Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 10, 2018
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk dodged questions from financial analysts about the electric car maker’s condition last week on its earnings conference call. Musk refused to answer questions on Tesla’s capital requirements, saying “boring questions are not cool.” The Business Insider reports that Cowen analyst Jeffrey Osborne dubbed Wednesday’s call, in which Musk talked of “barnacles, flufferbots, and bonehead bears,” surreal.
MIT Supply Chain
MAY 10, 2018
The Halal food supply chain is highly complex and requires trading partners to adhere to rigorous product segregation practices. All too often, however, these practices are not rigorous enough, causing failures that have eroded consumer trust. Enter blockchain: a technology designed to engender trust with an immutable, tamper-proof database of product flows.
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GlobalTranz
MAY 10, 2018
Transporting pharmaceuticals is arguably more important than manufacturing them, because it enables these lifesaving medications to make it to where they are needed most. Shipping these products requires an extra level of care to ensure the products make it to their destination. When transporting pharmaceuticals, how can logistics workers do it safely , and what precautions are necessary for things like temperature control and to guard against theft?
Talking Logistics
MAY 10, 2018
It’s both an interesting and rather chaotic time in the intermodal market. The electronic logging devices (ELD) mandate is in full effect, and there have been some widespread market changes as a result. For carriers, with the new ELD regulations come subsequent training needs and changes to drivers’ hours – creating a number of additional costs, which are in turn being passed along to shippers.
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
Logility
MAY 10, 2018
Transformation is coming to your supply chain and according to most industry research, most CEOs and executives believe their supply chain will be substantially or unrecognizably transformed by 2020. That is less than two years from now. There is no doubt that most companies could benefit from a quicker and smarter supply chain that automates the routine, fully engages around event-based opportunities and actively mitigates the risk of disruptions.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Elementum
MAY 10, 2018
In a recent survey, 40 percent of surgeons admitted to having cancelled a case due to a lack of available supplies. What inefficiencies need to be addressed in the healthcare supply chain to make sure this kind of thing doesn’t happen? In the pharmaceutical industry, supply chain disruptions can mean the difference between life and death for patients whose survival depends on consistent, timely access to the right medications and medical supplies.
Arkieva
MAY 10, 2018
We are thrilled about presenting a session with Arkieva customer — Lush Handmade Cosmetics. The session that focuses on how Lush delivers a unique brand experience also discusses how effective demand planning solutions help with creating that experience. Last year we created the 2017 Gartner Supply Chain Conference list of Must-Attend Sessions. To continue along that tradition, here is the list of Must-Attend sessions at the Gartner Supply Chain Conference this year. 7 Must-Attend Sessions at Th
Elementum
MAY 10, 2018
In a recent survey, 40 percent of surgeons admitted to having cancelled a case due to a lack of available supplies. What inefficiencies need to be addressed in the healthcare supply chain to make sure this kind of thing doesn’t happen? In the pharmaceutical industry, supply chain disruptions can mean the difference between life and death for patients whose survival depends on consistent, timely access to the right medications and medical supplies.
Material Handling & Logistics
MAY 10, 2018
Testifying on blockchain, Douglas Maughan of DHS, said while technology is promising it must support standardized approaches for security, privacy and data exchange. On May 8, Douglas Maughan, cybersecurity division director of DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate, testified in front of the House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee on the use of blockchain technology in the supply chain.
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.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 10, 2018
Chicken is already the most popular meat in the U.S., and is projected to be the planet’s favourite flesh by 2020. Future civilisations will find traces of humankind’s 50 billion bird-a-year habit in the fossil record, a marker for what we now call the Anthropocene. And yet responsibility for the dramatic change in our consumption lies not so much in general human activity, but capitalism.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
MAY 10, 2018
If your freight gets rejected by carriers, this probably means extra work and additional costs because you have to make alterations and go deeper into your route guide to get your freight shipped. Does this sound at all familiar? It probably does, since the average tender rejection rate is around 20%. To understand a question that plagues many shippers, “why was my tender rejected?
