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Omnichannel Vs. Multichannel Supply Chain: What’s the Difference?

GlobalTranz

In supply chains, omnichannel solutions are often used interchangeably with multichannel solutions. On the surface, both forms of supply chain operations seek to provide multiple sales channels to consumers. However, understanding the elements of omnichannel vs. multichannel supply chain is essential to maximizing profit margins in a tightening economy.

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How to Avoid Getting Stuck With Excess or Obsolete Inventory

Material Handling & Logistics

UPS. Four valuable benefits of supply chain transparency. High-tech products evolve at breakneck speed, which can be a good thing for consumers who want the latest-and-greatest. But it also means products can quickly become marginalized (requiring sellers to discount them) or even obsolete. That’s why tech companies need to keep pace with their supply chains—or suffer costly mistakes. read more.

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The Sustainable Supply Chain: 3 Easy Ways to Paperless

AFFLINK

Implementing sustainable supply chain practices is an essential part of cultivating a business for the twenty-first century. But a greener supply chain isn’t just good for the environment; it can also save time, space, and money while improving PR and customer relations. Of course, this process can be overwhelming. Transitioning to more sustainable strategies can have upfront costs and require some getting used to, but one of the easiest ways to embark unto greener pastures is to start by simply

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Mobilising and managing supply chains on the go

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Paul Swaddle, Co-Founder, Pocket App. All types of transportation services, whether trucking, public transport, aircraft, charter & shuttle bus services, railroads or shipping, and the warehouses that support them, are drowning in paperwork.

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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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Dennis Vandel of Foot Locker Named a Retail Innovator Award Winner by Retail TouchPoints

BlueYonder

Retail TouchPoints , an online publishing network for retail executives with content focused on optimizing the customer experience across all channels, is a content-rich web site featuring daily news updates and multi-media interviews. Each year, Retail TouchPoints hosts the Retail Innovation Conference. In addition to featuring the latest in retail technologies and trends, Retail TouchPoints also hosts the Retail Innovator Awards (RIA) , an awards program that recognizes retail executives who a

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Take These Six Steps Before Going Global

Material Handling & Logistics

UPS. Succeeding in foreign markets requires a well-researched game plan—one that anticipates roadblocks and avoids frequently encountered issues. With that in mind, this checklist can help you minimize risk, and realize the potentially significant rewards of expanding into foreign markets. read more.

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Six Sigma Methods in Logistics

Consumer Goods Logistics

“Streamline.” “Optimize.” “Deep Dive.” These buzzwords are some of the worst offenders in terms of overuse and annoyance. But despite the eye-rolls they trigger from business professionals these days, they are actually pretty good words.

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Supply Chain News on Have and Have Nots in LTL Sector in Q1, as Old Dominion and Saia Look Strong

Supply Chain Digest

YRC and ARCBest Post Losses, while Old Dominion and Saia Show Strong Profitability

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Interim Management & Consultancy – What's the difference?

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

At Enchange, we have provided many supply chain interim managers for clients over the years. I was discussing our supply chain interim management services with a client recently and she asked whether she should be hiring interim managers or consultants.

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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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Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference Day 2 Video Review and Comment

Supply Chain Digest

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from the Conference Floor in Scottsdale, AZ

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Machine Learning and Smart Business

Enterra Insights

“In the context of business,” writes David Linthicum (@DavidLinthicum), a consultant at Cloud Technology Partners, “artificial intelligence is called ‘machine … Continued. The post Machine Learning and Smart Business appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference Day 1 Review and Comment

Supply Chain Digest

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from the Conference Floor in Scottsdale, AZ

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Bucking the 80/20 Trend: 4 Key Benefits of Adopting a Digital Yard

PINC

Also known as “the 80/20 rule,” the Pareto Principle states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. Management consultant Joseph M. Juran suggested the principle and named it after Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto , who noted the 80/20 connection while at the University of Lausanne in 1896, as published in his first paper, “ Cours d’économie politique.”.

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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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Supply Chain News on Is Lean Just A Scam To Squeeze Manufacturing Teams For More Production

Supply Chain Digest

Lean Works, but Some Managers May in Fact Use it as a Ploy

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Machine Learning and Smart Business

Enterra Insights

“In the context of business,” writes David Linthicum (@DavidLinthicum), a consultant at Cloud Technology Partners, “artificial intelligence is called ‘machine … Continued. The post Machine Learning and Smart Business appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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ACT now to take your supply chain into the future

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater. Excited for #GartnerSCC to begin! @Kinaxis #supplychain pic.twitter.com/FTLJTq2UGF. — Melissa Clow (@MelisaClow) May 23, 2017. One message came through loud and clear during Gartner’s recent Supply Chain Executive Conference ; you must ACT (aspire, challenge, transform) now if you want to have any hope in taking your supply chain profitably into the future.

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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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DAT Wins Prestigious Customer Service Award

DAT Solutions

This week DAT was named the "Best Small Contact Center" in the prestigious ICMI Global Contact Center Awards program. DAT received first place in the small contact centers category, for businesses with 75 or fewer customer service agents. Winners were announced May 23 at the annual ICMI Contact Center Conference in Orlando, Fla. The International Customer Management Institute (ICMI) is the leading provider of resources for customer management professionals and has organized the awards program fo

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Voice Picking Use Rising as Speech Recognition and Intelligent Assistants Go Mainstream

RFgen

Voice recognition tools are rapidly gaining momentum in warehouse settings. The post Voice Picking Use Rising as Speech Recognition and Intelligent Assistants Go Mainstream appeared first on RFgen.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Voice Picking Use Rising as Speech Recognition and Intelligent Assistants Go Mainstream

RFgen

Voice recognition tools are rapidly gaining momentum in warehouse settings. The post Voice Picking Use Rising as Speech Recognition and Intelligent Assistants Go Mainstream appeared first on RFgen.

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Dennis Vandel of Foot Locker Named a Retail Innovator Award Winner by Retail TouchPoints

BlueYonder

Retail TouchPoints , an online publishing network for retail executives with content focused on optimizing the customer experience across all channels, is a content-rich web site featuring daily news updates and multi-media interviews. Each year, Retail TouchPoints hosts the Retail Innovation Conference. In addition to featuring the latest in retail technologies and trends, Retail TouchPoints also hosts the Retail Innovator Awards (RIA) , an awards program that recognizes retail executives who a

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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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Trucker Break Rules and the Importance of Uniform Safety

GTG Technology Group

Should Trucker Break Rules Vary By State? Check out those changes on GTG Technology Groups latest White Paper: Should Trucker Break Rules Vary By State?, Click here. The post Trucker Break Rules and the Importance of Uniform Safety appeared first on GTG Technology Group.

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Top 10 Cities for eCommerce Fulfillment

FLEXE

Winning eCommerce customers means fast, affordable delivery—for both you and your customers.

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