Tue.Jul 16, 2019

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Prepare Your Supply Chain to Overcome Capacity Challenges

Logistics Viewpoints

Increased demand and customer expectations continue to put pressure on shippers to deliver on-time-and-in-full without comprising their bottom line. This was especially difficult in 2018 as capacity constraints caused freight rates to skyrocket. While conditions have certainly improved over the last year, no one knows when the market will shift again.

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[PODCAST] The Value of TMS Integration to Other Supply Chain Systems

GlobalTranz

Listen to “The Value of TMS Integration to Other Supply Chain Systems” on Spreaker. TMS Resources to Download How to Implement & Integrate a TMS to Drive Adoption for a Larger ROI Download White Paper TMS Evaluation: How to Evaluate, Select & Build the Case for A TMS Download White Paper Shipper of Choice & read More. The post [PODCAST] The Value of TMS Integration to Other Supply Chain Systems appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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Transportation Trends: The Rise of Digital Freight Matching

PINC

As shippers continue to face challenges like the truck driver shortage, capacity crunches, and rising freight costs, digital freight matching helps to fill the gap between the nation’s independent carriers and the companies that rely on them.

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Editor’s Pick: 6 Warehouse Metrics You Can’t Afford to Ignore

Talking Logistics

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. This post from PINC’s blog highlights six warehouse metrics that all companies should be tracking, monitoring, and acting upon.

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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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Nestlé USA and Enterra Solutions Sign Multi-Year Cognitive Computing Agreement

Enterra Insights

It is with a great deal of pleasure I announce Enterra Solutions ® has signed a multi-year solution-as-a-service contract with Nestlé USA®. The agreement calls for Enterra to provide a next generation analytics and insights platform along with other business applications to Nestlé. Enterra has been working with Nestlé USA for several years and together, the companies have developed and will continue to deploy an industry-leading advanced analytics and insights capability.

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Last Mile: We need a plan, but where should we start?

CHAINalytics

E-commerce, omni-channel, last mile, direct-to-consumer—pick your favorite term, but they all refer to the same consumer-driven phenomenon. It’s complicated, and it’s only going to get more complicated (faster than most business leaders can even imagine). How did we get here? Until now, it’s been easy to ignore, and has been considered an afterthought at best. … The post Last Mile: We need a plan, but where should we start?

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CommonSense Robotics Goes Underground with Grocery Fulfillment

Multichannel Merchant

Israeli firm CommonSense Robotics is building what it says is the world’s first underground automated fulfillment operation for grocery delivery, anticipating a future where facilities like this will occupy abandoned urban spaces above and below ground to fulfill one-hour deliveries for city dwellers. Called a micro-fulfillment center, it will be an 18,000 square foot triangular space with an average clearance height of 11 feet, underneath a Tel Aviv skyscraper.

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Supply Chain Network Design: 9 Crucial Factors to Consider

River Logic

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Cleanroom Manufacturing Strategies That Pay

IQMS

Bottom Line: Cleanrooms provide the potential for plastics manufacturers to increase the average machine rate per hour, average markups and profit per production run by charging a price premium based on their certifications, compliance and industry expertise. Cleanrooms Provide A Path Out Of Price Wars & Commodity Pricing. Plastics manufacturers are relying on and investing in cleanrooms to capture new customers and gain a greater share of revenues from existing accounts.

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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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U.S. CEOs Focusing on Supply Chain Agility to Meet Rising Customer Expectations

American Global Logistics

HubGA –A new report from Logistics Trends & Insights and American Global Logistics (AGL)— “Adapting to the Age of the Consumer with an Agile Supply Chain”—reveals that businesses are focusing their strategic investments on agile, responsive supply chains to respond to rising customer expectations and address the current competitive challenges.

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WEBINAR: Supply Chain Visibility, Transparency and Traceability – An Ecosystem Play – Tuesday, August 6, 2019 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET

Bristlecone

The supply chain is no longer a linear function of the business, but rather the hub of key processes and operational intelligence. Today’s supply chain thrives on visibility, transparency and traceability – which are driving the era of the ecosystem play. Join Bristlecone Labs, Corning and Electric Imp for a webinar on August 6th to discover: Ways to overcome the visibility challenges in a supply chain ecosystem that expands well beyond the walls of your business.

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What are Value Added Services?

3PL Insights

When referring to logistics, value added services are extra actions that a 3PL can provide to make the shipping process easier or more efficient. Depending on what your product is, this could be anything between the 3PL receiving the product, to when it arrives to your customer. This article reviews the services that can fall under value added and how they enhance your products and grow your business.

