AIMMS

APRIL 29, 2019

I’ve watched many times as customers experience the power of modeling and prescriptive analytics for the first time. It’s like they are opening a great gift. True mathematical optimization is so incredibly attractive to supply chain professionals, that despite a crowded field of supply chain planning technologies getting to a point where you can hit the ‘optimize’ button, watch as the technology runs through thousands, sometimes millions of permutations, and marvel at the fully formed prescripti

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Kinaxis

APRIL 29, 2019

by Teresa Chiykowski. In its January 2019 Research Advisory report, 2019 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains , The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group advised supply chain management teams to prepare for continued higher levels of global supply chain risk , complexity and overall uncertainty. At the same time, organizations must be prepared to meet industry needs for increased digital transformation and highlights benefits of concurrent planning in this period of business uncert

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AIMMS

APRIL 29, 2019

I’ve watched many times as customers experience the power of modeling and prescriptive analytics for the first time. It’s like they are opening a great gift. True mathematical optimization is so incredibly attractive to supply chain professionals, that despite a crowded field of supply chain planning technologies getting to a point where you can hit the ‘optimize’ button, watch as the technology runs through thousands, sometimes millions of permutations, and marvel at the fully formed prescripti

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Material Handling & Logistics

APRIL 29, 2019

Supply chain finance improves cash flow by allowing buyers to optimize their cash conversion cycle by focusing strategically on payment terms with their suppliers.

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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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Unleashed

APRIL 29, 2019

The control of inventory and the effect it has on a company’s profit is inextricable and should be duly noticed by anyone attempting to manage sales and inventory. What many companies fail to fully appreciate is that inventory and cash can often be thought of as one and the same. If too much cash is invested in purchasing inventory in the hopes of future sales, it comes directly off the bottom line until it is recuperated through sales.

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Veridian Solutions

APRIL 29, 2019

The digital transformation of warehousing affects every supply chain. The days of handling processes manually and tracking operations with limited technologies are ending. In addition, the demands of consumers for increased transparency, better accountability, and faster throughput will cause the digital transformation of warehousing to accelerate. Supply chain leaders need to know more about the digital transformation of warehousing within these leading industries for supply chains.

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Rootstock

APRIL 29, 2019

We are pleased to announce a series of upcoming international events, several sponsored by Salesforce.

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Bristlecone

APRIL 29, 2019

Suppliers are a critical part of any supply chain—and so is cost control. For supply chains, it’s imperative to have full control over supplier spend, and that requires end-to-end visibility. Thanks to digitization and automation, this visibility is possible. Join us for our webinar, Bristlecone’s Spend Management & Spend Analytics Solution, to learn how you can gain control over supplier spend for an optimized, uninterrupted chain.

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Supply Chain Digest

APRIL 29, 2019

Union Argues Amazon Next Day will just Make FC Associates Work Harder

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Bristlecone

APRIL 29, 2019

Faster. Stronger. Leaner. These are just some of the pressures that high-tech and semi-con supply chains face. Add in an ever-changing industry, volatility and requirements for faster turnaround times and better control, and it’s clear that businesses must harder than ever to stand out from the rest. Focusing specifically on semi-con and high-tech industries, our webinar, Gain Competitive Advantage by Leveraging Bristlecone’s IP for S/4HANA, will show you how to increase visibility and operati

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 29, 2019

Inbound freight management is evolving in the wake of new technologies and services that offer end-to-end visibility in inbound freight processes. The period of supplier-controlled operations is also ending, but some remain in their dominant positions. As a result, they may violate the rules and standards within the inbound freight routing guide, but that is.read More.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 29, 2019

Amazon reported a record $3.56 billion in quarterly profit last week. But it also warned that spending will pick up again this quarter, especially as it raises the bar yet again on delivery. As reported by the Wall Street Journal : One of the coming costs is the $800 million the company has earmarked in the second quarter to shift its Prime free two-day shipping program into a free one-day delivery as it faces competition from big-box retailers.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 29, 2019

When Neil Armstrong took his first step on the moon, there were people still living who remembered a time before airplanes took to the air. Those people marveled at the pace of technology advancement. In the half century since Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin strolled on the Moon’s surface, the pace of technological advance has only increased. As a result, company executives can feel the business landscape shifting beneath their feet.

