The Network Effect
OCTOBER 31, 2018
What is a Chain of Custody? The concept of “chain-of-custody” originated in the legal context of handling evidence. In this. The post How Chain of Custody Strengthens the Supply Chain appeared first on The Network Effect.
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
E2open is acquiring INTTRA pending federal approval. Is this a knot to be tied? Does this deserve congratulations or concern? Here I share some thoughts. Reflections. Three decades ago, I was sitting on a hotel bed with my friend Ellen Chen. Ellen currently works as a consultant at Cap Gemini. I consider her the best in the biz for transportation management consulting.
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Material Handling & Logistics
OCTOBER 30, 2018
Change can be a good thing, particularly when it comes to getting a better handle on your supply chain spend. 1. Digitization is Your Friend. It’s not news to anyone that digitization is a roaring trend and I’m here to say: embrace it. With the digitization of the source-to-pay process being a key initiative for many chief procurement officers, to the inherent automation which promises to accelerate innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), digitization is growing.
DELMIA Quintiq
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
While advanced innovations and developments like the Internet of Things (IoT) reach each industry and change the way we work together, the requirement for business transformation is rising. Meat producers, in any case, are questioning where to begin. The meat supply chain is long and complex, starting from farm to processing to packaging and logistics, right up to retail and catering.
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
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 29, 2018
Less-than-truckload (LTL) freight is in the midst of a boom. Market conditions are favorable for continued growth. The state of LTL freight offers a grand opportunity to overcome the significant obstacles created through economic growth, e-commerce, and global markets. Average weight per shipment is up for the sixth consecutive quarter, reports Jeff Berman of Logistics Management , and economic growth indicates continued diversion of freight to LTL from full truckload and even parcels to maintai
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SCM Research
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
What would supply chain management be without interorganizational relationships! Interorganizational relationships are always great, right? Maybe it is not that simple, if we look at a brand-new article by Oliveira & Lumineau, titled The Dark Side of Interorganizational Relationships: An Integrative Review and Research Agenda. What they mean by the “dark side” of interorganizational relationships are negative dimensions or, in their words, “damaging aspects” of such r
Logility
OCTOBER 30, 2018
If you are near to my age it is a good chance that your parents or maybe even you owned an Oldsmobile at some point. While growing up, my parents owned several Oldsmobile. The Oldsmobile was considered a reasonable priced family car with some luxury features and positioned between the Chevrolet and Buick brands of General Motors. In the mid to late 80s Oldsmobile started to see their market share drop as younger buyers wanted something different from what their parents owned.
GlobalTranz
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Have you been struggling to try and figure out how to write the business case for a WMS? Warehouse managers must understand how to write a successful business case for a WMS focusing on all opportunities for return on investment , maintaining a stringent structure, and a few tips for streamlining the process. The Business Case for WMS Must Focus on All Opportunities for ROI Before starting to write a business case for a WMS, warehouse managers should begin by identifying all known problems with
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 31, 2018
For most companies with supply chains to manage, the holiday season from Halloween through New Year’s Eve is an incredibly busy time. Shoppers stock up on everything from costumes to cranberry sauce to candy canes, and suppliers need to be prepared to meet the peaks and valleys of consumer demand. Unofficial holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday add to the huge spike in demand as retailers offer deep discounts to shoppers.
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.
Enterra Insights
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Trade wars, renegotiated trade deals, technology advancements, rising transportation costs, and a growing global middle class have all contributed to a more complex international economic environment. In the United States, growing nationalist and protectionist sentiment rests on the hope manufacturing (and associated jobs) will return from overseas.
Elementum
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
In recent years the trucking industry has been faced with a double-edged sword — rising fuel costs and a plummeting labor force. In today’s blog we’re taking a look at what this means for shipping costs, and how retailers can fortify their operations against price hikes. Why are shipping costs growing? Fuel accounts for about 21 percent of carrier expenses.
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 30, 2018
Hello and welcome back to another episode of “The Freight Project Podcast!” On today’s episode we welcomes welcomes our very own Implementation Manager, Tina Baker. Tina works with the Cerasis business development team to gather all the necessary information from the customer for a smooth transition into a partnership with Cerasis and our Transportation Management technology and solutions.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 30, 2018
If you’ve ever paid $10 for an Uber ride to the cocktail lounge in the evening and then a “surge priced” $50 for the same distance Uber ride back to your home only a few hours later around closing time, you understand the dynamics troubling shippers in today’s capacity constrained transportation market. In an environment where transportation is at a premium, customers often find themselves at the whims of those possessing the means to provide transport in a timely fashion.
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Enterra Insights
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
Most analysts are predicting brisk sales this holiday season that equal or better last year’s sales. Erica Sweeney reports an OpenX survey conducted with the Harris Poll found consumers are optimistic about the current economy.[1] As a result, she writes, “More than 80% of consumers are planning to spend the same amount or more on gifts in 2018 compared to last year.” That’s good news for retailers — if they’re ready … now.
Supply Chain Movement
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
In our attempts to anticipate future changes in demand, we often depend on forecasts. Unfortunately, however, they are rarely reliable in practice – with all the implications that brings. The ‘good news’ is that we are selling ourselves short, partly because we actually seem to be better off without a forecast in many cases, and also because – when we’re truly dependent on a prognosis – reliable forecasting often turns out to be surprisingly easy.
