Mon.Oct 21, 2019

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5 Ways to Put AI to Work in Your Supply Chain

Bristlecone

Artificial Intelligence has become so deeply engrained in our lives that we don’t always realize it anymore. Facebook accurately tags our photos, we ask Alexa to play our music and we look to Google to help us navigate traffic. We use AI every day. At LogiPharma 2019 in Philadelphia, Deepak Ghodke, Vice President, Bristlecone Labs, spoke about how it is, therefore, not at all surprising that the increase in AI adoption has also extended to enterprises in recent years.

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Why Many of the Largest LSPs Leverage a Supply Chain Orchestration Solution

MPO Multi Party Orchestration

Logistics service providers (LSPs) face a unique challenge. In addition to the evolving customer demands within an increasingly global, networked, multi-channel supply chain, these professionals juggle a variety of clients with differing supply chain and management needs. Many of the leading LSPs, such as DSV, CEVA, and GEODIS, have opted for a more holistic approach to management through a Supply Chain Orchestration solution which connects siloed systems.

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Green Logistics – How To Make Your Transports (Environmentally) Efficient

All Things Supply Chain

It is a well-known fact that environmental protection starts on an individual level.

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How to use Master Data Management to Drive Transformation

The Network Effect

The post How to use Master Data Management to Drive Transformation appeared first on The Network Effect.

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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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WMS Labor Cost Reductions: How to Reduce Costs Despite Peak Season

Veridian Solutions

The peak shopping season represents the most significant opportunity for failure in managing labor. As shopping volume rises, current workers simply cannot keep up with demand. Meanwhile, the industry still suffers from a warehouse labor shortage. Due to the need to move warehouses further from urban areas, warehouse workers become even more scarce.

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The Importance of Inbound Shipment Visibility and How to Improve It

TPSynergy

Of all the aspects of a supply chain, inbound visibility is one of the most important. Having an accurate view of when shipments will arrive can allow you to plan your inventory ahead of time and fulfill orders with the knowl. edge of what level your inventory will be at. In addition, having visibility can allow you to confirm your supply with confidence.

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Supply Chain Analytics Market to Grow 15.8% Annually Through 2024

Material Handling & Logistics

By 2024 the market could be worth $9.2 billion.

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Supply Chain News on Amazon Takes More Heat, as Columbus, OH Worker Dies on Fulfillment Center Floor, another Worker Fired for Going to Hospital for Dying Relative

Supply Chain Digest

The Guardian Alleges Worker was nott Found for 20 Minutes, Had Received Bad Advice from In House Clinic the Week Before

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Trends Driving Strategic Freight Management and How to Be Prepared

GlobalTranz

Shippers have grown accustomed to the changing demands of the industry. Today’s consumers expect faster, free shipping, and they are unwilling to listen to any reason why a shipment was delayed. Combined with the uncertainty in the market and tight capacity, as reported by John Schulz of Logistics Management, shippers are struggling to keep pace.read More.

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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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When it Came to Omnichannel, “We Were So Far Behind, We Were Actually Ahead”

Logistics Viewpoints

Distributed order management systems, used to enable omnichannel retail, have a bad rap. One retailer believes the technology is getting much better. The post When it Came to Omnichannel, “We Were So Far Behind, We Were Actually Ahead” appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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TMS Implementation Success

Talking Logistics

Which factors are the most important to ensure a successful transportation management system (TMS) implementation? We asked our Indago research community that question back in May. About two-thirds of the member respondents currently use a transportation management system (TMS), the majority of them a third-party solution. Consistent with other research, almost 35% of the respondents.

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Make the Most of Automated Marketing

Enterra Insights

Brands and customers both understand the need for advertising; nevertheless, that doesn’t mean they like it. Brands don’t like wasting money on ads with no return and customers get prickly when the advertisements they see are completely irrelevant. Nick Orton, CEO at Grapevine, explains, “Marketing practitioners have long known that if their brands continue to deliver outdated, irrelevant, or untimely digital experiences, they are insulting their customer’s intelligence and was

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3 markets could signal changes to come for van freight

DAT Solutions

Three of the most important van markets — Chicago, Dallas, and Los Angeles — had higher load counts, but increased volumes did not translate into higher rates.

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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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Connected Systems are Making Intelligent Manufacturing Possible

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The original industrial revolution transformed not just the way humans manufactured things, but how and where we lived. Today, what was once cutting-edge now seems hopelessly dated, and we are well into the fourth industrial age or Industry 4.0 – the age of automation and data transfer. Connected systems are empowering companies engaged in intelligent manufacturing. […].

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Reefer volumes hit seasonal high

DAT Solutions

Imported produce caused reefer loads to surge from the Nogales, AZ and McAllen, TX markets. Still, that wasn't enough to boost the national average rate.

