Tue.Apr 09, 2019

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Last Mile Shipping Success Requires a Holistic Approach

CH Robinson Transportfolio

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The Evolution of Supply Chain is Becoming Patient-Centric

DynaSys

The face of life sciences has undergone a change. More and more organizations are aligning their strategies and business models towards providing the best possible end-to-end experience for the patient and their families. What does this mean? Industries such as pharmaceuticals and medical device are becoming increasingly more patient-centric. These businesses are realizing tremendous breakthroughs in innovation and related increases in market share.

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I created an Out of Stock Alerting Process with Excel. Here’s What Happened.

Arkieva

I experienced first-hand the limitations of automating out of stock alerts using Excel. Here’s a real-life example of the out of stock process that I created. I created an Out of Stock Alerting Process with Excel. Here’s What Happened. was first posted on April 9, 2019 at 11:31 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Who Will Win?

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the last month, venture capitalists looking at the supply chain market called 3x/week. I know of five companies for sale. Sharks are in the water. The calls follow a predictable pattern. The first is to identify the potential available market. My response is, “The current market is smaller than the potential. Today, companies are waiting for the next evolution of planning software.

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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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Duty Drawback Makes a Comeback

Talking Logistics

Duty Drawback is a refund from the U.S. Customs Service for 99% of the duties paid on imported items which are subsequently exported or used in the manufacture of exported goods. This refund is available to you even if someone else did the importing. It’s estimated that over $600 million dollars is recovered annually through the U.S. Duty Drawback program, and companies are paying 20% of those refunds to service providers that help get the refund from the government.

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Eight Methods to Improve Forecast Accuracy in 2019

Supply Chain 24/7

Supply chain organizations routinely rank demand planning immaturity as a major obstacle in meeting their supply chain goals.

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3D Printing the Supply Chain

Freight Plus

3D printing isn't anything new. In fact, the technology has been in place for more than 30 years. But while 3D printing isn't new, there are a lot of new things happening with the technology. In the early days of 3D printing, machines were large, expensive and limited in what they could build. That's changed dramatically, as machines are now being made small enough to fit on your desktop and coming in at prices as little as $1,000.

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Predict What’s Next in Category Management

BlueYonder

Ever wish you could peer into the future and see what’s coming next? To better understand what technology investments are being prioritized to reach the modern shopper, we surveyed more than 130 category management and merchandising professionals as part of this year’s Voice of the Category Manager survey. Following are some key takeaways: Understanding shopper behavior is a top focus .

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Sense.AI Prevents Tomorrow’s Problems Today

Bristlecone

$91 billion. That was the cost of U.S. natural disasters in 2018. 84%. That’s the percentage of supply chain professionals who say visibility is their biggest challenge. Imagine being able to sense volatile, real-world conditions in near real time. Would you be able to adapt and respond appropriately? Embrace opportunities before they pass by? Reduce losses?

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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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3D Printing the Supply Chain

Freight Plus

Will 3D printing be the next link in your supply chain?

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Parcel Inbound Logistics Management: Top 10 Tips to Know

GlobalTranz

Traditional inbound freight management was a relatively simple process. Resellers purchased items from one or two vendors, and consumers visited the store. With the rise of e-commerce, the demand for product variety led to a much more complex series of events. Additionally, the ability of consumers to blend shopping experiences across online and brick-and-mortar stores.read More.

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Effective and efficient supply chain inventory planning for the 21st Century

Valogix

Your Choice to Change is Not So Easy, or is It?

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[PODCAST] Enterprise Parcel Shipping Best Practices

GlobalTranz

Listen to “[PODCAST] Enterprise Parcel Shipping Best Practices” on Spreaker. Parcel Shipping Resources The Ultimate Guide to 2019 Parcel Shipping Trends Download White Paper Shipment Optimization: The Challenges, Benefits, and Technology Solutions Listen to Podcast Parcel Management Compare pricing for all parcel shipping options including UPS, FedEx, USPS and more.

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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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What has the Duke of Wellington got to do with supply chain planning?

Valogix

What You Don’t Know but Soon Will.

