Wed.May 25, 2016

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See the past, present and future of your supply chain

DELMIA Quintiq

Before the rise in wearable technology, how did you measure the distance you ran, the number of steps climbed, and the amount of calories burned? Chances are, you used a portable pedometer to measure your steps and distance travelled, and a diary to keep track of your calories burned. As technology advanced, so did fitness and activity trackers. Fitbit™ trackers not only tell you how many steps you’ve taken but how to eat a well-rounded meal, sleep better and ultimately, become a healthier human

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Innovate to Survive—Isn’t That Already the New Norm?

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater Innovate to survive. That’s the key message I took away from this year’s Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. While that may not be exactly what Gartner had in mind—the official theme was The Bimodal Supply Chain: Tackling Today, Preparing for Tomorrow —it was a running dialogue across all the sessions I sat in on. Their idea of the bimodal supply chain in essence breaks things down into two ‘modes.

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Using Network Visualization to Mitigate Supply Chain Risks

Logistics Viewpoints

I recently spoke to Trace White and Travis Parker from HP Inc. (HP) about using supply chain network design and visualization tools to respond to supply chain risks. This is something that their team at HP started to examine about two to three years ago. They had built a supply chain visualization tool in response to getting a better handle on how to position supply chain initiatives, such as direct ship activities.

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Taking Instant Gratification to the Next Level

ModusLink Corporation

We talk a lot in the supply chain industry about the importance of meeting customer demands; the cornerstone of what we do. With companies like Amazon boasting same-day delivery, consumers’ appetite for convenience and instant gratification have drastically increased. With the push of a button, shoppers can have a new iPhone delivered in minutes, or […].

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

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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The Pros and Cons of Social Media Product Recall Notices

RFgen

Social media is a convenient channel for consumers to find data shared by brands. Information is a valuable resource in supply chain logistics management. Rapidly collecting and sharing data internally promotes productivity and decreases mistakes caused by miscommunication or ignorance. When there is a problem with the supply chain, providing consumers with the proper information can restrict damage to reputation and sales.

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The Pros and Cons of Social Media Product Recall Notices

RFgen

Social media is a convenient channel for consumers to find data shared by brands. Information is a valuable resource in supply chain logistics management. Rapidly collecting and sharing data internally promotes productivity and decreases mistakes caused by miscommunication or ignorance. When there is a problem with the supply chain, providing consumers with the proper information can restrict damage to reputation and sales.

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Creed Foodservice chooses RELEX Solutions to automate and optimize its supply chain

RELEX Solutions

Read PDF. RELEX Solutions to support Creed Foodservice’s business growth with advanced forecasting and replenishment system. Creed Foodservice , one of the UK’s leading independently owned Foodservice Wholesalers, has enlisted RELEX Solutions, Europe’s fastest growing supply chain solution provider, to optimize inventory levels and automate its increasingly complex supply chain.

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Supply Chain News on US LTL Carriers have Very Soft Q1, Although Again Rates Largely Held Up

Supply Chain Digest

Even Old Dominion has Tepid Results for a Change, but Revenue Per Hundred Weight Up More than 3 Percent

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Jobs Sustainability: Learning to Work with Machines

Enterra Insights

“Humans are more likely to work with smart machines in the digital enterprises of the future than be ousted by … Continued. The post Jobs Sustainability: Learning to Work with Machines appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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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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The Compliance Networks Corner on Revisiting the 3Vs of Supply Chain, Visibility, Variability, and Velocity

Supply Chain Digest

Art Mesher Framework is as Relevant as Ever, and Connects Directly to Vendor Performance Management

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Van Rates Edge Down, Then Bounce Back Up

DAT Solutions

Load availability was slightly lower last week for vans and flatbeds, but load-to-truck ratios rose because there were fewer trucks. Rates slipped 1¢ lower for vans and reefers, but they're recovering already, due to tighter capacity and an increase in the fuel surcharge. California is improving for vans and reefers, and you can always find a load in Texas, although outbound rates remain low in the Lone Star State.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on The Gartner Top 25 from 2014 through 2016

Supply Chain Digest

Unilever Gets Top Spot for First Time, Plus Who is In and Out in 2016

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It's All Pretty Stupid

Tailwind

After attending my son’s Peewee baseball tournament in a suburb of metropolitan Vancouver a couple weekends ago, I came to the conclusion that we are doing a good job of preparing our children for the world of work. You know the world of work these days. The place you go where the goals of the organization are murky at best, and the systems and processes for getting there – wherever ‘there’ is - are complex and arcane, developed in many cases by people who actually had ne

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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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Retail Vendor Performance Management News Round Up for May, 2016

Supply Chain Digest

Target Tightens Up Compliance Requirements, Plus Interesting Retailer Comments at JDA Conference

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The Next Transportation Industry Disrupter – Hybrid Semi’s. All Hype or Reality?

Oracle SCM

The Next Industry Disrupter – Hybrid Semi’s. All Hype or Reality? I have to admit that I have been a car and truck geek since I was a little boy. I was an Air Force brat growing up and when we traveled to our family’s home on holidays to Knoxville Tennessee I was always amazed by all the big rigs on the road. Always wondering where they were going and what they were hauling.

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Managing Vendor Compliance By the Book Part 2

Supply Chain Digest

Smart New Book on Retail Vendor Compliance May be the First of Its Kind

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Crowdsourcing and Collaborative Logistics: Insights from the Annual WERC Conference

FLEXE

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the annual WERC (Warehouse Education Research Council) conference in Providence, Rhode Island. The conference was well-planned, well-attended and very informative, especially in the areas of new technologies and solutions that are revolutionizing our industry. One of the personal highlights for me was joining industry colleagues from Iron Mountain and Cargomatic as a panelist in the “Crowdsourcing and Collaborative Logistics” session.

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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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12 Creative Ways to Reuse Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: This is a blog from our friends at market-inspector.co.uk. They are a unique service where you can compare quotes and offers from a range of different suppliers for your office. We, at Cerasis, thought this would be a fantastic time to talk about something important to all of us in the freight world: Shipping containers. More specifically, how to recycle and reuse them. .

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