Intelligent Audit

MAY 5, 2022

In addition, both carriers have invested heavily in automation to improve efficiencies and reduce their costs. For example, during Cyber Week, this technology helped keep 1.9 million Ground economy packages out of constrained sorts.”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 13, 2014

It is morning in Chicago. Yesterday, I spoke at the Eye for Transport conference on the Big Data opportunity in supply chain. Yesterday, I spoke at the Eye for Transport conference on the Big Data opportunity in supply chain. I think that we are poised for the third act of supply chain technologies.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 16, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Salim Shaikh , who leads Blue Yonder’s Automotive Industry Strategy, and James Peck , VP of Supply Chain Execution Presales, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and from webinars and automotive events that we prepared for. What are your recommendations?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

The findings in the report mirror what we wrote about in January in regards to how emerging technology will forever impact the manufacturing and logistics space. In that post we pointed to the following: 3D Printing will shorten the supply chain. The Internet of Things (IoT) will increase transit visibility.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

Approximately 60 percent of today's unfilled manufacturing jobs are due to a shortage of applicants with sufficient proficiency in science, technology, engineering, and math ( STEM ) skills. Nationally, the health care and technology industries have been especially hard hit by the staffing deficits.

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ShipBob

MARCH 30, 2020

As the ecommerce industry grows, the logistics of getting orders to customers has become more complicated — especially with the novel coronavirus impacting entire supply chains. Any lapse in communication or execution within your supply chain can ultimately have a negative impact on the customer experience.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 6, 2016

The Chicago Community Trust (Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance), a group of foundations, are working together to address workforce challenges in Illinois. manufacturers compete globally, supporting greater supply chain integration and providing access to technology.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Robots and automation enriched the Jetsons’ lives. Last week, I was having breakfast with a CEO of a leading software supply chain management company. At that time, he aggressively pursued automation, and actively tested new technologies. Today’s supply chain is like the Flintstone era.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 31, 2016

To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Niels van Hove founder of Supply Chain Trend, interviewed a group of S&OP leaders. For the next 6 weeks Supply Chain Trend will publish a weekly Q&A with these S&OP leaders. Supply Chain Trend: Can you describe your first involvement in S&OP?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

As I picked it up , I saw a twitter alert welcoming people to the APICS webinar with @lcecere on Agility that afternoon. My schedule had me on a plane to Chicago at the time of the presentation. As we went live with the webinar, I laughed. Your supply chain needs to be agile too. I am not a morning person.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2016

IoT Tech is Driving Sustainability in the Supply Chain. But perhaps the most far-reaching changes will center around the use of large data systems to drive sustainability in logistics and supply chains. Spencer Larson is a writer and researcher based in Chicago, IL.

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ShipBob

MAY 29, 2020

ShipBob’s CEO and Co-Founder Dhruv Saxena and Chief Logistics Officer Todd Bills joined us this week for Episode 10 of our “ Moving Your Business Forward ” weekly webinar series. As engineers, they’re always looking for ways to automate pretty much anything. . Dhruv reflected on how ShipBob got started and where we’re heading.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

We’ve gathered the twelve supply chain headlines you need to know in an industry that’s always moving. According to Supply Chain Dive , “ Cost-cutting has become a major focus for the agency, which has posted $87 billion in losses from fiscal years 2007 through 2020. ”

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ShipBob

APRIL 17, 2020

As long as the COVID-19 pandemic is in effect, ShipBob is hosting a weekly “Moving Your Business Forward” webinar series. Other questions brought up during the webinar include: If you’re currently manufacturing overseas, are there ways to source manufacturers in the US quickly? There are a lot of businesses that are going to hurt.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

Social media awash with pictures of supply chain professionals attending the Lady Gaga event at SAP’s Sapphire, celebrating with drinks at the Gartner event, or rocking to the ZZ Top performance at JDA’s Icon conference trumpeted excitement. Meanwhile, in my travels, supply chain discussions are moving to main street.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2017

Efficient management is the key to success, especially in supply chain management. There are various factors involved in effective logistics management, for example, automation and perfect coordination. A supply chain operative should be able to devise the flow chart for the whole operation. Adopt Automation.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

I’m dialing in from our quarters in Chicago. We originally started in India, and we set up our global headquarters in the US, in Chicago. You start having all the data, bringing AI and some other tools against it. It was a movement that every company needed to be a technology company. It is complex.

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