plus
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Unlike in previous years, where competition to fill space drove a shipper's market, in 2018 demand is exceeding supply which has shifted the balance of pricing power. These new market conditions have left shippers lamenting rates they haven’t encountered since the beginning of the decade.
Insights Solutions Global
DECEMBER 5, 2018
As widely used as microphones in our daily products, its manufacturing process remains a mystery to a lot of us. Getting to know it can surely gain you headway in mitigating possible manufacturing risks. Now let's take a look at it.
RELEX Solutions
DECEMBER 5, 2018
RELEX Season’s Greetings Calendar 2018. News » RELEX Season’s Greetings Calendar 2018. Instead of shipping presents all over the world, we spread our holiday joy by doing charitable work and supporting good causes. For the last few years, we’ve found it to be a meaningful way to give back to our communities for the holidays and actually help those in need.
Insights Solutions Global
DECEMBER 5, 2018
You have a great idea of a product that you're sure many people will love, and the next thing you may want to do is to make it real and accessible for as many people as possible, and hopefully, change the world. So how are you going to make it happen?
More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 5, 2018
What a difference a year makes. Last November, executives from all segments of the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) ecosystem got together at the inaugural Leadership Roundtable meeting organized by Command Alkon (a Talking Logistics sponsor) to discuss a couple of simple questions: Are there opportunities to elevate the performance of the HBM industry?
Insights Solutions Global
DECEMBER 5, 2018
You may have seen the word 'LCD' for many times, are you curious about it? In this post there is basic knowledge of LCD and the manufacturing process of a popular LCD, click in and read about it.
Exapro Hub
DECEMBER 5, 2018
One of the most successful categories of used machines on Exapro.com is the Plastic – Rubber category. With more than 3,000 used machines available, buyers and sellers are constantly active on the online marketplace. In the same way we […]. The post Top 5 Plastic – Rubber Machines in November 2018 appeared first on Exapro Hub.
Insights Solutions Global
DECEMBER 5, 2018
As widely used as microphones in our daily products, its manufacturing process remains a mystery to a lot of us. Getting to know it can surely gain you headway in mitigating possible manufacturing risks. Now let's take a look at it. The post Microphones: How Are They Made? appeared first on Insight Solutions Global.
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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.
Kinaxis
DECEMBER 5, 2018
by Teresa Chiykowski The biggest toy sellers (Target, Walmart, JCPenney and Amazon) have announced their picks for the hottest toys of the year. Coming in at number 1 are Pomsies – animatronic, interactive pets that kids can take anywhere. Let’s hope supply chains are doing their thing by producing enough of these cuddly critters to meet demand so the world doesn’t have to deal with another Cabbage Patch Kid-like debacle.
Insights Solutions Global
DECEMBER 5, 2018
You have a great idea of a product that you're sure many people will love, and the next thing you may want to do is to make it real and accessible for as many people as possible, and hopefully, change the world. So how are you going to make it happen? The post How to Manufacture a Product? appeared first on Insight Solutions Global.
FLEXE
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Slow cookers are in. Big-screen TVs are out. Plus, this was the first Black Friday Cyber Monday (BFCM) weekend since the iconic Toys R Us closed up shop. Here’s our annual recap of what went down during the biggest shopping weekend of the year. T-Minus 4 weeks until 2019, but who’s counting? Consumers are racing the clock to select just the right gifts, pick them up (or more likely have them delivered), and get them wrapped in time—all without breaking the bank.
Insights Solutions Global
DECEMBER 5, 2018
You may have seen the word 'LCD' for many times, are you curious about it? In this post there is basic knowledge of LCD and the manufacturing process of a popular LCD, click in and read about it. The post TFT LCD Manufacturing Process appeared first on Insight Solutions Global.
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.
Freight Plus
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Normal. 0. false. false. false. EN-US. X-NONE. X-NONE. It’s a fact: shippers who have been playing the spot rate market in 2018 have been paying more for freight than at any time in 2017. After a barrage of hurricanes and new ELD regulations sent rates soaring at the end of last year, driver shortages and a booming economy have kept costs high and capacity low on every page of the calendar.
BlueYonder
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Caroline Sauve has been with JDA for 20 years and is senior practice director in JDA’s professional services organization. She shares the leadership lessons she has learned, starting with a stint as a Captain in the Canadian Army Reserve. She believes in the importance of putting your ego aside when it comes to making leadership decisions and that sometimes saying ‘no’ and re-prioritizing not only makes for better work/life balance, it makes you more successful too.
EMERGE App
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Introduction. Wholesalers and distributors run a tight ship. This business model depends on a massive volume of orders to be fulfilled accurately and shipped on time, every time. The sheer number of transactions involved makes it perfect for using technology. But how about taking it further with mobile technology? Unharness technology and take it out anywhere.
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