Thu.Oct 15, 2020

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Industry 4.0 is Here. Where are You?

Enterra Insights

Revolutions can take years to unfold. Such is the case with latest industrial revolution. Gjoko Muratovski, Director of the Ullman School of Design, explains, “The world is being changed in many new ways. The Covid-19 pandemic that has placed the entire planet on hold is just one part of this disruption. Another less dramatic but equally important change is also taking place in the midst of it all: the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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Editor’s Choice: How IT Can Lead Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. Today’s article is from Kinaxis. Outdated software isn’t just a headache to manage. It’s a business blocker. In a moment when unpredictable shifts in the flow of goods to consumers has dominated headlines, supply chains have become a driver of competitive differentiation for companies, with 65 percent believing their […].

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COVID-19 drives five retail supply chain trends

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The business disruption caused by COVID-19 has resulted in four out of five (82%) retailers changing their approach to stock management and is driving five retail supply chain trends. This is according to a new report from logistics company Advanced Supply Chain Group (ASCG), which shows how the pandemic has caused stock management issues for 92% of retailers.

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New survey highlights practices that limit supply chain firefighting

Alloy

Where do you stand in relation to your competitors’ supply chains? Are you healthy, or are you falling behind? How do the best-performing supply chains function…and what can you learn from them? In summer 2020, we surveyed 500 North American supply chain professionals at consumer goods manufacturers to help answer these questions. From analysts to the C-suite, they gave us an in-depth look into their day-to-day experiences.

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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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Supply-Chain Automation: A Vision That’s Becoming Reality

Supply Chain Brain

This three-step approach to automating tasks can improve operational performance throughout the supply chain.

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The New Mission for Employee Health and Safety!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Ensuring Delivery Safety During the Coronavirus Pandemic! GET our EBOOK HERE. Employee health and safety article and permission to publish here provided by Sandra Ketchen, President and CEO at Spectrum Health Care. With rising COVID case counts, workplace health and safety has never been more important.

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GIS: Everything You Need to Know

IT Supply Chain

By Marcel Gogan (pictured). Senior Software Developer. The post GIS: Everything You Need to Know appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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[WHITE PAPER] How to Create an Evolving Peak Season Shipping Strategy

GlobalTranz

Fill out the Form Below to Get a Free Copy of the White Paper to Your Inbox! Keeping freight spend under control and maintaining logistics visibility has always been a top priority for supply chain leaders going into peak season. Unfortunately, peak season costs continue to soar. For 2020, peak season costs are likely to.read More. The post [WHITE PAPER] How to Create an Evolving Peak Season Shipping Strategy appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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Enhancing operations through digitalisation: welcome to technology-enabled management

IT Supply Chain

By Susana Duran (pictured). VP of Engineering - Emerging Tech & Mobile, Sage. The post Enhancing operations through digitalisation: welcome to technology-enabled management appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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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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Parcel Rates and Cost Impact in Q4 and 2021

Talking Logistics

COVID-19 created an entirely new small package shipping environment, especially when it comes to the hidden costs that come with annual increases in parcel rates. Not long ago parcel carriers were transporting 20-25% of their deliveries to residential addresses. By 2019, that number increased to about 50%. This year, 70% of all parcel carrier movements.

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Brexit: No more stalling, the country’s future is at stake

IT Supply Chain

By Matthew Woodcock (pictured). Director, LLamasoft. The post Brexit: No more stalling, the country’s future is at stake appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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A Connected Life While Staying Apart

DELMIA Quintiq

The Technology Landscape. Fear. Everyone today is experiencing a level of fear most of us have never experienced in our lives. We all need to adopt a system of social distancing. This is problematic for those of us who are older and have been very social creatures in the old face-to-face way. Our younger society members have had a level of social interaction virtually, their entire life!

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The Pandemic and the Supply Chain.on The End of the Beginning

Supply Chain Digest

As Infection Rates Soar, How will Supply Chains Change from the Virus

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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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Eliminating Detention and Delighting Drivers with Erik Malin

The Logistics of Logistics

Eliminating Detention and Delighting Drivers with Erik Malin. Erik Malin and Joe Lynch discuss eliminating detention and delighting drivers. Detention and dwell time is upsetting and expensive. As driver satisfaction and hours of service (HOS) become increasingly important to the industry, detention and dwell time must be addressed. Baton has developed an innovative solution to eliminate detention and dwell time.

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The Vaccine Cargo Cavalry Prepares for Historic Airlift

Supply Chain Brain

The medical industry’s dash to produce the world’s first coronavirus vaccines in just a few months is heightening the urgency for the workhorses of global trade to be ready for the historic charge to defeat the disease.