Supply Chain Digest
MAY 10, 2018
New US Drone Test Projects Unveiled by DOT, Oil Prices to Head Still Higher, New APICS Study on Salaries for Supply Chain Pros, Apple Keeps Auditing More Suppliers
FLEXE
MAY 10, 2018
Amazon is driven by the goal of being the most customer-centric organization on the planet. To achieve this, they offer thousands of goods to be delivered within a two-day window—and, their delivery promise is reliable. However, they did not implement a world-class supply chain strategy overnight. According to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, they have “invested over $150 billion worldwide in fulfillment networks, transportation capabilities, and technology infrastructure, including AWS data centers”
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Supply Chain Digest
MAY 10, 2018
Tools can Estimate How Many Carton Sizes Companies should Use, in Face of Rising Parcel Shipments and Dimensional Weighing
FLEXE
MAY 10, 2018
Amazon is driven by the goal of being the most customer-centric organization on the planet. To achieve this, they offer thousands of goods to be delivered within a two-day window—and, their delivery promise is reliable. However, they did not implement a world-class supply chain strategy overnight. According to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, they have “invested over $150 billion worldwide in fulfillment networks, transportation capabilities, and technology infrastructure, including AWS data centers”
Supply Chain Digest
MAY 10, 2018
Companies Embracing CSR in Procurement also Attractive to Millenials, Beddoe Says
Supply Chain Collaborator
MAY 10, 2018
The Upcoming Release Report details all the latest, innovations, new features and expanded functionality scheduled for imminent release in the next upgrade to the UltraShipTMS platform. UltraShipTMS Version 5.15 includes several exciting new features as well as hundreds of new upgrades and improvements. It is expected to be in production by June 26, 2018.
More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.
Supply Chain Digest
MAY 10, 2018
Major Players are Investing Too, and have Advantages and Scale for Big Shippers
DAT Solutions
MAY 10, 2018
This week on Land Line Now , Peggy Dorf and Terry Scruton talking about refrigerated freight markets and the affect of produce season. type="audio/mpeg"> Your browser does not support the audio element. Download the audio See the current market rates for every lane you search in DAT load boards.
TradeGecko
MAY 10, 2018
Fulfillment by Amazon: heard of it? It’s a pretty big deal if you sell products online. But what does FBA actually entail, and how does it work together with TradeGecko? Let’s take a look. TradeGecko’s inventory and order management software will help you automate your workflows so you can focus on growing your business. Click here to start your FREE trial now.
DAT Solutions
MAY 10, 2018
With gas prices back on the rise, now more than ever fleet managers have to monitor fuel spending. Both proprietary fleet cards and bank-issued credit cards offer fleets the ability to track and set controls on their fuel spending. But the similarities stop there. Fleet cards provide more in-depth transaction data, greater flexibility and tighter purchase controls than their bank card alternatives.
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TradeGecko
MAY 10, 2018
Fulfillment by Amazon: heard of it? It’s a pretty big deal if you sell products online. But what does FBA actually entail, and how does it work together with TradeGecko? Let’s take a look. TradeGecko’s inventory and order management software will help you automate your workflows so you can focus on growing your business. Click here to start your FREE trial now.
Consumer Goods Logistics
MAY 10, 2018
In our new “Dispatches From the Road” feature, the KANE blog will periodically publish interviews with our drivers – the men and women who live and breathe the transportation topics we often write about. In our first segment, we interview KANE driver Don Brobst.
Saddle Creek Logistic Services
MAY 10, 2018
More than 90 percent of retailers/brands have an omnichannel strategy or plan to invest in one soon, but just 8 percent believe they have mastered omnichannel, according to Brightpearl’s The State of Omnichannel report. We set out to identify some of the barriers to effective implementation. In our recent omnichannel fulfillment and distribution survey, we asked manufacturers, retailers, and ecommerce.
Tecsys
MAY 10, 2018
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in August 2016 and has been updated for… The post Retail Order Routing – What Exactly is it? appeared first on Tecsys.
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.
Exapro Hub
MAY 10, 2018
Machinery inspection is an inseparable part of used machinery purchase process. Before you buy any used item – be it a car or an industrial machine – you naturally want to make sure everything works smoothly. Who would want to spend money on a used machine that can’t actually perform. Hence, machinery viewing is a crucial phase when the buyer can finally make up his mind on whether he’d complete the purchase.
Supply Chain Digest
MAY 10, 2018
Another Solid Performance at WERC Conference in Charlotte, though I Did not Find Any Truly Outstanding Sessions for a Change
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