Wed.Aug 21, 2019

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Get Ready For Back-To-School Shopping: Online vs In-Store

Clear Spider

Welcome back! As mentioned last week, we will dive deeper into online versus in-store back-to-school shopping. Back-to-school shopping is starting earlier and getting crazier driving some shoppers to choose to shop online instead of facing the busy crowds. Often times, because of the huge spike in sales, online retailers offer free or expedited shipping or same-day delivery to their customers, during this time.

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All you need to know about Amazon Seller SKUs

TradeGecko

Many small businesses choose to start selling on Amazon Seller Central because it boasts a wraparound solution for eCommerce and supply chain management.

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Innovation in Procurement: How CPOs Can Deliver Value

Supply Chain Brain

An initiative to drive growth through supply innovation doesn’t have to be difficult to start.

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Drone delivery coming soon to a supply chain near you

Kinaxis

by Ilyas Kucukcay The concept of a drone was not something we gave much thought too just a few years ago—except for the applications of the military-related operations, much less drones in supply chains as product delivery mechanisms. But now, the day-to-day use of drones is a reality as they are being used for many purposes, from consumer recreational use to media, and from industrial to institutional applications.

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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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Supplier Penalties for Missed Due Dates

Talking Logistics

Since we launched Indago back in March, we have conducted 19 weekly surveys on a wide range of supply chain and logistics topics. We send out a survey question every Monday, which takes our members 2-5 minutes to answer, and we send them the results every Friday. Here are the 19 questions we have asked. Read more Supplier Penalties for Missed Due Dates.

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How Product Labelling Can Help Manufacturers Increase Efficiency and Accuracy

Unleashed

Product labelling can be a complex process. Manufacturers today are faced with a range of evolving requirements that complicate this process and leave many businesses merely accepting this process as the cost of doing business. But it certainly doesn’t need to be. Product labelling can make a huge difference if properly implemented, increasing efficiency and accuracy to create a competitive edge.

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Life on the Road: How Self-Driving Trucks Could Impact the Future of Ground Transportation

RFgen

Many fear that autonomous trucks will further eliminate human jobs, but experts view human-automation cooperation as the future. With the trucking industry struggling to cope with chronic driver shortages and increasingly strict regulations, is road transportation being “driven” toward a future that doesn’t involve humans? In 10 years, will a robot be a driver’s co-pilot on a long haul?

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What is Click and Collect? (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. World Class E-Commerce Fulfillment Design Principles (Infographic). Article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Simon Pleass at 2flow.ie. According to Stephan Serrano at Barilliance , click & collect is an “omnichannel retail strategy where shoppers order their items online and pick them up in store.”.

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Life on the Road: How Self-Driving Trucks Could Impact the Future of Ground Transportation

RFgen

Many fear that autonomous trucks will further eliminate human jobs, but experts view human-automation cooperation as the future. With the trucking industry struggling to cope with chronic driver shortages and increasingly strict regulations, is road transportation being “driven” toward a future that doesn’t involve humans? In 10 years, will a robot be a driver’s co-pilot on a long haul?

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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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Best Practices & Tips to Maximize Warehouse Space

Veridian Solutions

Your warehouse is everything, and according to recent reports , available warehouse space is on the decline in the US. As companies have expanded to meet the demands of omnichannel consumers, warehouse space has become a commodity which comes at a premium. Depending on your area, it may not even be possible to build new warehouses, and although some businesses lost the battle for survival in the age of e-commerce, those empty facilities will soon be replaced by other, larger companies.

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Supply Chain Brain Q&A: Future of AI for Strategic Sourcing

LevaData

Richard Barnett, LevaData’s VP of Marketing and Alliances sat down with Supply Chain Brain to discuss AI’s growing role in strategic sourcing. Supply Chain Brain has the full interview , which covered a variety of sourcing-related technology topics: A growing role for AI suggests that managers will be forced to either adopt cognitive sourcing technology, or find themselves left behind.

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Biobased Economy GROWS in 2018

NC State SCRC

I am proud to announce the release of a joint study completed by me and my colleagues Jay Golden, PhD of East Carolina University and Jesse Daystar, PhD of Duke University. The study was published by the USDA’s Biopreferred program, and provides an Economic Impact of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry. There are some great highlights of the report, that suggest that the Biobased Products are gaining a foothold and growing significantly since the last time we published this report.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Aug. 22, 2019

Supply Chain Digest

New Jersey Targets Independent Drivers, Target Plans Private Label Foods, Mixed Signals on Freight Volumes, CEOs Going for Corporate Social Responsibility

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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FMCSA Looks to Revise HOS Regulations

GlobalTranz

Few topics evoke the same passion in truckers and shippers like the ELD mandate and its impact on the enforcement of hours of service (HOS) requirements. The HOS regulations have been around for near a century, and while they were initially designed to reduce safety risks, mandatory enforcement through the ELD mandate may have an.read More. The post FMCSA Looks to Revise HOS Regulations appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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Warehouse Responsiveness Reigns Supreme!

