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LogiSYM Webinars: e-Commerce – How Does e-Commerce Transform Today’s Supply Chain?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Thursday, 13 August | 11:00 SGT. We all see that e-Commerce is growing by leaps and bounds but why are e-commerce supply chains different from traditional supply chains – or are they? – Is only the last mile delivery portion that is different? – What does the future of home delivery look like? – Differences in pick & pack operation. – Eco-Friendly supply chain.

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Managing Reverse Logistics: The Value of Integration

GlobalTranz

Managing reverse logistics can be challenging. It includes tapping carriers and non-traditional returns options to give customers a positive experience. Unfortunately, the rate of returns and demand for reverse logistics are increasing. As reported by Supply Chain Dive, the Reverse Logistics Association estimated “more than $550 billion worth of returns move through the economy per.read More.

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Sewing in Creativity

BlueYonder

Kavitha Tumuluri learned the meaning of hard work from a young age. As the second oldest of five, she felt she had to be a role model for her younger siblings, which taught her to be an authentic, empathetic teacher and a mentor from a very young age. Today, she is a vice president, Information Technology for Blue Yonder in Hyderabad, India. She brings an artistic and creative brain to work because she believes this will help create magic in her teams and the solutions they work on.

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Resilinc and CreditRiskMonitor Announce Partnership to Drive Supply Chain Resiliency

Resilinc

Integrated Solution Will Enable Fortune 1000 Organizations to Achieve Greater Visibility into Financial Health of Suppliers.

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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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End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility: a £1Bn Cautionary Tale

Maine Pointe

A UK online retailer recently received a very expensive lesson in the importance of supply chain risk management. Maine Pointe's Eduardo Kuehnel and Burton White discuss why this should act as a catalyst to business leaders to urgently review their own supply base and ask themselves : Can we afford to lose £1Bn ?

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How to Implement Multi-Factor Authentication — and Why It Matters

Supply Chain Brain

There's been an increase in supply-chain cyberattacks during the COVID-19 pandemic — and it’s likely to keep rising.

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The TMS Outlook: 2020 Update

Logistics Viewpoints

I recently wrapped up my Transportation Management Systems market study which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2024, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, and customer size. The study includes a holistic view of the TMS outlook. I was recently interviewed by ARC Advisory Group’s Allen Avery to take a deeper look into the TMS outlook for the foreseeable future and identify some of the larger trends in the TMS market

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on What Sectors are Most Aggressive in Developing Women in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Digest

Consumer Goods Companies Seem to be in the Lead, but Only 29 Percent have Formal Targets, Gartner Research Finds

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PINC named Top Supply Chain Projects for 2020 by Supply & Demand Chain Executive

PINC

Union City, CA – July 29th, 2020 – Supply & Demand Chain Executive , the executive’s user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, has selected PINC, the leader in digital yard ™ solutions, as a recipient of an SDCE 100 Award for 2020. The SDCE 100 spotlights successful and innovative projects that deliver bottom-line value to small, medium and large enterprises across the range of supply chain functions.

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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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Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Contest Starting July 30, 2020

Supply Chain Digest

Show us your Supply Chain Wit

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Sorry, I Was On Mute

Talking Logistics

[silence]. Oh, sorry, I was on mute. It happens at least once a week: someone on a Zoom call forgets that they’re on mute. They start talking, but nobody can hear them. “I think you’re on mute,” another participant will say. Oh, yes, sorry, I was on mute. I’ve been on mute. Read more Sorry, I Was On Mute. The post Sorry, I Was On Mute appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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COVID-19 disrupts normal seasonal trends on spot market

DAT Solutions

The coronavirus continues to drive the direction of the freight economy, with varied results across different regions that have caused disruptions to carrier networks.

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Marketing and Cognitive Technologies

Enterra Insights

Anyone who surfs the web on a regular basis knows they will start seeing advertisements for products for which they’ve shown an interest. Humans aren’t serving up those ads; rather, some sort of cognitive technology is being used. Cognitive technologies fall under the umbrella term “artificial intelligence” (AI). There is hardly an area of human activity that isn’t impacted in some way by cognitive technologies.

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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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5 Steps for Optimizing Waste Management at Your Warehouse

IT Supply Chain

By Erich Lawson (pictured) Online Marketing Manager of Compactor Management Company

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LTL Basics with Doug Sartain

The Logistics of Logistics

The post LTL Basics with Doug Sartain appeared first on The Logistics of Logistics.

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How Procurement can Improve Inventory Management

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

One thing that procurement departments are working intensively on at the moment is how to spend more effectively. That doesn’t mean just cost-cutting, but where to prioritize spending. Given that direct and indirect materials make up at least 50% of the typical manufacturer’s costs, what procurement can do to improve inventory management is an obvious place […].

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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Cross-Border E-Commerce Delivery

Supply Chain Brain

Selling across borders means you can reach new customers in bigger and faster-growing markets. Yet businesses can become intimidated by the operational complexities of selling internationally, especially when it comes to delivery and returns.

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More Than 40 New Manufacturers Join Configura’s Platform in 2023

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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This Week in Logistics: Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border

Freight Plus

Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border. This week in logistics we are taking a look at an article published in. Freight Waves. by. Noi Mahoney. , “Borderlands: Truck capacity tight near Mexican border; millions in drugs found in shipments of ketchup and onions”. The United States - Mexico Cross border trucking and trade is a huge industry in which freight volumes are on the rise. .

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Are your scorecards aligning or diverging for digital transformation?

Axway

Know the old saying that “What gets measured gets improved?” It has never been truer than today.

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This Week in Logistics: Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border

Freight Plus

Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border. This week in logistics we are taking a look at an article published in. Freight Waves. by. Noi Mahoney. , “Borderlands: Truck capacity tight near Mexican border; millions in drugs found in shipments of ketchup and onions”. The United States - Mexico Cross border trucking and trade is a huge industry in which freight volumes are on the rise. .

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The last mile of logistics: Will we soon be getting parcels from a robot courier?

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

CEP service providers face major challenges. Firstly, they have to cope with the high volume of orders, which – driven by e-commerce – is constantly increasing.

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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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In Premium Tech, Necessity Still Sells – The Wall Street Journal.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. In Premium Tech, Necessity Still Sells. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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UK manufacturing exports hit record low in Q2 2020

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

UK manufacturing exports fell sharply in Q2 2020, according to the Lloyds Bank International Trade Index.

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Harley-Davidson’s Sales Drop Again – The Wall Street Journal.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. Harley-Davidson’s Sales Drop Again. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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Growing Blacklists of Chinese Companies Adds to Risk of Chinese Sourcing

Supply Chain Digest

US Government Adds 11 More to List Associated with Forced Labor in China

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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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3M’s Sales Drop Despite Demand for Face Masks, Cleaning Supplies – The Wall Street Journal.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. 3M’s Sales Drop Despite Demand for Face Masks, Cleaning Supplies. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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How a Collaborative Logistics Platform Mitigates Supply Chain Disruption

Turvo

The value of a collaborative logistics platform implementation is quite clear. Collaborative logistics affords an opportunity for businesses to unlock more resilience and flexibility in their supply chains. IMD.org previously talked about the lessons learned on resilience for global value chains under threat and the five supply chain resilience ‘levers ’ companies should put in place.

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CNBC: Take a first look inside Virgin Galactic’s spaceship cabin for tourists

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Take a first look inside Virgin Galactic’s spaceship cabin for tourists. Sent from the CNBC app. Available on the App Store. – Bob.

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