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Don’t risk falling behind: 3 things you can do to start mastering analytics

AIMMS

In today’s business environment, you can’t remain competitive without mastering analytics. S till, most companies are “not very far” when it comes to implementing analytics and garnering benefits from data, as a recent survey from CSCMP suggests. I n many cases, organizations haven’t succeeded in making the organizational changes required to become data-driven.

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Supply chain planning – it’s time to get personal

Kinaxis

by Bill DuBois When sacrificing family time becomes the norm. Supply planning – to profitably align supply with demand. It sounds like something you could get done during an honest day’s work. As it turns out, it’s not that easy. When I was planning supply, it wasn’t unusual to have a dinner interrupted, a weekend cut short or a vacation disturbed. That happened to be the norm.

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Don’t risk falling behind: 3 things you can do to start mastering analytics

AIMMS

In today’s business environment, you can’t remain competitive without mastering supply chain analytics. S till, most companies are “not very far” when it comes to implementing analytics and garnering benefits from data, as a recent survey from CSCMP suggests. I n many cases, organizations haven’t succeeded in making the organizational changes required to become data-driven.

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3 Air Freight Trends to Watch for in 2018

Logistics Viewpoints

The air freight landscape has experienced some dramatic shifts in recent years. In fact, those events seem likely to produce some headwinds for air freight shippers in 2018 in locating available air capacity, especially during peak seasons. Over the last few years, digitization has become more prominent in the air industry. As in most industries, big data obtained in real time, from real events, combined with flexible management, is helping air carriers take a more […].

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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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Gartner's 8 Supply Chain Trends You Can't Ignore

River Logic

Gartner recently identified the top eight disruptive technologies most likely to impact organizational supply chains in 2018. Keep in mind, these trending technologies are scattered throughout the various stages of the Gartner Hype Cycle , which charts the development of technologies from concept to maturity and adoption. Starting with those closest to commercial viability, here the the eight supply chain trends you can't ignore.

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Industrial Real Estate Outlook: 2018

NFI Industries

With e-commerce growth, infrastructure legislation, and increasing interest in last-mile warehousing as driving forces of the industrial real estate market, the demand for industrial real estate space continues to remain steady from 2017. From diversity of industry demand to the budding use of automation, below are some emerging logistics real estate trends for 2018: E-commerce.

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ModusLink Announces Poetic’s Capability to Support Full Product Lifecycle

ModusLink Corporation

ModusLink is proud to announce that our entitlement management software, Poetic®, now supports the full product lifecycle with the implementation of several new features. These improvements — including JSON-based API technology, enhanced cloud services, and subscription web services — maximize the value from embedded systems. By allowing connected devices to stream real-time analog or digital […].

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Fast is expensive but cheap is slow, until now

Supply Chain Network

Whether it is a Ferrari vs. a Fiat or a Jet Engine vs. a Propeller, generally speaking, to move something quickly has a higher cost than to move it slowly. The ability to move fast at a lower cost is a challenge that has pervaded the supply chain industry for years. This challenge has never been more applicable to retailers and brands than it is today.

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UltraShipTMS Announces Temperature Tracking in TMS via FourKites

Supply Chain Collaborator

Real-time Tracking of Temperature Levels for Reefer/Freezer Trailers is a Boon for Food Shippers Working to Comply with Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Mandates. February 13, 2018 – Fair Lawn, NJ – Regarded as the premier transportation management system (TMS) solution provider by high volume food shipping organizations, UltraShipTMS once again reinforces its reputation as an innovator in the market.

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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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Where Have The Drivers Gone?

AFFLINK

In the digital world that we're now living in where buying a particular product is as simple as clicking a computer mouse a few times, many people don't realize how many of the goods we consume are delivered from businesses to consumers by way of our nation's highways. According to one recent study , more than 70% of goods reach their destination under the care of a truck driver - a pace that requires hiring roughly 90,000 new drivers every year in order to keep up with demand.

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Navigating Ecommerce with Your Existing Supply Chain Relationships & Capabilities

Supply Chain 24/7

The rules for success in e-commerce and omnichannel fulfillment are still being written, however, you can minimize the risks and costs of scaling your operations, and get to market faster, by leveraging your existing network, resources, and relationships to their fullest potential.

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Walgreen’s Acquisition of Amerisource Bergen is based on the need for integration to survive

NC State SCRC

The news of Walgreen’s potential acquisition of Amerisource Bergen is one of a string of recent announcements that signify efforts by channel players in the massive life sciences market to set up barriers to competition against behemoths by the likes of Amazon, (in my opinion). This is similar to the recent acquisition of Aetna by CVS , which involved a merger between another big pharmacy and a health care insurance payor.

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Benchmarking Success: Focus on what Matters

Logistics Bureau

In this interview series, we’re introducing some of our senior staff in a little more detail. What makes them tick? What ticks them off? But also: Why do they love supply chain management so much? Today we’re talking to Steven Thacker. He joined Logistics Bureau Group back in 2009 and commenced by running the benchmarking business known as Benchmarking Success. 1.

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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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Historic Flu Season Drives Sales Across the Health-Care Industry

Supply Chain Brain

Hospitalization rates for flu have reached record levels, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rapid spread of the illness is worrisome, with a higher-than-normal number of deaths related to flu and pneumonia, including 53 children. For care providers and other companies all along the pharmaceutical supply chain, it has led to higher revenue from increasing hospital visits and drug sales.

