Enterra Insights
MARCH 10, 2017
As businesses venture deeper into the Digital Age, they are finding new technologies can help them analyze the oceans of … Continued. The post Cognitive Computing is Raising the Bar in the Business World appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
BlueYonder
MARCH 10, 2017
Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. This week: Amazon is taking over the retail industry, digital shopping habits are hurting brick-and-mortar stores, Walmart may have created the endless shopping aisle, virtual robots will be the next wave of technology to permeate the fashion and retail markets, and the relationship between shippers and logistics service providers (LSPs) continues to improve.
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Arkieva
MARCH 10, 2017
Integrating finance and operations: how can operations and finance better collaborate to achieve the common goal of profitability? In this week’s Supply Chain Talk, Arkieva CEO Harpal Singh discusses ways that manufacturers can reduce the disconnect between operations and finance. To achieve an optimized integrated planning process, finance and operations need to collaborative effectively.
ModusLink Corporation
MARCH 10, 2017
Fast shipping and speedy delivery have become consumer expectations for shopping online; faster shipping is no longer considered a benefit or a perk. E-commerce consumers expect their purchases to be shipped immediately after purchase and delivered not long afterwards. In addition, if a consumer’s experience is unpleasant, or if what was purchased doesn’t arrive as […].
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
RFgen
MARCH 10, 2017
Enterprise mobility is increasing, but companies still face hurdles transitioning over to new, mobile platforms. Most businesses aren’t going mobile – they’re already mobile. A 2016 Strategy Analytics report found that the global mobile workforce is likely to increase from 1.45 billion in 2016 to 1.87 billion in 2022. Andrew Brown, Executive Director of Enterprise Research at Strategy Analytics, said that when it comes to mobile technology North America and Western Europe are l
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RFgen
MARCH 10, 2017
Enterprise mobility is increasing, but companies still face hurdles transitioning over to new, mobile platforms. Most businesses aren’t going mobile – they’re already mobile. A 2016 Strategy Analytics report found that the global mobile workforce is likely to increase from 1.45 billion in 2016 to 1.87 billion in 2022. Andrew Brown, Executive Director of Enterprise Research at Strategy Analytics, said that when it comes to mobile technology North America and Western Europe are l
Material Handling & Logistics
MARCH 10, 2017
Jeff Green. The increasing complexity of cars and growing number of parts suppliers has created an intricate supply chain that must perform like a well-orchestrated symphony. read more.
EcoVadis
MARCH 10, 2017
On October 19, 2016, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) released the GRI Standards , the new version of their guidelines that supersede the G4. Companies will be required to make the transition from the G4 Guidelines to the Standards by July 1 st , 2018, but are encouraged to adopt the new guidelines as soon as possible. The Standards cover the same content as G4, presenting it in a newly structured and more flexible format.
GlobalTranz
MARCH 10, 2017
With the increasing prevalence of online connectivity and the recent inclination toward Industry 4.0 as well as the Industrial Internet of Things , manufacturers are using technology to enhance their operations in ways they never before thought possible to get manufacturing efficiency. The IIoT has already proven itself as a highly effective tool in the manufacturing sector, and we've only seen the beginning of what this technology is really capable of achieving.
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.
Talking Logistics
MARCH 10, 2017
It’s snowing outside. My boys have their first baseball games in two weeks. What’s wrong with this picture? Anyway, I’m on borrowed time again this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Kewill and LeanLogistics Rebrand as BluJay Solutions, Unveil World’s First Global Trade Network. Maersk and IBM Unveil First Industry-Wide Cross-Border Supply Chain Solution on Blockchain.
Supply Chain 24/7
MARCH 10, 2017
Foreign Relations Minister Luis Videgaray says NAFTA deal could be reached by end of the year, but U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross indicated expectation talks would last into 2018.
Quantified Freight
MARCH 10, 2017
Visualizing data is a powerful method for better understanding the macro level picture of your transportation network. Similar to executing a pivot table in Excel – a tool like this gives the user a powerful look at what is working and how their freight, lanes, classes, and carriers are distributed. The possibilities are endless with Tableau — which has a free version, personal version and several organization options.
3PL Insights
MARCH 10, 2017
The rebirth of the ‘Motor City’? ‘Make America Great Again’ was Donald Trump’s election slogan, and nowhere in the United States did that phrase ring truer than in the city of Detroit. Made prosperous in the 1920s by the country’s world-leading automobile industry, ‘Motor City’ suffered greatly in the aftermath of the global financial crash, with the city filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in July 2013.
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NC State SCRC
MARCH 10, 2017
Recent articles in the New York Times and in the I nternational Business Times highlight the emerging role of blockchain as a key enabler of improved integration between parties in the extended global supply chain. For instance, IBM and WalMart are partnering to begin tracking The blockchain — the buzzy, bewildering technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin — is starting to be applied to real-world problems like tracking pork chops, shipping containers and footwear with a speed and securi
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