Kinaxis

JUNE 28, 2017

by Alexa Cheater Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, who led the Dallas Cowboys to three Super Bowl victories in four years in the early ‘90s, may not be the first person you think of when it comes to giving great supply chain advice. One thing the legendary pro athlete does know is leadership. You can’t be a great quarterback without it and that was the topic of his keynote presentation at the recent Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference.

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Demand Solutions

JUNE 28, 2017

Got questions about sales and operations planning (S&OP)? We’ve got answers. And at the end of a recent webinar, we picked the brain of the “Father of S&OP,” Dick Ling. Here are some of the questions we got from the audience—and our answers. Who usually wants S&OP software? The people who want their companies to implement S&OP software are usually the ones in the trenches who have become frustrated by poor communication.

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Freightos

JUNE 28, 2017

Will Logistics Technology Take My Job? By John Edmonds, Research & Marketing, Freightos. Who hasn’t asked themselves whether technology is threatening their job? Of course, logistics is far from immune. A White House report from 2016 estimated that 80%-100% of long-haul trucking jobs may be threatened by artificial intelligence. It’s not only the manual jobs.

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Demand Solutions

JUNE 28, 2017

Got questions about sales and operations planning (S&OP)? We’ve got answers. And at the end of a recent webinar, we picked the brain of the “Father of S&OP,” Dick Ling. Here are some of the questions we got from the audience—and our answers. Who usually wants S&OP software? The people who want their companies to implement S&OP software are usually the ones in the trenches who have become frustrated by poor communication.

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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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PINC

JUNE 28, 2017

UNION CITY, Calif. , June 28, 2017 -- PINC, the #1 provider of yard management system (YMS), finished vehicle logistics , and inventory robotics solutions to the world's largest brands, is proud to be nominated by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine , the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, as a recipient of an SDCE 100 Award for 2017.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 28, 2017

Called the “Responsible Labor Initiative”, the program will take a holistic approach to address all aspects of a worker’s journey since currently solutions have been fragmented across industries and regions. read more.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

JUNE 28, 2017

Quintiq, a Dassault Systèmes brand and supply chain planning and optimisation (SCP&O) solutions provider, has announced its partnership extension with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) to optimize the airline's flight simulator capacity.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2017

NOTE: This article was written by David Cruickshank (@binarimon), Senior Director of Strategy and Operations at the SAP® Co-Innovation Lab (COIL) … Continued. The post Exploring Artificial Intelligence through Co-Innovation appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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TradeGecko

JUNE 28, 2017

This case study features Dirty Knees Soap Co. and how they use TradeGecko. After receiving their first large wholesale order from a national chain, the business needed a solution to automate their order and inventory management process. We sat down with the company owner, Heidi Danos, who told us about their business journey, their experience with TradeGecko and more.

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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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DAT Solutions

JUNE 28, 2017

Georgia beat out Texas to become the number-one state for reefer loads last week, with California as a distant third. Atlanta was a super-hot market for reefers as well as vans, thanks to all the seasonal produce leaving refrigerated warehouses and food processing plants. A lot of that produce originates in the Tifton and Macon markets in Southern Georgia, and is distributed out of Atlanta.

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TradeGecko

JUNE 28, 2017

If you’re an eCommerce business owner who has recently introduced a digital marketing plan, you’re probably asking yourself: “How do I know if it’s really working?” After all, when you decide to leverage digital marketing to grow your business, you want to make sure your time and money is being invested appropriately.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 28, 2017

While we all think that we measure time in the same way, that can change inside a complex global supply chain. Consider the term “Free Time,” which is the amount of time from when a vessel or container arrives at the final destination until the recipient starts paying storage fees. Technically, Free Time is not free; you pay for it in your transportation costs.

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Logility

JUNE 28, 2017

Process chemical manufacturers face complex supply chain challenges including dealing with hazardous and perishable ingredients whose characteristics (potency, color, composition, etc.) can vary from lot to lot. Adjusting formulas based on available ingredients and ensuring finished products meet the exacting tolerances of customers and regulating agencies requires flexibility and superior planning capabilities.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

JUNE 28, 2017

By Richard Watkins, managing director, Delos Partnership. I was talking to a planning manager from a company the other day, who said to me "We have an SOP process, but I have read all these articles about Integrated Business Planning, and was wondering what the difference was, and should we be doing something different?

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GTG Technology Group

JUNE 28, 2017

Lather Up the Sunblock – Yes, Truckers Need It Too. Every day, 9,500 people are diagnosed with skin cancer in the United States. It is, by far, the most common cancer in our nation, with more than 5 million cases diagnosed across 3 million people in 2012. The rate of melanomas, for example, has more than doubled since 1982. This is largely due to tanning salons, but excess time in the sun without protection always puts you at risk.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 28, 2017

A common theme in the Tier 1 and 2 landscape of supply chain execution management is the desire to “orchestrate and synchronize end-to-end business processes,” and that “warehousing and transportation are notable points of convergence” (source: Gartner 2017 Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems ). Logically dovetailing this notion is the added realization that in order to satisfy the world’s most sophisticated supply chains, the need for deep customization is usually a requirement.

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Elementum

JUNE 28, 2017

A number of cyber attacks have been reported lately using ransomware to disrupt business operations of multiple industries. Last May, a ransomware named WannaCry infected over 230,000 computer systems worldwide, and just recently an updated variant called NotPetya managed to hit over 2,000 users in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, France, Italy, the UK, Germany and the US.

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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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BlueYonder

JUNE 28, 2017

A common theme in the tier 1 and 2 landscape of supply chain execution management is the desire to “orchestrate and synchronize end-to-end business processes,” and that “warehousing and transportation are notable points of convergence” (source: Gartner 2017 Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems ). Logically dovetailing this notion is the added realization that in order to satisfy the world’s most sophisticated supply chains, the need for deep customization is usually a requirement.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 28, 2017

Last month, President Trump’s office released his much-anticipated Buy American, Hire American executive order. The new order is meant to protect American jobs, by encouraging companies to buy and sell American-made products, and by reviewing the country’s H1-B visa program for highly-skilled workers. The president campaigned heavily on a promise to revive American industries, and create American jobs.

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