Wed.Aug 14, 2019

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Autonomous Supply Chain Planning, It’s Not Science Fiction

Logility

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Supply Chain Optimization: What does it mean in 2019 and beyond?

River Logic

The value of predictive analytics allows companies to view the history of a seasonal product’s raw materials, for example, and predict how procurement needs to source the upcoming season’s inventory. Procurement gets a win for reducing costs, but the company doesn’t necessarily benefit if the product has overall lower margins than other SKUs, which could have been promoted.

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FedEx’s Breakup with Amazon Draws Battle Lines in the Fight for Shipping

Kuebix

FedEx is breaking up with Amazon as the e-commerce giant continues to make waves in the shipping industry. The carrier announced that it will choose not to renew its ground freight contract with Amazon for any final mile delivery, effective September 2019. This comes only 2 months after FedEx announced that it would end Express […]. The post FedEx’s Breakup with Amazon Draws Battle Lines in the Fight for Shipping appeared first on Kuebix.

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Customer-Centricity in the Grocery Business

Enterra Insights

When we think of life’s necessities, one of the things immediately springing to mind is the food we eat. Food and drink choices are matters of personal preferences and grocers must be attuned to those preferences if they are going to serve their customers well. Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysts, Gavin Parker, Thomas Jensen, Pascale Morillon, Bill Urda, and Stephanie Halgren, write, “For grocery retailers, customer-­centricity is a bit like personal virtue: everyone agrees that i

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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TMS Delivers on NASSTRAC’s Five Common Sense Suggestions for Shippers

Supply Chain Collaborator

A recent NASSTRAC report revealed five common-sense suggestions for shippers navigating today’s disruptive operating environment. Unsurprisingly, these suggestions aligned perfectly with the technology solutions already in production from top TMS software solutions. Read on for the details on NASSTRAC’s five recommendations and how top TMS delivers success for those shippers who’ve embraced it. .

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WMS Lite: Gain Essential Best-of-Breed WMS Functionality at a Fraction of the Cost

RFgen

Introducing advanced warehousing automation into your operation can help your facility increase efficiency, productivity and business agility. Automation in the warehouse continues to expand in popularity and effectiveness. While warehouse automation comes in many forms, from mobile barcoding to automated material handling systems, advanced warehouse management systems (WMS) can deliver leading-edge digital automation.

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How Will We Relate To Food In 20 Years?

ITradeNetwork

During a recent panel discussion regarding the current and future states of the food and beverage industry, Rene Cardenas, iTradeNetwork’s Head of Marketing and Strategic Planning, was asked how he thought we’ll relate to food in 20 years.

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WMS Lite: Gain Essential Best-of-Breed WMS Functionality at a Fraction of the Cost

RFgen

Introducing advanced warehousing automation into your operation can help your facility increase efficiency, productivity and business agility. Automation in the warehouse continues to expand in popularity and effectiveness. While warehouse automation comes in many forms, from mobile barcoding to automated material handling systems, advanced warehouse management systems (WMS) can deliver leading-edge digital automation.

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Bring Marketing to the S&OP Table

Vanguard Software

How supply chain leaders can leverage marketing data and analysis to improve forecasting accuracy and planning effectiveness.

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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The Tariff Takeaway: It’s Time to Stress-Test Your Supply Chain

American Global Logistics

After announcing earlier this month that 10% tariffs would go into effect Sept. 1 on $300 billion in Chinese imports, the U.S. reversed course this week and said duties would be delayed until December on certain products. The excluded items include cell phones, laptops, footwear and toys. In addition, other items will be excluded altogether […].

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Get Ready For Back-To-School Shopping

Clear Spider

Welcome to our newest blog series! Over the next couple weeks, our blog posts will talk about one of the largest shopping seasons – back-to-school shopping. Back-to-school shopping is considered the second largest shopping season that happens throughout the year. It falls shortly behind Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It includes more than just pens, pencils, […].

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How can food stockpiling be managed amid a no-deal Brexit?

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Following news that Domino’s Pizza Group has spent £7m stockpiling ingredients in preparation of a no-deal Brexit, companies across the supply chain are facing the challenge of finding additional storage and cooling solutions to cope with demand.

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Tips to Reduce Safety Stock With Data and a WMS

Veridian Solutions

Safety stock concerns continue to plague omnichannel supply chains. Omnichannel brought an influx of customers to businesses and led to an increase of products and SKUs shipped in multiple modes, in a myriad of ways. The basic supply chain model has evolved, and in response, supply chain leaders have increased the level of safety stock within warehouses to account for market fluctuations.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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TU Berlin and 4flow develop multiscale data structures and algorithms for supply chain planning

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

How can very large networks be designed more intelligently and efficiently? 4flow, a provider of supply chain consulting, software, and 4PL services, collaborated with the Combinatorial Optimization & Graph Algorithms Group (COGA) at the Technical University of Berlin in Germany in order to answer this question.

