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Defining and Executing Omnichannel Fulfillment

Supply Chain 24/7

Omnichannel is an integrated approach to retail that tries to provide the customers with a consistent shopping experience on different channels: online, via telephone or a brick-and-mortar store.

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4 ways demand sensing and planning work together

Alloy

Demand planning is a well-established industry process for determining the level of future demand, so production, logistics, and other teams can plan their activities to meet that demand. However, what is perhaps less clear is how a process known as demand sensing is being adopted by progressive and innovative firms to complement demand planning and build a competitive edge in today’s fast-moving consumer goods market.

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Shareholder Value is Inextricably Linked to Supply Chain Performance

Material Handling & Logistics

"Supply chain integration is an increasingly essential component of shareholder value, and to achieve that, supply chain leaders need to speak the language of the Board of Directors and the executive suite,” said Paul Dittmann of the University of Tennessee’

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How Exception Automation and TMS Streamlines the Dock

GlobalTranz

When a process occurs that does not fall within the rules and workflows within a TMS, the process is known as an exception. Unfortunately, the increasing complexity of supply chains and inbound freight management will likely continue to force exceptions in established workflows. In the past, someone had to intervene and handle the exception, but.read More.

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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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ToolsGroup to Take the Stage with Lennox at American Supply Chain Summit

ToolsGroup

Lennox to Highlight How It Worked with ToolsGroup to Transform to Service-Driven Supply Chain Planning. BOSTON (April 17, 2019) – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, today shared it will exhibit and present at the American Supply Chain Summit 2019 , taking place April 25-26 in Dallas. The American Supply Chain Summit is a leadership focused meeting designed around improving supply chain and procurement strategies across the globe.

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The Future of Ocean Data Sharing and Visibility

Talking Logistics

Over the past few years there have been many advancements in freight visibility technology, particularly in trucking. Those advancements are now making their way into other modes of transportation, including ocean transport. What factors are driving this trend? How are these advancements improving the way data is shared in ocean transportation? How are companies leveraging enhanced visibility to deliver business benefits?

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Industry 4.0: The Slow Revolution, Part 2

Enterra Insights

The late Emma Goldman, a twentieth century anarchist and political activist, once stated, “If I can’t dance to it, it’s not my revolution.” The latest industrial revolution, labeled Industry 4.0, is a revolutionary dance many manufacturers have yet to join. Many analysts believe manufacturers need to start dancing if they are going to survive and thrive in the digital age.

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Why Supply Chain Technology Needs Blockchain

Supply Chain Brain

There is a tremendous mismatch in the selection of appropriate technologies to automate complex and decentralized operations.

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Winning the Tariff Waiting Game

American Global Logistics

The last few months have forced many global importers into a holding pattern as they wait for the latest round of tariff headlines. The March deadline has come and gone for 25% tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods, and the U.S. administration has said that talks are going well with China, putting additional increases […]. The post Winning the Tariff Waiting Game appeared first on AGL.

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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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The impact of late payments to suppliers and how to avoid them

Taulia

In any buyer-supplier relationship, there may be times when a supplier’s invoice approval is delayed. Further, invoices may be rejected for various reasons. Maybe the relevant goods are defective or haven’t arrived yet – or maybe the price given on the invoice doesn’t match the price on the purchase order. Whatever the reason, suppliers need to know why an invoice hasn’t passed muster so they can correct the error and, if needed, submit a new invoice.

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Career Progression Amid Personal Challenges

JDA software

Margie Jones has been with JDA for nearly 24 years and has evolved her role throughout the HR organization at JDA – from HR representative all the way to her current role today, as vice president of compensation and benefits. She shares how important it is to mean what you say (and say what you mean!) and how coming from a family of 11 kids pushed her to make one of the biggest personal risks that turned into quite the jackpot success.

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Are You Prepared For A Supply Chain Talent Crisis?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Future of Supply Chain Belongs to Those Who Can Find the Talent! Article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Dave Joseph at [link]. The supply chain talent crisis is a significant problem that will cause widespread disruption in the industry. More workers are retiring, and there are just not enough members from the newer generations interested in the industry.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 4.15 - 4.19

Freight Plus

Uber Releases IPO Prospectus, Digital Container Shipping Association Established, Albertsons Begins Using Blockchain. Normal. 0. false. false. false. EN-US. X-NONE. X-NONE. Uber Freight a Bright Spot on Uber’s IPO P. ro. spectus. While the Uber’s prominent rideshare and delivery functions may be at the forefront of their brand, their freight brokerage option may hold the most financial promise.

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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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Career Progression Amid Personal Challenges

BlueYonder

Margie Jones has been with JDA for nearly 24 years and has evolved her role throughout the HR organization at JDA – from HR representative all the way to her current role today, as vice president of compensation and benefits. She shares how important it is to mean what you say (and say what you mean!) and how coming from a family of 11 kids pushed her to make one of the biggest personal risks that turned into quite the jackpot success.

