Thu.Sep 29, 2016

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Engineering Change Management – Shouldn’t This Be Easier?

Kinaxis

by Bill DuBois Almost daily I read about supply chain challenges and the increasing complexities driven in part by demand volatility and unexpected supply disruptions. As much as we strive to improve forecast accuracy, nobody can predict the future and the events that will throw plans out of balance. Managing and responding to unexpected change rapidly and effectively is a competitive advantage.

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Why Now is the Perfect Time to Benchmark and Bid Your Carrier Rates

Talking Logistics

In today’s highly competitive marketplace, understanding how your company’s procurement strategy and results compare with industry peers is critical. Whether you need to inform management that your performance is superior or has improved, or identify opportunities in the procurement process to drive additional economic value – there is no better time to benchmark and bid your carrier rates than now.

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Digital Enterprise Transformation Requires Commitment, Part 1

Enterra Insights

“The race is on to transform today’s enterprise to a digital entity,” writes Arthur Cole (@acole602), “which sounds like a … Continued. The post Digital Enterprise Transformation Requires Commitment, Part 1 appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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ABB’s Daniel Helmig: “We are moving to virtual centres of expertise”

Supply Chain Movement

One year ago global technology company ABB launched the second stage of its Next Level Strategy. this is a huge company-wide transformation that will put more focus on its customer offering as it aims to become leaner, faster and more agile. to help achieve its goal it cut its regions from eight to three and streamlined its divisions from five to four.

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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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SenseAware is FedEx’s Internet of Things Response to Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain 24/7

Chris Swearingen, manager of SenseAware at FedEx, gave a talk titled "How Innovations in Manufacturing and Supply Chain are Redefining Mobility and Reshaping the Globe" he spoke about the company’s “internet of things” product SenseAware and how it is driving supply chain optimization.

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Exposing the Biggest Hidden Supply Chain Cost of a New Facility

CHAINalytics

Kevin Zweier, Vice President, Transportation Practice, Chainalytics 9/26/2016 When deciding between locations for a new facility, most companies embark upon supply chain network studies that thoroughly evaluate each potential geography. Property leases, labor costs, and administrative costs are all important factors in weighing the differences between geographies.

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Winning the Debate on Selecting a “Best of Breed” Supply Chain Solution.

Arkieva

Tips on winning the internal debate when choosing a best of breed supply chain solution. On Monday night, much to the dismay of some avid football fans, there was a new super bowl on TV, also known as the presidential debate. Over 84 million viewers got their gear ready (in the form of snacks or political affiliation paraphernalia) and headed to the living room or a debate watch party, bar or restaurant.

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The Bankruptcy Risk: Heeding the Distress Signals

MIT Supply Chain

Hanjin Shipping filed for bankruptcy on August 31, 2016, creating the largest ever container shipping bankruptcy according to the Journal of Commerce. Aside from this unenviable world record, the sinking of the South Korean shipping line is notable for the scale of the fall out and the lessons we can learn about risk management. In […].

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Talent-Driven Changes in the Managed Services Market

TMC

Managed services solutions offer transportation management system (TMS) software and third-party provider expertise in one package. It’s an attractive combination for shippers that want to outsource the day-to-day management of their freight networks while retaining full control of key decisions. The formula continues to attract new converts in the shipper community – but the profile of a typical managed services user is changing.

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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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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on The Payback Period for Supply Chain Investments

Supply Chain Digest

The Plurality of Companies Require Three Year Payback, Straw Poll Finds, as SCDigest Shows Connection of Payback Period to Internal Rate of Return

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Warehouse Life Hacks: Promoting Teamwork & Improving Operations

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: Today's blog is by Tom Reddon of National Forklift Exchange. In this blog, Tom shares with us 4 Life hacks for promoting teamwork and improving operations. 4 Hacks to Improve Your Warehouse Operations. Working in the warehouse can be a harsh and demanding job. At times, many warehouse operations may seem to be painstaking and extraordinarily difficult.

