Tue.May 02, 2017

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Real-Time Inventory Management: 5 Ways Advanced Computer Analytics Will Transform Traditional Inventory Management

GlobalTranz

Manufacturers have always struggled to obtain the most accurate inventory levels possible. While an out-of-stock issue may seem minor, it could result in the loss of multiple-item orders, especially among e-commerce shoppers. In fact, up to 52 percent of e-commerce shoppers abandon their carts when they learn one product they want is out-of-stock. Meanwhile, failure to notify consumers about out-of-stock items during purchase could result in the permanent loss of a customer.

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Where’s the beef?

DELMIA Quintiq

With the recent Brexit and according to the recent news article , Australia’s meat industry is poised to boost exports as the UK looks elsewhere for to sign free trade deals across the globe to cater to the growing demand. However, as UK goes hunting, this has provided Australia a good opportunity to further enhance our trading relationship with the UK who are already familiar with the high quality of our meats and produce.

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Utilizing Data to Benchmark Performance

NFI Industries

There is more data available today than ever before 1. Collecting data and utilizing that data to establish performance benchmarks is extremely valuable. These benchmarking metrics can be used to compare performance factors against competitors, industry averages, and previous performance metrics. The analysis of this data can help shippers gain insight into how they can improve, Read More.

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The Impact New Technologies Have on the Supply Chain

BlueYonder

I’d like to bring your attention to the new whitepaper, “ New Supply Chain Technology Best Practices: The Application of New Technology in the Physical Supply Chain ,” released by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. It’s one of the most comprehensive whitepapers that explores the pros, cons and overall readiness of the emerging technologies, such as drones and driverless vehicles, to support the increasingly sophisticated supply chain.

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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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Food Industry Is Losing $15 Billion Annually on Unsaleable Products

Material Handling & Logistics

Supply chain best practices could save food producers and retailers $150 million annually. read more.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on What has Been the Impact of NAFTA on US Trade Deficits

Supply Chain Digest

Deficits with Canada and Mexico have Indeed Risen Sharply, but so have US Exports to Those Countries, Complicating the Choices

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What’s Driving Today’s TMS Purchases?

3GTMS

Transportation management systems (TMS) have traditionally delivered one of the strongest ROIs of any logistics technology – about 8.5 percent in savings according to research by ARC Advisory Group. These savings have typically been attributed to lower cost mode selections, better routing, and better procurement negotiations. But the industry is quickly changing, and so are the driving factors behind TMS software decisions and TMS purchases.

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Global Supply Chain News on Spot Rates for Asia to US Containers All over the Map, but In General the Trend Remains Down, in Good News for Shippers

Supply Chain Digest

2017 Better than 2016 for Carriers, but ShipperS Likely to Retain the Upper Hand, Drewry Says

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Cognitive Process Automation™ and Tomorrow’s Workplace

Enterra Insights

“Eighty percent of IT’s effort is focused on mundane grunt work — ditch-digging to keep the lights on with barely … Continued. The post Cognitive Process Automation™ and Tomorrow’s Workplace appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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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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Delayed Produce Could Lead to a Busy May

DAT Solutions

The end of the month didn’t bring the upward bump that we typically see when shippers try to move goods before closing their books. Severe weather might have played a part, with storms and flooding across East Texas and many southern states. We’re hearing a lot about shipping gaps in California due to delays in planting because of an unusually wet winter, which explains the flat reefer volumes last week.

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Creating an Effective Facebook Ad Campaign for Your e-Commerce Store

3PL Insights

Facebook advertisements are often ignored. In today’s world, the marketing machine has long since been running on overdrive, and the eyes you want to get in front of have long since tired from the non-stop marketing efforts. The key to getting in front of your customer’s eyes is to find a way to appeal to their needs. When you can solve a problem or find an answer to a need, the sales you are trying to achieve will come much easier.

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Moving at the Speed of Trade: Customs Filing Simplified

Supply Chain 24/7

The world relies on commerce, given the current global trade environment and the ongoing shifts in trade policies around the world, customs management is as important as ever.

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Warehouse Education and Research Council 2017 Video Review and Comment

Supply Chain Digest

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore on Two Days at the Excelent Conference in Ft.

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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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Why 80%-fit solutions provide 0% value

DELMIA Quintiq

It’s all or nothing ― especially when it comes to planning software. And here’s why. When considering a new planning software, be wary of a solution that is anything less than a 100%-fit. Anyone who tells you an 80%-fit is acceptable is not telling you the entire story. A planning system that does not follow your business model or fails to include all your rules will nullify the business benefits of optimization, as this leads to plans that violate rules and ignore constraints.

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Flatbed Demand Skyrockets. Why?

DAT Solutions

If you read our weekly e-newsletter Trendlines , or follow daily load-to-truck ratios in DAT RateView , you may have noticed this: flatbed demand is skyrocketing. Load-to-truck ratios measure the number of load posts on DAT load boards versus the number of truck posts. The load-to-truck ratio is a good indicator of supply and demand, and a rise in the ratio often signals a rise in rates.

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Case East of England Co-op

RELEX Solutions

Case East of England Co-op: Increasing availability and sales with localized planograms. Insights » Case Studies. Introduction. The East of England Co-operative Society is the UK’s fourth largest consumer cooperative. Primarily a grocer, it serves 126 stores across the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. It stocks a wide range of everyday essentials, including thousands of local products through its award-winning “Sourced Locally” initiative.