Fri.May 10, 2019

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Why is Blockchain the Next Big Thing in Supply Chain Innovation?

AFFLINK

For the past few years, blockchain technology has been hitting the news regularly, being implemented in everything from real estate transactions to the financial sector. Blockchain technology has evolved since making technological roots in cryptocurrency. It's a revolutionary method of digital record keeping. Blockchain is well on its way to be the next big thing in supply chain innovation.

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The Why and How of Personalising B2B eCommerce

Unleashed

You have invested in developing a B2B eCommerce platform and now you want to position yourself as a wholesale leader. This means implementing a smart digital strategy that provides B2B shoppers with a personalised experience. Why personalise B2B eCommerce? Personalisation vastly improves your customers’ shopping experience and not only do clients prefer it, but they are also coming to expect some degree of personalisation when shopping online.

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8 Retailers Facing Rising Risk as China Trade War Escalates

Supply Chain 24/7

US has increased tariffs on US$200 billion worth of Chinese goods from 10% to 25%, the hike was announced hours before China was set to sit down with the US for trade talks.

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What Is Demand Sensing and Why Supply Chain Executives Need to Know More

GlobalTranz

Understanding more about the needs and wants of customers can help supply chain leaders make informed decisions, improve inventory management, and increase profitability. In recent months, conversations about how to improve forecasting in the supply chain have focused on a subject: demand sensing. However, what is demand sensing? In its most basic sense, it’s about.read More.

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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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Is Your Supply Chain Ready for Industry 4.0?

Arkieva

From the move from centralization to decentralization, a cobot world, and smart factories, Industry 4.0 is here and it’s happening fast. Are you ready? Is Your Supply Chain Ready for Industry 4.0? was first posted on May 10, 2019 at 8:28 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Congratulating our Real Results and ICON Award Winners

BlueYonder

I manage the Customer Marketing program at JDA. That means that I get to talk to customers from around the world every day. I have the opportunity to hear their stories, understand how they’re using our solutions, and to get to know more about them, their families and career journeys. Many days I think my job is the best one at JDA! That’s why this is my favorite time of year.

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A Good Economy is the Best Time to Transform Your Supply Chain

Elementum

2019 has been great for business. The economy continues to move from strength to strength despite widespread predictions of the next economic downturn at the beginning of the year. For the month of April, the Department of Labor reported that nearly 263,000 jobs were added - well above what analysts had predicted. With the unemployment rate sitting at 3.6 percent, and the corporate tax rate lowering from 35 percent to 21 percent on 2018 revenues - most companies are enjoying a fat balance sheet.

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Supply Chain News on Walmart and Amazon by the Numbers 2019 Part 2

Supply Chain Digest

More Analysis from Our Annual Review of the Two Most Important Retailers in the World

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This Week in Logistics News (May 6-10, 2019)

Talking Logistics

Well, that was quick. It seems like only yesterday I dropped my daughter off at college to begin her freshman year, and now I’m heading out to pick her up. Only yesterday she was born, me heading out to bring her home from the hospital. Only yesterday I graduated from college, bought a bicycle and cycled cross country, then headed out to Arizona to begin life again.

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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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Don’t Forget Soft Skills in Pursuit of STEM Education

Enterra Insights

There is a justified push to get more students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (aka STEM). After all, the world is getting more technical and people well-versed in technology will generally fare better financially than those who aren’t. Some experts, however, worry the focus on STEM subjects fails to teach students to the soft skills they also require to function successfully in business and social settings.

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Congratulating our Real Results and ICON Award Winners

JDA software

I manage the Customer Marketing program at JDA. That means that I get to talk to customers from around the world every day. I have the opportunity to hear their stories, understand how they’re using our solutions, and to get to know more about them, their families and career journeys. Many days I think my job is the best one at JDA! That’s why this is my favorite time of year.

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B2B Integration Monitoring: What you need to know!

Axway

AMPLIFY B2B integration provides your company with strong capabilities to easily go forward and manage partners, along with provisioning endpoints for greater flexibility for your customers.

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Be a Supply Chain Ambassador

APICS

“In the first three months of 2019, employees got so much more work done that they smashed productivity forecasts,” writes Alexia Fernández Campbell for Vox Media. “That’s great for businesses (they earn more money) and for the economy (GDP grows faster). The problem is that companies aren’t rewarding their employees for the extra hard work.

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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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Marketing Compliance Nightmares?

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

This is the eighth in a series of blogs focused on getting the most from your marketing fulfillment program, with insights drawn from an Amware-sponsored Mighty Guide titled 8 Experts on Marketing Fulfillment. You can download this free ebook here. There’s an old saying, “rules are made to be broken.” But, when it comes to marketing compliance, don’t believe it.

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Four Questions to Mathilde Goussault, Head of CSR at Bonduelle Group

EcoVadis

Following the success of our interview with Shui Mahieu, Sustainable Procurement Manager at Air Liquide , we decided to bring you more profile interviews with CSR professionals from this year’s Sustain. “My job as a CSR manager is a job of commitment” A trained scientist, with a thorough knowledge of international standards and regulations, such as OSHAS, HAS, ISO 9001, ISO 26000, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, Mathilde Goussault has moved on from being a quality manager to CSR manager during

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US and China Fail to Reach Agreement, Tariffs Rise to 25% on $200B of Chinese Imports

Freight Plus

Negotiators from both sides continue attempts to salvage relations between the two economic giants today.

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FLEXE Hub: Who’s ready for one-day delivery?

FLEXE

A roundup of the latest news on logistics, retail, and industry trends

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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US and China Fail to Reach Agreement, Tariffs Rise to 25% on $200B of Chinese Imports

Freight Plus

The White House is quick to the turn up the gas after a week of negotiations with China prove fruitless. Normal. 0. false. false. false. EN-US. X-NONE. X-NONE. At 12:01am last night, the White House officially raised the existing tariff against $200B worth of Chinese imports from 10% to 25% - a 250% increase. The. tariff list. - which was first issued with the 10% tariff in September 2018 - includes items from all sectors including frog legs, chemical compounds, engine parts, and baseball gloves