Tue.Oct 01, 2019

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Demand-Driven Supply Chain Management: What’s in it for you

DynaSys

Our customers reduce inventories by over 30 % and increase service levels by 14 %-points on average using Demand-Driven Supply Chain Management. Why Conventional Supply Chain Planning is Broken. We all know it: Demand becomes ever more demanding, we have to ship more product variants in shorter lead times, suppliers are located around the globe, and so is the competition.

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Why Agility and Creativity are the New Vital Procurement Drivers  (but don’t sacrifice “effectiveness”)

ivalua

Peter Smith, Managing Director at Procurement Excellence Ltd. If Procurement people, functions and organisations are going to be successful, it is obvious that we have to adapt to the changing wider business and social environments. Remember that Darwin did not actually talk about the “survival of the fittest” – he talked about the “survival of the best-adapted”.

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Lifting the Fog of Supply Chain Transformation

Enterra Insights

For a number of years, business analysts have been preaching the gospel of transformation in supply chain operations. Glenn Steinberg ( @GlennSteinberg ), global and Americas supply chain leader at EY, observes, “You’ve been hearing about ‘the supply chain of the future’ for years. How it will provide end-to-end visibility. How it will self-manage customer inventories.

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Prescriptive Analytics is Going Mainstream. Is your Organization Ready?

AIMMS

With rising supply chain complexity, organizations are racing to improve the pace and quality of decision-making. To do this, many are relying on prescriptive analytics. According to Gartner, 11% of mid and large-sized enterprises currently have some form of prescriptive analytics. This will grow to 37% by 2022. AIMMS has been in the market of prescriptive analytics (otherwise known as mathematical optimization) since 1989.

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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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Descartes Launches Advanced Analytics Solution Using Microsoft Power BI for Logistics and Supply Chain Operations

Descartes

Descartes Launches Advanced Analytics Solution Using Microsoft Power BI for Logistics and Supply Chain Operations WATERLOO, Ontario, October 1, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced the availability of Descartes Analytics™, an advanced analysis and reporting solution that is designed to help enable customers to leverage the wealth of data that is contained within Descartes’ so

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[PODCAST] The Role of Supply Chain Technology for More Effective Inventory & Warehouse Management

GlobalTranz

Listen to “The Role of Supply Chain Technology for More Effective Inventory & Warehouse Management” on Spreaker. Supply Chain Technology Downloadable Resources Why Blockchain will Create Extreme Supply Chain Management Optimization Download White Paper A Guide to Maximize the Use of TMS Download White Paper The Digital Supply Chain: The Landscape, Trends, Types, and the.read More.

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What is the Digital Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Digital Supply Chain (SC 4.0) Overview! What You Need to Know! (Video). All of the technologies that we hear about every day, from Blockchain to Virtual Reality, have many areas of applicability in both our personal and business lives. But in the area of Supply Chain, which truly spans the entire operations of most any company, these technologies provide the platform to totally redefine how the work of Supply Chain is con

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Is Integrated Final Mile the Best Way to Lower Costs?

GlobalTranz

The final mile is everything in logistics, and according to David Meyers of Supply Chain 24/7, significant challenges exist in the final mile. These challenges contribute to higher costs and poor visibility within the final mile, tarnishing brand experiences and opening the door to the risk of stolen packages and upset. In today’s age, a.read More.

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Nucleus Research: Control Tower Technology Value Matrix 2019

Supply Chain 24/7

Nucleus Research’s most recent Control Tower Technology Value Matrix 2019, found that customers are moving toward autonomous supply chain management as they look for greater visibility of their extended value chains.

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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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Raise Your Glasses: Oktoberfest is Here!

Freight Center

Oktoberfest is in full swing and Germany is having a ball. Oktoberfest’s origins began with the commemoration of the marriage of King Ludwig I of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen in 1810. The event nowadays is every beer lover’s favorite excuse to down copious amounts of ale, brew, nectar of the gods – or whatever else one might choose to call it.

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One Network Enterprises Named Leader in Nucleus Research’s Control Tower Technology Value Matrix

Supply Chain 24/7

The Nucleus Research Control Tower Technology Value Matrix 2019 report recognizes One Network Enterprises for helping companies move from siloed legacy systems to a real-time business network for the autonomous supply chain.

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Taiwan Logistics and More

Logistics Bureau

Here is a glimpse of Taiwan’s transportation, food, and the refreshing view of Jiufen! I get to see how the environment is different here and what are the supply chain and logistics points I can share with you guys. You’ll see in this video effective last-mile delivery , good results of powerful social media branding and the need to strategize cost to serve.

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AR/VR Industrial Applications That Are Reshaping Our Efficiency

DELMIA Quintiq

It doesn’t matter who you are or where you live, there is an incredible amount of interest in emerging technological trends. While there is much discussion and debate over how exactly these trends will shape the future of our society; the truth is that there is little argument that automation, artificial intelligence, and other innovations will revolutionize the way that we think about “work”.

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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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What Is an Order-Centric TMS?

MPO Multi Party Orchestration

The supply chain is always evolving, but since the advent of the Internet, its transformation has been unique, its challenges unprecedented. With e-commerce came greater market demands and competitive pressures. And as businesses adapted to these new realities, expanding their reach abroad and forming multi-enterprise networks, they found that managing these new opportunities introduced its own set of unprecedented challenges and complexities.

