Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Today, I got a quick email from Peggy Gulick. Peggy was a speaker at the Supply Chain Global Summit. She had some exciting news. AGCO was honored to receive the AME 2017 Excellence Award. Congrats to the Agco team. I loved Peggy’s presentation at the Summit. When her employees kept breaking their tablets on the production floor, Peggy used lean-production thought processes to innovate for new answers.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 10, 2017
This year’s CSCMP conference reinforced that we’re in the early days of a massive transformation. The industry is moving in an unprecedented direction that is increasingly digitized and more data-centric than ever, and logistics leaders are looking to increase efficiency with artificial intelligence (AI). However, logistics leaders all know that in order to leverage advanced analytics and AI, they must first solve the core “data challenge.
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Resilinc
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Many economic, capacity and labor challenges resulting from the independence process could cause serious issues for supply chains dependent on Spain and beyond.
Enterra Insights
OCTOBER 10, 2017
“Risk permeates supply chains,” writes Adam Robinson, a marketing strategist for Cerasis.[1] You don’t have to remind supply chain risk … Continued. The post Are Supply Chain Risks Making You Restless and Nauseous? appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
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
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 10, 2017
So far, the national averages for spot market rates in October are the highest they've been since the Snowpocalypse of 2014. Back then, it was a series of winter storms that disrupted supply chains and pushed load-to-truck ratios unusually high for several months. Just two weeks ago, we reported the highest national van load-to-truck ratio ever recorded in DAT Trendlines , which we've published every week since 2010.
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Material Handling & Logistics
OCTOBER 10, 2017
For the second month in a row, retail imports into the U.S. have set a record high as retailers brought in merchandise for the busy holiday season. For the second month in a row, retail imports into the U.S. have set a record high as retailers brought in merchandise for the busy holiday season. And the good news continues as retail imports are still arriving at unusually high levels this month, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the trade association National Retail Feder
CH Robinson Transportfolio
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Why Supply Chain Talent Management Needs to Be a Top Priority | Transportfolio. The well-known business adage that people are a company’s most important asset has taken on new significance in the supply chain industry over recent years. Companies have always needed smart, motivated professionals to design, build, and manage their supply chains. But in today’s ever-changing, complex global landscape, professional talent has become even more important as a competitive differentiator.
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Using technology to improve last mile metrics is essential to driving last mile costs down, but how do shippers know if the technology is helping or hurting? The answer to this question lies in using last mile metrics to track key performance indicators and target levels of service to ensure accountability, visibility and continued reduction of costs in last mile delivery.
Supply Chain Digest
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Carriers Just Cannot Achieve Higher Rates Even as Utilization is on the Rise
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.
CHAINalytics
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Chainalytics’ transportation experts worked with a leading global cosmetics manufacturer to reduce costs and increase efficiency across its U.S. transportation network. Recently a leading global cosmetics manufacturer sought improvement methods to their transportation operations in order to reduce spending and increase efficiency. To initiate a transformation, the company partnered with Chainalytics for assistance in the … The post Chainalytics Helps Cosmetic Giant Consolidate Busine
Supply Chain Digest
OCTOBER 10, 2017
A Guest Post by Sara Hoormann of Opex Analytics
TradeGecko
OCTOBER 10, 2017
TradeGecko has produced a series of inventory management videos, brought to you by our very own Geckos, to delve into the basics of inventory management. To find out how to set up an inventory management system that helps you streamline and manage your business and inventory efficiently, keep watching.
3GTMS
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Most TMS systems on the market were designed 15 years ago. The designers at the time couldn’t have foreseen the tight integration that shippers, brokers and 3PLs are required to have today, and so it’s a reality where most TMS systems fall short: Slow on-boarding of new trading partners and carriers, or cumbersome ways to […]. The post White Paper: Refining TMS Integration Outside the Warehouse appeared first on 3GTMS.
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FLEXE
OCTOBER 10, 2017
<p>TOMS used pop-up fulfillment to expand its pop-up stores into new markets. By getting its inventory closer to its pop-up stores, the company saved money and reached more customers.</p> <blockquote><p>FLEXE made it possible to expand our pop-up stores into three new markets without exceeding our budget.
Supply Chain Collaborator
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Highly sensitive competitive intelligence gathered by the business development department at UltraShipTMS is being shared in this post. We’re gentlemen and ladies, so don’t expect us to name names. But, if you’ve used this supposedly industry-leading TMS solution, we think you’ll know right away who we’re talking about when you read these side-by-side comparisons illustrating how this “market leader” fails in eight key TMS functions whereas UltraShipTMS excels.
FLEXE
OCTOBER 10, 2017
“Supply Chain Might Be Biggest Retail Disruptor” was authored by Karl Siebrecht, CEO and co-founder of FLEXE, and originally appeared on Supply Chain DIVE. . The forces wreaking havoc on the retail industry today sometimes seem unprecedented. Legendary stores and brands have failed—or are about to. New names pop up overnight and go toe-to-toe with venerable giants.
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