Thu.Feb 28, 2019

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10 Ways AI & Machine Learning are Revolutionizing Omnichannel

C3 Solutions

Bottom Line: AI and machine learning are enabling omnichannel strategies to scale by providing insights into the changing needs and preferences of customers, creating customer journeys that scale, delivering consistent experiences.

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6 Things Manufacturers Need to Know When Implementing an ERP System

RFgen

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software can be transformative for your business, unifying multiple divisions into a cooperative entity. Introducing an ERP system into your organization can be both exciting and daunting. Not only does it stand to systematize your operation, but can streamline your entire manufacturing process while providing real-time insights into core areas of your business.

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A New Approach to Healthcare’s Age-Old Supply Chain Problems

Supply Chain Brain

The healthcare industry is going through unprecedented change.

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Regaining control: Inventory management best practices (Part two)

Kinaxis

by Richard Cushing. In part one of “Regaining control: Inventory management best practices” , we talked about controlling inventory, before being able to competently manage inventory. With that in mind, let’s dive in to a few more inventory management best practices that will help you get the control you need to better manage your assets.

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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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ShipChain and Scanlog Partner Over Blockchain-Based Track-and-Trace Platform

Shipchain

ShipChain , the blockchain-based end-to-end logistics startup, has announced the integration of its platform with Scandinavian logistics company Scanlog , to help with the track-and-trace of Scanlog’s freight moving across the company’s global logistics network. The importance of transparency in supply chains can never be stressed enough, with businesses that deal with cargo movement across international borders particularly interested in having eyes on their freight in real-time.

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Data Not People Are Best Asset Says Supply Chain Expert

Material Handling & Logistics

Data is the competitive differentiator, says Dr. Yossi Sheffi. " Companies that are using current technology which includes artificial intelligence, machine learning, and sensor networks, will jump way ahead of those who don’t.

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THE RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN LANDSCAPE IN 2019

Gravity Supply Chain

I just gave a presentation at the LINK Retail Supply Chain Conference in Orlando about the most pressing challenges retailers face concerning their supply chains in 2019. I developed the presentation based on the insights Gravity Supply Chain has gathered from talking with retailers across the globe. The post THE RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN LANDSCAPE IN 2019 appeared first on Gravity Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for March 1, 2019

Supply Chain Digest

US GDP just Misses Magic Number, FedEx Joining Delivery Bot Wars, Big Economic Gains Coming from AI, New Truck Trailer Material Produces Big Reduction in Weight

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Use Softer Freight Market in Q1 to Begin Hard Focus on Building Carrier Relationships

Consumer Goods Logistics

2018 was a tough year for both shippers and carriers as constrained capacity led to delayed shipments and higher freight prices. Q1 2019 has started like many Q1s have in years past, with a softening of the truck market. While things are shifting for the better, don’t be fooled. The capacity crunch is not behind us. But this slight grace period does provide shippers a golden opportunity to build and strengthen relationships with a select group of strategic carriers.

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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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[WHITE PAPER] The 2019 Transportation Management Trends for all Shippers to Know

GlobalTranz

Fill out the Form Below to Get a Free Copy of the White Paper to Your Inbox! Cerasis is excited to announce the release of an all new, exclusive, & educational resource “The 2019 Transportation Management Trends for all Shippers to Know” white paper! This is a must read for shippers to stay on top.read More. The post [WHITE PAPER] The 2019 Transportation Management Trends for all Shippers to Know appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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Supply Chain Graphic of Week on The Disappearing Middle Class

Supply Chain Digest

Interesting Chart Shows Decline fo Middle Income Residents in the Windy City Since 1970

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16 Retail & Logistics Experts Weigh In on the Future of Commerce

FLEXE

In our latest collection, retail and supply chain leaders tell us what the future of retail has in store (and online).

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Changes to International Fuel Surcharges Coming in 2020

Talking Logistics

Fuel surcharges have been a topic of conversation and negotiation for carriers and shippers alike for many years. Fuel is a huge percentage of a carrier’s overall cost for operating their business, and carriers have historically utilized various fuel surcharges, from “emergency” to “interim,” in order to pass along volatility of these costs to their shipper customers.

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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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Creating Continuous Improvement Within Transportation

Kuebix

Continuous improvement programs are important for reducing waste within your transportation processes – and overall business environment. With rising freight rates, lack of capacity, and the driver shortage, transportation operations must create strategies to eliminate waste, while lowering costs and boosting efficiencies. Continuous improvement is defined as “a method for identifying opportunities for streamlining work […].

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Humans and Smart Machines can become BFFs

Enterra Insights

In times past, acronyms were primarily used by military personnel and business consultants. Since the advent of mobile phones and texting, younger generations are using acronyms as texting shorthand. One such acronym is BFF, which stands for Best Friends Forever. Watching your grandmother try to figure out this new language makes you want to LOL — but I digress.

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What Makes a Great Inventory Manager?

