ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Editor's note: Due to the holidays, there will be no blog post next week. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! Many companies are taking a serious look at “digital transformation” and it’s possible to think that it requires a big leap or a daunting hurdle to transform your business. But there is also an easy and accessible digitalization step available to nearly all companies, and it involves leveraging the data assets y ou already have.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 20, 2017

by Jonathan Matthews T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a… well, that’s not quite correct. There was some stirring in the Clause house as Santa slowly shifted positions in his easy chair, looking out the window into the howling snow storm outside. The weather forecast said the storm would be blowing over soon and, and truth be told, it wasn’t that bad of a snowstorm.

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The Network Effect

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Nucleus Research explains control towers and the benefits they bring to your supply chain Nucleus Research has published its Control. The post What Can a Supply Chain Control Tower Do for You? appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Eric Moriarty, Vice President at B-Stock Solutions answers the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: How big of a problem is product returns? What happens to all of these products that get returned? What are some of the actions retailers typically take? How does the liquidation process typically work? What are some of the challenges involved?

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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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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 20, 2017

One fixture in almost all movies about the old west was the general store — the predecessor to the modern … Continued. The post Automated Grocery Stores appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Elementum

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Retailers are in the midst of the country’s most frenzied shopping season. The holidays never fail to draw out shoppers in droves, and this trend — rivaling in popularity humble holiday traditions like cozying up with hot chocolate — shows no sign of slowing down. The National Retail Federation reports that this year more than 174 million Americans shopped from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday (a mere five day window), exceeding their projection of 164 million.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 20, 2017

mispicks are costly errors that can be largely avoided with better warehouse management tools. Every year, angry customers return incorrect orders in exchange for new items or refunds. These mistakes erase profits and damage the company reputation, and this is just in the retail sector. In more high-stakes industries like health care or defense, the error is even more costly and lives could potentially be put at risk.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Boston Business Women’s Empow(HER) Conference and came away with so many empowering messages that not only resonate in the workplace, but transcend that into home and family life, the notion of, or perhaps ‘fabled’ work/life balance and tangible ways to make a difference in your role, and your career. Here are some of my favorite messages and takeaways from the Empow(HER) Conference: Never underestimate your impact.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 40

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RFgen

DECEMBER 20, 2017

mispicks are costly errors that can be largely avoided with better warehouse management tools. Every year, angry customers return incorrect orders in exchange for new items or refunds. These mistakes erase profits and damage the company reputation, and this is just in the retail sector. In more high-stakes industries like health care or defense, the error is even more costly and lives could potentially be put at risk.

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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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Gravity Supply Chain

DECEMBER 20, 2017

2017 was a big year for the logistics industry, from Amazon’s continued expansion, putting pressure on retailers to solve last mile fulfillment challenges, to the continued growth of IoT, bringing us closer to a reality where blockchain is used in the shipping and logistics industry… The post 3 Mindsets Logistics Providers Can Change to Be More Competitive In 2018 appeared first on Gravity Supply Chain.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Winter is one of the most dangerous times of year for all road users, but driving a truck in winter this season it is even more hazardous. As you’ll already be aware, trucks and other large vehicles are less maneuverable than cars and bikes, they take longer to stop and weigh a great deal more than the average vehicle, making the likelihood and consequences of crashes even greater.

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All Things Supply Chain

DECEMBER 20, 2017

We blinked and 2017 is nearly over.

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3PL Insights

DECEMBER 20, 2017

When Sauvette Sumler started here at Evans in June 2014, she worked the Value Added line. She packaged liquor, worked on our Girl Scouts account, and eventually became a line leader for Unwired, another Evans customer. This leadership position involved responsibilities such as training others how to inspect electrical components for quality—making sure there were no scratches, and so on—as well as making sure headphones moved down the line smoothly.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

DECEMBER 20, 2017

With the average Brit planning to spend £255 on Christmas gifts online, failed deliveries present a significant challenge to retailers during peak trading, research from the latest report by Sorted, the delivery experience company, warns.

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Synovos

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Steve Clayton and Brandon Coombs discuss the key components of good MRO data and how to transition such that the data can support reliability. In addition, the session provides tools to analyze MRO and unmask the critical information to provide visibility of current reliability issues, enable forecasting of potential risks and support critical part identification.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

DECEMBER 20, 2017

By Rod Daughtery, Blue Ridge. As you reflect back on the language of retail and distribution, it is interesting to see how the description has changed over the years. While the actual functional areas change, there are also new buzzwords that come about.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Boston Business Women’s Empow(HER) Conference and came away with so many empowering messages that not only resonate in the workplace, but transcend that into home and family life, the notion of, or perhaps ‘fabled’ work/life balance and tangible ways to make a difference in your role, and your career. Here are some of my favorite messages and takeaways from the Empow(HER) Conference: Never underestimate your impact.

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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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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Source: Evan, Flikr. “I will be wrong again,” I stated last year before making my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 , and I was right. I was wrong, for example, about obstructive sleep apnea becoming the new debate in trucking; the debate ended before it really started after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Federal Railroad Administration withdrew their proposed rule to have rail workers and commercial motor vehicle drivers tested for obstructive sleep apnea.

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