ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

We have tackled the question of automation before, but his time I want to focus specifically on what automation will mean to the job of the supply chain planner. There is a saying that the best forecasts come from having access to inside information that is not yet widely known. In writing this blog, I have been talking to analysts, consultants and pundits—but most important watching what’s already happening at more advanced companies.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Editor Note: Today's Blog is from Darren Palfrey, the CEO at Gravity Supply Chain who shares the 5 supply chain best practices to keep your supply chain synchronized. In today’s fast-paced society, businesses can’t afford to slip up when it comes to their supply chain. Consumers expect nothing less than perfect order fulfillment : the right products delivered to the right place, right now, in perfect condition, at the lowest price.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

For more than a decade, I have implemented inventory optimization solutions for some of the world’s largest companies in industries ranging from life sciences to chemicals, from consumer goods to high-tech, and more. Throughout these projects, there is a consistent theme: organizations have a difficult time finding clarity in variability in supply.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

You have great brands and brand awareness, a fantastic internal supply chain, tight financial control, top class HR, a top-notch sales force, innovative marketing - surely a recipe for success in CEE? Surely this must be the case? Sadly, not always and some big-name companies frequently get this important relationship badly wrong.

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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

Logistics Network Optimization Software

The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

How you develop your sales team has a big impact on your logistics business. Even as the industry is becoming more data driven than ever before and cutting-edge software is increasingly used to manage freight from start to finish, the development of your sales team is still important. People skills do matter. According to Supply Chain Quarterly , Quarter 4, 2011 issue: “Supply chain scorecards typically focus on operational metrics.

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APICS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

When reading all the latest business journals and even Supply Chain Management Now, you likely have heard about the wonders of artificial intelligence (AI). Like an infomercial, experts quoted in articles tout the cutting-edge solutions and business-transforming properties of AI. However, in a June 7 article in Harvard Business Review, Nick Harrison and Deborah O’Neill warn against adopting AI if you haven’t yet mastered analytics.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Should Your Supply Chain Join the Vertical Integration Revival? Ever since the early 1970s supply chain organisations have taken on increasingly distributed structures, a shift from a long-standing tradition of vertical integration. Horizontal integration has become the go-to value chain strategy over the last two or three decades, to the point where companies that insisted upon remaining vertical became the outliers in a global field of distributed organisations.

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APICS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Times change, work evolves, and companies need new skills and better trained supply chain professionals. As a result, APICS has updated the CPIM program to better serve the needs of today’s supply chain workforce, while maintaining the body of knowledge and integrity that has kept CPIM at the forefront of supply chain education.

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Over the last decade, apparel retail has gone through a significant shift and has turned into a game of fast, faster and fastest. So many of […]. The post Are Your Planning And Retail Analytics Tools Fast Enough For Fast Fashion? appeared first on Solvoyo.

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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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APICS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

The specialty Frappuccino strategy used an agile supply chain to meet customer demand.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

“These rogue online pharmacies are often run by sophisticated criminal networks that knowingly and unlawfully distribute illicit drugs, including counterfeit medicines and controlled substances,” said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, recently took action against more than 500 websites that illegally sell potentially dangerous, unapproved versions of prescription medicines, inclu

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APICS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Karl Kirschenhofer, Thomas Gaal and Katie Fowler break down the concept of the Internet of Supply Chains (IoSC) and explain why the semantic web, blockchain, and linked data technologies should be on your radar.

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Supply Chain Digest

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from the conference floor in Atlanta

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Supply chain professionals know how to calculate the total cost of ownership (TCO), but now other leaders and decision makers are starting to pay closer attention. This week, Huffington Post featured “Manufacturers are Taking Aim at ‘Total Cost’ With On-Demand Manufacturing,” by Vicki Holt, president and CEO of Pronto Labs.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Enterra Insights is not a political blog; so this article is a bit of an outlier from my normal posts. … Continued. The post Kurds Deserve a Country of Their Own appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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APICS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

APICS keynote Derrek Kayongo shares how results-driven partnerships and supply chain strategy repurpose soap into lifesaving global health initiatives.

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TradeGecko

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

TradeGecko has produced a series of inventory management videos, brought to you by our very own Geckos, to delve into the basics of inventory management. If you want to know what are the different types of inventory and the various ways to allocate stock, keep watching.

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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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APICS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Become a published author to build your personal brand and advance the supply chain community.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Spot market volumes hit an all-time high on the top 100 van lanes last week. Rates rose on 66 of those lanes, and the national average van rate of $1.94 per mile is 16¢ higher it was for the month of August. A lot of this can be attributed to the supply chain disruptions caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, plus the uptick in fuel costs that followed.

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APICS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

In my discussions and travels, I often meet engineers who have become supply chain professionals. To me, that makes a lot of sense. I think engineers, like supply chain experts, seek to make sense out of what appears chaotic and complex.

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CHAINalytics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

By Bryan Wyatt | Senior Manager, Transportation | Chainalytics With the amount of complexity surrounding today’s transportation operations, managers need to stay in front of issues and anticipate problems with their transportation network. They need to have the right metrics at their disposal so they can see when their operation is trending in the right … The post What Metrics Do You Have in Place for Monitoring Your Transportation Operations?

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APICS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

It’s no secret that earning a certification is challenging and time-consuming, and I am often asked by colleagues about what motivated me and why I think this kind of lifelong learning is worth my time. Three reasons come to mind.

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Supply Chain 24/7

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

This white paper details how taking a few precautionary steps now, you will be able to avoid many potential technology and data disasters and be well prepared to deal with those you cannot avoid.

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APICS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

As supply chain leaders, you have the power and potential to make a difference in your organizations. Each day, you use your skills to ensure company efficiency and goal achievement, make educated decisions that help drive the business forward, and inspire your colleagues and direct reports.

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Tailwind

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Here’s is the FNAQ for our web-based trucking and logistics ‘software as a service’ business. These questions are frequently not asked by our customers. But a traditional client server software provider gets asked these questions quite often. You can decide whether they are of any value, or if you want to even ask these questions at all. How much do I pay for Maintenance each year?

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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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APICS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

For the past week, U.S. weather news and supply chain news have been focused on Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 storm that made landfall in southeast Texas last Friday night.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Celebrating 20 Years Delivering Logistics Solutions in Poland | Transportfolio. What started as a single office in Grodzisk Mazowiecki in 1997 has now evolved into 420 in-country logistics experts spanning seven offices. On behalf of C.H. Robinson, it has been our privilege to be an integrated part of the vibrant transportation market in Poland for the past two decades.

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APICS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Increasingly, company leaders are working to improve the health and safety of employees throughout their supply chains.

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