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Fisher’s Supply Chain–Product Match/Mismatch Framework

SCM Research

I have used Fisher’s (1997) supply chain–product match/mismatch framework ( What Is the Right Supply Chain for Your Product? ) in my teaching for years! Herein, the author argues that functional products require a physically efficient supply chain strategy, whereas innovative products require a market-responsive supply chain strategy. Fisher’s framework finds empirical support: Wagner et al. (2012) demonstrate that “the higher the supply chain fit, the higher the Return on Asse

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Overcoming Complacency: How to Drive Even More Supply Chain Metric Success

Talking Logistics

A sense of complacency can lurk behind benchmarks. Once you hit your monthly warehouse goals, there can be a pull toward maintaining rather than gaining on your goals. Simply maintaining your goal patterns instead of gaining on your goals will keep your growth at a standstill if you don’t actively and routinely work to overcome it. As a leader, you need many tools to eliminate this mindset.

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The Digital Enterprise in the Digital Age

Enterra Insights

The historical period in which we live has been given a number of labels including the Digital Age and the … Continued. The post The Digital Enterprise in the Digital Age appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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AI, Machine Learning and the Power of Predictive Logistics

Talking Logistics

Adam Compain, CEO at ClearMetal discusses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: Can you provide a clear definition of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Predictive Logistics and shed some light on why there’s growing interest in these areas? How does Predictive Logistics fit within the broader landscape of technology solutions out there?

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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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Powering Your Digital Supply Chain: Attribute-Based Forecasting – Part 5

BlueYonder

Today, across almost every category, products have more features and attributes than those available just a few years ago. For instance, a simple kitchen cleaner is not so simple anymore; there are countless combinations to choose from when you consider the brand, fragrance types, price bands and packaging sizes. The electronics industry has similar challenges and complexities.

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Data shows sustainability investments are paying off

EcoVadis

The first annual Global CSR Risk and Performance Index reveals progress of more than 20,400 companies looking to improve their sustainability efforts. Today we published our EcoVadis first annual edition of the Global CSR Risk and Performance Index – which represents the culmination of an intensive research project to track the corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance of more than 20,400 companies, based on EcoVadis CSR Ratings across 10 industries and three world regions.

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Transparency Key to Logistics Disruptions from Harvey and Irma

Material Handling & Logistics

"Avoiding a panic mode is the top priority during any adverse situation. This is best done by sending daily email updates to your customers letting them exactly what is going on," said Brian Fielkow, CEO of Jetco Delivery. Is there such a thing as communicating too much with your customers? Not according to Brian Fielkow, CEO of Jetco Delivery, which is based in Houston.

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Powering Your Digital Supply Chain: Attribute-Based Forecasting – Part 5

BlueYonder

Today, across almost every category, products have more features and attributes than those available just a few years ago. For instance, a simple kitchen cleaner is not so simple anymore; there are countless combinations to choose from when you consider the brand, fragrance types, price bands and packaging sizes. The electronics industry has similar challenges and complexities.

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See More, Know More, and Do More with Your Global Supply Chain: Discover Navisphere® Vision

CH Robinson Transportfolio

See More, Know More, and Do More with Your Global Supply Chain: Discover Navisphere® Vision | Transportfolio. We often talk about logistics being an exciting industry that is constantly growing in both complexity and impact. And it’s true: supply chains have moved from the backroom to the boardroom because of the significant financial and strategic influence they have on an organization.

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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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RELEX Solutions Fuels Growth with Additional Funding from Summit Partners

RELEX Solutions

Read PDF. Increased investment recognizes the value of RELEX’s bold vision to unify retail’s core operational processes and supports the company’s commitment to 100% customer satisfaction. RELEX Solutions, provider of unified retail planning solutions, spanning forecasting, replenishment, space and assortment, and workforce optimization, recently closed a second round of funding from global growth equity investor Summit Partners to support the company’s continued growth.

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Quick Tips to Improve Your Injection Molding Process

GlobalTranz

The injection molding process is a crucial process with lots of moving parts — but that doesn’t mean you can’t make some simple changes to improve how you do it and safeguard the quality of your final product. Time is money — but so are professionalism, optimization and attention to detail, as well as other concerns. Here’s how to make the most of each of these to get your injection molding process humming along in no time.

