GlobalTranz

JANUARY 27, 2017

Predictions for transportation management in 2016 highlighted growing stress and concern. Carriers and shippers had to focus on compliance with regulations, optimizing existing and new resources and dealing with the trucking driver shortage. These trends held true throughout the year and led to innovative solutions, including greater emphasis on new technologies and software applications.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 27, 2017

From talks of an autonomous supply chain, a robotic takeover, drone deliveries in 30 minutes or less; the future of supply chain management presents businesses with the opportunity to transform their processes into a competitive advantage. While it is nice to envision supply chains in 2020 or 2030 the truth is; for many manufacturing businesses, discussions about future supply chain innovations, often leads to a “yeah.right,” smirk by supply chain executives – this with good reason.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 27, 2017

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. Innovation is top of mind in 2017. Here’s a quick roundup of some industry news, including a look at the store associate of the future, robotic delivery services, and the ethics of driverless cars. . The store associate of the future.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

Bloomberg. Target’s new rules reflect growing consumer demand for green goods. In fact sales of the company's Made to Matter line, which touts “cleaner” ingredients, rose 30% last year. read more.

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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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FLEXE

JANUARY 27, 2017

<p>FLEXE was recently included by Gartner along with <a href="[link] and <a href="[link] Electric</a> as a real-world example of a company that embraces Mode 2 of the bimodal strategy and we are providing the full Gartner report, “For Supply Chain Executives: The Bimodal Challenge”, as a complimentary download for our readers.</p> <p>Gartner defines Bimodal as “the practice of managing two separate but cohere

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FLEXE

JANUARY 27, 2017

FLEXE was recently included by Gartner along with Amazon and General Electric as a real-world example of a company that embraces Mode 2 of the bimodal strategy and we are providing the full Gartner report, “For Supply Chain Executives: The Bimodal Challenge”, as a complementary download for our readers. Gartner defines Bimodal as “the practice of managing two separate but coherent styles of work: one focused on predictability; the other on exploration”.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 27, 2017

The term “design thinking” may sound a bit artsy for people who believe problem solving only requires hard science, technology, … Continued. The post Design Thinking and STEM Education appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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C3 Solutions

JANUARY 27, 2017

Over a long history that began during World War II, radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has gone through several phases of development, offering great expectations of efficiencies and productivity gains in various arenas of business. (For a description of how the technology works see our reprint of "A game of tags" by MM&D Magazine 's Emily Atkins.).

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3PL Insights

JANUARY 27, 2017

You’re probably familiar with many of the arguments in favor of third party logistics (3PLs) to cut costs and shift some of the headaches of admin away. However, did you know they’re also a great way to improve your overall customer satisfaction? By placing your logistics in the hands of trained experts, you can deliver a more effective, more satisfying experience to people who order from you.

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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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Tailwind

JANUARY 27, 2017

“Hello, how may I direct your call?”. “Well, I’d like to ship some books to Cherry Hill, New Jersey.”. “I’ll put you through to Dispatch.”. “Thanks.” —————-. “So you have a load. That should go down the road. From your abode. To the north I’m told. . Big truck, small truck. Long truck, short truck. Dry truck, cold truck.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

Frank McGuigan, President and Chief Operating Officer at Transplace , addresses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: With President Trump looking to shake things up – from renegotiating NAFTA to dropping out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership – what potential impact could these changes have on manufacturing and transportation in the U.S.?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

I was tempted to title today’s post “This Week in Trump News,” considering all of the actions he took this week that have supply chain and logistics implications. I also considered this title: “Another Week of Amazon News (plus Other Stuff That Happened in Logistics).”. I’ll keep working on it. In the meantime, here’s Trump, Amazon, and the rest of this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Amazon Expands Into Ocean Freight (WSJ – sub. req’d).

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