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How to Identify Underperforming Suppliers and to Choose the Right Ones

Unleashed

Regardless of the industry you are in, managing your suppliers has benefits for your business. A successful company will embrace suppliers, viewing them as partners in helping to grow the businesses in a way that is mutually beneficial. They will have formal systems in place to track and evaluate supplier performance to ensure the smooth running of the business, its overall productivity and profitability.

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Not All Digital Twins are Created Equal

DELMIA Quintiq

The concept of a digital twin has been around since 2002, first introduced by Dr. Michael Grieves as part of his research agenda at the University of Michigan. He had a vision that a Digital Twin could be created as a virtual representation of a physical product. Today’s technology, including the Internet of Things, advanced simulation, and highly sophisticated laser scanners, can now create a digital representation of almost any physical object.

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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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CSCMP Edge 2019: If Geopolitical Chaos Has You Confused, Don’t Worry: There’s a 3PL for That

Material Handling & Logistics

Supply chain finance and sustainability are emerging as areas where shippers would rather somebody else did the work.

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The Power of POS in Fuel Retail: 2019 Insights

Repl Group

The world of POS has evolved rapidly over recent years. Innovations such as contactless payment and biometric personalisation have all made significant real world headway. One of the evolutions in POS has been the ability for customers to make store purchases on their own mobile devices. In particular, the development of fuel payment systems that allow customers to pay for fuel (and other products) from the comfort of their car, with digital receipts and loyalty offers sent directly to the motor

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Ships Are Getting Bigger, But Intermodal Is the Answer, Economist Says

Supply Chain Brain

When will ocean carriers shed their obsession with vessel size? Not anytime soon, according to one economist.

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Considerations when selecting an eProcurement solution for Indirect Spend

Claritum

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Contents. 1. Introduction. 2. Focus on Facts not Fiction. 3. Define your Solution Needs. 4. Challenge Everything. 5. User Interface / Experience. 6. Plan for Change. 7. Ongoing Support. 8. Conclusion. 1 Introduction. In the market for a new eProcurement platform? To help guide your search, we’ve compiled important considerations and questions, relating specifically to addressing automation of Indirect Procurement.

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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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How Common Safety Measures Can Put More Workers at Risk

Supply Chain Brain

It’s not enough to have all of the required safety clothing and equipment on site. A focus on people is also necessary.

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AMPLIFY Central solves “The need for speed” with enterprise APIs and services 

Axway

As Maverick famously said in Top Gun , “I feel the need—the need for speed.” Fast forward 30 years, and organizations today feel the same way about their businesses, especially when it comes to digital goods and services. f.

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Not All Digital Twins are Created Equal

DELMIA Quintiq

The concept of a digital twin has been around since 2002, first introduced by Dr. Michael Grieves as part of his research agenda at the University of Michigan. He had a vision that a Digital Twin could be created as a virtual representation of a physical product. Today’s technology, including the Internet of Things, advanced simulation, and highly sophisticated laser scanners, can now create a digital representation of almost any physical object.

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The Jump from QuickBooks to ERP Accounting and Financials: What Management Needs to Know

OptiProERP

By: Allan Lessing, Director of Customer Success. Part 1: Growth and Business Needs. Throughout my career, I’ve seen it countless times. Managers of growing small to midsize manufacturing businesses find that the capacity of their start-up applications often falls short. They need to make the strategic jump to more robust solutions. . One common example is moving from QuickBooks to ERP for accounting and financials.

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What is Mesh Networking Trends Report

This report details the capabilities of mesh networks, how they work, and the applications they thrive in supporting. Connectivity is necessary for optimal productivity, and mesh networking will soon be a significant provider of connectivity globally.

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2019 | October Newsletter

Herlitz Inventory Management

Uploading Excel Templates into HIMPACT. In this edition, we are going to work on the process of uploading an excel template into HIMPACT. This process reduces buyers’ hours of their busy days that are normally spent on data entry. Currently, HIMPACT supports excel uploads for deals, item information, plans (events), and bookings. This upload function allows buyers to have an excel template, and with a click of a mouse, upload data instead of manually keying it in.

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Q4 2019 Market Update – Peak Season to Bring Subdued Freight Rates Spike

Zipline Logistics

The 2019 freight peak season is here and as a result you can expect to see the typical traces of fluctuations to freight rates during this period, running from late August through December. However, the typical spike will likely be less extreme than years prior, particularly when compared to the jump seen in 2018. For […]. The post Q4 2019 Market Update – Peak Season to Bring Subdued Freight Rates Spike appeared first on Zipline Logistics.

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5 Reasons for Small Business Failure

EMERGE App

Introduction. Sustaining a Business is hard than starting one, and that’s what every businessman will say to you. Because it takes a lot more efforts to make a business thrive, and to reach it to a certain threshold level, at which it can be stable. A business fails due to many factors that collectively damage the structure of a business and making it hard to recover.