Intelligent Audit
DECEMBER 22, 2020
The key to better logistics is a streamlined system that utilizes business intelligence and processes that yield transportation optimization. However, the efficacy of optimization, guided by business intelligence is only effective if you have quality data history and validity that provide actionable insights. There are ample devices and systems that pour data into the supply chain.
GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 22, 2020
For shippers, 2020 was like riding a roller coaster with no way to get off. In the first half of the year, panic buying drove supply and demand imbalance across the supply chain and caused truckload capacity to tighten. During the second half of the year, consumers shifted their spending from in-store to buying online, and sellers had to adjust their warehousing and fulfillment networks.
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Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Managing complex supply chains is an art unto itself, but it all comes down to one fundamental principle: transparency.
GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Throughout 2020, shippers faced unprecedented supply chain challenges due to COVID-19’s impact on consumer behavior, global trade, and the U.S. economy. These challenges create opportunities for solutions providers, and with GlobalTranz’s Freight Agent Program, you can seize this opportunity. GlobalTranz provides you with a full suite of logistics solutions, world-class logistics technology, and the dedicated operational back-office support to help you establish and build your own independent fr
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
IT Supply Chain
DECEMBER 22, 2020
By Glenn Koepke (pictured). Senior Vice President, Customer Success, FourKites. The post Volumes are booming this holiday season as F&B, CPG & Retail work to keep shelves full appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Freight Center
DECEMBER 22, 2020
2020 has been a year none of us will ever forget. With all the surprises, curveballs, and challenges we’ve all faced, supply chains of all sizes were tested more than they ever were in recent years. But, even with the unpredictability variable always at play, there are ways you can prepare for a better shipping year ahead.
Tecsys
DECEMBER 22, 2020
What will warehouse technology of the future look like? Will it be all virtual reality and robots or perhaps something a little more pragmatic? The post A Pragmatic Look at Tomorrow’s Warehouse Technology appeared first on Tecsys.
BlueYonder
DECEMBER 22, 2020
This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “ Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.”. The COVID-19 pandemic has only confirmed what we already knew: modern supply chains must be built on a foundation of extreme agility and responsiveness. The sudden onset of COVID-19 in 2020 only reinforced a lesson that supply chain professionals had already realized: uncertainty is the only real certainty.
Logistics Bureau
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Earlier in the year, we run a webinar series for 16 weeks in all manner of Supply Chain topics. So what is really the good news? Watch this video: Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne. Email: robyrne@logisticsbureau.com. Phone: +61 417 417 307.
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.
Prophetic Technology
DECEMBER 22, 2020
From value chain to value networks, Digitalisation and e-Commerce are the cause of the striking decline in transaction cost and sales, as it is fading boundaries among industries and individual organisations.
IT Supply Chain
DECEMBER 22, 2020
By Simon Johnson (pictured). General Manager, UK&I, Freshworks. The post Reimagining CX in the wake of the pandemic appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
DynaSys
DECEMBER 22, 2020
What are the 5 key pillars of S&OP? The What Is S&OP? article states that the structured format of S&OP processes makes the S&OP planning methodology repeatable across businesses and industries. Also, the S&OP process typically includes visibility and analytics, business simulation. And combined with cross functional collaboration, workflow management and operational reconciliation in real time.
IT Supply Chain
DECEMBER 22, 2020
By Dan Sommer (pictured). Senior Director, Qlik. The post Five data trends set to dominate 2021 appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
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20Cube Logistics
DECEMBER 22, 2020
What is drayage shipping? When a freight forwarder has to move consignment over short distances, viz between rail yards, ports, facilities or other shipping hubs of the same metropolitan area is considered as container drayage shipping. Generally, drayage shipping is handled by trucks and is a part of the intermodal transport. The saga behind the term drayage.
