Sat.Sep 03, 2016 - Fri.Sep 09, 2016

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7 Advantages of a Non-Asset-Based 3PL Provider

GlobalTranz

Outsourcing logistics processes can be an effective means of managing the needs of your organization. However, when you decide to take the jump to outsourcing, you will have to choose between an asset-based and non-asset-based third-party logistics provider (3PL). Both types of 3PLs have advantages and disadvantages. But, a non-asset-based 3PL provider may offer much more than you realize, including these seven key benefits. 1.

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Supply chain risks in the spotlight: Effects of Hanjin Shipping filing bankruptcy protection

Kinaxis

by Dr. Madhav Durbha Supply chain risks in the spotlight: Effects of Hanjin Shipping filing bankruptcy protection. A few days ago, the world’s seventh largest container shipping company by volume, Hanjin Shipping, filed for bankruptcy protection. A lot of the products being shipped by Hanjin are headed to US and European retailers getting ready for the holiday season (toys, electronics, clothing, furniture, etc).

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Difficult decisions call for clarity. Can you see the bigger picture?

DELMIA Quintiq

S&OP Maturity Series, part 1 of 5. In an ideal world, S&OP (sales and operations planning) empowers businesses to drive performance, beat the competition, and maximize profits. The on-ground reality is, most businesses have an S&OP process, but few have the right solution to support it. The difference between companies that have a robust S&OP process and those that don’t is a technology engine powerful enough to optimize plans and support decision-making that meets production tar

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ArcelorMittal Optimizes Supply Chain Logistics with Predictive Analytics

Logistics Viewpoints

Michel Plourde, Systems Director at ArcelorMittal Canada, recently briefed ARC Advisory Group about the supply chain challenges surrounding the company’s decision in 2012 to expand its iron ore pellet production in Canada. These challenges largely involved eliminating logistics bottlenecks created by an inability to adapt quickly to disruptions and changes to plans.

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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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Supply Chain Disruption: How Stronger Collaboration Will Have a Big Impact on the Future of Logistics Management

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from our friends at Camcode. They're a leading supplier of durable pre-printed barcode labels and customized solutions for asset tracking applications spanning a multitude of industries. In this blog, Camcode discusses how collaboration provides supply chain disruption to impact the future of logistics management.

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The Keys to Smart and Efficient Multi-Resource Scheduling

Talking Logistics

There are many resources behind every supply chain — including people, production equipment, transportation assets, and more — and they’re often linked and dependent on each other. The more resources involved, the more complexity there is to efficiently plan and schedule those resources in a smart and synchronized manner. What are some of the complexities involved in multi-resource scheduling?

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McDonald’s Risky Commitment to a Cage Free Eggs Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

McDonald’s announced a 10-year plan to produce cage free eggs. The Fortune article is mainly a turnaround story. But this turnaround depends upon a supply chain transformation.

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[WEBINAR] Major Factors to Consider for Efficient LTL Shipping

GlobalTranz

If you are a shipper who regularly ships via the over-the-road mode of Less Than Truckload, also known as LTL, you understand there are a lot of moving parts to have efficient LTL Shipping. Efficient means executing a program that allows you to achieve maximum outcomes all while not using too many resources, too much time, or spending too much money.

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Sales and Operations Planning Time Machine

Logility

One of my favorite books growing up was The Time Machine by H. G. Wells. Wells opened my mind to the possibilities of living in different time periods, with the potential to learn from the failures and successes of the past. Time travel still only exists in science fiction; however, if I could go back, based on what I know today, I can think of a few supply chain-related things I would have done differently when I was implementing and running sales and operation planning processes ( S&OP ).

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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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Supply Chain Visibility: An Important Piece of the Logistics Puzzle

Talking Logistics

Have you ever felt as if you are leading from the back of the pack? Without the proper information to make qualified decisions and drive improvements in your business. Do you feel there are gaping holes in your supply chain or between your execution systems? Supply chain visibility could help alleviate some of your pains and drive bottom line benefits.

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Supply Chain Visibility and Collaboration: Fellow Travelers on the Path to Excellence

Enterra Insights

“A lack of supply chain visibility and ineffective collaboration [are] often the reason[s] for poor supply chain performance,” asserts Antonia … Continued. The post Supply Chain Visibility and Collaboration: Fellow Travelers on the Path to Excellence appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Kinexions Supply Chain Conference Breakout Sessions

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater Kinexions ’16 Supply Chain Conference Lineup Hits All the Right Notes. Our annual supply chain conference, Kinexions , is right around the corner, and we’re thrilled to be bringing our attendees some stellar supply chain content. With more than 30 outstanding sessions, including a variety of amped-up customer presentations from supply chain superstars like Ford, Roland DG, Keysight Technologies, Xilinx and Vizio, there’s something for everyone.

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Five Things You Can Do This Week to Reduce Inventory: Part I

Demand Solutions

Want to reduce your inventory? Well, you’ve got customer service levels to think about first. And the best inventory reductions are done in a targeted, highly strategic fashion—not blindly and across-the-board. But all things being equal, your answer to my question is surely “yes.” In fact, practically any supply chain professional—not to mention, CFO—would jump at the chance to reduce their inventory.

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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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Where Do the Savings from Managed Transportation Services Come From?

Talking Logistics

Managed transportation service providers work to deliver transportation solutions to maximize service at the lowest cost through people, process, and technology. “The people” is defined as a team of logistics experts collaborating together to provide customers supply chain value on a daily basis — saving time and resources internally. The process involves investigating the current transportation activities and engaging in new opportunities for cost-savings while optimizing service levels.

