Mon.Jan 21, 2019

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Peak Shipping Season: A Review of Trends from the 2018 Holiday Peak Season

GlobalTranz

It is that time of year again when we at Cerasis take a global view of what trends to expect in supply chain management throughout the remainder of the year. We will delve into what will set third-party logistics providers apart in the coming year, and what to expect as e-commerce continues to merge with brick-and-mortar retail. We will turn over each stone and consider how innovative technology will shape the future of shipping and logistics.

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Real-Time Supply Chain Visibility: The Essential IT Stack

ModusLink Corporation

The benefits of real-time supply chain visibility are undeniable. A quick Google search for the phrase returns 50 million results, all of which seem to extol the virtues of real-time visibility for your entire supply chain. Table of Contents Infographic / Alarming Stats How to Start Essential Tools IT Stack Challenges Legacy Infrastructure Legacy Processes […].

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Trends 2019: The Internet of Things

Enterra Insights

The Internet of Things (IoT), sometimes referred to as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), continues to garner attention. Although the term implies a single network of things, the IoT is better described as networks of ecosystems — with each ecosystem consisting of sensors generating data, a network transmitting the data, and cognitive technologies making sense of the data.

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Extending Supply-Chain Innovation to the Small Farmer

Supply Chain Brain

State-of-the-art technology for managing global supply chains is beginning to percolate down to the individuals who need it most: small farmers in developing economies.

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Reducing Global Lead Times To Improve Customer Experience At Becton Dickinson

Product lead time is crucial in the life sciences industry and represents a key consideration for customers’ purchasing decisions. For this reason, BD Biosciences aimed to optimize its global supply and distribution network to reduce delivery lead time to customers and optimize its global inventory. How was BD Biosciences successful in reducing global distribution lead times between 30% and 60% in addition to: Increasing agility to prioritize urgent and ad-hoc customer requests Increasing global

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What is 4PL and 5PL? – Everything a Wholesaler Should Know

EMERGE App

Introduction. As a wholesaler or distributor, you might have come across 4PL and 5PL logistics service providers. They’ve been on the rise in the past couple of years. But how do these new providers differ from the industry’s standard 3PLs, the third-party logistics players? Let us help you chart the course from 1PL to 5PL by explaining the differences between them.

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How the Supply Chain is Becoming More Connected Through the IoT and Smart Technology

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

It looks like the world is in for another industrial revolution as the global supply chain welcomes new developments brought about by the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart technology. The manufacturing landscape has become so competitive that industry executives have started scrambling to find ways to keep up with the latest tech and business innovations.

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The Amazing Supply Chain of High Performance Glass

All Things Supply Chain

I am almost positive that every person reading this article has looked through at least one piece of glass today.

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Buyer’s Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Software

Supply Chain 24/7

Finding the right enabling technology to support growth and foster agility in your supply chain network.

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The Lowdown on Shipping: Parcel, LTL, and FTL

SupplyPike

Have you ever wondered how your Amazon Prime package get to your front doorstep in two days? Or how fruit from other countries is readily available in your local grocery store? Maybe how luxury European cars make their way into American driveways? Freight and parcel shipping. What is Freight? Freight is defined as commercial goods or cargo carried across land, sea, or air.

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AI-Enabled Robotics Software for Manufacturing Automation: Speeding Time-to-Value

Robots are a cornerstone of a smart factory, automating a wide range of manufacturing tasks that are monotonous, physically straining, or even hazardous. However, real-world robotics deployments have not lived up to the revolutionary potential the industrial sector had originally envisioned. Robot implementations are typically confined to specific applications, carry high costs, and are time-consuming.

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What the Home Depot-Askuity Acquisition Means for Customers

Alloy

What the Home Depot-Askuity acquisition means for customers Retail sales enablement software platform Askuity automatically collects point-of-sale data and provides actionable insights on that information. Using inventory numbers as well as data collected from POS transactions, “Askuity aims to be the single source of data-driven insights for every store, every product, and every consumer,” per its website ?

