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Final Mile Metrics: What Should Be Measured?

GlobalTranz

The final mile logistics management has always been the most expensive and risky part of shipping. Lacking visibility and the inability to track and understand the final mile contributes to an assumption of risk. However, the rise of final mile technology offers an opportunity to collect data and generate insights, despite the lack of a.read More. The post Final Mile Metrics: What Should Be Measured?

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The Biggest Problem with Supply Chain Analytics, and How You Can Fix It

River Logic

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Connecting The Dots Between Supply Chain Visibility, Traceability And Transparency For Your Supply Chain

Bristlecone

On August 6th, Trevor Blackwell, Logistics Solution Manager, Corning Inc and Vasudev Nayak, Product Manager of Trace.ai, Bristlecone Labs joined forces to discuss the nuances of Supply Chain Visibility, Traceability, Transparency and how it impacts the functioning and the optimization of Supply Chains. The discussion began with Blackwell and Nayak addressing how supply chains today are networks of networks with products, platforms and people coming together to form a living, breathing, ever-evol

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Road Trains: Balancing Safety Concerns with Improved Utilization & Capacity

Maine Pointe

As a critical shortage of drivers continues to put road transportation under extreme pressure , Mike Notarangeli, EVP Engagement Partner, considers the pitfalls, and potential benefits, of the wider introduction of road trains to US highways.

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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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The Huge Success Factor that’s Overlooked in TMS Projects

3GTMS

So many factors go into a successful TMS project. And by “project,” we mean what happens after the implementation and after the vendor and partners go away. While good project teams and software can get nearly any TMS project live, there’s one huge factor that often gets overlooked in TMS projects: The super user. It’s […]. The post The Huge Success Factor that’s Overlooked in TMS Projects appeared first on 3GTMS.

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Strong Midwest harvests offset woes in Texas

DAT Solutions

Flooding in the Houston area disrupted the supply chain in Texas and beyond, while strong harvests led to rate increases in several Midwest markets.

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Pharmaceutical Manufacturers are Focusing on Direct-to-Patient Distribution

DynaSys

How and when a patient receives their medications continues to change. Traditionally manufacturers have relied on wholesalers because of their ability to navigate regional complexities and their capacity to gain access into the market. This is just one link in a long chain of organizations involved in the distribution process which also includes pharmacies and pharmacy benefits managers (PBM).

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Digital Freight Marketplaces (DFM): The Growth of the Tech-Enabled Carrier Space

NFI

Guest Post from David Broering, President, North America Non-Asset When we last visited the topic of Digital Freight Marketplaces (DFM) in 2017, much of our time was focused on the definition of this service along with some observations surrounding what they are and are not related to within the freight marketplace. As we near the. Read More.

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ChainLink Research Report Reveals New Supply Chain Insights

Supply Chain 24/7

A new study from ChainLink Research titled Supply Chain Networks Revealed explains how business network technology can be used in supply chain management to accelerate growth and performance.

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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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Detailed Cost to Serve Lesson

Logistics Bureau

Would you like to find where money is draining out of your business? Cost to Serve analysis is a great way to spot these problem areas. I’m going to give you a very good idea how to do the analysis and you will be able to apply this approach to any function in the supply chain – transport, inventory, purchasing, customer service. So watch carefully and you might want to get your pen and paper ready for this very detailed illustration on How to do Cost to Serve analysis.

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Supply Chain Networks Revealed

Supply Chain 24/7

A new study from ChainLink Research explains the new paradigm in supply chains that are accelerating business growth and performance – and identifies One Network Enterprises as a Leader in this technology space.

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Using the Past to Predict the Future with Spinnaker’s George Fowler

BlueYonder

In the final episode of JDA’s Executive Exchange video series, JDA Icon Reporter Sarah Barnes-Humphrey interviews Spinnaker’s George Fowler on the value of digital transformation. As George explains, “understanding the past to predict the future” is a key asset in leveraging JDA’s technologies to power Spinnaker’s business. With innovation key to the future of their growth – both internally and externally – George explains how they are pushing the envelope and moving forward in direct response t

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ChainLink Research Report Reveals New Supply Chain Insights

Supply Chain 24/7

A new study from ChainLink Research titled Supply Chain Networks Revealed explains how business network technology can be used in supply chain management to accelerate growth and performance.

