Talking Logistics

JUNE 19, 2018

Perhaps the most overworked word in the supply chain management lexicon is “visibility.” Yet it’s difficult to overstate the importance of a view into what’s going on in the supply chain. After all, you can’t source, make, move, store, deliver, measure or improve what you can’t see. At the same time, the value of supply chain visibility is lessened if it isn’t comprehensive – encompassing the supply chain from one end to the other, from upstream to downstream.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 19, 2018

The use of full truckload shipping is rising in popularity, resulting from its lower cost as compared to less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping. Unfortunately, the use of full truckload shipments and expenditures have hit an all-time high, reports Kate Patrick of Supply Chain Dive. These rates will have natural implications for smaller shippers seeking to lower overall transportation and freight spend, and paired with a “blurred lines between peak shipping and shopping seasons,” shippers will experi

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 19, 2018

Land O’Lakes Chief Supply Chain Officer, Yone Dewberry, told an audience at eft’s 3PL and Supply Chain Summit in Atlanta in on June 6th, “We’ve created it” (the truck driver shortage). “As an industry” (shippers), “we’ve done this to ourselves.” Land O’ Lakes is a member owned cooperative with revenues of $15 billion. The company is best known for dairy products, particularly butter, but the company also has divisions devoted to animal nutrition and seeds/crop […].

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 19, 2018

This afternoon, I poured myself a cup of tea to pen congratulation emails to the Supply Chains to Admire award winners. This is the fun part of my job. It is now our fifth year of analyzing balance sheets to understand which companies are outperforming their peer groups on the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while driving improvement.

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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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ToolsGroup

JUNE 19, 2018

Most companies are still trying to use Excel to optimize their inventories. Supply Chain Insights’ 2018 Inventory Optimization Technologies Study suggests the number may be as high as 75%. These companies struggle to meet service level requirements while respecting financial impacts, and have almost no chance to do it optimally. So inventory optimization software is still “low hanging fruit” for those seeking higher levels of supply chain maturity and improved use of supply chain analytical tool

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 19, 2018

Most companies are still trying to use Excel to optimize their inventories. Supply Chain Insights’ 2018 Inventory Optimization Technologies Study suggests the number may be as high as 75%. These companies struggle to meet service level requirements while respecting financial impacts, and have almost no chance to do it optimally. So inventory optimization software is still “low hanging fruit” for those seeking higher levels of supply chain maturity and improved use of supply chain analytical tool

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ModusLink Corporation

JUNE 19, 2018

Today’s brands are up against a rapidly evolving the commercial landscape — with consumer behavior shifting toward online shopping and consumers, themselves, changing. Of course, the new shopper on every brand’s mind is the millennial. All eyes are on millennial spending behavior and preferences, as sales and marketing try to pin down trends around the […].

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 19, 2018

The report identifies several concepts that look to have high impact across the next decade: uberization of freight; blockchain; fully autonomous trucks; artificial intelligence applications; truck platooning; electric vehicle fleets; autonomous mobile robots; and drone and unmanned aerial vehicle delivery systems. Things are looking up for supply chain sector, according to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual State of Logistics Report. .

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Arkieva

JUNE 19, 2018

A look at how you can use product and customer ABC segmentation for Inventory management. ABC Segmentation for Inventory Management was first posted on June 19, 2018 at 2:25 pm. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement.

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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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BlueYonder

JUNE 19, 2018

Recently Glenn A. Steinberg, Principal and Global Supply Chain Leader, Advisory, EY and Matthew Butler, Industry Strategies Director, JDA Software sat down with Manufacturing Business Technology to discuss challenges and opportunities facing manufacturers and their supply chains. Following is an excerpt of their conversation: When we consider the biggest challenges and opportunities facing manufacturers and their supply chains today, profitable growth is certainly at the top of the list.

