Tue.Feb 21, 2017

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7 Trends Propelling TMS Solutions to Center Stage

GlobalTranz

2017 will be the year of renewed focus and interest in adopting newer transportation management systems (TMSs) to boost productivity and find the biggest cost savings among shipping transportation providers. This is the result of renewed, surging demand from consumers and greater confidence in the stability of the U.S. economy. Consequently, seven key trends will dominate the industry throughout the remainder of the year and propel TMS solutions to center stage. 7 Trends Propelling TMS Solutions

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Laying the Foundation for Advanced Supply Chain Planning Capabilities in the Food and Beverage Industry

Logility

As a former Director of Supply Chain Management for a large multi-channel food manufacturer I experienced first-hand the variety of challenging problems faced by supply chain planners in the unforgiving F&B industry. Many difficult days and restless nights were spent worrying about how to overcome challenges associated with long raw material lead times, volatile commodity price fluctuations, safety and quality issues, high demand uncertainty and seasonality, high promotional activity, perish

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Security Concerns Plague Internet of Things Development

Enterra Insights

The Internet of Things (IoT) is poised to become the largest network of networks the world has ever seen (both … Continued. The post Security Concerns Plague Internet of Things Development appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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PINC nominated finalist for the 2017 MHI Innovation Award

PINC

PINC's inventory robotics solution, PINC Air, has been selected as one of the most innovative solutions of 2017.

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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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2017 Distribution Industry Outlook

NFI Industries

In 2016, demand for warehouse space reached a record high as shippers continued to expand their operations, or adapt to the changing e-commerce and fulfillment environment 1. In 2017, low interest rates, consumer spending and growth in e-commerce will continue the trend for a strong year in the warehousing industry. This year, the distribution industry will.

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Supply Chain News on Companies Could Get Much More Out of Supplier Diversity Programs, Hackett Research Finds

Supply Chain Digest

Programs too Focused on Just Meeting Target Numbers to Driving Innovation, Increasing Market Share

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Microsoft Office Excel Solver Add-in and Prescriptive Analytics

River Logic

Our latest white paper, written by VP Product Management and Operations Research expert Eric Kelso, covers an all-to-common issue faced by nearly every organization: attempting to solve complex business problems with a massive number of spreadsheets, all linked by hundreds of equations. As Kelso points out, Excel is an exceptional tool when used as intended.

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Supply Chain News on Amazon Receives Patent for Packing Robot Concept that would Work in Tandem with Human Order Pickers

Supply Chain Digest

Smart Robots Would Access Sensor Data, Images of Items and More to Determine the Optimal Grasping Strategy

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Drinking from the Transportation Market Fire Hose

CHAINalytics

By Matt Harding | Vice President, Freight Market Intelligence Consortium | Chainalytics Why the future holds significant opportunities to integrate market intelligence into your transportation strategy The world of data is changing fast… Much has been reported on the advancement of technology into new frontiers: Automated vehicles, robotics, artificial intelligence will all have far-reaching applications … The post Drinking from the Transportation Market Fire Hose appeared first

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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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Journal of Commerce Highlights Ultra’s Freight Pay and Audit Expertise

Supply Chain Collaborator

The Journal of Commerce recently published an incisive piece detailing how US policy changes are boosting freight payment solution companies. Alan Field interviewed UltraShip’s Anthony Vitiello on the dynamics at play and how providers of freight payment and audit solutions – like the Freight Payment and Audit module of UltraShipTMS – are rising to the challenge.

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3 Predictions for the Future of Retail from Walmart CEO Doug McMillon

Supply Chain 24/7

What will shopping be like in 10 years? No one knows all the details (that’s exciting!), but one thing is for sure: it will be very different than it is today.

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Sometimes You Just Need to Pick up the Shovel

Tailwind

During the first week of February, 14-inches of snow fell on metropolitan Vancouver. This dump of snow isn’t anything significant to many of those who live in northern climates – people who live at a ski hill for instance, or those folks who live in on the Canadian Prairies where this volume of snow, and more, can arrive overnight. Vancouver doesn’t inspire much pity as it’s the one of the warmest cities in Canada – located on the west coast, the temperate Pacific Ocean moderates our clim

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Shaping the Future of Retail for Consumer Industries

Supply Chain 24/7

The research and quantitative assessment underpinning this report emphasize that digital transformation could unlock immense value for the retail and CPG industry over the next decade.

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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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Do You Understand Your Chief MRO Inventory Challenges?

Logistics Bureau

If your company is in the business of maintenance, repair, and operations, you should already be aware of the strengthening trend in service as a source of value , both in business-to-business and business-to-consumer marketplaces. Given this knowledge then, does your organisation place enough importance on the management of MRO inventory? In reality, many enterprises (even those for which MRO activities are core business functions) struggle to manage operational consumables.

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Trucking Regulations: What’s In, What’s Out, and What Does It Mean to You?

Talking Logistics

In the ever-changing landscape of trucking regulations, the industry hit an unexpected bump in the road on Jan. 30, 2017. When the Executive Order from the Trump administration to suspend any new regulations for 60 days was issued, several trucking regulations were in varying stages of implementation. Now, carriers, shippers and logistics service providers will need to examine each rule to determine if it will be a curve in the road or a complete detour.