ToolsGroup

JANUARY 30, 2018

Trade promotion forecasting is difficult: getting it right involves factoring in many variables. Marketing people, who are often responsible for it, may excel at creating and running promotions. Forecasting demand data, not so much. This can leave supply chain professionals the tough job planning for, and responding to, promotions. To do this, the first hurdle is creating a good statistical baseline forecast.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 30, 2018

Editor’s Note: This article comes from Steve Wright who works for Whirlwind Steel and shares his knowledge on manufacturing plant site selection. There are a number of factors to consider in manufacturing plant site selection to ensure you have the best location for your new plant. Unlike retail, office, or residential locations, a manufacturer must also consider various environmental regulations , workforce issues, and raw material availability, among other things.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2018

It only takes a simple example to remind you how e-commerce continues to evolve and the potential it has to disrupt traditional markets, supply chains and even governments. Let me tell you how international e-commerce is changing one buying pattern and why it will reshape global logistics operations and government import regulations. The moral to the story is that significant e-commerce change doesn’t always start with a big bang, but failure to see change coming can leave many companies at a co

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Supply Chain Insights

JANUARY 30, 2018

This week, we celebrate the sixth anniversary for Supply Chain Insights. I never wanted to start the company, but when Gartner bought AMR Research, I thought the market needed an alternative. We provide focused and independent research for the business leader. While other research companies write for Information Technology (IT) organizations, our focus is the business leader.

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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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SCM Research

JANUARY 30, 2018

Trust plays an important role in supply chain management research (see some of my previous posts, e.g. The More Trust the Better! Really? , The Evolution of Trust ). An article by Free (2008), titled Walking the Talk? Supply Chain Accounting and Trust among UK Supermarkets and Suppliers , asks: “How are calculative practices implicated in the constitution of trust in the UK retail sector?

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River Logic

JANUARY 30, 2018

DALLAS, January 30, 2018 - River Logic , a leading provider of prescriptive analytics technology, today announced its new partnership with TBM Consulting Group , an operations and supply chain consulting firm known for its Lean heritage and expertise in operational excellence. TBM helps clients dramatically accelerate and sustain operational results using a powerful combination of process rigor and enabling technologies.

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TradeGecko

JANUARY 30, 2018

2018 is going to a big year for wholesale distribution. Thanks to constant advancements in B2B technologies and capabilities, wholesale is quickly catching up to retailers. This year, we expect to see more and more B2B businesses expand into global markets. As customers continue to make purchases internationally, wholesalers need to focus on the digitalization of their buying and supply chain workflows, ensure their online marketplaces are transforming cross-border trade, implement integrated cr

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NFI Industries

JANUARY 30, 2018

Guest Post : David Broering, President of Integrated Solutions at NFI The final four months of 2017 were some of the most challenging in the past decade for shippers, carriers, and 3PL’s. The market changed dramatically with the arrival of back-to-back hurricanes in September and concluded with the go-live date for Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs).

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RFgen

JANUARY 30, 2018

The internet is now an ever-constant presence to all employees working in the warehouse. It has enabled enormous growths in productivity and efficiency, and serves as the backbone for new software apps and operational enhancements. No one will argue that today’s warehouses are designed with the internet and online augmentation in mind. Many software solutions today tout the ability to work online and offline.

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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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Aera Technology

JANUARY 30, 2018

By Stephanie Glass The complexities of demand forecasting have bedeviled businesses for decades. Consider these lessons from 1970s and ’80s, at the dawn of enterprise computing, as outlined in the Harvard Business Review : · U.S. electric utilities lost millions in the 1970s and ’80s after investing in new power plants based on forecasts that demand would rise 7 percent a year.

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RFgen

JANUARY 30, 2018

The internet is now an ever-constant presence to all employees working in the warehouse. It has enabled enormous growths in productivity and efficiency, and serves as the backbone for new software apps and operational enhancements. No one will argue that today’s warehouses are designed with the internet and online augmentation in mind. Many software solutions today tout the ability to work online and offline.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 30, 2018

At the moment, Tesla and carmakers in Japan and Germany use different plugs and communication protocols to link batteries to chargers, but firms building the charging networks needed for electric vehicles to become mainstream say the number of plug formats will need to be limited to keep costs down. Carmakers behind the winning technology will benefit from having an established supply chain and an extensive network, making their vehicles potentially more attractive to customers worried about emb

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Supply Chain 24/7

JANUARY 30, 2018

Supply chains are growing more complex as product proliferation and customer service expectations rise driven in part by the “Amazons” of the world.

