Tue.Sep 25, 2018

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How digitalization ensures survival in physical retail

DELMIA Quintiq

Customer behavior is changing rapidly. Experts say that every second physical retailer is expected to shut down within the next 15 years. It’s easy to see why: digital economy has changed the rules in supply and demand. Customers can now shop online from the comfort of their sofa, quickly compare prices via the Internet and receive packages right at the doorstep.

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Building Fairness into Machine Learning

Enterra Insights

Numerous articles have been written discussing how bias can creep into machine learning (ML) solutions. Bias is never a good thing; especially when it affects peoples’ lives. The good news, according to Tony Baer ( @TonyBaer ), head of Big Data research at Ovum, is that fairness and bias are now on the radar of “sophisticated” machine learning companies.[1] He defines sophisticated companies as those having at least 5 years of machine learning experience.

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How advanced is your supply chain network design? Take our quiz to find out

AIMMS

Today’s most profitable companies have built their success on an effective and responsive supply chain network. But maintaining this is easier said than done. Supply chain networks are becoming increasingly complex, serving multiple SKUs in hundreds if not thousands of locations. Building agility and resilience into your network is more important than ever, with trade disputes and natural disasters posing a constant threat.

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Balancing service levels and supply chain costs

ToolsGroup

Precisely balancing the tradeoff for each inventory item is a hallmark of inventory optimization. Editor’s Note: Last year ToolsGroup became Microsoft’s partner for Multi-echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO) in Industrial accounts. We collaborated on a blog about how to solve the often difficult challenge of balancing service levels with supply chain costs.

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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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How advanced is your supply chain network design? Take our quiz to find out

AIMMS

Today’s most profitable companies have built their success on an effective and responsive supply chain network. But maintaining this is easier said than done. Supply chain networks are becoming increasingly complex, serving multiple SKUs in hundreds if not thousands of locations. Building agility and resilience into your network is more important than ever, with trade disputes and natural disasters posing a constant threat.

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[PODCAST] Why Shippers Looking for Capacity & High Service Levels Need the Right Carrier Mix & Logistics Fundamentals Focus

GlobalTranz

Hello and welcome back to another episode of “The Freight Project Podcast!” On today’s episode we welcome Andrew Lynch, Co-Founder & President of Zipline Logistics, an award-winning logistics service provider that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods and food and beverage products. We hope you enjoy “The Freight Project Podcast.” You can subscribe and find this podcast on Apple iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Soundcloud , YouTube , and iHeart

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How advanced is your supply chain network design? Take our quiz to find out

AIMMS

Today’s most profitable companies have built their success on an effective and responsive supply chain network. But maintaining this is easier said than done. Supply chain networks are becoming increasingly complex, serving multiple SKUs in hundreds if not thousands of locations. Building agility and resilience into your network is more important than ever, with trade disputes and natural disasters posing a constant threat.

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Editor’s Pick: Is Your Supply Chain Millennial Ready?

Talking Logistics

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Pick ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. This post from Transplace’s blog highlights insights from Ken Hughes’ presentation at the Shipper Symposium conference about how consumers, which today span six generations, including Baby Boomers and Millennials, are transforming the role and import

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13 Amazing Logistics & Supply Chain Mobile Applications

EazyStock

*This post was originally published June 2015; it was updated September 2018*. In today’s competitive business environment, getting the correct products to the right place at the right time via the most cost-effective manner is paramount for your business’ success. To stay ahead, tech-smart operations, savvy professionals are using logistics and supply chain mobile applications as must-have tools for operational excellence.

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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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Join us as a Partnerships Manager!

Provenance

Provenance is looking for a Partnerships Manager to support our Product, Sales and Marketing teams by developing relationships that result in strategic partnerships. This role is well suited to someone who understands the food and beverage market (experience in the luxury goods market is a plus) across the supply chain, with account management experience and a passion for positive social and environmental impact.

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Migrate Before It’s Too Late: Windows Embedded OS Reaching End of Life

RFgen

Time to Migrate is Running Out. The clock has been ticking ever since 2015, when Microsoft first announced it would be phasing out support for its mobile operating systems such as Windows Embedded Handheld and Windows CE. Once the de facto standard in enterprise mobile computing, the popularity of Windows Embedded operating systems has declined as newer, more flexible mobile operating systems have emerged, such as Android and iOS.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Benchmark Your Carriers

Freight Plus

Normal. 0. false. false. false. EN-US. X-NONE. X-NONE. There's a sage old adage that goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" but adhering to that can be as timeless as a broken watch. A solution that may have fit at one point in your company's growth may not be the right solution today, tomorrow, next quarter, or next year. Freight is a rapidly evolving market that is seeing changes in capacity, growth, routing, service, and technology.

