Tue.Mar 21, 2017

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Supply and demand production challenges with new products

Kinaxis

by Iman Niroomand Supply chain performance depends on the matching of product features with supply chain features. When a new product hits the market, the existing supply chain that is optimal for a given set of product lines will not stay optimal. Thus, a new product introduction will require a supply chain logistic network redesign. A new product introduction leads to a potential risk of reduced service performance due to ‘discontinuity’.

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Editor’s Pick: NAFTA and Mexican Free Trade – Aiding Our Neighbor to the South

Talking Logistics

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Pick ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. Today’s post is by Troy Ryley at Transplace where he recommends that we keep developing a North America that supports trade and builds a strong infrastructure and economy for Mexico, Canada and the U.S.

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Constraints, Constraints, Constraints: Building the Optimal Supply Chain

Logility

I am constantly amazed that an automotive manufacturer will design and market vehicles with top-end speeds of 180+ MPH and 0-60 speeds in the sub 4 second range. Don’t get me wrong, I own three vehicles with 5.7L Hemi engines so I love powerful vehicles. However, considering the top legal speed in most of the United States is 70 or 75 MPH and most stop and go driving takes place where speed limits are less than 45 MPH, a driver rarely gets the opportunity to experience a vehicle’s tr

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Tips For Evaluating Shipping Overseas

NFI Industries

Guest Post: Robert Garrison, President of Global at NFI When importers are booking their freight, two main concerns come to mind: cost and timeliness. With the new alliance route updates, it is a great time for shippers to reassess cost and time requirements. This year, carriers have adapted their routes to accommodate for larger vessels. Read More.

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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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Will US Supply Chain Gain if China’s Shrinks with Potential Tariff?

Material Handling & Logistics

Bloomberg. Thousands of small- and medium-sized factories in China, makers of clothes, toys and household goods that fuel the $462.8 billion annual flow of exports to the U.S., aren’t cash-rich, making it harder for them to take the proposed tariff punch. read more.

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Quarterly Report for On-Demand Warehousing Pricing and Usage: 2016 Summary

FLEXE

We wanted to know how pricing and usage of on-demand warehousing trended in 2016. Here are the numbers. For years, the supply chain has been the same: weighed down by outdated processes and technologies. In today’s market, that doesn’t cut it anymore. Meeting market demands and staying competitive requires real-time visibility into every area of the business and solutions that make it easier to adapt to change.

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New Study: Bridging the Expectation Gap on Innovation Between 3PLs & Shippers

BlueYonder

Everybody in supply chain talks about innovation. It’s almost perceived as a professional weakness or disadvantage if you don’t use the word ‘innovation’ when talking about your company or vision for the future. But what exactly is innovation and is there a real business case for it? What kind of innovation does your customer need and want to pay for?

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Supply Chain News on Getting Buy In for Procurement Strategies

Supply Chain Digest

Consultant Dap Wijeyeratne Says Push Hard for Equal Seat at the Table, but Assess Real and Perceived Business Risk from Strategy and Process Changes

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Freight Claim Laws: The Various Laws You Need To Know

GlobalTranz

Freight claim loss is almost a taboo subject in modern shipping. No one wants to touch it, but it’s important to know which freight claim laws govern certain modes of transportations , allowing everyone to understand when and if a claim is appropriate. Let’s look at some of these freight claim laws and what they mean for freight transportation liability.

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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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Preparing for a Future with Robots

Enterra Insights

The media is awash with dire predictions about robots putting the human race out of work. A typical example is … Continued. The post Preparing for a Future with Robots appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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The Whole Industry Is Struggling to Define TMS. Here’s My Take.

3GTMS

The term “TMS” has come to mean many things: it covers different product classes; lots of transportation software vendors refer to themselves as a TMS provider (whether they provide vehicle maintenance, carrier selection, accounting, cargo care and handling, routing, and mapping, etc.); and even some 3PLs call themselves TMS companies. This is causing a lot of confusion in our industry, including among the purchasers, developers, and media.

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Freight Market Intelligence Consortium

CHAINalytics

Are you paying a fair price for transportation with respect to your peers and competitor companies? How can you determine where lane-by-lane transportation costs compare to market prices? Are you paying the best price for the services you need? How effective have previous carrier negotiations been? Chainalytics’ Freight Market Intelligence Consortium (FMIC) can help answer … The post Freight Market Intelligence Consortium appeared first on Chainalytics.

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Is it “Accessorial” or “Assessorial”?

Supply Chain Collaborator

Like William Shakespeare wrote, “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” In the field of transportation logistics, we encounter a similar linguistic dilemma. Is it an “accessorial charge” or an “assessorial charge”? Whether written in transportation industry magazines and journals, or spoken aloud by transportation and logistics professionals and analysts, both spellings and pronunciations are commonly encountered.

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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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Why You Need Technology to Optimize Your Parcel Spend in a Constantly Changing World

CHAINalytics

By Jim Haller | Senior Manager, Parcel Spend Optimization Service | Chainalytics Traditional parcel delivery business models have always revolved around the pricing and service level capabilities offered by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), DHL, FedEx, Purolator or UPS–not necessarily around the changing needs of the shippers who purchase and use these services to meet … The post Why You Need Technology to Optimize Your Parcel Spend in a Constantly Changing World appeared fir

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Walmart Launches “Store No. 8” Tech Incubator, Promises More Acquisitions

Supply Chain 24/7

Walmart is creating a startup incubator charged with developing cutting-edge retail technologies as part of a wider drive to modernize its supermarkets and challenge Amazon in the online digital e-commerce sector.

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RFID and IoT News Round Up for Week of March 21, 2017

Supply Chain Digest

Is RFID Tech Provider Impinj a Real Stock Buy.Here Come the Connected Purses.

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The Direct Approach - Finding New Value with Direct Procurement

Supply Chain 24/7

In this white paper you’ll learn how, with preconfigured solutions, implementation support, and strategic guidance, Deloitte and SAP Ariba can help transform your direct materials procurement processes to realize new value.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.