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Targeted Marketing: How Much Segmenting is Too Much?

Enterra Insights

When Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced it was going to do less targeted marketing on Facebook, it was big news. … Continued. The post Targeted Marketing: How Much Segmenting is Too Much? appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Are You Ready to Sell Direct?

BlueYonder

It’s never been easier to customize the shopping experience — from product personalization to a myriad of purchasing and delivery options — to meet your specific needs. This shift has many companies adjusting their strategies to capture more e-commerce sales, developing processes to meet the “segment of one” with more personalized products and services.

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How to create a supply chain center of excellence that works

CHAINalytics

By Jonathan Whitaker | From the Quarter 3 2016 issue A Center Of Excellence (Coe) Staffed By Analytics Experts Can Drive Supply Chain Improvements Across Your Organization. Here Are Six Recommendations For Ensuring A Successful Coe Initiative. Significant business change and fluctuating levels of complexity make it extremely difficult for companies with multiple, independent supply … The post How to create a supply chain center of excellence that works appeared first on Chainalytics.

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Weather-Proofing Your Freight Network with a TMS

TMC

Weather-Proofing Your Freight Network with a TMS.Connect. No one knows exactly what weather the impending winter season has in store, but there’s one thing we can be sure about: Some freight networks will be hit by weather-related disruptions over the next few months. Transportation management system (TMS) technology can help fortify your network against winter weather risks.

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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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Is Sacking a Customer Worth the Risk?

MIT Supply Chain

The customer is always right – except when you no longer want to do business them. Firing customers is a valid risk mitigation strategy when the business they bring is under threat or unprofitable, or they are out of alignment with your strategic goals. But companies need to exercise extreme caution when choosing such an […].

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of Nov. 3, 2016

Supply Chain Digest

GE Aircraft Turning 3D Printing Vision Into Reality.Unilever Signs Big Deal with Uber for Trucking Provider. NYK LIne Takes Huge Write Down on Ship Value, Others Likely to Follow.

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Look Ma’ No Hands! Self-Driving Vehicle Makes Maiden Voyage

Aera Technology

In mid-October, Uber and beer made history. The San Francisco-based ride-sharing firm teamed up with Anheuser-Busch InBev to make the first commercial delivery via autonomous vehicle. The self-driving tractor trailer traversed 120 miles of Colorado’s I-25 while the driver hung out in the sleeper cab , and by all accounts, the ride went smoothly.

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The impact of machine learning in demand forecasting

RELEX Solutions

The impact of machine learning in demand forecasting. Insights » Whitepapers. Author: Mikko Kärkkäinen, Group CEO, D.Sc. (Tech.). At RELEX we live and breathe forecasting. We have specialized in forecasting for supply chain planning and optimization for over a decade and have gradually expanded into using forecasts in other business domains such as space and assortment optimization.

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Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Winners for Sept. 28, 2016 Contest

Supply Chain Digest

Matt Ryan of Wichita, KS and Ken McKeever of PLS Logistics Services Take Home the Prize

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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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Digitization, Disruption, ERP and Network Platforms: a Q&A with Greg Brady

The Network Effect

This is a question and answer session courtesy of SandHill.com. SandHill Editor’s note: Companies are turning to network platform solutions. The post Digitization, Disruption, ERP and Network Platforms: a Q&A with Greg Brady appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Attn: Logistics Professionals. How Do We Equip the Next Generation?

GlobalTranz

The world needs more data-driven, tech-savvy logisticians to manage the flow of goods and services in a technology-obsessed world – and that’s exactly where a pragmatic education can help. How can aspiring logistics professionals ensure their college program offers the curriculum and the resources they need to succeed? Here are the key components of an effective logistics education: A STEM Education with Logistics Focus.

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How to Keep Safety Audits from Being a White-Knuckle Experience

Consumer Goods Logistics

The blog was developed collaboratively by Dan Volpe, TJ McCann and Tom Paciga. In our recent blog post on logistics safety , we advised logistics organizations to conduct safety audits in a way that associates don’t perceive them as “gotcha” exercises. Warehouse operators, drivers, and other associates need to know that workplace safety is a shared goal and that all parts of the organization, from management on down, are on the same team.

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Welcome Our New Senior Vice President, Nancy Marino

Tompkins Blog

Tompkins International would like to welcome Nancy Marino, Senior Vice President. The post Welcome Our New Senior Vice President, Nancy Marino appeared first on Tompkins International.

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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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Consistent product data crucial to optimising processes

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Quick access to shipping information enables businesses to plan their processes more efficiently.

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Monkeys, Pigs, Goats and Cubs

Tailwind

Curses! Lifted curses! The Chicago Cubs win the 2016 World Series. After a 108 year wait, the Cubs have finally won the World Series. It’s one thing to be on a team that plays in the World Series. Another thing to win a World Series. But it is an entirely different thing when you carry legacy of a 108 year drought. Exacerbated no less by someone giving it a life of its own – naming it as the ‘Curse of the Billy Goat’!

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Maplin boosts efficiency and customer experience with Galleria’s micro space planning solution

RELEX Solutions

The UK’s leading consumer electronics specialist Maplin announces the go-live of Galleria’s solution for customer centric merchandising. The new micro space planning solution, part of Galleria’s next generation Customer Centric Merchandising solution, enables Maplin to easily create and update fixed shelf layout and manage the performance of its product categories at store level and based on consumer purchasing patterns.

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Countdown to Black Friday: Is Your Supply Chain Wired for Success?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Countdown to Black Friday: Is Your Supply Chain Wired for Success? Transportfolio. In many ways, technology can be the determining factor of what makes or breaks major logistics events, like the upcoming Black Friday shopping holiday. It takes planning and precision to execute an efficient, effective supply chain under typical circumstances; the surge leading into Black Friday and Cyber Monday only magnifies the importance of thorough preparation—or the frustration of a glitch.

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More Than 40 New Manufacturers Join Configura’s Platform in 2023

More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.