Thu.Apr 13, 2017

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Using Logistics Technology to Execute a Winning Inbound Freight Strategy & Have Compliant Vendors

GlobalTranz

Most shippers have existing vendor compliance programs in place within their vendor inbound logistics guide. Unfortunately, the traditional logistics of sending out paper guides and even keeping updated online versions has grown complex and difficult to control. Meanwhile, the importance of vendor compliance has grown more than ever as supply chains expand, explains Lisa Terry of Inbound Logistics, and companies look to trim the fat and optimize workflows to gain a competitive advantage.

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Business vs. Economic Perspectives on the Supply Chain

SCM Research

I recently discovered an interesting overview, Supply Chain Perspectives and Issues: A Literature Review by Park, Nayyar & Low (2013), which has been published by the World Trade Organization. It explicitly distinguishes between the economic and business perspectives on supply chains. Indeed, many supply chain phenomena take place somewhere between these two worlds, as the “supply chain” system is broader than the “organization” system and also different from the R

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Collaborative Supply Chain Innovation: A New Model for Success

Talking Logistics

Kristi Montgomery, VP of Kenco Innovation Labs (part of Kenco Group) and Puga Sankara, Co-Founder of Smart Gladiator discuss the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: When it comes to driving supply chain innovation, what have been some of the lessons learned to date? How would you characterize the current state of mobile enablement in supply chain management?

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3D Printing is Coming of Age

Enterra Insights

For over half a decade, pundits have predicted 3D printing (also called additive manufacturing) would revolutionize industries and supply chains. … Continued. The post 3D Printing is Coming of Age appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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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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Smart Mobility Projects: Shaping the Future of Logistics

TMC

Groundbreaking approaches to logistics management are being developed in urban centers around the world. There are multiple factors at play that are driving the latest technology innovations, including increased demand, supply chain complexity, longer and shorter supply chains, multi-leg shipments, rapid fire replenishment, final mile, and the overall trend of urbanization.

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Smart Mobility Projects: Shaping the Future of Logistics

TMC

Groundbreaking approaches to logistics management are being developed in urban centers around the world. There are multiple factors at play that are driving the latest technology innovations, including increased demand, supply chain complexity, longer and shorter supply chains, multi-leg shipments, rapid fire replenishment, final mile, and the overall trend of urbanization.

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The ‘New’ Safe Approach to Warehouse Management System (WMS) Deployments

BlueYonder

In recent years, application management outsourcing services including Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and cloud based managed services have seen tremendous progress re-shaping the landscape of many IT departments. Shifting responsibilities for maintaining applications to organizations for which these are core competencies has seen great success and rewards, even for mission critical systems.

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Smart Mobility Projects: Shaping the Future of Logistics

TMC

Groundbreaking approaches to logistics management are being developed in urban centers around the world. There are multiple factors at play that are driving the latest technology innovations, including increased demand, supply chain complexity, longer and shorter supply chains, multi-leg shipments, rapid fire replenishment, final mile, and the overall trend of urbanization.

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The ‘New’ Safe Approach to Warehouse Management System (WMS) Deployments

BlueYonder

In recent years, application management outsourcing services including Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and cloud based managed services have seen tremendous progress re-shaping the landscape of many IT departments. Shifting responsibilities for maintaining applications to organizations for which these are core competencies has seen great success and rewards, even for mission critical systems.

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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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8 Things Companies Need to Do for a Successful 2017

Supply Chain 24/7

In this e-book you will discover how supply chain experts harness data-driven tools and strategies to understand their customers in new ways, how they optimize their people and processes and ultimately, make profitable decisions for their business.

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Time to Take a Smarter Approach to Procurement

Material Handling & Logistics

David Schannon, Sam Thakarar and Klaus Neuhaus. Successful companies are those that not only are smart at buying but are even smarter at spending. read more.

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As Freight Capacity Tightens, Is Reliance on the Spot Market Too Risky?

Consumer Goods Logistics

A funny thing happened with freight volumes during the first quarter, a notoriously slow time for for-hire trucking companies. It wasn’t so slow.

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Supply Chain Comment on Trip Report ProMat 2017 Part 2

Supply Chain Digest

Summaries of the Top News Solutions SCDigest Saw at the Show this Year

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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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Product Knowledge 101: How a Strong Contact Center Can Boost Your Returns Management Operations

ModusLink Corporation

A major component of a successful business operation for both retailers and manufacturers lies within the returns process. As e-commerce orders continue to be shipped out at increasing rates day after day, it is important that your returns management processes are fully optimized to take on the brunt of whatever volume may come its way […]. The post Product Knowledge 101: How a Strong Contact Center Can Boost Your Returns Management Operations appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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How 3D Printing Could Bend the Cost Curve in Healthcare

MIT Supply Chain

Even as people around the globe enjoy longer, healthier and more productive lives, the rising cost of healthcare threatens to impede such progress. This is particularly troubling in the United States as Baby Boomers approaching retirement place a greater strain on an overburdened healthcare system. Policymakers and medical leaders are scrambling for innovative ways to […].

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Product Knowledge 101: How a Strong Contact Center Can Boost Your Returns Management Operations

ModusLink Corporation

A major component to a successful business operation for both retailers and manufacturers lies within the returns process. As e-commerce orders continue to be shipped out at increasing rates day after day, it is important that your returns management processes are fully optimized to take on the brunt of whatever volume may come its way […]. The post Product Knowledge 101: How a Strong Contact Center Can Boost Your Returns Management Operations appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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When you just know you are in the Zone!

Tailwind

I had just put my pants on, tucked in my shirt and did up my belt. I reached down – man, those ‘reaches’ are getting more difficult – I reached down to grab my new black running shoes. Ah… those babies looked so-o-o-o good. I read the label at the top of the tongue. ‘Air Monarch’. Wow – I am an ‘Air Monarch’. Yep, and I got me my very own ‘Air Monarchs’!

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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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Executive Panel on “Navigating the Road Ahead in Uncertain Times” Coming Up!

NC State SCRC

Based on the deluge of news coming from the press on Trump, Russia, China, trade talks, tax reform, healthcare reform, and a multitude of topics, it’s enough to make your head spin. This is particularly the case if you are working in the supply chain. In our upcoming meeting next week, we are bringing together a group of supply chain executives from a variety of industries, to help us understand the major impacts that these potential outcomes could mean for their industries, and for the s

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