Talking Logistics
JULY 23, 2018
There’s a lot of talk these days about the digital supply chain, including what it means and why it’s important. Two questions that always seem to come up in these discussions are “What’s the value of digitization?” and “What’s the business case for it?” I explored these and other related questions with Gary Barraco, Director of Global Product Marketing at Amber Road , in a recent episode of Talking Logistics.
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 23, 2018
A.T. Kearney publishes an annual study on reshoring. Their July 2018 release - their fourth annual “Reshoring Index” - shows record imports from traditional offshoring countries in 2017. “Imports of manufactured goods into the United States from the 14 largest low-cost-country trading partners in Asia rose by a staggering $55 billion, or 8 percent—the largest one-year increase since the economic recovery of 2011.
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The Network Effect
JULY 23, 2018
The New Madrid Fault Zone stretches across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Tennessee. A. The post What if the United States broke in half? Is Your Company Ready in the Event of a Catastrophe? appeared first on The Network Effect.
Elementum
JULY 23, 2018
All businesses are bound to experience some bumps in the road in the course of their corporate existence. From the logistical challenges in smaller companies to the complexities in supply chains as they grow and mature into a full-blown enterprises, one’s fate in the business world is determined by how one responds to these challenges. In the US, a small business is defined as any privately owned and operated business with no more than 500 employees and a relatively low volume of sales.
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
Claritum
JULY 23, 2018
Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Introduction. Diversity in the supply chain has increasingly become important and reflects a growing concern that disadvantaged groups are not being given access to supply chains. There are positive outcomes associated with supply diversity, including for example innovation through the entrance of new products, services, and solutions; access to multiple channels from which to procure goods and services; and it drives competition (on price and service levels)
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Supply Chain Digest
JULY 23, 2018
Q2 Market Analysis from CBRE Shows Rate Increases of Greater than 4 Percent for Each Quarter Starting in Q2 2016
River Logic
JULY 23, 2018
Anyone in Manufacturing is almost certainly familiar with the daily struggle of simulating the real world using a hypothesis (e.g. rules)-based technology to evaluate the impact of decisions before they are made. In the case of capacity planning and production allocation, this entails manually defining rules that determine capacity and requirements while allocating production to different lines while ensuring the plans remain feasible.
Supply Chain Digest
JULY 23, 2018
New Rules for Ocean Carrier Emissions Strangely could Lead to a Diesel Crisis
Enterra Insights
JULY 23, 2018
Technology has historically sparked fear, anger or both in people whose lives are adversely affected by it. Even the great Albert Einstein once uttered, “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.”[1] That’s exactly how some people feel today about automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI).
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.
TradeGecko
JULY 23, 2018
The impact of millennial buyers is one of the greatest drivers of change in the retail industry. And their digital-first attitude is influencing the buying habits of other demographics, too.
synchrono
JULY 23, 2018
Prosperity is perhaps one of the greatest obstacles to continuous improvement in manufacturing. When things are going well, we don’t feel the need to make improvements quite as keenly. For example, instead of focusing on removing waste in our factories to become more cost competitive, we might opt to add capacity so we can keep up with demand. There really is no better time to make improvements than when things are going well.
GlobalTranz
JULY 23, 2018
Blockchain explores more and more industries every day. Due to a popularity of Bitcoin , this technology has already demonstrated countless opportunities for the financial area. Entrepreneurs from many other industries are trying to use the blockchain technology in other areas, and the window of opportunities looks impressive. The main advantage of blockchain is its transparency and ability to optimize ecosystems of digital information.
Material Handling & Logistics
JULY 23, 2018
The request indicates more struggles for Tesla in its quest to reverse losses. Tesla Inc. asked some suppliers to return a portion of its payments to them in an attempt by the electric-car maker to turn a profit, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a memo sent to a supplier last week. The company, whose eroding cash position has alarmed investors, requested a “meaningful” amount of payments made since 2016 to be returned, according to the letter.
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Tailwind
JULY 23, 2018
I had a discussion with one of my new colleagues yesterday and he spoke about the importance our transportation management software plays in creating value and equity for the owner(s) of the business. He shared some metrics with me from another sector of software that were quite startling to me. There are a few ways to value a business. The best methods take into a account several factors beyond just the revenues/profits and assets of a business.
TradeGecko
JULY 23, 2018
Over the last 15 years we’ve been witness to a boom in the founding of companies creating innovative products from amazing companies like Away, Bonobos, Warby Parker… the list goes on. The barriers of entry to building a global commerce brand are coming down for several key reasons: Capital is more accessible with platforms like Indiegogo, CircleUp and Kickstarter.
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