Arkieva
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
How to use demand planning statistical models to enhance the value of your sales input during the forecasting process. Using Demand Planning Statistical Models to Enhance Your Sales Forecasts was first posted on September 5, 2018 at 12:27 pm. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.
GlobalTranz
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
The implications of a technology capable of self-maintaining security, maximizing data reporting and accuracy, streamlined payment processing and shipment scheduling, immediate access to real-time data, and end-to-end transparency evoke mirages from the past, asserts Talking Logistics With Adrian Gonzalez. Blockchain is the presumed cure-all solution for everything in supply chains, and its impact will be felt around the globe, in every industry, and within all activities.
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Techgistics
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Since about 2012 there’s been a massive influx of VC funding that has been poured into startups to revolutionise logistics and supply chains. And, it’s not just startups that are getting in the mix, it’s established global players like Amazon, Walmart, IBM, Alibaba, DHL, UPS, Merck, WiseTech Global, XPO Logistics and many more that are driving new technologies forward.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Supply Chain and Logistics executives are under a great deal of pressure to not only meet today’s more demanding customer expectations, but to do so in a cost-effective manner. Therefore, finding opportunities to minimize costs and improve productivity are more important than ever. One area that many companies overlook for potential benefits is material handling and fleet management.
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
Enterra Insights
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
In decades past, companies could claim ignorance about much of what went on throughout their supply chains; especially, activities involving second- and third-tier suppliers. The Information Age eliminated ignorance as an excuse for most companies. Business executives and the companies they run now risk significant harm to their reputations when poor working conditions, dangerous situations, or other potential scandals are discovered in their supply chains.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
HanesBrands, the $6.5bn global apparel company that manufactures and sells a number of leading underwear and activewear brands including Wonderbra, DKNY, Playtex and Champion, is deploying a standardised IT system to help with supply and demand forecasting in more than twenty-five countries.
Elementum
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Xiaomi Is (Still) The Tech Startup to Watch. On April 6, 2015, the Guinness World Record for the most smartphones sold in 24 hours was broken. Setting the record at 2.1 million units was Xiaomi—the world’s third highest valued startup (following Uber and Didi Chuxiang, Uber’s Chinese equivalent). Currently valued at $46 billion with $1.4 billion in funding, Xiaomi took the Chinese smartphone market by storm in 2010 when it was founded by Chinese entrepreneur Lei Jun.
BlueYonder
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Beginning in mid-2016 and continuing for close to two years, I had the opportunity to lead the India chapter of JDA’s Women’s Interest Network (WIN). It was an experience that has made a deep impact on my life! We got off to a slow start, I believe primarily because of misperceptions about the group’s purpose and what women could gain from their participation.
USC Consulting Group
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Supply Chain Management encompasses many facets from acquiring raw materials to delivering to the consumer and each component is as important as the next in the process. When looking to optimize your operations you must take into consideration the entire supply chain. So how do we end the disruptions and take on such a massive undertaking? Start at the front end with planning and scheduling, inventory management, and strategic sourcing.
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.
BlueYonder
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Beginning in mid-2016 and continuing for close to two years, I had the opportunity to lead the India chapter of JDA’s Women’s Interest Network (WIN). It was an experience that has made a deep impact on my life! We got off to a slow start, I believe primarily because of misperceptions about the group’s purpose and what women could gain from their participation.
Supply Chain Digest
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Getting Data is not Easy, but Payback from Effort May be High
TradeGecko
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
With their recent addition of multi location inventory capabilities , Shopify has given its merchants the ability to display inventory by store location. Among other things, this will allow Shopify merchants to have a greater degree of control over how they manage stock levels across various Shopify POS and non-POS locations, from which locations they fulfill online orders, and simplify how they process returns in Shopify enabled stores.
DAT Solutions
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
If you make your money on the truckload spot market , you had stiffer competition from rail and contract carriers last month. Shippers moved more intermodal and contract freight in August than they did in previous months, and spot market rates fell as a result. A late-summer slide is normal for freight rates, but August was otherwise a strong month for spot market volumes.
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TradeGecko
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
With their recent addition of multi location inventory capabilities , Shopify has given its merchants the ability to display inventory by store location. Among other things, this will allow Shopify merchants to have a greater degree of control over how they manage stock levels across various Shopify POS and non-POS locations, from which locations they fulfill online orders, and simplify how they process returns in Shopify enabled stores.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Datalogic has announced that its Memor mobile computer is being used by luxury fragrance brand Molton Brown to improve stock accuracy and visibility across its network of 58 independent stores located in the UK, Ireland and USA and at selected concessions housed within 15 to 20 high-end department stores.
Maine Pointe
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
As an increasing number of countries, cities and organizations ban single-use plastics, Joseph Esteves, VP Industry Partner at Maine Pointe considers how packaging companies can respond. Increased awareness around environmental pollution has heightened concerns ab out indiscriminate waste disposal. Much of the discussion focuses around the excessive use of plastics which, despite being a useful material, pose a threat to our planet.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
PSI Metals has signed a Master Supply Agreement (MSA) with Vallourec, defining the governance of the close cooperation with respect to production management solutions based on PSImetals.
More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.
AIT SureShip
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
AIT’s Professional Services Group is responsible for managing the implementation of an ERP deployment, making sure the project is properly resourced and executed. Our role with clients really starts during the sales process where we gather information about the company, its requirements, and the unique problems it is trying to solve. We get an idea of the personality and culture of the company.
Supply Chain 24/7
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Bolstered by the growth in industrial IoT, drones are proving their benefits for aerial inventory within warehouse facilities.
Synovos
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
The discipline and ongoing work methods that ferret out small or underlying problems before they morph into massive ones separate great reliability engineers from good ones, creating successful MRO maintenance reliability programs. The author of this interesting piece from Reliability Web uses the metaphor of a lemon; sometimes you need to cut it open before going any further with a recipe.
Zipline Logistics
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
What are freight classes? LTL freight classes represent a standardized method of defining price for LTL freight based on the ease of movement. Ranking and classes are defined by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA). How is freight class determined? Each type of freight is evaluated on density, handling, liability, and stowability. Density: Pounds per […].
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Tailwind
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
My eyes opened to a small sliver of light that seemed to know perfectly how to align with my sleepy eyes this early Fall – but really still feels like Summer – morning, here on the coast. And as I rolled over I could feel the anxiety build up again in my chest: What am I going to blog about again today? What significant insight could I offer to the people who are interested in our little, but fast-growing transportation management software company.
Supply Chain Collaborator
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
A top US food safety law firm has won judgments in excess of $650 million for clients stricken by foodborne illnesses like Salmonella against giant brands like Cargill, ConAgra, Taco Bell, Subway, Walmart and others. And that is just one law firm! The amount of money you could be liable to cough up as a food shipper when the finger of blame is pointed at you will make you sick too!
Material Handling & Logistics
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
The report adds to signals that the nearly decade-old expansion will hold up well in the second half of 2018. A gauge of U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly jumped to the highest since May 2004 as orders, production and employment all picked up, offering a positive sign for the economy even as trade tensions weigh on the outlook. Highlights of ISM Manufacturing (August).
GTG Technology Group
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Politics and the Future of Logistics. With international trade and domestic policy shifting under the current White House Administration, it’s important to consider how the fluctuating political environment might impact the future of trade as we know it. Logistics, trade, and transport could be facing shifts based on some of the most recent political happenings, including NAFTA negotiations and President Trump’s new infrastructure plans.
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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