Thu.Oct 18, 2018

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Unparalleled customer affinity on full display at Kinexions ’18

Kinaxis

by Harish Iyer Kinexions ‘18 was the best capstone I could’ve hoped for at the 30-day mark because I haven’t seen customers show such passion for a solutions provider in my 20+ years in this industry. On my flight home from Kinexions, I found some time to reflect. Here are my thoughts: Customers love Kinaxis, and they love to tell the world about it.

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U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Goods: Understanding the Updates

Talking Logistics

It can be a confusing time for the international shipping community due to the U.S. government’s implementation of new tariffs on Chinese goods entering America. As these rounds of regulations have unfolded over the last few months, shippers have been left trying to understand what products have been included in the first two waves of tariffed goods and what these changes mean for their supply chains.

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Blockchain belief

Supply Chain Movement

How relevant is blockchain in a supply-chain context? Based on what I’ve heard this year at various international supply chain congresses, opinions differ. Alexander Bahr, Director Supply Chain Information & Integration at McDonald’s, referred to a statement by research and advisory company Gartner describing blockchain as “a hammer looking for the right nail”.

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DynaSys announces the release of DSCP 2018

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

DynaSys, provider of demand and supply chain planning solutions, has announced the general availability of DSCP 2018 (demand and supply chain planning), the latest version of the integrated end-to-end DynaSys solution.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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How to Select an Effective TMS Technology Solution for Your Multichannel Supply Chain

TMC

The digital transformation of supply chains is well underway and will continue to evolve—especially as ecommerce expands and consumer demands increase—and opportunities to optimize network efficiencies, visibility, and customer satisfaction emerge. The line between manufacturing and retail is blurring, adding to supply chain complexity. To stay competitive, companies will need to continue refining their multichannel supply chains and leverage technology.

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How to Select an Effective TMS Technology Solution for Your Multichannel Supply Chain

TMC

The digital transformation of supply chains is well underway and will continue to evolve—especially as ecommerce expands and consumer demands increase—and opportunities to optimize network efficiencies, visibility, and customer satisfaction emerge. The line between manufacturing and retail is blurring, adding to supply chain complexity. To stay competitive, companies will need to continue refining their multichannel supply chains and leverage technology.

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Balancing B2B and B2C – the modern supply chain fulfilment challenge

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Following Manhattan Associates’ Manhattan Exchange 2018 event in Amsterdam last week, Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke with the company’s Senior Director – Product Management, Adam Klein, about the changing supply chain landscape and how state-of-the-art software, mobile devices, automation and robotics solutions can leverage major benefits for today’s warehouses and distribution centres.

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Quality Improvement

Insights Solutions Global

With the help of Insight Solutions Global, our customer increased their first pass yield up to 97%, and gained their full control over the supply chain.

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How to Reduce Your Chassis Rental Fee

West Coast and California Logistics

When considering all the costs involved in getting your containerized goods from port to market, it’s easy to think of all the “big” things that drive up your spend. These big-ticket items include your ocean carrier, drayage, and warehousing costs. As your container makes its way through your supply chain, however, there’s a smaller – but cumulatively significant – cost that is likely eating away at your margins: the chassis rental fee.

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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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How to Select an Effective TMS Technology Solution for Your Multichannel Supply Chain

TMC

The digital transformation of supply chains is well underway and will continue to evolve—especially as ecommerce expands and consumer demands increase—and opportunities to optimize network efficiencies, visibility, and customer satisfaction emerge. The line between manufacturing and retail is blurring, adding to supply chain complexity. To stay competitive, companies will need to continue refining their multichannel supply chains and leverage technology.

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How to Tell When Your WMS Upgrade Has Become a New Implementation & How to Avoid It

Veridian Solutions

Maintaining an in-house WMS is a challenge. Simple maintenance and upgrade costs can easily number into the thousands of dollars, and companies that invested in an outsourced WMS even five years ago face uncertainty. Amazon, Walmart, Target and other major competitors are developing newer, more robust WMS functionalities and capabilities that will render the competitive advantage of existing WMS solutions ineffective, as explained by Chris Barnes, Solutions Consultant for Accellos.

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Intelligent Pricing Could Help to Eliminate Waste from Luxury Brands

BlueYonder

The recent news that luxury brands have destroyed millions of pounds worth of unsold merchandise, to avoid their products falling into the wrong hands and being sold on the “grey market” at knockdown prices, illustrates the challenges that these brands face in matching pricing and customer demand. With Richemont, owner of Cartier and Mont Blanc, and Burberry among those who have implemented these measures, it is clear that luxury brands must develop the processes to adjust their pricing models t

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Finished Product Sourcing

Insights Solutions Global

With the help of Insight Solutions Global, the client cut the spending and saved up to $120,000/year, reduced the lead time and gained more leverage in the supply chain. The post Finished Product Sourcing appeared first on Insight Solutions Global.

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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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Illuminating the Way Toward Sustainable Supply Chains

EcoVadis

Nearly 100 professionals in procurement, supply chain and sustainability gathered together for EcoVadis’ first North American Sustainable Procurement and Finance Roundtable Series to learn more about how to proactively and efficiently leverage sustainable procurement best practices and discover untapped value opportunities throughout the supply chain. .

