Wed.Mar 04, 2020

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Is Your Supply Chain ‘Ready for Anything’?

ToolsGroup

Over the years we’ve built strong relationships with hundreds of global companies, and we hear the same challenges again and again: they can’t accurately plan for intermittent demand, they’ve got too much capital tied up in inventory, and their planners are overwhelmed by data management and complicated math. In an ever-changing global economy with all its unexpected twists and turns, supply chain leaders are looking for a way to be ready for anything the real world throws at them.

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How Barcode Scanning Can Revolutionize Your Inventory Management

DELMIA Quintiq

Effectively running and maintaining a successful warehouse in the modern supply chain is increasingly challenging. New processes and innovations continue to reinvent the world of logistics. Implementing something as simple as barcode scanning can completely transform your inventory management system. Barcoding. Barcodes have developed from an early innovation to a nearly mandatory tool for. inventory optimization and management.

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The Supply Chain Digital Twin: Is It Just Another Fad?

River Logic

A lot has changed. Simulation and modeling software allow organizations to create realistic and verifiable supply chain digital twins of their supply chains. Data mining techniques along with inputs from Internet of Things (IoT) sensors allow them to feed real-time data into models. They can monitor and determine what's happening in the real world and plan the appropriate corrective action.

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Effective Freight Management 2020: What Do Shipper’s Need to Compete?

GlobalTranz

Effective freight management 2020 initiatives will help supply chains stay relevant and competitive with Amazon and the big box retailers. As the world watches the coronavirus’ epidemic spread, the time for rethinking existing freight management 2020 strategies has arrived. More importantly, shippers must recognize that the use of data could solve this crisis and those.read More.

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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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Performance Reviews: Evaluating Supply Chain Talent (Insights from Indago Members)

Talking Logistics

In addition to yourself, who participates and provides input in conducting your performance review? We asked our Indago research community that question back in September 2019. Not surprising, all of our Indago member respondents (100%) said that “The person I report to directly” participates and provides input in conducting their performance review.

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Supply chain in control with coronavirus

Supply Chain Movement

Slowly but surely, everyone is realizing that supplies from China are stagnating as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Containers are stuck at the ports in Hong Kong and Shanghai. And factories have temporarily shut down. So how is coronavirus impacting on business life and supply chain in particular? The impending coronavirus pandemic is not only affecting factories across the board in China.

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Construction of Toyota’s ‘Smart City’ is Set to Begin in 2021

Kuebix

Artificial intelligence, robots and self-driving cars are establishing themselves within the transportation industry thanks to improved operational efficiencies and long-term benefits. These technologies are being adopted more commonly as their success stories continue to grow in number. Toyota, a Japanese automobile manufacturer recognized for their reliable and durable cars, has another plan to accelerate the […].

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Freight Transportation & the Coronavirus: Forecasting the Near-Term Effects with MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi [Podcast]

CHAINalytics

The post Freight Transportation & the Coronavirus: Forecasting the Near-Term Effects with MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi [Podcast] appeared first on Chainalytics.

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The 3 Guiding Factors For Decision Rules To Greater Inventory Control

Unleashed

Implementing an effective inventory control and planning solution or system is only the first step in optimising your inventory management. Another vital component of this process is the set of rules you establish to speed up inventory control and make it more effective. These decision rules for inventory control are designed to eliminate the uncertainty around the economic environment.

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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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Jumping on a Bandwagon? Pros and Cons of On-Demand Warehousing!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Keys to Success in Warehouse Management/Order Fulfillment! (Video). On-Demand Warehousing article and permission to publish here provided by Will Schneider at Fulfillmentcompanies.net. Suffering from order growth overwhelm? I’ve been there. And right now, you might be thinking of giving this new-fangled on-demand warehousing a go.

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Digging in and Doing a Little Bit of Everything

BlueYonder

Rachel Hronek is a customer experience director for North American retail at Blue Yonder. She joined the company in mid-2019 with a desire to meld her career journey into one ideal role – customer success. She talks about her passion for driving value for customers and how one of her biggest risks led her to get the management and business experience she never thought possible by digging in and doing a little bit of everything.

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WMS and OMS Implementation: Why Having a Team and Full Suite of Tools Gets the Job Done

Veridian Solutions

Implementing a warehouse management system (WMS) or an order management system (OMS) offers an opportunity for warehouse managers and supply chain leaders to understand more about their operations, improve inventory planning, and meet the unique challenges that may occur, enabling omnichannel distribution and effective supply chain management. Unfortunately, a haphazard WMS and OMS implementation will result in unintended consequences and reduce the likelihood of reaching stated outcomes.

