Elementum
MAY 31, 2018
The fashion industry is no stranger to controversy. From outsourced labor to overflowing sales racks , brands across the board have been accused of having a “bottom line” mentality, squeezing suppliers for every penny and privileging quantity over quality. The flow of products from one region of the globe to another is an amazing feat of the modern economy?
The Network Effect
MAY 31, 2018
Whoever said disruption is a bad thing likely never thought about the proverbial “light at the end of the tunnel”. The post The Best Part About “Disruption” is a Successful Digital Transformation appeared first on The Network Effect.
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Elementum
MAY 31, 2018
The fashion industry is no stranger to controversy. From outsourced labor to overflowing sales racks , brands across the board have been accused of having a “bottom line” mentality, squeezing suppliers for every penny and privileging quantity over quality. The flow of products from one region of the globe to another is an amazing feat of the modern economy?
Supply Chain Movement
MAY 31, 2018
Why is sales & operations planning (S&OP) such a difficult decision-making process? How hard can it be to hold a product review, then a demand review, a supply review and a business review in the four consecutive weeks of a monthly cycle? A while back, a supply chain director who is responsible for the S&OP process with a multinational in the food industry confided in me that their process was going through a rough patch.
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
EcoVadis
MAY 31, 2018
Last month ING Wholesale Banking launched their Sustainable Improvement Loan, with EcoVadis as a key partner providing our Business Sustainability Ratings that are used in the loan rate calculation: When sustainability performance improves, the rate goes down! There has been very positive reaction, and we’ve even seen a couple other loans announced, both of large listed companies.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 31, 2018
Respondents to a global survey by ISACA, an international professional association focused on IT governance, flag the energy sector to be the critical infrastructure system most susceptible to cyberattacks (71 percent), followed by communications (70 percent) and financial services (64 percent). Energy and communications also are among the top three critical infrastructure sectors that respondents anticipate can benefit the most from smart cities, along with transportation.
GlobalTranz
MAY 31, 2018
Every transportation firm sees the utility of having a transportation management plan. It is essential in organizing activities in the transportation industry effectively and efficiently. The challenges that the transportation industry faces are enormous. Challenges such as increasing fuel prices, pressure on volumes and the low-profit margins of the sector are rampant.
DAT Solutions
MAY 31, 2018
International Roadcheck will hit North American highways June 5-7, and this year's focus will be on hours-of-service. This will be Roadcheck's first year following the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, which took effect Dec. 18, 2017. “The ELD mandate placed a spotlight on hours-of-service compliance,” said Capt. Christopher Turner of the Kansas Highway Patrol, president of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), which sponsors Roadcheck.
Saddle Creek Logistic Services
MAY 31, 2018
The month of June marks the start of hurricane season. When a hurricane heads your way, it’s time to batten down the hatches. Typically, that requires a hasty trip to your local home improvement store. To ensure that shelves are stocked with the supplies its customers need, one leading home improvement retailer teams up with Saddle Creek to operate its.
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.
Americold
MAY 31, 2018
Let’s face it, millennials are an elusive bunch with mass appeal. Roughly 80 million strong, this digitally-savvy, culturally-diverse group is poised to transform nearly every facet of the U.S. economy. Spending nearly $600 billion a year in the U.S. alone, Gen Y continues to alter how businesses operate, affecting the ways we buy and sell. And today, it’s the frozen food industry that’s reaping the benefits of the millennial dollar.
The Smart Software
MAY 31, 2018
Undershoot means that the lead time begins not at the reorder point but below it. Undershoot happens every time the demand that breached the reorder point took the stock down below (not down to) the reorder point. Undershoot picks your pocket before you even begin to roll the dice. It deludes the inventory professional into thinking his or her reorder points are sufficient to achieve their targets, whereas actual performance will not make the grade.
Supply Chain 24/7
MAY 31, 2018
With only 42% of companies rating their S&OP process as effective, we asked the question, what if, using powerful analytics, you could get insights into of all your low and high margin products and find opportunities for improvement on the fly?
MIT Supply Chain
MAY 31, 2018
Healthcare organizations around the world are under intense pressure to improve productivity while maintaining high safety standards. Logistics is a key part of their operations, so it stands to reason that improving the efficiency of logistics will help healthcare facilities to achieve their productivity goals. The Healthcare Logistics Education and Learning Pathway (HELP) project aims […].
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Tailwind
MAY 31, 2018
I take a route to work every morning that helps me to arrive at my office with the least amount of friction. I have to take into account the distance of the route, the number of traffic lights, and of course consider the traffic conditions. The distance and the traffic signals remain quite constant I have noticed, but the traffic, oh the traffic, is so unpredictable.
AFFLINK
MAY 31, 2018
Over the last few years, businesses in nearly every industry that you can think of have looked for new opportunities to create more sustainable, eco-friendly environments wherever possible. Not only does this help provide additional brand value by showing that your company values mirror those of your customers, but it also helps decrease waste, cut down on costs, AND do your part to help protect the environment - all at once.
RFgen
MAY 31, 2018
Storing assets close to production can drive efficiency improvements. Many businesses are finding they can ramp up efficiency through inventory management procedures in which small quantities of materials are stored on or near the production floor. By locating resources where the work is being done, companies reduce travel time and eliminate overhead.
Enterra Insights
MAY 31, 2018
Whether at work or involved in other normal life activities, machine learning is playing a role in more people’s daily lives. Machine learning is a subset of artificial intelligence (AI) but the two terms are often used interchangeably. Nathan Sinnott ( @SinnottNathan ), founder and Chief Executive Officer of Newpath WEB, explains why some business people favor the term “machine learning” over “artificial intelligence.” He writes, “The term ‘machine lear
More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.
RFgen
MAY 31, 2018
Storing assets close to production can drive efficiency improvements. Many businesses are finding they can ramp up efficiency through inventory management procedures in which small quantities of materials are stored on or near the production floor. By locating resources where the work is being done, companies reduce travel time and eliminate overhead.
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