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The Internet of Things will Help Transform the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

There is a lot of talk about the Internet of Things (IoT); but, most analysts agree that the IoT is … Continued. The post The Internet of Things will Help Transform the Supply Chain appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Supply Chain Management Moving Up the Business Ladder

Kinaxis

by Melissa Clow How to Get Supply Chain Into the Boardroom. This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting , a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management. One topic we keep returning to on the Argentus blog is the issue of Supply Chain raising its profile within business. We’ve discussed the emergence of companies hiring Chief Supply Chain Officers , as well as Supply Chain’s ascension into the most high-impact role in business: the CEO function.

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5 Lessons From Our Greatest Supply Chain Leaders

River Logic

One of the best ways to develop skills in a specific area is to emulate the habits of people who have already attained success in that field. This is as true for supply chain management as it is for sports. The goal of this post is to examine the opinions of some of the world’s top supply chain leaders in order to empower future / up-and-coming leaders in the space.

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The Five Reasons You Need Real-Time Visibility In Your Supply Chain

ModusLink Corporation

Whether you’re selling to businesses or to consumers, you’re dealing with super-high expectations for the purchasing and delivery of products. The Amazon effect has raised everyone’s expectations about when products should arrive at your doorstep or at the front door of your business. To keep up and provide that excellent purchasing/shipping/delivery experience that all customers […].

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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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Autognostics: The Rise of “Self-Aware” Digital Supply Chains

APICS

Building self-managing networks seems like a modern solution to overcoming complexity that scales beyond human comprehension. The Internet is a common example. But human beings have actually been building complex, self-managing networks for a very long time—even before computers.

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Ford gets free publicity for promising autonomous cars in 5 years

Techgistics

Neal E. Boudette, writing for the New York Times: At a news conference on Tuesday at the company’s research center in Palo Alto, Calif., Mark Fields, Ford’s chief executive, said the company planned to mass produce driverless cars and have them in commercial operation in a ride-hailing service by 2021. No steering wheel. No pedal. Fully autonomous by 2021.

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RELEX optimiert Supply-Chain für Baumarktkette Byggmax

RELEX Solutions

PM herunterladen. Eine komplexe Lieferkette mit einem großen Sortiment an Saisonware, ständigen Ein- und Auslistungen und Set-Produkten: Der Handel mit Baustoffen hat seine Tücken. Für die schwedische Baumarktkette Byggmax wurde es mit zunehmendem Wachstum daher immer schwieriger, den steigenden Kundenanforderungen gerecht zu werden. Um die Effizienz in der Zentrallager- und Filialdisposition zu erhöhen, setzt das Unternehmen jetzt auf die Supply-Chain-Software von RELEX.

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Supply Chain News on LTL Carriers See Very Soft Q2, Though Rates Held Up Modestly Well

Supply Chain Digest

Net Income for Our LTL Group was Down 20 Percent in the Quarter, with Tonnage Falling 4.

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The Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) Resurgence Continues

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group has been conducting an annual analysis of the warehouse management systems (WMS) market for the last 20 years. The process involves an analysis of large amounts of information and interviews with executives from numerous WMS software companies; and concludes with the publication of ARC’s WMS Global Market Research Study. ARC’s long-term history of market analysis and data trends provide valuable context for analyzing the current state and producing our five-year forecasts for

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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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The Five Benefits of Modern Business Process Outsourcing

ModusLink Corporation

In today’s business world, more and more companies are starting to look at business process outsourcing as far more than simply having an accounting firm do the books, a call center company handle support and a PR firm handle the media. Outsourcing has gone beyond the initial negative cost-cutting (and service-cutting) connotations of the early […].

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3 Uses of IoT Tech Spurring Sustainability in Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

The Internet has already transformed the way individuals interact, make choices, and process information. In the shipping and manufacturing industries, that same “worldwide web” is now being deployed to encourage more energy-efficient operational and communication strategies for a low-carbon economy, thanks to IoT Tech. IoT Tech is Driving Sustainability in the Supply Chain.

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Key Ingredients to Formulating a Winning Supply Chain Strategy in the Process Chemical Industry

Logility

Process manufacturers face a highly complex supply chain challenge. Starting with perishable ingredients whose characteristics (potency, color, composition, etc.) vary from lot to lot creates an uncertainty factor. Adjusting formulas based on the amounts of available ingredients requires flexibility. Ensuring finished products meet the exacting tolerances of customers and regulating agencies requires superior planning.

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Is Your DC Order Fulfillment System Out of Date

Supply Chain Digest

Paying Attention to Technology Upgrades is Critical

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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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Cyber Security in the Supply Chain a Top Priority Among Business Leaders

RFgen

Monitoring supply chains for vulnerability is critical for ensuring durability. One of the most important aspects of managing a supply chain is ensuring there is a consistent supply. A single point of failure can throw off an entire system’s balance. Many companies now seek to diversify and expand supply chains to prevent the halt of goods, but that poses its own risks.

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Cyber Security in the Supply Chain a Top Priority Among Business Leaders

RFgen

Monitoring supply chains for vulnerability is critical for ensuring durability. One of the most important aspects of managing a supply chain is ensuring there is a consistent supply. A single point of failure can throw off an entire system’s balance. Many companies now seek to diversify and expand supply chains to prevent the halt of goods, but that poses its own risks.