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Viral Disruption in the Supply Chain: COVID-19 vs SARS

Logistics Bureau

With the Coronavirus disease, COVID-19 , daily infecting more and more people in China and many other parts of the world, economists and analysts are scrambling to predict its longer-term impact on global business in general and on supply chains in particular. Because the 2003 outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), originated in China, as COVID-19 did last December, comparisons are not only inevitable but also useful.

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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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Top Trends in Freight Forwarder Digitization

Freightos

IBM’s rescue from the brink of collapse in the early 1990s to global technology leader today is generally credited to its leadership’s ability to pivot and make major changes to its established businesses – primarily from a focus on hardware to software, cloud computing and services. . But technology is surprisingly not the only driver in IBM’s renaissance.

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Audio Interview: Why Supermarket Shelves WILL Empty Even More – Corona Virus Impacts

Logistics Bureau

Audio Interview with ABC radio Goulburn Murray on Rob’s take on panic buying, limited buying on supermarkets, “bullwhip effect” in the supply chain, and understanding consumers buying behaviour in this pandemic situation. Let’s listen to this insightful interview: [link]. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne. Email: robyrne@logisticsbureau.com.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for March 5, 2020

Supply Chain Digest

February PMI Barely Shows Manufacturing Growth, UPS Stock a Real Buy, Analyst Says, US Freezer Waehouse Space for Food about Sold Out, First Autonomous Truck Start up to Fail

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HighJump is Rebranding as Körber Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

HighJump announced it is Rebranding as Körber Supply Chain. HighJump formally announced its rebranding and its robotics business and strategic partnerships at Elevate, the company's user conference, hosted in Orlando, Florida. Fetch Robotics, Locus Robotics, and RightHand Robotics were featured in a panel on the rise of warehouse robotics. The post HighJump is Rebranding as Körber Supply Chain appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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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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Ivalua NOW 2020 to Showcase How Organizations Can Transform the World with Smart Procurement

ivalua

Premier event for Procurement & Supply Chain practitioners will showcase latest technological innovations and extensive line-up of industry leaders. REDWOOD CITY, Calif. , March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced the agenda for the U.S. edition of its marquee annual event series, Ivalua NOW 2020.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on What are the Top Rated Emerging Supply Chain Technologies

Supply Chain Digest

With MODEX Show from MHI Next Week in Atlanta, a Look at New Survey Results

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Ivalua NOW 2020 to Showcase How Organizations Can Transform the World with Smart Procurement

ivalua

Premier event for Procurement & Supply Chain practitioners will showcase latest technological innovations and extensive line-up of industry leaders. REDWOOD CITY, Calif. , March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced the agenda for the U.S. edition of its marquee annual event series, Ivalua NOW 2020.

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5 Ways Wholesale Minimum Order Quantity Can Boost Your Volume

EMERGE App

What is this Minimum Order Quantity? Have you always wondered why the hottest bars, clubs or restaurants levy a cover charge even before you start eating, drinking or dancing? Why do businesses do this? Well, for a start, they need to cover their expenses in providing your entertainment, drinks and food for the night. Rent, lights, bouncers, performers and food all cost money whether they have 10, 100 or 1000 party goers.

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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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Paris EN – Cancelled Popup

ivalua

With the coronavirus continuing to spread in Europe and the world, we’re sorry to inform you that we have decided to cancel Ivalua NOW Paris. The health and safety of our guests, teams and their families is our top priority. Nevertheless, we are working on scheduling a series of webcasts featuring customer stories and Ivalua updates during the event days.

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Sustainability is the watchword

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Sustainability is truly the watchword of our times. With many customers keen to find ways to include more climate-friendly practices in their lives, retailers are turning their attention to delivering greener options and information.

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Paris FR – Cancelled Popup

ivalua

Avec la situation sanitaire actuelle, due au développement du Covid-19 en Europe et plus largement dans le monde, nous sommes au regret de devoir annuler Ivalua NOW Paris. Préserver la santé et la sécurité de nos invités, des équipes et de leurs familles est une priorité pour nous. Cependant, nous nous organisons pour vous proposer une série de webcast aux mêmes dates, dans lesquels vous retrouverez les interventions clients ainsi que les dernières nouveautés Ivalua.

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Denver Airport Luggage Management Disaster

Clear Spider

Construction began on the Denver International Airport ( DIA ) in 1989. The airport promised a highly skilled baggage system that automates the process of moving luggage. It was projected to be the most advanced systems of its kind in the world. The underground, computer-driven system would solve many logistics problems within the entire airport. However, when the airport officially opened in 1995, the DIA faced luggage management disaster.

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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.