Wed.Feb 21, 2018

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How Not to use Machine Learning for Demand Forecasting

ToolsGroup

Eight years ago ToolsGroup was one of the first supply chain planning software vendors to employ machine learning to improve demand forecasting. As the tag line to a popular commercial goes, by now “we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two.”. When we first began employing this new technology, it wasn’t on anyone’s radar. Even in 2014 when Gartner wrote a case study about Danone using our machine learning to help forecast promotions, it was barely a blip on the horizon.

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Top 5 Tips To Optimize Your Warehouse Storage System

GlobalTranz

Do you have a messy, unorganized warehouse? We know that you are also the victim of the ‘ Warehouse Disease’ , i.e. even after regularly organizing your warehouse, it turns messy the minute you receive or ship some cargos. Optimising your warehouse storage system to ensure that it stays organized at all times of the month will be a dream come true, right?

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The Internet of Things and Supply Chain Operations

Enterra Insights

The term “supply chain” was coined because it denoted key linkages from raw resources to finished products. Connecting those links has been the essence of supply chain operations since trading first began. Through the centuries there has also been a focus on making supply chains more efficient. This focus sharpened and became even more important with the rise of e-commerce and omnichannel operations.

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Performance Reporting and the Operational Restructuring Process

Silvon Software

When companies begin to struggle financially and decide to institute a restructuring initiative to turn things around, many focus solely on the financial aspects of the organization. Unfortunately, this approach ignores the tremendous long-term value that operational improvements can deliver. As a business seeks to regain financial stability, a matching pursuit of operational excellence can help the company realize and capitalize on new opportunities.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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Keeping the Supply Chain Love Alive

ModusLink Corporation

Valentine’s Day, beyond being an occasion to indulge, adore and sugar load, presents the perfect opportunity to reflect on relationships. Brands have countless relationships to manage, within their business and even across their channels, though when it comes to keeping things up and running, it may be most important to review the relationship to they […].

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When it Comes to ‘Logistics & Sourcing’ at RILA Supply Chain the World is Your Oyster!

Supply Chain Network

One of the things I most look forward to when attending the RILA Supply Chain conference is all of the great retail global logistics & supply chain professionals and information to be found assembled all in one place. In less than a week in Phoenix, this year’s RILA Supply Chain conference will of course once again be no exception with a strong Logistics & Sourcing track including four sessions.

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How action ready are the people in your S&OP process?

Supply Chain Movement

Last week I found myself in a roomful of supply chain professionals where, as Involvation, we’d been invited to chair a discussion on ‘S&OP: achieving and maintaining S&OP effectiveness… and keeping all disciplines on board’. The key issue is how to motivate people and increase their action readiness in terms of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

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What the OTIF Mandate Means for Walmart – and What it Means for You (Part 1)

E2open

What the OTIF Mandate Means for Walmart – and What it Means for You (Part 1). brooke. Wednesday 21 February 2018. Mohit Dubey, Senior Director, Product Marketing, E2open. Partners are central to the supply chain strategy at Walmart®, and Walmart has clear expectations of them. Those expectations just went up. The Bentonville, Arkansas, based retailer now requires consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies that ship to its distribution centers (DCs) in full truckloads to deliver on-time, in-full (OT

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Mindmap for Returns Management

Supply Chain Movement

In the past, companies did their best to make it as difficult as possible to return goods. Nowadays, however, they compete for the customer’s favour by simplifying and reducing the cost of the entire returns management process. Logistics service provider XPO Logistics and Supply Chain Media have created this Mindmap for Returns Management outlining the route, with road signs indicating the potential hazards along the way.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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In the Supply Chain Journey, Every Mile Matters

APICS

The days of high-volume production and cheap goods are gone. By treating the first mile of the supply chain as strategically as the last mile, companies will experience fewer surprises, more opportunity and better results.

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Delivery problems force temporary closure of hundreds of KFC UK outlets

Supply Chain Movement

On Monday 19 February, fried-chicken chain KFC was forced to close more than half its 900 restaurants in the UK due to supply chain problems with fresh chicken deliveries. DHL, who only recently took over the delivery contract for KFC, described the problems as “operational issues”, while KFC called them “teething problems”. Until recently, South African-owned distribution group Bidvest had handled KFC’s chicken deliveries.

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Taking calculated risks

BlueYonder

SriLaxmi Kotwal has found success at home. She was born, raised, studied and has worked her entire career in the Indian city of Hyderabad. As a Senior Director in JDA’s Product Development organization, she leads the development team for JDA Retail.me, one of the company’s strategic SaaS products. With a strong academic background and incredible family support, she’s grown her career where she started, gaining confidence and learning lessons along the way.

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Hundreds of KFCs Remain Closed Because of Chicken Shortage

Supply Chain Brain

A total of 562 KFC outlets remained shut following a weekend of disruption that peaked on Sunday night at 646 closures. KFC published a list of only 338 of its 900 stores that were still open on Monday night. Many were offering a limited menu and restricted opening hours. The chicken delivery problem is so severe that the company cannot say when operations will be back to normal.