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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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Supply Chain News on Owner Operator Model in Trucking under Siege

Supply Chain Digest

California Law could End Owner Operators in the State, after New Jersey Uses Tough California ABC Test

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Supply Chain Networks Revealed

Supply Chain 24/7

A new study from ChainLink Research explains the new paradigm in supply chains that are accelerating business growth and performance – and identifies One Network Enterprises as a Leader in this technology space.

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[PODCAST] Collaboration in Freight Includes Building Partnerships with Drivers

GlobalTranz

Listen to “Collaboration in Freight Includes Building Partnerships with Drivers” on Spreaker. Freight Resources to Download A Guide to Maximize the Use of TMS Download White Paper Inbound Freight Costs: How Gaining Visibility Achieves Bottom Line Savings Download White Paper The 2019 Transportation Management Trends for all Shippers to Know Download White Paper How Technology.read More.

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Global Supply Chain News on Carriers Scrambling with Looming Change in California Law against Contract Drivers

Supply Chain Digest

Options are Limited, and Include Pulling Out of the Golden State, and Setting Up Brokerages

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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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A Winning DDMRP Framework Goes Step by Step

Prophetic Technology

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Enterra Solutions® Expands Board of Directors with Capital Markets Leaders

Enterra Insights

Today Enterra Solutions ® announced the appointment of Eric Wetlaufer and Tobias Gehrke as members of the Board of Directors. In addition, Kevin Cunningham has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. These appointments follow Enterra Solutions’ recently announced multi-year contract with Nestlé USA to provide artificial intelligence-enabled advanced analytics and autonomous sales and marketing insights.

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Forecast for 2025 Construction Technology

Talking Logistics

The construction industry is growing thanks to a strong economy, forecasted to reach $1.2 trillion in the US by 2020, according to Tradesmen International, and the global construction output is forecast to rise to $12.7 trillion in 2022, up from $10.6 trillion in 2017 per Orbis Research. However, most analysts believe that growth has plateaued. Read more Forecast for 2025 Construction Technology.

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How truckers can help fight human trafficking

DAT Solutions

When fighting human trafficking, one of the first steps is to reach out to groups of people who can spot it when it happens. Truckers are one of those front-line groups.

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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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How It’s Made: F&B and CPG Manufacturing Success

QAD

In the highly competitive food and beverage (F&B) and consumer packaged goods (CPG) markets, manufacturers have learned to listen more to consumer needs and requirements. For example, consumers are more interested than ever in what goes into the food they eat, the packaging in which their food comes and even what their pets are eating. And with the convenience of the internet, they can conduct their own research on just about any brand at any time.

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3 ways to advertise your business from the road

DAT Solutions

Gone are the days when only the biggest companies with dedicated advertising staffs could get their messages out into the world. Here are four of the easiest ways to get your company’s name out there.

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Using the Past to Predict the Future with Spinnaker’s George Fowler

BlueYonder

In the final episode of JDA’s Executive Exchange video series, JDA Icon Reporter Sarah Barnes-Humphrey interviews Spinnaker’s George Fowler on the value of digital transformation. As George explains, “understanding the past to predict the future” is a key asset in leveraging JDA’s technologies to power Spinnaker’s business. With innovation key to the future of their growth – both internally and externally – George explains how they are pushing the envelope and moving forward in direct response t

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The importance of having enough inventory for Black Friday & holiday season

TradeGecko

Guest post by Arka Black Friday is one of the most important retail and spending events in the United States. In 2018, the National Retail Federation predicted that 164 million people shopped in stores and online from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday - spending around $14 billion! Black Friday is the day on which many retailers traditionally make enough sales to put them in the black for the year, so it’s crucial you get everything right.

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What is Mesh Networking Trends Report

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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Inventory Management Techniques for New Warehouse Owners

Vinculum

Inventory or stock commonly refers to the goods, products, or materials that a particular business holds for the sole purpose of selling, reselling, or repairing them. Today, so much of the world’s warehouse spaces hold stocks and inventory for companies and businesses alike. For one, LS Commercial’s warehouses are specifically designed to house quite a considerable amount of products and materials of varying shapes and sizes.

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The difference between being digital and being digitally transformed

Axway

I think people, at least those that give it any thought, often confuse the transformation in “digital transformation” as a transformation to digital.

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Survey Reveals Many Warehouse Networks Cannot Meet eCommerce Expectations

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Internet Retailer just published a research report whose title posed an important question for any online seller: Are Your Fulfillment Operations Good Enough? Interestingly, many of the 100 mid-sized e-retailers who responded to the survey don’t think so.

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