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Supply Chain News on Japanese Reputation for Manufacturing Quality Being Shaken, Along with Aspects of the Its Famous Lean Practices

Supply Chain Digest

The Legendary Genba at the Center of the Serious Questions Japanese Manufacturers Face

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Omnichannel Selling - a seamless shopping experience

TradeGecko

Technology has wholly disrupted the retail industry. With that said, it is becoming more and more important for retailers and wholesalers to be creative in their selling approach. Utilizing the method of omnichannel selling can help with that. Omnichannel is a multichannel approach that seeks to provide the customer with a seamless shopping experience, whether they are shopping online on a computer, on a mobile device or in a physical store.

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5 ways packaging affects your Net Promoter Score

CHAINalytics

How can packaging influence your Net Promoter Score, which provides a snapshot of customer satisfaction and loyalty? By Rob Kaszubowski in Protective Packaging, February 13, 2018 What’s Net Promoter Score and what’s packaging got to do with it?

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CADDi Receives 2023 Top Tech Startup Award by Food Logistics, Supply & Demand Chain Executive

The 2023 Top Tech Startup Awards by Food Logistics, Supply & Demand Chain Executive spotlights the top software and technology startups in the supply chain and logistics space.

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Wholesale Distribution Trend 2018: Omnichannel Selling

TradeGecko

Technology has wholly disrupted the retail industry. With that said, it is becoming more and more important for retailers and wholesalers to be creative in their selling approach. Utilizing the method of omnichannel selling can help with that. Omnichannel is a multichannel approach that seeks to provide the customer with a seamless shopping experience, whether they are shopping online on a computer, on a mobile device or in a physical store.

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Man vs. Machine: Can Humans Win the Labor War Against Automation?

CHAINalytics

| By Jim Haller | Senior Manager, Parcel Spend Optimization | Chainalytics | Think Bradbury, the Terminator, and Wall-E. What do these concepts, and countless others, have in common? Automation, artificial intelligence, a decline in human presence. Works of fiction, but relevant, and often scary, regardless of that little tidbit.

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Aborn & Co. Celebrates 30th Anniversary in 2018

Freight Plus

Aborn & Co. celebrates 30th anniversary in 2018 NORWELL, MA January 1st 2018: Aborn & Company is proud to announce its thirtieth year as a leading logistics consulting and freight management firm.

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It’s A Climb: 5 Tips to Managing Peak Season eCommerce Order Fulfillment

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Say the word sales, and the word surge won’t be far behind. Most eCommerce companies have at least one huge peak shipping period per year, and many are fortunate enough to experience several. The good news is these spikes can be amazing for your business. The bad news is they represent a huge mountain of challenges for your eCommerce order fulfillment.

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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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Our take on Gartner’s 2018 predictions for procurement and sourcing technology

Xeeva

In Gartner’s recent annual report, they discuss their predictions as to what will have a great impact on procurement and sourcing technology in the coming year and how the market will change over time. One thing that is definitely clear – the procurement and sourcing market is evolving quickly as technology continues to advance. Click To Tweet. The summary of the report suggests that CPOs, IT leaders, and procurement organizations need to “plan for the impact of virtual assistants, cloud-based b

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Using Your Logistics Expertise as a Competitive Weapon When It Comes To Ecommerce

Supply Chain 24/7

Customers have unlimited buying options at their fingertips - speed to serve, product availability & customer experience have become the new tools in the seller’s arsenal to maintain market competitiveness.

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Aborn & Co. Celebrates 30th Anniversary in 2018

Freight Plus

NORWELL, MA January 1st 2018: Aborn & Company is proud to announce its thirtieth year as a leading logistics consulting and freight management firm. During the last thirty years, Aborn has worked with clients to negotiate billions of dollars of transportation cost driving value for clients through realized cost reductions and higher levels of service from carrier business partners.

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Pratical Tips to Improve Demand Planning

Supply Chain 24/7

If you have experience forecasting demand for products or services, you know that obtaining consistently good forecast accuracy is a mix of science and experience.

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Hybrid Automation – Bridging the Gap Between Humans and Automation in the Modern Warehouse

This report explores the transformative impact of automation, the evolving role of human workers on-site, and the critical imperative of achieving optimal warehouse efficiency in the digital age.

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A Quick Method for Assessing Inventory Health

ToolsGroup

Last week we discussed a Gartner framework for gauging inventory health, but noted that the Inventory Quality Ratio (IQR) could take a while to implement ( Click here to read last week’s blog). This week we look for a relatively quick way to assess inventory health, so we turned to Gerrott Faulkingham, solutions architect at ToolsGroup. "It all starts with a demand-driven approach," says Gerrott.

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These Logistics Trends Will Force a Reevaluation of Logistics Strategy in 2018

GlobalTranz

The logistics industry faces a huge battle in 2018. Demand is increasing faster than anyone could have predicted, and new technologies are disrupting the market. However, logistics professionals can get ahead of the curve by knowing what trends to expect in the coming year that will require a reevaluation of logistics strategy in 2018. The Ultimate Guide to Last Mile & White Glove Logistics.