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Supply Chain Technology Integration: Making the New Technology & Legacy Systems’ Marriage Last

GlobalTranz

The decision to bring new technology into your existing warehouse operation should not be taken lightly. Modern technology enables a whole new level of collaboration , efficiency and better operations. However, simply wiping out your existing systems, which can represent millions of dollars in past investments, is not the answer. Your organization should invest in and manage supply chain technology integration, making the most out of your existing technology and new investments these steps. .

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This Week in Logistics News (October 28 – November 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

For the first time in franchise history, the Houston Astros are world series champions. The Astros outlasted the LA Dodgers in a thrilling seven game series to bring home the crown. As soon as that final out was made, the real planning began. And no, I’m not talking about how the Astros can build off of this year’s team in free agency to defend the title next year.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 30 – November 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

My car crossed the 90,000 mile mark this week, which means something (or everything) will soon start to break down, like how I started needing reading glasses when I crossed the 45 year old mark. I’m bringing the car into the shop this morning for some proactive maintenance (translation: I’ll pay some money now to hopefully avoid paying a whole lot more money later).

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In Case You Missed It: Best Industry Articles and Insights this Month

ModusLink Corporation

Having trouble keeping up with the latest supply chain, logistics, manufacturing and e-commerce industry news? Below, you’ll find the top articles and trends from October covering various sections of these rapidly changing industries. Earlier in October, Walmart announced it will be launching a new in-store return process for online purchases, integrating its mobile app with […].

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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 Truth About Multi-stop in Transportation Management

TMC

It’s something we’ve wondered about, along with our customers: do carriers reject multi-stop truckloads more than single-stop, or does it only seem that way? We decided to find out about this particular facet of transportation management. We worked with MIT graduate students, asking them to analyze 5 million truckload and multi-stop truckload tender records in our database.

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The Truth About Multi-stop in Transportation Management

TMC

It’s something we’ve wondered about, along with our customers: do carriers reject multi-stop truckloads more than single-stop, or does it only seem that way? We decided to find out about this particular facet of transportation management. We worked with MIT graduate students, asking them to analyze 5 million truckload and multi-stop truckload tender records in our database.

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[Webinar] How to get started with artificial intelligence in your supply chain planning

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater Real, practical steps you can take today to start implementing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in your supply chain planning. Stop struggling and start implementing! Join us on Tuesday, November 28 at 2pm ET to learn directly from companies like Merck and Schneider Electric in our latest webinar, A pragmatic approach to getting started with artificial intelligence in supply chain planning.

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The Truth About Multi-stop in Transportation Management

TMC

It’s something we’ve wondered about, along with our customers: do carriers reject multi-stop truckloads more than single-stop, or does it only seem that way? We decided to find out about this particular facet of transportation management. We worked with MIT graduate students, asking them to analyze 5 million truckload and multi-stop truckload tender records in our database.

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Experiential Education and STEM

Enterra Insights

Education is not a spectator sport. In fact, it’s not sport at all — education is serious business. Serious though … Continued. The post Experiential Education and STEM appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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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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Seven Tips to Eliminate Hidden Shipping Costs

Logistyx

Multi-carrier shipping software is a great cost reduction tool, but even greater savings can be gained by ensuring your shipping system and your shipping processes are tuned up to preempt common problems that result in hidden freight costs. Following are seven tips that can yield dramatic cost savings. 1. Use Address Correction Software When is the […].

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Manufacturing’s Other Dimension — Digital Twins

APICS

Last week, Netflix released the second season of its popular sci-fi series “Stranger Things,” which explores mysteries related to scientific experiments, super natural forces and a parallel dimension. Netflix isn’t the only media outlet interested in other worlds.

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Why So Disruptive?

Tailwind

I was a good kid. I went to church. Okay, I had to go to church because my dad was the minister. It was part of the family gig. But I would sit relatively quiet in the pew until they sent us all out to Sunday school where we could let loose a bit. But I treated others decently, I think. I said my ‘pleases and thank yous’ to people. I guess I also had a bit a larceny in me.