GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Kevin Hill with Quality Scales Unlimited who shares his expertise regarding the key trends in supply chain and transportation management. . Supply chains, both international and domestic, are under constant pressure to reduce their costs and enhance performance at the same time. It is a challenge that is giving supply chain executives headaches and all the while squeezing their profit margins. 6 Key Trends in Supply Chain. 1.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

DECEMBER 19, 2016

On the first day of Christmas, Enchange gave to me A robust S&OP.

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CHAINalytics

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Atlanta, GA (December 19, 2016)— Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, has named Chainalytics to its 2016 FL100+ Top Software and Technology Providers list. Chainalytics’ award-winning project focused on alleviating slack fill for a large North American food manufacturer.

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Arkieva

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Arkieva customer AkzoNobel is a leading global paints, coatings and specialty chemicals manufacturing company. Earlier this month, AkzoNobel announced the acquisition of BASF’s global industrial coatings. This acquisition further strengthens the company’s position as the global number one supplier of coil coatings.

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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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Supply Chain 24/7

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Providing end-to-end supply chain solutions, enabling eCommerce stores, and freeing up management to focus on creativity, SEKO Logistics addresses the supply chain and logistics needs of London's Portobello Road MOU company, the iconic Lulu brand, and Escalade Sports.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 19, 2016

by Alexa Cheater. It’s that time of year again when Santa’s busy making a list, checking it twice and trying to find out who’s naughty or nice. If you haven’t broken these ineffective supply chain management habits , you’re likely to find nothing but a lump of coal in your stocking come Christmas. 1. Working in silos. When it comes to achieving supply chain success, it can’t just be all about your own results.

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CormSquare

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Procurement technology has seen a lot of changes right from its inception. From simple spreadsheets and e-auction tools a decade ago to the end-to-end procurement platforms of today – the software has become more powerful, proficient and competent. However, when organizations expect their procurement teams to be more strategic, executives would require a software that not only automates and streamlines the sourcing and procurement processes but also empowers effective decision making.

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AIT SureShip

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Are you just trying to keep the lights on, or are you ready to take on more? The answer could be as simple as deploying the right ERP technology. Think about what your people are doing for you. Is it a spreadsheet jungle-- using highly intelligent people to cobble together the business paperwork? And then… End of month hits, and orders don’t match invoices and Requisitions don’t match Purchase Orders.

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Supply Chain 24/7

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Alibaba Group, the largest retail commerce company in the world in terms of gross merchandise volume, has selected SEKO Logistics as a 3PL service provider in Hong Kong and Taiwan to especially support small and medium-sized companies requiring localized and cost efficient export processes and integrated services.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Introduction. In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. Whatever maturity model or consultancy support companies use, S&OP seems to get stuck. Worse, overall S&OP development and progress seems to have stalled.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Supply Chain Trends in 2016: A Year of Defining Change.Transportfolio by C.H. Robinson. It’s been a big year for the transportation industry. From the Panama Canal opening to a record year in ecommerce, the happenings of 2016 have kept everyone on their toes. When I think about what we can take away from this year and what we can expect in 2017, three major themes come to mind.

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Techgistics

DECEMBER 19, 2016

This is the second in a series of posts on same day delivery. You can the read the first post here. Source: Uber. In the previous post I highlighted a handful of the emerging on-demand same day delivery startups and the complexities inherent in building a 3-sided marketplace. In addition to these startups, I wanted to do a deeper dive on two non-traditional logistics companies that are approaching same-day delivery from different angles and could be well-positioned to be market disruptors for sa

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Editor’s Note: Our “ Research in Focus ” series highlights research conducted by select partners and provides our perspective on some of the most interesting findings and results. Does paying higher rates to truckload carriers yield better on time performance? That was one of the research questions explored by Nane Amiryan and Sharmistha Bhattacharjee, graduate students at MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL), in a project sponsored by C.H.

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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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