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Integrated Business Planning in Pharmaceuticals: Understanding the Need

River Logic

We welcome Ashutosh Bansal, Founder and CEO of GitaCloud , as a guest blogger for this two-part series on IBP in Pharma. This is a blog post to evaluate the Pharmaceutical Industry. Specifically, we’ll be discussing its challenges in managing high complexity levels and recommended strategies to deal with them. In part one of this two-part series, I’ll review: Current supply chain performance benchmarks in the Pharmaceutical industry.

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Using Drones To Improve Manufacturing And Supply Chain Capabilities

PINC

As we all know, the drone industry is evolving quickly and transforming the way many companies do business. From aerial photography to more sophisticated uses such as locating and tracking inventory inside of warehouses. Organizations also now understand that this is not all about the last-mile delivery. There are so many more practical applications and use cases for drones than last-mile delivery.

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The 3PL Dedicated Advantage

NFI Industries

The transportation industry is evolving as shopping trends and shipping needs change with time. E-commerce and rapid delivery have resulted in varying shipping capacities and unexpected industry twist and turns. Capital expenditures, the driver shortage, and changing regulations can pose challenges to shippers, especially to those that operate private fleets.

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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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ModusLink Wins a Bronze Stevie® in the 2016 International Business Awards

ModusLink Corporation

ModusLink has some great news to share – our Poetic Service Cloud Solution recently won the Bronze Stevie® Award for the Best New Product or Service of the Year in Supply Chain Management Software Solutions category of the 2016 International Business Awards. The Internet of Things is well on its way to transforming supply chains […]. The post ModusLink Wins a Bronze Stevie® in the 2016 International Business Awards appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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Supply Chain is the Star of New SAP Ad

APICS

SAP has a marketing campaign underway that showcases its technology through the eyes of its customers, and one video segment stands out to me. It tells the story of athletic apparel manufacturer Under Armour, and the key takeaway is that supply chain excellence has made the company what it is today.

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Take Some Best Practices Straight From the Gridiron

Oracle SCM

The beginning of September is always an exciting time, filling the weekends to follow with food, fun, and tailgating. That’s right, folks – football season is officially here! As you sit on your couch, fire up that grill, or crack open something to quench your thirst, you may be getting a lesson in some of the best practices for your modern supply chain.

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Supply Chain Event 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Supply Chain Event 2016. Date: 22-23 November, 2016. Location: Paris Porte de Versailles – Pav. 8, Paris (FR). Organisation: Reed Expositions France. URL: www.supplychain-event.com. Supply Chain Event is the cutting-edge trade event of the year, presenting new solutions and technologies to optimize operations for an audience of 3000 supply chain managers and project officers.

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The Art of Consistent Perfect Order Delivery: Smart Order Fulfillment Through Orchestration

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.

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ModusLink & Tile – A Big Expansion for a Tiny Device

ModusLink Corporation

How many times have you lost your most necessary personal items – things like your wallet, keys or purse? Misplacing your essential things can be a huge disappointment, not to mention an inconvenient struggle to try and replace them when they’re lost for good. Smart location company Tile was formed with the hope of preventing […]. The post ModusLink & Tile – A Big Expansion for a Tiny Device appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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A Look into 2026: Is a Supply Chain Robotics Takeover Inevitable?

AFFLINK

In a 2016 survey conducted by MHI and Deloitte, a logistics industry group, 35% of respondents said they’d already adopted robotics to maximize their supply chain optimization. The same report suggested that in 10 years that number will rise to 74%. But the question still remains: is the rise of robotics within the manufacturing supply chain a good or bad thing?

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Travel to Compliance and Efficiency with Supply Chain Mapping

RFgen

Learn how those in supply chain management can utilize mapping. Visibility into all facets of the supply chain is key for any successful supply chain management. However, supply chain leaders are often inundated with so much information that it can be difficult to keep track of it all. Supply chain mapping is often applied to projects in order to blend transparency with organization, but those in management must understand how to effectively leverage this tactic.

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Apple’s Supply Chain Readying iPhone 7 Shipments

Supply Chain 24/7

With 371,000 units of the "iPhone 7" family said to be inbound to retail establishments, Apple appears to have a good start on channel inventory for late September availability.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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Making the Best of Delayed Payments

MIT Supply Chain

Extending payment terms to 120 days or more frees up working capital for big companies, but it can also increase the financial stress on suppliers and ultimately lead to increased product costs. The tactic has attracted much criticism, but research underway at the Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), Zaragoza, Spain, shows that delaying payments to creditors […].

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Infographic: Case Tuko

RELEX Solutions

Tuko Logistics is a Finnish food wholesale and supply chain service operator providing purchasing and logistics services for retail outlets. Our recent case study highlights how Tuko manages its complex DC replenishment operation. We picked up the numbers of that operation and built this infographic to show you how things are rolling on any given day at Tuko, have fun!

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Travel to Compliance and Efficiency with Supply Chain Mapping

RFgen

Learn how those in supply chain management can utilize mapping. Visibility into all facets of the supply chain is key for any successful supply chain management. However, supply chain leaders are often inundated with so much information that it can be difficult to keep track of it all. Supply chain mapping is often applied to projects in order to blend transparency with organization, but those in management must understand how to effectively leverage this tactic.