Fri.Mar 31, 2017

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Sales & Operations Planning: What’s in that Special Sauce?

Supply Chain Opz

On the face of it, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) seems to be the most simple and logical of business processes. It’s critical to both commercial and operational success, and intuitively obvious in its importance and application. Yet, its complexity cannot be denied. The entire concept requires a company to update a forecast, which drives the sales plan, to influence the production plan, in order to stimulates the inventory plan, which impacts customer lead time (backlog), drives new p

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5 Key Factors in Choosing a Supplier CSR Monitoring Solution

EcoVadis

It is no secret that modern supply chains are increasingly exposed to risks that can result in increased operational costs, large losses, and long term damage to your corporate reputation. Predictable risks are still causing significant losses on a daily basis. Many organizations are losing millions, and in some Global 3000 cases, billions of dollars a year due to ineffective supply chain risk management and monitoring.

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Raising the Bar: Apple’s 11th Annual Supplier Responsibility Progress Report

Supply Chain 24/7

Apple believes everyone in its supply chain deserves dignity and respect, from stricter standards to improving working conditions and protecting the planet, Apple raises the bar higher for its suppliers and the industry.

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Are We Losing Our Jobs to Robots? Each 1 Costs 6 Jobs, a New Study Says

BlueYonder

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. This week: We may be losing our jobs to robots – in fact, a new study says each 1 robot costs us 6 jobs, an Austin based startup is challenging UberRush and becoming the next FedEx killer, Wal-Mart is beating the pants off Amazon in apparel, a startup thinks could be the future of international cargo transport by planning to cut air freight costs in half with drones, and Amazon un

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

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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2017 Supplier Responsibility Progress Report

Supply Chain 24/7

From responsible sourcing to recycling, every aspect of how Apple makes their products is deeply considered, this 11th annual Supplier Responsibility Progress Report details the advancements Apple made in 2016 throughout their supply chain.

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Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Winners for Feb. 27, 2017 Contest

Supply Chain Digest

Brian Govern of General Mills and Eric Kertz of Limited Brands Take Home the Prize with Great Captions

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Why Is It Important to Work with a Licensed and Bonded Freight Broker?

GlobalTranz

Logistics professionals need to consider a myriad of factors in their daily operations. Making the right choice for a freight brokering partner is often one of the important tasks on their to-do list. Whether you’re a shipper or a carrier, working with a bonded freight broker is essential for your workflow. Brokers function like the middlemen who ensure a smooth transportation process and top service prices for all parties involved.

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Inching towards the Era of Quantum Computing

Enterra Insights

Nearly every week some researcher around the world announces another breakthrough inching the world closer to developing generalized quantum computing … Continued. The post Inching towards the Era of Quantum Computing appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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How to Plan with a Company’s Vision in Mind

Supply Chain Trend

Preview. In our busy day to day work life, we can easily forget that the main reason why companies exist is to fulfil their purpose and vision. According to the article “Building your company’s vision” by Collins and Porras (1996), a company’s vision exists from core values, core purpose, a BHAG (big, hairy, audacious goal) and a vivid description. In principle anything a company and its employees does, needs to be in the context to achieve their purpose and vision.

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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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The Best Routes to Angel Liquidity

Marianne Hudson

Liquidity is the lifeblood of angels. Several angels provide tips for better ensuring returns before, during, and after the investment, and also some alternative ways to go.

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How To Know It’s Time To Replace Your Warehouse High Bay Lighting

Supply Chain 24/7

If you have HID or fluorescent high bays, and most industrial facilities still do, it's time to upgrade, it’s that simple, you're missing out on the benefits of LED lighting.

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Where Did My Trailer Go? and Other Absurdities’

Tailwind

“Do you know where that package of photocopier paper on my desk came from?” I asked. “No,” said Brad the marketer with great hair and even better socks. “I saw it there when I came in and I wondered why it was on your desk.”. “I can’t figure it out,” I added. “Why would anyone leave it there?”. As I write my blog this morning I am feeling a lot better.

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Guide to LED High Bays

Supply Chain 24/7

In this guide we’ll help you determine if it’s time to upgrade your high bays and the five considerations you need to be aware of when evaluating your LED high bay options.

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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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Supply Chain Talk: 5 Fundamentals for Building a Collaborative Supply Chain

Arkieva

In this week’s Supply Chain Talk , Arkieva CEO, Harpal Singh discusses the key fundamental building blocks for creating a collaborative supply chain. Talks of creating a supply chain have slowly transformed into a catchphrase that’s often touted at Supply chain conferences and lengthy S&OP meetings. However, for most manufacturing businesses, the concept is elusive and at best abstruse.

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Demurrage & Detention: The Cash Opportunity of Logistics

Supply Chain 24/7

Many companies have made strides in demurrage and detention but more can be done.

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Breaking News: Walmart, Facebook, and Uber Form Strategic Alliance to Provide Unrivaled Commerce Experience

Talking Logistics

In a sign of how e-commerce and omni-channel fulfillment are disrupting the status quo in the retail industry, and the ripple effect it’s having on supply chain and logistics processes, Walmart, Facebook, and Uber announced this morning that they are forming a strategic alliance (to be called “Unrivaled,” according to sources) that will “redefine and improve the buying experience for consumers around the world, from product search and discovery through final delivery” and “raise the bar on what