What The F Is A Supply Chain Benchmark?
Freight Plus
MARCH 22, 2019
Listen to this article! when's the last time you benchmarked your supply chain?
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Ready or Not, Blockchain Is Coming to Supply Chains
Supply Chain Collaborator
MARCH 22, 2019
Everyone’s talking about the potential and promise of blockchain and other bleeding edge tech tools for “supply chain digitization”. Yet, many logistics and transportation pros are asking why, in practical terms, they should explore and embrace blockchain technologies ahead of more pressing and less esoteric logistics IT initiatives. Supply chain digitization is a killer use case for blockchain and it is coming to supply chain management.
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The Truth About Collect Shipping and Retail Compliance
Zipline Logistics
MARCH 22, 2019
Retail compliance is a topic of national interest and debate. What is the best way to manage tight supplier shipping requirements? A common misconception in the CPG industry is that it’s always a better choice to let a retailer handle pickup and delivery of product. The misconception is based on the idea that when big […]. The post The Truth About Collect Shipping and Retail Compliance appeared first on Zipline Logistics.
2D Barcodes in Warehouse Management: Why Aren’t We All Using Them?
GlobalTranz
MARCH 22, 2019
The use of barcodes in the supply chain is nothing new. First-generation barcodes (1D barcodes) gave supply chain managers the ability to track stock keeping units (SKUs) and shipment information. Unfortunately, the use of 1D barcodes in warehouse management has grown somewhat inefficient in the modern age, especially considering the rise of e-commerce.
Reducing Global Lead Times To Improve Customer Experience At Becton Dickinson
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Product lead time is crucial in the life sciences industry and represents a key consideration for customers’ purchasing decisions. For this reason, BD Biosciences aimed to optimize its global supply and distribution network to reduce delivery lead time to customers and optimize its global inventory. How was BD Biosciences successful in reducing global distribution lead times between 30% and 60% in addition to: Increasing agility to prioritize urgent and ad-hoc customer requests Increasing global
What Your CFO Needs to Know About Accruals, IoT, & More Listener Mail! [podcast]
Freight Plus
MARCH 22, 2019
This week the mic is pointed at you, the listeners, as we open up another mail bag filled with your questions. This week you'll learn why your CFO needs to be on top of freight accruals, how IoT is changing supply chains, and what a supply chain benchmark is.
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Young MacDonald’s Farm: AI-AI-Oh
Enterra Insights
MARCH 22, 2019
Children have been singing about Old MacDonald and his farm for the last century. A lot has changed on the farm over those 100 or so years. Jayson Lusk ( @JaysonLusk ), Head of the Agricultural Economics Department at Purdue University, reports, “In 1900, just under 40 percent of the total US population lived on farms, and 60 percent lived in rural areas.
Supply Chain Risk Resiliency & Risk Management 2019 Best Practices
Resilinc
MARCH 22, 2019
Download the full 2019 SCRM Process Advisory Whitepaper here.
5 Traits of a Great Inventory Manager
Unleashed
MARCH 22, 2019
Inventory management is key to the success of any business, big or small. It encompasses a wide range of tasks, all of which should streamline your supply chain and ensure the utmost productivity. As your business grows, good inventory management will become even more crucial, and you may need to hire an inventory manager who can dedicate their time to ensuring it all runs smoothly.
Sustainability and transparency deliver growth for direct-to-consumer brands
Provenance
MARCH 22, 2019
Interested in how blockchain-powered product transparency can help grow trust in your brand? We are creating an-depth guide, sign up here to receive early access. eMarketer published an article exploring how direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands are attracting shoppers through sustainability and transparency. “Brands that lift the veil on how they conduct business will naturally engender more goodwill.
Speeding Robotics Automation with AI
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The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.
Procurement Leadership Workshop: Addressing the Need for a New Stakeholder Influence Model
NC State SCRC
MARCH 22, 2019
Some of the typical complaints I hear from procurement colleagues are the same ones I heard 20 years ago, and it seems as if nothing has changed. “Procurement doesn’t get any respect! I can’t get people in the business to listen to what I want to propose to them, and they don’t show up to my category meetings.” “Engineering, IT, and Marketing will set up a relationship and commit to a single supplier, and then turn them over to me to get the “contract
What Your CFO Needs to Know About Accruals, IoT, & More Listener Mail! [podcast]
Freight Plus
MARCH 22, 2019
This week the mic is pointed at you, the listeners, as we open up another mail bag filled with your questions. This week you'll learn why your CFO needs to be on top of freight accruals, how IoT is changing supply chains, and what a supply chain benchmark is. All answers are transcribed below: What the F is a supply chain benchmark? What your CFO needs to know about freight accruals.
