Supply Chain 24/7
JULY 13, 2018
In every warehouse or retail store, there is an opportunity to add value, and the good news is that robotics and drones provide payback within three to six months, versus five to 10 years for AS/RS systems.
APICS
JULY 13, 2018
A week ago, another round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports took effect. These taxes have been specifically designed not to affect consumer goods. Instead, the 25 percent import taxes on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods will affect American manufacturers either financially or by unraveling their global supply chains.
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Material Handling & Logistics
JULY 13, 2018
A new report assesses the importance of 37 materials to these industries and evaluates environmental, social and governance risks. One of the biggest obstacles to setting and implementing strategies for responsible sourcing is accessing reliable and current data and analysis, according to The Dragonfly Initiative CEO, Assheton Carter. So his group, which is a service advisory firm supporting businesses in the raw materials value chain, released a study on July 12 to provide the data.
GlobalTranz
JULY 13, 2018
Using analytics in the supply chain has the most potential to dramatically reduce costs of supply chain management, as well as minimizing supply chain disruption. Unfortunately, the upfront investment costs for deploying the technology necessary to use analytics can be difficult to justify, so Warehouse Managers need to know a few things about house analytics to enable the minimization of supply chain disruptions.
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
Kinaxis
JULY 13, 2018
by Dr. Madhav Durbha. “Thick data” vs big data, the power of the supply chain profession, and cybersecurity. I just returned from a very inspiring 2018 SCM World Leaders Forum in London. While I attend several supply chain conferences in any given year, SCM World is a favorite of mine for a couple of reasons. For one, this is a power-packed forum with the who’s who of supply chain in attendance.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
CHAINalytics
JULY 13, 2018
Ongoing Franchise Growth Drives Need for Network Expansion Recently, an Atlanta-based quick service restaurant distribution cooperative providing over 8,000 franchise restaurants with forecasting, purchasing, inventory planning, warehousing, transportation, and delivery services contracted with Chainalytics to perform a distribution network analysis for their U.S. operations.
BlueYonder
JULY 13, 2018
Welcome to Friday in 5 – news from around the world of supply chain, served up in one place to keep you up-to-date. This week: Target goes head-to-head with Amazon Prime Day; warehouse availability is at its tightest in two decades; IBM creates a new challenge for artificial intelligence; U.S. producer prices rose in June; and Nike leverages data to crowdsource the merchandise they’ll stock in a new concept store.
Freight Plus
JULY 13, 2018
Plenty of ink has been spilled over the truckload capacity crisis but what about less than truckload (LTL) freight? Unfortunately, the reach of the national truck driver shortage and capacity crunch is now at the point where it's touching the entire inland transportation market. Jill Clifford, Vice President of Aborn & Co., recently sat down with Consulting Logistics to discuss her investigation into the state of the LTL market. (. listen to the episode at the bottom of this article. ).
BlueYonder
JULY 13, 2018
Welcome to Friday in 5 – news from around the world of supply chain, served up in one place to keep you up-to-date. This week: Target goes head-to-head with Amazon Prime Day; warehouse availability is at its tightest in two decades; IBM creates a new challenge for artificial intelligence; U.S. producer prices rose in June; and Nike leverages data to crowdsource the merchandise they’ll stock in a new concept store.
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.
Veridian Solutions
JULY 13, 2018
In the digital supply chain, time management and time-to-go-live are everything. Few warehouse processes are more affected by this concept than implementing and maintaining a warehouse management system. Fortunately, testing of the application through automation is a way to reduce testing cost while at the same time improve the overall test coverage, explains Infosys.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 13, 2018
Financial executives are stereotypically viewed as individuals with a passion for numbers, lacking the ability to communicate and collaborate with the rest of the organization. And, by the way, they’re overwhelmingly male. Today, though, that image is being undermined by dramatic changes in the role of corporate finance. On this episode, we meet Lisa Wu, chief financial officer of Haven , a provider of global trade management software.
Supply Chain Digest
JULY 13, 2018
Douglas Kent of Parts Unknown and Fred Koeck of Derby Supply Chain Solutions Take Home the Prize
Enterra Insights
JULY 13, 2018
The world is urbanizing. Around 55% of the world’s population currently lives in urban areas, but that percentage is predicted to rise. According to the latest report from the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, by 2050 over two-thirds (68%) of the world’s population will live in cities.
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Freight Plus
JULY 13, 2018
Plenty of ink has been spilled over the truckload capacity crisis but what about less than truckload (LTL) freight? Unfortunately, the reach of the national truck driver shortage and capacity crunch is now at the point where it’s touching the entire inland transportation market. Jill Clifford, Vice President of Aborn & Co.
Brookes Supply Chain Planning Blog
JULY 13, 2018
Right product, right place, right time is the essence of successful retailing. Simple in concept, but difficult in practice. 'Inventory Health' is a concept we believe is vastly under-rated and yet many retailers don't have as clear a picture as you might expect. Legacy systems, traditional working practices and siloed functions across organisations result in a lack of clarity around inventory and this inevitably leads to increased costs and missed sales.
Supply Chain 24/7
JULY 13, 2018
This best practices research paper details the PINC Air inventory robotics solution with its quick deployment model, faster inventory velocity, product ingenuity, and rapid ROI underscoring the decision for PINC to win Frost & Sullivan’s 2017 New Product Innovation Award.
Talking Logistics
JULY 13, 2018
My voice is a little sore this morning. It could be from all the cheering last night. My son’s Little League All-Star team advanced to the District Championship with a thrilling win last night. If the team wins tomorrow, they advance to the next round of the State Championship tournament. Or my sore throat could be from the loud yelp I gave out yesterday when I received my daughter’s first college tuition bill.
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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