Mon.Apr 20, 2015

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Supply Chain Transformation — The Important Element of Information Strategy

Kinaxis

'by Bob Ferrari The following guest blog commentary is contributed by Bob Ferrari, Founder and Executive Editor of the Supply Chain Matters blog and Managing Director of the Ferrari Consulting and Research Group LLC. We often context and plan supply chain transformation initiatives under the three-pronged perspectives of People , Process and Technology enablers.

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Making Your Customers Smile with Targeted Content

Enterra Insights

'“It’s become apparent that producing targeted content will continue to be a major trend in the upcoming year,” writes Diana … Continued. The post Making Your Customers Smile with Targeted Content appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes (Q1 2015)

Talking Logistics

'It’s hard to believe that the first quarter of 2015 is already behind us. In case you missed them the first time around or want to read/view them again, check out the top posts and episodes from this past quarter. After reading/watching them, share this post with your colleagues and social media followers, then post a comment and share your perspective on these topics!

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The Truck Emissions Evolution

NFI Industries

The transportation industry has been subject to change by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since 1974 1 to further their mission to protect human. Read more. 04/21/2015. Supply Chain. Transportation. Supply Chain, Transportation.

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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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Supply Chain Design und Netzwerkplanung – 2015

Supply Chain Movement

'Date: 22-24 June 2015. Venue: Sofitel, Berlin. Organiser: marcus evans Conferences. URL: [link]. Many organizations begin to recognize the significance of a lean, robust and agile supply chain network for the success of their business as well as in order to deal with volatile markets and increasing customer demands. However, most companies operate complex and historically grown supply chain networks based on global multi-tier production and transportation systems.

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3rd Annual Clinical Trials Supply Chain

Supply Chain Movement

'3rd Annual Clinical Trials Supply Chain. Date: 29-30 September 2015. Venue: Munich, German. Organisation: Fleming Europe. URL: pharma.flemingeurope.com/clinical-trials-supply-chain-conference. Sophisticated Interactive Platform focusing on Trends, E-Challenges and Deep Market Analysis within Clinical Trials Supplies. In a way life is all about efficient and up-to-date Supply Chain.

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The U.K. Modern Slavery Act

EcoVadis

The Next Big Step To Abolishing A 21st Century Obscenity: Is Your Company – And Supply Chain – Ready? The U.K. Modern Slavery Act became law on March 26 th , 2015. This new law has the potential to set a new European precedent in the eradication of slavery, and could have far-reaching implications for how businesses operating in the U.K. must evaluate and manage what is happening in their supply chains.

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Become an Independent Freight Broker Today with JW’s Free Comprehensive Guide

GlobalTranz

With fast growth and low competition, the freight brokering industry these days is a great place to be. If you’ve been working as a carrier, or even if you haven’t worked at all in this area before, now’s a great time to get started. Being a freight broker offers flexibility, independence, and higher-than-average life satisfaction. If all that’s stopping you from getting licensed as a freight broker are the complex legal requirements, don’t fret.

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Getting Up to Speed on Business Analytics at INFORMS

AIMMS

This was my first INFORMS Business Analytics conference and I was not sure what to expect. Looking at the agenda beforehand it looked like it would be a great opportunity to learn how companies spanning across many verticals were using analytics to make an impact and drive value. There were many interesting sessions that I was looking forward to attending to help me get up to speed on the industry.

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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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The Carbon Disclosure Project: The Best Companies Make Use of Transportation Management Systems

Logistics Viewpoints

'The Carbon Disclosure Project puts out an A List of top performers every year. Their 2014 report lists 190 companies. I took a look at the 21 companies listed in the Consumer Staples category, a mix of food & beverage and retail corporations. I was curious how many of these companies were using a transportation […].

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Supply Chain News on Moores Law and the Supply Chain

Supply Chain Digest

'Think It is Almost Over.

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Records Set As West Coast Ports Barrel Through Backlog

Elementum

Ports Break Records To Get Backlog Cleared. The volume of containers handled at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is reaching historic levels as longshoremen barrell through what was once a three month long backlog of containers waiting to be unloaded. This March marked the second busiest month in Port of Los Angeles history with 791,000 TEUs handled.

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Supply Chain News on Warehouse Education and Research CouncilUpping Its Game for 2015 Conference

Supply Chain Digest

'Four New Tracks Added to Focus on Specific Vertical Markets'

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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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Back to the Future: Retailer Meets Customer!

BlueYonder

'Retail at the dawn of the twentieth century was predominantly corner stores selling basics to the local communities. Customers and shopkeepers knew each other. Even though choice was limited, shoppers mostly found what they needed because the shopkeeper knew what his shoppers wanted. Retail started with personalization and collaboration as core tenets.

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Emaar rolls out new Dubai Trolley tram system

Logistics Middle East

'The double-decker trolley tram can carry 50 passengers & offers hop-on hop-offs at three Downtown Dubai hotels.

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Stifel Transportation Weekly for April 20, 2015

Supply Chain Digest

'John Larkin of Stifel Financial with his review of the week in transportation.

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Death toll feared to be 900 as migrants' bodies found

Logistics Middle East

'The first bodies have washed ashore after a boat capsized carrying hundreds of people trying to escape Libya.

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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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What is the optimal column space for your warehouse?

The Network Effect

'Lima Pix/Flickr. Note: This post was written by Wendy Johnson, Associate Consultant, Tompkins International. . Here at Tompkins, we often work in warehouse design. One of the most common errors in the design of warehousing facilities is to use the building cost criteria to define column spacings. With all of the considerations that go into designing a warehouse, column spacing may seem to be of little importance beyond ensuring the structural integrity of the building, but this is simply not th

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900 confirmed deaths in refugee shipwreck

Logistics Middle East

'The first bodies have washed ashore after a boat capsized carrying hundreds of people trying to escape Libya.

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