FLEXE
DECEMBER 30, 2018
Companies spend a lot of time, money, and effort to acquire each customer. You can’t just let your customer experience drop off when the order hits the distribution center. The old supply chain is broken. Today, logistics providers need to do more than just deliver products.
Seebo
DECEMBER 30, 2018
Developed in Japan in 1971, TPM is a lean manufacturing approach still widely used today with methodologies well suited to smart factory use cases. The post How Industry 4.0 Brings Total Productive Maintenance</br>into the Digital Age appeared first on Seebo Blog.
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FLEXE
DECEMBER 30, 2018
Supply chain management and logistics cover a lot of ground: meeting with manufacturers, product planning, production and tooling capacity, inventory planning, third-party logistics relationships and fulfillment operations, and managing overseas production. But the best supply chain managers are also data analysts at heart. All the answers that you need are in good data somewhere.
Pivot88
DECEMBER 30, 2018
We hope that you’re winding down for the holidays and treating yourself to some time off with your family and loved ones. If you’re anything like us, you’re probably also already thinking about next year and the things you want to change. The end of the year is a time for reflection and planning and what with the uncertain times, you may have big decisions to make coming up on the horizon.
Advertiser: GEP
The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?
FLEXE
DECEMBER 30, 2018
We are moving closer to getting real-time location data at the goods-level on every item sold, enabling better consumer experiences and vast efficiency gains with supply chain IoT. Eventually, each product’s “digital life” will begin as soon as it is made, enabling real-time visibility from start to finish.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
FLEXE
DECEMBER 30, 2018
Great supply chain designers balance multiple objectives: financial considerations, customer service levels, risk management, sustainability initiatives. It takes discipline to focus on short-term operational needs without losing sight of strategic long-term goals.
NC State SCRC
DECEMBER 30, 2018
One of our newest SCRC partners, Siemens Building Technologies, recently shared their insights on creating an analytics strategy. This effort was led by the Chief Procurement Officer for Siemens BT, Carl Oberland, but has recently been rolled out across the global organization. Carl shared some of his insights from the experience of what it was like to start an analytics strategy from scratch, and provided a number of suggestions on how organizations can begin to create an analytics culture.
FLEXE
DECEMBER 30, 2018
There’s quite a lot of industrial space that could be made available if it were allocated more efficiently. As information technology gets integrated into warehouses and other supply chain components, it allows companies to monitor inventory more effectively, enabling a more flexible, adaptive business model.
FLEXE
DECEMBER 30, 2018
The industrial “Internet of everything” is just in its infancy, and companies that can compel the supply chain to share and analyze integrated data—without compromising their own commercial strategy and interest—will find that ports, shippers, and other logistics providers can help tackle challenges and opportunity.
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.
FLEXE
DECEMBER 30, 2018
Much has been written about the demise of traditional retailers, but it’s premature to write that obituary. The ones that succeed will do so by finding ways to meet the rising expectations of customers efficiently. To get there, they will need a foundation that will help them stay nimble and flexible in the years ahead.
FLEXE
DECEMBER 30, 2018
eCommerce success will be a direct result of how your business supports customer experience and meets demands. We’re in a world where creating a unique and differentiated customer experience is key. Luckily, we have the tools to deliver much more value to customers by innovating in the supply chain.
FLEXE
DECEMBER 30, 2018
For many organizations, the tools are running faster than their readiness to use them. They still need to connect the dots and learn how to apply the information to their business. Otherwise, you have a fancy tool kit that can’t help you serve your customers the way you want.
FLEXE
DECEMBER 30, 2018
Technology, robotics, and data are fantastic tools for improving logistics and fulfillment performance. But, we will always need to balance those tools with the human component. The most successful supply chain operators will be those that can identify and deploy them both.
Advertiser: GEP
Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.
FLEXE
DECEMBER 30, 2018
The supply chain industry faces extraordinary pressure to deliver products faster than ever before while also holding down costs. To do both of those things simultaneously will require relentless innovation and major improvements in efficiency. And we have to achieve all that in one of the tightest labor markets in history.
FLEXE
DECEMBER 30, 2018
In the not too distant future, we could see major changes not just in retailing and transportation, but also manufacturing and real estate. Through disruptive innovations around moving goods and allowing customers to buy stuff more conveniently, we are altering the very structure of communities in ways we’ve not yet identified.
FLEXE
DECEMBER 30, 2018
Retailers are having to process customer orders 24/7, all while trying to manage the optimal inventory selection in physical stores. And they better get the order right, because their competition is just a click away. Here’s how retailers’ woes today are self-inflicted wounds.
FLEXE
DECEMBER 30, 2018
Everyone from pure online retailers to department stores is trying to figure out how to deliver goods over multiple channels while maintaining a consistent customer experience. How can I have the right product in the right place to get it to customers in two days, maybe in one day— possibly even the same day? In short, how can my logistics real estate help me meet demand?
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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