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Migrate Before It’s Too Late: Windows Embedded OS Reaching End of Life

RFgen

Time to Migrate is Running Out. The clock has been ticking ever since 2015, when Microsoft first announced it would be phasing out support for its mobile operating systems such as Windows Embedded Handheld and Windows CE. Once the de facto standard in enterprise mobile computing, the popularity of Windows Embedded operating systems has declined as newer, more flexible mobile operating systems have emerged, such as Android and iOS.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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5. SCE Forum in Hamburg: On the digital future and structural changes in the aerospace industry

SupplyOn

Hot topics: How the SCE Initiative supports the ongoing structural change in the aerospace industry and why digitization is key to securing the future of German aerospace SMEs (Photo: ‘Marketplace of Opportunities’ at the event). Hamburg calling: Preceding the ‘Aviation and Space Regions’ day, the Supply Chain Excellence Initiative (an association of regional aerospace associations and clusters, BDLI and SPACE) chose the Hanseatic city for its 5th SCE Forum on September 1

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We’re hiring a Business Development Manager!

Provenance

Provenance is looking for an energetic and forward thinking Business Development Manager to engage key decision makers within target companies to pitch Provenance’s proposition and generate new business sales. We’re looking for someone who feels confident identifying, evaluating and winning sales opportunities. This will include all aspects of our sales process from researching prospects, building sales decks, writing proposals and pitching to close.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Benchmark Your Carriers

Freight Plus

There's a sage old adage that goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" But that shouldn't apply to our supply chains where there's always room for optimization. Read on.

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Supply Chain Newsmakers Video Series on Steve Viscelli on Autonomous Trucks and Driver Jobs

Supply Chain Digest

Viscelli discusses his latest research on the impact of autonomous trucks and driver jobs

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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[WHITE PAPER] How Surface Mode Shippers Can Compete in E-Commerce Logistics

GlobalTranz

Cerasis is excited to announce the release of an all new, exclusive, & educational resource “How Surface Mode Shippers Can Get Ready to Compete in E-Commerce Logistics” white paper! This is a must read for shippers who are looking to move more modes of freight, including LTL, Parcel, Full Truckload, and Last mile in the e-commerce channel.

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Webinar: How to Optimize Inventory Management for a Better Delivery Promise

FLEXE

<p>Amazon has enabled consumers to want (and receive) items at the snap of their fingers, especially during the holidays. Expectations of e-commerce businesses are skyrocketing; yet, businesses simply can’t build a massive fulfillment ecosystem like Amazon’s. The good news? There’s another way to delight customers this holiday season.</p> <p>Watch this 30-minute webinar, “Give Customers What They Want this Holiday Season: How to Optimize Inventory Manage

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Supply Chain News on 3PLs and eCommerce Lead Largest Distribution Center Leases in 1H 2018

Supply Chain Digest

Thirty of the 100 Leases were for Warehouses Sized 750,000 Square Feet or More

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5 Ways 3PL Sales Has Changed and What You Can Do About It with Ann Holm

The Logistics of Logistics

Download the audio file. Podcast Summary: Joe is joined by Ann Holm who, in addition to being a good friend of Joe’s, is an executive coach who often works with people in the logistics field. The two inform the audience of 5 ways 3PL (third-party logistics) sales have changed, along with plenty of advice on how to deal with these changes. We also learn about a sales improvement course specifically for people in the logistics industry that Joe and Ann are co-facilitating.

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More Than 40 New Manufacturers Join Configura’s Platform in 2023

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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Global Supply Chain News on Debate Continues to Swirl over New Maersk Fuel Surcharge

Supply Chain Digest

Other Carriers Following Suit to Recoup Cost of IMO Sulfur Mandate

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Tips for Maintaining a Successful Ocean Transportation Procurement Event

CHAINalytics

| By John Westwood | Senior Manager, Transportation | Chainalytics | With mergers and alliance formations limiting carrier options for ocean freight procurement, shippers now have to adjust their bid strategies to achieve the best possible rates and service levels. For those of you tasked with managing an organization’s ocean transportation spend, you are no … The post Tips for Maintaining a Successful Ocean Transportation Procurement Event appeared first on Chainalytic

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Supply Chain News on Tips for Success Using Game Theory in Procurement

Supply Chain Digest

Winning the Game May Mean Changing the Game

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Walmart Requires Blockchain Technology to be Deployed by Certain Produce Suppliers

Supply Chain 24/7

U.S. retail giant Walmart and its division Sam’s Club will require suppliers of leafy greens to implement a farm-to-store tracking system based on blockchain technology.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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E2open Enables Recall Management

E2open

Superior recall management through E2open’s Manufacturing Quality & Traceability application protects your reputation and profitability with rapid tracing and identification of affected batches and swift, transparent and fair recalls. Learn how you can contain costs and protect brand loyalty. The post E2open Enables Recall Management appeared first on E2open | Demand.

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How to transition raw data into actionable insight for your business

TradeGecko

Transitioning from raw data to insight and action is the stuff that business dreams are made of, yet many of us struggle with it. We look at how actionable insights are the missing link for SME businesses, and how creating a feedback loop between data and insights is key to driving growth.

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Video | A New Era of Channel Management Webinar

E2open

SiriusDecisions and E2open discuss how recent M&A activity in the channel management space has brought together 5 major brands – Zyme, Birch Worldwide, Entomo, CCI and Foster MacCallum – onto a unified technology platform. The post Video | A New Era of Channel Management Webinar appeared first on E2open | Demand. Supply. Delivered.

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