Kinaxis

OCTOBER 23, 2018

by Ilyas Kucukcay Canada is a pioneering country when it comes to the use of cannabis for medical purposes , where it’s been available through a doctor’s prescription since 2001. So one might think Canada’s recreational cannabis supply chain would already be in place. Not quite. So what’s the holdup? On the heels of a 2015 Liberal Party of Canada federal election promise, which has led to making recreational possession and use of cannabis legal as of October 17, 2018, the

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2018

How technology can help increase visibility and reduce paperwork. In the early days of July, while most Americans slowed down to celebrate their country’s independence, a single ship sped toward China, racing against a series of new tariffs that would go into effect on July 6th. Many watched as the U.S. cargo ship Peak Pegasus made its way toward the port of Dalian with a load of soybeans.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 23, 2018

When it comes to the state of working in America, warehouses have seen a huge increase of workers with over 1,000,000 total since the start of 2018. With this trend looking to continue into the next couple of years, it’s time to examine the state of the industry, especially when it comes to safety with all of these new employees entering the field. Warehouses, often full of moving machinery carrying heavy loads, are inherently one of the most dangerous places to work.

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Logility

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn and YouTube dominate the way people share information and communicate today. Considering just how influential these sites can be, it is amazing to think most weren’t introduced until the mid-2000’s. In fact, the first social networking website, SixDegrees, which let people make profiles and connect with friends, wasn’t introduced until 1997.

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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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E2open

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Harmony® is E2open’s supply chain platform that offers a modern and intuitive user experience. The platform utilizes robust data integration and extends across the E2open supply chain intelligent applications. It enables all users across the extended business ecosystem to seamlessly connect, visualize, plan and execute supply chain operations in a closed-loop collaborative manner using real-time information.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Today’s blog is written by guest blogger, Lisa C. Dunn a writer for TechnologyAdvice. She provides some great insights into how big data might be able to be used in supply chains. Today’s companies face overwhelming reams of endless data flooding in from a broad range of channels. In spite of this often-daunting aspect of business today, with appropriate use of this data, you can realize a powerful advantage over the competition by boosting efficiencies in your organization’s supply ch

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Hybrent

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Supply chain software can save your facility time and money by reducing excess inventory. Simultaneously, this software can help decrease waste and lower the cost of healthcare in the future. Healthcare waste is becoming excessive. Reasons for this waste include supplies being over ordered, forgotten, lost, or expired. In any of these cases, the products are unused and discarded.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Since Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, the internet is exploding with dozens of posts about how the retailer has changed America, the way we live and how we shop. Among them, tweets from Louis Hyman, an associate professor of history at Cornell University, shared how Sears fueled the American dream, empowering more American families with access to credit cards than any other outlet till the 1980’s.

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Maine Pointe

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The current unpredictable geopolitical environment makes corporate planning more challenging than ever before. Simon Knowles, Chief Marketing Officer at Maine Pointe, argues that, along with the problems uncertainty creates, there is a significant opportunity for executives to improve productivity and increase competitiveness.

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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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Logichain Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Trust in an outsourcing relationship is key, but a well-designed co-packing or. co-manufacturing service agreement can help in reducing risk and defining obligations and requirements for both parties. Once a company outgrows its in-house facility or wants to focus more on selling and marketing its products, outsourcing the production to a third-party co-packer can be a viable solution.

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Veridian Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The rise of the warehouse management system (WMS) was a breakthrough for businesses. The use of the homegrown WMS was the first introduction of automation into supply chain management. Initially, companies that developed a homegrown WMS have been able to refine their operations to stay competitive by updating and changing their applications in-house.

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Logichain Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Trust in an outsourcing relationship is key, but a well-designed co-packing or. co-manufacturing service agreement can help in reducing risk and defining obligations and requirements for both parties. Once a company outgrows its in-house facility or wants to focus more on selling and marketing its products, outsourcing the production to a third-party co-packer can be a viable solution.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Since Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, the internet is exploding with dozens of posts about how the retailer has changed America, the way we live and how we shop. Among them, tweets from Louis Hyman, an associate professor of history at Cornell University, shared how Sears fueled the American dream, empowering more American families with access to credit cards than any other outlet till the 1980’s.

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Logichain Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Trust in an outsourcing relationship is key, but a well-designed co-packing or. co-manufacturing service agreement can help in reducing risk and defining obligations and requirements for both parties. Once a company outgrows its in-house facility or wants to focus more on selling and marketing its products, outsourcing the production to a third-party co-packer can be a viable solution.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In our final installment of the Seattle Startup Week Panel, Delighting Customers through Superior Retail Operations , we learn which retailers are doing well online, why people still feel compelled to go to the store, and also, what to expect with online grocery shopping. You can also access the video here >> Laurel Martin: I’m going to pause and see if there are questions from the audience at this point.

