Mon.Feb 12, 2018

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The Top 10 Features of Effective Supply Chain Managers

GlobalTranz

Editor’s note: Today’s blog is from our friend Brandon Stanley. Brandon is a writer connected with digital marketing and supply chain management. In this article, he writes about the characteristics of an effective supply chain manager. . [WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper.

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Warehouse Robotics Coming of Age

Logistics Viewpoints

The CEO and Chief Innovation Officer of Vecna Robotics, Dan Patt and Daniel Theobold, came in to see us at the ARC Advisory Group. We were already very bullish on the autonomous mobile robotics (AMR) industry’s potential to improve warehousing and order fulfillment, but Vecna has some differentiators that make them a very interesting supplier. Warehouse robotics is coming of age.

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Women in Today's Supply Chain - An MSCE Recap

Oracle SCM

Joan Lim , Sr. Product Marketing Manager. Now on its second year, the Women in Supply Chain Networking Luncheon took place last Jan 29, Day 1 of the Oracle Modern Supply Chain Experience , and gave attendees the opportunity to meet and interact with other female registrants prior to the start of the conference. Attendees interested in a particular solution area sat at marked tables where fellow subject matter experts led conversations on topics such as procurement, logistics or product lifecycle

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Good for land and sea – How to ensure real-time visibility for production materials

SupplyOn

Track & Trace (T&T) has to go beyond just locating trucks or containers. Material planners need to know where the required production material is currently located during transport – be it on sea or ashore. There are plenty of Track & Trace solutions (T&T) available. Logistics Service Providers (LSP) have been offering it as an add-on for years and several start-ups focus on this aspect, too.

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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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No Slavery on Our Factory Floor – How Human Trafficking Laws Can Still Shut You Down

Material Handling & Logistics

Enforcement of trafficking in the supply chain is in high gear with U.S. Customs actively confiscating goods that enter ports under the suspicion that they were produced with any sort of modern slavery labor. “Slavery? In my factory? There’s no way…I know who all my employees are, and I make sure they work under great conditions.”. While this used to be sufficient, countries around the world are starting to hold large companies accountable for labor conditions not just in their own business bu

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6 Global Supply Chain Trends to Watch in 2018

Supply Chain 24/7

As we flip the calendar to 2018, companies with global supply chains should keep their eyes and ears open for these primary concerns.

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Breaking Supply Chain News on E2open Seeks to Acquire GTM Provider Amber Road for 300 Million Dollars

Supply Chain Digest

Move would be a Natural Fit with Existing E2open Visibility and Commerce Solutions

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The Triple Threat to Retail

The Network Effect

Three recommendations for retreating retailers Total Retail just published The Triple Threat to Retail, highlighting some of the pressures facing. The post The Triple Threat to Retail appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Predictions from Supply Chain Gurus for 2018 Full Text Version Part 2

Supply Chain Digest

Complete Predictions from Rich Sherman, Marc Wulfraat, and David Schneider

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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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Amware to Handle U.S. Fulfillment for Top 100 Direct Selling Company

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Leading direct sales company, Immunotec , has chosen Amware to handle all U.S. product fulfillment. Immunotec develops, manufactures and markets science-based nutrition and skincare products across Canada, the Dominican Republic, Ireland, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Products are sold through a network of independent consultants.

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At Tesla’s Factory, Building the Car of the Future Has Painful and Permanent Consequences for Workers

Supply Chain Brain

Terrill Johnson was installing car trunks at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California, when he heard the sound that would define his next few years, if not the rest of his life. “It was a big, loud pop,” he said. In one movement, Johnson had blown out his elbow and his shoulder. “Once the pop came, the pain came.” That was September 2015. Johnson went on leave for his injury, but on workers’ compensation he earned considerably less than the roughly $1,700 he had earned every two weeks while on the

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Global Fashion Accessories Manufacturer and Retailer Optimizes Operations

Supply Chain 24/7

Amber Road’s solution enabled the Fashion company to centralize and automate their material management processes.

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3 Amazon Moves Suggesting Next-Day Delivery Will Become the New Norm

FLEXE

When you shop online, what are your expectations? It’s a complicated question that has everything to do with context. But on average, when it comes to checking out online, is it cost of delivery, speed of delivery, the process it takes to even get to that point? It’s easy to throw items into an online shopping cart and even easier to abandon them when you change your mind.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024

Your Roadmap to Smarter Spend Management in 2024 Geopolitical, economic and supply chain challenges will stick around in 2024, but don’t despair. There are strategic opportunities to leverage AI-powered technology and digital toolsets to overcome these hurdles more effectively. GEP experts in nearly two dozen critical categories guide you in the right direction in our annual comprehensive resource — GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024.

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Integrated Supply Chain Technology: What Does It Mean?

Talking Logistics

The need to take a holistic and integrated perspective of your supply chain has always been important, but it’s even more critical today as customer expectations around cost, quality, and service become more demanding. Part of the challenge to achieving a holistic and integrated view is the fragmented technology landscape that many companies find themselves in.

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The Manufacturer’s Guide to Digitally-Led Innovation

Oracle SCM

The ground is moving under manufacturers’ feet, with a seismic shift coming in many areas. Customers, for example, want manufacturers to anticipate their needs, customize products to their preferences, and deliver impeccable, instant service. New digital technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics offer the promise of real-time production, customer-responsive innovation, and ultra-low operating costs.

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3 Amazon Moves Suggesting Next-Day Delivery Will Become the New Norm

FLEXE

When you shop online, what are your expectations?

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How Blockchain Technology Can Make the Supply Chain More Efficient, Transparent and Secure

BlueYonder

Blockchain technology is causing a big disruption for logistics companies and has the potential to make the supply chain more efficient, transparent and secure. But what exactly is blockchain and how will it impact the supply chain? Recently, U.S. blockchain company Skuchain partnered with NTT Data to build a blockchain platform for supply chain and logistics management.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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The New Solar Tariff Promises Big Changes in Clean Energy Manufacturing

Elementum

Last month, Donald Trump followed up on his campaign promise of protecting American businesses by imposing a 30 percent tariff on foreign solar panels and cells, beginning next year. The so-called “safeguard tariffs” will decline each year by 5 percent before expiring in 2023.The move comes in response to a petition last year from solar panel manufacturers Suniva and SolarWorld.

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How Blockchain Technology Can Make the Supply Chain More Efficient, Transparent and Secure

BlueYonder

Blockchain technology is causing a big disruption for logistics companies and has the potential to make the supply chain more efficient, transparent and secure. But what exactly is blockchain and how will it impact the supply chain? Recently, U.S. blockchain company Skuchain partnered with NTT Data to build a blockchain platform for supply chain and logistics management.