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How Blockchain Can Increase Your Supply Chain Security

Shipchain

Supply chain security is something that all supply chain managers should be closely monitoring. Today’s supply chains face a unique array of threats, both in the physical and digital realm. Several years ago, the biggest supply chain issues to combat were things like supply chain terrorism, theft (internal or external), and piracy. Nowadays, you must also consider digital threats like data breaches and hackers.

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Predicting The Predictable – Successful 2020 Supply Chains

Gravity Supply Chain

In our previous blog post ‘The Evolution Of The Supply Chain’ we looked at what changes occurred within supply chains over the last two decades; in this article, we will highlight areas that need addressing to ensure the success of the future supply chain! The post Predicting The Predictable – Successful 2020 Supply Chains appeared first on Gravity Supply Chain.

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Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) – Visibility is the Key

TPSynergy

VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) is the one of the best Inventory Management tools that will reduce the inventory carrying cost. By making your suppliers carry the inventory on behalf of you, you are reducing the risks and costs of inventory obsolescence. In VMI process, the supplier is expected to carry the inventory and make it available as and when it is needed.

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California Consumer Privacy Act is Now in Force

Enterra Insights

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), formally known as AB 375, was passed in 2018 and went into effect on 1 January. The California Attorney General notes, “[The CCPA] creates new consumer rights relating to the access to, deletion of, and sharing of personal information that is collected by businesses. It also requires the Attorney General to solicit broad public participation and adopt regulations to further the CCPA’s purposes.”[1] The CCPA was passed on the heels of the Eu

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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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10 Keywords Logistics Professionals Should Keep an Eye on in 2020

Kuebix

The start of a new year means that it’s time to realign priorities and set new goals. This doesn’t mean you have to start from scratch! There are plenty of topics and information from 2019 that are important to carry over into 2020. Below are a few keywords that are sure to make headlines this […]. The post 10 Keywords Logistics Professionals Should Keep an Eye on in 2020 appeared first on Kuebix.

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4 Fascinating Freight Facts

Freight Center

The freight industry is a key component to the success of modern commerce. After all, almost everything we use or consume is part of or passes through a logistics chain in one way or another. Check out these fascinating freight facts that perhaps you never knew. Freight Fact #4: Trucks are King. According to the American Trucking Association , “trucks move roughly 71.4% of the nation’s freight by weight.

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Getting Proactive with Markdowns [Video]

BlueYonder

Predicting demand, and creating markdown strategies, for items with short life cycles — such as winter apparel — have traditionally depended on historic sales data and regression analysis. Today, clustering algorithms from JDA can help you predict demand and create markdowns more accurately, based on real-time demand data segregated by item color, size, store location and other granular details.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Top US Metro Areas for DC Workers

Supply Chain Digest

LA Suburbs Top the List, with Most of the Usual Suspects Rounding Out the Top 10

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Getting Proactive with Markdowns [Video]

BlueYonder

Predicting demand, and creating markdown strategies, for items with short life cycles — such as winter apparel — have traditionally depended on historic sales data and regression analysis. Today, clustering algorithms from JDA can help you predict demand and create markdowns more accurately, based on real-time demand data segregated by item color, size, store location and other granular details.

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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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Supply Chain News on Research Says Impact of DC Robots on Job Numbers will be Modest over Next Decade, but Drive DeSkilling of Warehouse Work

Supply Chain Digest

Scrutiny of DC Workers Activity also Likely to become Relentless

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Last Mile Distribution News: January 3, 2020

Stord

January 3, 2020 Walmart To Leverage Supercenters in Distribution Strategy Walmart’s new distribution strategy, according to CEO Doug McMillon, is to leverage more of its own supercenters rather than e-commerce facilities. The big-box retailer plans to sell added warehouse and shipping capacity to third-party sellers on Walmart.com and have online orders fulfilled by traditional stores.

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1001 Networks Offers Delivery Solutions! (Sponsored)

Supply Chain Game Changer

Article and permission to publish here provided by Damien Chapus , CEO and Founder of 1001 Networks. In December 2019, 1001 Networks officially launched! This site, which operates out of Antibes, France allows people to take control over their business’ shipping and delivery needs. The website offers a place for people to come together and share information.

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How the Smart Factory Is Impacting Auto and Food Producers

Supply Chain Brain

The rise of smart factories promises to impact the future of manufacturing in emerging economies.

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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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Inventory Management’s ‘Sins’ with Keiran Hogan

Logistics Bureau

With regards to inventory management, Keiran mentioned that you should have a discriminatory treatment to your “golden goose” Replenish the orders frequently, check your inventories – and do things to preference the most profitable item on your stocks. Don’t worry, the other inventory won’t protest against you. Watch this video and study the 33 Sins in inventory management : Subscribe to our Youtube Channel.

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Best Contract Management Software for 2020

ProcurePort

The best contract management software for 2020 requires an easy-to-use cloud-hosted contract management software that provides you with simple and secure ways of managing your contracts. This takes away the risks usually associated with poorly executed contracts. ProcurePort ensures that you keep up with the contract execution timeframe by helping you to organize all of […].

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More industry experts join Alloy

Alloy

We’re really happy to introduce three key additions to our go-to-market team over the past few months. Jennifer and Melody represent Alloy’s expansion both geographically and as a market leader—both are located on the East Coast and come from industry incumbents that Alloy has competed against and displaced at customers. Jacqueline is leading a new Solutions Consulting function focused on demonstrating the technical and business value of our platform even prior to implementation.