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Global Supply Chain News on With Deadline for Clean Ocean Fuel Looming, How it will Play Out is Very Unclear

Supply Chain Digest

Who will Pay Costs in the End, Carriers, Shippers or Consumers

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5 ways retail technology will improve the eCommerce customer experience in 2019

TradeGecko

Over the past decade, the rise in eCommerce has transformed the retail experience - and this trend only continues to grow. In recent years, online retail sales reached an incredible $2.3 trillion worldwide , and eCommerce sales accounted for more than 10% of all retail sales globally. However, let’s be honest: most SMBs have a love-hate relationship with eCommerce technology.

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A 100 Day Journey of Manufacturing Insights in Asia Begins

Dragon Innovation

Join Dragon Innovation’s VP of Strategic Planning, Shawn Chang , as he explores the state of Manufacturing in Asia, beyond just China.

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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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Is your small business ready for tax time?

TradeGecko

Whether you’re a traditional retailer or an eCommerce company, small business tax preparation can be time-consuming and overwhelming with a never-ending list of things to do to get your finances in order. Planning ahead is key to make tax time as simple and seamless as possible. Waiting to the last minute can cost your business precious time and money, particularly in penalties, and cause headaches and, without the luxury of having big financial and accounting firms to do the leg work, SMBs shou

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3 Inventory Management Bottlenecks That Stifle Growth

Unleashed

Many expanding businesses encounter productivity bottlenecks that stifle potential growth. Typical bottlenecks occur when an inventory management system fails to meet a business’ growing demands. Bottlenecks should be treated as temporary disruptions that can and should be fixed. Examples include an unexpected material shortage, an absent operator, or machine malfunction – all issues that, while temporary, can directly impair a business’ other capabilities such as failing to meet on-time deliver

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5 ways retail technology will improve the eCommerce customer experience in 2019

TradeGecko

Over the past decade, the rise in eCommerce has transformed the retail experience - and this trend only continues to grow. In recent years, online retail sales reached an incredible $2.3 trillion worldwide , and eCommerce sales accounted for more than 10% of all retail sales globally. However, let’s be honest: most SMBs have a love-hate relationship with eCommerce technology.

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Generative Design and Engineering Productivity

APICS

The market for software with generative design tools will expand at a compound annual growth rate of 24 percent, reaching $44.5 billion by 2030. According to a new report published by ABI Research, these sales include licenses and subscription revenues for computer-aided design (CAD) products with generative design tools or standalone generative design software products.

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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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Bristlecone Flash – April 2019

Bristlecone

BRISTLECONE HELPING GLOBAL MANUFACTURER ACHIEVE ANTIFRAGILITY. Bristlecone Labs has been working on multiple strategic solutions for a global material sciences company to help identify and mitigate the risk posed by market events like commodity pricing, volatile regulatory regimes and natural disasters. Implemented through a mix of standard product and focused services, these solutions are enabling the customer to make their global supply network antifragile – where it can anticipate the impact

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Logistics Outsourcing – 4 Common Mistakes

Logistics Bureau

Learn the common mistakes in Logistics Outsourcing. Watch the full video below. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne. Email: robyrne@logisticsbureau.com. Phone: +61 417 417 307. P.S. Please feel free to leave a comment and tell us what other information or tips you would like to hear.

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How to Use Social Media as an E-commerce Platform

Saleswarp

Building brand awareness for your e-commerce store isn’t a walk in the park. Reaching your target niche and creating a following of customers may take time and many strategies before seeing growth. Social media provides limitless opportunity for brands to reach potential customers and create a unique customer experience. As we become a more content-driven society, building your e-commerce platform is a necessity considering over half of the consumers have discovered products through Facebook alo

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Tive Attending Specialty Coffee Expo in Boston

Tive

We are excited to announce that Tive will be attending the Specialty Coffee Expo in Boston, April 11th to 14th. The largest coffee event in North America, the Specialty Coffee Expo attracts more than 13,000 attendees from more than 75 countries every year.

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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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SAP Ariba and RapidRatings integrate financial viability data into overall vendor risk profiles

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

When it comes to choosing business partners, financial viability is a critical factor.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Steve Radewych, Director, Supply Chain at Precision Global!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Imagining the Supply Chain of the Future! At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action™” Interview series. This interview is with Steve Radewych, Vice President of Supply Chain.

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Digital procurement in real-time: Successful Industrial Track & Trace showcase at Hannover Messe

SupplyOn