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Keep your due diligence system simple and adaptable

ChainPoint

It has been a year since we’ve stated on our blog that EUTR compliance is more important than ever. Since then, a lot of companies are asking ChainPoint for help with their due diligence obligations in their timber supply chain. And for good reason: not only do we see again that companies are getting fined but we also see that a lot of reports that the EUTR is not the perfect solution in combating illegal logging, as demonstrated in this report by ClientEarth on Ukranian timber.

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Coop Denmark Strengthens its Retail Planning Strategy with RELEX’s Unified Store Portal

RELEX Solutions

Read PDF. Grocer increases communication and transparency between stores and central teams, improving replenishment and planogram implementation while strengthening its position as one of Denmark’s largest retailers. Coop Denmark , which operates around 1,100 supermarkets under the Fakta, Irma, Kvickly, SuperBrugsen and Dagli’Brugsen brands, is deepening its partnership with RELEX Solutions, provider of unified retail planning solutions.

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Supply Chain News on As the Parcel World Turns

Supply Chain Digest

FedEx Fully Ends US Amazon Relationship while UPS Stays the Course, while the USPS Sees Parcel Volumes Fall as Rivals and Partners Take Away Business

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More Than 40 New Manufacturers Join Configura’s Platform in 2023

More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.

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Stochastic Planning for More Resilient and Cost-Effective Supply Chains

RELEX Solutions

Stochastic Planning for More Resilient and Cost-Effective Supply Chains. Resources » Whitepapers. Authors: Tuomas Viitanen, Data Scientist, D.Sc. (Tech.) & Johanna Småros, Group CMO, D.Sc. (Tech.). Many assumptions in supply chain planning are expressed as hard-and-fast numbers although, in reality, there is a range of possible outcomes. A demand forecast of 100 pieces does not mean that we will sell exactly 100 pieces.

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The Current State of Final Mile Delivery

GlobalTranz

Final mile delivery represents the highest costs and risks within a shipment. Each process leading to final mile delivery becomes moot if a delay occurs or shippers don’t keep customer service in the highest regard. While shippers have found ways to enhance efficiency and productivity through technology, final mile delivery teeters on the edge of.read More.

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Supply Chain News on As the Parcel World Turns

Supply Chain Digest

FedEx Fully Ends US Amazon Relationship while UPS Stays the Course, while the USPS Sees Parcel Volumes Fall as Rivals and Partners Take Away Business

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Seeking Evidence of Procurement’s Impact and Momentum

ivalua

Much has been made in 2019 about the gap between the findings of procurement self-assessments and where each organization stands when they are evaluated against their peers using objective measures. Just as procurement’s impact on the organization is quantitatively captured using metrics such as savings and spend under management, the maturity and digital readiness of the function can be objectively tracked and benchmarked (check out Forresters Digital Procurement Maturity Assessment ).

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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Supply Chain News on Lean and Profit and Loss at Toyota

Supply Chain Digest

Toyota Attacks Costs, but in a Different Way than US Companies

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The TMS Outlook

Logistics Viewpoints

I recently wrapped up my Transportation Management Systems market study which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2023, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, and customer size. The study includes a holistic view of the TMS outlook. A TMS helps companies move freight from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively.

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How Using AI Can Help Grow Your eCommerce Store

TradeGecko

We’re just beginning to see how artificial intelligence can be used in eCommerce, and the potential benefits to your business are huge.

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The 5 Layers of the Automation Pyramid and Manufacturing Operations Management

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

I spend a lot of time talking to people in the manufacturing world about SYSPRO’s manufacturing operations management (MOM) solution. Occasionally the person I’m talking to will frown and say: ‘We already spent a lot of money on an ERP, why do we need MOM as well?’ That’s when I start my ‘Automation 101’ lecture, watching them closely and […].

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What is Mesh Networking Trends Report

This report details the capabilities of mesh networks, how they work, and the applications they thrive in supporting. Connectivity is necessary for optimal productivity, and mesh networking will soon be a significant provider of connectivity globally.

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4 Quick Tips for Business Travel to Hong Kong During the Protests

Dragon Innovation

Traveling to Asia is very much an important aspect for a business manufacturing in that region. This is the time and place where you are able to see your product come to life at your contract manufacturing partner's facility. We've documented what to expect on your first visit to China before, and the current state of manufacturing in the APAC region , however, if you are traveling to other areas such as Hong Kong, there are now extra measures to take into consideration.

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eMagin’s Secrets to Product Development Success

Arena Solutions

We were pleased to have eMagin’s Director of Quality Assurance, Christine Pompa, share her experiences, challenges, and opportunities managing quality and continuous improvement with Arena’s Scott Reedy, Senior Director of Marketing at Arena. Christine and her team at eMagin moved to an automated system for product lifecycle management (PLM) to tackle these challenges and to improve their product release processes.

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Reaping the Benefits of Robotic Process Automation

Repl Group

From steam powered engines to personal computers, technology has played a major role in reshaping the workplace. In the past, machines would often replace complete job roles, like telephone and lift operators. But the future looks set to be different. . The fourth wave of the industrial revolution gives businesses the systems to automate repetitive aspects of roles, relieving people from monotonous tasks.