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RELEX Solutions

JANUARY 30, 2018

Read PDF. Optimizing supply chain and space planning will bring savings for regional. grocery retail brands. Bünting is implementing RELEX’s forecasting and replenishment solutions as part of a move to centralize its supply chain planning. After a successful pilot, Bünting has also made the decision to implement RELEX’s planogramming solution. Its goals are to reduce inventory, increase availability and optimize assortments at category and store levels.

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Supply Chain 24/7

JANUARY 30, 2018

Managing risk should be a priority for any supply chain, and that means prequalifying contractors, suppliers, and vendors.

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 30, 2018

SCDigest is Back with its Second Biannual Study

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APICS

JANUARY 30, 2018

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Learn how to eradicate this global crisis from your supply chain.

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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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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 30, 2018

May Accelerate Move South, Investment in Robots

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 30, 2018

Van rates and load counts have been trending down for three weeks, and the national average van rate slipped to $2.26 per mile last week. Those are all normal January trends. That’s still a really high national average, though. For comparison, the national average was just $1.67 per mile around this time a year ago. Rising fuel costs have added to the pressure on prices, but the big story is still the tight capacity that resulted from the ELD mandate.

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Loginext

JANUARY 30, 2018

We saw last mile delivery being used as the key input in all omnichannel strategies. We saw localization in distribution strategies centered around making last mile delivery more effective. We also saw machine learning being implemented successfully in logistics and field workforce planning. These trends would be the greatest influencers in 2018 for logistics and field workforce management.

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KEPLER Consulting

JANUARY 30, 2018

The rapid emergence of new technologies, the price opacity of major market players, the experts shortage in I.T procurement are all elements justifying an urging need to bring performance and professionalism to I.T Purchasing. Here are 5 tips to make your I.T purchasing last: #1 PROVIDE THE COMPANY WITH A PURCHASING POLICY SHARED AND VALIDATED BY ALL STAKEHOLDERS.

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Loginext

JANUARY 30, 2018

Polar Vortex can disrupt logistics movement pushing up freight rates due to a shortage of trucks and drivers. Shipments may be delayed either due to rerouting away from snow-blocked highways or, being detained due to traffic bottlenecks. Multi-modal transport via railroads and ports are also affected.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

JANUARY 30, 2018

Office Depot, Inc., the omnichannel provider of business services, products and technology, selected Oracle Cloud Applications to modernise its IT systems and transform its business processes to meet the demands of today's digital economy.

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Loginext

JANUARY 30, 2018

We saw last mile delivery being used as the key input in all omnichannel strategies. We saw localization in distribution strategies centered around making last mile delivery more effective. We also saw machine learning being implemented successfully in logistics and field workforce planning. These trends would be the greatest influencers in 2018 for logistics and field workforce management.

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Tailwind

JANUARY 30, 2018

‘We just need to EDUCATE the customer.’. ‘Please download our 30-page guide on how to buy our application – it even comes with its own ROI calculator!’. ‘If they just give me a week to analyze their business, then I can show them how much sense our software platform makes.’. ‘I don’t understand how they can’t see the value.’. I don’t know if it’s over, but it’s definitely changing for good.

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This report details the capabilities of mesh networks, how they work, and the applications they thrive in supporting. Connectivity is necessary for optimal productivity, and mesh networking will soon be a significant provider of connectivity globally.

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 30, 2018

Do Retailers Even Really Know their Purchase Order Lifecyle Data

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 30, 2018

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is stepping up enforcement of import trade compliance. As more and more companies are experiencing a Focused Assessment, you have to wonder whether your company might be next. Here’s a primer on who’s likely to be audited, and what you should do before, during, and after a visit from CBP. So who is most likely to face a Focused Assessment?

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