Wed.Nov 18, 2015

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3D Printing Changes the Supply Chain

Kinaxis

by Joe Cannata I recently took a trip to my local big box electronics store, and saw a 3D printer on display. I asked what they were printing, and the response was “plastic components”, which were being sold in the store. The salesperson was busy, so I did not have the chance to find out exactly what those plastic components were, but I thought, wow, they can make parts for sale right there in the store.

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3 reasons why multinationals are still struggling with inventory

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Last week I had another chat with a client about inventory.The essence of the client's problem was - "Why can't we get our stock right? We either have too much …. or run out … and we have just spent a fortune on a new IT system ….".

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Is Every Company a Technology Company?

Talking Logistics

A couple of weeks ago, Meg Whitman, the CEO of the new Hewlett Packard Enterprise, wrote a post on LinkedIn that included the following excerpt: Every Company is a Technology Company. As I’ve mentioned in earlier posts, we’re now living in an era of disruption, what we call the Idea Economy. Companies today can turn ideas into reality in a fraction of the time it took just five or 10 years ago.

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The 5 Cs of Transportation Success in Australia

CHAINalytics

By Richard Koch | Associate Director | Chainalytics Australia We’re a nation of independent thinkers in Australia, with a unique and vibrant culture unlike any other in the world. When it comes to supply chain efficiency, though, the maverick ideology that lives so deeply within Australians is constrained by many factors including a small population, […].

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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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Guest Post: Ignoring this Performance Metric is Risky

TMC

There are many ways to measure supply chain performance in terms of resilience, but there is one that’s easily overlooked even though it is gaining in importance: Detection time. By that I mean the time measured from the instant a company realizes it will be hit by a supply chain disruption to the time the incident actually takes place. In other words, the amount of warning time during which the company can prepare for and mitigate the disruption.

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The U.S. Resiliency Project - A Hidden Gem for Supply Chain Resilience

Resilinc

It’s possible you may not be aware of the U.S. Resilience Project (USRP), an excellent public resource chock-full of supply chain resiliency research and risk management best practices. The U.S. Resilience Project was created to support the resiliency space by providing a centralized hub for proactive professionals to discover best practices and share processes that enable sturdy, resilient supply chains.

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The Link Between Supply Chain Visibility and Customer Satisfaction

RFgen

Modern consumers prefer companies that provide convenient data. Maintaining visibility of the supply chain provides company managers with the insight they need to make decisions and formulate plans. However, business stakeholders aren’t the only people with questions. Modern organizations may be wise to use the information generated by supply chain activities to keep consumers in the loop.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of Nov. 19, 2015

Supply Chain Digest

Tata Steel, Others, Putting Price Squeeze on Suppliers, Oil Prices Fall to 2009 Lows, but There May be Falloutl, Online Customers and Binge Returns, Deadheading Issues in China to Europe Train Transport

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Transportation Today: Why You Need a TMS to Thrive

Logistics Viewpoints

I’ve written about the TMS market multiple times on here, mainly due to the market studies I’ve done the last two years. These studies look at the TMS market from the supplier point of view – namely they determine and analyze the market shares across numerous categories of the leading TMS suppliers. They do touch on the other side of the equation – the customer – but this is mostly in the form of the […].

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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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Trucking Industry Safety Tech: Why Upgrades are Needed Now for Safety and to Avoid Shipping Disruptions

GlobalTranz

Shippers are a part of the overall shipping process. No shipper, or even Cerasis as a transportation management 3PL, can ship freight without trucks. We rely on our hunreds of carrier partners to safely get our shippers' freight from their docks to their customers. It is vital that the industry is aware of the trucking industry safety tech that can aid in decreasing the amount of freight damages, but more importantly decrease the amount of human damages.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Amazon.com and eCommerce Growth

Supply Chain Digest

Take Out Numbers from Amazon from US Total, and Growth of eCommerce Looks a Lot Different

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Art and Science of Retail Converge at JDA Focus Connect – Retail.Me is Coming!

BlueYonder

Looking around Barcelona, you get the impression that this is a land whose people have already figured out that art and science need to work together to build beautiful, functional things. The famous landmarks of Segrada Familia, Park Guell, the Barcelona Football Stadium and more – all testaments to form and function, art and science. So, it should come as no surprise that JDA’s Retail.Me was unveiled at JDA FocusConnect 2015 in Barcelona.

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Aramex inks deal with Tata Consultancy Services

Logistics Middle East

Aramex aims to simplify different business functions by consolidating systems onto one ERP that Tata Xonsultancy Services will be responsible for implementing.

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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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6 Answers for Your Top TPP Agreement Questions

Supply Chain 24/7

The Trans-Pacific Partnership seeks to encourage companies within the negotiated countries to conduct more business with one another, however there are many concerns with its potential implications.

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Kuehne+Nagel unveils new way to get sea freight quotes

Logistics Middle East

Using KN FreightNet for LCL, customers can quickly obtain quotes for export and import shipments online and can place the order without needing to pre-register.

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Human Trafficking in the Trucking Industry

3PL Insights

Human Trafficking in the Trucking Industry If the trucking industry were to suddenly vanish into thin air, the economy would undoubtedly collapse. That is how vital the industry has become. Truckers transport about 70%... The post Human Trafficking in the Trucking Industry appeared first on 3PL Insights - Warehousing, Transportation, and Logistics.

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BANZ to oversee Dragon City warehouse & logistics

Logistics Middle East

The company will conduct regular inventory management exercises, which include distribution, warehousing, inventory control, delivery and transportation.

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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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Logistics News on Top Performing Shippers Are Committed To Continuous Improvement

Supply Chain Digest

Ideas that Drive Continuous Improvement

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REC powers Redtag's warehouse centre in Dubai

Logistics Middle East

A 572 kilowatt (kW) installation of solar panels is now on the rooftop of the logistics and warehouse centre of BMA?s fashion retailer, Redtag Group.

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The Internet of Things: Giving the World a Nervous System

Enterra Insights

A wonderful infographic by Harbor Research and Postscapes, describes the Internet of Things (IoT) as a digital nervous system for … Continued. The post The Internet of Things: Giving the World a Nervous System appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Kuehne + Nagel expands digital KN FreightNet solution

Logistics Middle East

Using KN FreightNet for LCL, customers can quickly obtain quotes for export and import shipments online and can place the order without needing to pre-register.

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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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Gulf jobs market growth sees big slowdown in October

Logistics Middle East

Recruitment firm Monster says slowdown is in line with impact of low oil prices on regional economies.

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GES chooses New Delhi for its second branch in India

Logistics Middle East

Indian logistics to grow at CAGR of 12.17% by 2020, predicts Globe Express Services.

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