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How Did the Digital Supply Chain Evolve?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Business management tools like spreadsheet software and invoice-creation tools saved significant amounts of time and aided recordkeeping. Companies got a taste of the now-booming software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry starting in 1999. Mobile Apps Make Information Portable.

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Last Mile Carrier Tracking: 5 Tips for eCommerce Merchants

Ware2Go

Last mile carrier tracking shows the status and often location of a package from the moment the shipping information is sent to the carrier. According to a new survey by UPS Capital, 74% of consumers expect accurate tracking information for online purchases. Real-Time Transit Information.

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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software. Although third wave supply chain-software could cover all these elements, Niels believes that human centricity is critical so that decision augmentation should be the more desirable form for business planning.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Amazon’s trucking fleet is expanding rapidly; it launched in 2005 with the purchase of thousands of trailers used to shift goods between fulfillment centers. Amazon currently lists about 17,700 full-time vacancies on its website, about 920 in the logistics and transportation sector. Amazon Logistics Hiring Plans.

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6 Manufacturing Trends to Watch Out for in 2016

GlobalTranz

Manufacturers will seek custom (or specifically tailored) e-commerce solutions. Manufacturers will be able to improve their inventory due to the information presented by both supply chain and operations data. Between 2005 and 2008, the average annual number of robots sold was about 115,000 units. Forecasting Demand.

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Evolution of B2B Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

Today Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm, announced a definitive agreement to purchase Elemica, a provider of Supply Chain Operating Networks for the chemical industry. The Supply Chain Operating Network technology market evolved from the trading exchange market in 2000-2005. The acquisitions follow a pattern.

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Seeing Beyond the Firewall

Supply Chain Shaman

Process industry leaders–chemical, consumer packaged goods, food/beverage–have greater issues using data, with software usability, and building effective connections to align and build effective relationships with trading partners. The processes are largely batch, using data with great latency (orders and purchase orders).