Fri.Dec 21, 2018

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What Exactly Is Omnichannel 2.0 and How Is It Different?

GlobalTranz

Omnichannel is a term frequently used in today’s modern supply chain management. Omnichannel capability is associated with getting product to the customer in any possible fashion, that is convenient for the customer. The emergence of e-commerce mainly drives this, and in the process, is turning traditional supply chain models on their heads. While omnichannel refers to the integration and seamless experience across channels for supply chain partners, omnichannel 2.0 takes it a bit further.

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Top Talking Logistics Videos and Posts in 2018

Talking Logistics

As 2018 comes to an end, a quick thank you to all of our readers, followers, and sponsors for another great year of learning and conversation on Talking Logistics. The numbers speak for themselves: 49 episodes produced in 2018, totaling more than 1,200 minutes of conversations with thought leaders and newsmakers in the supply chain and logistics industry. 228 posts published on a wide range of timely and important industry topics, including the most comprehensive weekly news roundup in the indus

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Embracing the IOT

APICS

We keep hearing about the potential of the Internet of Things (IOT), but how will it help supply chain professionals specifically? Last week, Industrial Distribution ran “Improving Process Flows in the Delivery System through the Internet of Things,” which outlines the practical applications of IOT.

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6 Causes of Sub-Optimal Trade Compliance Performance

3rdwave

It is the primary responsibility of trade compliance to assure that the organization is compliant with all government regulatory agencies. However, in most instances, trade compliance has little control over the source and quality of information it needs to work effectively. Beyond its primary role, when trade compliance expertise is consulted during the early stages of product design, it has the potential to positively impact many operational departments in the company and save the company mone

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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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The Saga of WISMO: Actionable Visibility Reduces WISMO

Convey

Making a Loyal Shopper Happy Carrie, the Head of Customer Care at Sally’s Shoe […]. The post The Saga of WISMO: Actionable Visibility Reduces WISMO appeared first on Convey.

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How to Tackle the Challenges of Omnichannel Inventory

Unleashed

Using omnichannel in retail is a sign of the evolution of the industry. Customer journeys used to start and finish in the brick-and-mortar store. These days customer journeys follow an omnichannel experience – they shop online, use their mobile phones, they go into the brick-and-mortar stores, and call in to support centres. No matter how you slice it, a customer will interact with retail through an omnichannel fashion during their purchase.

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6 Causes of Sub-Optimal Trade Compliance Performance

3rdwave

It is the primary responsibility of trade compliance to assure that the organization is compliant with all government regulatory agencies. However, in most instances, trade compliance has little control over the source and quality of information it needs to work effectively. Beyond its primary role, when trade compliance expertise is consulted during the early stages of product design, it has the potential to positively impact many operational departments in the company and save the company mone

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2018 Was Record Year for Manufacturers' Optimism

Material Handling & Logistics

“Empowered by tax reform and regulatory certainty, manufacturers are keeping our promise to expand our operations, hire new workers and raise wages and benefits,” said NAM CEO Jay Timmons. In the 20 years that The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has been measuring the sentiments of the manufacturing sector, 2018 stood out. On average this year, 92.4% of manufacturers surveyed reported a positive outlook for their companies, according to the group’s.

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6 Causes of Sub-Optimal Trade Compliance Performance

3rdwave

Many supply chain professionals have sub-optimal trade compliance and this negatively impacts the organization's overall supply chain performance.

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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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Win your transparency strategy for 2019!

Provenance

Enter to win a place at one of our upcoming new year transparency strategy workshop focused the fashion industry (£495 value per space). We’re very excited to announce that we’re giving away two spaces to small businesses* for our upcoming fashion workshop with the British Fashion Council, “Building Customer Trust Through Transparency” to be held at Somerset House on the 23rd of January 2019.

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Bill of Materials (BOMs) 101

Dragon Innovation

This blog post may be a little less exciting than the last two ; but it’s essential! Today I’m going to talk about Bills of Material(s), more commonly known as BOMs.

