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A Short Guide to Writing Proper Freight Damage Claims & Receive Full Refunds from the Carrier

GlobalTranz

Transporting a freight over a long distance can be done nowadays with a freight carrier. However, the journey could be quite risky. Sometimes the items that get transported can get harmed while the freight is moved and stored. If that happens, you will have to go through a series of procedures to recover the value.read More. The post A Short Guide to Writing Proper Freight Damage Claims & Receive Full Refunds from the Carrier appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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The Good Jobs of the Future Belong to Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Imagining the Supply Chain of the Future! Article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Sam White at [link]. A new Harvard Business Review article lays out some striking research out of MIT about the role of Supply Chain Management within the broader economy.

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Hackett CPO Agenda: What’s Top of Mind in Procurement?

Jaggaer

“Do more with less.” Words that send a shiver down many a manager’s spine. But with budgets growing more slowly (1.3%, versus 2.7% in 2018) and expectations of cost and efficiency savings growing faster than ever, that is the reality faced by procurement professionals. The Hackett Group’s CPO Agenda is always eagerly awaited, and this year’s edition does not disappoint, offering clear advice based on a detailed survey (the Hackett Group’s Key Issues Study) of the procurement community.

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Another Way to Transform the Customer Experience

Talking Logistics

We just finished our conference, Descartes Evolution 2019, where the theme was Transforming the Customer Experience. I reflected on a session where our customer explained how they were transforming the customer experience in a unique way in logistics: by extending the planning horizon. The retailer significantly improved its ability to complete repairs on the first visit, and correspondingly cut overall response time, by providing better schedule visibility to technicians in advance of actual se

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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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Examining LogiPharma 2019 – Top 3 symptoms you caught the life sciences supply chain bug

Kinaxis

by Bill DuBois. With LogiPharma 2019 in the books, a big congratulations goes out to all the organizers, speakers, vendors and attendees for a successful event. LogiPharma 2019 featured a strong lineup of speakers and life sciences supply chain industry experts who delivered valuable and relevant content, spurring attendees to participate with passion while host (and former Premiership Rugby match official) David Kurk injected a good dose of energy and humor to keep things moving.

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Does Your Supply Chain Self-Optimize?

Adexa

In recent years AI and machine learning have had a major impact on how we run our businesses. They have also influenced the way we make decisions in supply chain planning. As a result we are now in a position to have a supply chain planning system that may have enough intelligence to grow and change with the organization on its own! There are at least 3 methods by which this can happen, click to learn more: Self-Correcting, Self-Improving and Self-Optimizing.

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Provenance powers Mashu’s sustainability story at Harvey Nichols

Provenance

Just after Spring Fashion Week, the Maiyet collective hosted a pop-up in Harvey Nichols, a luxury department store dating back to 1831 in London’s Knightsbridge neighbourhood, that featured 50 positive-impact fashion brands committed to sustainability and traceability. As part of the pop-up, we were excited to collaborate with Mashu and communicate the story behind their bags through an interactive in-store experience.

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The latest in warehouse technology trends

SCJunction

Currently, in thousands of warehouses across the world, many of the essential processes are still being performed manually. Naturally, due to human nature, fulfilment accuracy, absenteeism and shipping delay issues will always be present resulting in reduced profitability and efficiency. However, with the rapid evolution of new technologies, the world will without doubt be dramatically transformed, allowing your warehouse and supply chain to take full advantage.

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Where to find us at Fashion Revolution Week

Provenance

Fashion Revolution began as a reaction to the Rana Plaza factory collapse on 24th of April 2013, with a vision to unite organisations and people towards a “fashion industry that values people, the environment, creativity and profit in equal measure”. Today, Fashion Revolution is a global movement focused on creating solutions that have a positive impact on the fashion industry.

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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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How to Choose & Derive Optimal Value from a Control Tower

Supply Chain 24/7

Unfortunately, many control towers miss the mark on foundational and critical elements that are essential to gaining full visibility and control over today’s supply chains, they show you what’s going wrong, but they don’t fix it or give you the tools to resolve problems quickly and efficiently.

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Maritime and Container Logistics: Who Will be the Catalysts to Drive Total Value Optimization?

Maine Pointe

Mike Notarangeli, is EVP, Logistics at Maine Pointe and a former Executive Director for the Semiconductor Manufacturing Global Council at RosettaNet / GS1 US. Mike recently attended TPM19, the industry event for the Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference. Logistics providers, Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCOs), solution providers, and other members of the maritime logistics ecosystem came together to discuss important topics that will affect the industry in the near term and into the future.

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Key Differences Concerning Supply Chain Multi-Enterprise Network Platforms & Pseudo Networks

Supply Chain 24/7

The basic paradigm of enterprise technology still persists which is unfortunate given the progress we’ve made on the consumer technology side, however, multi-enterprise networks are finally gaining understanding and attention from the marketplace.

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The Logistics Industry Can Succeed At Digitization

Gravity Supply Chain

KEY TAKEAWAYS. Digitization has the potential to revolutionize the logistics industry if done correctly. However, several factors often block digitization and require urgent address and solution. It’s imperative to gain valuable insights into the benefits that can be realized by logistics providers from digitizing processes. The post The Logistics Industry Can Succeed At Digitization appeared first on Gravity Supply Chain.

