Enterra Insights
OCTOBER 4, 2018
New technologies vary in how quickly they penetrate the economy. For a long time, blockchain technology was confined to the cryptocurrency arena. Recently, however, blockchain has made rapid inroads into other areas including the supply chain. The primary reasons blockchain has been touted as a great supply chain tool involve improved visibility and traceability.
Supply Chain Movement
OCTOBER 4, 2018
The bullwhip effect is not only one of the best-known supply chain phenomena, but also one of the most damaging. By increasing the upstream variation and uncertainty, it pushes chain partners ever-deeper into the so-called planning mismatch, resulting in unreliability, inflexibility and inefficiency. The long-held belief has been that organizations just have to learn to live with the bullwhip effect and its consequences – but it now seems the bullwhip can be tamed after all.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
E2open
OCTOBER 4, 2018
“Traditional supply chain planning will not work in a fast-paced digital world.” The link among Stage 5 planning maturity, algorithmic planning and the full digitalization of planning will be essential to organizations that want to deliver the full potential of their Supply Chain Planning (SCP). Read more to find out how the Technology Reference Model for Stage 5 Digital Planning Maturity brings everything together to show what a Stage 5 digital planning environment would look like.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 4, 2018
90, then 80, followed by 76. The highway rolls ahead of me. There are endless mile markers. It is a long day. Today, I am cruising major freeways traveling from Chicago to my new home in Pennsylvania. Against my friends’ advice, I decided to drive to speak to 120 business leaders at the Gains Systems event. The rain delays through the summer soured me on air travel.
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
TradeGecko
OCTOBER 4, 2018
When you drop by your local Walmart, you are witnessing one of history’s greatest logistical and operational triumphs. According to Supply Chain Digest , this global retail giant operates more than 11,700 stores under 59 company names, with 2.3 million employees in 28 countries around the world while managing an average of $32 billion in inventory.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Freight Plus
OCTOBER 4, 2018
In the modern globalized world of logistics, the shipper has more options than ever. In a market with thousands of third party logistics (3PL) providers it can be a daunting task figuring out which provider belongs where along each link of your supply chain.
C3 Solutions
OCTOBER 4, 2018
This post was originally posted on Forbes.com and written by Louis Columbus, Contributor at Forbes.
Veridian Solutions
OCTOBER 4, 2018
As explained by Brian Barry of Multichannel Merchant , millennials make a growing cross-section of the American labor force. Ignoring this generation is impossible and attracting millennials in the supply chain is an even bigger hurdle. Since e-commerce has flooded the industry with more orders and stringent delivery expectations, supply chain leaders must think outside the box to attract and retain the next generation.
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 4, 2018
The latest figures from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the World Cup and this summer’s heatwave have kept shoppers away from the high street. Sales grew by 0.7 per cent in July following a 0.5 per cent fall in June – changes primarily driven by strong online sales and the food sector, with barbecues, alcohol and garden furniture experiencing big boosts.
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.
Gravity Supply Chain
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Advanced technologies are gradually occupying even larger roles in the freight industry and supply chain management. With the rapid pace of innovation, the sector is bound to look completely different in the next several years… The post How AI, Automation, And Big Data Are Disrupting Freight appeared first on Gravity Supply Chain.
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 4, 2018
It’s a fact that many retailers have struggled to embrace innovations in technology, especially the move to cloud-based or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for day-to-day operations. Even so, retailers know that moving to the cloud gives them greater agility and faster speed to market. According to a new survey from JDA and KPMG , over the past five years adoption of cloud solutions by retailers has been growing at 15 percent year-over-year.
MIT Supply Chain
OCTOBER 4, 2018
The United Kingdom’s tortuous withdrawal from the European Union appears to be headed for a hard landing. Instead of leaving the EU in an orderly fashion, the country could be unceremoniously dumped outside the door without an agreement. The experience is delivering some harsh lessons for the UK – and for other countries including the […].
Supply Chain Digest
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Content Best in Quite Some Time, with Outstanding Keynote Presentation from Zipline CEO on Drone System, in Rwanda
Advertisement
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.
