Mon.Dec 04, 2017

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The Avocado Supply Chain

SCM Research

Among the best ways to teach supply chain management is by discussing different types of real-world supply chains. In their interesting report, Enabling Trade: From Valuation to Action , the World Economic Forum (in collaboration with Bain & Company) present several supply chains that could be discussed. The introdution makes one point clear: “The overall benefits to nations, producers and consumers are clear.

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To succeed at digital transformation, teams need to be committed and self-enabled

AIMMS

The digital age has just begun. We haven’t seen the full force of disruptive business and operating models and there is no doubt that many more will keep emerging. We are only beginning to see the impact that digital transformation will have on our human resources as well. This will demand the creation of new and higher levels of personal development and organizational effectiveness to manage and sustain this culture transformation. .

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Elevating the Heavy Building Materials Supply Chain (Takeaways from Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

Last month, I attended and spoke at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference , where I learned many things about the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry. For example, I learned that there’s a difference between cement and concrete, even though many people use the terms interchangeably. Cement is one of the raw materials that goes into making concrete, which is the finished product.

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Shaw Industries partners with Chainalytics for Supply Chain Network Redesign

CHAINalytics

Shift in Consumer Preference Sparks Need for Network Redesign Shaw Industries, a global flooring provider headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, is a leading provider of carpet, wood, resilient, tile & stone, and laminate flooring, as well as synthetic turf, for residential and commercial applications. Shaw manages 116 manufacturing and distribution facilities in 30 states, completing 4500 … The post Shaw Industries partners with Chainalytics for Supply Chain Network Redesign appeared first

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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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Kohl’s COO Sona Chawla to Keynote RILA 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference

Supply Chain Network

Arlington, VA – Today, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) announced Sona Chawla, Kohl’s chief operating officer, will be the keynote speaker at the 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference. The conference serves as the premier event for retail supply chain executives to network, learn, and share new and creative solutions for the industry’s most complex challenges, including logistics, transportation, and international trade.

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JDA Labs and Google Cloud: Data Streaming and Machine Learning Meet-up Recap

BlueYonder

JDA Labs and Google Cloud recently co-hosted a meet-up at the JDA Labs office in Montreal. The meet-up focused on data streaming and machine learning with the Google Cloud Platform, and was a very hot topic. This was the most popular meet-up hosted to date by JDA Labs, with a full house and an attendee waiting list. Check out the recap of the presentations from the meet-up below: The first topic was, “Machine Learning through Google Cloud Platform’s Dataflow”.

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Guest Blog: 13 things you need to know about freight forwarding

NC State SCRC

Today’s guest blog is from John Stuart of the International Logistics Center. He shares some interesting information about freight forwarding, that anyone in logistics should be aware of. Freight forwarding is one of the most widely used methods of international transport for both business and personal use. Freight forwarding companies, like the International Logistics Centre, coordinate the shipment of goods from one destination to another using a range of carriers, including air freight

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Digital Logistics & The Billions of Dollars in Venture Capital Behind It

Freight Plus

If you've been to a major freight or logistics conference in the past year or two you may have noticed the sessions shift from a focus on compliance and alliances to digitization, freight future-proofing, and technology. This is no coincidence. As the old saying goes, "Follow the money.". According to. CB Insights. , Venture Capital investments in freight tech surged at BitCoinian levels, going from $302M in 2012 to over $5B in 2016!

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What Does the First Week of Holiday Retail Sales Tell Us About the Season Ahead?

BlueYonder

The first week of the traditional holiday shopping season is in the books, and the news so far looks good. Early reports indicate that US retailers earned a record $7.9 billion on Black Friday alone – an increase of nearly 18 percent over 2016. “From a retail industry perspective, Black Friday was an encouraging day for a lot of retailers,” said Jim Prewitt, VP of Retail Industry Strategy at JDA Software.