Unleashed

Being an inventory manager involves a varied set of skills. These skills need to span across a variety of touchpoints in a business. Not only do you need to manage the inventory, but you need to look after your staff who help you on the warehouse floor. It’s a crucial role that has responsibilities in many segments. Inventory managers play a key role in hiring and human resources, training, logistics, stock control, forecasting, and overall business growth.

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From APIs to microservices, what are the benefits for your business? [Article in French]

Axway

Axway’s newest webinar focuses on APIs and microservices and what are the benefits for your business. This informative webinar takes place March 14 at 11 am Paris time and will be all in the French language.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024

Your Roadmap to Smarter Spend Management in 2024 Geopolitical, economic and supply chain challenges will stick around in 2024, but don’t despair. There are strategic opportunities to leverage AI-powered technology and digital toolsets to overcome these hurdles more effectively. GEP experts in nearly two dozen critical categories guide you in the right direction in our annual comprehensive resource — GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024.

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Shore Thing: Consider a New Jersey Warehouse for Your East Coast Imports

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

If you import, there’s a lot to like about The Port of New York and New Jersey. With numerous terminals, impressive rail connections and billions of dollars’ worth of recent improvements , it’s the country’s third-busiest port – and getting busier every day. In fact, according to a late January announcement, it recently surpassed the annual 7 million TEU mark for the first time in its history.

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SOLAS, IMO, and Other Important Maritime Acronyms

Promptus LLC

Learn About the Organizations Improving Safety At Sea When it comes to regulating and governing the thousands of cargo ships that are travelling the world’s waterways on a daily basis […]. The post SOLAS, IMO, and Other Important Maritime Acronyms appeared first on Promptus, LLC.

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Choosing software your team will love

Alloy

In celebration of the month of love, today we’re focusing on the importance of evaluating usability when selecting a technology partner. In other words, how to best determine whether the intended users of a new tool will fall in love with it. While this romantic vision may seem out of place in a business environment, listening to the needs of end users can save you time and money that would have otherwise been wasted on trial and error.

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Increase Sales with Inventory Management Software

Supply Chain 24/7

If you’re an eCommerce retailer losing money every year due to lost or mis-managed inventory, you’re not using the correct management software.

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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.

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What is Cargo Insurance and Why Is It Important?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Transporting goods around the world is not without certain risks. And if you’ve ever shipped something internationally, you realize just how many things could go wrong while goods are in transit. That’s where cargo insurance comes in. Protecting freight against loss. You can’t always protect your freight from loss. In fact, the number of containers lost at sea each year is staggering.

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How GST (Goods and Services Tax) Has Affected Logistics in India!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. To Centralize or to Decentralize? That is the Organization Design Question! Article, and permission to publish here, provided by Sunita Singh at [link]. Right after demonetization, another big thing that came to India was the implementation of GST (Goods and Services Tax). The sudden rise of the goods and service tax, despite getting a negative impression from some, actually reformed the Indian economy in a much better way.

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Manufacturing in the Age of Uncertainty

QAD

Pizza deliveries jump 30 percent on Super Bowl Sunday. That kind of demand shift can give pizza makers fits, especially if they didn’t see it coming. Fortunately for the pizza companies, the Super Bowl date is publicized far in advance. But what if every pizza shop in America all of a sudden asked a single pizza oven manufacturer to build and ship an extra oven per shop?

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For Your Supply Chain KPIs to be Meaningful, Apply Some Golden Rules

Logistics Bureau

9 Golden Rules for Meaningful Supply Chain KPIs. In an attempt to help you keep your supply chain organisation from analysis paralysis, metric manipulation, or measurement misnomers, I decided to use this post to share nine important guidelines, or golden rules, for benchmarking your business and monitoring performance using meaningful supply chain KPIs.

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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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Warehouse Automation & its Advantages in Supply Chain

20Cube Logistics

In Supply Chain , automation generally means “creating technology and its applicants to control and monitor the production & distribution of various goods and services.” In Warehouse Management, automation is widely touted as one of the most effective ways used to reduce labor demand, enhance accuracy, efficiency, and speed. With the increasing numbers of manufacturers/buyers trying to minimize their carbon footprint, automation is providing them a way of being cost-efficient and also makin

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6 Things Manufacturers Need to Know When Implementing an ERP System

RFgen

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software can be transformative for your business, unifying multiple divisions into a cooperative entity. Introducing an ERP system into your organization can be both exciting and daunting. Not only does it stand to systematize your operation, but can streamline your entire manufacturing process while providing real-time insights into core areas of your business.

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Retailers Urge Congress to Pass Tariff Relief Legislation | Tariffs Cost US $2.7 Billion per Month

Supply Chain 24/7

As President Trump claims that billions are flowing into Treasury from tariffs, new data shows it’s coming from American companies - The National Retail Federation is calling on Congress to pass legislation to exclude some items from the administration’s tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports.

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