Material Handling & Logistics
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
The damage to UPS would depend on the length of the disruption. The freight business makes up about 5% of UPS’s sale and has the lowest profit margin of the company’s three units. United Parcel Service Inc. will halt pickups from freight customers as early as Nov. 9 because of a potential strike in less than two weeks by about 11,000 union workers. The union and company have been trading barbs.
Unleashed
OCTOBER 29, 2018
For an industry that didn’t exist 50 years ago, eCommerce has rapidly taken off and continue to evolve. When the words eCommerce is mentioned businesses are quick to mention B2C trends and but what about B2B trends which are arguably just as important to understand? In this article, we will explore upcoming trends in eCommerce fulfilment that businesses need to be aware of to maximise their revenue and satisfy rapidly changing consumer and business demands.
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Enterra Insights
OCTOBER 30, 2018
Every day new articles are published about the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) for businesses hoping to remain competitive in the coming decades. The term “AI” is broad and often ambiguous. More often than not, those articles are referring to a subset of AI known as machine learning. Udai Chilamkurthy, lead architect for retail and logistics at Sainsbury’s, bluntly states, “AI in some senses is a meaningless term, it doesn’t say anything about anything.&#
CHAINalytics
OCTOBER 29, 2018
Chainalytics recently worked with a personal care brand manufacturer to improve its demand forecasting and production planning processes which helped reduce rising backorders, restore customer service levels, and maintain growth. A rapidly expanding consumer goods company recently found itself struggling to meet customer fill rates. Rising backorders and falling customer service levels threatened to diminish … The post Increased Demand Forecasting and Production Planning Efficiency for Lea
TradeGecko
OCTOBER 31, 2018
If there’s one factor that drives an exceptional customer experience (CX), it’s operational excellence. But what do we mean when we say “operational excellence”, how can it be achieved, and what are the outcomes? Read on to find out.
Aera Technology
OCTOBER 30, 2018
by Kaushal Dave, Vice President of Cognitive (AI) Solutions, Aera Technology The problems that pervade inventory management are well known: Excess inventory languished in warehouses, tying up millions of dollars in working capital. Stock shortages cut into margins and hurt brand image. Companies face hefty penalties from buyers if they can’t meet thresholds in service level contracts on time and in full.
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Shippers and logistics service providers are pressured to match the “Amazon effect” for fast and efficient service across multiple B2C, B2B, and D2C channels. Perfect order delivery - on-time and in-full at the lowest possible cost – is critical. However, recent surveys of supply chain stakeholders reveal that many don't have the technology necessary to achieve it.
Enterra Insights
OCTOBER 29, 2018
In this e-commerce, “customer is king” environment, last mile logistics is becoming a differentiator for many retailers. The last mile is the last opportunity retailers have to impress their customers. Hence, selecting logistics partners is an important consideration. Jeff Hughes and Charles Schreiner, digital operations consultants with Capgemini Consulting, write, “Often the closest that customers come to interacting face-to-face with brands that primarily sell through online
Supply Chain 24/7
OCTOBER 28, 2018
Organizations can use the analysis in this report of applications being implemented and the characteristics of pace-setting organizations to understand how feasible this technology is for them and how to go about implementing their own blockchain programs.
SupplyPike
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Demand forecasting is a key decision tool in supply chain planning. Understanding the main drivers of demand and having the ability to accurately predict and test future demand scenarios is crucial for any growing CPG. Being thorough in your demand forecasting platform search ensures you’ll have a powerful platform that will lead your company’s forecasting capabilities – and sales performance – for years to come.
Unleashed
OCTOBER 31, 2018
More than ever, competitive businesses are acknowledging the importance of adequate inventory control practices and appropriate management software, but the integration of accounting software with that of inventory management offers many advantages for better holistic business management. Combining forces in this way offers visibility and optimisation of inventory and the supply chain, more accurate financial reports, prevents the mismanagement of stock, and offers another level of automation, a
More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.
Adexa
OCTOBER 29, 2018
Recently the notion of “Control Tower” has become very popular in supply chain planning. They remind me of factory Gantt charts (or Leitstand, as it was known in Germany). Not unlike Gantt charts control towers show you information but not as much help to solve the issues. The user will. The post Control Towers are OK, But You Can Do Better appeared first on Adexa Inc.
EcoVadis
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
Countries with peace and security thrive in terms of economic development and human rights advancements, while those that suffer from weak governance cannot seem to break the cycle of chronic conflicts and turmoil. This clear correlation between sustainable development and societal stability has long been recognized by scholars and sustainability professionals.
SupplyShift
OCTOBER 29, 2018
There’s nothing remotely “responsible” about how most Americans celebrate Halloween, starting with the grossly irresponsible amounts of candy we ingest on October 31st with the flimsy excuse that “it’s only once a year.” The chocolate and candy industry, however, has been working hard to up its game in terms of the environmental and social responsibility of its global supply chain, from supporting the livelihood of African cocoa farmers to zero-waste-to-landfill candy factories.
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