Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

by Alexa Cheater Bridging finance and supply chain operations improves efficiency. In my earlier blog , I examined common obstacles organizations face when bringing together finance and supply chain operations. Now let’s look at the rewards you can reap by actually doing so. Bringing together finance and supply chain operations can make your company more operationally savvy and improve financial efficiency through: Exposing potential risks and enabling executable and optimized plans.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Yard management has closely mirrored warehouse management for years, but it lacks behind on the use of new technologies to reduce delays, improve productivity , and decrease risks. Yard management technologies have the potential to change how small and large yards operate. Take a look at the top four yard management technologies that will impact your organization soon, if they have not already.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Late last year, a San Francisco politician launched a statewide campaign to raise money for a California ballot that would penalize private enterprise for embracing automation in the workplace. The website, called “Jobs of the Future Fund,” boldly states: “The idea is simple: if an employer replaces a human worker with a robot or algorithm, he or she would pay a tax.

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CHAINalytics

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

| By Jonathan Whitaker | Principal, Managed Analytics Services | Chainalytics | Every supply chain organization seeks an optimally designed network to reduce cost while improving efficiency, customer service levels, and a competitive advantage.

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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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Arkieva

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Join us as we discuss how to use inventory or supply planning to properly calculate and project future inventory taking into consideration capacity constraints. [Webinar] Inventory Planning Methods & Tips for Optimizing Your S&OP Process Today. was first posted on February 8, 2018 at 7:50 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Saddle Creek Logistic Services

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Today’s omnichannel shoppers expect options like free shipping, expedited deliveries, store pick-up, ship to store and return to store. That can make order fulfillment very challenging. To meet the needs of an omnichannel environment (or simply expand to accommodate sales growth), retailers and ecommerce companiesneed to move products through the supply chain faster, get them closer to the end customer.

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Rootstock

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

“Your groceries delivered in just one hour!” read the huge banner covering the front of my local Ralph’s, signaling it is now game on for most grocery stores. Brick and mortar are now firmly in the fight to save profits from falling sway to Amazon. The sign was targeted to the millennial shopper more likely to go online with their mobile. The actual online site proved easy to navigate, create an account, sign in and scroll through items.

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

With the introduction of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), all players within the pharmaceutical industry are confronting the challenge of implementing a serialized drug tracing system with little guidance on data standards, roles, or accountability. An SCM thesis research project titled Serialization of Prescription Drugs in the US: A Centralized View completed by the […].

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Consumer Goods Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

My six-year-old daughter had accumulated a couple of Toys-R-Us gift cards. We found them by accident one day while cleaning out her room (but that’s another story). Anyway, we jumped online and ordered the equivalent of $50 in merchandise, which was to arrive between 5-7 business days. I quickly moved on to other things. My daughter did not. The next day, when I got home from work, she said “Daddy, my games didn’t come.

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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

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The supply chain skills gap is a real crisis. There are literally millions of open manufacturing jobs, and this number is only going to escalate as more Boomers retire. The good news is that more and more organizations are beginning to tap into a vast, highly skilled talent pool: women.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Product development within the U.S. defense industry tends to follow a waterfall-phased lifecycle development approach beginning at the concept level and concluding at the subsystem/component level. The concept level design phase is typically summarized in a system concept document. This phase is followed by system level development, resulting in system performance requirements and description documents.

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Supply Chain Digest

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Incredible Growth in Amazon FC Footprint, Declining US Consumer Spend on Apparel, Autonomous Truck Goes Coast to Coast, Japanese Manufacturing Quality Reputation is Shaken

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Supply Chain 24/7

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Amazon plans to roll out two-hour delivery at Whole Foods this year to those who pay for Amazon's $99-a-year Prime membership and is the company's biggest move since it bought the organic grocer last year.

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Supply Chain Digest

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

SCDigest Benchmark Study Finds both Retailer and Manufacturers See Chargebacks Rising, not Falling

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

If you’re a direct selling company, there are two easy ways to get in hot water this month. The first is to forget your spouse, mother, or significant other on Valentine’s Day. The second is to neglect or underestimate the fulfillment portion of your business, especially now that the busy convention season has begun.

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Supply Chain Digest

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Gartner Says Autonomous Mobile Robots coming Soon to DCs, while AI, Blockchain May Take Longer than Many Expect

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GTG Technology Group

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Elon Musk Unveils Self-Driving Semi Truck Prototype. The trucking industry has been discussing the possibility of driverless semi-truck capabilities for at least a decade. Never to be outdone, Elon Musk recently unveiled a Tesla truck prototype. Here’s what you need to know about the company’s latest innovation – and when you can expect it on our nation’s roadways.

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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

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Prognostications from Mike Watson, Mike Regan, Gene Tyndall, Dr.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Trump said in his State of the Union address Tuesday night that he plans to use federal dollars to raise matching funds from state and local governments and the private sector to improve the nation’s infrastructure. Administration officials have said they plan to contribute $200bn to the effort. Divisions over the source of the money signal a potentially tough path for the plan.

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