Tue.Jan 16, 2018

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5 Things to Know About U.S.-Mexico Logistics

Talking Logistics

Trade flowing across the United States-Mexico border has grown exponentially since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was enacted in 1994. It has been further spurred by the trend of nearshoring over the last decade, as American companies have relocated their manufacturing facilities to Mexico to take advantage of a skilled workforce, improving infrastructure, and proximity to the United States.

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Prices Set To Ramp Up For Chinese New Year: Freight Rate Update W2

Freightos

Prices Set To Ramp Up For Chinese New Year: Freight Rate Update Wk 2. By John Edmonds, Research & Marketing, Freightos. Weekly update article on the Freightos International Freight Index exploring rate trends and their driving forces. 2018 started with China-US ocean freight prices increasing by 27% as supply chains came back into full swing. Following brief dips last week, ocean and air freight prices will likely rise in the run-up to the Chinese New Year closedown.

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These are the 2018 Manufacturing Trends That will Drive 2.1% Growth In American Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

Manufacturing is on the cusp of an explosion in growth and innovation in 2018. Regulatory reform has been top-of-mind for supply chain executives and political leaders in the US since the 2016 election. The US energy industry is also awaiting changes in basic operating procedures, which are expected to dramatically reduce energy costs. These facts set the stage for exponential manufacturing growth in 2018.

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Making Cents Out of Demand Sensing

Logility

As a supply chain professional, we need to consider how actions in one part of the supply chain affect both upstream and downstream operations. This is especially true for those that work in and manage the demand planning process. Sometimes demand planners focus too much on forecast accuracy and miss seeing the forest for the trees. I was guilty of this from time to time when I led a demand-planning group because we were evaluated on forecast accuracy as one of our key metrics.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Dedicated Transportation Outlook: 2018

NFI Industries

As the holidays approached this past year, consumer spending hit a three-year high and truckload capacity neared 100 percent, which many shippers considered to be uncharted territory 1. Although the surge from the holidays has since subsided, the capacity challenges will continue well into 2018. This coming year, the dedicated transportation market across North America will.

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Making the Case for FedEx Critical Inventory Logistics

Supply Chain 24/7

By working with FedEx Critical Inventory Logistics, companies can streamline and drive costs out of their aftermarket service supply chains, consistently meet customer service level agreements, and grow their bottom-line revenues.

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Most legacy ERP replacements aren’t news these days. We think this one is.

Rootstock

The movement to take enterprise ERP systems to the cloud isn’t a new one. Manufacturers of all types and sizes are using the cloud already, making the transition, or actively considering their options for cloud-based ERP. But, according to many analysts, there has been one pocket of consistent resistance to this accelerating trend: it’s very unusual for a large manufacturer to rip out their on-premise SAP enterprise ERP and switch to a cloud-based alternative.

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What’s Trending at NRF 2018: Personalization, Digital Transformation and Increased Agility

BlueYonder

NRF 2018 is revealing trends and insights that will shape retailers’ business decisions, and customer experiences, throughout the year ahead. Here are some of the topics being discussed among JDA customers, partners and analysts at this year’s conference. The Challenge of Digital Transformation. Retailers are still working to define what digital transformation will mean for their company and how it will create value for shoppers and stakeholders.

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Bitcoin Could End Up Using More Power Than Electric Cars

Supply Chain Brain

Miners of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could require up to 140 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2018, about 0.6 percent of the global total, Morgan Stanley analysts led by Nicholas Ashworth wrote in a note last week. That’s more than expected power demand from electric vehicles in 2025. “If cryptocurrencies continue to appreciate we expect global mining power consumption to increase,” Ashworth wrote in the note.

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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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What’s Trending at NRF 2018: Personalization, Digital Transformation and Increased Agility

BlueYonder

NRF 2018 is revealing trends and insights that will shape retailers’ business decisions, and customer experiences, throughout the year ahead. Here are some of the topics being discussed among JDA customers, partners and analysts at this year’s conference. The Challenge of Digital Transformation. Retailers are still working to define what digital transformation will mean for their company and how it will create value for shoppers and stakeholders.

