Enterra Insights

AUGUST 1, 2019

Every supply chain professional understands inventory is a necessary evil. Carry too little inventory and you can miss out on sales and anger customers. Carry too much inventory and you increase handling costs and cut into profits. Like Goldilocks, supply chain professionals are looking for the “just right” solution to their dilemma. If the solution was easy, there wouldn’t be so many people continuing to write about supply chain optimization.

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Rootstock

AUGUST 1, 2019

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are critical to running a business today. Whether you’re churning out disposable widgets or building cutting-edge satellites, having a system in place to capture and connect the data driving your operations is a foundational element of modern manufacturing.

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Xeeva

AUGUST 1, 2019

Xeeva welcomes this guest post from Matthew York, Senior Research Analyst, Ardent Partners. For the past two decades, the modern manufacturing facility has become highly automated, employing robots to assemble automobiles and other large and complex consumer goods – sometimes without any direct human intervention (i.e., “lights-out manufacturing”, a hallmark of Industry 4.0).

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C3 Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2019

In the everyday world of Supply Chain and Logistics professionals, there are a myriad of conflicting elements which constantly hang in the balance; things that are crucial to a successful and well-run operation.

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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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Arkieva

AUGUST 1, 2019

Use this guide to identify 10 key elements for evaluating your existing supply chain risk management strategies. 10 Ways to Create Supply Chain Risk Buffers for Economy Uncertainties was first posted on August 1, 2019 at 2:05 pm. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement.

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The Smart Software

AUGUST 1, 2019

Once a customer is ready to implement software for demand planning and/or inventory optimization, they need to connect the analytics software to their corporate data stream.This provides information on item demand and supplier lead times, among other things. We extract the rest of the data from the ERP system itself, which provides metadata such as each item’s location, unit cost, and product group.

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2019

“Scaling your supply chain” is a term often used by startups. But what does it actually mean, how can you scale your supply chain, and how is “scaling” different from “growth”? Successful entrepreneurs experiencing growing customer demand for an exciting new food product soon face the need to increase their production volume. One way to keep up with the increasing demand is to add labor and equipment to the operations and supply chain.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 1, 2019

Three of the biggest workforce challenges facing retailers today are engaging workers on their terms, dealing with the evolving nature of the workforce, and employing new technologies to drive the innovation necessary to attract and retain today’s younger, more dynamic workforce. In this video, Fab Brasca of JDA, discusses how JDA’s Workforce Management solution helps retailers address these challenges through functions such as mobility, flexible scheduling, long-range staff planning, and the co

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2019

“Scaling your supply chain” is a term often used by startups. But what does it actually mean, how can you scale your supply chain, and how is “scaling” different from “growth”? Successful entrepreneurs experiencing growing customer demand for an exciting new food product soon face the need to increase their production volume. One way to keep up with the increasing demand is to add labor and equipment to the operations and supply chain.

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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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Unleashed

AUGUST 1, 2019

As the adage goes, ‘time is money’ and of course, saving time to save money requires increased efficiency. In business, the way you run your backend in the warehouse, which considers the supply, receipt, manufacture and storage of inventory, is very telling for how profitable your frontend will be. Inefficient and sloppy warehouse and inventory management can have a significant and direct effect on customer sales and loyalty, which can spell the slow demise of your bottom line.

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2019

“Scaling your supply chain” is a term often used by startups. But what does it actually mean, how can you scale your supply chain, and how is “scaling” different from “growth”? Successful entrepreneurs experiencing growing customer demand for an exciting new food product soon face the need to increase their production volume. One way to keep up with the increasing demand is to add labor and equipment to the operations and supply chain.

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Consumer Goods Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2019

Noted logistics educator Dr. Thomas J. Goldsby is the Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Foundation Professor in Business, Professor of Logistics, and Chair of the Department of Marketing & Logistics at the Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University. He is an academic advisory board member to the National Center for the Middle Market located at Ohio State.

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2019

“Scaling your supply chain” is a term often used by startups. But what does it actually mean, how can you scale your supply chain, and how is “scaling” different from “growth”? Successful entrepreneurs experiencing growing customer demand for an exciting new food product soon face the need to increase their production volume. One way to keep up with the increasing demand is to add labor and equipment to the operations and supply chain.

