DELMIA Quintiq
MARCH 14, 2017
Uncertainties swirling around the global markets necessitate going beyond spreadsheets into the realm of advanced scenario modeling. This will help answer the ‘what if’ questions spanning topics as diverse as blanket import tax, export block of crucial materials or natural resources, or even the standoffish stance of a country blocking major navigational channels or flying corridors.
Demand Solutions
MARCH 14, 2017
Ever been involved with launching a new manufacturing or distribution company? Or have you ever joined a small but growing company in one of these industry sectors? If so, you know what it’s like to work under pressure to contain costs. Smaller companies often see major business software platforms as overhead. So when they’re first starting out, they’ll ask their employees to make do with the basic applications that are already installed on their hard drives.
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DELMIA Quintiq
MARCH 14, 2017
In It’s the era of Industry 4.0. Are you on board? — I shared strategies to digitalize the planning office with advanced planning technology to keep abreast with in an industry that is increasingly replacing the human workforce with robotics to gain better efficiency, increase cost-savings and build higher agility. With hundreds of projects aimed at facilitating disruptions behind us, Quintiq’s experiences with clients could be distilled into the following salient points. 1.
Talking Logistics
MARCH 14, 2017
Even the most determined business optimist would be hard-pressed not to find a warehousing cost that isn’t creeping skyward. From the electricity powering the lights to the labor costs of each order picked, embracing “lean” principles is one of the few proven ways that a company can fight back from its bottom line. Upholding stagnant concepts such as “ this is the way we’ve always done it ” will leave your business growth in a similar stagnant rut.
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.
Enterra Insights
MARCH 14, 2017
More and more articles are being written about the need for supply chain transformation and, as a result, supply chain … Continued. The post Technology and Supply Chain Transformation appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
NFI Industries
MARCH 14, 2017
Guest Blog Post: David Broering, Senior Vice President – Integrated Solutions For several years now, there has been a lot of PR and momentum around the concept of “Uber for brokerage.” Over that time more than 100 companies have formed, all trying to disrupt the freight brokerage market with technology. Over these past few years, there. Read More.
Convey
MARCH 14, 2017
In these exclusive podcasts on redefining home delivery, we discuss: The role and importance of CX in home delivery and how that impacts supply chain performance To what extent technology can enhance visibility How to strike a balance between improving experience and maintaining costs. Listen to the podcasts below, and download the research behind the survey by filling out the form to the right: The post Redefining Home Delivery in the Age of the Customer appeared first on Convey.
BlueYonder
MARCH 14, 2017
We’ve read about it, and we’ve listened to presentations about it. Localization of assortments is more than just a buzzword or trend; it is a key driver that will help you increase sales, margin and loyalty. The assortment, in today’s “me commerce” environment, has become a way to differentiate your business from the competition and better meet shopper expectations.
RELEX Solutions
MARCH 14, 2017
Bill McBeath of ChainLink Research published an article featuring highlights of what they learned at NRF’s annual conference in January. Bill reported that after talking to many supply chain solution providers at the NRF ‘Big Show’ some recurring themes emerged: quicker and easier end-to-end integration and implementation, big data and machine learning, rising importance of product attribute data, IoT and RFID, low/no training and ease-of-use, and the expansion of solution providers’
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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.
BlueYonder
MARCH 14, 2017
We’ve read about it, and we’ve listened to presentations about it. Localization of assortments is more than just a buzzword or trend; it is a key driver that will help you increase sales, margin and loyalty. The assortment, in today’s “me commerce” environment, has become a way to differentiate your business from the competition and better meet shopper expectations.
GlobalTranz
MARCH 14, 2017
When you hear " lean manufacturing ", you have your own world view of what it means. Every lean manufacturing consultant offers expertise but few will be an expert with every tool. To ensure you have the very best options for lean manufacturing tools, our team did extensive research which includes websites such as LeanProduction.com. The following infographic will help you understand the diverse options and language with a collection of 32 essential lean tools and a short description of the valu
DAT Solutions
MARCH 14, 2017
Winter Storm Stella has arrived. As I write this, there are 84 weather restrictions in effect in the Northeast. All commercial vehicles have been banned from I-84 in Pennsylvania, and New York State has closed I-84 to all traffic. Numerous other interstates in the Northeast have reduced speed limits and banned empty trailers and tandems. View of Winter Storm Stella on the thruway at the New Baltimore, NY Travel Plaza on March 14.
CHAINalytics
MARCH 14, 2017
By Rob Kaszubowski | Packaging Engineering Manager, Packaging Optimization | Chainalytics In today’s world, we hear both positive and negative rhetoric around bringing manufacturing back to the mainland United States and reducing “offshoring” (even giant retailer WalMart has announced it will invest $250 billion over 10 years on domestically produced goods to help bring manufacturing … The post Overseas Manufacturing Challenges for Domestic Companies–5 Reasons You Need to O
More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.
DAT Solutions
MARCH 14, 2017
A blizzard has left much of the East Coast buried under snow. That'll no doubt affect freight movements, with trucks banned from some highways in the Northeast while Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Virginia declare states of emergency. There was more activity on DAT load boards at the end of week last week, with shippers wanting to get shipments made before the storm left them stuck.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
MARCH 14, 2017
Sanitary Transportation of Food Rule: What You Need to Know | Transportfolio. Do you ship human food? What about perishable animal food? The Sanitary Transportation of Food rule , which is a part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) , will take effect on April 1 for many in our industry. We have been getting a variety of questions around this ruling and what shippers and carriers need to do to prepare.
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