GlobalTranz

JULY 26, 2017

The usefulness of technology among shippers remains undisputed. Through advanced transportation management systems ( TMSs ) and greater automation, shippers can reap an unparalleled competitive advantage. What happens when shippers simply forgo implementing shipping technology, and how can shape their future demise? Although it sounds ominous, shippers must be willing to become tech-savvy, or they will lose any existing competitive advantage they have.

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E2open

JULY 26, 2017

Why an Integrated Business Planning Process Cannot Be Effectively Managed Using ERP and Spreadsheets. alyssa. Wednesday 26 July 2017. John Lash, Vice President, Product Marketing, E2open. Breaking free of spreadsheets is an important milestone in the journey to a mature integrated business planning process. Excel is a natural starting place because everyone is familiar with it, but spreadsheets quickly become a limiting factor, impacting performance and holding back organizations from improving

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AFFLINK

JULY 26, 2017

Unilever has officially achieved zero waste , and now it wants to help other companies follow suit. But what exactly is zero waste? Zero waste is primarily known as a sustainable supply chain management technique that describes when there is absolutely no extraneous material produced that must be sent to a landfill. However, the term “waste” in the supply chain is also used to identify other wasteful factors, including extraneous worker time, packaging waste, and storage waste.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

JULY 26, 2017

By Nigel Crunden, business specialist at business solutions provider Office Depot. With an ever-growing number of consumers favouring companies that demonstrate a commitment to adopting an eco-friendly approach, businesses that take steps to reduce their environmental impact stand to gain significant reputational benefits.

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Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.

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BlueYonder

JULY 26, 2017

On Wednesdays, Supply Chain Nation will shine a light on the role of women in the world of technology and supply chain. We will feature interviews with successful women at JDA, talk to some amazing women who also happen to be our customers, share perspectives from JDA associates and more! This week we feature a Customer Executive from our North America Manufacturing sales team.

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BlueYonder

JULY 26, 2017

On Wednesdays, Supply Chain Nation will shine a light on the role of women in the world of technology and supply chain. We will feature interviews with successful women at JDA, talk to some amazing women who also happen to be our customers, share perspectives from JDA associates and more! This week we feature a Customer Executive from our North America Manufacturing sales team.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

JULY 26, 2017

The digital B2B marketplace for warehousing, Log-hub AG from Switzerland, and the Indian Supply Chain specialist 3SC are now collaborating on the Indian market. Both companies are technology based and offer advanced analytics based transportation and warehousing solutions.

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Switzerland Supply Chain Software Warehousing Analytics Software 40

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 26, 2017

Consumers Growing Preference for Services over Things Likely having a Huge Impact

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

JULY 26, 2017

Struggles with the complexity of legacy systems are preventing consumer goods companies from achieving digital supply chain maturity and realising the benefits of end-to-end visibility and real-time access to data, according to research by EVRYTHNG, the Internet of Things Smart Products Platform.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 26, 2017

Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are at their peak. Unless you’ve lived in a cave the last three years, you probably have read many articles about cool applications of artificial intelligence. For example, you probably heard about how a machine learning algorithm allowed the machine to beat the best humans in Go or in Poker in the past year.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

JULY 26, 2017

By Marcus Malinen, Vice-President of Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia, Quintiq, a Dassault Systèmes brand. A key challenge for manufacturers is the need to be ready to meet their customers' demands at all times, but without holding stock unnecessarily.

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Russia Africa Manufacturing Europe 40

Enterra Insights

JULY 26, 2017

One of the initial speakers at the First Annual Enterra Solutions® Cognitive Computing Summit was George Dyson, a historian and … Continued. The post The Pre-history of Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Logistyx

JULY 26, 2017

Grove Medical Moves Orders Faster with ADSI Shipping Software and Wearable Technology Founded in 1988, Grove Medical has built a successful business by serving the elder care marketplace. As a distributor representing hundreds of name-brand manufacturers, Grove has become a “one-stop shopping” resource with a growing online business. Challenge VP of Operations Michael Laico was charged with implementing a next-generation technology […].

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Shipping Resources Software Manufacturing 60

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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PINC

JULY 26, 2017

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3PL Insights

JULY 26, 2017

We’ve all heard about the pros and cons of subscription box services. When you’ve decided that a subscription box service is the right route for you and your company, where do you start? There are hundreds of subscription box services out there, in many broad categories. We’ve all heard of monthly boxes for men’s shaving or fragrances or other products; “beauty” boxes packed with samples of makeup you can choose to buy; boxes filled with kid’s toys, accessories and games, book clubs, and recipe

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

JULY 26, 2017

MarketInvoice, the business finance company, conducted a wide ranging survey1 of UK businesses, seeking their views on Brexit, the role of Government and finance.

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