Tue.Feb 19, 2019

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Jobs in Manufacturing: How Millennials Can Generate True Value

River Logic

Millennials contemplating their future face many misconceptions about the best career path to choose; in particular, popular opinion that traditional careers such as manufacturing are in decline while service industries are in ascendance influences them.

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The Effects of a Recall Can Be Minimized With a Connected Supply Chain

DynaSys

It seems like there are more product recalls now than ever before. Some recalls are for actual contaminated products and some are for precautionary measures. Regardless of the issue, every aspect of the product from the finished product, work in process, raw materials (including packaging), ingredients and the people, equipment, vessels and locations that the product has been in contact with needs to be analyzed.

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Mining comminution – crusher, ball mill, and advanced analytics?

3AG Systems

Mining operations are complex environments. Even for something as “simple” as surface mining or open pit mining, there are a whole host of variables to consider. Small changes in blasting operations, haul truck speed, stockpiling, and equipment can have significant impact on throughput and operating cost. Furthermore, all these components are inter-related, making second-order effects difficult to identify, let alone correct.

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Mid-market companies leapfrogging supply chain planning maturity stages

ToolsGroup

Is the latest technology enabling some mid-market companies to leapfrog supply chain planning (SCP) stages of maturity? The evidence suggests that it is. Publicly, analysts are still cautioning mid-market companies not to aim too high. But in interviewing a number of analysts last year, I found that privately they were saying something different. Here are some of their comments: “ Even less mature companies are focused on the automation of decision making.

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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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How Kinaxis certification proves its worth

Kinaxis

by Joe Cannata Since the launch of the Kinaxis Certification Program in January 2016, we’ve steadily grown our certified user base. That base includes our technical employees, partners and customers, all of whom have worked to fortify and validate their RapidResponse skills in functionality, authoring and administration. Why Kinaxis certification? I question I often here is, “Why should I get a Kinaxis certification?

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How a Leading Retailer is Using a Control Tower to Manage their Supply Chain

The Network Effect

How one of the largest retailers in Africa is using innovative technology to improve customer service while lowering supply chain. The post How a Leading Retailer is Using a Control Tower to Manage their Supply Chain appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Surviving the Retail Apocalypse

Enterra Insights

By now, most people are aware of the spate of retailer bankruptcies and store closures referred to in the press as the Retail Apocalypse. “For years now,” writes Ryan Lester, Director of Customer Engagement Technologies at LogMeIn, “traditional retail stores have been under attack. Consumers love the convenience and selection of shopping online, leaving brick-and-mortar stores to be dubbed a dying breed.

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Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain

3PL Insights

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is starting to play a big part in our everyday lives. It’s even starting to be integrated into many industries especially supply chain. Fortunately, we don’t have robots walking around thinking for themselves, but we do have some that can be programmed to do what we want. This technology is helping to lower costs, increase productivity, and improve key performance metrics.

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Challenges with Excel When Building a Demand Planning Process

Arkieva

Gartner estimates that by 2020, 60% of revenue in supply chain dependent industries will be driven by digital business. Challenges with Excel When Building a Demand Planning Process was first posted on February 19, 2019 at 7:42 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement.

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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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Just-in-time in the Real World of Inventory Management

Unleashed

Just-in-time inventory (JIT) is the antithesis of just-in-case inventory and can be a valuable method of reducing waste and streamlining the supply chain. The benefits of JIT inventory are numerous, although they can only be realised with hard work to set up an intricate system involving many synchronised components. In this article, we will consider some real-world case studies which may help to demonstrate JIT in action in the real world of inventory management and lend insight to the pros and

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What’s the Difference Between Fulfillment and Replenishment?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. From Click to Ship in 4 Minutes! … Principles for World Class E-Commerce Fulfillment! People who do not work in Supply Chain may hear the terms Fulfillment and Replenishment and consider that they mean the same thing. Interestingly many people who do work in Supply Chain consider the terms Fulfillment and Replenishment to be synonymous.

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How IoT Will Transform Your Supply Chain

AB&R

Internet of Things (IoT) is a big topic of focus in the supply chain industry. Last year, we wrote that 2019 would be an important year for IoT projects because it’s been estimated that 86% of companies will significantly increase their IoT budgets in the next 1-2 years. [1]. The revolution is here and having an organization that embraces this technology will not only improve productivity and efficiency, but it will also help you gain an edge over your competitors.

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Supply Chain Analytics Market to Double to $7.1 Billion in Next Five Years

StockTrim

Here's some good validation for the reason why we created StockTrim. Recent research (link below) estimates the global supply chain analytics market to grow from USD 3.6 billion in 2018 to USD 7.1 billion by 2023, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 14.6% during the forecast period.