SCRC Meeting: Closing the Gap Between Marketing and Procurement
NC State SCRC
MARCH 22, 2019
Our upcoming SCRC meeting on April 25 will explore a topic that has been top of mind for me and several other people for some time. To give you a clue as to what this is about, consider the typical sessions you see at, for instance, the ISM meeting, that I plan on attending this year. One of the tracks in particular that caught my attention: “EXPOSING THE TOP 5 SALES CLOSING TACTICS: GETTING THE INSIDE TRACK ON NEGOTIATION Have you ever wondered what sales people are taught to negotiate
What The F Is A Supply Chain Benchmark?
Freight Plus
MARCH 22, 2019
(listen to this article). A typical answer we receive when we ask a perspective client if they've done a supply chain benchmark is, "what is a supply chain benchmark?". That answer is simple - a supply chain benchmark is no different than any other type of benchmark. It's a comparison between one or more things where performance is measured. For example, if you are shopping for a new smart phone and want one with the fastest processor available and better than average battery life then you'd nee
Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence
Advertiser: GEP
“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.
David Oliver Joins RELEX Solutions as Industry Advisor
RELEX Solutions
MARCH 22, 2019
Read PDF. RELEX Solutions, provider of unified retail planning solutions, announced today that David Oliver will join the company as an Industry Advisor. He will support RELEX’s initiative to improve value by increasing the scope and capabilities for simultaneous optimizations, leading to greater immediate impact and ROI for customers. Oliver was most recently a Partner at PwC, where he led the U.K. retail consulting team, and is now an independent retail and consumer consultant.
Life Science Businesses are Migrating to a Two-tier ERP Strategy
QAD
MARCH 22, 2019
The life sciences industry is undergoing an evolution. Organizations are moving beyond their core competencies to develop global businesses that offer comprehensive, customer-centric solutions. Mergers and Acquisitions. Life science organizations are acquiring businesses that offer complementary yet disparate products at a tremendous rate. According to the 2018 EY M&A Firepower Report , merger and acquisition (M&A) activities in 2018 totaled US $198 billion, with over 40% of life science
Tips for Attracting and Retaining Top Talent
The Network Effect
MARCH 22, 2019
Recruiters spend countless hours and thousands of dollars in resources bringing in job candidates, but what happens once you’ve hired. The post Tips for Attracting and Retaining Top Talent appeared first on The Network Effect.
Streamdata.io Joins the Axway Family
Axway
MARCH 22, 2019
Axway CEO Patrick Donovan announced the purchase of Streamdata.io. at this week’s IMAGINE SUMMIT in Chantilly, France.
Breaking The Commerce Bottleneck: Your SAP Exit Plan Starts Now
Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar
Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.
Lean Manufacturing Implementation and the Change Management Journey
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
MARCH 22, 2019
In the first blog on this topic, I described the origins and background to lean manufacturing. In the second blog – lean manufacturing journey, the key activities of the model described in the book entitled “Lean Thinking” were introduced. While this is seen as the most popular model, there are a few reservations about it. These will be covered as […].
Streamdata.io Joins the Axway Family
Axway
MARCH 22, 2019
Axway CEO Patrick Donovan announced the purchase of Streamdata.io. at this week’s IMAGINE SUMMIT in Chantilly, France.
How to be a Retail Logistics Hero in an E-Commerce World
CHAINalytics
MARCH 22, 2019
The post How to be a Retail Logistics Hero in an E-Commerce World appeared first on Chainalytics.
ASCM Seeks Volunteers for New Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce
APICS
MARCH 22, 2019
The majority of people credit diversity and inclusion (D&I) programs with boosting both innovation and employee retention at their companies, according to an executive survey by global consulting firm Korn Ferry. Nevertheless, 59 percent of respondents say they still experience unconscious bias, which is defined as forming social stereotypes about certain groups outside of our conscious awareness.
How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform
Advertiser: GEP
Tariffs are no longer just policy noise. They’re driving real, bottom-line impact. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. This bulletin cuts straight to the point. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.
How a Good Fulfillment Partner Helps You Save Money
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
MARCH 22, 2019
This is the fifth in a series of blogs focused on getting the most from your marketing fulfillment program. It includes insights drawn from an Amware-sponsored Mighty Guide titled 8 Experts on Marketing Fulfillment. You can download the eBook here.
The Longevity Economy: An ‘Undiscovered Continent’ That Companies Need to Explore
MIT Supply Chain
MARCH 22, 2019
In the not-too-distant future, the home will be much more than a place to live; it will be a platform for the services and experiences that an aging population demands, predicts Dr. Joe Coughlin, Director of the MIT AgeLab. The shift will create huge business opportunities for industries such as logistics – provided they can […].
This Week in Logistics News (March 18-22, 2019)
Talking Logistics
MARCH 22, 2019
I arrived at Penn Station in Newark, NJ yesterday for a client meeting. My initial thought was to grab an Uber to my hotel, but since there were already a line of taxis parked outside, I decided to hop in one. After telling the driver where I was heading, he told me, “It’s cash only, no credit card.”. “None of these cabs take credit card?” I asked him.
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