Cerasis

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Many discussions are occurring that reflect the need to upgrade systems, but companies remain reluctant to abandon their legacy systems.

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System Transportation Management Transportation Supply Chain 179

Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

A transportation management system (TMS) is an obvious tool for the logistics team, helping to move freight faster, more cost-effectively, and more easily from start to finish.

Tools 161

Tools Freight Logistics Transportation Management 161

AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

It can be incredibly frustrating when the software you use to run your supply chain will become unsupported. This is happening with many on-premise solutions. Some tools may be acquired by competitors, who then incorporate them in a vastly more expensive package.

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Software Packaging Tools Resources 192

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

5G connectivity will shape tomorrow’s fulfillment operations - nullifying latency, extending the cloud's reach, enabling real-time inventory status updates, supporting real-time analytics and more. It will provide at least ten times faster data transfer compared to 4G cellular networks.

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Analytics Inventory Examples Data 204

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PLS Logistics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The oil and gas industry is extremely volatile by nature. It is involved with many other industries and processes, and often must adjust to the dynamic environment.

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Industrial Industry Shipping Supply Chain 130

Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

by Bill DuBois. It’s appropriate that I’m reading Nucleus Research’s piece “ Beyond Excel in Supply Chain Planning ” on a Thursday. I’m having a throwback Thursday moment as it was back in 2013 I made the case for Excel in a blog post titled, “ Hey software bullies, stop picking on Excel.”

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Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Security Inventory 157

Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Digitization is not the future of effective supply chain management; it is the present. Organizations that are slow-walking the adoption of a digitization initiative are risking their competitive advantage and leaving significant money on the table across every link in the supply chain.

Supply Chain 149

Supply Chain Logistics System Transportation Management 149

River Logic

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The supply chains of omni channel retailers operating brick-and-mortar and online stores need to simultaneously fulfill multiple, sometimes conflicting, requirements. Here are nine things you may not have known about an omni channel supply chain.

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Supply Chain Retail System 141

Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) has been around for over three decades. Some analysts insist it’s time companies move on. Other analysts insist the purposes behind S&OP remain as relevant as ever.

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DynaSys

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Commonly, effective supply chains are defined as having the right product, at the right time, at the right place, in the right quantities, and of the right quality.

Azerbaijan 81

Azerbaijan KPI Supply Chain Cargo 81

Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

by Joe Cannata We live in a world where social media presence is on a steep rise, skill validation and verification is reaching new heights, and building your own brand is critical.

Currency 162

Currency Software Examples Supply Chain 162

Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published last week, “Focus on Customer Experience: Research on Supply Chain Priorities and Investments.”

Innovation 141

Innovation System SCM Report 141

River Logic

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

These figures show that efforts at inventory optimization aren't bearing fruit as retailers grapple with the conflicting demands of omni channel retailing and, more recently, the unpredictability posed by trade wars and other global disruptions.

Inventory 141

Inventory Retail Global Supply Chain 141

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Provenance

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Deforestation and forest fires have recently caused global outrage. Alarmism can be a useful tool for change but only if it is accompanied by action. Companies now have access to the means and technology necessary to make a change. Provenance proposes how.

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CHAINalytics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Consumer goods and electronics manufacturers are busy figuring out what they’re going to do in December when President Donald Trump’s 10 percent tariff on an estimated $300 billion worth of Chinese imports takes effect. But that duty will impact much more than the highly publicized cell phone and laptop market — furniture will also be … The post Sit Back or Lean In: The Options for Furniture Manufacturers Facing Impending Tariffs appeared first on Chainalytics.

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Lean Electronics Consumer Goods Benchmarking 78

Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Readers old enough to remember the 1960s, might recall the television show “Green Acres” starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm. The theme song for the show was written by Vic Mizzy and it began with the lyrics: Green acres is the place for me. Farm livin’ is the life for me. Land spreadin’ out so far and wide. Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside.

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Handbook Food New York New York City 100

Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Imagining the Supply Chain of the Future! Mike Mortson was recently interviewed by Oracle as a part of their Global Supply Chain Influencer program. This article was posted on Oracle’s Supply Chain Management blog.

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Internet of things Predictive Analytics Analytics Innovation 72

Requis

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

CSCMP Edge 2019 took place in Anaheim, California from Sept 15 – 18. Richard Donaldson, our head of strategy and platform, was at the conference. CSCMP Edge 2019 was an incredible opportunity to see what’s going on in supply chain innovation right now.

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Supply Chain Nation

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

If your home was on fire, would you want firefighters to attempt to douse the flames with an old manual bucket line? Of course not. You would want them to use the most modern, effective equipment available.

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Abivin

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The logistics industry is highly competitive for most companies. Beyond any doubt, even large enterprises with long years of experience are exhaustively finding ways to overcome obstacles in this field.

Asia 66

Asia 3PL Pharmaceutical Warehousing 66

Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

It really bothers some people that the term “supply chain” remains in wide use. For example, Kevin O’Marah ( @komarah ) writes, “‘Supply chain’ is a label with baggage. In some circles it is still seen as a low-tech, non-creative servant function hardly worthy of a Harvard MBA.”[1] ”[1] To some the term might conjure up Sam Cooke’s lyrics in the song “Chain Gang”: All day long they work so hard. Till the sun is goin’ down.

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Speaker: Jon Leposky, Director of Operations and Logistics, Z Customization

Automation can be an incredibly powerful tool to lower costs, increase capabilities, and enable scaling. However the road to implementing automation can be long and challenging even when all the proper steps are taken. Being equipped with the proper tools and knowledge of common pitfalls when implementing automation can make the difference between a show stopping disaster and seamless success.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Overcoming Trade War Myopia with Supply Chain Leadership! Article and infographic, and permission to publish here, provided by Kevin Brown at straightnorth.com. Relocating your factory?

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Cargo Inventory Shipping Quality 69

All Things Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

On September 8th, the cargo ship Golden Ray capsized off the coast of the state of Georgia. At the time, the ship was carrying 24 people and 4,000 vehicles. Shortly… General Supply Chain Management

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Georgia Cargo Shipping Supply Chain 69

Provenance

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Time has moved fast. It’s been 14 months since l left my consulting life at KPMG to move to a purpose-driven, tech start-up called Provenance.

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Malawi Innovation Education Case Study 64

Kuebix

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Rising Customer Expectations Present Biggest Challenge for the Food & Beverage Industry Changing consumer shopping habits and rising customer expectations are putting added pressure on the food and beverage industry. Shoppers are becoming used to having dozens of choices at their fingertips. Whether this is a choice between multiple flavors and varieties where there might […]. The post The Biggest Supply Chain Challenge Facing the Food & Beverage Industry appeared first on Kuebix.

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Beverage Food Industrial Industry 65

Speaker: Irina Rosca, Director of Supply Chain Operations, Helix

Organizations need to focus on demand driven supply planning, utilizing real time information on customer orders from all marketplaces (e-commence, Amazon - or other online retailers, and point of sale data from brick and mortar). Focusing on this information once per month during the S&OP meeting is too late for all business units to align. Companies should have seamless integration between order entry, inventory management, forecasting and supply planning models and purchase order status to sense risk, pull levers to mitigate potential risk, and communicate within and outside the organization. This is especially important for new product releases, in store programs or promotions (sales, end caps, PDQ. etc) or online promotions (company run or 3rd party). Depending on total supply chain lead time, not having real time visibility and analysis of this information can significantly affect sales and the bottom line.

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