Mon.Jul 29, 2019

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Removing the “People Roadblock” to Digital Transformation

BlueYonder

As the competition to satisfy customer demand for ever-faster deliveries has made supply chain automation a necessity, and as new technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and robotics have transformed supply chain best practices, data has become the new supply chain currency. So why haven’t more companies forged ahead with their digital transformation?

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IoT 3.0: Data - It's Everywhere!

EnVista

Look around you. I don't care where you are in this world, data is ever present. There are a few exceptions, but even the individual who lives off the grid still has data. It may not be due to some sensor or other technological advancement, but data exists even in one' s mind or on a sticky note. We live in a world where data surrounds us, and we make decisions based on that information.

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Does Low Cost Spend Control Matter?

Claritum

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Contents. 1. Introduction. 2. Tail Spend. 3. The Trouble with Tail Spend. 4. How Can I Manage Low Cost Spend. 5. The Right Tools for the Job. 6. Expertise on Demand. 7. Analytics is a Key Capability. 8. Conclusion. 1 Introduction. The critical issue with buying low cost products and services (often termed Tail Spend) is that everything has to flow smoothly and be made as simple and easy to action as possible.

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Shelf Level Visibility is Critical to Retail Supply Chain Excellence

Logistics Viewpoints

Retailers face some tough dilemnas. Growing SKU counts drive worse on-shelf availability. Growing reliance on direct store delivery holds fulfillment costs down, but DSD suppliers goals are not fully aligned with retailers. One thing is clear, retailers need better visibility to stock outs at the shelf level. The post Shelf Level Visibility is Critical to Retail Supply Chain Excellence appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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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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Plan Effectively For These Supply Chain Risks

Talking Logistics

Which risks do you believe supply chain professionals need to plan for more effectively moving forward? We asked members of our Indago research community that question back in May. Twenty high-level leaders from a diverse set of companies and industries responded to the survey (45% Director-level and above, 60% from $1B+ companies in Food & Read more Plan Effectively For These Supply Chain Risks.

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Tips to Improve Warehouse Labor Management Efficiency

Veridian Solutions

Labor management is a complex topic in supply chain management. Warehouse labor management efficiency metrics reveal how well your workers perform against their responsibilities. In other words, are your workers successfully justifying their costs? Labor costs account for 50-70% of the average warehouse budget, reports Logistics Management. Therefore, supply chain leaders need to understand the challenges associated with decreased labor efficiency, the benefits of improve labor management and fo

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Removing the “People Roadblock” to Digital Transformation

BlueYonder

As the competition to satisfy customer demand for ever-faster deliveries has made supply chain automation a necessity, and as new technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and robotics have transformed supply chain best practices, data has become the new supply chain currency. So why haven’t more companies forged ahead with their digital transformation?

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Supply Chain News on US Aluminum Suppliers Milking Tariffs to Raise Prices, Molson Coors Executive Says

Supply Chain Digest

Price Gouging, Keeping Metal off the Market, Inexplicable Hikes in Transport Costs.

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TMS for Final Mile and White-Glove Services: Extending Carrier Options to the Final Mile

GlobalTranz

A common problem in today’s growing economy revolves around final mile delivery. Up to 25% of customers are willing to pay a surcharge for same-day delivery, and up to 25% of all shipments will qualify or be expected to make it to a person’s home within the same day by 2025. In 2018, final mile.read More. The post TMS for Final Mile and White-Glove Services: Extending Carrier Options to the Final Mile appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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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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Supply Chain News onThere really is a Driver Shortage and It is Worse than Ever, ATA Says

Supply Chain Digest

Record Shortage of 60,000 Likely to Rise Much Higher, New Report Says

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The Quest for Real-Time In-Transit Visibility: Supply Chain Brain Interviews Krenar Komoni

Tive

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Innovating to Create Your Future

Enterra Insights

Abraham Lincoln once stated, “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” I like that sentiment because it’s action oriented. Like many of life’s activities, the road to action begins with a question: What’s next? The staff at Ideas for Leaders (IFL) explains, “Asking, ‘What’s Next?’ has always led humans throughout history to create a better future.”[1] They add, “Answering, ‘What’s Next?

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Spot rates sputter, but with some exceptions

DAT Solutions

Even as the summer slump continues, July is still on pace to beat May volumes, with a national average van rate that's about 5¢ per mile higher than it was before the June peak.

