Wed.Apr 18, 2018

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Growing Women in Supply Chain Leadership

BlueYonder

This week, Wednesdays for Women features a Q&A with Heather Sheehan, Executive Director of AWESOME (which stands for achieving women’s excellence in supply chain operations, management and education). Heather’s career spans more than 30 years in the manufacturing and transportation industries, with leadership positions in procurement, logistics and marketing at Danaher, Honeywell, Union Pacific Corporation and NCR Corporation.

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Digitizing the Global Supply Chain: Three Ways to Create Value

Talking Logistics

The process of digitizing global supply chains continues to generate a lot of interest and discussion in the industry, perhaps because it’s really about embarking on a transformational journey. While the end destination offers some great potential benefits, there are some key questions for many companies, including: are we even ready to get started?

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Patient-centric networks at the heart of pharmaceutical supply chain management: Lessons from LogiPharma Europe 2018

Kinaxis

by Dr. Madhav Durbha With the Alps as a backdrop, LogiPharma Europe 2018 proved to be both energizing and thought provoking. In early April I attended the LogiPharma Europe 2018 conference in Montreux, Switzerland, an event that attracted more than 800 attendees, including practitioners and executives from pharma and medical device industries, along with software vendors and many service providers.

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Drone-Powered Digital Inventory

PINC

Even though 90% of inventory is stationary in the supply chain, according to industry experts, inventory accuracy at distribution centers, warehouses, and plants ranges from 89% to 99% *. In retail stores, this number drops to below 60% **. That’s because most of the inventory management process is still a manual activity.

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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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Evolution of the Warehouse: How it Adapted to E-Commerce and New Technology Trends?

AFFLINK

Today’s Warehouses Are Much Different Due To E-Commerce. You probably know that e-commerce sales have been soaring over the past few years. This website shows that retail e-commerce sales grew roughly 25 percent annually worldwide from 2014 to 2017. Statista , a statistics website, also reports that e-commerce’s share of retail sales has risen from 5.8 percent in 2013 to a projected 10 percent in 2018.

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Growing Women in Supply Chain Leadership

BlueYonder

This week, Wednesdays for Women features a Q&A with Heather Sheehan, Executive Director of AWESOME (which stands for achieving women’s excellence in supply chain operations, management and education). Heather’s career spans more than 30 years in the manufacturing and transportation industries, with leadership positions in procurement, logistics and marketing at Danaher, Honeywell, Union Pacific Corporation and NCR Corporation.

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Mobile Data Collection Essential as Warehouse Management Systems Rise

RFgen

Modern data collection solutions are critical for organizations hoping to leverage advanced warehouse management systems. Implementing large-scale warehouse automation and management platform can be an attractive idea. However, contemporary technologies are heavily reliant on strong data architectures. Businesses that want to innovate need mobile data collection tools in order to gather information and share it across the organization.

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HOW BLOCKCHAIN COULD CHANGE THE ETHICAL FASHION GAME

Sourcemap

"Fashion supply chains are way too complicated to be traced using any person-to-person traditional communication," says SourceMap founder Leonardo Bonanni over the phone. "You need some really advanced technology to actually track fashion, especially in a world of fast fashion and global brands." [link].

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Mobile Data Collection Essential as Warehouse Management Systems Rise

RFgen

Modern data collection solutions are critical for organizations hoping to leverage advanced warehouse management systems. Implementing large-scale warehouse automation and management platform can be an attractive idea. However, contemporary technologies are heavily reliant on strong data architectures. Businesses that want to innovate need mobile data collection tools in order to gather information and share it across the organization.

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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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Robot Managers: The Future of Work or a Step Too Far?

Supply Chain Brain

Not so, according to one Canadian company, which has automated many management and administrative processes to such an extent that it does not have a human resources department. Klick, a digital agency of 700 people, achieved this with an internal operating system that tracks things like billable hours, workflow and employee attendance, as well as managing recruitment and training.

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Fulfillment Improvements Essential in Light of High-volume 2017 Holiday Sales

RFgen

The 2017 holiday shopping season left us with plenty to learn moving forward. It’s only April but, if you’re in retail, chances are you’re beginning to unpack the 2017 holiday season and explore what you can improve upon for next year. If you’re hoping to upgrade elements of your supply chain management plans, it’s time to get moving.

