Thu.Jan 19, 2017

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The Dawning of a New Age for IT in Logistics: 8 Theses on Modern Supply Chain Management IT

Talking Logistics

The role of IT has changed rapidly in recent years, from being simply a tool to process data and information to becoming a key enabler of process innovations. In the logistics realm, IT is playing a critical role in helping companies to address a wide variety of challenges, like the growing complexity of processes, fast-changing market structures, increasing cost pressures, and shorter delivery lead times.

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The Top Supply Chain Trends in 2017

River Logic

2016 saw the rise of big data as a key tool in the quest for efficiency, internet of things (IoT) technologies being used in vehicles to improve fleet management, and a reshaping of supply chains to meet demand for same-day and same-hour deliveries.

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TMS Minimizes Food Shippers’ Day of Reckoning with FSMA

Supply Chain Collaborator

The deadline looms for food shippers. April 6 th is the day the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) goes into full effect and food shippers everywhere are working to ensure compliance. Regardless of how much (or how little) they may have prepared, one thing is certain: TMS solutions are playing a central role in ensuring food shippers are ready to meet (and even exceed) the requirements of the new law.

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Developing a Clearer Picture of Supply Chain Transparency

MIT Supply Chain

Improving supply chain transparency is a high priority for companies, especially in industries such as foodservice where consumers and regulators are pushing for more publicly available information on how products are made and delivered. Increasing product complexity—growing demand for organic and gluten-free foods, for example—as well as food safety and security concerns, continues to drive […].

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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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Consumers to Manufacturers: Will Buy Only if 100% Authentic

Material Handling & Logistics

Consumers want authentic products and want to trust in what they are buying. They have no interest in bringing a product into their home that has been born of any kind of forced labor. read more.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of January 19, 2017

Supply Chain Digest

The Amazon Fulfillment Centers Keep Coming and Coming, New DOT Report Finds 37 Billion Dollar Annual Infrastructure Spending Shortfall, CSX Better Start Learning How to Run a Better Railroad, NJ Trucking Firm Owner in Jail over EZ Pass Fraud

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Are Driverless Trucks Safe Enough to be the Next Big Thing in Logistics?

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Justin Fox where he discusses the advancement of AI in driverless trucks and if it is safe enough for Logistics. The Internet and wireless technology have without a doubt been one of the most revolutionary inventions within recent memory. Providing a never before seen a level of connectivity and interaction between people and devices, it comes as no surprise that it is poised to penetrate the world of HGV driving and potentially make the need for hu

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of January 26, 2017

Supply Chain Digest

Is a Giant Foxconn Factory Coming to the US, Other Retailers have Far More Employees Per Sales Dollar than Does Amazon, Alibaba Sees Very Rapid Sales Growth Last Quarter, US DC Space Almost Completely Taken in Q4

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Amazon’s Moat Widens: The Dominance of Amazon in one Chart

Techgistics

Everyone knows that Amazon dominates the U.S. eCommerce retail market, but exactly how well are they doing? According to data from Slice Intelligence , which scanned more than 1 million digital shopping receipts, Amazon accounted for 46 percent of all online spending in the U.S. in the final weeks leading up to the holidays. Overall, Amazon took 39 percent of all online spending from Thanksgiving to Christmas.

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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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The Gurus Are Back. 2017 Supply Chain Predictions

Supply Chain Digest

Mike Regan, Gene Tyndall, Dr.

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Urbanization and the Need for Smart Cities

Enterra Insights

One of the trends shaping the last half century has been the urbanization of the world’s population. There are now … Continued. The post Urbanization and the Need for Smart Cities appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Mapping Customers Flows, and Where Customers are Lost

Supply Chain Digest

Banking Industry Example Shows Power of Combining Omnichallen and Digital Business to Gain Insights

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Are You Struggling With Tail Spend Management?

CormSquare

Tail end of a procurement department refers to the 20% of the noncore transactions that go unmanaged & uncontrolled due to high volume of suppliers. And limited in-house resources dedicated to managing them. In fact, many of these transactions are too small or done too infrequently to be handled by internal strategic sourcing staff. Effectively managing the tail spend remains both- a great challenge and opportunity for many procurement departments!

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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 News on After Some Tough Battles Against Each Other in Recent Years, Truck and Rail Carriers, Shippers Uniting to Change Regulatory Environment in Washington

Supply Chain Digest

Carriers See Chance to Roll Back Some Rules, Require More Evidence to Push New Regulations Through

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Walmart Outlines 2017 Goals for American Job Growth

Supply Chain 24/7

Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer with nearly 1.5 million associates in the U.S., discusses company plans to create American jobs and invest in local communities across the country.

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Supply Chain News onTrip Report from NRF 2017

Supply Chain Digest

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore on Two Days on the NRF Show Floor in New York City

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BT deploys digital store pilot solution for Thomas Pink

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

BT has announced that shirtmaker and luxury clothing retailer Thomas Pink has deployed the Acuitas Digital Internet of Things (IoT) platform, which helps retailers to digitise the physical store, at its Wall Street New York City store.

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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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Looking Ahead: Important Supply Chain Trends of 2017

Talking Logistics

Matt Castle, VP of Global Forwarding Products and Services at C.H. Robinson , addresses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: When you look at recent developments, like Brexit and the trade views of President-elect Trump, do companies need to approach globalization differently moving forward? Are the rules for success the same or different than in the past?

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