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Solar Eclipses and Supply Chain Risk Management

Enterra Insights

Today, much of the United States will experience a total solar eclipse. That hasn’t happened for nearly 100 years. Because … Continued. The post Solar Eclipses and Supply Chain Risk Management appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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4 Important Skills Needed for a Career in Logistics

3PL Insights

There’s a great deal of space for advancement in the field of logistics, as it’s always rapidly expanding. But there are some specific skills necessary to being successful on the job. Whether you’re a truck driver, supply chain manager, salesperson, or in any other position, these four important skills are needed for a logistics career path. Critical Thinking: You can’t avoid making decisions, so it’s crucial to have critical thinking skills.

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3 Ways to Automate and Keep Track of Consignment Inventory

RFgen

Moving beyond paper-based practices is essential as organizations pursue automating consignment inventory management. Establishing consignment inventory management capabilities can empower organizations to put products in closer proximity to their customers, alleviate order fulfillment burdens and improve efficiency across the supply chain. However, organizations working to establish consignment inventory management models create added management overhead as companies try to gain visibility into

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The Grocery Supply Chain of the Future – Part 3 of 4

BlueYonder

Preparing for the Marketplace of the Future. Parts 1 and 2 of this blog post in this series, The Changing Face in Grocery (part 1) and The Digitalization of Grocery (part 2), discussed the shift in consumer behavior including where, how often, and indeed, how we shop is setting in motion an unprecedented time of uncertainty and opportunity for the grocery industry.

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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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3 Ways to Automate and Keep Track of Consignment Inventory

RFgen

Moving beyond paper-based practices is essential as organizations pursue automating consignment inventory management. Establishing consignment inventory management capabilities can empower organizations to put products in closer proximity to their customers, alleviate order fulfillment burdens and improve efficiency across the supply chain. However, organizations working to establish consignment inventory management models create added management overhead as companies try to gain visibility into

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The Grocery Supply Chain of the Future – Part 3 of 4

BlueYonder

Preparing for the Marketplace of the Future. Parts 1 and 2 of this blog post in this series, The Changing Face in Grocery (part 1) and The Digitalization of Grocery (part 2), discussed the shift in consumer behavior including where, how often, and indeed, how we shop is setting in motion an unprecedented time of uncertainty and opportunity for the grocery industry.

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Little-Known Suppliers Poised to Benefit from Apple iPhone

Material Handling & Logistics

Apple is scouring the global electronics supply chain for tools and services in response to major hardware upgrades to the iPhone. It was the late 1990s, and entrepreneurs Steven Abramson and Sidney Rosenblatt were pitching an electronics giant on their new flat-screen technology. It didn’t go well. The product was unproven, and, given that the startup had a pittance in the bank, the manufacturer had doubts about its long-term viability.

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Target Acquires Grand Junction and Proves Delivery Matters

FLEXE

Last week, Target Corp. announced its intended acquisition of Grand Junction , a San Francisco-based startup that enables retailers and distributors to speed up the last mile of delivery in local markets by connecting retailers to a network of 700+ carriers. Target currently uses Grand Junction’s platform for same-day delivery in NYC’s Tribeca neighborhood.

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7 Email Marketing Tips for Manufacturers and Industrial Companies

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: As a transportation management solutions company, Cerasis aids manufacturing companies in streamlining logistics & transportation in order to gain efficiency and reduce costs. Like logistics, marketing has many channels and considerations in order to be effective. Today we bring you email tips for manufacturers and other industrial companies in order to continue the spirit of giving best practices to manufacturers and the industry at large in order to have a more effective com

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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 News on Amazon to Pick and Store Orders in Two Minutes, Use Chutes from Drones for Deliveries

Supply Chain Digest

New Instant PickUp Program Targets the Impulse Buy Market with Five Locations, Many More to Follow

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Lead generation for eCommerce stores

TradeGecko

In line with our commitment to help our customers grow and scale their eCommerce businesses, we are delighted to share with you the latest in our ‘Mastering eCommerce’ series. Here we look at an often overlooked strategy for eCommerce stores, lead generation, which when used correctly can be a viable source of growth for your eCommerce Store.

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Supply Chain News Makers Video Series on Quantiying the Advantage of Procurement Leaders

Supply Chain Digest

Chris Sawchuk of The Jackett Group Disciussed Procurement Value and Digitization with Dan Gilmore

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Why The New Ocean Alliances Mean You Should Renegotiate

Freight Plus

On April 1st, 2017 ocean shipping got bigger by getting smaller. After a tumultuous 2016 that saw rates bottom out, capacity issues, and bankruptcy for of one of the world’s largest carriers (Hanjin), we were bound to reach a tipping point.

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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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New Markets? No Problem. This Infographic Shows You How.

Material Handling & Logistics

For midsize high-tech manufacturers, the market has never been so fierce – or held so much potential. The rise of the middle class, wireless devices and networks, and new selling platforms mean that it’s easier than ever to access global consumers. Download this infographic , 3 Hurdles High-Tech Companies Can Clear When Going Global, to uncover the three key solutions to common barriers that high-tech manufacturers face. 3 Hurdles High-Tech Companies Can Clear When Going Global.