Wed.Jun 29, 2016

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AIMMS Sponsors the 18th Annual Supply Chain & Logistics Summit in Barcelona

AIMMS

Last week, part of our EMEA team (Christophe, Marcel and Kim) attended the Supply Chain & Logistics Summit as a sponsor for the fifth consecutive time. The conference took place in Barcelona. The overall theme of the Summit was the Value Chain and How to Build the Competitive Supply Chain of the Future. This main topic was covered throughout the whole program.

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UK NHS Supply Chain: bed-busting benefits of patient SKUs

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Some time ago I looked at the often dreadful customer service offered by FMCG and Telecoms companies in CEE. Of course, this avoidable malaise is not restricted to that part of the world. After being in UK for a few weeks I have experienced really poor service from organisations you would think had top notch, high performing supply chains.

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AIMMS Sponsors the 18th Annual Supply Chain & Logistics Summit in Barcelona

AIMMS

Last week, part of our EMEA team (Christophe, Marcel and Kim) attended the Supply Chain & Logistics Summit as a sponsor for the fifth consecutive time. The conference took place in Barcelona. The overall theme of the Summit was the Value Chain and How to Build the Competitive Supply Chain of the Future. This main topic was covered throughout the whole program.

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Make Your Supply Chain a Lean, Mean Fighting Machine

River Logic

Developing a lean supply chain should be a top priority for any business. A lean supply chain is efficient and will take as few resources as possible to create maximum value. This sounds simple on paper, but when you apply this idea to sophisticated global chains of goods and services, things become much more complicated.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

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?

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Maximize the Revenue Potential of Your IoT – Connected Devices

ModusLink Corporation

Next week, on July 7th, I’m pleased to be presenting a webinar for all of you on how to maximize the revenue potential of Internet of Things (IoT) – connected devices in the supply chain. Gartner predicts 2016 will see 6.4 billion IoT devices used around the world. This is a staggering number – but […]. The post Maximize the Revenue Potential of Your IoT – Connected Devices appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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Maximize the Revenue Potential of Your IoT – Connected Devices

ModusLink Corporation

Next week, on July 7th, I’m pleased to be presenting a webinar for all of you on how to maximize the revenue potential of Internet of Things (IoT) – connected devices in the supply chain. Gartner predicts 2016 will see 6.4 billion IoT devices used around the world. This is a staggering number – but […]. The post Maximize the Revenue Potential of Your IoT – Connected Devices appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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Influencers and Targeted Marketing

Enterra Insights

Ad blocking is on the rise and it’s worrying a lot of marketing executives. After all, brands will never get … Continued. The post Influencers and Targeted Marketing appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Most Popular So Far

Logistics Viewpoints

As of Friday, the year is half over. So what better time to examine what have been the most popular Logistics Viewpoints articles for the first half of the year? It’s nice to see a wide range of topics on the list, including the 3PL market, last mile deliveries, robotics in the warehouse, predictive analytics, machine learning, and procurement. It’s also nice to see that the co-written articles by Steve Banker, Clint Reiser, and myself […].

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Network Consolidation: A Step Forward for Market-Driven Value Networks?

Supply Chain Shaman

Market-driven Value Networks: An adaptive network focused on a value-based outcomes. The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy and sell-side markets) bi-directionally with near-real time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. Today’s supply chain processes are inside-out with a focus on orders and shipments.

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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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What Is Blockchain Technology, and What Is Its Potential Impact on the Supply Chain?

GlobalTranz

The modern supply chain continues to seek more cost savings and greater transparency and efficiency in all processes. While large, centralized systems have been created to manage the flow of goods and data, a single problem remains. This data can be changed from its original form, causing some to feel the supply chain is not being fully transparent with supplier, manufacturing and logistics processes.

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How Do You Compare To Other Angel Investors?

Marianne Hudson

My choice—powerful, difference-maker and elusive. Of course there is no right or wrong answer, but what I do know for sure is this: precious little is known about the estimated 2300,000 angels in our country—except that they use their wealth to wield immense economic influence in the U.S. startup economy.

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You Need Offsite Backup in the Transportation Industry

GTG Technology Group

The transportation industry represents a complex matrix of logistics, communication, and data. To maximize security and efficiency of these elements, new technologies are being launched regularly. At the cutting edge of data management, successful companies are turning to cloud solutions as an all-inclusive, scalable solution. Combinations of tangible and virtual devices are now required to best approach business in the transportation industry.

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From Tianjin To Beijing: CSR Rising On The Agenda For Supply Chains In China

EcoVadis

When the devastating chemical explosion occurred in Tianjin last August 2015, grave concerns over the safety and sustainability of suppliers in China were brought to the forefront (see related paper). The recent 11th International CSR Forum in Beijing , China on June 6 and 7 provided a refreshing breath of hope in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) aspirations for China.

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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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Why You Should Bring Value Network Design In-house

Supply Chain Action Blog

Licensed through Shutterstock. Copyright: Sergey Nivens. From an operational perspective, the largest leverage for revenue, margin, and working capital lies in the structure of the supply chain (or more properly, “value network”). It’s likely that more than half of the cost and capabilities of a value network remain cemented in its structure, limiting what you can achieve through process improvements or even world-class operating practices.

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De-segregating the supply chain: Lessons learned in the air

Kinaxis

by Tom Gregorchik I remember while traveling last fall getting that dreaded alert we all hate see on our iPhones. “Flight Delayed” is how the first few words of the text message read. While travelers running late and those hoping to get free vouchers on overbook flights cheered, I went into a mode of figuring out quickly what the best course of action was for me to ensure I got where I needed to be.

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Do You Need a Network Design CoE?

Supply Chain Action Blog

Licensed through Shutterstock. Copyright: Sergey Nivens. Whether you formally create a center of excellence or not, an internal competence in value network strategy is essential. Let’s look at a few of the reasons why. Weak Network Design Limits Business Success. From an operational perspective, the greatest leverage for revenue, margin, and working capital lies in the structure of the supply chain or value network.*.

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How Can Businesses Benefit from Brexit?

Elementum

Despite the widespread fear and foreboding, a few voices maintain that an independent UK will, with some work, be a long-term economic boon for the country—and the rest of the world. We take a look at the “best-case” outcomes of Brexit, and how some industries have already benefitted from the financial effects of the vote. British manufacturing could see a resurgence.

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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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Convey Raises $4.5 million Series A to Support Retailers

Convey

AUSTIN, Texas – June 29, 2016 – Convey , providers of the first enterprise solution focused exclusively on the end-to-end customer delivery experience, today announced it has raised $4.5 million in Series A funding. $3.6 million from existing investors closed June 15th, and an additional $0.9 million, largely from new investors, will close by the end of July 2016.