Fri.Jan 20, 2017

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This Week in Logistics News (January 16-20, 2017)

Talking Logistics

I’m running short on time, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon patented a highway network that controls self-driving cars and trucks (Recode). Trucking Freight Brokers to Merge Under Private-Equity Deal (WSJ – sub. req’d). China’s Cosco in Talks to Buy Orient Overseas (WSJ – sub. req’d).

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5 Supply Chain Hot Topics for 2017

C3 Solutions

Due to popular demand, we’re back this year with our second edition of Supply Chain Hot Topics. Yes, last year’s Supply Chain Hot Topics was among the most read and appreciated postings we published. Although we’re quite proud of the feedback, we’ll start by repeating that we’re approaching this topic again with great humility. Supply chain topics cover such a large spectrum that we will continue to provide you our perspective - viewed from the niche market of yard management and dock scheduling

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The Journey to a Customer-Driven Supply Chain

E2open

The Journey to a Customer-Driven Supply Chain. alyssa. Friday 20 January 2017. Patrick Lemoine, Vice President, Product Marketing, E2open. A Challenging Planning Environment. For consumers, the world of electronics is full of exciting new gadgets. For the companies involved in designing, manufacturing, and bringing these products to market, it is a very challenging environment.

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5 Ways to Optimize Your Logistics & Transportation with Lean

Arkieva

Are you using lean in your logistics and transportation management? “The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize” ~ Shigeo Shingo. Lean is a new way of doing business. The transportation company’s culture and behavior should change to apply Lean thinking. Lean thinking focuses on the elimination of all waste to bring value to the customer, beyond the customer’s expectations (where waste is defined as any non-value added process).

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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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Mega Monday for PLM at MSCE 2017!

Oracle SCM

Everyone interested in Oracle PLM has good reason to arrive early Monday morning or even Sunday evening of MSCE. PLM's 'Mega Monday' is Monday, February 13 at Modern Supply Chain Experience 2017 in San Jose, California. The event now features an extensive list of valuable training sessions and workshops hosted by Oracle and partners just before the conference officially kicks off.

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Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2017

Material Handling & Logistics

Equipment acquisition, valued at $1.5 trillion this year, continues to drive the supply chains across all U.S. manufacturing. read more.

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JDA is Best-in-Show at Retail’s BIG Show!

BlueYonder

JDA wrapped up yet another successful NRF Convention & Expo this week. During the three-day run in New York City, JDA showcased innovative solutions designed to enable retailers to transform their businesses. JDA’s central theme, Retail Reimagined, reflects the digital transformation already underway as the retail industry reinvents itself to better serve the needs and desires of the modern shopper.

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Aspiring Military Freight Carriers: Don’t Miss SDDC’s Open Season

GlobalTranz

The Department of Defense’s Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) has announced an open season for accepting applications from freight carriers. This is a chance for transportation professionals who would like to move military freight to kickstart their working relationship with the SDDC. The period during which you can take advantage of the opportunity runs from January 9 to February 28, 2017. .

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Idahoan’s Journey to Achieving Sustained Transportation Savings [Episode]

Talking Logistics

Cameron Kelsey, Transportation & Inventory Manager at Idahoan and Mike Regan, Co-Founder and Chief of Relationship Development at TranzAct discuss the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: Cameron, what were some of the transportation challenges or goals you wanted to achieve? Mike, how does Idahoan’s story compare with the stories of other shippers you work with?

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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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Jobs Sustainability: Is there a Future for the Human Worker?

Enterra Insights

“Should we be afraid,” asks Molly Connell. “Many experts fear that robots will take over most jobs within the next … Continued. The post Jobs Sustainability: Is there a Future for the Human Worker? appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Contact Center Conundrum: The Ins and Outs of Outsourcing

ModusLink Corporation

The contact center is a critical component to every business. After all, it is as close to a face-to-face interaction a customer will have with a company outside of an in-store purchase, and any poor experience could have your customer walking away for good. Despite the importance placed on the contact center, managers are constantly […]. The post Contact Center Conundrum: The Ins and Outs of Outsourcing appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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Improving Supply Chain Collaboration: Connecting Processes

Kinaxis

by Teresa Chiykowski This is the second blog post in our three-part series discussing ways to improve supply chain collaboration. In my first blog post in this series, I touched upon one of the biggest challenges companies operating global supply chains face today. I’m talking about the disconnect between the data , processes and people in the supply chain and how it inhibits collaboration and the ability to make the best decisions quickly.