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Embedded Analytics: A Force Multiplier for Business

The possibilities for embedded analytics to drive real value for businesses, end users, and society are as fascinating as they are limitless. No matter the industry, brand after brand is finding that analytics can be the solution to a multitude of business challenges. Go deep with five insightsoftware customers as they share the details of their analytics journeys and discuss the transformative power of data.

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Supply chain professionals recognised with a work-based degree solution

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Supply chain leaders and aspiring leaders, of all ages, are now able to gain a work-based supply chain leadership degree apprenticeship, which can be funded from employers' apprenticeship levy pots.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of Feb. 22, 2018

Supply Chain Digest

Walmart Stock Hammered on Disappointing eCommerce Sales, KFC UK Supply Chain Nightmare, Oceain Container Rates Stay Low even After Consolidation, Retailers Facing a Growing Mountain of Returns

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Automation

TradeGecko

Thanks to constant advancements in B2B technologies, wholesale is fast catching up with retail. This year, automated sensor and tracking innovation will allow wholesalers to more effectively manage operations whilst making informed decisions about shipping, staffing, warehousing, and more.

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Confessions of an Owner-Operator: Advice for Getting Started

DAT Solutions

Being an owner-operator turned out to be a lucrative business for me, which is why I’m grateful for sites like ClassADrivers.com that give new drivers all the tools they need to become a successful truck driver. But when I got started, things weren’t that easy. I spent more than 25 years as a professional driver, eventually landing a million-dollar-a-year contract with a company.

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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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Wholesale Distribution Trend 2018: Automation

TradeGecko

Thanks to constant advancements in B2B technologies, wholesale is fast catching up with retail. This year, automated sensor and tracking innovation will allow wholesalers to more effectively manage operations while making informed decisions about shipping, staffing, warehousing, and more.

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The Automated Local Fulfillment Imperative

Supply Chain Network

Numerous times recently I’ve found myself saying (and tweeting) that… ‘Going forward Fulfillment automation is no longer just an option.’ Having been a contributor to many SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats) analyses for e-commerce service providers, retailers and even CPG manufacturers, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve warned all who would listen that fulfillment automation (or the lack thereof) will be a significant threat to their onl

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Taking calculated risks

BlueYonder

SriLaxmi Kotwal has found success at home. She was born, raised, studied and has worked her entire career in the Indian city of Hyderabad. As a Senior Director in JDA’s Product Development organization, she leads the development team for JDA Retail.me, one of the company’s strategic SaaS products. With a strong academic background and incredible family support, she’s grown her career where she started, gaining confidence and learning lessons along the way.

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4 Ways To Save On Trucking Freight in 2018

Freight Plus

Shippers who have been playing the spot rate market have been paying more for freight than at anytime in 2017. After a barrage of hurricanes and new ELD regulations sent rates soaring at the end of last year, driver shortages look to keep cost high and capcity low as we move through the first two quarters of 2018. Unlike in previous years, where competition to fill space drove a shopper's market, a national truck shortage has put those looking for a bargain on the outs.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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How the IoT is Changing the Supply Chain Landscape

Material Handling & Logistics

The IoT can help companies free up manual resources while ensuring accurate delivery timing throughout the supply chain. It’s no secret that manufacturers have been aggressively pursuing digital transformation to compete and win in the marketplace. In 2018, manufacturers will ramp up this transformation to embrace new technologies that have the potential to change the supply chain landscape.

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4 Ways To Save On Trucking Freight in 2018

Freight Plus

Shippers who have been playing the spot rate market have been paying more for freight than at anytime in 2017.

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What is Omnichannel Revenue Management and Why Should You Care?

AFFLINK

There's an old saying that tells us that in the world of business, you need to go where your customers are. But due to the digital revolution, your customers are in more places than ever before. This is true regardless of the type of business that you're running or even in the industry you're operating in. But at the same time, that old saying is still very much true - you can't force your customers to interact with your brand the way you want them to, you have to do whatever you can to support

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EcoVadis Scientific Committee Reviews Sustainability Milestones, Outlooks and Challenges

EcoVadis

Climate change, Sustainable Development Goals and blockchain were just some of the hot topics discussed in the latest EcoVadis Scientific Committee meeting. The committee, which serves as the strategic review, the third party and outermost layer of our Governance Model, holds annual meetings to guide the company and ensure that our assessment is as relevant and reliable as possible.

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Enhancing Efficiency in Design: Suzuki Motor Corporation's Integration of CADDi Drawer

Suzuki Motor Corporation integrates CADDi DRAWER to streamline design processes. The cloud service organizes past drawings, facilitating quick access, reducing search time, and preventing duplication, ultimately enhancing design team efficiency.

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China’s Historic Silk Road is Resurrected from the Rubble

Elementum

China is leading an initiative to revive one of the largest feats of trade infrastructure the world has ever known. Dating from China’s Han Dynasty, the Silk Road has stood sentinel for centuries — a network of trade routes linking the country’s commerce hubs to its biggest trading partners. Ancient records show that the route stretched from Chan’an, China (present-day Xian) in the far east, through India, Persia, Arabia, and — by its sea routes — as far as Europe’s Mediterranean coasts.

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