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Cold Chain Basics with Andy Bahr

The Logistics of Logistics

He currently resides in Charlotte, NC with his yellow lab, Charlie. Documentation. Cold Chain Basics. A cold chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain for perishable food products, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals in order to maintain their quality and increase their shelf-life. FSMA in a nutshell.

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Building the Network of Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

We are attempting to separate hype from reality; and to test new technologies to try to redefine B2B processes. Frustration abounds Traditional thinking on linear optimization and enterprise automation is not equal to the challenge. Information technology (IT) teams focus is on long and drawn-out ERP deployments. The reason?

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How to improve relations with suppliers and build the Procurement function of the future

HICX Solutions

Suppliers point to problems around the number of systems in the technology environment and the complex nature of the relationship between a supplier and an enterprise. In the podcast, we first ask Max and Charlotte to unpack that statistic.

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SCM Technology Leaders JDA and RedPrairie to Merge

Supply Chain Network

RedPrairie and JDA Software [NASDAQ: JDAS], recognized leaders in enterprise software and services for the extended supply chain, announced today that JDA and affiliates of RedPrairie have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Charlotte McCrum. +1 About JDA Software Group. JDA® Software Group, Inc.

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Low unemployment is great for everyone, right? (Not so much in logistics…)

NC State SCRC

I was exposed to this thinking when I recently had the opportunity to meet with Tara Greene, from The Greene Group in Charlotte, NC. There is an estimated shortage of 50,000 truck drivers at any given time in the US supply chain network. Should we be paying them higher? Higher pay is most certainly not the answer.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

In addition, users are able to view events of a shipment, imaged documents, and can email their account representative with questions on a particular move. This is also another example of how the lines between 3PLs and technology companies continue to blur.

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How Do You Measure “Free Time” Across Your Global Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

While we all think that we measure time in the same way, that can change inside a complex global supply chain. How do you account for Free Time across your global supply chain? Visibility to the underlying data that drives your global supply chain is a critical success factor in today’s competitive global marketplace.