Thu.Sep 28, 2017

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NHS UK Waste: Planning challenges require extreme patience

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

I have spent some considerable time visiting medical facilities both at home and in UK and in the latter case I was not impressed. The National Health Service is still the envy of the rest of the world and rightly so. When you consider the policies and procedures in other countries the people who benefit from the NHS really should not complain about a 4 hour wait as you will be seen and you will not be asked if your bank card is contactless before you get to see a medical professional.

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Helping companies improve supply chain management

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Resource management software specialist Ardent Solutions is urging businesses to rethink their approach to supply chain management. Affiliated to the Demand Driven Institute (DDI), the company is behind the demand-driven material requirements planning (DDMRP) compliant software for Microsoft Dynamics 365; DDMRP for Dynamics.

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Small Data Analytics

Supply Chain Movement

Nowadays, big data is a ubiquitous topic in the business media; everywhere you look, the financial newspapers and magazines are filled with articles telling you how big data can be transformed into valuable insights. Over recent months, big data analytics has started to creep into the supply chain media too. The question is, what is the current status of big data in the supply chain?

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Connecting the Dots on Amazon's patents in Logistics

Techgistics

I've dug into Amazon's patent filings over the last five years and mined the patent titles for keywords related to inventory and logistics. Patents range from the mundane like optimization of packaging sizes and allocating regional inventory to reduce out-of-stock costs to the more technologically advanced like autonomous vehicles, mobile ground-based fulfillment centers, and drones.

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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 by the Numbers for Week of Sept. 30, 2017

Supply Chain Digest

Alibaba Investing Big in Logistics Capabilities,Truck Drivers in Run on Less Event Produce Impressive Mileage Levels, Prospects for Global Trade Suddenly Brightening, Terminal Operators in LA and Long Beach Oppose Latest Emissions Proposal

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Supply Chain Comment on Trip Report from CSCMP 2017 in Atlanta

Supply Chain Digest

Content Best in Past Few Years, with Missy Cummings of Duke Impressing as Keynote Speaker on State of Automation

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Planning for Supply Chain Disruptions

Consumer Goods Logistics

Was your supply chain impacted by hurricanes Harvey and Irma?

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Supply Chain News on CSCMP 2017 Day 3 Video Review and Comment

Supply Chain Digest

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from the Conference Floor in Atlanta

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Trends and Challenges in the European Transportation Market

Talking Logistics

Mark Vos, Business Development Manager for EMEA at Manhattan Associates discusses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: What are some of the key trends and challenges in the European transportation market? Are regulations playing a bigger role there too? Home Delivery and the ‘Amazon effect’ are everyday headlines here in the States.

Trends 101
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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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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on he Impact of MultiStop Truckloads on OnTime Performance

Supply Chain Digest

Key Factor is if Initial Pic Up is On Time

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Machine Learning and the Future of Everything

Enterra Insights

Calling the era in which we live the Information Age is a bit presumptuous. If information can be equated to … Continued. The post Machine Learning and the Future of Everything appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Is the grass greener for omnichannel eCommerce businesses?

TradeGecko

With constantly evolving technology and digital marketing capabilities comes the expectation of a seamless customer experience in any eCommerce environment. Accordingly, more and more online businesses are adopting an omnichannel approach to make serving customers as streamlined as possible.

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Where to Find Flexible Warehousing Options in a Tight Economy

3PL Insights

You’re looking for warehouse space for your product, but can only find long-term contracts and landlords with rising rates. It’s difficult to find a logistics partnership that benefits your business and contributes to growth. With the advent of a rapidly expanding eCommerce market, warehouses are stocked to the brim with rapidly expanding inventories, and warehouse space is dwindling.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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How to choose the best Shopify apps for your eCommerce Store

TradeGecko

In line with our ‘Mastering eCommerce’ series commitment to enable merchants to scale and grow their eCommerce businesses, we have enlisted the help of global eCommerce giant Shopify, to show you how to become a Shopify App master.

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EPA Recognizes Eco-Friendly CNG Fleet

Saddle Creek Logistic Services

Green has always been our favorite color, so we’re particularly proud to report that Saddle Creek has been named a 2017 “SmartWay High Performer” by the EPA. Our compressed-natural-gas (CNG) fleet has achieved the high-performance ranking as a SmartWay Truckload/Dry Van Truck Carrier. Saddle Creek is in an elite group. While hundreds of companies partner with EPA through SmartWay, High.

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Despite Closures, 75% of Consumers Will do Most Holiday Shopping at Stores

Material Handling & Logistics

"Companies won’t be facing anything like the so-called retail apocalypse this holiday season, but they certainly will be facing a difficult conundrum—how to deal with an unprecedented mix of increasingly complex channel, customer and competitive dynamics," says AlixPartners. A recent forecast of a potential increase of 4.4% in U.S. holidays sales compared to last year, has a surprising twist.

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What do Beer and Bullwhips Have to do With Supply Chain Education?

Logistics Bureau

Beer, Bullwhips, and Board games: Fancy Some Supply Chain Education? Have you ever played the Beer Game? It’s been around for years but is still one of the best ways to teach people about Supply chain, forecasting and the need for cross-functional communication. The Beer Game: Stimulation by Simulation. At Logistics Bureau we use the Beer Game as a training tool to teach people about Sales & Operations Planning.

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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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Inside the Voice of the Store Manager Survey Results: Successful Retailers Find Ways to Fulfill Customer Expectations

BlueYonder

It’s no secret that today’s consumer is in the driver’s seat and has high expectations from retailers. The second annual JDA Voice of the Store Manager Survey revealed that instead of shutting doors, successful retailers are evolving the store into a place to solve customer problems, relying on the speed and convenience of in-store fulfillment to compete in today’s unified commerce environment.

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Inside the Voice of the Store Manager Survey Results: Successful Retailers Find Ways to Fulfill Customer Expectations

BlueYonder

It’s no secret that today’s consumer is in the driver’s seat and has high expectations from retailers. The second annual JDA Voice of the Store Manager Survey revealed that instead of shutting doors, successful retailers are evolving the store into a place to solve customer problems, relying on the speed and convenience of in-store fulfillment to compete in today’s unified commerce environment.

Survey 40