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Material Handling & Logistics

APRIL 29, 2019

According to the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index released by Transparency International, the continued failure of most countries to significantly control corruption is contributing to a crisis of democracy around the world.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 29, 2019

Although van freight volumes recovered following Easter week, it wasn't enough to boost the national average van rate, which remains at $1.81/mi. That's 4¢ below the March average, as truck availability has kept prices in check throughout April. On the top 100 van lanes last week, 37 lanes were up, 51 were down and 12 were neutral. Some good news: freight volumes are higher this year than they've been the past 3 years (see chart at bottom), and the van load-to-truck ratio rose 25%, meaning

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 29, 2019

Imagine yourself at the head of a company that’s on the brink of dizzying growth — a 50-fold increase in employees, and 300 times revenues — within the next three years. Would you be excited or scared?

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 29, 2019

Expectations of a post-Easter rebound failed to materialize in reefer produce freight last week. Truckload demand in Florida continued to build, especially late in the week, but rates were mixed. Lakeland, FL had about 20% more loads, but Miami saw loads fall about 8%. On the top reefer lanes last week, rates increased in 27 lanes, decreased in 41, and 4 lanes remained neutral.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 29, 2019

I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that. Ever since the fictional ‘sentient computer’ HAL 9000 went rogue in ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, people have been uneasy about the idea of machines being able to think for themselves. Recent business thinking has come around to the more enlightened view that machines that are exclusively programmed […].

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SnapFulfil

APRIL 29, 2019

Another ProMat show has come and gone – and as always, I’m amazed by the show’s scope and the impressive amount of materials handling technology on display. Whether you needed a solution for picking and packing, tracking inventory or managing shipping and returns, there were multiple options on display for any size fulfillment operation.

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Unleashed

APRIL 29, 2019

As consumers in this data-driven world, we now expect personalised shopping experiences that are tailored to our needs. Similarly, B2B buyers increasingly expect similar online shopping experiences to what they experience in B2C digital commerce — they want round-the-clock availability and a personalised approach. Companies who have fully invested in all types of personalisation will outsell by 20% companies that haven’t.

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EnVista

APRIL 29, 2019

Shippers today are feeling the pressure from both customer and carrier more than ever. While we live in an age where same day delivery and free shipping have become an expectation from the customer, we also live in a time where dimensional weighting and quarterly accessorial increases have become a reality from the carrier.

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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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Unleashed

APRIL 29, 2019

As consumers in this data-driven world, we now expect personalised shopping experiences that are tailored to our needs. Similarly, B2B buyers increasingly expect similar online shopping experiences to what they experience in B2C digital commerce — they expect round-the-clock availability and a personalised approach. Companies who have fully invested in all types of personalisation will outsell by 20% companies that haven’t.

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Veridian Solutions

APRIL 29, 2019

The writing is on the wall for traditional, manual-based processes in supply chain management, says Cade Metz of The New York Times. While Amazon leads the way, other companies, including carriers such as FedEx and DHL, are testing and developing robotic-based systems to speed operations. Unfortunately, limitations of robotics continue to exist, and adaptation is the only way to achieve greater opportunities.

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TPSynergy

APRIL 29, 2019

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is an in-house system that sits behind the company firewall which houses all the core data needed for the day to day operation of the company. In most supply chains, the data, external trading partners, and the data is outside of this firewall. This disconnect means all the vital data isn’t readily available when it’s needed.

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GTG Technology Group

APRIL 29, 2019

Comparing the Total Cost of Ownership of Electric Vs. Diesel Trucks . In the past, diesel gas was the only option for fueling a big rig. Thanks to modern technologies, however, truckers may soon have another option: electric trucks. While battery-powered commercial trucks are not yet widely available, companies such as Tesla are coming close to a big debut.

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