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Omnichannel Requires Fast Warehouse Transformation: Why & How to Do It Right

GlobalTranz

The growth of omnichannel is subject to hype and fact. Some supply chain leaders and experts argue omnichannel is the improper term to describe the state of warehouse transformation today. Others voice concern over how warehouse transformation could increase costs when not adequately managed. Supply chain leaders need to understand why an omnichannel warehouse requires.read More.

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Optimizing Warehouse Operations Ahead of Peak Season

Supply Chain Brain

For those running an e-commerce business, summertime means preparing for the next peak seasons: Back-to-School, Halloween and the holiday shopping season.

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Solving the Logistical Challenges in Ecommerce Grocery

The Network Effect

How brands and producers can leverage the rapid growth of grocery ecommerce American consumers are beginning to do more of. The post Solving the Logistical Challenges in Ecommerce Grocery appeared first on The Network Effect.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

They’ve done it again! The US Women’s National Soccer Team has won a fourth World Cup championship in Lyon, France last Sunday. This victory also marked back-to-back World Cup championships, which is the first time a women’s team has accomplished the feat, joining only men’s winners Italy (1934, 1938) and Brazil (1958, 1962). To say this team faced a lot of adversity is an understatement.

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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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Industry 4.0 and the Long Game

Enterra Insights

Depending on the sports you follow, the long game could mean different things. Lisabeth Saunders Medlock ( @LisabethMedlock ), clinical psychologist, explains, “It means throwing the football down the field, AKA the passing game, or driving the golf ball toward the green.”[1] In the business world, however, the long game has a different meaning.

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Forecast Accuracy in an Omnichannel World

Vanguard Software

Integrating customer data across e-commerce and in-store technologies will be the main challenge for brands expanding their omnichannel sales in the coming years.

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Are You Ready for a Modern Distribution Management Solution?

Tecsys

Transforming the way you run your business can be nerve-racking. I’ve heard expressions like, “installing… The post Are You Ready for a Modern Distribution Management Solution? appeared first on Tecsys.

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The Difficulties of Inventory Management and the Approach you Take

Unleashed

The difficulties of inventory management can be minimised simply by utilising purpose-built software, tried and true methods and adjusting one’s approach to it. In this article, we consider the difficulties of inventory management with particular attention to the reactive and proactive approaches to stock control. Reactive inventory control. This is the method where you react to situations as, or after, they have occurred.

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Better Late Than Never: Canada Set to Introduce Supply Chain Legislation

EcoVadis

Canada Set to Follow in Footsteps of U.K., Australia and Others on Modern Slavery Legislation. A recently drafted bill has Canada set to join the growing list of countries intent on introducing national legislation on supply chain transparency and modern slavery. On April 4, 2019, the joint parliamentary committee on modern slavery and human trafficking announced it had drafted the Transparency In Supply Chains Act (the TSCA).

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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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Walmart’s Supplier Says Chinese Factories in ‘Desperate’ State

Material Handling & Logistics

"China will see more factory shutdowns as the trade war that’s roiled the global supply chain exacerbates an exodus.

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First Half 2019 Supply Chain Review

Supply Chain Digest

Amid Growing Trade Tensions, eCommerce and Amazon Dominate the New Again

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American Logistics Aid Network Urges Caution and Preparation Ahead of Tropical Storm Barry

Supply Chain 24/7

As Tropical Storm Barry continues to intensify, the American Logistics Aid Network is urging U.S. Gulf Coast residents to heed local advisories and warnings – and asking logistics professionals to be ready to help.

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Is Your Inventory Management Stuck in the Stone Age?

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

This is the second in a series of blogs based on Amware’s new eBook titled “Your Marketing Fulfillment Program Sucks: 7 Ways Poor Literature Management and Distribution Practices Undermine Your Marketing Results.”. A sales rep walks into a client’s office to introduce a new product. When the pitch concludes, the client asks for more information. No problem, says the sales rep; I’ll send you our brochure and a spec sheet right away.

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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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LTL vs Parcel: When Is It Time to Graduate?

Zipline Logistics

For any CPG business, growth is good. But when expanding, brands can quickly find themselves in uncharted territory, deciphering LTL vs parcel shipping, trying to determine when it’s best to leverage each. A high watermark of an organization is moving beyond solely relying on parcel shipping to fulfill orders and moving onto less-than-truckload (LTL) freight […].

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Keeping Pace with Holiday Shipping Expectations

Convey

Big sales and holidays make for the most wonderful times of the year — […]. The post Keeping Pace with Holiday Shipping Expectations appeared first on Convey.