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Transform Your Supply Chain or Lose Out to Competitors

River Logic

The business world is in a state of flux as new technologies continually change the way companies operate. The pace of innovation is fast. Those in the lead respond to changing market demands quickly and efficiently, leaving behind those who rely on inflexible and dated supply chains.

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Inventory Management eBook: Batch & Expiry

TradeGecko

Regardless of whether you’re a brand owner, wholesaler, or distributor keeping track of your products across the supply chain is important, so you can trace all your products in the event of a recall. Learn how batch and expiry tracking can help you manage and keep track of product movements and help you grow your business in this FREE eBook.

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

Disaster preparedness is essential in the supply chain. The recent flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey is once again putting a spotlight on the importance of disaster preparedness. Businesses in a wide range of sectors need to plan ahead for disasters to ensure they can maintain operations and continue to serve customers. Beyond keeping revenues flowing, a disaster preparedness strategy can minimize the broad economic impact of a disaster, making it easier for commerce systems to recov

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Can the MicroMasters Model Help Address the Supply Chain Skills Shortage Crisis?

MIT Supply Chain

A study commissioned by the World Bank calls for a substantial increase in logistics training at all levels to address a global shortage of logistics skills. The study also recommends that training programs should be more appealing and effective. One response to the need for more innovative educational models is the MicroMasters Credential in Supply […].

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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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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

Disaster preparedness is essential in the supply chain. The recent flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey is once again putting a spotlight on the importance of disaster preparedness. Businesses in a wide range of sectors need to plan ahead for disasters to ensure they can maintain operations and continue to serve customers. Beyond keeping revenues flowing, a disaster preparedness strategy can minimize the broad economic impact of a disaster, making it easier for commerce systems to recov

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of Sept. 7, 2017

Supply Chain Digest

Unionization Rates Still Headed Down in US, Real Driver Crisis May Still be Years Away, Amazon Expands Treasure Truck Cities, US Trade Deficits with China, Mexico are Headed back Up

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TMS in the Cloud: Some Lingering Misconceptions

Talking Logistics

I’ve been researching the Transportation Management Systems (TMS) market for over 18 years and obviously a lot has changed over that time period. What’s interesting is that even though there’s a lot of buzz and attention on cloud solutions today, TMS was actually one of the first enterprise software segments that went to the cloud more than 15 years ago, and although we’ve used different terminology over the years — such as “software-as-a-service” or “on demand” — the reality is that

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Supply Chain Inventory Performance 2017

Supply Chain Digest

Some Changes in Approach to the Analysis this Year.

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Dawn of the Cognitive Computing Era

Enterra Insights

More and more commentators are talking about the dawn of the Cognitive Computing Era. An “era” isn’t something one should … Continued. The post Dawn of the Cognitive Computing Era appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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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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What Is Free or Freight on Board (FOB), and Why Should Shippers Understand This Term?

GlobalTranz

Today supply chains stretch around the globe, and few supply chain can exist within a single country without selling or purchasing products or raw materials from other countries. In the course of international trade, compliance with international trade laws and cultural differences can lead to confusion when interpreting contractual terms and obligations.

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Expedited Loads: 5 Tips for Fast Negotiations

DAT Solutions

Hurricane Harvey led to a lot of urgent loads on DAT load boards , and Hurricane Irma could lead to even more. Combined with already higher than usual demand for trucks, that's creating some fast negotiating. Why does the broker need a rate so fast? The load could be time-sensitive for the pick or drop-off. The agent could also be competing with other brokerages to be the first to secure a truck.

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Must-Have Features in a Dock Scheduling Software

C3 Solutions

When looking at purchasing and implementing a Dock Scheduling System (DSS), it is important to throroughly evaluate the capabilities and features of the different systems on the market. To assist you through this process, we've come up with 8 must-have features that we believe are essential for any DSS. These features will add the most value to your operation and contribute significantly to achieving a successful return on investment.

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Solving a $45 Billion-Dollar Per Annum Retail Problem with RFID-Reading Warehouse Drones

Supply Chain 24/7

By coupling airborne drones with smarter RFID systems, MIT researchers have developed a system that enables small, safe, aerial drones to read RFID tags in large warehouses, possibly making missing packages a thing of the past and saving retailers billions lost through faulty inventory records.

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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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FBA Shipping:  A Double-Edged Sword for Online Sellers

West Coast and California Logistics

For online sellers, Amazon.com is a major double edged sword. On the plus side, the marketplace gives sellers direct access to 250 million buyers. According to Forbes, 4 of every 10 dollars spent online goes to Amazon. Sellers can’t afford not to list their goods there, and Amazon knows it – which brings us to the o ther side of that very sharp sword.

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Ways to Improve Truck Driver Safety

Consumer Goods Logistics

With the ELD mandate taking effect, the issue of truck driver safety is at the forefront of logistics industry news. This is a good thing as driver safety is the foundation of our industry – and it needs to improve. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), there were 4,050 large trucks involved in fatal accidents in 2015, an 8% increase from 2014.

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A to Z Glossary of Freight Terms

Freight Plus

A. Adjustments. - Generally speaking, all costs that weren't quoted for a variety of reasons. These costs can be added for a discrepancy between the freight characteristics quoted and the delivered shipment details of weight, class and dimensions, or may be accrued for additional services performed such as a liftgate, additional unloading hours, equipment, etc.

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Gas Trucks U-turn as Shortage Shifts From Texas to Florida

Material Handling & Logistics

Truckers who hauled gasoline to Texas last week from Florida may run the same route in reverse next week as Hurricane Irma bears down on the Sunshine State. Truckers who hauled gasoline to Texas last week from Florida may run the same route in reverse next week as Hurricane Irma bears down on the Sunshine State. South Floridians are stocking up on supplies like gasoline and water while preparing to evacuate to the northern part of the state ahead of Irma, which is forecast to bring winds as high

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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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A to Z Glossary of Freight Terms

Freight Plus

A Adjustments – Generally speaking, all costs that weren’t quoted for a variety of reasons. These costs can be added for a discrepancy between the freight characteristics quoted and the delivered shipment details of weight, class and dimensions, or may be accrued for additional services performed such as a liftgate, additional unloading hours, equipment, etc.

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Steering Clear of Technology

Tailwind

I was speaking to a customer the other day on the phone and he shared with me his success in building a business for the past three years in partnership with his father. He came from the technology world and joined up with his dad who had built some significant relationships with customers in his over 30-years of trucking. As I listened to his story, and the story of his business, I thought about how this emerging company was the new archetype for business in the freight transportation services

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The Cause and Effect of Operational Changes on Order Fulfillment System Performance

Supply Chain Digest

Solutions for Improving Performance

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Making the Choice for Best-of-Breed Managed Cloud – Part 4

BlueYonder

Part 1 of this blog series highlighted the comparison of best-of-breed (BoB) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, and when BoB is the best choice for supply chains. Part 2 of the series dove deeper into the specific needs of supply chain planning and execution and the tightly vs. loosely coupled interoperability debate. Part 3 of the series provided a deeper dive around how to run your BoB software solution.

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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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Making the Choice for Best-of-Breed Managed Cloud – Part 4

BlueYonder

Part 1 of this blog series highlighted the comparison of best-of-breed (BoB) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, and when BoB is the best choice for supply chains. Part 2 of the series dove deeper into the specific needs of supply chain planning and execution and the tightly vs. loosely coupled interoperability debate. Part 3 of the series provided a deeper dive around how to run your BoB software solution.