Talking Logistics

JUNE 18, 2018

It was my youngest son’s Bar Mitzvah this past Saturday, and as is customary at our congregation, he prepared a brief sermon reflecting on what he learned from that day’s Torah reading. He centered his talk on the following question: If you do something wrong, does that define who you are or what you can be forever? I’m taking a break today from writing about supply chain and logistics to share with you his insights on not letting your past mistakes define you.

Just-in-Time 101

Just-in-Time Logistics Supply Chain Supply and Demand 101

Elementum

JUNE 18, 2018

Palm oil, cocoa, beef. They are all weekly, if not daily, parts of the average American’s diet. Yet when not sourced carefully, they’re also some of the biggest threats to the world’s forests. We all depend on products like these that are sourced from around the world. But more and more, we're also facing the consequences of a supply chain where transparency gets lost in a confusing network of suppliers.

Resource Reduction 74

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River Logic

JUNE 18, 2018

Gartner's release of its 14th annual Supply Chain Top 25 provides an inside view of the elite corporations and their advanced practices that make them the best in the world. In the Supply Chain Top 25 ranking, Unilever retains its number one spot with a composite score based on six categories, like Gartner and peer opinions, inventory turns, revenue growth, and more.

Gartner 101

Gartner Supply Chain Supply and Demand Inventory 101

TradeGecko

JUNE 18, 2018

We couldn’t leave well enough alone, could we? We’ve killed countless brands in the consumer retail space and forced countless more to change the very way they operate from sourcing, to merchandising, and supply chain management. We’ve voted with our wallets and taken to social media in order to influence and implore brands to change, to be accountable, to think differently and provide customer experiences that delight.

Purchasing Skills 60

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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

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Softeon

JUNE 18, 2018

Your supply chain can benefit in many ways from the new innovation of driverless trucks. Here are some of the ways that your network design strategy may improve. Transportation Costs Will Come Down. Human drivers need rest, which costs your company money. The driverless truck gives you the ability to maximize the revenue potential of each truck. Because of this, driverless trucks can sometimes exceed the 400-500 mile per day range that drivers normally achieve.

Inventory Reduction 69

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Resource Reduction Network Design Software 69

DiManEx

JUNE 18, 2018

Since we founded DiManEx a few years ago, I’ve spoken to hundreds of supply chain leaders who struggle with a common question: how can we use our data to predict demand for spare and legacy parts? The question is ever more pressing for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and service organizations, which are often required by law to keep a supply of spare parts and combat product obsolescence at the same time.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 18, 2018

These days, it seems like almost every time a retail chain shuts underperforming stores or has a leadership change, many in the news media and industry press rush to ask the same question: Is this another sign of the “Retail Apocalypse?”. But retailers and industry experts know that this rush to print gloom-and-doom headlines often ignores other factors, such as debt and customer experience.

Retail 49

Retail Research Supply and Demand Industrial 49

Supply Chain 24/7

JUNE 18, 2018

After decades of improving their engineering and production functions, the world's leading industrial manufacturers now are working to improve the performance of their supply chains, which are among some of the most complex in the world.

Industrial 45

Industrial Industry Manufacturing Supply Chain Planning 45

BlueYonder

JUNE 18, 2018

These days, it seems like almost every time a retail chain shuts underperforming stores or has a leadership change, many in the news media and industry press rush to ask the same question: Is this another sign of the “Retail Apocalypse?”. But retailers and industry experts know that this rush to print gloom-and-doom headlines often ignores other factors, such as debt and customer experience.

Retail 40

Retail Supply and Demand Research Supply Chain Software 40

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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GlobalTranz

JUNE 18, 2018

Inbound Marketing for Manufacturers *still need link*. Register For The Webinar. So often we hear from manufacturing companies that they are struggling to grow. The old sales and marketing methods that used to bring in predictable sales and growth don’t seem to have the same magic, and growth is harder and harder to come by every year. If this sounds familiar, then it’s time to shake things up.

