Wed.Sep 12, 2018

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Why Mastering E-Commerce Shipping Strategies Will Help Retailers Avoid the “Retail Apocalypse”

GlobalTranz

The retail apocalypse has received plenty of attention over the past three years. Industry experts feared it would spell doom for traditional, brick-and-mortar establishments, but e-commerce is having an unexpected effect. Brick-and-mortar stores that understand the invaluable role of e-commerce in relation to omnichannel supply chain success can help retailers avoid the retail apocalypse.

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Visibility-Driven Workflow for Transportation Execution

Talking Logistics

Despite industry professionals talking about it for 20+ years, many companies still don’t have real supply chain visibility beyond a rudimentary level. So how can we achieve this? What business processes will it impact? How can we convert greater visibility into sustainable business value, especially in light of today’s increasing transportation costs and more demanding customer expectations?

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The Customs Warehouse: Smoothing the Global Supply Chain

The Network Effect

Customs warehouses provide valuable services to companies managing global supply chains, adding flexibility and capacity and they can help ensure. The post The Customs Warehouse: Smoothing the Global Supply Chain appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Hurricane Florence: What We Know About the Year's First Major Storm

Elementum

Hurricane Florence is predicted to be one of the strongest storms on the Eastern seaboard in decades. It will deliver tropical-storm-level winds by noon Thursday to North Carolina's coast, and hurricane-force winds and dangerous storm surges by late Thursday or early Friday. Many sources are warning that Florence will be the most intense storm to strike the region in at least 25 years, since Hurricane Hugo, which was a Category 4 and sustained winds of 140 mph.

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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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Supply Chain Resilience: Surviving Hurricanes, Typhoons, Flooding and Heat Waves

The Network Effect

How a Network can be Your Best Defense in the Face of Mother Nature’s Fury Hurricane Florence is currently bearing. The post Supply Chain Resilience: Surviving Hurricanes, Typhoons, Flooding and Heat Waves appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Top Supply Chain Challenges for Manufacturing Companies

Supply Chain 24/7

Only a scalable, interoperable supply chain planning and optimization platform can ensure a company’s supply chain performance is optimized

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UK and German manufacturers confident they can meet the challenges of Brexit but call for clarity

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

New research from European service logistics specialist, Carousel Logistics, has revealed that almost half of UK and German manufacturing businesses believe they have time to prepare their supply chains for Brexit, but they have called for clarity to allow them to do so.

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American Logistics Aid Network Getting Ready for Florence

Material Handling & Logistics

The group has activated a hurricane micro-site that will allow organizations to monitor each storm’s path, view recent alerts and get updates on transportation and supply chain conditions in impacted areas. As Hurricane Florence nears the U.S. East Coast and several named storms threaten other U.S. states and interests, the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is mobilizing for action – and encouraging industry businesses to do the same.

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When Disaster Strikes: Ensuring Access to Health and Safety Supplies

AFFLINK

Managing a hospital supply chain can be challenging in and of itself. Add supply chain disruptions to the mix and challenging becomes seemingly impossible. Fortunately, with good preparation, supply chain disruptions can be minimized, and hospitals can ensure they continue to have access to critical health and safety supplies during times of need. Types of Disasters That Could Potentially Affect Healthcare Facility Supply Chains.

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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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When the Climate Changes, Can Business Carry on as Usual?

EHS Sustainability Knowledge at Work

2018 will almost certainly be recorded as the hottest year ever recorded and it has ignited much debate as to the influence that greenhouse gas emissions continue to have in fueling climate changes – creating a threat that is no longer just applicable to the future. The bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef and rapidly disappearing Arctic sea ice offer evidence that global warming is taking its toll already.

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Businesses encouraged to seek Authorised Economic Operator status pre-Brexit to protect their supply chain

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

With just under seven months until the UK exits the European Union, businesses are being urged to apply for Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Accreditation.

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Shoppers Have Answers to Retailers’ Problems: Findings from the 2018 Global Consumer Survey

BlueYonder

We know that retailers worldwide are struggling to meet shoppers’ demands for both personalization and convenience, even as customers in some markets are becoming skeptical about sharing data in the wake of privacy concerns. This year, the annual JDA Consumer Survey went global. Produced in partnership with Centiro, and conducted by strategic insight agency Opinium, the 2018 survey captured insights from 12,000 shoppers worldwide.

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Software Testing – Adding Testing Automation Expertise to Retail Expertise

Repl Group

Software testing has always been an essential component in any project delivery programme. The last thing any project needs is expensive and time-consuming performance issues or exceptions. Costly fails. Even the smallest software issues could have potentially serious implications. All testing is focused on identifying and eradicating problems before they have the opportunity to have an impact on the business.

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Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in an era marked by relentless competition and economic fluctuations? The secret is mastering strategic cost management strategies. This GEP bulletin, "Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability," breaks this down into clear, actionable steps. Discover how these strategies can boost your enterprise's financial health, helping not only to keep up but to excel in today's market.

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Shoppers Have Answers to Retailers’ Problems: Findings from the 2018 Global Consumer Survey

BlueYonder

We know that retailers worldwide are struggling to meet shoppers’ demands for both personalization and convenience, even as customers in some markets are becoming skeptical about sharing data in the wake of privacy concerns. This year, the annual JDA Consumer Survey went global. Produced in partnership with Centiro, and conducted by strategic insight agency Opinium, the 2018 survey captured insights from 12,000 shoppers worldwide.

