Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 20, 2016
With Black Friday on the horizon, consumer goods of all kinds are making their way from manufacturers to distribution centers and retail locations across the country. As shoppers count down the days until they can score deals on the hottest products, cargo thieves are counting on cashing in on opportunities to swipe unattended trailers and shipments.
Supply Chain Movement
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Conflict Minerals Supply Chain Compliance and Transparency. Date: 30 November – 2 December, 2016. Location: Tulip Berlin – Hotel Hamburg, Berlin, Germany. Organisation: BIS Group. Contact: marketing@bisgrp.com. URL: [link]. Establishing reliable and transparent supply chain, developing a responsible sourcing initiative and a sustainable business model of the future, managing Conflict Minerals compliance.
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Supply Chain Collaborator
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Millennial workers are simultaneously praised and criticized for their mindset when it comes to participating in the modern workforce. To a very large extent, the effects of emerging technology on the workplace and how it influences the nature of how work is performed are at the root of this praise and criticism. Smart supply chain management organizations are embracing both the new technologies and the millennial workforce’s perspective , leveraging cloud TMS and other cloud solutions to main
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Hundreds of S.O.L.D. - Supply chain, Operations, Logistics, Delivery - professionals from across the ecommerce and 3PL sector came together last week for the second eDelivery Conference (EDC 2016) at London's Hammersmith Novotel.
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
FLEXE
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Traditional supply chains have survived a long time without requiring too much deviation. Today’s consumers are changing all that. Adding flexibility to your supply chain is now a must-have to stay relevant with your customers. I helped a friend purchase a grill a few months back, and her story crystalized this predicament for me. She started the shopping process on her laptop.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Supply Chain Digest
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Amazon OnLine Share is Even Bigger than We Thought, US Truckload and Intermodal Rates Down Yet Again, Container Shipping Industry May have Hit Bottom, Drones Take Yard Inventories in Minutes
MIT Supply Chain
OCTOBER 20, 2016
The World Health Organization estimates that nearly half of the world’s population is at risk for malaria, a life-threatening, but ultimately curable and preventable disease spread by mosquitos. Malaria rapid diagnostic tests are an important part of the fight against the disease, but according to new research from MIT, supply chain challenges keep these tests […].
TMC
OCTOBER 20, 2016
TMS-Enabled Omnichannel Supply Chains Gearing Up for the Peak Season Challenge.Connect. The 2016 holiday shopping season is expected to deliver increased sales volumes—and new challenges for retailers as they continue to develop omnichannel supply chain models in response to changing consumer buying patterns. Transportation management system (TMS) technology is playing a key role.
FLEXE
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Traditional supply chains have survived a long time without requiring too much deviation. Today’s consumers are changing all that. Adding flexibility to your supply chain is now a must-have to stay relevant with your customers. I helped a friend purchase a grill a few months back, and her story crystalized this predicament for me. She started the shopping process on her laptop.
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.
Supply Chain Digest
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Best of Breed TMS Still Most Common, While SCDigest is Confident the Number Cloud based Systems Rsing Rapidly
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 20, 2016
The manufacturing industry of a country is directly proportional to its gross domestic product (GDP). In the U.S., every dollar spent on manufacturing adds $1.32 to the economy, and the industry supports more than 17 million workers, reports the Deloitte University Press. Meanwhile, the U.S. manufacturing industry faces a serious crisis, the skills gap.
Supply Chain Digest
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Many Millennials For Now Do Not See Allure of Manufacturing Work, Social Purpose of Manufacturers versus Silicon Valley
FLEXE
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Traditional supply chains have survived a long time without requiring too much deviation. Today’s consumers are changing all that. Adding flexibility to your supply chain is now a must-have to stay relevant with your customers. I helped a friend purchase a grill a few months back, and her story crystalized this predicament for me. She started the shopping process on her laptop.
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Enterra Insights
OCTOBER 20, 2016
“The history of computing can be divided into three eras,” writes Ahmed K. Noor, an adjunct professor at Old Dominion … Continued. The post The Many Faces of Cognitive Computing appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Freight started moving into Florida again last week, due to pent-up demand following Hurricane Matthew. Van load volume and rates rose higher throughout the Southeast, especially on lanes heading into areas in the Carolinas that were affected by flooding and road closures. Some of the rate increases may have helped to compensate carriers for the out-of-route miles they drove to avoid flooding on Interstate 95.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Rising customer demands, increasing complexities and an ever-growing army of competitors – no industry is safe from the challenges of modern business. A new guide from Zebra Technologies outlines how, with the right technologies and the right approach, you can overcome the hurdles and build a factory of the future.
ModusLink Corporation
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Today, we are thrilled to share the news that our Poetic® Service Cloud Solution has been recognized by the Business Intelligence Group as a “New Product of the Year” winner for the Technology Software industry in the 2016 BIG Awards for Business. The BIG Awards for Business are very unique as they seek to recognize […]. The post ModusLink Wins Big in the BIG Awards for Business appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.
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Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Infor, provider of business applications specialised by industry and built for the Cloud, has deployed WMS from the Infor SCE suite at another warehouse of LADA Image, the official distributor of spare parts for LADA automobiles.
Consumer Goods Logistics
OCTOBER 20, 2016
This blog post was developed collaboratively by Dan Volpe, TJ McCann, and Tom Paciga. Kane Is Able has had great success in reducing the number of workplace injuries and other incidents in the last 13 years, achieving a reduction of 56% in the Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) during that time. We’re not perfect, and there’s always room for improvement.
Supply Chain 24/7
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Scott Galloway, Founder and Chairman, L2; Clinical Professor of Marketing, NYU Stern, presents the week's biggest winners and losers in digital.
APICS
OCTOBER 20, 2016
At the APICS annual conference, in Washington, D.C., in September, APICS CEO, Abe Eshkenazi, announced that the iconic Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) certification will be reconfigured in 2017.
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Supply Chain 24/7
OCTOBER 20, 2016
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CH Robinson Transportfolio
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Countdown to Black Friday: 2 Tips to Help Ease the Customs Process.Transportfolio. As consumers eagerly anticipate the Black Friday deals that are only weeks away, shipments of the products they can’t wait to purchase are still making their way to store shelves. But before they get to retail locations, imported goods need to clear customs. There is an increase in shipments by land, air, and sea leading up to the Black Friday shopping holiday.
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