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Quality Improvement

Insights Solutions Global

With the help of Insight Solutions Global, our customer increased their first pass yield up to 97%, and gained their full control over the supply chain. The post Quality Improvement appeared first on Insight Solutions Global.

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Tesla Appears to be Preparing to Build a Plant in China

Operations and Supply Chain Management

According to a WSJ article published on Oct 17, 2018 ( Tesla Advances in China, Buying Land for a Factory ), Tesla has agreed to by a 210-acre site near Shanghai for $140 million. Tesla said it was “accelerating the construction of our Shanghai factory” in response to the U.S.-China trade dispute. Prior to July 2018 China levied at 15% tariff on all imported vehicle.

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It Could be Time to Make Your Move into the AI Job Market

Aera Technology

by Emily Hallowell, Chief People Officer at Aera Technology The results of LinkedIn’s latest Emerging Jobs Report in December came as little surprise to those of us in the AI space?—?machine learning engineers and data scientists are the two fastest-growing new jobs in the U.S. And that’s not just in the technology industry. LinkedIn’s report tracks the full range of jobs across all sectors, from real estate to health care, retail, manufacturing, and travel.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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Innovative E-commerce Software from ShippingEasy

Operations and Supply Chain Management

by F. Robert Jacobs, Ph.D. Oct 18, 2018 ShippingEasy is an innovative company that offers software for managing many common supply chain tasks. The software features logic that ties users into the best commercial shipping rates offered by the U.S. Postal Service, United Parcel Service, and FedEx. As orders arrive in shopping carts, platforms, and marketplaces that software automatically plans inventory picking and shipments to efficiently process the order.

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[WHITE PAPER] Bringing Omnichannel to the Forefront of E-Commerce

GlobalTranz

Cerasis is excited to announce the release of an all new, exclusive, & educational resource “Bringing Omnichannel to the Forefront of E-Commerce” white paper! This is a must read for those who are looking to go omnichannel with their supply chain and understand a major part of that strategy is in the e-commerce channel. Get a free copy of the white paper by filling out the form to the right.

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Part 2: Delighting Customers with Superior Retail Operations (Video)

FLEXE

At this year’s Seattle Startup Week, our CEO and co-founder, Karl Siebrecht, was joined on a panel with BevyUp’s co-founder and CEO, Mauricio Cuevas, and FitCode’s co-founder and CEO, Rian Buckley. In part two, find out which retailers are leading and fostering innovation in their retail operations, what functions retailers should own internally instead of outsourcing, and some of the key challenges of omnichannel retail—especially in today’s climate.

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Supply Chain Comment on Trip Report for CSCMP Edge 2018 in Nashville Part 3

Supply Chain Digest

What Companies have Participated the Most over Past Three Years, Plus My Thoughts on Improving the Conference

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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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Essential Competitor Analysis Tips to Improve Route to Market Strategy and Execution in FMCG

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Over the last number of weeks, I have been writing a blog series on my 20 Steps to Route to Market Excellence model. You can read more about the the steps I have already discussed here. My goal is to provoke business leaders in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) community to really think about every element of their RtM, and to question and analyse the decisions they will make (building) or have already made (reviewing).

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The New NAFTA: What’s Changed? What’s the Impact? [Video]

Talking Logistics

Jose Minarro, SVP of Customs at Transplace , discusses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: Has the impact NAFTA has had on US-Mexico trade since it went into effect in 1994 been mostly positive or mostly negative? In what ways? What are some of the most significant changes or updates between NAFTA and the new USMCA agreement?

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Here there be Monsters: Jobs and AI

Enterra Insights

Before the world was fully mapped, cartographers would occasionally annotate uncharted areas with sayings like, “Here there be monsters.” The world is headed into uncharted territory as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics change the business landscape. Like cartographers of old, some pundits are annotating the future work environment with the modern equivalent of “here there be monsters.” Many people fear the future.

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5 steps to get 'pre-booked' for loads

DAT Solutions

When demand for trucks slows down, like it does every year during this time, the trend among many owner-operators is to pre-book loads to stay employed until the really good stuff comes out in later in the year. If it's a broker's market, then I try to spend less time getting a really great one-time rate and more time finding value in multiple loads.

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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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Why should you have a multi-carrier shipping strategy?

TradeGecko

In years gone by, most retailers could get by partnering with one shipping carrier to deliver their products. In fact, this was often the preferable method of managing shipping because it allowed businesses to negotiate better shipping rates and streamline the shipping process.

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Freight broker margins return to 14.6% in August

DAT Solutions

Freight broker gross margins recovered to 14.6% in August, after nearly a year of sub-par results. Truckload rates slipped lower that month, which made it easier for brokers to manage their biggest cost. As a result, profit exceeded $76 per load, which may not sound like a lot, but it's the highest level in two years. Load counts remained high, but fell 2% below July's record.

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Complete guide to the invoicing mandate in Italy 2019

Taulia

Back in 2015 it was revealed that Italy had one of the largest VAT gaps of any EU member state, standing at €35 billion. Clearly, a change was needed. So in order to combat tax evasion and fraud, and move to electronic invoicing, the Italian government decided to adopt a new, mandatory clearance tax system. The first thing on everyone’s lips when they saw this was 1) “OK, well, what does that mean?

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