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3 Air Freight Trends to Watch for in 2018

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The air freight landscape has experienced some dramatic shifts in recent years. In fact, those events seem likely to produce some headwinds for air freight shippers in 2018 in locating available air capacity, especially during peak seasons. Over the last few years, digitization has become more prominent in the air industry. As in most industries, big data obtained in real time, from real events, combined with flexible management, is helping air carriers take a more efficient approach to traffic

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Supply Chain Video News on NRF 2018 Day 1 Video Review and Comment

Supply Chain Digest

Despite Challenging Times for Retailers, Attendance Continues to Grow, Advanced Analytics Morphing to Artificial Intelligence, Digimarc Now Putting Bar Codes on Corrugate Boxes, Combining Electronic Shelf Labels with Vision Systems to ID Out of Stocks, Execution Planning Fills White Space between Traditional Planning and Execution, Lots More

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How to Create a Truckload Strategy That Works Any Time of Year

CH Robinson Transportfolio

For most people, surprises can be wonderful— but, as shippers, you’d like to avoid them at all costs because of the time and funds they can waste. Your best bet to avoid unexpected trouble? Develop a comprehensive truckload strategy so you’re prepared to handle just about anything. . Building the right truckload strategy for your business. The key to a great truckload strategy is striking the perfect balance between core carriers and a 3PL.

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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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JP Wiggins Talks Logistics and the Food Supply Chain

3GTMS

As food logistics become more complex, a transportation management system (TMS) is more important to food companies than ever before. In this episode of Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez, our own JP Wiggins discusses the reasons and results of this complexity: Food companies have put a lot of resources into modernizing their infrastructure and a […].

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Supply Chain News on Should US Try to Replicate the Successful Network of German Small and Mid Sized Manufacturers

Supply Chain Digest

Manufacturing Remains Strength of German Economy.

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Load-to-Truck Ratios Drop for First Time Since ELD Mandate

DAT Solutions

Load posts on the DAT Network have risen steadily since the second week in November, and they were up another 17% last week. What is different, though, is that truck posts surged 52% last week, which was the first full work week after the holidays. Many truckers took extended vacations, beginning December 18 when the ELD mandate went into effect. That's not a coincidence.

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Designing a Logistics Distribution Model for the Future

Supply Chain 24/7

Certified Retail Solutions specializes in delivering high-quality systems and services to help retailers manage their national technology deployment and on-site maintenance needs.

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CADDi Receives 2023 Top Tech Startup Award by Food Logistics, Supply & Demand Chain Executive

The 2023 Top Tech Startup Awards by Food Logistics, Supply & Demand Chain Executive spotlights the top software and technology startups in the supply chain and logistics space.

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Paula’s Choice Singapore provide customers with a true omni-channel eCommerce experience

TradeGecko

Paula’s Choice Singapore strive to deliver affordable, effective and informative skincare products to customers in the region.

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eCommerce Fulfillment Network: How Many Warehouses Do You Really Need?

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

What should your eCommerce fulfillment network look like to compete in a market that values fast delivery? It’s the burning question that seems to be on the mind of every online retailer or direct seller. It’s also a question that doesn’t have a one-size-fits-all answer.

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

NC State SCRC

Unemployment levels are at an all time low. Economists are trumpeting about the economy, and how great this is for everyone. Employers added 228,000 jobs in November, while the unemployment rate remained at a 17-year low of 4.1%, the government reported in December. The report also showed that on average weekly paychecks increased by 3.1% over the last 12-months, the first time that reading has topped 3% in nearly seven years.

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5 Key Supply Chain Efficiency Assessment Areas for 2018

Arkieva

If you are looking to improve your supply chain management systems in 2018, you most likely have asked the common question: How do I assess my current efficiency? This is a good starting point for anyone looking to add functionality or identify loopholes within current processes. There is no single perfect method that meets all needs and has no flaws.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.