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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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The role of Supply Chain Managers

Savant Events

This week we had the pleasure of sitting with three all-stars in the world of Supply Chain and we had an interesting chat about the role of Supply Chain Managers nowadays. Here’s what Angel Caja, Operations & Supply Chain Director at Jotun Iberica, Diana Tasca, Global Change Management at Gurit UK and Ian Perotto, Supply Chain Director at Metro, told us!

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More Shippers Turn to White Glove & Final Mile Services Management in E-Commerce

GlobalTranz

White-glove and final mile services refer to the services provided by a shipper or carrier that go beyond the traditional drop-off for delivery. As a result, white glove logistics are typically reserved for high-quality purchases and those requiring extensive setup and delivery. Imagine furniture, items too big to fit in a regular pallet within a.read More.

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Supply Chain News on Automated Distribution Center of UK OnLine Grocer Turns Systems Provider Burns to the Ground

Supply Chain Digest

Damage Exceeds 100 Million Pounds, Raises Questions about Cause of Blaze

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[PODCAST] How Final Mile Logistics & White Glove Services are Impacting Shipping

GlobalTranz

Listen to “How Final Mile Logistics & White Glove Services are Impacting Shipping” on Spreaker. Final Mile & White Glove Resources The Ultimate Guide to Final Mile & White Glove Logistics Download E-Book What Are the Trends in Final Mile Logistics? Read the Article Cerasis Final Mile & White Glove Solutions Learn More Hello and.read More.

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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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PROMAT 2019 is coming. Are you ready?

PINC

The Show. ProMat 2019, held April 8-11, 2019 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, is the largest expo for manufacturing and supply chain professionals in North and South America.

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10 Reasons Every Shipper Should Get a Transportation Management System (TMS)

Kuebix

Transportation management systems (TMS) are becoming more widely adopted throughout the industry as these systems become cheaper (or free like Kuebix Free Shipper) and easier to use and implement. But some companies are still on the fence about whether to manage their logistics operations the old-fashioned way with phone calls and spreadsheets or to leverage […].

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The Latest in TMS Brokerage Capabilities

3GTMS

Talk to any broker about what keeps them up at night, and they’ll bring up problems around communication, tedious information gathering with so many screens and clicks, and the amount of manual work involved, like making dozens of calls or sending a million carrier emails just to get coverage for one load. Plus, every load […]. The post The Latest in TMS Brokerage Capabilities appeared first on 3GTMS.

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SEB Kort: Optimizing credit card payment processing with AMPLIFY B2Bi

Axway

Axway AMPLIFY B2Bi came to the rescue for SEB Kort when they needed to upgrade their platform. SEB Kort is a leading provider of credit card payments in the Nordic region.

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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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Turning Beer into Fuel

Material Handling & Logistics

Each week the brewer transports 75,000 liters of alcohol from the creation of its range of no ABV beers to a biofuel producer.

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The Die Casting Manufacturing Process in Detail

Insights Solutions Global

In this post, we'll focus on the manufacturing process of die casting, including the basic two types of die casting machines and the detailed manufacturing procedures.

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Unlock ERP on the Salesforce Platform

Rootstock

Longtime Salesforce customers understand the power and benefits of the Salesforce Platform for CRM, but what about for ERP?

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How many Distribution Centre Are There in Your Network?

Logistics Bureau

It’s really important to understand the cost impacts of t he number of distribution centres in your distribution network to make it more cost effective. In this video, you’ll find some of the cost elements to think about. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne. Email: robyrne@logisticsbureau.com.

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What is Mesh Networking Trends Report

This report details the capabilities of mesh networks, how they work, and the applications they thrive in supporting. Connectivity is necessary for optimal productivity, and mesh networking will soon be a significant provider of connectivity globally.

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The Die Casting Manufacturing Process in Detail

Insights Solutions Global

In this post, we'll focus on the manufacturing process of die casting, including the basic two types of die casting machines and the detailed manufacturing procedures. The post The Die Casting Manufacturing Process in Detail appeared first on Insight Solutions Global.

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Jobs in Manufacturing: How Millennials Can Generate True Value

River Logic

Millennials contemplating their future face many misconceptions about the best career path to choose; in particular, popular opinion that traditional careers such as manufacturing are in decline while service industries are in ascendance influences them.

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The ROI of Streamlined Contractor Qualifications and Management

Supply Chain 24/7

Companies should look at compliance as an opportunity to enhance business capabilities – and invest to achieve these goals.