EazyStock

MAY 24, 2019

You’re a manufacturer who is working on an order when you realize that you’re out of a necessary component due to a sudden increase in demand, meaning you’ll have to order that part and wait until you receive it to finish the order for your customer. Or maybe you’re a distributor who just received a regular order from a customer only to realize that your supplier is experiencing a longer lead time than usual for some unforeseen reason, and you won’t be able to fulfi

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 24, 2019

Consumers with a high degree of social and environmental awareness will change their behavior and brand choices to match their values. Yet most brands operate on a linear “make, use and dispose” business cycle.

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3rdwave

MAY 24, 2019

The impact of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) low-sulfur requirements on ocean carriers will reverberate far beyond just carriers when it is brought into force on January 1, 2020. Although carriers will feel the initial brunt of the regulations, the low-sulfur requirement will also have a significant impact on the shippers who use ocean carriers as the primary mode to move their product to market.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 24, 2019

The world of supply chain processes is evolving. The days of handling all needs in a warehouse are both inefficient and fail to meet customers’ basic expectation for omnichannel service. Supply chain leaders faced with the prospect of evaluating the use of a fulfillment center vs. warehouse need to understand the challenges in making a.read More. The post Fulfillment Center vs.

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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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APICS

MAY 24, 2019

Mismanaged waste causes hundreds of thousands of the world’s poorest people to die each year, according to a recent article in The Guardian. Many of these deaths are easily preventable, particularly those that stem from the dangers of discarded plastic.

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EazyStock

MAY 24, 2019

You’re a manufacturer who is working on an order when you realize that you’re out of a necessary component due to a sudden increase in demand, meaning you’ll have to order that part and wait until you receive it to finish the order for your customer. Or maybe you’re a distributor who just received a regular order from a customer only to realize that your supplier is experiencing a longer lead time than usual for some unforeseen reason, and you won’t be able to fulfi

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Inventory Forecasting Manufacturing Procurement Just-in-Time 53

Convey

MAY 24, 2019

In the world of assembly lines, everybody has an explicit job. One person puts […]. The post The Changing Faces Of Last Mile Customer Experience appeared first on Convey.

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SupplyPike

MAY 24, 2019

What is an EDI 846? Imagine you are a sunscreen manufacturer and you’ve got an overstock of product in the middle of winter that you’re willing to sell at a discounted rate. You would send an EDI 846 (Inventory Inquiry/Advice) to your buyers/trading partners to notify them of your on-hand inventory. Thus giving them the opportunity to make a special buy and help you off-load extra stock.

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EcoVadis

MAY 24, 2019

More than 600 CSR and procurement professionals, attended Sustain , the annual EcoVadis event dedicated to responsible purchasing earlier this year. Among them were representatives of the European pallet-pooling specialist La Palette Rouge (a division of Euro Pool Group), who, for the fifth year running, has received Gold rating for its commitments to reduce environment impact of its entire supply chain. “Being rated gold proves that all our efforts have been worthwhile.

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SupplyPike

MAY 24, 2019

What is an EDI 846? Imagine you are a sunscreen manufacturer and you’ve got an overstock of product in the middle of winter that you’re willing to sell at a discounted rate. You would send an EDI 846 (Inventory Inquiry/Advice) to your buyers/trading partners to notify them of your on-hand inventory. Thus giving them the opportunity to make a special buy and help you off-load extra stock.

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Inventory Modeling Manufacturing Procurement Optimization Modeling 40

Talking Logistics

MAY 24, 2019

I would be on a ferry heading to Long Island right now. For the past six Memorial Day weekends, I’ve been going to a baseball tournament on Long Island with my sons. This meant skipping school and work on Friday and leaving the house by 6:00 am to catch the 9:00 am ferry in Connecticut. The post This Week in Logistics News (May 20-24, 2019) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 24, 2019

Worries about future job sustainability continue to make headlines as automation and artificial intelligence take on more tasks in factories, office spaces, construction sites, and other work places. Some prime age workers, feeling they have no place in this new technology-based world, have simply dropped out of the workforce. Shelly Hagan ( @shellykhagan ) reports, “Men in their prime working years have left the labor force at an astonishing rate and they may never return if the state of

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3rdwave

MAY 24, 2019

The impact of the IMO's low-sulfur requirements on ocean carriers will be felt beyond just carriers. Shippers will also be affected by the incoming changes.

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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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Axway

MAY 24, 2019

Building great relationships with customers is our everyday goal at Axway. But in order to offer our customers a great experience, we first have to create a good working environment for our employees.

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Supply Chain 24/7

MAY 24, 2019

Avison Young Releases Its Spring 2019 Global Industrial Market Report: Strong demand and tight supply define industrial property sector in markets around the world.

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Report Global Industrial Industry 69

Taulia

MAY 24, 2019

Taulia Culture Inspiring future leaders: An interview with Taulia’s Darcy Douglas Darcy Douglas, Taulia’s Vice President of Professional Services, has worked for Taulia since 2011. The post We’ve launched a new program for our future leaders appeared first on Taulia.

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Tailwind

MAY 24, 2019

“Trucks are guzzling ever more diesel, polluting towns and cities and fueling climate change. Germany thinks it may have found the answer by using overhead lines to power big rigs. A system that allows trucks to draw electric power from overhead cables went into operation on 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) of the autobahn on Tuesday, according to the German government.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all. Most companies begin with the best intentions to achieve successful and sustainable supply chain cost management, but somehow seem to lose momentum, only to see costs increase again in sh

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FLEXE

MAY 24, 2019

A roundup of the latest news on logistics, retail, and industry trends

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Jaggaer

MAY 24, 2019

In recent years there has been an increase in the outsourcing of services by banks in order to reduce costs and improve their efficiency and flexibility. Outsourcing makes it possible to take advantage of economies of scale and is a form of easy access to new technologies and to tools and services not available in the institution itself. However, it can also have serious drawbacks.

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FLEXE

MAY 24, 2019

It’s no longer a prediction. Amazon officially announced Prime one-day shipping as the new standard. Here’s what that means for everyone else.

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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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