Freightera
OCTOBER 4, 2018
SupplyChainDigital.com picked up our recent press release about Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt’s 2019 Clean50 Award and published a feature article about this news for the supply chain community. Thank you, Supply Chain Digital! This story will help us spread the word about our solution. The excerpts from the article below. “Freightera is a B2B website focused on finding the best deals for shipping, compiling different companies’ quotes in a manner similar to flight and hotel compariso
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Welcome to Step 2 of the 20 Steps to Route to Market Excellence. You can read more about the overall model and the steps I have already discussed here : The second step is.
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 4, 2018
This post comes from our partners at the American Association of Owner Operators. Having trouble shaking off the cobwebs when starting your day? Trucking can take a toll on your physical, mental and emotional health, and a lot of truck drivers fight that sluggish feeling almost daily. There a variety of causes for driver fatigue, but you can put yourself in the best position to feel awake and alert by focusing on these 5 areas.
EMERGE App
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Introduction. With Halloween fast approaching on 31st October, it’s all too easy to get caught up in trick-or-treating, jack-o’-lanterns, costumes, and haunted attractions. What started simply as All Hallows’ Evening is now a firm fall/autumn favorite around the world. It rightly kicks off the year-end festival of feasting, shopping, and celebrations.
More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 4, 2018
This story comes from our partners at KeepTruckin. When I married my husband Will in 2002, I thought we’d be an active duty military family for at least 20 years, but that didn’t happen. Life had other plans for us. After four years of being a navy wife, we moved our family back to my home state and settled back in as best as we could to civilian life.
Bristlecone
OCTOBER 4, 2018
“A business that works well is a lot more than a set of spreadsheets. It’s a bit like a symphony – a system that fuses rules and structures with a sense of art and performance.”. – IRFAN KHAN, President & CEO, Bristlecone. The post About Bristlecone appeared first on Bristlecone.
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 4, 2018
The latest figures from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the World Cup and this summer’s heatwave have kept shoppers away from the high street. Sales grew by 0.7 per cent in July following a 0.5 per cent fall in June – changes primarily driven by strong online sales and the food sector, with barbecues, alcohol and garden furniture experiencing big boosts.
Consumer Goods Logistics
OCTOBER 4, 2018
KANE Is Able recently expanded its shared distribution network in three key markets to support customer growth and new business expansion. In total, KANE added 630,000 sq. ft. of additional space in Allentown, PA, Atlanta, GA and California’s Inland Empire.
Advertisement
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.
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 4, 2018
It’s a fact that many retailers have struggled to embrace innovations in technology, especially the move to cloud-based or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for day-to-day operations. Even so, retailers know that moving to the cloud gives them greater agility and faster speed to market. According to a new survey from JDA and KPMG , over the past five years adoption of cloud solutions by retailers has been growing at 15 percent year-over-year.
Supply Chain Digest
OCTOBER 4, 2018
SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from the conference floor in Nashville
Freight Plus
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Normal. 0. false. false. false. EN-US. X-NONE. X-NONE. 3PL vs 4PL. In the modern globalized world of logistics, the shipper has more options than ever. In a market with thousands of third party logistics (3PL) providers it can be a daunting task figuring out which provider belongs where along each link of your supply chain. Added to that are a bevy of acronyms requiring a glossary of terms to decode.
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Cerasis is excited to announce the release of an all new, exclusive, & educational resource “The Trends that Will Forever Shape Manufacturing in 2018 & Beyond” white paper! This is a must read for those shippers of larger freight and surface freight who are wanting to open channels, such as direct to consumer by using e-commerce, beyond traditional ones!
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.
Material Handling & Logistics
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Full employment, tariffs could create challenges for stores and their supply chain partners. The National Retail Federation announced that it expects holiday retail sales in November and December—excluding automobiles, gasoline and restaurants—to increase between 4.3% and 4.8% over 2017 for a total of $717.45 billion to $720.89 billion. The forecast compares with an average annual increase of 3.9% over the past five years and is consistent with NRF’s forecast that annual retail sales for 2018 wi
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
100 
Let's personalize your content