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Logichain Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Trust in an outsourcing relationship is key, but a well-designed co-packing or. co-manufacturing service agreement can help in reducing risk and defining obligations and requirements for both parties. Once a company outgrows its in-house facility or wants to focus more on selling and marketing its products, outsourcing the production to a third-party co-packer can be a viable solution.

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Supply Chain Digest

OCTOBER 23, 2018

ATA Chairman Dave Manning Shares his Top 7 List

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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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Logichain Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Trust in an outsourcing relationship is key, but a well-designed co-packing or. co-manufacturing service agreement can help in reducing risk and defining obligations and requirements for both parties. Once a company outgrows its in-house facility or wants to focus more on selling and marketing its products, outsourcing the production to a third-party co-packer can be a viable solution.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Hello and welcome back to another episode of “The Freight Project Podcast!” On today’s episode Cerasis welcomes our very own National Director of Sales, Roger Jones. Roger manages our entire sales team, our sales agents, and partner agencies. Roger is on the front lines of learning the challenges of shippers & the industry at large, discussing solutions that shippers need to remain competitive.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Geoff Milsom, Senior Director at enVista , discusses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: Can you elaborate on why a successful transportation management system (TMS) implementation actually begins before a TMS is even selected? Who should be involved in the TMS selection process? How long should it take? And is it just about checking off all of the functionality boxes in the RFP?

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3GTMS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In the good old days, your transportation management system (TMS) could manage nearly all of your transportation workflows. For the exceptions that did pop up, you could dutifully handle them manually, which took some effort but wasn’t a colossal burden on your time. Fast forward to today, and workflows have become much more complicated. With […].

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TradeGecko

OCTOBER 23, 2018

It’s the most wonderful time of year! The holidays are approaching, and with it comes a retail event that makes everyone happy. Not only do businesses do the bulk of their sales this time of year, but shoppers are gladly separating themselves from their hard-earned cash, and even children are excited, as they are the lucky recipients of much of this shopping frenzy.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2018

West Coast van freight heated up last week, especially in the Los Angeles market. Blame the weather. Even from a great distance, three September storms had an impact on California cargo in mid-October. In mid-September, we were focused on evacuating the Carolinas and diverting trucks and freight away from Hurricane Florence. Cargo ships were re-routed or delayed en route to and from ports from Savannah to Baltimore.

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CHAINalytics

OCTOBER 23, 2018

When it comes to ocean freight transport, shippers have benefited from almost a decade long “down-cycle” as far as rates are concerned. Over that period of time, shippers were able to secure capacity from a variety of competing carriers at a lower cost. However, bankruptcies, consolidations, and the reorganization of carrier alliances has drastically reduced … The post Advanced Strategies for Successful Ocean Freight Procurement appeared first on Chainalytics.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Gartner says that future supply chain planning will look less like a "control tower" and more like a refinery "control room'" with many value-added analytics that automate, guide and control the supply chain. Gartner's recent research report entitled Don’t Believe the Control Tower Hype — Buyer Beware (August 2018) questions vendor messages that are “loaded with marketing hype”.

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This report details the capabilities of mesh networks, how they work, and the applications they thrive in supporting. Connectivity is necessary for optimal productivity, and mesh networking will soon be a significant provider of connectivity globally.

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TradeGecko

OCTOBER 23, 2018

You may not have heard about the ghost economy , but it’s something you should be familiar with. In brief, the ghost economy is the added costs in lost revenue to preventable errors – one study found that businesses are losing an average of 11.7% to the costs associated with it. The main culprits of the ghost economy are stockouts, overstocks and returns.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 23, 2018

As discussed in this article , demand forecasting is a seemingly straightforward concept to grasp yet can be difficult to achieve with 100% accuracy. However, making it a focus of company operations is certainly worth the effort. In this article, let us consider some benefits of demand forecasting. The customer experience. It stands to reason that finding methods of increasing customer satisfaction should in turn increase profits.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In the good old days, your transportation management system (TMS) could manage nearly all of your transportation workflows. For the exceptions that did pop up, you could dutifully handle them manually, which took some effort but wasn’t a colossal burden on your time. Fast forward to today, and workflows have become much more complicated. With custom logistics networks, almost everything has become an exception and it drains an enormous amount of time and manual effort out of your day.

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