GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The days of re-slotting and warehouse at the time of its creation have ended. Today, warehouse managers face an endless battle with a growing number of products and limited storage capacity, and among distribution center managers, the challenge of warehouse slotting is even more difficult. According to Bill Ciervo of Conveyco, up to 60 percent of a picker’s time is spent moving between product locations, also known as slots or bins.

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Optimization Software Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings 137

Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2017

For retailers focusing on Generation Y (aka millennials), the 2017 holiday shopping season could prove profitable. The consumer engagement firm … Continued. The post Target Marketing to Millennials this Holiday Season appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Retail Big Data Data Supply Chain 100

MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Any information system is only as good as the quality of its data; the well-known garbage in, garbage out conundrum. Blockchains are distributed ledgers that are subject to this principle, but more so than conventional systems since the entries are supposed to be unalterable. Is data integrity the Achilles Heel of blockchain technology, especially in […].

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Quality Distribution Data System 61

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Adapting to a Digital World - Agile, Collaborative and Innovative Supply Chain Management Taking place on the 30-31 January, 2018, in Amsterdam, the conference has been designed to deliver insight from international experts on how they are developing enhanced, agile and connected supply chains through digital technology

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Conference Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 53

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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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The old slogan for the Timex watch of “Takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’” sums up business continuity nicely. Watches are already complicated. In supply chain, the complexity can be far greater. Business continuity management seeks to keep a supply chain working in the event of a problem. If breakdown cannot be avoided, BCM tries to minimise any impact.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 45

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Design Software 45

Supply Chain Digest

OCTOBER 19, 2017

New RSR Benchmark Report on Supply Chain Execution, Straight Talk from Retailers on RFID, Was 2017 the Inflection Point in Managing Vendor Variability

Retail 32

Retail Benchmarking Supply Chain Execution Report 32

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Following Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, prices have fallen and foot traffic is up at Whole Foods Market locations. What’s next for Amazon and Whole Foods? How will the acquisition impact the competitive landscape? And will Amazon use Whole Foods to bring new technologies and staffing approaches to the retail world? In this Supply Chain Nation podcast episode, Jim Prewitt, vice president of retail industry strategy, and Kevin Sterneckert, vice president of innovation strategies and solutio

Food 40

Food Price Reduction Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Software 40

TMC

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The holidays aren’t the only thing looming on the horizon. For many in our industry, electronic logging devices (ELDs) are a hot topic because there is not consensus on the magnitude of impact implementation will have on capacity. It’s important to remember that the hours of service (HOS) each driver has in a day or week is not changing. It is also important to understand that the mandate is not changing the hours of service for a driver, it is changing the method of recording from a paper book

Price Reduction 62

Price Reduction Iowa Electronics Freight 62

ModusLink Corporation

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Earlier this month, our team in Brno, Czech Republic hosted an industry panel and discussion featuring representatives from the American Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Embassy in Prague, McKinsey & Company and a variety of leading manufacturing companies in the region. Given the vast shortage of skilled technicians, the event facilitated discussions on how to […].

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Czech Republic Manufacturing Industrial Industry 60

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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CHAINalytics

OCTOBER 19, 2017

By Kirk Graves | Senior Manager, Transportation | Chainalytics | Don’t know where your product is? Having trouble estimating your transportation spend? Using carriers that are not authorized or contracted? Is your company growing and your transportation organization cannot keep up? Have you thought about taking control of your inbound transportation, but the task seems … The post The Benefits of Establishing a Centralized Transportation Department appeared first on Chainalyt

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Transportation Company Transportation Management System 60

TMC

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The holidays aren’t the only thing looming on the horizon. For many in our industry, electronic logging devices (ELDs) are a hot topic because there is not consensus on the magnitude of impact implementation will have on capacity. It’s important to remember that the hours of service (HOS) each driver has in a day or week is not changing. It is also important to understand that the mandate is not changing the hours of service for a driver, it is changing the method of recording from a paper book

Price Reduction 48

Price Reduction Iowa Electronics Freight 48

Saddle Creek Logistic Services

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Find yourself trying to do more with less? You’re not alone. Cost management is one of the biggest priorities for companies today. To ensure you’ve whittled down your costs as far as they can go, read on. 3 Strategies to Reduce Costs Here are several strategies that successful retailers, ecommerce companies and manufacturers employ to reduce their bottom line: Transportation.

Cost Reduction Strategies 40

Cost Reduction Strategies Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Strategy 40

TMC

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The holidays aren’t the only thing looming on the horizon. For many in our industry, electronic logging devices (ELDs) are a hot topic because there is not consensus on the magnitude of impact implementation will have on capacity. It’s important to remember that the hours of service (HOS) each driver has in a day or week is not changing. It is also important to understand that the mandate is not changing the hours of service for a driver, it is changing the method of recording from a paper book

Price Reduction 48

Price Reduction Iowa Electronics Freight 48

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Tailwind

OCTOBER 19, 2017

They once had a contest in Canada’s national newspaper on ‘Defining a Canadian’. There were some memorable entries. A Canadian is someone who apologizes to an Instant Bank machine. A Canadian is someone who brags about their universal health care as they cross the border to get cheap alcohol and gasoline in the US because of… well… lower taxes in the US.

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Just-in-Time United States Demand Planning Software Software 35

Supply Chain Digest

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Visibility is Key to Virtually Every Aspect of Buy OnLine, Pick Up in Store Success

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Logility

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Travelling often, I run into a frustrating, yet common, problem--delays due to weather conditions at airports that are not either where I am or where I am going, but instead where the inbound aircraft is from. FlightAware, a handy and useful app for any frequent traveler, keeps track of all (or at least most) of the aircraft in our skies. According to them, in the past year there were an average of 9,728 planes carrying 1,270,406 people in the sky at any given time.

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Modeling Network Optimization Optimization Modeling Supply Chain Optimization 20

Supply Chain Digest

OCTOBER 19, 2017

We Rank More than a Dozen Retailer Sectors by Inventory Turn Performance

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More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.

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