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Manufacturing Vendor Strategies Handbook Strategy 121

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 18, 2018

Highlights from 2018 Deductions Study from Attain Consulting

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Video Retail Study Supply Chain 32

Enterra Insights

JUNE 18, 2018

Why do we need to discuss ethics and artificial intelligence? That exact question was posed to the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi, Director of the Ethics Initiative at The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT, during his talk at the First Annual Enterra Solutions® Cognitive Computing Summit held last June.[1] The simple answer to that question is that machines empowered by artificial intelligence (AI) are making decisions affecting peoples’ lives and, hence, they nee

Demand Planning Software 100

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synchrono

JUNE 18, 2018

Have you ever had one of those moments when a thought hits you that is so obvious that you wonder why it never occurred to you before? I just decided that there couldn’t be a technology less aptly named than Enterprise Resource Planning, more commonly known as ERP. Before I go into why, let me lay the groundwork so we’re all using the same terminology.

Forecasting Software 66

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Supply Chain 24/7

JUNE 18, 2018

E2open’s Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization solution provides accurate modeling of current conditions, optimal inventory targets, fast run-times and rapid analyses, enabling organizations to reduce inventory while protecting or increasing service levels and customer satisfaction.

Optimization Modeling 40

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 18, 2018

Graduating from shipping cases with UPS or FedEx to shipping pallets via LTL or full truckload is an extremely exciting milestone for food and beverage brands. It can also be a bit overwhelming, taking on entirely new processes. Perhaps pallet orders represent your first sale to a major retailer, distributor, or wholesaler. Either way, it’s […].

Beverage 40

Beverage Food Shipping Retail 40

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 18, 2018

In particular, retail stores are still struggling with the challenge of efficiently shipping items directly to the buyer. It’s one thing for a million-plus square-foot distribution center to pick and ship an online order. That’s precisely what it’s designed to do. Making that process work from the sales floor or backroom of a retail outlet is another matter entirely.

Retail 40

Retail Shipping Demand Planning Software Inventory Management Software 40

Supply Chain 24/7

JUNE 18, 2018

This white paper explores how innovative IBP technologies can help drive the right process and the best business value in an environment where volatility is the “new normal.

Innovation 40

Innovation 40

More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.

Manufacturing

APICS

JUNE 18, 2018

When customers are always right, the best way for a contract manufacturer to pursue profitable operations is with customer responsibility management. Here is how it’s done.

Manufacturing 40

Manufacturing 40

Exapro Hub

JUNE 18, 2018

Since 2004, Exapro has been observing the used industrial machinery market. One sure thing is that the online market has booming for the sheet metal machines category and for the press brakes cnc/nc subcategory. In recent years, some manufacturers have built their reputation and have become leaders. If you are familiar with exapro.com , you will notice that 4,500 sheet metal machines and 700 the press brakes cnc/nc are currently available.

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Tailwind

JUNE 18, 2018

I think the Powder Blues Band got it right with their hit song from 1979, Doing it Right. Take it away boys! ‘Doing it right, doing it right. Doing it right, doing it right. The blues band’s cookin’ and the drummer’s burnin’ down. Doin’ it right on the wrong side of town.’. When you run a business you are consumed by running it efficiently and effectively.

Analytics Software 39

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Elementum

JUNE 18, 2018

Palm oil, cocoa, beef. They are all weekly, if not daily, parts of the average American’s diet. Yet when not sourced carefully, they’re also some of the biggest threats to the world’s forests. We all depend on products like these that are sourced from around the world. But more and more, we're also facing the consequences of a supply chain where transparency gets lost in a confusing network of suppliers.

Resource Reduction 60

Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Optimization Optimal Sourcing 60

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Freight Plus

JUNE 18, 2018

The looming trade conflict between the US and China escalated to a full blown trade war on Friday after the Trump administration announced new tariffs on 1,102 product lines. The first wave of 25 percent tariffs target $34 billion in Chinese imports and take effect on July 6th.

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Freight Plus

JUNE 18, 2018

The looming trade conflict between the US and China escalated to a full blown trade war on Friday after the Trump administration announced new tariffs on 1,102 product lines. The first wave of 25 percent tariffs target $34 billion in Chinese imports and take effect on July 6th. On Saturday, China retaliated with their own list of 545 product categories that also hit U.S. imports with a 25 percent tariff that covers roughly $34 billion in goods.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

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