Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 15, 2018

This month, I traveled the globe helping companies understand the potential impact of technology innovation on the future of supply chain processes, I find the term “digital innovation” is a bit like tulip mania. How so? It is a fad sweeping across supply chain leadership teams. I am trying to help teams manage the hype and drive value. CIOs are rebranding as Digital Innovation Officers, and consultants are knocking down doors to sell digital innovation projects.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 15, 2018

by Teresa Chiykowski As we bid farewell to 2017 and usher in a new year, what can we expect to see in 2018? As per usual, folks will flock to the gym in record numbers to burn off those extra holiday pounds and then, all too soon, workouts will become a distant memory (These are “January people” according to an article in the Huffington Post ). I know this to be fact because I am a January people.

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RFgen

JANUARY 15, 2018

Material robotics will turn every part of the machine into a data-collecting “brain.” Robots have been becoming more of a presence in the supply chain over the last several years. At online retail warehouse giant, Amazon, robots now bring the shelves to the workers and do most of the heavy lifting. The New York Times reported that Amazon had roughly 125,000 human workers and 100,000 robots operating within its warehouses.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 15, 2018

Sometimes I just like to live on the edge, which is definitely a qualifying status for anyone bold enough to make predictions about the future of supply chain operations and management—but I just can’t help myself. So I’ve decided to indulge my craving by daring to speculate about what the supply chain of 2028 might look like. I have no crystal ball and if I did, I wouldn’t know how to get a picture on it.

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RFgen

JANUARY 15, 2018

Material robotics will turn every part of the machine into a data-collecting “brain.” Robots have been becoming more of a presence in the supply chain over the last several years. At online retail warehouse giant, Amazon, robots now bring the shelves to the workers and do most of the heavy lifting. The New York Times reported that Amazon had roughly 125,000 human workers and 100,000 robots operating within its warehouses.

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Loginext

JANUARY 15, 2018

It is time our industry stopped chasing Uberization and created an Airbnb model. In trucking, Uberization is still transactional brokerage. There are key differences in the personal transport versus the freight market. What we need is a pay-per-day model that allows for short-term dedicated capacity, rather than long term dedicated contracts.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 15, 2018

U.S.-based corporations are reported to have between $2tr and $3tr stashed away in offshore accounts, to avoid paying high taxes on domestic income. Apple alone is said to be holding some $269bn in cash and cash equivalents through its overseas affiliates. American companies have been loath to bring that money back to the U.S. because it would become subject to a repatriation tax rate of up to 40 percent.

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Supply Chain 24/7

JANUARY 15, 2018

New blockchain solution enables customers to build blockchain enabled multi-party apps and transact with trading partners over the blockchain.

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Elementum

JANUARY 15, 2018

Introduction. California’s Prop 64 marks a sea change in the effort to bring an entire industry out of the shadows, and everyone from pharmaceutical companies to big investment firms and app developers has been racing to cash in. Twenty-nine US states have already legalized the drug in some form. However, as the sixth largest economy in the world and the country’s cannabis capital , California is in many ways poised to lead the development of the burgeoning legal industry, with expected sales of

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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.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 15, 2018

If recent record-breaking low temperatures and snowfall are any indication, the first two months of 2018 are bound to deliver anything but average winter weather. As such, it’s essential that businesses and managers alike focus on providing sufficient protection for outdoor forklift operators in such difficult weather conditions. Just remember, your forklift operators face a unique set of hazards and challenges when preparing your forklift for winter including heavy snowfall, ice accumulation,

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Elementum

JANUARY 15, 2018

Introduction. California’s Prop 64 marks a sea change in the effort to bring an entire industry out of the shadows, and everyone from pharmaceutical companies to big investment firms and app developers has been racing to cash in. Twenty-nine US states have already legalized the drug in some form. However, as the sixth largest economy in the world and the country’s cannabis capital , California is in many ways poised to lead the development of the burgeoning legal industry, with expected sales of

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