Logility
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
When asking the question, “How does machine learning improve supply chain performance?” it’s important to bear in mind that the proper goal of m achine l earning is not abdication of human responsibility for decision-making. Rather, it’s improving our individual and collective ability to make faster, better decisions by leveraging increased speed, accuracy and absence of bias.
The Logistics of Logistics
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Building Supply Chain Resiliency with Richard Sharpe. Richard Sharpe and Joe Lynch discuss building supply chain resiliency. Because of the supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID 19, companies have a renewed interest in improving supply chain resiliency. About Richard Sharpe. Richard Sharpe is the CEO of Competitive Insights, LLC. As an industry leader for the last 30 years, Richard is a frequent speaker at industry forums and a lecturer at Georgia Tech and is a founding member of the Amer
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Enterra Insights
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
The term “digital transformation” is found liberally scattered through articles about how businesses are adapting to the digital age. I often wonder, however, if business leaders fully comprehend what transformation means. Jim Tompkins ( @jimtompkins ), Chairman at Tompkins International, writes, “The definition of transformation is the act or process of being transformed.
Tecsys
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Learn how healthcare supply chain automation reduces waste in these 3 areas: labor, expired or lost products, and charge capture. The post How Healthcare Supply Chain Automation Reduces Waste appeared first on Tecsys.
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
Intelligent Audit
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Uncertainty and faster shipping are two parallels in 2020. E-commerce is booming. And it comes as no surprise that Amazon is yet again changing the game in the middle of significant disruption. According to Mark Solomon of FreightWaves , “Amazon’s move [of Prime Day to early October] effectively kicks off the 2020 peak season 30-45 days earlier than normal […] What’s more, Amazon’s ability to condition consumers to its changes, and the need for competitors to keep up with its trail, means an ear
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SYSPRO Smarter ERP
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
For businesses involved in moving and distributing goods around the country or the world, the pandemic of 2020 has shown how important it is to have digital technologies to support planning, managing, and executing distribution operations. Even after the Coronavirus pandemic subsides, the world is not going to go back to what it was, things […].
Freight Center
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
In spite of the supply chain and economic impacts the pandemic has had on everyone this year, this holiday season is anticipated to be another busy one – but with a difference. If you’ve already begun making the necessary preparations for the shipping season ahead, well done. Keep it up. If you haven’t, the time to act is now. We’ve put together a Black Friday and Cyber Monday Logistics refresher to make sure you cover all your bases and get your shipping strategy ready for a successful holiday
IT Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
By Amanda Sparks (pictured). Head of Content Department at Essayguard. The post An Ultimate Guide to Write a Supply Management Contract appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Coupa Software, a provider of Business Spend Management, announced that it has acquired LLamasoft, a provider of AI-powered supply chain design and planning for a purchase price of approximately $1.5 billion.
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.
Logistics Bureau
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
One of the most common questions we get asked is all about outsourcing. What is it exactly? Watch this episode as we discuss the different situations and challenges of this business strategy. Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our websites, why not check them out? Robobyrne: 4 Mistakes in Logistics Outsourcing. Supply Chain Secrets: Evaluating Logistics Outsourcing Proposals: Look Beyond the Scorecard.
LevaData
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
The bitter China–United States trade war might actually have helped organizations prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic. When the world’s two largest economies decided to impose tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of one another's goods, corporations were pressed to consider alternative supply chain constructs. LevaData recently sat down (in a virtual, COVID-19-friendly manner) with a group of Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) from some of the worlds most renowned high-tech electroni
BlueYonder
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry has found itself at a crossroads where new strategies are needed. In the “Henry Ford moment of the digital era,” this well-established growth model, focused on building global brands, broad distribution and economies of scale, is being challenged by fast-changing paradigms. The world is changing at an unprecedented pace with blurred lines between professional, personal, and social worlds—and the pandemic has only accelerated this.
LevaData
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
The bitter China–United States trade war might actually have helped organizations prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic. When the world’s two largest economies decided to impose tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of one another's goods, corporations were pressed to consider alternative supply chain constructs. LevaData recently sat down (in a virtual, COVID-19-friendly manner) with a group of CSCOs from some of the worlds most renowned high-tech electronics and manufacturing companies
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Zipline Logistics
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Peak season is in full swing, in what was an already challenging year for the world of freight. With a few major holidays still left on the calendar, it is time to begin prepping your organization for holiday shipping. Peak season and its effects typically begin in the fall, lasting through early January. The period is marked by tighter than typical capacity and higher rates as freight volume increases.
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Editor’s Note: November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Since 2016, our Logistics Leaders for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Cure cycling team has raised over $253,000 for JDRF to help “accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications.” JDRF is also one of the charities that our Indago supply chain research community supports.
DELMIA Quintiq
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
You may already know about Lean principles, especially if you are working in a manufacturing or operations role. I hope that you are able to apply those principles to significantly impact waste, quality and efficiency for your scope of work. What about the rest of your organization? What about Marketing, Strategy, HR, the Executive teams? Would they not also benefit from these same principles?
GlobalTranz
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
In the world of shipping and transportation, many multimodal shipping myths are still surprisingly prevalent today. Today, the most pervasive of these will be addressed in terms of how this shipping method works with an LTL to intermodal transportation approach. Using Various Freight Tactics to Reduce Costs & Streamline Management Download White Paper 1.
More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.
Supply Chain Digest
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Despite Enormous Volume Growth, Local Deliveries Open Up New Options to Retailers and Others
SCM Research
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
I was thinking about whether guidelines on how to write a screenplay can teach us how to write an academic article. Here are three ideas I got from the following video: First, both a screenplay and an academic article should be based on a clear story. This story should lead to a finish line that the reader can envision. Second, before presenting the character’s flaws and inner conflicts (in academia: the research gap), a good screenplay must have a set-up that presents the character’
Supply Chain Digest
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Container Ships Spend Average 9 Percent of Time Waiting for Berths, IMO has Estimated
Shipsy
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Do you know even after creating a feature-rich website/app or using top-class software for predicting future demands of your customers, or stocking up the shelves in your warehouse, you can fail to meet your customer expectations? We are not kidding. Providing the right products to your customers would not work in your favour if you are not able to deliver them on time.
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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
If you could only pick one East-region city for U.S. eCommerce order fulfillment, which one should it be – and why? We’ll give you a hint. It starts with A, rhymes with “Santa,” and is already home to a massive parcel delivery infrastructure. Welcome to Atlanta. You know it as the home of the Braves, CNN, Delta Airlines and a thriving movie industry.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Oil forecasters have had the same long-term challenge for decades: figuring out how much of the world’s liquid hydrocarbons will be in demand years into the future, and where, and in what mix of products and uses.
MercuryGate
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
There are a number of significant TMS problems that can frustrate companies and their customers, […]. The post TMS Problems? When TMS “Quick Fixes” Do More Harm Than Good appeared first on MercuryGate International.
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.
Axway
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
In Part two of the series on KPIs for APIs , we discussed how KPIs are being used and what KPIs are agreed upon to cover Revenue Growth or Consumption.
DynaSys
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Building a demand-driven supply chain is not a remedy to all supply chain issues, but it can greatly improve companies’ performance. Here is why: 1. Demand-Driven Develops Agility by Compressing Lead-times. Long lead times are no longer suited in a world full of demand volatility. Strategic inventory positioning has a direct effect on lead time compression.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
International communications enabler BICS has entered into a partnership with telematics software provider Gurtam to provide IoT asset monitoring and fleet management on a global scale.
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