ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

An Amazon recruiting poster. In the retail revolution, Wal-Mart first brought low-cost goods to the shelf. Amazon then brought low-cost goods— and the shelf —to the consumer's home, via low-cost fast service times. In our last blog , we discussed how Amazon’s low-cost service times, and the pressure that places on supply chains. Today’s blog analyzes how to compete in this multichannel environment that requires serving the customer in ways that remove the barriers that make consumers think twice

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3GTMS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

There’s a lot of buzz about the Internet of Things, or IoT. IoT refers to the physical network of vehicles, buildings, devices and other items that are increasingly connected. I also consider people and applications like an ERP or WMS to be part of the IoT. A transportation management system (TMS) has always been applied across many company platforms, exchanging information with your carriers, vendors and customers.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

As cognitive computing systems and the Internet of Things (IoT) continue to mature, there will be more and more written … Continued. The post Smart Cities can’t be Dumb about Last Mile Logistics appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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River Logic

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Figure 1. Role of Prescriptive Analytics in Next Generation Decision Support. There is a new technology revolution in the making with the explosion of Internet of Everything, Machine Learning, self-driving cars, etc. This conjures an image of large scale automation of decisions based on real-time information. This is a vision that is applicable to the supply chain world as well.

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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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Oracle SCM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) recently announced its plans to help industry and government address supply chain risks. As a part of this campaign, the NCSC released a video outlining threats that foreign entities, criminals, and hackers present to the private sector supply chain—and in turn to the public sector organizations that use goods and services from the private sector.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

(SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!).

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

We introduce our latest educational e-book ( we have several more here ): The Essential Guide to Third Party Logistics: What is a 3PL, Considerations for Hiring, & How to Select & Implement a 3PL. Fill out the form below to have it emailed to you right away! The following definition is one of the most simplistic of all we've found, from TechTarget : A 3PL (third-party logistics) is a provider of outsourced logistics services.

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Supply Chain Digest

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Ernie Preeg of MAPI, in Final Report on the Deficit, Warns of Coming Time Bomb if Action Not Taken

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Many of us (probably most of us) have visited the Disney attraction It’s a Small World. It represents the people and nations of the world working together and sharing a common hopeful outlook for the future. If we could only get all of our systems to hold hands and play as nicely, our business world would be a better place. The digital customer journey is placing businesses in a performance pressure cooker, as customers are […].

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is over, but we hope the energy to define Supply Chain 2030 is just beginning. Our goal is to build a guiding coalition to think differently to improve outcomes. Today only 12% of supply chain teams are driving improvement, performing better than their competitors and driving value (as determined by Price to Tangible Book Value).

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Supply Chain Digest

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Alvin is ready to be on panel of Chief Supply Chain Officers.

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Supply Chain 24/7

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Many organizations still focus on cost savings to the detriment of a holistic view of constraints, they base design and engineering decisions on what looks like it will save money rather than the costs of instituting these changes.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

4 Reasons We Love the Drivers Who Keep Our World Moving. This week is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week , a time to show our gratitude to the 3.5 million men and women who keep our lives and businesses moving. Last year we shared obscure truck driving facts , this year I wanted to focus on stories from our people. I reached out to our employees and asked them to tell me their favorite thing about working with truck drivers.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

With visibility as the key driver for an effective supply chain improvement strategy, businesses today must rely on building collaborative relationships in their extended supply chains to gain visibility from end-to-end. To build more powerful relationships, extending across a critical mass of trading partners, companies need to utilize a robust platform like a supply chain operating network, which leads to increased visibility for continuous improvements in company performance, agility, and dif

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Tailwind

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

“Don’t look back – something might be gaining on you.” – Satchell Paige, Major League Pitcher. I remember back in the late 80’s when they first started phasing out cabooses. It was controversial – especially in my family as I came from a family of railroaders. It was upsetting because there were several important uses for a caboose relating to safety and monitoring of the cars – not to mention to giving a workplace location to the conductors and brakemen.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

This month’s Inside Supply Management published by the Institute for Supply Management features an article announcing the launch of a study being undertaken by the Center for Advanced Purchasing on the evolution of procurement analytics. I am leading the study along with Tom Choi and two of our students, Jaikishen Venkitaraman and Shweta Murthy, working at the SCRC.

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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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