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Denmark’s Top Health & Beauty Retailer, Matas, Chooses RELEX for Supply Chain Efficiency

RELEX Solutions

Read PDF. Matas strengthens its retail planning by introducing a forecasting and replenishment solution to increase end-to-end supply chain transparency and improve flexibility. Matas, a health and beauty retailer that supplies 280 stores across Denmark from a central distribution center, is replacing its legacy technology with a forecasting and replenishment solution from unified retail planning experts RELEX Solutions.

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Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC 2019, 22 – 24 October 2019, Singapore

ivalua

Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC, a HANNOVER MESSE event is Asia-Pacific’s leading trade event for Industry 4.0! The event brings together an ecosystem of manufacturers, government agencies & businesses ranging from multinational corporations (MNC) to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to shape and support their transformation initiatives.

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Supply Chain News on Prologis Segments Distribution Space, as eCommerce Demands Continue to Drive the Market

Supply Chain Digest

Reachable Market Income is Key Location Driver

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Embedded Analytics: A Force Multiplier for Business

The possibilities for embedded analytics to drive real value for businesses, end users, and society are as fascinating as they are limitless. No matter the industry, brand after brand is finding that analytics can be the solution to a multitude of business challenges. Go deep with five insightsoftware customers as they share the details of their analytics journeys and discuss the transformative power of data.

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What is a Network-Based Platform?

Kuebix

Every year there are new buzzwords about technology circulating the industry. You probably see terms like blockchain, internet of things (IoT) and big data regularly take over your inbox. The latest trend revolutionizing the software and technology space are Network-Based Platforms. Network-based platforms have been around for several years in the consumer space, but now, […].

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The user experience ensures that procurement policy is followed

ivalua

History of the user experience: ( read this article in French ). The user experience issue emerged in the seventies with the spread of information technology to the masses. Until then, users were either experts, engineers or IT specialists. In the early nineties, the user experience was given a theoretical basis by Don Norman, a professor of cognitive psychology at the University of San Diego, who instilled it in Apple’s DNA when he worked for the firm in Cupertino.

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The Advantages of MOM or MES – The Foundation for a Digital Smart Factory

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Since the release of SYSPRO’s Manufacturing Operations Management solution (SYSPRO MOM), I’ve spent many hours explaining to customers the difference between MOM and MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems). The terms are used so that they generate more than their fair share of confusion. The differences between MOM and MES Both terms describe the technologies that occupy the space […].

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Reefer volumes rise, but not enough to boost rates

DAT Solutions

Refrigerated freight volumes rose about 2% last week in the top lanes, but that wasn't enough to boost rates.

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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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Another inspiring Winter Hackathon from our team

Unleashed

This year’s Winter Hackathon, held on 30 Aug, was another collaborative and creative event. The team gathered for the Hackathon briefing. A spread of healthy snacks to fuel their creativity! At the end of the Hackathon, all participants gave a presentation or demo of their projects. Two awards were given: the Groundbreaker Award recognised the most exciting and creative project; the Pathfinder Award recognised the project with the best outcome.

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Delivery Tech Startup Deliverr Raises $23 Million in New Funding

Multichannel Merchant

Deliverr, a startup that helps merchants fulfill two-day and same-day orders on platforms like Amazon, eBay and Shopify, has raised $23 million in new funding, bringing its total to $30 million as it looks to hire new staff and expand its network of third-party logistics partners. The company said it will also use the funding to launch new fast-shipping programs across major sales channels and build out its core features.

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Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Insight Report II

Supply Chain 24/7

This report discusses what goes behind the strategic decisions of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies, and how modern network optimization solutions can help improve them.

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3 Ways How Spend Analysis Can Improve Your EBITDA

ProcurePort

Spend analysis is the process of creating an unchallenged and transparent truth of the entire company spending. Transparency is crucial to organizations that strive for overall improvements. The very same organizations measure their success by EBITDA instead of Gross Profit. EBITDA, which stands for earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, covers costs that are […].

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Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in an era marked by relentless competition and economic fluctuations? The secret is mastering strategic cost management strategies. This GEP bulletin, "Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability," breaks this down into clear, actionable steps. Discover how these strategies can boost your enterprise's financial health, helping not only to keep up but to excel in today's market.

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China’s Role as Global Drug Hub Raises Alarms in Washington

Material Handling & Logistics

A Defense Health Agency official told a U.S.-China advisory panel this year that the risks from China’s stranglehold on the pharmaceutical business “cannot be overstated.

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RFID, AIDC and IoT New Round Up for Sept. Oct. 2, 2019

Supply Chain Digest

MIT Says Its Invented Light Powered IoT Sensors.

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Gartner IT Symposium, 20 – 24 October 2019, Florida

ivalua

The Ivalua team is heading back to the 2019 Gartner IT Symposium in Orlando, Florida. Come and visit us at Booth 241! Ivalua at the Gartner IT Symposium. The Gartner IT Symposium is one of the largest events we attend all year. Thousands of CIOs and IT executives come together in Orlando to discuss key topics, including data & analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, culture, customer experience, cybersecurity and more.

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