Thu.Sep 21, 2017

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Supply Chain Planning Basics: Implications

BlueYonder

“ For every complex problem … there’s a simple solution … and it’s wrong. ” (H.L. Menken). In our fourth blog we considered execution in the context of the planning and scheduling processes; now let’s summarize our findings and consider why and how we uniquely consider these supply chain planning domains. To accomplish an objective we plan : we break our objective down into a series of steps we can follow to achieve it efficiently.

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Shipment Tracking Brochure

Gravity Supply Chain

Gain a visibility experience that will differentiate you from your competitors while helping you decrease the time and cost of handling each shipment. The post Shipment Tracking Brochure appeared first on Gravity Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Planning Basics: Implications – Part 5 of 5

BlueYonder

“ For every complex problem … there’s a simple solution … and it’s wrong. ” (H.L. Menken). In our fourth blog we considered execution in the context of the planning and scheduling processes; now let’s summarize our findings and consider why and how we uniquely consider these supply chain planning domains. To accomplish an objective we plan : we break our objective down into a series of steps we can follow to achieve it efficiently.

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MicroMaster’s Team to Compete in Final of Global Simulation Game

MIT Supply Chain

Four MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management Learners who have never met in person but only online, will compete in the Global Professional Final of The Fresh Connection supply chain simulation on September 28, 2017, in Lisbon, Portugal. The learners competed against thousands of students to qualify for the contest. They will compete against nine other teams from around […].

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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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Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Winners for Aug. 9, 2017 Contest

Supply Chain Digest

Susan Wellens of Boston and David Armstrong of Inventory Curve Take Home the Prize with Great Captions

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Artificial Intelligence and the Intelligent Enterprise

Enterra Insights

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are maturing rapidly. Most of the progress has been made in the field of narrow (or … Continued. The post Artificial Intelligence and the Intelligent Enterprise appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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A Lesson in Teamwork: Bringing our Miami Facility Back Online in the Wake of Hurricane Irma

ModusLink Corporation

Hurricane Irma was perhaps one of the most devastating hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. and its neighboring islands, with an estimated death toll of 70, historic destruction across Florida and massive havoc throughout the Atlantic region. More than 6.8 million people are still without power, buildings and homes have been decimated, many businesses continue […].

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Manufacturers Having Trouble Finding Cheap, Clean Renewable Energy

Material Handling & Logistics

Some states are limiting corporate access to renewable energy, making it difficult for manufacturers to meet energy goals. Over the last decade, manufacturers such as General Motors, Dow Chemical, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Owens Corning, P&G, and Mars have significantly increased their purchasing of renewable energy as a means to power their facilities across the U.S.

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Differentiating Your Way Out of the Bumps and Grinds

Tailwind

Every marketing consultant worth his or her salt will tell you that the key to success is to differentiate your business and your product offering in the marketplace. They will tell you to choose a specific customer segment and build a product or service that uniquely addresses their needs. The concept of building and delivering a unique value proposition with a particular customer group is the essence to generating better margins by taking pressure off price.

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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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Dock Scheduling vs Appointment Management: What Works for You?

C3 Solutions

So you have reached the conclusion that you need some help to optimize your appointment process? You are now searching for possible solutions that will streamline scheduling operations between your business and your vendors as well as your carriers. Which system out there will meet your needs?

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Sales & Inventory Forecasting Model: How to use this free tool

TradeGecko

Defining and tracking inventory and sales is key to product planning, cash management, and ultimately growing your business. Using this free sales and inventory forecasting model, eCommerce retailers and wholesale businesses can track inventory, sales, and forecast revenue all in the one place.

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Companies Not Living Up to UN Sustainable Development Vows

Material Handling & Logistics

While more than 9,000 companies globally have pledged to support UN sustainable-development goals such, one-third haven’t set any measurable targets and just 55% are monitoring progress. More than 9,000 companies around the world have pledged to support United Nations sustainable-development goals such as respecting human rights, fighting corruption and ending poverty.

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Trip Report on enVista Fuel User Conference

Supply Chain Digest

Excellent Content on Transportation in Inaugural Event, as I Moderate Great Panel on Omnichannel Challenges

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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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Survey Sheds Light On Delivery Promise Gap: Supply Chain DIVE Insights

FLEXE

FLEXE recently conducted the 2017 eCommerce Business Fulfillment and Logistics Survey to 100+ eCommerce companies. We wanted to understand how delivery promise impacts sales. The full report will be available soon, but Supply Chain DIVE released an article this week, Exclusive: Retailers don’t think fast, free shipping is important to consumers , in which FLEXE co-founder and CEO, Karl Siebrecht, discusses the results.

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Digitized Trucking: Turning The Logistics Value Chain Upside Down

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend, Rachel Everly, a freelance writer in business and finance who shows us how digitized trucking will change the game for logistics companies. . Welcome to the Grand Era of Digitized Trucking! . Imagine that you own a truck and you receive an order from a soft drink manufacturer in Missouri to transport around 5000 kilograms of freight.