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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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8 Signs Your Business-2-Business Cloud Network is Broken

Supply Chain 24/7

If you are looking at end-to-end automation supply chain solutions for optimizing your enterprise and your business network, consideration of these 8 key factors will be critical for success.

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Optimizing Retail Supply Chains to Meet Demand and Reduce Costs

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Driving demand via promotions, new products, and updated shelving can attract customers and keep them interested, but if you’re spending most of your time on these tactics, you could be missing a bigger strategic opportunity. The modern retail consumer. Digital retailers have changed consumers’ expectations across the entire retail landscape, with convenience and immediate access to almost any product now foremost in consumers’ minds.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for April 19, 2019

Supply Chain Digest

Amazon Flex Drivers Say Pay is Low, Differing Signals on Health of US Manuacturing, US DC Space Availability Finally Stabilizers, 3rd Party Sales Fueling Amazon

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Optimizing Retail Supply Chains to Meet Demand and Reduce Costs

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Driving demand via promotions, new products, and updated shelving can attract customers and keep them interested, but if you’re spending most of your time on these tactics, you could be missing a bigger strategic opportunity. The modern retail consumer. Digital retailers have changed consumers’ expectations across the entire retail landscape, with convenience and immediate access to almost any product now foremost in consumers’ minds.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024

Your Roadmap to Smarter Spend Management in 2024 Geopolitical, economic and supply chain challenges will stick around in 2024, but don’t despair. There are strategic opportunities to leverage AI-powered technology and digital toolsets to overcome these hurdles more effectively. GEP experts in nearly two dozen critical categories guide you in the right direction in our annual comprehensive resource — GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on North American Material Handling Automation Sales Remain Strong

Supply Chain Digest

Conveyor Sales Up Big in 2018. Can It Continue.

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How Integration as a Platform (iPaaS) is changing Enterprise integration

Axway

The integration platform as a service (iPaaS) market is not just growing, it is accelerating. iPaaS is a cloud service that provides a platform to support applications that involve a combination of data sources, cloud-based applications and others.

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Selecting Technologies for Industry 4.0…What You Should Know While at Explore!

QAD

QAD Explore wouldn’t be possible without the support of our sponsors. For the next few weeks, we will feature five of our Explore sponsors as contributors on the QAD Blog. They have prepared informative articles around manufacturing and the benefits of upgrading your ERP solution. . Our first featured article is prepared by our friends at FACTIVITY.

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How to Drive B2B eCommerce Sales With Great Customer Experience

Unleashed

With more and more B2B buyers moving online, B2B businesses need to start adopting smarter eCommerce and digital technologies to stay competitive without sacrificing great customer experience. A majority of B2B buyers actually prefer the convenience of a self-service portal over face-to-face interaction, however, 76% of B2B buyers still find it helpful to talk to a salesperson when researching and considering a new product.

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Embedded Analytics: A Force Multiplier for Business

The possibilities for embedded analytics to drive real value for businesses, end users, and society are as fascinating as they are limitless. No matter the industry, brand after brand is finding that analytics can be the solution to a multitude of business challenges. Go deep with five insightsoftware customers as they share the details of their analytics journeys and discuss the transformative power of data.

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How Inventory Software Can Grow Small Business

Supply Chain 24/7

Small business entrepreneurs often spend the majority of their time working in their business instead of on their business.this kind of behavior will leave you in the dust next to competitors.

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The effect of emerging technology on procurement

Xeeva

Hugo Evans, Vice President at A.T. Kearney, recently joined Vikas Shah, our SVP of Growth & Business Development, and Marisa Pierron, our Customer Success Manager, for a webinar about how emerging technology is impacting procurement. One of the key points they touched on during their discussion was specific areas of procurement organizations that will be affected by emerging technology.

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Photo Journal: Tive Brings Real-Time Visibility to Onyx Coffee

Tive

Based in Washington and Guatemala City, Onyx Coffee is a boutique importer of specialty coffees that connects Guatemalan producers to roasters all around the world.

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Jobs and Career Paths in Supply Chain and Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Are you fresh out of college or university and planning to enter the supply chain or logistics profession? Perhaps you are considering a mid-career move into the supply chain theatre. Either way, you might find this article of value, because we’re going to discuss some of the positions you might aim for among the vast range available, and the career paths associated with them. 81% of young professionals working in supply chain say that it was the right career choice.

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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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E-commerce Shipping: 3 Tips Every Subscription Box Company Needs to Know

EnVista

If you're a subscription box company, you know there's no shortage of competition. BirchBox, BarkBox, Stitchfix, FabFitFun, Blue Apron, Hello Fresh, Dollar Shave Club. Boxes for socks, wine, food, razors, clothing, feminine products, coffee, workout apparel, cocktails and more. There’s no shortage of these companies.

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The (Very Complex) Last Mile in Healthcare

Paragon

The post The (Very Complex) Last Mile in Healthcare appeared first on Paragon Routing.

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Maximizing Uptime on the Shop Floor with Asset Tracking

RFgen

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