o9 Solutions
DECEMBER 22, 2020
This article has also been published on Business Wire. With the Gurobi Optimizer as a component of o9’s AI-powered platform, customers will be able to use mathematical optimization to address their most challenging business problems and achieve improved productivity and profitability. December 22nd, 2020, Beaverton, OR and Dallas, TX – Gurobi Optimization, LLC – which produces the world’s fastest mathematical optimization solver, the Gurobi Optimizer – and :o9 Solutions, Inc. – a premier AI-dri
MercuryGate
DECEMBER 22, 2020
2020 has been a dramatic year of change within the supply chain and individual carrier […]. The post Supply Chain Disruption in 2020: How Freight Tech Systems, Automation, & Analytics Aided the Industry appeared first on MercuryGate International.
Zipline Logistics
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Providing your logistics partner with additional lead time can be critical in ensuring better rates and securing capacity in any market. But with freight conditions like those we have seen throughout most of 2020, building in additional lead time is an even more essential piece of your logistics operational puzzle. It can help you, and your logistics providers mitigate common issues that have plagued the industry since the late spring.
More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.
Provenance
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Over the last year, we’ve witnessed the rise in pressure to use sustainability as a marketing tool. It reached new heights in 2020, accelerated by a sharp rise in eco-expectations that only a global pandemic and an extended period of introspection could generate. It’s now common to see ethical claims front and centre in brand campaigns. At Provenance, we work hard to combat greenwashing and bring integrity to brand communications through our program and platform for impact transparency.
Kanban Logistics
DECEMBER 22, 2020
From food and pharmaceutical warehousing to manufacturing logistics and other aspects of the supply chain, our blog articles in 2020 covered a lot of ground. In this end-of-year recap, we look back on the articles that resonated most with our readers. Our 5 most popular blog posts of 2020. What is contract warehousing? With contract (or “dedicated”) warehousing, the warehouse space and resources are fixed – as are the costs.
EnVista
DECEMBER 22, 2020
In today’s market, having strong carrier relationships is crucial to managing your supply chain efficiently and cost-effectively. Shippers should be utilizing their freight audit and payment (FAP) provider to manage and grow these relationships. Having a dedicated team to provide your carriers with direct support is key to building strong relationships with your transportation partners, from implementation and invoice receipt through scorecarding and payment reconciliation.
20Cube Logistics
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Digital revolution is on and the modern logistics and transport industry is embracing and experiencing the change to sustain in the market, gain profitability and to give a fit competition to the competitors. The pressure is huge and the companies that are capable of delivering a consistent brand and balancing are able to win customers. The existing challenges are increasing such as volatile fuel costs, change in consumer demand, compliance complexities have encouraged the customer to shift to d
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Supply Chain Digest
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Physical Stores Can Play Key Role in Omnichannel World, but Must Evolve
Shipsy
DECEMBER 22, 2020
With the rising demands and expectations of customers and increasing competition, it has become necessary for the businesses to automate their last-mile delivery operations to deliver excellent experiences. Doing this not only reduces the overall transportation cost but also ensures safe and timely deliveries. Here are the reasons why you should integrate automation into your last-leg delivery operations: 1.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Digital payments are a key area that transportation and logistics organizations will prioritize in 2021.
Bulk Connection
DECEMBER 22, 2020
As we get ready to turn the page on 2020, we want to first take a look back at the year that was. The following is a countdown of the year’s 5 most popular blog posts as determined by our readers. There is a range of topics represented, but all aim to make shippers (and carriers) a little smarter about the ins and outs of bulk freight shipping.
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.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 22, 2020
COVID-19 is setting up the U.S. toy industry for its best Christmas in years — and maybe ever.
Axway
DECEMBER 22, 2020
The Interoperability Rule is driving transformation in healthcare. In an earlier post , we discussed some of the drivers and goals of the Interoperability Rule and discussed how the OAuth 2.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Container shipping, the backbone of the global trading system, is showing signs of fatigue as the pandemic descends into its darkest days.
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