Fri.Jul 24, 2020

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How to Use Software to Reach Peak Warehouse Efficiency

C3 Solutions

This article is part of our Retail Program. Designed specifically to support global leaders by aiding in creating a strategic plan to help them win the retail game. Learn more about it now! 5 Min Read. Download for later. There is a bloody battle taking place in the world of retail sales. It's a fight to the death to win customers. Whether you operate in cyberspace trying to attract e-commerce buyers, or are focused on getting warm bodies into bricks-and-mortar stores, the struggle is intense.

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Initiatives to transform into a resilient customer centric SC

Prophetic Technology

The transformation of the Supply Chain (SC) into a digitalised-approach becomes quite a challenge for enterprises everywhere, given the circumstances; there were many initiatives to transform businesses into a resilient-customer-centric SC to enable growth, just before the pandemic.

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The Ecommerce Guide to Bookkeeping

ShipBob

You have to wear a lot of hats as an ecommerce business owner, and (for better or worse) bookkeeping is one of them. Cash flow is one of the most prominent startup killers , so getting the books in order is your non-negotiable responsibility. If tracking and managing your expenses and revenue sounds intimidating, you’re not alone. Close to three-fourths of small business owners don’t feel very confident about their knowledge concerning bookkeeping and accounting — but, it doesn’

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Sharing Tribal Knowledge

Enterra Insights

The late Randolph “Randy” Frederick Pausch was an American educator, a professor of computer science, human–computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After learning he had terminal pancreatic cancer in 2006, he delivered an upbeat 2007 talk titled “ The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams ,” which became a popular YouTube video.

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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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Crisis was inevitable according to chaos theory

Supply Chain Movement

During our Trend Dinner just under a year ago, which was attended by almost a hundred supply chain directors, I predicted that we would find ourselves in an economic crisis around this time. Anyone with some understanding of chaos theory could see that the European and global economic system had become unstable and was on the verge of chaos. When asked what would trigger this economic crisis, I answered that I wasn’t sure, but that it might be Brexit.

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How the UK Government can deliver on their flu jab promise

IT Supply Chain

By Madhav Durbha (pictured). Group VP, LLamasoft. The post How the UK Government can deliver on their flu jab promise appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Episode 88 - Educational Resources for Supply Chain Professionals

Freight Plus

In this episode, Consulting Logistics host, Kyle MacNaught, presents some recently created educational resources for supply chain professionals that you aren't going to want to miss! ?. What are we putting out there? . Jill Clifford, the president of Aborn and Co. runs a whiteboard series for Aborn & Co. In these videos we see Jill in front of a whiteboard essentially deep diving into all things shipping and logistics.

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Tarriffs on Imported Aluminum vs Domestic Aluminum

Operations and Supply Chain Management

U.S. tariffs on imported aluminum are triggering a rift in the metal’s domestic supply chain. Aluminum customers are getting exclusions from the levies on billions of pounds of imported metal, the WSJ’s Bob Tita reports, prompting protests from operators of U.S. mills who say the actions undermine the domestic market that the duties were supposed to revive.

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Episode 88 - Educational Resources for Supply Chain Professionals

Freight Plus

In this episode, Consulting Logistics host, Kyle MacNaught, presents some recently created educational resources for supply chain professionals that you aren't going to want to miss! ?. What are we putting out there? . Jill Clifford, the president of Aborn and Co. runs a whiteboard series for Aborn & Co. In these videos we see Jill in front of a whiteboard essentially deep diving into all things shipping and logistics.

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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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Retailers should keep the champagne on ice

IT Supply Chain

By Matthew Woodcock (pictured). Director at LLamasoft. The post Retailers should keep the champagne on ice appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Why Shippers Are Mastering E-Commerce to Go Omnichannel | TALKING FREIGHT Video

GlobalTranz

[link] In this episode, we start a new series around the world of omnichannel. To start things off, we are going to talk about why shippers are mastering ecommerce to go omnichannel. So, lets talk – ecommerce and omnichannel. The post Why Shippers Are Mastering E-Commerce to Go Omnichannel | TALKING FREIGHT Video appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Winners for May 27, 2020 Contest

Supply Chain Digest

Cameron Jones of San Bernardino , CA and Wil Biscardi of Warehouse Corp.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 24, 2020)

Talking Logistics

When was the last time you tried driving somewhere new without using a navigation app on your smartphone or car? My daughter’s smartphone gave up its ghost on Tuesday, so the next day she had to rely on printed directions to get from the house where the girls she babysits live to a nearby pool. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 24, 2020).

