ToolsGroup

JULY 12, 2016

“78% of respondents to Gartner’s most recent Chief Supply Chain Officer Survey identify talent as the No. 1 long-term supply chain risk”. There is a lot of documented evidence of a shortage in supply chain talent. Why is it happening? Planning is becoming increasingly complex; not only due to the increasing demand and supply chain complexity, but also due to the wide range of new data sources such as channel data, retail data and even web data - nearly all of which wasn’t available years ago.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 12, 2016

A Director of Operations, Warehouse Director or Manager, or even the Director of Supply Chain or Logistics, are always in the pursuit of continuous improvement as well as warehouse cost savings in both time and money. With the myriad of tasks and personell, a director or manager must oversee, how on earth are they to get everything done? Well, it starts with focusing on the areas and objectives that can meet your desired outcomes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2016

Holiday peak season. New product launches. Flash sales. Does the mere mention of these make you anxious? In a supply chain, the balancing act of supply and demand can be tricky and at times costly. Forecasting, previously accepted as an art, now demands near science in order to succeed in today’s dynamic retail environment. However, your supply chain can only prepare for and react to the volumes based on the resources readily available within a […].

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Kinaxis

JULY 12, 2016

by Meranda Powers The right product, in the right place, at the right time. This age-old challenge of supply chain is now more difficult to address than ever before. Globalization, market volatility, demanding consumers, vast amounts of data—it’s no wonder past strategies are failing to solve today’s realities. With complexity growing exponentially, supply chains and their associated capabilities need to start evolving now.

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Product lead time is crucial in the life sciences industry and represents a key consideration for customers’ purchasing decisions. For this reason, BD Biosciences aimed to optimize its global supply and distribution network to reduce delivery lead time to customers and optimize its global inventory. How BD Biosciences was successful in reducing global distribution lead times between 30% and 60% in addition to: Increasing agility to prioritize urgent and ad-hoc customer requests Increasing global

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NFI Industries

JULY 12, 2016

The Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) reported a five-year high in cargo incidents in 2015 with a large percentage of growth in freight thefts year over year 1. The average value per cargo theft incident, occurrences when merchandise is stolen while being stored or transported, was about $187,490 in 2015 2. Sandor Lengyal, former head of the.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 12, 2016

Move Comes After APICS Acquired American Society of Transportation and Logistics in 2015

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 12, 2016

The majority of capacity in today’s truckload marketplace comes from a fragmented base of carriers. Handling so many carrier relationships internally can be cost prohibitive. It doesn’t make sense to manage 50 relationships when you’re shipping in only a few lanes. It’s kind of a double-edged sword though because without a lot of carrier relationships, it might be hard to get capacity when you need it.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 12, 2016

Kroger has Emerged as Another Sustainability Leader

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Sustainability Report Supply Chain Supply and Demand 34

Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2016

At Transplace’s recent Shipper Symposium, a diverse group of shippers, logistics experts and analysts came together to discuss the latest industry trends and obstacles faced by supply chain and transportation professionals, and identify strategies for addressing these issues and improving operations. During the event, we had the opportunity to examine how the transportation world is shifting and what it all means to attendees’ business strategy.

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Robots are a cornerstone of a smart factory, automating a wide range of manufacturing tasks that are monotonous, physically straining, or even hazardous. However, real-world robotics deployments have not lived up to the revolutionary potential the industrial sector had originally envisioned. Robot implementations are typically confined to specific applications, carry high costs, and are time-consuming.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 12, 2016

Many analysts believe that in order for a business to survive and thrive in the information age, it must transform its … Continued. The post Can Digital Enterprise Laggards Catch Up? appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 12, 2016

Most drivers spend 3 to 4 hours waiting to get loaded or unloaded. That’s according to a DAT survey of 257 carriers and owner-operators, with 54% of them saying that's the average amount of time they spend at a shipper’s dock. You don’t have to crunch a lot of numbers to figure out how that’s bad for business. The graph above shows responses from 257 carriers surveyed.

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RELEX Solutions

JULY 12, 2016

Leading electronic retailer sees significant inventory savings with a more customer focused approach to clustering. Below you can find highlights from a case study exploring how M.Video, largest Russian consumer electronics retail chain, has achieved significant inventory savings while becoming more customer focused using Galleria’s behavioral clustering software.

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Tailwind

JULY 12, 2016

Our local grocery store is very progressive. Beyond the legislated places for Handicapped Parking, they also have designated – Parent Parking – spots. When I have the time I like to confront people who park in these spots to see if they are following the rules. I like to ask people: “Excuse me sir, I see that you parked in a ‘Parent Parking Only’ space –Can I see a picture of your kids, or perhaps your grandkids?”.

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North America Modeling Software Just-in-Time Resource Reduction 30

Learn how centralizing slow-moving SKUs can help reduce fulfillment costs by $300M+ while boosting fulfillment efficiency.

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