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Supply Chain News on Making Lean Work with an ERP System

Supply Chain Digest

Phase 2 Medical Manufacturing Puts a Lean Front End to Coexist with ERP

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The Academic Bookstore picks RELEX’s inventory management system to support its mission

RELEX Solutions

Read PDF. The Academic Bookstore (Akateeminen Kirjakauppa) is working with RELEX to ensure its legendary good service continues to win the loyalty of customers in a highly competitive sector. The bookstore chain, which has long played a vital part in championing Finnish culture, chose RELEX to help it optimize its assortment while increasing replenishment automation.

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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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Supply Chain News on Looks Like Amazon Really Does Want to Build Its Own Parcel Network

Supply Chain Digest

Despite Repeated Denials, Project Consume the City is Clearly Expanding, with Huge Ramifications

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International SAP Conferences on Extended Supply Chain and IoT - November 3-4, The Hague, Netherlands.

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

6 Events, 1 Venue, 600 Attendees.

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Trans-Pacific Partnership: The View from Asia

Logistics Viewpoints

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a speech to American business leaders in New York on September 19 said this: “Japan and the US must each obtain domestic approval of the TPP as soon as possible. Success or failure will sway the direction of the global free trade system, and the strategic environment in the Asia-Pacific.” His words echo those of other Asian government signatories to the 12-nation free trade pact known as the Trans-Pacific […].

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Supply Chain News on CSCMP 2016 Day 3 Video Review and Comment

Supply Chain Digest

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from the Conference Floor in Orlando

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Control Hidden Shipping Costs When Drop Shipping for Retailers

Logistyx

Five Ways to Minimize Hidden Shipping Costs When Drop Shipping for Retailers Drop shipping as a fulfillment practice is not new, but it has certainly become more prevalent as retailers increasingly rely on their suppliers to own the inventory, fill the order and ship it to their customers’ doors. However, as many suppliers have painfully learned, […].

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Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Contest Starting Sept. 28, 2016

Supply Chain Digest

Show us your Supply Chain Wit

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Processing Time Effects eCommerce Business

Tompkins Blog

Processing time for eCommerce orders is very important to consumers and the overall success of the provider. The post Processing Time Effects eCommerce Business appeared first on Tompkins International.

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LeBron on Leadership

Supply Chain 24/7

LeBron James is a leader on the court, at home and within his foundation, in this video he talks about what makes him an effective business leader and how others can learn from his on and off court experience.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Are Autonomous Trucks Inevitable for Freight Distribution?

Consumer Goods Logistics

In discussing the pressing truck driver shortage in a recent blog, we briefly mentioned the prospect of autonomous trucks as a longer term solution to the problem. Many are skeptical about this vision of the future, and there are certainly wildly differing opinions, even among the faithful, about when, exactly, driverless trucks will be on the roads in sufficient numbers to make a difference – ranging from 2020 to 2050.

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Truth and Courage: Implementing a Coaching Culture

Supply Chain 24/7

In this paper, we speak about culture and cultures because in any given organization there coexist a dominant organizational culture as well as unique sub-unit cultures.

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A Brand New World

Tailwind

I kicked my green ’97 Honda Accord into gear – sped past a Pacer and a Pinto and a farmer on his tractor pulling a load of potatoes. You know the feeling – sometimes you just know when you are in the zone. I was thinking about all the great things I was going to accomplish today – and suddenly, there it was – just ahead me on the road – it was a total Brand violation.

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Kobe Bryant and Jeff Stibel Unveil $100 Million Media, Technology, and Data Venture Capital Fund

Supply Chain 24/7

Kobe Bryant announced Monday that he was starting a $100 million media, technology and data fund with partner investor Jeff Stibel, the vice chairman of Dun & Bradstreet, chairman of brain implant system BrainGate and former president of Web.com.

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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.