Mon.Oct 14, 2019

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To Sign or Not to Sign Long-Term Supply Chain Peak Season Contracts

Veridian Solutions

With supply chains ramping up for the 2019 holiday season, the issue of supply chain peak season contracts returns to the table. Contracts ensure enough capacity, workers, and products to meet demand during the busiest time of the year. Unfortunately, the best time to secure such agreements exists well outside the typical peak season period. For instance, some carriers may already have full schedules, and issuance of new contracts may already be closed to new shippers.

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What is concurrent planning?

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater There are lots of organizations that claim to have reinvented supply chain planning. They say they simplify planning by aligning different supply chain processes or functions. There’s just one problem: None have truly reached their goal. None really do concurrent planning. Slow, siloed techniques are no match for today’s fast-paced reality.

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What should a new WMS have, how do you measure its success and what preparation should you make?

SnapFulfil

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What Is Tactical Freight Management and it’s Role in Logistics Planning?

GlobalTranz

With advancing demands of consumers and the steady growth of e-commerce, shippers and carriers are working to build better relationships and optimize operations. Unfortunately, the modern supply chain remains brittle, subject to the slightest of changes that could spell its doom. While that paints a dire picture, supply chain leaders have another option; they can.read More.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Transportation Trends: What’s Going on in the Trucking Industry?

PINC

Here are the top trucking trends that all shippers should be aware of, according to The American Transportation Research Institute. Coming into 2019, issues like the tariff wars, driver shortage, and rising freight rates were high on transportation managers’ radar screens. Some of those issues prevailed this year, others lessened in importance, and still, others reared their heads as 2019 progressed.

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Transportation Trends: What’s Going on in the Trucking Industry?

PINC

Here are the top trucking trends that all shippers should be aware of, according to The American Transportation Research Institute.

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Parade will speak at the 3PL Value Creation NA Summit 2019

Parade

Parade, the leading intelligence and engagement platform, has been selected to speak at the 2019 3PL Value Creation North America Summit hosted by Armstrong & Associates. The conference will take place from October 15-17th in Chicago, Illinois. Chief Business Officer of Parade, Preet Sivia, will speak on the Supply Chain Innovation panel alongside Parker Holcomb, CEO of CoLane, and Prasad Gollapalli, CEO of TruckerTools.

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Are You Predictive or Reactive?

Adexa

I t may not be a surprise that you are both! You are constantly planning trying to be predictive and you keep adjusting your plans to execute the predictions that you made. Imagine planning to go on vacation in 4 weeks. You plan the date, even the time to get to the airport, buy tickets get your hotel room etc. The night before leaving you realize that it will be raining hard the next day and you have to leave earlier than planned.

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Parade will speak at the 3PL Value Creation NA Summit 2019

Parade

Parade, the leading intelligence and engagement platform, has been selected to speak at the 2019. Chief Business Officer of Parade, Preet Sivia, will speak on the Supply Chain Innovation panel alongside Parker Holcomb, CEO of CoLane, and Prasad Gollapalli, CEO of TruckerTools. The panel will focus on the role of automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

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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5 Tips for Determining Your Packaging Design and Materials

All Things Supply Chain

Package design or initial presentation of your goods and products can, believe it or not, make or break your business.

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Parade will speak at the 3PL Value Creation NA Summit 2019

Parade

Parade, the leading intelligence and engagement platform, has been selected to speak at the 2019 3PL Value Creation North America Summit hosted by Armstrong & Associates. The conference will take place from October 15-17th in Chicago, Illinois. Chief Business Officer of Parade, Preet Sivia, will speak on the Supply Chain Innovation panel alongside Parker Holcomb, CEO of CoLane, and Prasad Gollapalli, CEO of TruckerTools.

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Complexities in warehousing lead to automation simplifications

20Cube Logistics

Today automation is the keyword. To improve productivity, everyone is looking at automating the process, abandoning the paper-based processes and bringing down the expenses to a lot extent. In warehouses, automation is termed as improving speed, accuracy, reliability and saving costs. The implementation of warehousing management system in a warehouse depends on how all the activities like tracking all transactions, stacking, staging, putaway and pick-up among others can be integrated with the sy

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How to Survive Your First Year as a Wholesale Business

EMERGE App

Introduction. Congratulations ! So you’ve decided to dip your toes in starting a wholesale business. I’ve assumed that you’ve gotten all the regulatory and administrative stuff out of the way. Your fledging wholesale business is now taking baby steps as an entity on its own. However, like any small business, the first few years are critical.

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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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What’s The Best Inventory Storage System for Ecommerce Shops?

ShipBob

Storing inventory is a necessary part of running any business that sells physical goods. The storage needs will vary from business to business, based on sales volume, product attributes, and locations sold. As an ecommerce business, it can be tough to know which inventory storage system is the best for your business. Between self-storage, warehousing and third-party logistics ( 3PL ) providers, how exactly do you know which option is right for you?