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Synovos Team Members Earn Certified Reliability Leader Recognition

Synovos

RADNOR, Pa. – January 21, 2019 – Synovos, the leading pure integrated supply chain management company in the world, announced three new team members have earned Certified Reliability Leader status from the association of Asset Management Professionals (AMP). Ken Smith, Director of Asset Management Services ; Richard Walter, Program Manager; and Jaime Lopez, Continuous Improvement Engineer, all achieved the important industry certification after rigorous study and a comprehensive exam.

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Supply Chain News on Driverless Railroad from Australian Miner Rio Tinto May Show Future of US Rail Freight

Supply Chain Digest

Rio Tinto Example Clearly Shows the Technology is Here, Norfolk Southern Exec Says

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Freight rates slide in winter slump

DAT Solutions

Tis the season for falling rates. As we move deeper into the slow season, rates are drifting in their typical seasonal pattern. Van spot rates fell to $2.00 per mile for the month to-date, but spot freight volume hasn’t changed a lot since January 2018. There’s a lot more capacity available, however, so it’s easier for brokers and 3PLs to find a truck at their target price.

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Tail Inventory: The Silent Cost Driver You Shouldn't Ignore

Learn how centralizing slow-moving SKUs can help reduce fulfillment costs by $300M+ while boosting fulfillment efficiency.

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Supply Chain News on New Ambidextrous Robot May Improve Automated Piece Picking Capabilities

Supply Chain Digest

Innovation from Engineers at University of California Berkely Uses Smarts to Decide which Grabber is Best

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IMAGINE SUMMIT speaker lineup: The sun shines in Orlando, Florida

Axway

March is just around the corner! Get ready to be dazzled and amazed. Axway brings a great array of speakers to IMAGINE SUMMIT in Orlando on March 4-6 and Chantilly, France on March 21-22. Today, we focus on Orlando.

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Then to Now: 90 Years of Logistics History

3PL Insights

The history of an industry is shaped by the businesses that innovate. As of 2019, Evans Distribution Systems has been in business, providing logistics solutions for 90 years. [ That is a long history of innovation and adapting to the exponential growth of the industry. So, in commemoration of 90 years of business, we decided to highlight the big changes in the industry, technology, and the company over time.

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Should Your Business Take the Plunge and Upgrade to Cloud-based Inventory?

Unleashed

Inventory stock is one of the most valuable parts of a business. This means that it needs to be looked after properly. When a business grows, your inventory stock will grow. However, not only will your inventory stock be growing, but you’ll need to expand your inventory management system. Otherwise, how will you cope with all of the extra inventory you’ll be buying, storing and selling?

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Speeding Robotics Automation with AI

The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.

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Maintenance Costs Modeling using Machine Learning – “EasyKost Performance Booster”

KEPLER Consulting

The post Maintenance Costs Modeling using Machine Learning – “EasyKost Performance Booster” appeared first on KEPLER.

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Capacitive Touch Panels Manufacturing Process

Insights Solutions Global

Capacitive touch panel is used daily. Don't you curious the manufacturing process of the capacitive touch panel and quality control during the process? Let us find out more detail in post.

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Q&A | Turning the Page: Going Paperless With a WMS

Supply Chain Brain

To understand how paperless systems are impacting modern warehouses, we asked distributors who have paved the way with the help of warehouse management systems.

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Capacitive Touch Panels Manufacturing Process

Insights Solutions Global

Capacitive touch panel is used daily. Don't you curious the manufacturing process of the capacitive touch panel and quality control during the process? Let us find out more detail in post. The post Capacitive Touch Panels Manufacturing Process appeared first on Insight Solutions Global.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Are Fleets Shifting to Electric Trucks?

Supply Chain Brain

The heavy-duty truck and fleet industry has prolonged its dialogue regarding the prospects of electric vehicles — and how they stack up against diesel counterparts.

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Top 10 White Papers of 2018

EnVista

We had some great white paper published in 2018, here’s a look back at some of our favorites!

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The MRO Inventory Dilemma Continues

Synovos

In a recent edition, Uptime magazine published an article discussing “The MRO Dilemma: Major Time, Minor Spend” in which the author, George Krauter (disclosure: a former Synovos employee), discusses the continuing dilemma companies face in dealing with MRO inventory. The argument comes down to this: a company’s MRO inventory spend usually falls between 6% and 10% of the overall spend while taking up 70% to 80% of all transaction costs.