Wed.Nov 07, 2018

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Four Things Every Supply Chain Needs

APICS

Bloomberg reported last month that Chinese spies had infiltrated at least 30 U.S. companies using a tiny microchip hidden on server motherboards. Here are four key supply chain aspects that will help you protect your business.

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Editor’s Pick: Be a Digital Disruptor and Win

Talking Logistics

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Pick ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. This post from Elemica’s blog discusses the role of Digital Supply Networks in enabling digital transformation journeys.

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Supply Chain Planning Trade-Offs: A Success Story in the Snack Food Industry

River Logic

A River Logic customer was unable to meet demand for their most profitable product, because they were working with constrained capacity. They had no visibility into their supply chain planning trade-offs, were wrangling 20+ spreadsheets to create plans, and missing out on major profit opportunities. Since adopting River Logic, hundreds of thousands in cost savings per week have been uncovered.

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Van freight gears up for the holidays

DAT Solutions

The West Coast continued to drive spot market demand last week. Load-to-truck ratios in Los Angeles hit 12.2 on Friday, even stronger than the prior Friday when it was just over 10. Los Angeles outbound rates rose last week, which is in contrast to declining rates in most of the remainder of the country. Stockton volumes were also up sharply, but Seattle volumes rose most, 34%, and are expected to rise for the next several weeks as they work through the bottleneck of vessels in Puget Sound.

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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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Oracle OpenWorld 2018 Logistics Sessions Wrap up

Oracle SCM

Oracle OpenWorld took place at the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco a couple of weeks ago, and amongst the vast array of keynotes and educational sessions were seven logistics sessions. On Tuesday morning, Daniel Schoerner and Srini Rajagopal delivered product roadmap presentations for GTM and OTM, respectively. They gave a product strategy update, introduced what's new in the latest release and discussed key strategic investments such as Trade Agreements, Logistics Network Modeling,

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What are Supply Chain Professionals Using to Make Network Decisions?

Supply Chain 24/7

Supply chain networks are becoming increasingly complex, which means it's now critical to have the right network design tools available.

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What Exactly Is Reverse Logistics?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out What Exactly Is Supply Chain Management? 10 Different Definitions! A summer job I had during my University years involved the dismantling of old computer input/output machines and the recovery and salvage of all of the parts. For me it was good experience and good money. At the same time the disassembly of most every part of the machines for refurbishment, reuse, and recovery also seemed to be a worthy cause.

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Diversity: The Ally of Humanity

BlueYonder

Editor’s note: On occasion, Wednesdays for Women will share perspectives and best practices from customers, partners and other thought leaders with a goal of promoting greater awareness and information sharing to continue advancing women in technology and supply chain careers. Today’s perspective comes from James Merritt, head of Asia at JDA partner dunnhumby.

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Amazon and Uber’s Impact on Logistics! (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post and permission to publish provided by [link] and article created by trademachines.com. Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. Check out What are the Top 7 Trends in Last Mile Logistics? The logistics industry is worth over $8.1 trillion. Not only it is an incomprehensibly big market, there are countless factors shaping 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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An Incredibly Easy Way to Get “YES” in the Supply Chain Operations – Concurrent Planning

Supply Chain Management and Analytics

‘Yes’ is one of the most powerful words of communication. Everyone enjoys receiving the answer ‘yes’ to all their requests, especially in business. But is it actually possible to hear it all the time, lets say from your boss? You wish, right? But the answer is No. The reason behind it is the trade-off concept which is at the core of almost all business decisions.

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Space Planning: Could You Run Out of Space in Your Warehouse too?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out What’s the Difference Between Logistics and Distribution? “We are out of space!” “What? We’re only in the middle of September.” “The receiving docks are backed up. We have trucks in the parking lot waiting to unload their goods. There are even more containers on their way.

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Using Technology To Accomplish All That International Trade Promises

Inmar

The opportunity to occupy a seat alongside two global giants that history will remember provides a unique and somewhat humbling vantage point — especially when those two brilliant and informed minds see the world very differently. The former president of Mexico, Vicente Fox, and the British UKIP politician and impassioned force behind Brexit, Nigel Farage, recently shared a stage to discuss trade and tariffs — one through a lens of nationalism and the other through the lens of global

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The Coming Evolution of the Digital Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally created by Michael Gaughan and published at [link] Permission to publish here provided by Michael Gaughan. How digital supply chain management, the broad concept that cloud-based systems, analytics and monitoring of goods, vehicles and other assets via the Internet of Things will improve the way supply chains run, is a major concern for many logistics organizations today.

