GlobalTranz
MAY 5, 2016
The studies of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) have shaped the logistics industry into what it is today. Logistics, the discipline that manages the shipping and distribution of goods to consumers, has made momentous strides in recent years with help from new technology. For students, logistics is an interesting and challenging field to pursue.
Arkieva
MAY 5, 2016
As a Phd in inventory optimization, I’ve started my supply chain career in adjusting inventory parameters with surgical precision. I was, and I still am passionate about applying statistics and advanced analytics to the supply chain domain. I’m still training supply chain experts on how to do this. I’m still involved in research where we redefine the boundaries of what science can do for you.
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CHAINalytics
MAY 5, 2016
By Rob Kaszubowski, CPP | Packaging Engineering Manager, Chainalytics | Clamp truck handling is on the rise. This mode helps quickly move products through the supply chain. But it also puts some extreme horizontal forces on products’ packaging. How much pressure is too much? Read on. It was bound to happen….the rise of machines! Well, not […].
ModusLink Corporation
MAY 5, 2016
Companies spend any amount of dollars necessary – on everything from research & development, to product assembly, to packaging and shipping – in order to get a new product out and ready for its consumers, regardless of whether it’s being sold via brick and mortar, e-commerce or both. While a company’s forward logistics operations may […]. The post Moving Forward After a Reverse Logistics Pitfall appeared first on ModusLink Global 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
RFgen
MAY 5, 2016
Frozen vegetables are being recalled due to health scares. Food manufacturers have to be constantly vigilant to ensure the safety of their consumers. When products spoil quickly or contaminants infect merchandise, it’s essential to implement a new inventory management and supply chain logistics solution. Salmonella and listeria are primary concerns for modern grocery shoppers.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
RFgen
MAY 5, 2016
Frozen vegetables are being recalled due to health scares. Food manufacturers have to be constantly vigilant to ensure the safety of their consumers. When products spoil quickly or contaminants infect merchandise, it’s essential to implement a new inventory management and supply chain logistics solution. Salmonella and listeria are primary concerns for modern grocery shoppers.
BlueYonder
MAY 5, 2016
FOCUS 2016, held in Nashville, TN, wrapped up earlier this week after setting record attendance. More than 2,000 attendees traveled to the Gaylord Opryland resort to get the latest insights from thought leaders and key players across supply chain management to help them deliver the “Seamless Customer Experience.”. FOCUS kicked off with general session presentations on a number of key topics: Bal Dail, JDA Chairman and CEO, spoke on Delivering a Seamless Customer Experience Begins with a Seamless
Logistics Bureau
MAY 5, 2016
Productivity is a deceptively simple concept. For a supply chain, as for other functions, productivity is the ratio of what you get out to what you put in. This “output versus input” definition covers achievements of the workforce, results from the use of equipment, time spent (as in the hours needed to manufacture a product) and return on capital. However, output must also be valuable, generating value in its own right or helping an organization to achieve a valid objective.
BlueYonder
MAY 5, 2016
FOCUS 2016, held in Nashville, TN, wrapped up earlier this week after setting record attendance. More than 2,000 attendees traveled to the Gaylord Opryland resort to get the latest insights from thought leaders and key players across supply chain management to help them deliver the “Seamless Customer Experience.”. FOCUS kicked off with general session presentations on a number of key topics: Bal Dail, JDA Chairman and CEO, spoke on Delivering a Seamless Customer Experience Begins with a Seamless
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.
Supply Chain Digest
MAY 5, 2016
My Perspective after Three Days in Nashville at the Event this Year
DELMIA Quintiq
MAY 5, 2016
I recently had an opportunity to attend CS Week – the premier customer service-focused conference for utility companies in the North American market – in Phoenix, Arizona. The event was well-attended by top professionals from within the customer service, payments, and field service departments of utilities across the region. However, as quickly as utilities are moving towards better service, customer expectations are getting increasingly difficult to match up to.
Supply Chain Digest
MAY 5, 2016
Walmart Says it Reached its 2005 Goal of Doubling Fleet Efficiency by 2015.
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 5, 2016
The need to provide online customers with transparency to shipping costs is well known. According to KISSmetrics, unexpected shipping costs account for nearly one-third of all abandoned shopping carts. And the importance of providing online shoppers a variety of service levels is also understood – the 2015 Pitney Bowes Annual Shipping Survey found, 93% of consumers indicated shipping options to be an important factor in their overall shopping experience – a 23% increase over 2014. […
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Supply Chain Digest
MAY 5, 2016
Are the Iniitial Trouble after the Merger Largely Gone.
Enterra Insights
MAY 5, 2016
“Sometimes it is perceived as a figment of the far future,” states The Economist. “But artificial intelligence (AI) is today’s great … Continued. The post Artificial Intelligence is Different than Our Intelligence appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
Consumer Goods Logistics
MAY 5, 2016
Talk to 3PLs about Amazon’s incursion into the logistics services space and many are either dismissive or scared. We don’t see it that way. We think Amazon is a very positive, albeit disruptive, force within our industry. The continued growth of an Amazon logistics capability will make every third party logistics more efficient and better aligned with the needs of the end consumer.
TMC
MAY 5, 2016
5 Tips in Making the Move to a Global TMS.Connect. Editor’s note: This post originally ran in December 2015. Since it’s an important topic, we wanted to share it with you again. Transportation management system (TMS) technology has advanced rapidly over recent years, but there is one element of the technology’s evolution that still lags behind: its global reach.
More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.
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