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The Age of Living Retail: Staying Ahead when Change is the Only Constant

RELEX Solutions

The forces disrupting modern retail have reshaped consumer behavior , creating a generation of customers pre-conditioned to expect change. Retailers often focus on the big moments in technological innovation, when disruptors like Amazon or Alibaba seem to up-end both customer behavior and industry players, forcing traditional retailers to reevaluate their business models.

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Supply Chain News on Amazon again Flexes Logistics Might

Supply Chain Digest

New Branded Tractors Seen across US, while Amazon Ending Contracts with Several Delivery Partners

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How Can We Increase Trade Coverage Through Our Distributors in Africa?

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

This is a challenging question and one that we need to break down. Trade coverage, brand distribution, distribution coverage, brand or SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) availability, or whatever terminology you use, is one of the most important Route to Market (RtM) , trade marketing and/or sales operations metrics out there. In this blog, I will use the term trade coverage.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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Vans markets still wait for holiday rush

DAT Solutions

Normally this is when we start to see a bump in freight as the holiday retail season approaches. That didn't materialize last week.

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Parade will speak at the 3PL Value Creation NA Summit 2019

Parade

Parade, the leading intelligence and engagement platform, has been selected to speak at the 2019 3PL Value Creation North America Summit hosted by Armstrong & Associates. The conference will take place from October 15-17th in Chicago, Illinois. Chief Business Officer of Parade, Preet Sivia, will speak on the Supply Chain Innovation panel alongside Parker Holcomb, CEO of CoLane, and Prasad Gollapalli, CEO of TruckerTools.

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Mining Lean in the 4.0 Era

DELMIA Quintiq

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October brings lower reefer prices

DAT Solutions

After a brief surge in reefer rates at the end of September, rates have moved lower in October.

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Embedded Analytics: A Force Multiplier for Business

The possibilities for embedded analytics to drive real value for businesses, end users, and society are as fascinating as they are limitless. No matter the industry, brand after brand is finding that analytics can be the solution to a multitude of business challenges. Go deep with five insightsoftware customers as they share the details of their analytics journeys and discuss the transformative power of data.

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West Winds Gin Unlock Cloud App Benefits Using Unleashed Software

Unleashed

Having the right inventory management software in place that will grow as you scale your business can deliver immeasurable benefits — just ask Paul White, CEO of West Winds Gin. He shares his company’s journey of transitioning from spreadsheet to cloud software. Here’s their story. Good gin’s important because life’s too short to drink bad booze! We believe that for a gin to be good, it has to be balanced, have great flavour and provide something different.

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When you’re wrestling a bear, it’s not over when YOU get tired

Axway

It’s been a big week at API World , and I wanted to share some thoughts. It’s an interesting time in the API space, as always.

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Transportation Regulations that Impact You

3PL Insights

Transportation regulations are easy to comply with and have little to no effect on a shipper, right? Not exactly! There are several regulations that can have direct impact on the ability for a driver to deliver your cargo reliably. As a savvy shipper, it’s wise to stay current on the latest regulations that carriers must abide by and understand the ripple effect of how these rules can impact your shipments for the better and the worse.

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Read The September Edition Of Our Digital Magazine

Gravity Supply Chain

I’m delighted to announce that we’ve published the September edition of our “Gravity Insights” digital magazine. The post Read The September Edition Of Our Digital Magazine appeared first on Gravity Supply Chain.

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Hybrid Automation – Bridging the Gap Between Humans and Automation in the Modern Warehouse

This report explores the transformative impact of automation, the evolving role of human workers on-site, and the critical imperative of achieving optimal warehouse efficiency in the digital age.

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West Coast Ports Still Dominate, But Are Feeling the Heat From Rivals

Supply Chain Brain

Even the strongest narrative about international trade flows can shift with jarring suddenness.

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“Get the future before it gets you”: Full-stack Industry 4.0 solution ONCITE launched

SupplyOn

With Bosch Connected Industry and IoTOS, German Edge Cloud launched an “all-in-one” solution for the manufactuing industry: ONCITE (Image: Rittal / German Edge Cloud) Finally a feasible and scalable digitization solution for industry 4.0 One is almost tempted to twist the eyes and simple go on mute it whenever one hears the terms “Industry 4.0”, “Internet of Things” and “digitization” as repeatedly as they are mentioned in media and technical discu

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When Is the Optimal Time to Switch from LTL to Partial Truckload?

Zipline Logistics

Partial truckload shipping can be a great option for those orders that fall short of a full truckload (FTL) but are larger or more difficult to haul than traditional less than truckload freight (LTL). It is a vastly underutilized mode as some vendors don’t even realize it is an option for their shipments. The hybrid […]. The post When Is the Optimal Time to Switch from LTL to Partial Truckload?