Wed.Dec 13, 2017

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Fantastic Stochastics – Effectively Planning for Items with Intermittent Demand

Logility

Any demand planner will tell you some of the most difficult items to plan accurately are those that exhibit an intermittent or irregular demand pattern. This type of demand pattern is characteristic of service parts inventory, wholesale distribution and capital goods. Such items are also referred to as slow moving, lumpy or long-tail items. Statistical methods don’t handle periods with zero demand and tricking these methods by adding a value of one to zero periods simply over-inflates dema

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Apprenticeships: Our Guilded Future?

Enterra Insights

King Solomon is credited with writing, “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; … Continued. The post Apprenticeships: Our Guilded Future? appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday Recap: Online Stretches into a Week of Sales

ModusLink Corporation

Another Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone, leaving consumers’ wallets a little lighter and their holiday shopping lists a little shorter. With the growing popularity of surfing sales online, it’s hardly a surprise that Cyber Monday broke records this year as the biggest online shopping day in history. This trend toward e-commerce […].

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Top 10 Logistics Stories of 2017

Logistics Viewpoints

2017 is just about in the books, and it has been a busy year for the supply chain industry. Let’s look back at ten of the top logistics stories of the year. Drones 2017 has been the year of the drone. There’s been a lot of interest in using drones for last mile deliveries. In the US, an easing of FAA regulations could finally make it a reality, which is good news for the likes […].

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Have Yourself an Omni-Channel Christmas

Material Handling & Logistics

It’s beginning to look not so much like Christmas. By now you’ve probably had more than your fill of articles and news stories about the holiday shopping-and-shipping season, and admittedly MH&L is guiltier than most when it comes to covering every supply chain angle connected to the holidays, from e-commerce to fulfillment to the latest wrinkle in last-mile delivery.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on One Picture Tells it All When It Comes to US Highway Infrastructure

Supply Chain Digest

Vehicle Miles Travelled by Cars and Trucks Continue to Soar, While Lane Miles Grow Slowly

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Supply Chain Complexity and Risk Management

Supply Chain 24/7

The global branded apparel company, VF Corporation, embraces the complexity created by customer demand for unique styles as a competitive differentiator and focuses on talent management initiatives to leverage that complexity and manage risk in its supply chain.

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ELD Mandate: D-day or Soft Landing?

DAT Solutions

The ELD Mandate is just days away. In the two years since the final ELD rulemaking was announced, December 18, 2017 was seen as a D-day for trucking, with predictions of drivers hanging up their keys and loaded trucks stranded at inspection stations a week before Christmas, put out of service because they lacked ELDs. While the effects of the mandate are still to be seen, there's reason to believe December 18 won't be the crunch date it was once predicted to be.

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To surge or not to surge?

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Christopher Tang. On June 24, three largest supermarkets in the United Kingdom (Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons) announced that they are working on secret plans to install “surge pricing” systems in order to “smooth” customer demands over the course of a day. For instance, these supermarkets can replace the traditional paper tags on shelves with electronic labels so that the stores can change their prices several times per day at the click of a button.

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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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Target Acquiring Same-Day Delivery Service Shipt for $550 Million to Fend Off Amazon and Walmart

Supply Chain 24/7

Target Corp. has agreed to purchase grocery-delivery startup Shipt Inc. for $550 million, stepping up its challenge to Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc. by speeding the rollout of same-day shipping.

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To surge or not to surge?

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Christopher Tang. On June 24, three largest supermarkets in the United Kingdom (Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons) announced that they are working on secret plans to install “surge pricing” systems in order to “smooth” customer demands over the course of a day. For instance, these supermarkets can replace the traditional paper tags on shelves with electronic labels so that the stores can change their prices several times per day at the click of a button.

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Why forecasting is damaging your business

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The science of supply and demand is not always as clear cut as it may seem at first glance. The system of traditional forecasting is broken, and the only way to fix it is to replace it.

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Mergers and Acquisitions in Logistics: Culture Alignment Matters

Talking Logistics

For several years now, there has been a steady stream of mergers and acquisitions in the transportation and logistics industry — from big, high-profile, mega deals to very small transactions to everything in between. What has been driving all of this M&A activity? “If you start at the consumer and work your way backwards through the supply chain, what you find is that the demands in the marketplace have significantly changed,” said Frank McGuigan, President and Chief Operating Officer

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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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6 Tips To Have The Best Content For A Supply Chain Company

GlobalTranz

So are you running out of ideas on how to curate content for your supply chain company? Do you feel something is missing in the way you approach your strategies? You want to make it big, but somehow you aren’t able to make the cut? Well then, you have come to the right place. Here we give you six simple yet effective DO’s to market your content the right way.

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Rock Solid Support is Key to Success

BlueYonder

JDA Senior Product Manager Shwati Mohapatra has been inspired by some strong women in her life and has a husband who has supported her throughout her career journey. That’s made risk-taking and investments in her personal growth easier – and pay dividends. We are delighted to share her career story in this week’s Wednesdays for Women blog. Shwati and her husband enjoying time together in Delhi at the iconic Red Fort.

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Oracle University Training On Demand - OTM Basics

Oracle SCM

Elspeth Payne , Principal Product Manager in Training Development. We’re all aware of how critical transportation management is to any company that has to move a lot of freight. If you’re reading this, you might not be aware of just how much Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) can help you streamline your practices for cost reductions, increases in on-time delivery, and process efficiency.

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Rock Solid Support is Key to Success

BlueYonder

JDA Senior Product Manager Shwati Mohapatra has been inspired by some strong women in her life and has a husband who has supported her throughout her career journey. That’s made risk-taking and investments in her personal growth easier – and pay dividends. We are delighted to share her career story in this week’s Wednesdays for Women blog. Shwati and her husband enjoying time together in Delhi at the iconic Red Fort.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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3 Ways Mobile Data Collection Can Support Omnichannel Fulfillment

RFgen

Retailers and the logistics managers supporting merchants are in a difficult position. Omnichannel fulfillment strategies are increasingly necessary in the sector, but the cost and complexity of supporting such tactics can be overwhelming. It’s time for change. According to Multichannel Merchant, the cost of supporting a wide range of retail channels has historically been so great that many businesses have opted to stick to a single-channel approach.

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3 Ways Mobile Data Collection Can Support Omnichannel Fulfillment

RFgen

Retailers and the logistics managers supporting merchants are in a difficult position. Omnichannel fulfillment strategies are increasingly necessary in the sector, but the cost and complexity of supporting such tactics can be overwhelming. It’s time for change. According to Multichannel Merchant, the cost of supporting a wide range of retail channels has historically been so great that many businesses have opted to stick to a single-channel approach.