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Top Young Tech Companies Poised to Transform Supply Chain Management

Logistics Viewpoints

The young companies that are poised to transform the supply chain management profession fall into a relatively few categories. The most interesting start-ups we are seeing have business models based on the sharing economy, the Internet of Things (IoT), predictive analytics, and robotics. The Sharing Economy: Five companies are very interesting: Flexe, Deliv, Doorman, Transfix, and Shyp.

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Vendor Chargebacks Remain a Problem

Enterra Insights

Retailer chargebacks against vendors are not new, but they do represent a growing challenge to profitability. The staff at Supply … Continued. The post Vendor Chargebacks Remain a Problem appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Why Global Trade Agreements must be part of your supply chain planning: Guest Post by Tim Barnes

NC State SCRC

Today’s guest blog is posted by Timothy Barnes, who I met through the SCRC. Tim is a global supply chain executive originally from Australia, who has been studying the evolution of the Trans Pacific Partnership closely, and is writing a book on the subject. He has put together some great advice here about how the TPP is going to dramatically impact the supply chain landscape in the near future… Supply chain decision makers play a continuous game of identifying what and where to sou

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Package Your Way to Supply Chain Cost Reductions

Logistics Bureau

Many articles on the topic of supply chain cost reduction have been written, most of which are understandably focused on issues such as inventory levels, network design, process efficiencies and supplier management/relationships. What do you do though, when you’ve explored and perhaps executed all the obvious options and still need to find additional savings?

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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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Build a Lean foundation with loopPFEP

Loop Supply Systems

Laying a Lean foundation with loopPFEP. Over the years lean manufacturing has become more and more popular; companies have recognized that they can grow with less. In some ways, Lean can also be described as the way of the future in the manufacturing industry given the popular lean initiatives. The ability to efficiently produce products of high quality, with shorter lead times, at lower production cost is in great demand.

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3 Benefits of Using an Outsourced Small Package Auditing Company

GlobalTranz

Small package and parcel shipping charges can account for up to 5 percent of a shipper’s total expenses, reports Gary Oswald of PARCEL Media. However, more shippers are taking advantage of the benefits of outsourced small package auditing. Initially, this looks like just another action to get more processes out from under one roof, but outsourced small package auditing actually provides many benefits to shippers of all sizes, and as a shipper, you need to know what these benefits are and how the

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Disruption and the Rebirth of the Rust Belt

The Network Effect

I’ve spoken a lot about the benefits of disruption recently, but what of the companies and people in the wake of disruption, the ones who bear the brunt of the changes and see their industry or livelihoods evaporate? Disruption and Dissent This is nothing new. Ever since the industrial revolution, and probably earlier, as technology […]. The post Disruption and the Rebirth of the Rust Belt appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Chasing Amazon: Building a Dynamic Warehouse Network White Paper

FLEXE

<p>In this episode of Logistics 2.0, we discuss our recent white paper: "Chasing Amazon: Building a Dynamic Warehouse Network" Watch the video, or read the transcript below.</p> <figure></figure><p>After yet another successful quarter, Amazon has proven once again that it continues to redefine the future of logistics.

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Warehouse Replenishment: Friend or Foe?

The Network Effect

By Greg Kreis Principal, Tompkins International Nobody likes replenishing pick locations. It is a non-value added task that occupies labor and equipment resources without directly benefiting the process of completing orders. Let’s not even talk about case replenishment which creates an additional touch for each case. Actually, I think we should talk about it.

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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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Chasing Amazon: Building a Dynamic Warehouse Network White Paper

FLEXE

In this episode of Logistics 2.0, we discuss our recent white paper: “Chasing Amazon: Building a Dynamic Warehouse Network” You can download the white paper here , watch the video, or read the transcript below! After yet another successful quarter, Amazon has proven once again that it continues to redefine the future of logistics. We’re going to explore what other companies can do to try to keep up, today on Logistics 2.0.

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Shoppers Share Keys to Astonishingly Good Customer Delivery

Convey

Final-mile experiences are becoming increasingly important. However, many retailers are missing the mark. Check out our infographic to find out what shoppers really want from their delivery experiences. The post Shoppers Share Keys to Astonishingly Good Customer Delivery appeared first on Convey.

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