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CADDi Receives 2023 Top Tech Startup Award by Food Logistics, Supply & Demand Chain Executive

The 2023 Top Tech Startup Awards by Food Logistics, Supply & Demand Chain Executive spotlights the top software and technology startups in the supply chain and logistics space.

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Planning for Less Disruption in the Wake of Severe Weather and Disasters

Supply Chain 24/7

Extreme weather events are becoming more widespread, but transportation and logistics pros can take steps to be better prepared and mitigate the impact.

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Western produce stabilizes reefer rates

DAT Solutions

Last week halted the slide in reefer rates that we've been seeing since the Fourth of July. Improvements out of California played a major role in that.

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Procurement Challenges Checklist – Are You Moving Forward or Treading Water?

EC Sourcing Group

This week I offer the most common challenges that are shared with me by procurement professionals. Most folks that contact me are: Grappling with a system that is difficult to use and utilization is very low. Seeking to eliminate offline tools that no longer support their growing operations (Excel, Word and PDFs). Looking for a way to eliminate manual steps hindering their current process.

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Flatbed prices step down from early July peak

DAT Solutions

Spot market flatbed rates normally peak in Q2, but this year they hit their high mark in early July. Since then, rates have sunk 3.5%.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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Can’t Cope With a Mass of Customer Complaints? A.I. to the Rescue

Supply Chain Brain

The old days of the Quality movement seem quaint in retrospect: the banners, the slogans, the prizes and team-building events. Today, quality management is all about information – or, more to the point, how to keep from getting buried in it.

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Flatbed prices step down from early July peak

DAT Solutions

Spot market flatbed rates normally peak in Q2, but this year they hit their high mark in early July. Since then, rates have sunk 3.5%.

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Three lessons learned from Amazon Prime Day 2019

SnapFulfil

Another Prime Day has come and gone, and online shopping behemoth Amazon topped itself again: more than 175 million items made it through the digital checkout over the event’s 48 hours. It was the company’s most successful event ever, surpassing Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined.

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Planning for Less Disruption in the Wake of Severe Weather and Disasters

Supply Chain 24/7

Extreme weather events are becoming more widespread, but transportation and logistics pros can take steps to be better prepared and mitigate the impact.

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Enhancing Efficiency in Design: Suzuki Motor Corporation's Integration of CADDi Drawer

Suzuki Motor Corporation integrates CADDi DRAWER to streamline design processes. The cloud service organizes past drawings, facilitating quick access, reducing search time, and preventing duplication, ultimately enhancing design team efficiency.

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How Lot Traceability Can Help Your Business

Unleashed

If you’re the manager of a manufacturing business , you’ll do whatever it takes to keep a factory running without a hitch. Factories are complex, busy places with a lot of systems, machinery and processes in place. Technology plays a key part in the manufacturing world. We see the benefits of it clearly through lot traceability — you can streamline your supply chain and have confidence in all of the steps along the way.

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2019 | July Newsletter

Herlitz Inventory Management

Alerts. Alerts are a great tool that is built into HIMPACT. This section will be longer than most because we are going to cover all alerts you should be handling at the beginning of each day before you place any PO’s. We’ll show you the best way to handle alerts to keep the history and data intact so what goes to the forecasting engine does what is expected.

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Amazon’s Short Term Loss for Long Term Gain

Intelligent Audit

Amazon has always been the darling of Wall Street, even in the face of being unprofitable at times. However, the company recently experienced something rare – a down quarter. While no one actually believes the viability of Amazon’s business model going forward is flawed, the higher-than-expected costs of their ambitious shipping strategy took investors by surprise – perhaps it even took the company by surprise, too.

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2019 | July Newsletter

Herlitz Inventory Management

Alerts. Alerts are a great tool that is built into HIMPACT. This section will be longer than most because we are going to cover all alerts you should be handling at the beginning of each day before you place any PO’s. We’ll show you the best way to handle alerts to keep the history and data intact so what goes to the forecasting engine does what is expected.

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Mastering Order Management: Backorders & Out-of-Stock Inventory

The unfortunate truth is that you will always have low stock and backorder issues with your supply chain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared to handle them. This brief video explores some of the primary drivers of inventory issues – and how modern technology and best practices can mitigate these issues and ensure a superb customer experience.