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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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Supply Chain News on US Freight Rates, and Driver Pay, May be Head Much Higher

Supply Chain Digest

Be Careful Budgeting for 2018 in Market with Strong Freight Demand and not Enough Drivers

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Cognitive Computing and the Cognification of the Business World

Enterra Insights

Futurists and visionaries, like Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly), founding Executive Editor of Wired magazine, are excited about cognitive computing. They believe this technology … Continued. The post Cognitive Computing and the Cognification of the Business World appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Supply Chain News on It is Wait and See on Impact of Looming ELD Mandate

Supply Chain Digest

A Variety of Factors Moving Against Shippers as We Head into 2018

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Get Ready for La Niña, With Snowy Winter in the Northern U.S.

DAT Solutions

Winter is on the way, and the coming season’s weather pattern represents a big question mark for transportation and logistics pros. We hear weathermen discussing whether we will have an “El Niño” or a “La Niña” year. This winter has a 65% to 75% chance of continuing the La Niña conditions from last year.

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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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Set up your TradeGecko-Xero integration in under 30 minutes

TradeGecko

Most business owners know the frustration of having to manage business operations across multiple systems. Often, this means double handling tasks and mismatched information – creating an operational headache. Find out how you can integrate your accounting software with TradeGecko inventory management system today!

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Flexibility of Paper Logs Doesn't Transfer to ELDs

DAT Solutions

There's no regulation that even mentions logbook flexibility, but every driver who has ever used paper logs understands what that means. Years ago, way before ELDs, the biggest fleets were concerned, first and foremost, that all driver log books were completed correctly. Most drivers got paid per mile, as they are today. To make more money, you had to drive more miles.

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Digital Logistics & The Billions of Dollars in Venture Capital Behind It

Freight Plus

If you’ve been to a major freight or logistics conference in the past year or two you may have noticed the sessions shift from a focus on compliance and alliances to digitization, freight future-proofing, and technology. This is no coincidence. As the old saying goes, “Follow the money.

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What Does the First Week of Holiday Retail Sales Tell Us About the Season Ahead?

BlueYonder

The first week of the traditional holiday shopping season is in the books, and the news so far looks good. Early reports indicate that US retailers earned a record $7.9 billion on Black Friday alone – an increase of nearly 18 percent over 2016. “From a retail industry perspective, Black Friday was an encouraging day for a lot of retailers,” said Jim Prewitt, VP of Retail Industry Strategy at JDA Software.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Campbell Testing Service to Deliver Soup to Customers’ Doors

Material Handling & Logistics

The soup company, which hasn't seen sales growth since 2014, wants to "challenge the conventional CPG model as to how products are developed, how brands are born and how we go to market.”. As part of an effort by the 148-year-old food giant to shake off a sales slump and update its business model, Campbell Soup Co. is testing an online service that will deliver soups to customers’ doors.The company will begin a pilot test of the program next month, shipping out premium soups that consumers can h

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Season’s Greetings Calendar 2017

RELEX Solutions

RELEX Season’s Greetings Calendar 2017. News » RELEX Season’s Greetings Calendar 2017. Last year, we decided to spread some holiday joy by doing charitable work all over Europe and North America. We found it to be a meaningful way to give back to our communities for the holidays, and thus we are continuing the tradition. Throughout December, we will share stories and pictures of all activities on this page.

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Phone Call with Santa Claus

Logility

Planning and Optimizing the Christmas Express Supply Chain. Recently I got an email from the North Pole saying that Santa Claus wanted to talk with me. I will have to admit that when you get a request from the head of the elves it is not something you want to ignore. A phone call was set up for later that week. I didn’t sleep well the nights leading up to the call.

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TrinityRail ditches operational forecasting, gains sense and respond supply chain

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater Supply chain management without an operational forecast – is it possible? Yes. Yes it is. At least if you’re one of the world’s largest providers of railcar services and products. TrinityRail, part of Trinity Industries, Inc., ditched operational forecasting in favor of a sense and respond supply chain, and the results speak for themselves.

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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.