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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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Avoid These 3 Outsourcing Order Fulfilment Mistakes

Unleashed

You’ve drawn up a comparative analysis of the cost of in-house warehousing compared to that of outsourcing your order fulfilment processes, and you’ve decided to go with outsourcing. This can be an economically viable option however, if not carried out well, can often end up being significantly costly. It is imperative to be careful of who you entrust your order fulfilment services with because this will directly affect customer satisfaction.

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Temperature Controlled Logistics returns with a top schedule for 2019

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The 18th annual Temperature Controlled Logistics Conference will bring together supply chain, logistics and quality experts from around the globe to experience four days of ‘unmissable’ workshops, case studies, panels, interactive discussion groups and technology showcases.

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Diversity: The Ally of Humanity

BlueYonder

Editor’s note: On occasion, Wednesdays for Women will share perspectives and best practices from customers, partners and other thought leaders with a goal of promoting greater awareness and information sharing to continue advancing women in technology and supply chain careers. Today’s perspective comes from James Merritt, head of Asia at JDA partner dunnhumby.

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An Incredibly Easy Way to Get “YES” in the Supply Chain Operations – Concurrent Planning

Supply Chain Management and Analytics

‘Yes’ is one of the most powerful words of communication. Everyone enjoys receiving the answer ‘yes’ to all their requests, especially in business. But is it […]. The post An Incredibly Easy Way to Get “YES” in the Supply Chain Operations – Concurrent Planning appeared first on Solvoyo.

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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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‘91% of corporate experts say transparency increases shopper trust’: report & roundup

Provenance

Knowing who makes the products we buy and the impact on them is a key factor. Interested in how blockchain-powered product transparency can help grow trust in your brand? We are creating an-depth guide, sign up here to receive early access. 70% of consumers are most interested in transparency about products, rather than the companies who made them. ( Source: Futerra ).

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of November 8, 2018

Supply Chain Digest

Amazon HQ2 Finalists, Blockchain Platform for Ocean Shipping Struggling to Attract Carriers, Freight Giants Battle over Intermodal Revenue Split, Oil Prices Sharply Reverse from Predicted March to 100 dollars

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Modeling Brewing Capacity to Drive Cost Savings at HEINEKEN

Supply Chain 24/7

AIMMS's supply chain analytics solution helps HEINEKEN streamlines data management.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on The Rising Costs of New US Tariffs

Supply Chain Digest

Tariffs Paid by US Importers Increasing Sharply, but will that Finally Impact the Economy

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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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Consumers are asking for a Bit of Privacy

Enterra Insights

New legislation enacted by the EU and California — respectively the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018 — will significantly impact how organizations can gather, store, and use personalized consumer data. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louis Menand writes, “The reason you’ve been receiving a steady stream of privacy-policy updates from online services, some of which you may have forgotten you ever subscribed to, is that the Eur

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Supply Chain News on JB Hunt and BNSF in Major Dispute over Split of Intermodal Revenue

Supply Chain Digest

BNSF Says It is Owed Whopping 100 Million Dollars, as Arbiter Interim Ruling Appears to Favor Rail Carrier

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How to keep up with the explosive growth of the eCommerce market

TradeGecko

Global B2C eCommerce sales are forecast to reach more than $3.4 trillion in 2019. With projections like that, it’s critical to implement efficient business processes now to stay ahead of the game in an increasingly competitive environment.

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4 Benefits of Integrating Inventory Management and Accounting Software

Unleashed

Inventory management software is a must for a business of any size and so is accounting software to improve efficiencies and organise businesses smartly. Accounting software defines the current standing of your company while inventory management software is used to maintain inventory health. Inventory management is about knowing what you have in your warehouse and where your stock is located.

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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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The revived role of packaging in retail

Deliv

Just a few decades ago, the strategies for CPG companies were simple: Stand out on shelves. Before the dawn of the internet and the subsequent rise of e-commerce, transactions only happened in-store. With long aisles and towering shelves lined with goods, the most surefire way to differentiate a quality product was through the packaging. But today, a customer’s experience with a brand reaches far further than the store’s shelves.

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What are the Learning and Development Trends to adopt in 2019?

Procurement Academy

2019 is around the corner and it’s time to look back on employee performance and start planning the learning and development needs for the coming year. To all organizations, the workforce is considered as the biggest asset and the key to achieve business goals. It is critical to prepare your teams to perform in a… The post What are the Learning and Development Trends to adopt in 2019?

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Amazon Goes Full Carrier

Intelligent Audit

It could be argued that no company in history has had the kind of dominant effect on an industry as Amazon, it even has its own name – The Amazon Effect. That’s why the latest news coming out of Amazon-land should be a serious wake-up call for large carriers such as UPS and FedEx. Amazon Launches Last-Mile Delivery for the Holiday Season.