ToolsGroup
AUGUST 30, 2016
Demand variability is a problem even with fast moving items (shown on left), but especially with slow moving items (shown on right) and promoted goods. According to the new 2016 Gartner-SC Digest Supply Chain survey, forecast accuracy and demand variability are the top barriers preventing their companies from reaching their supply chain goals, according to the highest percentage of respondents.
GlobalTranz
AUGUST 30, 2016
Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from our friend Jake Rheude with Red Stag Fulfillment. In part 1 of the 3-part series, Jake discusses the current state and potential issues that arise with your current distribution system. Every economic system has segments that produce products and consumers who need them. Between these segments is the distribution system.
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DELMIA Quintiq
AUGUST 30, 2016
Once again, my recent trip from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore reminded me why congestion is a major enemy in the business of transporting goods and people, whether by air, sea or land. Let me use aviation as an example to illustrate the extent of this problem and its possible solutions. “Sorry for the delay. We are waiting for clearance from air traffic control.
Enterra Insights
AUGUST 30, 2016
Many, if not most, business analysts agree that companies organized around industrial age business models are unlikely to survive if … Continued. The post Cognitive Computing: Beyond the Digital Enterprise appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
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
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 30, 2016
Leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies must continue to adapt to increasing global competition, regulation, and pricing pressures. In response, the pharmaceutical industry is undergoing a major value chain transformation.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
NFI Industries
AUGUST 30, 2016
Intermodal containers have evolved over time to improve speed and cost of shipping freight. As containers evolve, so do the modes of transportation that ship these containers to their destinations. Intermodal shipping providers have taken advantage of container enhancements to continue to provide customers with visibility and technology to retain quality and exceed expectations.
Logility
AUGUST 30, 2016
Considering the current appetite for “supply chain excellence,” I wonder if it is possible we’re focusing on the wrong things? Like cost and asset utilization, trying to become more efficient (faster delivery, lower cost, time to new product introduction) and more effective (asset utilization, higher levels of service, market share, customer retention).
E2open
AUGUST 30, 2016
The Power of Predictive Analytics. alyssa. Tuesday 30 August 2016. John Lash, Vice President, Product Marketing, E2open. The use of predictive analytics is rising. According to KPMG’s 2016 Global Consumer Executive Top of Mind Survey , the use of predictive analytics will double by 2018, with 46% of companies planning to use advanced analytics to sense and shape demand within the next two years.
Supply Chain Movement
AUGUST 30, 2016
A supply chain is never ‘finished’, and especially not at Unilever. Now that the improvement programme of his predecessor Vincent Weijers has been completed, Harm van Tongeren has picked a new spot on the horizon. During the final of the Supply Chain Professional of the Year award, he explained more about his new improvement programme. “We want more supply chain differentiation.”.
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.
E2open
AUGUST 30, 2016
The Power of Predictive Analytics. alyssa. Tuesday 30 August 2016. John Lash, Vice President, Product Marketing, E2open. According to KPMG’s 2016 Global Consumer Executive Top of Mind Survey , the use of predictive analytics will double by 2018, with 46% of companies planning to use advanced analytics to sense and shape demand within the next two years.
AFFLINK
AUGUST 30, 2016
Historically, group purchasing organizations (GPOs) have been primarily utilized within the healthcare industry. In fact, according to the Healthcare Supply Chain Association , 96-98% of hospitals in the U.S. belong to at least one GPO. But as margins are shrinking, GPO's are starting to look outside of the healthcare industry for growth, introducing an untapped savings opportunity for new markets.
BlueYonder
AUGUST 30, 2016
E-commerce in India—though growing rapidly—is still in its nascent phase. People like me (not the early adopters) have moved from ‘skeptical’ to ‘comfortable’ when buying online. The motivators that took us to an online store (an ‘e-tailer’ for our purposes here) from a brick-and-mortar store were heavy discounts, convenience of sitting at home and shopping, available reviews of products, ease of comparing products, ease of returns, and time to think and buy instead of impulse buying to name a f
Supply Chain Digest
AUGUST 30, 2016
Total Industrial Robot Sales Up 12 Percent Worldwide in 2015, with US Deployments Up 17 Percent
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DAT Solutions
AUGUST 30, 2016
Van and reefer volume increased last week, although rates were unchanged as a national average. Flatbed volume and rates continued to drift down. The maps below depict the relationship between load posts and truck posts in each state last week. The darker-colored states had above-average load-to-truck ratios, so there were more loads relative to the number of trucks available.
Supply Chain Digest
AUGUST 30, 2016
Six Year Plan Hope to Cut Logistics Costs as a Percent of GDP to Still High 16 Percent by 2020
Parade
AUGUST 30, 2016
The phone is ringing. Customers are hounding you. They want to know where their load is. You'd like to know too, but this is trucking and anything can happen on the road. Customers demand real data to handle delays, adjust personnel, and manage their gates and they're not easing up anytime soon. So you call your carriers. They tell you their driver is 20 minutes away from their destination.
Supply Chain 24/7
AUGUST 30, 2016
After being hit with a $14.5 billion tab for alleged unpaid back taxes, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook published an open letter to the "Apple Community" today, saying he is "confident" that the decision from the European Commission will be reversed.
More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
AUGUST 30, 2016
One Day, 240,000+ Pounds of Produce: How We Celebrated 10 Years of the Western Growers Transportation Program. Last Wednesday I participated in what will probably remain one of the highlights of my career. To celebrate 10 years of the Western Growers Transportation Program (WGTP)—a partnership formed by Western Growers and C.H. Robinson—Western Growers, C.H.
Talking Logistics
AUGUST 30, 2016
The majority of capacity in today’s truckload marketplace comes from a fragmented base of carriers. Handling so many carrier relationships internally can be cost prohibitive. It doesn’t make sense to manage 50 relationships when you’re shipping in only a few lanes. It’s kind of a double-edged sword though because without a lot of carrier relationships, it might be hard to get capacity when you need it.
Tailwind
AUGUST 30, 2016
“Yo … Hip Hop Truckin’”. “Um… well, ah… ah… I am just wanting to find the status of my load”. “Well it’s on its way. To East L.A. It left San Jose. Just Yesterday.” “Yes… thanks… but do you know when it’s going to arrive.”. “Your big old load. Well it’s on the road. Our driver’s in the mode. Do you got your code?”.
Supply Chain Movement
AUGUST 30, 2016
Successful companies such as Zara and Schneider Electric are organised from a customer segmentation perspective. Meanwhile, many firms are caught up in short-term thinking because of their single, failing supply chain. Those were the two key observations during the EMEA Supply Chain & Logistics Summit held in Barcelona in June 2016. By Martijn Lofvers.
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