3rdwave
JUNE 21, 2019
Almost since 1982 when Keith Oliver coined the term supply chain, analysts, reporters, academics, and consultants have written about supply chain resiliency. For an equal amount of time, the global trading community has largely ignored the issue and not invested in solutions designed to dramatically increase a company’s supply chain resiliency, flexibility, and agility.
GlobalTranz
JUNE 21, 2019
Robotic warehouses have great potential. Supply chain leaders across the globe scour the latest technologies and capabilities of robots. The reasoning is simple; robots offer a tireless army of workers without the hassle of managing human laborers. Unfortunately, significant obstacles to robotic warehouses still result in some companies eyeing the technology with suspicion, if not.read More.
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Brookes Supply Chain Planning Blog
JUNE 21, 2019
With all the buzz around digital transformation, someone peering in from outside supply chain may assume most businesses have already digitised essential tasks like inventory planning. The reality is that this transformation takes time and a change of mindset. It’s about learning to transition from long-held inventory systems and processes, having new conversations across logistics and sales, and the shifting role of supply chain planners.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 21, 2019
I saw an article earlier this week that detailed how Amazon has gone about testing its delivery robots. The robot revolution is gaining a lot of traction and lots of companies are looking at how they can use robots to make last mile deliveries (see Dominos Pizza article below). Many companies have done initial testing in dense, urban locations to see how their robots handle the changing nature of the physical environment.
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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 was BD Biosciences 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
Talking Logistics
JUNE 21, 2019
This would have been a fantastic April Fools’ joke, except it’s real. Check out this video from GE on how to reset their “C” light bulbs. Again, this is not a joke, this a real instructional video: The best part is reading the comments people are posting, like these gems: “I reset mine by using. The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 21, 2019) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
EazyStock
JUNE 21, 2019
Erwin van der Wouden, supply chain manager at Araco, has automated the purchasing of more than 2000 SKUs. Name: Erwin van der Wouden. Title: Supply Chain Manager. Company: Araco International. Congratulations on the award, Erwin! Could you please tell me a little about your role and what processes or tasks have you automated at Araco? Thank you! I am the Supply Chain Manager at Araco International , a fast-growing wholesaler of promotional business gifts, based out of Enschede, the Netherlands.
3rdwave
JUNE 21, 2019
In a trade environment that is highly uncertain, the probability of massive supply chain disruption is growing and the consequences can be dire.
EazyStock
JUNE 21, 2019
Erwin van der Wouden, supply chain manager at Araco, has automated the purchasing of more than 2000 SKUs. Name: Erwin van der Wouden. Title: Supply Chain Manager. Company: Araco International. Congratulations on the award, Erwin! Could you please tell me a little about your role and what processes or tasks have you automated at Araco? Thank you! I am the Supply Chain Manager at Araco International , a fast-growing wholesaler of promotional business gifts, based out of Enschede, the Netherlands.
Vanguard Software
JUNE 21, 2019
The Office of the US Trade Representative released a list of $300 billion worth of Chinese imports that could be slapped with another 25% hike in duties.
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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.
Enterra Insights
JUNE 21, 2019
Adults often walk a fine line when dealing with teenagers. On one hand, teenagers need to be guided in some areas of their lives. Their knowledge & experience is limited and their minds & emotions are still maturing. On the other hand, teenagers need to be treated with respect and understanding. Their capacity to think deeply and creatively needs to acknowledged.
3rdwave
JUNE 21, 2019
Trade compliance provides valuable insights affecting the optimization of sourcing, purchasing, and product engineering decisions.
TradeGecko
JUNE 21, 2019
How much retail inventory do I have left this period? What is its total value? If counting by hand, performing a physical inventory count of your merchandise can be time-consuming and even expensive, as it could mean shutting down the store to get an accurate count. Adopting the retail inventory method can help owners get a more regular sense of what’s available.
Axway
JUNE 21, 2019
Axway was honored to be approached by UniSuper to participate in their first ever Hackathon– UniSuper Hackathon 2019.
Learn how centralizing slow-moving SKUs can help reduce fulfillment costs by $300M+ while boosting fulfillment efficiency.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 21, 2019
Many organizations today are recognizing the need to shift their spend-management operations to the cloud.
Multichannel Merchant
JUNE 21, 2019
Shooting across Amazon’s bow with its FBA program, Shopify is going all-in on ecommerce fulfillment, tapping 3PL partners to provide two-day delivery across the U.S. for merchants on its ecommerce platform, many with physical stores. Through its partners, Shopify has access to fulfillment centers in California, Georgia, New Jersey, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
American Global Logistics
JUNE 21, 2019
JOC —With trans-Pacific eastbound spot rates falling for a third straight week, China imports declining, and time running out for a beat-the-tariff import surge, container lines have only one option to prevent the loss of peak season gains: more blank sailings. Container lines have already announced three blank sailings for June. A blank sailing occurs […].
Unleashed
JUNE 21, 2019
As a business owner selling goods, knowing how much you are selling is key to understanding how well your business is doing. While many new business owners make the mistake of assuming they are doing okay simply by observing that customers are still buying, doing so can be fatal for your business. A successful business owner is always sure to measure the increases — and decreases — of sales across time.
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The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.
FLEXE
JUNE 21, 2019
Walmart's autonomous delivery vans, tariff-related price hikes, and the business of sustainability.
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