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Digital Foundations: Fixing the Basics

HICX Solutions

Many procurement teams today are under tremendous pressure to jump on the digital bandwagon and initiate projects that are glamorous and which contribute to the company’s digital strategy, but which may not connect to procurement’s own needs. This push to ‘do something digital’ has left procurement teams searching for a straightforward (but not necessarily easy) golden path towards digital nirvana.

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Protect Against Cybercrime – How Cybersecurity Helps!

Clear Spider

Welcome to part two of our blog series! It is estimated that there will be a $2 trillion loss due to cybercrime in 2019.As mentioned last week, cybercrime is an ongoing threat and supply chains are at risk. Cybersecurity will help to defend against cybercriminals and is essential to ensure that all of your important […]. The post Protect Against Cybercrime – How Cybersecurity Helps!

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 4.15 - 4.19

Freight Plus

Uber Releases IPO Prospectus, Digital Container Shipping Association Established, Albertsons Joins the Blockchain Movement

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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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Questions Companies with U.S.-Mexico Trade Should be Asking

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Nearly three years ago, C.H. Robinson’s President of Managed Services, Jordan Kass, spoke before Congress to detail industry concerns over the U.S. government’s role in supply chains. Today, amid an uncertain trade situation on the U.S.-Mexico border, his words seem unusually predictive. Seeing future trade inefficiencie s. On June 28, 2016, Mr. Kass testified before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security.

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Supply Chain News on Engine Maker Cummins Doubling Down on 3D Printing

Supply Chain Digest

Company Says Binder Jetting Technology from GE can be Scaled to Produce Higher Volume Parts Quickly

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Eric Breen Joins PINC as Vice President of Business Development

PINC

Industry veteran joins market leader for yard management systems and inventory robotics technology to further expand global growth Union City, CA — April 17, 2019 — PINC today announced that Eric Breen will be joining the company’s executive team as vice president of business development. Eric will report to CEO Matt Yearling.

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Supply Chain Newsmakers Video on Engine Maker Cummins Doubling Down on 3D Printing

Supply Chain Digest

Automated Mobile Robots in Distribution becoming Mainstream, Analysts Says

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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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4 eCommerce shipping strategies to help you take on the competition

TradeGecko

In 2017 and 2018, more than half of all retail sale growth was in eCommerce sales. As online sales continue to form an increasingly large share of the overall retail industry, major online retailers like Amazon and Walmart are becoming more dominant as the default one-stop-shop for customers - making it difficult for SMBs to compete. Last year, 80% of market gains came from Amazon, and 64.7% of online sales in the U.S. came from five companies.

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Share Your View! Take the Distributed Logistics Survey and Learn More!

Supply Chain Network

Interested in learning about and sharing your views on how Distributed Logistics can assist you in driving increased sales, reducing last mile transportation costs, improving sustainability AND dramatically improving Customer Experience? Take less than 5 minutes to complete the 2019 Distributed Logistics Survey to learn more and you will also get a summarized version of the results once the survey is complete!

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4 eCommerce shipping strategies to help you take on the competition

TradeGecko

In 2017 and 2018, more than half of all retail sale growth was in eCommerce sales. As online sales continue to form an increasingly large share of the overall retail industry, major online retailers like Amazon and Walmart are becoming more dominant as the default one-stop-shop for customers - making it difficult for SMBs to compete. Last year, 80% of market gains came from Amazon, and 64.7% of online sales in the U.S. came from five companies.

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Managing Multichannel Orders

Unleashed

eCommerce has turned the world of order management upside down. Emerging eCommerce trends have reshaped the way consumers interact on their purchasing journey and how businesses respond to this new way of shopping. A multichannel business has the challenging task of managing inventory stock from a variety of online channels and offline platforms. Additionally, if you have inventory stock going to B2B and B2C markets, you’ll have to keep track of multiple accounts.

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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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Watch out, ERPs: emerging technologies are taking over

Xeeva

We recently held a webinar featuring Hugo Evans, Vice President at A.T. Kearney, Vikas Shah, our SVP of Growth & Business Development, and Marisa Pierron, our Customer Success Manager, in which they discussed the impact that emerging technologies are having on procurement. Watch the full webinar to learn more, but for a sneak peek, check out this short clip or read the transcript below!

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Seebo partners with Microsoft to deliver scalable process-based machine learning solutions to manufacturers

Seebo

Microsoft and Seebo, the pioneer in process-based industrial AI, announce co-sell partnership benefiting enterprise clients. The post Seebo partners with Microsoft to deliver scalable </br> process-based machine learning solutions to manufacturers appeared first on Seebo Blog.

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Webinar Recap – A Fresh Take: The Value of iTrade’s Next Generation Traceability Platform, iTracefresh

ITradeNetwork

Readily available traceability data is an increasingly important competitive advantage for perishables suppliers and buyers. Yet, many factors such as obscured visibility, a lack of analytics, and manual data processes often get in the way. In iTrade’s most recent webinar, we discussed how iTracefresh –iTrade’s traceability suite—enables suppliers to easily capture and transmit data-rich traceability information for perishable commodities throughout their entire supply chain.