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25 supply chain experts reveal the best tactics to optimize a supply chain

6 River Systems

Getting customers what they want, in a timely manner and at the lowest possible cost (without sacrificing quality) is the foundation of any product-based business. If you’re spending too much to meet consumer demands, experiencing delays in getting products to end customers or production disruptions, it’s time to focus on optimizing your supply chain.

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Preparing Your Workplace for Cannabis

Supply Chain Brain

The growing acceptance of cannabis for medical and recreational purposes raises potential issues for workplaces, especially in roles such as commercial driving, heavy equipment operation and other safety-sensitive jobs that require a high degree of cognitive response.

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An Introduction to OEE Software

Seebo

OEE has been around since the 1960s but its method of application is changing rapidly, with OEE software and data analysis tools replacing the more manual methods of the past. The post An Introduction to OEE Software appeared first on Seebo Blog.

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$1B Investment in Flexport – A Smart Bet or Case of Irrational Exuberance?

Talking Logistics

As reported by Forbes last week, “ Flexport , a software-focused freight forwarder [founded in 2013] that helps businesses transport their goods to their point of sale, announced a $1 billion funding round led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund on Thursday, with existing investors Founders Fund, DST Global, Cherubic Ventures, Susa Ventures and SF Express all participating.

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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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New 2019 Market Guide by Gartner Shows How Yard Management Systems (YMS) Boost Throughput

PINC

How a modern yard management system (YMS) can help companies improve operational efficiency, increase supply chain visibility, and optimize their assets.

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5 Quick Solutions for Simplifying Supply Chains

Unleashed

Supply chains are becoming increasingly complex so simplifying them can be a complicated matter. In an attempt to get back to supply chain basics, companies need to scrutinise their processes, from procurement through to storage and shipping. Here are five quick solutions for simplifying supply chains: Clear the clutter. With the rapid rise in our ability to collect information, data saturation is everywhere.

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Four Chainalytics Leaders Recognized as 2019 Pros to Know

CHAINalytics

The post Four Chainalytics Leaders Recognized as 2019 Pros to Know appeared first on Chainalytics.

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Irfan Khan Accepted Into Forbes Technology Council

Bristlecone

Forbes Technology Council Is an Invitation-Only Community for World-Class CIOs, CTOs, and Technology Executives. San Jose, Calif. – Feb. 26, 2019 — Irfan Khan, president and CEO of Bristlecone, has been accepted into Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community of world-class CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives. Khan has spent his two-decade career building customer-centric organizations.

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Cargill Plans to Work With Farmers on Save-the-Forest Initiative

Material Handling & Logistics

“We’ve done an assessment of our various high-risk supply chains and we’ve said ‘You know what? We want to make sure what we say and what we do are consistent’,” said Ruth Kimmelshue, Cargill’s senior vice president of business operations and supply chain.

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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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Supply Chain News on Leading Analysts are Bullish on Use of Mobile Robots in Distribution

Supply Chain Digest

Dwight Klappich of Gartner and John Santagate of IDC Expects Rapid Growth of Largely Collaborative Robots in the DC

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Shipping Tech Integration Trends for 2019

GlobalTranz

Shipping tech integration is the future. It brings together disparate systems, connects IoT-enabled sensors to tracking platforms, and gives shippers more visibility into their operations. This will allow shippers to reduce freight spend, gain control over logistics, and offer better customer service. However, shippers must first understand the shipping technology trends affecting the industry and.read More.

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Predictions from Supply Chain Gurus for 2019, Full Text Version Part 3

Supply Chain Digest

Complete Predictions from Marc Wulfraat and David Schneider, as We Wrap Up Prognostications for the Coming Year

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Cognitive Data Capture – Setting a New Baseline to Digitize Invoices

ivalua

Christopher Bourez, Artificial Intelligence Architect , Ivalua. Many providers in the market talk about leveraging machine learning to capture and digitize information such as that from an invoice. The truth is that the improvement in accuracy that machine learning can offer really varies widely – they are not all made equal. For example, some may call a rule-based engine machine learning.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Four key integration principles about HIP

Axway

Hybrid Integration Platforms (HIP) will accomplish the integration of the future. According to research from researchandmarkets.com , the market for HIP will grow from “$17.14B in 2017 to 33.6B in 2022.

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3 ways to Automate Grunt Work in Brokerage

Parade

A carrier sales rep’s daily routine at a freight brokerage is taxing–-a continuous grind of calling, communicating through any means possible, selling load opportunities, and driving continuous value for carrier partners. While multitasking is synonymous with the responsibilities of a carrier sales rep, this can impact productivity. A study by Meyer, Evans, and Rubinstein reveals that switching focus can impact productivity by as much as 40%.