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Using mobile technology for collecting supply chain data

ChainPoint

Mobile technology is an integral part of our daily lives, and therefore it makes sense to use phones or tablets to collect supply chain data in the field, instead of bringing a heavy laptop or a stack of paper.

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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 Divergent Procurement World

Claritum

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Contents. 1. Introduction. 2. The unusual nature of Indirect Spend. 3. Indirect Spend automation is different. 4. Establishing Indirect Spend automation. 5.Can automation cover all Indirect Spend - 100%? 6. Related articles. 1 Introduction. The purchase of goods and services can be split into two primary procurement domains: The Strategic Core purchases that enable an organisation to produce their product or service (called Strategic Spend by many organisatio

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The Load Management Workspace: Better Decisions with One Screen & Fewer Clicks

3GTMS

Speed and accurate data are key when you’re moving customer freight and trying to get the best margins for your business. You’re faced with questions such as, What trucks are available? Can they meet the delivery deadline? And what’s a competitive but profitable quote? That’s why we created the unique Load Management Workspace. Built for […]. The post The Load Management Workspace: Better Decisions with One Screen & Fewer Clicks appeared first on 3GTMS.

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Amazon, Alibaba, Pushing Walmart and other Retailers to Up their Supply Chain Games

Supply Chain Digest

Walmart was for a Long While the Supply Chain Leader.

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Developing A World Class Procurement Organization to Create Sustainable Value with Dole

ivalua

The post Developing A World Class Procurement Organization to Create Sustainable Value with Dole appeared first on Ivalua.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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5 reasons to attend the DAT user conference

DAT Solutions

DATCON19 is an exclusive event created for DAT's broker customers. Uncover new and more efficient ways to unlock intel on the latest business trends, and discover tips and tricks to get the most from your DAT products.

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Actionable Insights: QAD Action Centers Overview

QAD

A company’s success hinges on its ability to make optimal decisions quickly. While this sounds easy enough, the ability to base decisions on facts rather than guesswork has often been problematic. While the data resides in the company’s business systems, presenting it to users in their time of need in an easily understood format has been the sheer dream for IT professionals.

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Broker Bond: Special rate for DAT customers

DAT Solutions

The majority of freight brokers have bonds that are up for renewal on October 1. If you're paying too much for your broker bond now, check out Integro Insurance, with a special discount for DAT customers.

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Axway AMPLIFY: What it means for you!

Axway

With one platform, one experience, Axway AMPLIFY drives governance and is able to bring new functionality with speed and agility to your organization. Five challenges remain unchanged: security, complexity, personas engagement, adoption and Shadow IT. Axway AMPLIFY drives governance.

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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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Guide to warehouse robots: types of warehouse robots, uses, navigation & more

6 River Systems

More warehouses are adopting robotics technology than ever before. The warehouse robotics market was valued at $2.28 billion in 2016 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.8% between 2017 and 2022, reaching $6 billion in value by 2022 , with the U.S. market leading the way. There are several types of warehouse robots offering varying functionality, allowing warehouses to select robotics solutions that aid with various processes.

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9 Steps to Onboarding a Transportation Management System

GlobalTranz

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Why Purchase Orders are Important to SMBs

TradeGecko

Are you running a small / mid-sized company but not using purchase orders? It may be more important than you think. When most small businesses start out, they forego purchase orders in favor of handshakes and informal processes. An unspoken agreement between a small-time supplier and a trusted vendor.

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European Commission launches Evolve Project to tackle big data processing

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Evolve is a project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

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What is Mesh Networking Trends Report

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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How Does A Route Optimisation Tool Work?

Logistics Bureau

It’s been quite an honor to have this interview with Joost Bekker from PTV Group – the company that provided the PTV Route Optimisation Tool to ANC Delivers. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our host ANC for giving us their time and sharing their knowledge with us. Let’s now see how this route optimisation tool actually works (not just strategically but operationally as well) and how ANC benefited from it.

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How retail can evolve through IOT & industry 4.0

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Mike Jeffs, Chief Commercial Officer, Hark. Organisations have a significant opportunity to leverage new technology to save on the bottom line. Whether its increasing efficiency, reducing waste or maximising yield. Technology facilitates that by simplifying the route to intelligent assets, or as I would describe to my relatives – giving machines and buildings a heartbeat.

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Is Your Business Sabotaging Inventory Management with Poor Quality Data?

Unleashed

Data plays a critical role in making sure we have the right information to run a business. But what if that information is leading you astray? Data comes through in prolific amounts these days. When it’s coming from just about every direction, it’s probably safe to say that not all data is good data. There’s bound to be some mistakes in there or information that is just not necessary to you.