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UPS Changes to Scan-Based Invoicing

EnVista

Last week, UPS announced it will be making the switch from manifest-based invoicing to scan-based invoicing, effective Sunday, October 11, 2020. While FedEx has been doing event-based billing for years, at first glance this may not seem like a big deal, but in several facets, it’s a game changer.

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5 Questions a First-Time Freight Shipper Doesn’t Know to Ask

Freight Center

If you’re a first-time freight shipper, who is shipping for yourself or for your business, the first thing you’ll learn is that shipping freight has its own rules. It’s not as cut and dry as calling a moving company or taking your parcel to the post office. It can all be very confusing to the first-time freight shipper, especially if you don’t ask the right questions.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Parade unlocks capacity with CloudTrucks virtual carrier network

Parade

Parade partners with the most innovative leaders reshaping the trucking landscape. Today, we’re excited to announce our partnership with CloudTrucks. ,, CloudTrucks is a virtual trucking carrier helping truck drivers manage their business. CloudTrucks’ innovative data science technologies, which include a ,, recently released Schedule Optimizer , help truckers plan and optimize their routes, avoid downtime, and increase their earnings.

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Modi’s Reforms Could Help Turn India Into Food-Export Powerhouse

Supply Chain Brain

If Prime Minister Narendra Modi's move toward a free market for farm sales succeeds, India could not only feed itself, but become a major food exporter.

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Parade unlocks capacity with KeepTruckin drivers

Parade

,, Parade is continuously working to drive innovation in capacity management for our freight broker customers. Today, we’re excited to announce our partnership with ,, KeepTruckin. KeepTruckin ,, has unveiled its new Smart Load Board —an advanced freight marketplace designed to streamline dispatching, reduce deadhead, and increase profitability through its mobile app and fleet web dashboard.

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3PL Kitting Services: Should they be a Marathon or Sprint?

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Who’s the world’s fastest runner? If you answered Usain Bolt, you’re right. After all, he’s dominated the 100-meter sprint since 2008. However, if you answered Eliud Kiphoge, you’re also correct, because he’s the current world record holder in the marathon, an event Bolt wouldn’t be able to complete in, much less win. That’s because running is a specialty sport, with some athletes - like Bolt - who are ideally suited for short races and some - like Kiphoge - who are better suited for longer ones

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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Parade unlocks capacity with CloudTrucks virtual carrier network

Parade

Parade partners with the most innovative leaders reshaping the trucking landscape. Today, we’re excited to announce our partnership with CloudTrucks. ,, CloudTrucks is a virtual trucking carrier helping truck drivers manage their business. CloudTrucks’ innovative data science technologies, which include a ,, recently released Schedule Optimizer , help truckers plan and optimize their routes, avoid downtime, and increase their earnings.

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Watch: Can a Bill in Congress Curb Patent Trolls?

Supply Chain Brain

Michael Sandonato, partner in the law firm of Venable LLP, describes a bill in the House of Representatives to prevent patent trolls from using the International Trade Commission to extort royalty payments.

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Exploring QAD Remote Training Opportunities

QAD

Are you working from your home office and looking for something to do that’s interesting and useful? Consider this unique opportunity to sharpen your skills with training in QAD’s new Adaptive UX functionality. We’re offering five new exciting online classes you can attend remotely. With the help of QAD experts, you’ll learn how to leverage Action Centers to gain insight into your business; personalize your system to your specific needs; improve collaboration with built-i

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Parade unlocks capacity with CloudTrucks virtual carrier network

Parade

Parade partners with the most innovative leaders reshaping the trucking landscape. Today, we’re excited to announce our partnership with CloudTrucks. ,, CloudTrucks is a virtual trucking carrier helping truck drivers manage their business. CloudTrucks’ innovative data science technologies, which include a ,, recently released Schedule Optimizer , help truckers plan and optimize their routes, avoid downtime, and increase their earnings.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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Why should you use a heavy haul trucking company?

I.C.E. Transport

When you ship an ocean container over the road, a standard trucking company might be all you need. But certain shipments really call for a heavy haul trucking company – a carrier that can operate legally at more than the federally-defined maximum gross weight. And sometimes – even if a heavy shipment wasn’t your original plan – you can save a lot of money by working with a heavy haul expert.

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4 tips for Digital Transformation during COVID with Victor Lee

Axway

Today, the customer experience looks much different from a few mere months ago. In particular, consumer-packaged goods have transformed completely from their retail presence, primarily on the shelf, to online distribution.

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6 best practices for upgrading your warehouse racking system

6 River Systems

With the burgeoning e-commerce industry , where virtually everything is available for purchase online, warehouses and distribution centers are handling an unprecedented volume and variety of products. The product turnover is high, and this causes faster deterioration of the racking system used in your warehouse. Some of the reasons to consider upgrading racking systems are: Requiring regular repairs Problems arising during inspections such as deterioration, dents or other damages Beam deflection