GlobalTranz

MARCH 29, 2017

When you’re looking for ways to benefit your company’s supply chain, you probably look for ways to reduce time or costs in various departments. In most cases, this comes down to the way you might ship, store or produce the products you sell. But what about the way you package those products? Product packaging isn’t typically something you think about in supply chain and logistics, but it actually plays a major role in shipping and producing your products.

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Supply Chain Optimization Packaging Optimization Software Material Savings 158

Freightos

MARCH 29, 2017

Behind the $5 billion dollars in logistics technology investments. By Eytan Buchman, Head of Marketing, Freightos. Today Freightos announced a $25 million dollar funding round , led by GE Ventures. In the five years since Freightos launched, logistics and technology have increasingly converged. At JOC ’s TPM in Long Beach last month, no less than fifteen sessions featured technology, digitalization, and freight future-proofing.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 150

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Kinaxis

MARCH 29, 2017

by Alexa Cheater Working in supply chain means getting comfortable with change – changes in supply, changes in demand, changes in capacity, etc. The list is virtually endless. But supply change management isn’t just about dealing with unanticipated supply chain risks and adjustments. Sometimes, it means changing your business processes and company culture to stay afloat in a complex, digitized world.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Demand Planning Software Supply and Demand 141

Freightos

MARCH 29, 2017

Freightos Raises $25 Million Round, led by GE Ventures, to Expand Marketplace. Press Release. Round extension led by GE Ventures, after 600% order growth in six months following the Freightos Marketplace launch and adoption of Freightos software by 1,000 freight forwarders. (March 29, 2017) – Freightos ®, the logistics technology company bringing freight online, today announced the completion of a $25 million Series B extension round, led by GE Ventures , with participation by additional investo

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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

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Logility

MARCH 29, 2017

Is 100% forecast accuracy attainable? Should it be? Wouldn’t that be called an order? Anyone that has ever had to forecast demand for products or services knows that obtaining a consistently high forecast accuracy is part science and part magic. Minimizing forecast error requires a background in data analysis and statistics while also having a solid understanding of the products, markets and customers you are trying to predict demand for.

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Forecasting Forecasting Software Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

Enterra Insights

MARCH 29, 2017

A few years ago, analysts from Source One wrote, “Many analysts would assert that the U.S. and the global manufacturing … Continued. The post Industry 4.0 comes into Clearer Focus appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

Industrial 100

Industrial Industry Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing 100

AFFLINK

MARCH 29, 2017

Supply chain management traditionally focuses on coordinating the flow of goods and services from suppliers to manufacturers, to wholesalers to retailers, and retailers to consumers. However, the 21 st century supply chain comes with a few added layers of complexity. In recent years the evolution of the green supply chain or green procurement, have become incredibly popular.

Waste Reduction 60

Waste Reduction Resource Reduction Material Savings Agile and Lean Supply Chain 60

Arkieva

MARCH 29, 2017

In this week’s What-if Wednesday post , Arkieva Supply Chain Optimization Consultant – Abhishek Shah – shares the results of a what-if demand forecast simulation using the Winters multiplicative alpha parameter. The Holt-Winters Multiplicative Method. Until now we had been varying parameters in the Holt-Winters additive method. Starting this week, and in the next few posts, we will run similar simulations using Holt-Winters multiplicative method.

Forecasting 60

Forecasting Scenario Planning Supply Chain Optimization Supply and Demand 60

BlueYonder

MARCH 29, 2017

As supply chains get more complex in response to omni-channel pressures, most companies are realizing the ever-increasing importance of having one quality view of demand across functions. The demand plan drives the supply chain in many companies, so your demand planning organization not only needs to be expert at using the latest forecasting tools, they’ll need to be able to collaborate with many parts of your company to bring key business intelligence insights needed into the demand plan.

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Supply and Demand Demand Planning Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling 45

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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FLEXE

MARCH 29, 2017

<p>Many of the world’s best-known companies’ supply chains grew from a series of historical accidents rather than intentional design. Because of this, a simple activity like mapping and visualizing supply chain flows can often spark critical questions such as, “Why are materials sourced from Region A, produced in Region B, then air-shipped as a finished product back to Region A?

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BlueYonder

MARCH 29, 2017

As supply chains get more complex in response to omni-channel pressures, most companies are realizing the ever-increasing importance of having one quality view of demand across functions. The demand plan drives the supply chain in many companies, so your demand planning organization not only needs to be expert at using the latest forecasting tools, they’ll need to be able to collaborate with many parts of your company to bring key business intelligence insights needed into the demand plan.

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Supply and Demand Demand Planning Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling 40

Supply Chain Digest

MARCH 29, 2017

Old Dominion Moves into Number 3 Spot, as Share of Top 25 Continues to Grow

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The Network Effect

MARCH 29, 2017

Lately, we have been hearing a lot of buzz about machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), and for good reason. The post 3 Ways to Get Value From AI appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Supply Chain Network Software 107

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 29, 2017

New rules regarding the safe transportation of food will go into effect April 6 for large carriers, brokers and shippers. What makes these rules different is that brokers are defined as shippers and they become equally responsible for ensuring the safety of food during transportation. On a positive note, most brokers, shippers and carriers don't fall into the large business category, and will have extra time to comply.

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GTG Technology Group

MARCH 29, 2017

How Effective are the New Driver Monitoring Systems? Every trucker is familiar with electronic logging devices (ELDs). The final ELD mandate was delivered in 2015 and affects 3 million drivers , but 84% of drivers still don’t have them. The federal mandate is pushing for a switch to these new systems by December 18, 2017 to monitor drivers and help increase safety.

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Electronics System Cost Reduction Strategies Sourcing Strategies 36

Tailwind

MARCH 29, 2017

♫ There’s a truck on the street. It’s not quite so familiar. Great expectations everybody’s watching it. People you meet, they all seem to know it. Even the old guys can see there’s something new. Johnny come lately, the new truck in town. Everybody loves it – hopes-it won’t let them down. You look in the hutch, the music begins to play. Hopeless romantic – the open road again.

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Meeting Software Transportation 32

Supply Chain Digest

MARCH 29, 2017

Walmart US Sales Growth Continues to Slow,Dicks Sporting Goods Axing Vendors and SKUs, Number of Warehouse Workers Rising Sharply

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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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Freightera

MARCH 29, 2017

Yes, we’ve completed our second annual Freightera shareholders event! It was awesome to see old friends and make new ones at the Freightera Hypergrowth Celebration on March 28th at City Center Winery in Vancouver. Thank you, dear guests, investors, friends, fans and winery staff for a fabulous evening! With the venue packed, the evening felt very cozy.

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Supply Chain Digest

MARCH 29, 2017

MultiYear Study Show ASN Accuracy Continues to Improve

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Retail Study 32

EcoVadis

MARCH 29, 2017

We are 5 weeks away from the EcoVadis annual conference SustaIn in Paris (May 9-10) and you are still in time to reserve your seat ( book your ticket here ). If you have attended the event in the past you already know about its unrivaled networking, and top quality content (speakers from the previous years include Chief Procurement and Sustainability Officers of companies such as Nestle, GlaxoSmithKline, L’Oreal, Coca-Cola Enterprises , and experts such as John Elkington , Andrew Winston and mo

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