Supply Chain Digest

MARCH 1, 2019

Global Logistics, Postal Injection, Direct Parcel Delivey, Amazon Air, efulfillment, 3rd Party ShippinG, The List Grows

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ivalua

MARCH 1, 2019

“If you want to make enemies, try to change something.” —Woodrow Wilson. Chief Procurement Officers stand at the precipice of change and taking the next steps towards Procurement innovation is going to require strong leadership and expert guidance. Seeking to light the way on the journey, Procurement Leaders, Covéa and Ivalua joined forces on a recent webinar to inspire Procurement leaders as they boldly go where few Procurement teams have gone before.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 1, 2019

Software and supply chain technologies have become integral components of successful warehousing practices. Through a warehouse management system (WMS), a company can gain real-time insight into product location, movement, and inventory. However, optimizing your WMS to drive costs down and enhance product flow is not a small task. To ensure your supply chain technology and WMS are set up.read More.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2019

Industry 4.0 is the popular name given to the fourth industrial revolution ushered in by the digital age. Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) explain the first three revolutions were driven by steam, electricity, and automation. They write, “Industrial production was transformed by steam power in the nineteenth century, electricity in the early twentieth century, and automation in the 1970s.”[1] The fourth revolution is being driven by data.

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The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 1, 2019

Software and supply chain technologies have become integral components of successful warehousing practices. Through a warehouse management system (WMS), a company can gain real-time insight into product location, movement, and inventory. However, optimizing your WMS to drive costs down and enhance product flow is not a small task. To ensure your supply chain technology and WMS are set up.read More.

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Unleashed

MARCH 1, 2019

When a company is aiming simply for continuous improvement, supply chain analysis is imperative. This is because the supply chain can make or break the business in terms of its ability to maintain the supply of product or services to their customers. And let us face it, without that, there is no income and no business. So how can you improve your supply chain to have positive knock-on effects throughout the company?

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AFFLINK

MARCH 1, 2019

Omnichannel selling is an approach to retail sales that is designed to give the customer seamless brand experiences, whether they’re making a purchase online, over the phone, or inside a store. An omnichannel approach ensures that on the back end, there’s integration between production, distribution, communication, and promotion. Businesses that want to increase their bottom line in the coming years must get on board with omnichannel sales, or they risk being left behind in favor of their compet

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Softeon

MARCH 1, 2019

The Sale is Done – But it’s Not Over. It takes an extraordinary effort to keep up with supply chain management. Moving goods requires so much more than just shipping them to a final location. With so many cogs in the system, every completed order can feel like a small miracle if you actually stop and think about how much went into it. It’s plenty to keep anyone busy, and it’s why post-sales processing is so thankless.

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Cognira

MARCH 1, 2019

OVERVIEW. Artificial intelligence and machine learning were a huge buzz at NRF, and it seemed like every other booth had some mention of it. The NRF program listed 132 exhibitors as “AI” providers in their guide. Are AI and machine learning truly that pervasive and are the much-hyped benefits real? WHAT ARE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING?

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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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Axway

MARCH 1, 2019

In a survey of 500 IT decision-makers , 92% say “legacy and conventional IT systems are hindering their digital business goals. Yet, 33% of annual IT budgets are still being spent on legacy systems.” Why is this the case?

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Cognira

MARCH 1, 2019

Were there really 132 Artificial Intelligence companies at NRF? Spotting the next generation of artificial intelligence Overview Artificial intelligence and machine learning were a huge buzz at NRF, and it seemed like every other booth had some mention of it. The NRF program listed 132 exhibitors as “AI” providers in their guide. Are AI and machine learning truly that pervasive and are the much-hyped benefits real?

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APICS

MARCH 1, 2019

Today marks the beginning of International Women’s History Month, a global celebration of the social, economic and political achievements of women, as well as a call to advance gender equality worldwide.

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Saleswarp

MARCH 1, 2019

Only 11 percent of millennials plan on making their next purchase in a physical store ( Lexington Law ). With mobile shopping on the rise, marketplaces like Amazon , Poshmark , and eBates have become popular with millennials who are known to value convenience in online shopping. This new generation of ‘influencers’ value the shopping experience over all else.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 1, 2019

From a shipper’s perspective 2018 was a tough year for procuring truck transportation, as carriers gained the upper negotiating hand in a volume-starved market. The experience required many shippers to become more amenable to carriers’ service needs – but will this shift continue as capacity shortages ease and the balance of power in the truck […].

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 1, 2019

An industry to which consumers might not give much thought truly powers our economy.

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Claritum

MARCH 1, 2019

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Bath, UK (March 1st, 2019) – Claritum, a provider of cloud based spend management solutions, today announced that Wahooti has further increased their procurement of branded office furnishings, using the Claritum platform, with the expansion in the supply of branded frosted glass and large scale wall posters. “Leveraging Claritum’s comprehensive RFx capabilities.” said Richard Hillum, Executive Chairman at Claritum. “Wahooti is able to

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 1, 2019

I’m driving around with one headlight. The driver-side one burned out, so I brought my car to the local garage and they replaced it. The next day, it burned out again. So I brought it back to the garage, and they replaced it again, at no cost, of course. Two weeks, I drove around with both headlights. Until last night. It burned out again. I should have known.

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