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Unified Retail Planning – Breaking Out of Retail’s Functional Silos

RELEX Solutions

Retail today isn’t for the faint-hearted. A recent quote from business magnate and investor Warren Buffet is quite telling, “I think retailing is just too tough for me, just generally.”. The sector is undergoing profound transformation and only time will tell who the winners will be. In any case, it is evident that retailers no longer can afford to sustain inefficient operations.

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Supply Chain New on Is 5S Really the Way to Begin Lean Transformation

Supply Chain Digest

Depends on How it is Perceived from the Perpsecpective of Shop Floor Employees, Pracitioner Says

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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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Increase Speed and Service with Automated Order Processing

3GTMS

As a 3PL, you’re dealing with dozens (if not hundreds) of orders a day. The email arrives in your inbox and typically requires some sort of manual entry on your part: Data is keyed into the system or added to a spreadsheet; or perhaps your customers are required to log into a portal and enter […]. The post Increase Speed and Service with Automated Order Processing appeared first on 3GTMS.

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Here's How Hurricanes Irma and Harvey Have Affected Van Freight

DAT Solutions

DAT employees are donating to American Red Cross to help support those affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and DAT Solutions is matching those contributions. To learn more about how you can help, visit the Red Cross website. A lot of the spot market freight volumes that were stalled in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey have started to come back.

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UltraShipTMS Releases v5.11 and Prepares for v5.13 to Drop

Supply Chain Collaborator

Development Team Deploys New Advanced Scheduling Platform Module and Makes Significant Progress Realizing the 2017 Product Development Roadmap. September 12, 2017 – Fair Lawn, NJ – UltraShipTMS development teams successfully rolled out UltraShipTMS version 5.11 back in late July and are preparing to deploy version 5.13 before the end of September. These new releases (along with the internal update v5.12) represent hundreds of upgrades to existing features as well as scores of new features and f

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Getting Aligned with Business Goals for Successful Logistics Outsourcing

Logistics Bureau

In today’s fast-moving logistics environment, the pressure is often on to achieve lower costs, faster delivery, and operational flexibility. Logistics outsourcing is frequently “sold” on the dollars and hours it saves a business compared to its in-house operations. Third party logistics providers (3PLs) invest in technology like cloud-based transport management and robot-operated warehousing, so that client enterprises pay less to reap the benefits of efficiency and speed.

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More Than 40 New Manufacturers Join Configura’s Platform in 2023

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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Moving From a Manual to an eKanban System

Supply Chain 24/7

eKanban is a relatively easy way to get started on a Lean transformation – and provides dramatic returns.

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The Next Generation of Global Supply Chain Technology Is Here: Navisphere® Vision

TMC

When we founded TMC nearly 20 years ago, the supply chain and logistics industry looked very different, as did our world in general. We were in the midst of the dot-com boom, and use of the internet and computers was relatively new. ERPs were just launching, and a typical shipment update occurred when a carrier stopped for gas and called his or her dispatcher.

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Freightera’s New Redesign Takes Instant Online Freight Quotes to the Next Level

Freightera

Canadian startup Freightera released its breakthrough redesign. Shippers can now get instant freight quotes without creating accounts. VANCOUVER, British Columbia , Sept. 7, 2017 – Just in time for the busy fall shipping season, the Canadian startup serving businesses with instant freight quotes and online bookings unveiled its break-through redesign.

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The Next Generation of Global Supply Chain Technology Is Here: Navisphere® Vision

TMC

When we founded TMC nearly 20 years ago, the supply chain and logistics industry looked very different, as did our world in general. We were in the midst of the dot-com boom, and use of the internet and computers was relatively new. ERPs were just launching, and a typical shipment update occurred when a carrier stopped for gas and called his or her dispatcher.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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The Next Generation of Global Supply Chain Technology Is Here: Navisphere® Vision

TMC

When we founded TMC nearly 20 years ago, the supply chain and logistics industry looked very different, as did our world in general. We were in the midst of the dot-com boom, and use of the internet and computers was relatively new. ERPs were just launching, and a typical shipment update occurred when a carrier stopped for gas and called his or her dispatcher.