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The Future of Logistics: Are 3PL Companies Ready to Adopt these 4 Emerging Technologies?

GlobalTranz

'This first post is part one of a two-part series on the future of logistics. In today’s post, we will cover the four emerging technologies which 3PLs must consider as a part of their service offerings. In the least, 3PLs must understand these emerging technologies so that one day they may integrate into logistics service providers ‘ company practices to better serve customers.

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Is There a Third Option for SCM Executives Looking to Revamp their Supply Chain Management Operations?

Kinaxis

'by Melissa Clow Our partner Celestica recently published the following article, ‘The Third Option for Supply Chain Management Executives’ The author, Erwin Hermans, vice president of Supply Chain Services, describes the three main areas to consider when revamping your supply chain management operations: Growing companies often consider two options when implementing or revamping their supply chain management (SCM) operation—hiring a consulting company to work with their in-house SCM

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Combating the Driver Shortage Problem with Transportation Optimization

Logistics Viewpoints

'North America is facing a huge shortage of truck drivers, and the problem is expected to get worse. In order to continue moving product, trucking companies are pushing more and more freight onto the rail system, but that solution is not sustainable as it is also showing signs of being at capacity. Service in both […].

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A new frontier for forecast accuracy

The Network Effect

'Mike Behnken/Flickr. Note, this is part two in a series on demand sensing. Part one is here. . At some point most forecasting methods will hit the law of diminishing returns where the forecast accuracy will tend to flatten out, regardless of the formulae or analytics that are applied. Mathematicians have traditionally approached forecasting based on various time series and curve fitting techniques which create a forecast based on data such as prior sales history, drawing on several years of dat

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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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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

'This is the first post in a two part series on the “Changing Face of Manufacturing.” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. However, we don’t only talk about what we do well, we also like to talk about things that may affect manufacturing companies so we can be the maven to resources which are of value to our customers and the industry at la

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The Key Attributes of Supply Chain Leadership

Logistics Viewpoints

'Let us look at a few critical projects many supply chain leaders would like to initiate to save money and improve service, but can’t, because they can’t muster the necessary corporate support. SKU Reduction – Stock keeping unit (SKU) proliferation generates costs in terms of manufacturing changeovers, warehouse capacity issues, procurement, product design and even […].

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New Year’s Resolution #3 for Supply Chain Planners: Find the Causes of Forecast Errors

Demand Solutions

Missed my first two New Year’s Resolutions for supply chain planners? You can read about them here and here. Forecast error: so many companies complain about it. But so few actually do anything about it. Most companies just accept forecast error as a given in their supply chain processes. They figure any forecast is bound to be wrong, but at least it will give them a ballpark idea of what to expect in the months to come.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Top 10 Logistics and Supply Chain Facts of 2014

GlobalTranz

'Editor’s Note: This is an infographic from our friends from the great white north, Canada, and fellow Greek named logistics service provider, Morai Logistics. They, like Cerasis, are focused on generating content which offers value to their customers, industry peers, and even shippers who are not customers yet. They inspire us, and this infographic on the Supply Chain trends of 2014 is top notch!

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BREAKING DOWN THE FUTURE OF INTERNET MARKETPLACE SUCCESS (lessons from Amazon and Alibaba)

The Network Effect

'To start, here are six indicators of Amazon’s success that can predict the future of retail: The number of units sold on the Amazon marketplace doubled in 2014. Amazon marketplace sellers sold 23% more units on Cyber Monday 2014 vs. the same day in 2013. In 2014, Amazon marketplace sellers from over 100 countries sold products to customers in 185 countries.

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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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NRF 2015: Big Data, Inventory Centralization, and the Cloud

Logistics Viewpoints

'Another year, another NRF Big Show in the books. Not surprisingly, the typical buzz words were thrown around a lot again this year – omni-channel, integration, mobile, etc. But there were three main themes that popped up in just about every meeting I sat through, and I could hear people talking about them as they […].

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Improving On-Shelf Availability

Enterra Insights

'Watching products fly off the shelf is every manufacturer’s and retailer’s dream. That dream, however, starts with ensuring that there … Continued The post Improving On-Shelf Availability appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Don’t Jump In Without a Plan: Transportation Sourcing in an Omni-channel World

Talking Logistics

'Live Episode: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 12:00 ET. Omni-channel is transforming the supply chain and logistics processes of retailers, especially their transportation processes. But many retailers are jumping in without a plan — that is, they are taking a short-term, siloed approach to transportation sourcing and execution, and as a result, are failing to meet their desired outcomes.

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Citations of Excellence Awards 2014

SCM Research

'Like every year ( see my previous post ), Emerald rewards authors of exceptional papers covered in its extensive Emerald Management Reviews database with a Citation of Excellence Award (full list). I went through the latest list of the Citations of Excellence Top 50 papers. This time, the list contains at least two papers from related disciplines that could be useful to influence the way we are conducting research in our field.

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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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This Week in Logistics News (January 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

'I recently authored a Logistics Viewpoints post outlining the best supply chain conferences to attend in 2015. I do believe that conferences offer a great opportunity to collaborate, network, and learn about the specific topics and themes of interest. But have you ever been to a conference where it seemed like everyone was there just so […].