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The Top Weber Logistics Blog Posts of 2018

West Coast and California Logistics

We’re coming to the end of 2018 and preparing for 2019 – and you know what that means: year-end “best of” lists. And, while our list may not be as entertaining as the “top 10 movies of 2018” rankings you’ll see in your social media feeds, we hope that you find it valuable. Here, we present the three Weber Logistics blog posts that were most popular among our readers in 2018.

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CEO Mariam Komeili Featured in the Iranian American Women Foundation December 2018 Newsletter

My Office Apps

Download [559.17 KB]. The post CEO Mariam Komeili Featured in the Iranian American Women Foundation December 2018 Newsletter appeared first on My Office Apps.

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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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The Logistics of Christmas Vol. 01

Freight Plus

A radio drama covering the true story of the Halifax Explosion and how Boston got its Christmas tree

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Happy Holidays from Freightera Team!

Freightera

Happy Holidays! ?? ??. We wish you a joyful and relaxing season with family and friends! Hope you had a great year and feel good looking back on it. It’s been an eventful year for us, lots to be grateful for. Freightera’s marketplace has grown in the number of shippers and carriers. We thank our 9,000 shippers and hundreds of carriers for choosing us.

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The Logistics of Christmas Vol. 01

Freight Plus

On our first ever Logistics of Christmas episode we look at one of deadliest maritime disasters in history and how it relates to Christmas tree exports and our own Christmas tree here in Boston. This radio drama immerses you in the events immediately leading up to, during, and following The Halifax Explosion. While this story starts with an accident, it isn't one without tremendous acts of courage, perseverance, and goodwill.

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The Growing Expectations of Last Mile Delivery!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. What are the Top 7 Trends in Last Mile Logistics? Article created exclusively for supplychaingamechanger.com by Michael S. Kraus, Chairman and CEO of [link]. The latest advancements in technology have had huge impacts on the world we live in, almost overnight transforming industries such as taxi services, food and grocery delivery, and music.

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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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How E-commerce Logistics Is Transforming The Auto Industry

Shipsy

A recent Deloitte report pegged the Indian logistics industry as one of the fastest growing express industry globally. Growing at a CAGR of 15% over the past five years, it is estimated to be worth INR 22,000 cr in FY17. With the e-commerce boom and the rise of a number of high profile companies, it will be surprising to note that this sector makes up only 5% of the entire market at present.

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How Cities get Smarter

Enterra Insights

People move to cities for many reasons, including the fact that resources can be used more efficiently and effectively when people live closer together. In the Digital Age, the desire to do even better (i.e., to become even more efficient and effective) is spurring the smart cities movement. Ted Smith ( @Tedsmithphd ), former chief innovation officer of the city of Louisville, KY, observes, “In this new century, the places we live and work and the transportation we use to move between them

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From Greater Production Traceability to Combating Biodiversity Loss and Meeting UN Sustainable Development Goal 15

EcoVadis

Human interference in natural habitats has put the biological diversity of our planet at risk. According to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, 150 species are lost every day, which represents 10 percent of animals per decade. Furthermore, the UN estimates the proportion of land area covered by forest decreased from 31.6 percent in 1990 to 30.6 in 2015.

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What Transportation Professionals Need to Know About the Government Shutdown

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Unlike past government shutdowns, the December 2018 edition is a partial shutdown that will have little immediately impact on the daily lives of supply chain professionals. You may not realize it, but supply chain professionals routinely rely on Washington on a weekly basis when many use the weekly diesel price average published by the Energy Information Agency (EIA) to adjust contract rates for fuel surcharges.

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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 Transportation Professionals Need to Know About the Government Shutdown

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Unlike past government shutdowns, the December 2018 edition is a partial shutdown that will have little immediate impact on the daily lives of supply chain professionals. You may not realize it, but supply chain professionals routinely rely on Washington on a weekly basis when many use the weekly diesel price average published by the Energy Information Agency (EIA) to adjust contract rates for fuel surcharges.