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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.

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Why investors are looking at supply chain technologies in 2020

Requis

Since the coronavirus pandemic took hold earlier in 2020, supply chain has become a household word. Investors, like the public, have woken up to the fact that supply chains are the engine driving economic prosperity. Almost perversely, supply chain is also the final frontier of tech-based efficiency optimization. Insiders joke (quite fairly, as it turns out) about billion-dollar procurement-management-disposition cycles that are managed in spreadsheets.

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David Rajakovich Becomes CEO of SiPM, following investment by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

Procurement Academy

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, DATE –7/24/2020 On 23 June 2020, SiPM announced the appointment of David Rajakovich as its new CEO. David Rajakovich was promoted by SiPM from the role of Managing Director Operations and started with the company in 2013. David is an accomplished senior executive in the Learning and Development industry, and has over twelve […].

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up: 07/17/20 – 07/23/20

All Things Supply Chain

Apple targets a net zero carbon footprint for its entire supply chain by 2030 According to Apple, it is already fully carbon neutral where its corporate operations are concerned.

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(Watch) Live Q&A Session on 'Manufacturing Packaging & Sustainability' with Scott N. Miller and Adam Peek

Dragon Innovation

Scott N. Miller, CEO & Co-Founder, Dragon Innovation and Adam Peek, Host of ' People of Packaging Podcast ', were featured in a live Q&A session, answering questions on ' Manufacturing Packaging & Sustainability ' for this live webinar recording, that has been packaged to be watched on-demand.

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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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Spare Parts Inventory Management

Vanguard Software

Managing an inventory of spare parts to support an organization’s operations is critical, yet is one of the most challenging operations for most organizations.

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This Week in Logistics: The Electric Future

Freight Plus

The Electric Future. This week in logistics we are taking a look at. Linda Baker’s. article. “The 'Messy Middle': How Trucking Will Get To An Electric Future”. As climate change becomes a bigger and bigger problem around the world, many have been searching for cleaner energy and ways to reduce carbon emissions. The transportation industry is a huge player in carbon emissions and is looking for a way to reduce their toll on the planet.

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Amazon – Entrepreneurs That Sell Through Amazon May Wind Up Competing With Amazon

Operations and Supply Chain Management

The walls between Amazon.com Inc.’s venture-capital investment fund and its commercial business don’t appear to be very high. Entrepreneurs, investors and deal advisers say in interviews that Amazon has appeared to use the investment and deal-making process to help develop competing products , the WSJ’s Dana Mattioli and Cara Lombardo report. In some cases, Amazon’s decision to launch a competing product devastated the business in which it invested.

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This Week in Logistics: The Electric Future

Freight Plus

The Electric Future. This week in logistics we are taking a look at. Linda Baker’s. article. “The 'Messy Middle': How Trucking Will Get To An Electric Future”. As climate change becomes a bigger and bigger problem around the world, many have been searching for cleaner energy and ways to reduce carbon emissions. The transportation industry is a huge player in carbon emissions and is looking for a way to reduce their toll on the planet.

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Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in an era marked by relentless competition and economic fluctuations? The secret is mastering strategic cost management strategies. This GEP bulletin, "Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability," breaks this down into clear, actionable steps. Discover how these strategies can boost your enterprise's financial health, helping not only to keep up but to excel in today's market.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

The 2020 Major League Baseball season began last night, Thursday, July 23rd, almost four months behind schedule. This year’s delayed season will also be shortened from the typical 162 games to just 60 – turning a marathon into a 10k. This change significantly reduces the importance of endurance and roster depth. And it will be different in a number of additional ways, as well.

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Blue Yonder: A Culture of Sustainability

BlueYonder

We know that COVID-19 has been at the forefront of peoples’ minds this year, but consumer concerns about environmental and sustainability issues will continue to shape the future of supply chain management for decades to come. With the adoption of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we have entered a period where the world’s nations have committed to ending global poverty, protecting our planet and promoting quality life for all.

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3 Challenges Shipping Departments Face and How to Avoid Them

Freightview

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