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Stuck at 33%: The True State of TMS Deployment

Talking Logistics

For example, according to an article published last month by Logistics Management , “Transportation management solutions have been around for a while, but the most recent survey of Logistics Management readers shows that just 35% of shippers are using these systems as part of their overall supply chain management strategies.”.

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Intelligent IBP – Closing the Decision Gaps

Supply Chain Trend

A 2010 HRB article indicates that decision practices drive 95% of business improvement and 50% of employment engagement. In a 2021 Foresight commentary , I differentiate four types of decisions in business planning. So, at the core, IBP must improve decision making. Decisions and decision practices are important.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Included in the latter category are a new generation of transportation marketplaces and online services, such as Cargomatic , Freightos , and FreightFriend , that are much-improved versions of their dotcom predecessors. For related commentary, see: TMS in the SMB Market: The Evolution Toward Software-as-a-Self-Service.

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Amazon: Disruptor or Distraction?

Talking Logistics

“The Amazon-P&G alliance is still running strong,” states a May 2015 article on Fool.com. According to data from L2, P&G ranks on the first page of results in Amazon for over 40% of its individual products, and close to a third of its products are among the top 50 in their category in the number of reviews per listing on Amazon.”.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 2-6, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Here are more details from the article: Amazon is calling the project Seller Flex, one person [familiar with the plan] said. Much of the commentary is focused on how Amazon appears to be taking on FedEx and UPS, but I don’t see it that way. For related commentary, see Keeping Control: What 3PLs Must Convince Their Customers.).

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Target Cracking Down on Suppliers: An All Stick Approach to Supplier Relationship Management

Talking Logistics

Wal-Mart is also cutting the window for deliveries to within 1 to 2 days of a target date, depending on the product category, from 1 to 4 days previously, the Wal-Mart slide showed. — For related commentary, see: Sports Authority: Another Not-So-Great Moment in Supplier Relationship Management. Nothing at all.

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Companies Get Serious About Climate Change

Enterra Insights

notes, “From an economic standpoint, climate change poses three categories of risk. As noted at the beginning of this article, Venice is already experiencing the devastating effects of rising sea levels. They are also beginning to realize it’s in their own best interests. ”[6]. ”[7] Along U.S. 8] Marks, op.

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