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How The Decentralized Web Will Drive Innovation In The Healthcare Industry

Janeiro Digital

This post originally appeared on Heath IT Outcomes. … HIMSS is here once again and, as the industry gathers to explore the nexus of healthcare and technology, the one trend most will not be talking about is the decentralized web. But, mark my words, this movement and its underlying technologies are set to radically disrupt healthcare. Decentralized web technologies have the potential to reshape the way innovations are conceived and insights are discovered, to overhaul how providers deliver

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8 Mind-Blowing Facts About the Future of Warehousing [Infographic]

RFgen

Warehousing technology is changing faster than ever and warehouse automation is on the rise. Where will your warehouse be by 2021? View the current trends in the infographic below: Sources: Tractica, Westernacher & Partner Consulting Inc. , Zebra. Learn more about automation technologies driving digital transformation in the warehouse: The post 8 Mind-Blowing Facts About the Future of Warehousing [Infographic] appeared first on RFgen.

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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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Die Casting Manufacturing Process Cost Breakdown

Insights Solutions Global

Material cost, production cost, and mold cost are the major influencers over the budget of the die casting manufacturing process. See how you can reduce the overall cost of the process and save more.

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Introducing the Tive Solo: Tive Releases $29 Single-Use Supply Chain Tracker

Tive

Tive is excited to announce the release of our newest product: the Tive Solo ™. The Solo is a low-cost single-use tracker which provides real-time visibility across the supply chain while eliminating reverse logistics challenges. For manufacturers and shippers who rely on Tive to maintain end-to-end visibility into their in-transit goods, the Solo is a great solution to reduce hassles associated with return logistics.

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Manufacturing Process of MIM (Metal Injection Molding)

Insights Solutions Global

MIM has become one of the most dynamic branches of new materials science. In this post, we will introduce you the material properties and the detailed manufacturing process of MIM, so that you can manufacture your products more effectively.

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China: not a competitor, but a gateway

Savant Events

Can China be seen as an ally in the eCommerce landscape instead of a competitor? Professor Cor Molenaar shares his impressions after visiting Chinese heavyweights such as Tencent, Alibaba and JD during his last study trip organized by Shopping Tomorrow & our partner the Ecommerce Foundation. In September 2018, together with other 40+ ecommerce experts & managers, I took part to the Ecommerce Study Trip to China organized by Shopping Tomorrow and the Ecommerce Foundation.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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Die Casting Manufacturing Process Cost Breakdown

Insights Solutions Global

Material cost, production cost, and mold cost are the major influencers over the budget of the die casting manufacturing process. See how you can reduce the overall cost of the process and save more. The post Die Casting Manufacturing Process Cost Breakdown appeared first on Insight Solutions Global.

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8 Mind-Blowing Facts About the Future of Warehousing [Infographic]

RFgen

Warehousing technology is changing faster than ever. Where will your warehouse be by 2021?

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Manufacturing Process of MIM (Metal Injection Molding)

Insights Solutions Global

MIM has become one of the most dynamic branches of new materials science. In this post, we will introduce you the material properties and the detailed manufacturing process of MIM, so that you can manufacture your products more effectively. The post Manufacturing Process of MIM (Metal Injection Molding) appeared first on Insight Solutions Global.

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How the Growth of E-Commerce Will Affect WMS and LMS in the Coming Year

Veridian Solutions

E-commerce is expanding at a phenomenal rate, and the ability of warehouses and supply chains to meet demand will be put to the test in the coming year. Existing warehouse management systems (WMS) and labor management systems (LMS) will feel the pressure of increased demand. Supply-chain leaders need to understand the challenges created from the growth of e-commerce, the trends affecting WMS and LMS in addition to e-commerce growth throughout 2019, and a few best practices for maximizing the val

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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5 Main Differences Between ERP and Accounting Software

OptiProERP

The global ERP market is set to grow to $42 billion by 2020. As research indicates 1 , an increasingly competitive market compels organizations to adopt ERP solutions in order to keep pace with their competitors. The demand for ERP software is expected to grow rapidly. As small and midsized manufacturers (and businesses in general) grapple with out of control business processes, caused in part by the disconnect between accounting and plant floor operations, the need for a single view of organiza

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How to Maximize WMS to Increase E-Commerce ROI

Veridian Solutions

A key issue that comes to the forefront of any discussion on handling e-commerce demand will always involve warehouse management system (WMS) or other supply chain system upgrades. System upgrades are a terrific way to enhance productivity, increase efficiency, and provide real benefits to workers and stakeholders. Unfortunately, merely implementing a WMS itself is not enough to truly maximize its value.

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Targeting Generation Z Consumers, Part 2

Enterra Insights

“If retail was a target-based dart game,” writes Cara Salpini ( @CaraSalpini ),, “then hitting Gen Z would be the bullseye. Not because they have the most spending power or the most stable jobs, but for a variety of factors that make them, if nothing else, a good investment.”[1] It might be a bit premature to make Gen Zers, rather than millennials, the marketing bullseye.