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Accelogix Honored to be Named on the Inc. 5000 List for the Third Consecutive Year

Accelogix

For the 3rd time, Accelogix, a leading provider of supply chain software consulting, appears on the Inc. 5000 list, ranking No. #2259 with three-year sales growth of 195%. For the third consecutive year, Accelogix, a leading consulting services provider for Supply Chain Execution Systems, has been recognized as one of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. after experiencing three-year revenue growth of over 195%.

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Why Sense of Urgency is So Important

BlueYonder

I’ve always been a pretty (okay, very ) type A person. So, when I began my chosen field of public relations more than 15 years ago, working with expediency, purpose and with an eye for deadlines came relatively naturally for me. But as I transitioned from working at a high-tech PR agency into working in the tech/B2B corporate world, it became blatantly obvious to me just how much the go-go-go nature of the agency world has ingrained such a crucial sense of urgency into everything that I do

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Digital Transformation of The Retail Supply Chain Is Vital

Gravity Supply Chain

While many retailers are looking at digital transformation as a way of ramping up their performance, progress has been slow. Only 3% of retail companies have completed digital transformation projects across their business, according to a market research survey released earlier this year… The post Digital Transformation of The Retail Supply Chain Is Vital appeared first on Gravity Supply Chain.

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What is Mesh Networking Trends Report

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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RFID in the Supply Chain. We have A Look Back, and Ahead

Supply Chain Digest

It has been almost a Generation Since Walmart Announced Its RFID Mandate and EPCglobal was Formed

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5 Reasons Over Half of Data Science Projects Never Leave the Lab

River Logic

Remember dissecting a frog in middle school? The point of the project was to learn about the internal workings of the amphibian’s organs and get a better picture of ecology as a whole. However, the smell of formaldehyde often made it difficult to think about the purpose. Instead, the tendency was to finish the task at hand — one that usually involved a knife-happy partner paired with a squeamish one who documented results with eyes half-shut.

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The Labor Day Supply Chain 2018 the Movie

Supply Chain Digest

A 360 Degres View of Labor in the Supply Chain

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Key reports to drive data-informed wholesale business success

TradeGecko

You’ve recognized the need for a data-informed strategy for your wholesale business – but what do you do with all the data you’re collecting? How do you use data to measure the success of your sales, order fulfillment, shipping, profitability, and so on? We’ve collated some of the key wholesale reports you can and should be using to monitor your performance over time.

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The Art of Consistent Perfect Order Delivery: Smart Order Fulfillment Through Orchestration

Shippers and logistics service providers are pressured to match the “Amazon effect” for fast and efficient service across multiple B2C, B2B, and D2C channels. Perfect order delivery - on-time and in-full at the lowest possible cost – is critical. However, recent surveys of supply chain stakeholders reveal that many don't have the technology necessary to achieve it.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on No Wonder You Cannot Find Shop Floor or DC Workers

Supply Chain Digest

In an Inversion, Number of Job Openings Exceeds the Number of Unemployed

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Key reports to drive data-informed wholesale business success

TradeGecko

You’ve recognized the need for a data-informed strategy for your wholesale business – but what do you do with all the data you’re collecting? How do you use data to measure the success of your sales, order fulfillment, shipping, profitability, and so on? We’ve collated some of the key wholesale reports you can and should be using to monitor your performance over time.

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Why Sense of Urgency is So Important

BlueYonder

I’ve always been a pretty (okay, very ) type A person. So, when I began my chosen field of public relations more than 15 years ago, working with expediency, purpose and with an eye for deadlines came relatively naturally for me. But as I transitioned from working at a high-tech PR agency into working in the tech/B2B corporate world, it became blatantly obvious to me just how much the go-go-go nature of the agency world has ingrained such a crucial sense of urgency into everything that I do

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National Truck Driver Appreciation Week 2018

Freight Plus

Thank You, Truckers! National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, September 9-15, 2018, is when America takes the time to honor all professional truck drivers for their hard work and commitment in tackling one of our economy's most demanding and important jobs. These 3.5 million professional men and women not only deliver our goods safely, securely and on time, they also keep our highways safe.

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CADDi Receives 2023 Top Tech Startup Award by Food Logistics, Supply & Demand Chain Executive

The 2023 Top Tech Startup Awards by Food Logistics, Supply & Demand Chain Executive spotlights the top software and technology startups in the supply chain and logistics space.

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ChainPoint to sponsor the Bio-Gründer competition

ChainPoint

ChainPoint is proud to be a sponsor of the Bio-Gründer competition, where innovative ideas by new entrepreneurs will get a significant boost. On September 18 th , the Bio-Gründer competition will announce its winners in Bönen, Germany.

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Three Innovation Strategies from the Military

APICS

Although the U.S. military is known for being rigid, rank-oriented and historically bound, the branches frequently produce incredible innovation. Corporate America often struggles with innovation output. Companies can adopt a few tactics from military history to retarget their strategies.

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National Truck Driver Appreciation Week 2018

Freight Plus

Thank you to America's hard working truckers for keeping our freight moving forward!

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