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Integrated business planning: Secret to business success

DELMIA Quintiq

'Integrated business planning (IBP) is what S&OP looks like when it’s all grown up. Or so the analysts tell us. But what exactly is integrated business planning? IBP is the coordination of marketing, finance, and the supply chain to align with the company’s long-term goals and to maximize profitability. In other words, it aims to do what every responsible business tries – but often fails – to do.

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TMS Study 2015

The Logistics of Logistics

'The smart folks at Software Advice have published an insightful new transportation management software study titled Transportation Management Software – Small Business BuyerView. What is a Transportation Management Software? A transportation management software (TMS) is a subset of Supply Chain Management (SCM) software focused on transport logistics.

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FMCG Opportunity: Time to Spring Clean your Supply Chain

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

'Is the market getting any better, really? Many big name companies have announced indifferent Q4/Christmas results recently and all caution about the continuing "difficult market conditions”. Ok, so 2014 has been put to bed financially but many will be paying a heavy price for the mammoth last quarter efforts which must have made the advertising and promotional agencies extremely wealthy.

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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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2015 Predictions: Supply Chain Risk Management

Enterra Insights

'In an article entitled “Supply Chain Risk Management Requires a Full-time Effort,” I discussed two kinds of disruptions that can … Continued The post 2015 Predictions: Supply Chain Risk Management appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Integrated Supply Chain 2015 – Turkey

Supply Chain Movement

'Integrated Supply Chain – Turkey. Date: 28-29 April 2015. Venue: Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel (TR). Organisation: Integrated Supply Chain. URL: [link]. The Customer Focused Supply Chain: Aligning Suppliers, Networks and Operations to consistently deliver Value Chain Excellence. The changing nature of consumer and customer demand, and the ever increasing ways that this demand can be received, means that companies are being consistently required to re-think the way they deliver products and serv

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TMS Study 2015

The Logistics of Logistics

The smart folks at TMS software research firm Software Advice have published an insightful new transportation management software study titled Transportation Management Software – Small Business BuyerView. What is a Transportation Management Software? A transportation management software (TMS) is a subset of Supply Chain Management (SCM) software focused on transport logistics.

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What is the return on ERP implementation? Results from our research

Supply Chain View from the Field

'As organizations seek to drive supply chain integration across global business units and markets, billions of dollars have been invested in massive systems known as. enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. ERP systems are generally thought of as large systems with transaction processing and data structure capabilities that promote intra-organizational communication.

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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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Is Natural Gas Right For Your Fleet?

NFI Industries

In 2013 natural gas was the largest source of new electricity generating capacity in the United States. Read more. 01/13/2015. Supply Chain. Sustainability. Transportation. Supply Chain, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Transportation, Dedicated Fleets.

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Mindmap for End-to-End Supply Chain Traceability

Supply Chain Movement

'Supply chains are becoming increasingly international and finely meshed, and hence more complex. In order to provide the required level of service to highly demanding customers and to gain a firm grip on the supply chain, end-to-end traceability of goods is essential. But this presents major supply chain challenges. Supply Chain Movement has collaborated with Zetes, a specialist in supply chain solutions and supplier of automatic identification and mobile solutions, to produce this mindmap for

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TMS Study 2015

The Logistics of Logistics

'The smart folks at TMS software research firm Software Advice have published an insightful new transportation management software study titled Transportation Management Software – Small Business BuyerView. What is a Transportation Management Software? A transportation management software (TMS) is a subset of Supply Chain Management (SCM) software focused on transport logistics.

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What’s New in 2015 for the supply chain world? See 2014?s predictions.

Supply Chain View from the Field

'Last year around this time I made a lot of predictions about what 2014 would hold in store…Let’s revisit some of these, and see what has happened (or what hasn’t!) Here are my predictions from 2014, and an update on what I think will happen in these areas. Most of them really haven’t panned out yet…but have a longer time horizon than I originally anticipated.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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Cargo Flight Launches a Vital Link in the Ebola Response Effort

MIT Supply Chain

'Jarrod Goentzel, Director of the MIT Humanitarian Response Lab, during loading operations in Miami. A shipment of medical equipment that arrived on January 12, 2015, in Monrovia, Liberia, from Miami, US, will enable 25 government hospitals to receive infection control training, helping the facilities which were partially or fully closed owing to the Ebola crisis to recommence regular operations.

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Company kit Supply Chain Media

Supply Chain Movement

'Supply Chain Movement is a publication of Supply Chain Media. The 1st edition of Supply Chain Movement quarterly magazine has been launched in 2011. Targeted at the global supply chain community, Supply Chain Movement informs you about the latest market updates and company developments, industry events, blogs and trends on supply chain worldwide. The website provides a platform where experts from around the world are able to blog and share their views on current and future issues.

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JDA Software – Live from Day 1 of NRF 2015!

BlueYonder

'JDA Software is LIVE at NRF 2015! Our team had an exciting first day at Retail’s Big Show – from our keynote presentation to exciting customer meetings, the energy is electric and we’re thrilled to be on hand to show you how you can Plan To Deliver. Yesterday featured a thought-provoking keynote panel discussion, featuring JDA CEO Bal Dail and retail experts from Levi’s, Wal-Mart, Lippencott and CNBC, on how retailers can reposition brick-and-mortar stores as the center of the new customer expe