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Franprix Collaborates with RELEX To Optimize Fresh Produce Supply in Stores

RELEX Solutions

Read PDF. Franprix picked RELEX Solutions for fresh produce forecasting and replenishment. RELEX Solutions is working with French convenience store chain Franprix to help it further improve its fresh produce offering to its customers. Following a pilot in selected stores, RELEX and Franprix have set out on an ambitious plan under which the scope of the project would be extended to automate store replenishment for all its products.

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Supply Chain Network Design Leader LLamasoft Hires Former JDA Executive Razat Gaurav as New CEO

Supply Chain Digest

Gaurav Sees Big Opportunities to Expand Network Design Customer Base, Build on Advanced Analytics Platform

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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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Introducing Continuous Pool Optimization: Putting Creativity to Work in Transportation

3GTMS

TMS innovation never ends because there are always new challenges and complexities emerging in the market, and continuous pool optimization is the latest example of this, explains 3Gtms founder and CEO Mitch Weseley in this interview with Talking Logistics’ Adrian Gonzalez. “It’s about putting creativity to work; that’s the ongoing role of a TMS. We want […].

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3 SKU best practices to get your inventory sorted

TradeGecko

If you’re new to the world of selling products, you might be wondering, ‘What is an SKU number?’ SKUs, or Stock Keeping Units, are product codes that you (and others) can use to search and identify stock on hand from lists, invoices, or order forms. As you begin selling your products through wholesale or retail channels, you’ll need to devise an alphanumeric SKU system to effectively identify and organize your inventory.

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AUDIO: Rates Edge Down From Unseasonal Highs

DAT Solutions

Rates and load-to-truck ratios slipped last week, compared to some all-time record highs. Mark Montague of DAT discussed this week's hot markets and lanes with Terry Scruton of Landline Now. type="audio/mpeg"> Your browser does not support the audio element. Download the audio. See the current market rates for every lane you search in DAT load boards.

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Are You Still Using Static Route Planning for Field Agent Management? Let’s Go Dynamic!

Loginext

Static planning is a function of yesteryear. Wake up to new-age dynamic route planning for your field agent management. Most of Fortune 500 companies are maximizing the value of their active field agents using intelligent planning and optimization. It's the most appropriate tool at the hand of managers to reduce costs and improve efficiency.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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Report: ELD Mandate Impacts, March 2018

Zipline Logistics

Zipline Logistics conducted a survey of 100+ truck drivers to gain pointed insights about ELD impacts. This is the first in a series of reports on ELDs that the company plans to publish this year. 95% of respondents reported they are struggling to make deliveries on time under the Mandate, especially drivers/fleets that just recently […]. The post Report: ELD Mandate Impacts, March 2018 appeared first on Zipline Logistics.

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Ways of Machine Inspection

Exapro Hub

Vast majority of enterprises in manufacturing industry use some kind of machines and technical equipment in their daily routine. Machinery trade and logistics also come close to the machines present at workplaces. Machine technology is constantly evolving and so does machinery safety regulations which need to be taken into consideration on site. Employers are responsible for timely machinery maintenance and inspection to assure safety of production and fulfillment of regulations.

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The Counterfeit Economy

Elementum

Product counterfeiting and piracy are pervasive across almost all countries and industries. In total, this black market is expected to represent $991 billion of the global economy by 2022. In an online study covering 10 countries, 34% of respondents said they believe it’s a brand’s responsibility to protect them from counterfeits. Similarly, almost four out of 10 consumers who unwittingly bought fakes complained directly to the brand.

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6 Future Transportation Technologies That Will Change Transportation (and the Trucking Industry) Forever

GlobalTranz

Modern transportation is currently experiencing major changes thanks to transformative transportation technologies. Although we’ve become accustomed to long international flights, jam-packed public transportation and diesel trucks that only get 20 mpg, the future of transportation promises to change all of that and much more — and it’s closer than many people realize.

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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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The Counterfeit Economy

Elementum

Product counterfeiting and piracy are pervasive across almost all countries and industries. In total, this black market is expected to represent $991 billion of the global economy by 2022. In an online study covering 10 countries, 34% of respondents said they believe it’s a brand’s responsibility to protect them from counterfeits. Similarly, almost four out of 10 consumers who unwittingly bought fakes complained directly to the brand.

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Consumer Paths to Purchase are Increasingly Complex

Enterra Insights

Analysts often write about the consumer digital path to purchase as if it were a single and straight forward course. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, consumer paths to purchase are increasingly complex. As a result, in today’s world, the customer is king and they want royal treatment. Sally Rothman, Director: Director Retail Shopper & Consumer Panel at South Africa , writes, “According to GfK’s Retail Trend Monitor 2017, a 51-country survey of retailers and