GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

It is easy to make analytics the cornerstone of warehouse and distribution center management. While analytics offer remarkable insights into supply chain inventory optimization, warehouse managers must still understand how the use of slotting optimization technology impacts other processes. With 7 percent of America’s gross domestic product (GDP) tied up in inventory, reports the 21 st Century Supply Chain Blog , your organization must go beyond the analytics and understand the broad impact

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

By now most people understand they generate data whenever they use their computer, tablet, or smartphone. They also understand companies … Continued. The post Artificial Intelligence and Targeted Marketing appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Retail has changed a lot in just the last few years, never mind the past 10 or 20 years. On the webcast, How to Break Six Bad Habits of Retail Planning Habits , featuring RSR Research co-found Paula Rosenblum and Logility Director or Retail Business Consulting Jim Brown, we explored many of the processes (or habits) implemented a decade or more ago that are still at the heart of today’s retail operations.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Retail Supply Chain Planning 104

All Things Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

I’ve always been fascinated with grocery retail supply chains. I spent 4 years working for Ahold USA, the U.S.

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Retail Supply Chain Supply and Demand Food 127

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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TradeGecko

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

As the leading Inventory Management platform, TradeGecko is intimately aware that there are many challenges involved with growing and scaling a successful eCommerce business.

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Inventory Management Software Inventory Management Logistics Network Optimization Software Inventory 68

Elementum

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Despite Irma’s downgraded intensity as it moves further inland into the United States, its impact escalated at a steady pace nonetheless. Fortunately, lengthy preparations well in advance managed to mitigate the probability of more extensive damage. Here’s what we know: (click to zoom). Current Storm Status: While Irma has weakened to a tropical storm , it’s still packing winds of up to 97 kph and now covers six states : Alabama, North and South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee.

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Rootstock

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

As manufacturing companies’ top management look for solutions to improve productivity and ultimately profitability, upping your game requires focusing on the core problems. Based on our experience with organizations struggling to manage their business using outdated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, we have identified the following four cries for help.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

It would cost $10 billion to reach a ‘fair’ level of pay for BRIC workers in the Western European clothing supply chain. With a global apparel market valued at $3 trillion, the Center for Centre for Environment and Sustainability, at the University of Surrey, looked into whether workers are earning a livable wage. Using the Western European clothing supply chain as a case study, the researchers wanted to test a standard as to the ‘fairness’ of that sector’s global supply chains.

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BRIC Quality Apparel Brazil 40

Supply Chain Digest

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Jim Stephens and Dan Gilmore Review Key Inventory Measures and Performance Across Key Industry Sectors in 2016

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Inventory Video Supply Chain Industrial 42

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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Freight Plus

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

“Am I paying too much for my inbound freight?” If you’re asking that question than the answer is often a resounding, “Yes!” While most companies keep a tight handle on their outbound freight as well as their commercial invoice costs, inbound freight is often overlooked.

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Supply Chain Digest

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

New Technology from Climeworks is Very Interesting, but it Will Take Millions of Machines to Make a Difference

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Supply Chain Software Global Supply Chain Supply and Demand 32

Quantified Freight

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

While delivering packages and small pieces of freight to non-commercial and even residential locations is not a new phenomenon; the sheer rate at which business to consumer shipping volume is growing at is what makes this a pivotal point in the industry. All active players are experimenting and learning quickly which of these are the best fit for their current capacity and business model.

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Real Estate Freight Just-in-Time Capacity 45

Supply Chain Digest

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Microsoft, Maersk, EY and Guardtime Partner for New Solution, Attacking Sector Called Completely Inefficient

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Freight Plus

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

"Am I paying too much for my inbound freight?" If you're asking that question than the answer is often a resounding, "Yes!" While most companies keep a tight handle on their outbound freight as well as their commercial invoice costs, inbound freight is often overlooked. There are a number of reasons for this but the main drivers are that purchasing and outbound delivery costs are not as complicated to manage.

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Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Negotiate Pricing Cost Reduction Strategies 40

Tailwind

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

“You’re still the same, you still aim high’ – ‘Still the Same, 1978’, Bob Seger. This morning while driving by two semis, driving in tandem down highway 99 to the Peach Arch border crossing, I was listening to one of my favorite songs. Bob Seger’s, ‘Still the Same’, with its catchy rhythm, driving beat and repetitive lyrics was on the radio.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

by Teresa Chiykowski It’s hard to believe that Kinexions ‘17 is only a few weeks away. Time flies – just like astronaut Chris Hadfield , who will be joining us as our keynote speaker on the Kinexions mainstage in Orlando this year. For those of you who missed my last blog post , Kinexions is the premier annual event for our RapidResponse® user community, including customers and prospects.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Over the past few weeks, there’s been a lot of buzz and discussion about Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, everything from the impact to competing grocery retailers and prices to the accelerated evolution of omni-channel distribution. I was particularly interested in this deal because the grocery industry is near and dear to my heart. My dad and uncles owned a bodega in Brooklyn, NY, where I worked many summers as a kid and teenager stocking shelves and delivering groceries.

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Optimal Sourcing Modeling Optimization Modeling Food 104

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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