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Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 1, 2019

US Manufacturing Sector is Drooping, Major Mergers in Ship Building Sector, Investments Keep Flowing to Logistics Automation Vendors, US Truckers Raised Revenues Sharply in 2018

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 1, 2019

Selling is always a challenging and strategic consideration. When manufacturers decide to go direct to consumer (DTC) and by-pass a long-established channel there are a number of brand-related concerns to consider. The key is to maintain brand integrity as you expose your company and products directly to consumers. So, what is brand integrity? Your brand.read More.

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Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 1, 2019

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QAD

AUGUST 1, 2019

What has your enterprise resource planning (ERP) system done for you lately? While your thoughts on the subject may be lost in the back of your mind, the fact is that ERP solution capabilities are evolving, and so is their role in manufacturing. New system features and extensions for production execution , for example, have reached the forefront of the minds of those looking to better utilize their operational data.

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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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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2019

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Axway

AUGUST 1, 2019

Managing a service mesh is like baking a pie. You need to have many ingredients in place to complete the pie before it can be served. Let’s start with the definition for a service mesh.

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Provenance

AUGUST 1, 2019

Provenance is a platform that empowers brands to take steps toward greater transparency. With our technology, businesses make the origin, journey and impact behind products transparent to the millions of shoppers that want to know more. From ingredients and farm data to workers rights and recycling instructions, Provenance connects what shoppers care about – to the brands and products that match their needs and values. .

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SCJunction

AUGUST 1, 2019

We’ve spent a large amount of time monitoring, optimising, and troubleshooting warehouse processes, in order to effectively build Warehouse Management Systems that provide measurable benefits to our clients. This means that we’ve established a solid set of guiding principles and warehouse best practices that really make a difference. We share these tips and look at how a WMS can streamline the workload.

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StockTrim

AUGUST 1, 2019

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Zipline Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2019

Peak produce season has come and gone for much of the US and its effect on freight rates in 2019 was a bit more subdued than in previous years. As expected, rates spiked for produce season, but they did not reach the highs we saw in 2018. While volume of loads shipped was up in […]. The post Freight Rates 2019 Q3 Market Update: Added Capacity Keeps Costs Down appeared first on Zipline Logistics.

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Provenance

AUGUST 1, 2019

Provenance is a platform that empowers brands to take steps toward greater transparency. With our technology, businesses make the origin, journey and impact behind products transparent to the millions of shoppers that want to know more. From ingredients and farm data to workers rights and recycling instructions, Provenance connects what shoppers care about – to the brands and products that match their needs and values. .

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Gravity Supply Chain

AUGUST 1, 2019

New and emerging digital technologies are critical to the successful operation of the modern supply chain and logistics. The post Why new and emerging digital technologies are critical appeared first on Gravity Supply Chain.

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This report details the capabilities of mesh networks, how they work, and the applications they thrive in supporting. Connectivity is necessary for optimal productivity, and mesh networking will soon be a significant provider of connectivity globally.

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Multichannel Merchant

AUGUST 1, 2019

Target is expanding its free curbside pickup program, Drive Up, ahead of the busy back-to-school season, making it available at 1,550 stores and adding coverage in the Northeast, the company reported in a blog post. Markets being added to Drive Up service include Massachusetts (Boston metro area, Springfield, Worcester), Rhode Island (Providence/Warwick), Maine (Portland, Augusta, Bangor) and New Hampshire (Manchester, Concord, Keene).

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Clear Spider

AUGUST 1, 2019

Today, mobile apps are creating a more user-friendly, seamless, and fluid experience, with many different interactions. It is estimated that the number of mobile phone users is expected to reach 5 billion in 2019. Because of this, retailers have to focus on the customers experience and their journeys when online. With the many interruptions, it is very easy for shoppers to get distracted from an […].

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 1, 2019

All stakeholders in market-based ecosystems stand to realize breakthrough opportunities with the adoption of digitally enabled network platforms.

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