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NFI

JUNE 19, 2018

From the quick shipment of products to emerging technologies, society is moving faster than ever. Despite these rapid technological advancements, uncertainties of supply chain disruption still remain. However, taking a proactive approach to address possible disruptions through supply chain risk management can be critical to a successful operation. Put simply, supply risk management is a.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 19, 2018

Recently Glenn A. Steinberg, Principal and Global Supply Chain Leader, Advisory, EY and Matthew Butler, Industry Strategies Director, JDA Software sat down with Manufacturing Business Technology to discuss challenges and opportunities facing manufacturers and their supply chains. Following is an excerpt of their conversation: When we consider the biggest challenges and opportunities facing manufacturers and their supply chains today, profitable growth is certainly at the top of the list.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 19, 2018

“Google and JD plan to collaborate on a range of strategic initiatives, including joint development of retail solutions in a range of regions around the world, including Southeast Asia, the U.S. and Europe,” the statement said. “By applying JD’s supply chain and logistics expertise and Google’s technology strengths, the two companies aim to explore the creation of next generation retail infrastructure solutions, with the goal of offering helpful, personalized and frictionless shopping experience

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2018

Indiana Tops the List Again, as SCDigest Turns Letter Grades into Numeric Score from Ball State Data

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TradeGecko

JUNE 19, 2018

With the explosion of eCommerce businesses in Hong Kong and around the globe, 3PL (third-party logistics) providers are having to adapt to changing distribution models and ways of working.

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AIT SureShip

JUNE 19, 2018

Ready to go! Whatever process you have taken, you have finally arrived at the point where your company is going to start the journey of selecting and implementing a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) application. You have strong executive leadership and buy-in, now what? There’s a common phrase that states, “you only get out what you put into it”.

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Rootstock

JUNE 19, 2018

Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC), specialists for more than 25 years in helping organizations through ERP software evaluations, wanted to see what was on the minds of today’s manufacturing community concerning ERP. To do this they conducted a survey during the first half of 2018 to understand the user communities’ business challenges, software & technology initiatives, and to garner insight into what was lacking with their current ERP systems.

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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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Supply Chain 24/7

JUNE 19, 2018

One of the keys to digital transformation is to prove the benefits of your IIoT program through a pilot project.

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Tailwind

JUNE 19, 2018

Not sure if you heard but there is a driver shortage. Funny thing is, most trucking companies haven’t changed their recruitment strategies for a generation. At the same time they are confused as to why they are getting diminishing returns from their recruitment strategies. I know there is a great young, hardworking, team-oriented group out there that the best trucking companies are starting to understand and attract.

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FLEXE

JUNE 19, 2018

Last month, we attended the 2018 D3 Retail Summit in Brooklyn, put together by eyefortransport (EFT). It was a packed couple of days with a lot of great speakers brought together for a common interest: how to solve the retail supply chain challenge. New technologies, changing buying behaviors, and market saturation have put retail to the test. As supply chain and logistics become increasingly important for eCommerce success, retailers and brands are turning to new B2B solutions to meet demands a

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 19, 2018

Software Support Specialist. Job Description. The entry level position responsible for taking support calls for UltraShipTMS. They will either resolve the issue reported or escalate to a senior staff member for resolution. UltraShipTMS offers award winning software-as-a-service solutions to leading shippers in food production, packaging, retail and other industries.

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FLEXE

JUNE 19, 2018

Last month, we attended the 2018 D3 Retail Summit in Brooklyn, put together by eyefortransport (EFT). It was a packed couple of days with a lot of great speakers brought together by a common denominator: how to solve the retail supply chain challenge. New technologies, changing buying behaviors, and market saturation have put retail to the test. As supply chain and logistics become increasingly important for eCommerce success, retailers and brands are turning to new B2B solutions to meet demands

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 19, 2018

Van rates continued to rise in the week after the annual Roadcheck inspection blitz, and we expect the end of June to bring record high rates for the three big equipment categories. As of today, the national average van rate of $2.30 per mile for the rolling month to-date exceeds the previous high of $2.24 per mile in early January. That puts June on track to exceed January’s record.

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Freight Plus

JUNE 19, 2018

President Trump threatens to impose tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods. The proposed 10% tariffs would be in addition to the $50 billion in 25% tariffs that were announced last Friday. China responded to that announcement by saying it would levy $50 billion in tariffs across 659 US products.

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