Logistics Viewpoints

Fulfillment repsonsiveness is the warehouse capability most expected to increase in importance over the next five years, according to the results from our best practices survey of logistics executives. A full 77 percent of respondents expect it to become even more important than it is in today's fast-paced environment. I attribute this increasing importance to consumer expectations for next day delivery, driven the new “Amazon Effect.”.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Gauging Supply Chain Transparency

Supply Chain Digest

Transparency Can be Measured Along Two Key Dimensions, HBR Authors Say

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Ivalua Expands Executive Team with Addition of Pascal Bensoussan as Chief Product Officer

ivalua

Newly created role to accelerate innovation and growth. Pascal Bensoussan , Chief Product Officer, Ivalua. Redwood City, CA – August 21, 2019 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that Pascal Bensoussan has joined its Executive team as Chief Product Officer. In this newly created role, Bensoussan will focus on leading the overall vision, strategy, roadmap, and go-to-market plans for Ivalua’s cloud-based platform.

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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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What’s Up with Influencer Marketing?

Enterra Insights

There has been a lot of hype recently about the importance of influencer marketing. Journalist Kevin Roose ( @kevinroose ) asserts, “As social media expands its cultural dominance, the people who can steer the online conversation will have an upper hand.”[1] Conversely, Kevin Kelly ( @ kevin2kelly ), founding Executive Editor of Wired magazine, tweeted, “So-called influencers don’t influence.

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Better Together: In technology, at work, and in the community

Axway

Last week I did something I’ve never done before: as part of the Axway band, the GRIFFTONES, we recorded a video for our original song , Better Together, on the roof of our corporate HQ in Phoenix, AZ.

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Hotel Asset Management Technology You Need to Optimize Operations

AFFLINK

As a hotel, perfecting your operations is an ongoing job. The more you're able to fill gaps in your operations, the more value you're able to deliver to your guests. Hotel asset management technology can help you better manage inventory and control your assets more effectively. Identify Your Hotel's Assets. Assets cover everything that your hotel needs to track, from ephemeral supplies to permanent physical locations.

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Tariff Pricing Takes Effect September 16

AB&R

How the Tariffs Impact You. The buzz about tariffs has been building for months – now we finally have answers. Zebra and Honeywell have both issued statements to their partners about how they will be handling the tariffs. We want you to know what is coming so we can all prepare for impending changes. As of today, this is how the tariffs will impact you.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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Vanguard Software’s Product Evolution

Vanguard Software

The Vanguard Software team has poured statistical forecasting and planning expertise into the development of what is now Vanguard Predictive Planning.

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Warehouse Automation & Robotics Part 2 with Mal Walker

Logistics Bureau

From the previous episode, we saw a glimpse of the Promat expo that Mal Walker has recently been over to. Promat is a North America’s largest material handling equipment, and systems exhibition. Take a tour and learn about automation and robotics in warehousing. Finish til the end as this video is divided by different companies and their showcases.

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5 Costly Mistakes that Procure-to-Pay Software Prevents

ProcurePort

Procure-to-pay (p2p) is the name for software that handles procurement via electronic format. That includes all steps of the p2p cycle from requesting and sourcing to purchasing and paying suppliers for goods and services. The more seamless the process, the more efficient a buyer can be with resources. Whether you are in the procurement industry […].

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Overcoming The Large-Item Delivery Challenge

Convey

Superb customer experiences drive brand loyalty and consumer trust, perhaps none more than in […]. The post Overcoming The Large-Item Delivery Challenge appeared first on Convey.

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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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2019 | August Newsletter

Herlitz Inventory Management

How to Effectively use the Convenience Pack. Convenience Pack will help you buy more effectively on high volume items. This, in turn, helps improve workflows in the warehouse by reducing touches. “Convenience Pack is another tool to help you flow inventory through the warehouse more effectively by limiting touches.”. Units/Convenience Pack. A convenience pack is a higher multiple than the buying multiple and is most commonly used to save handling costs during peak seasons.

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Retail Sales at Target, Walmart Prove Main Engine of Economy is Humming

Material Handling & Logistics

The big-box discount retailers both beat sales expectations for Q2, shrugging off concerns about tariffs and encroachment from Amazon.

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Expect Uncertainty for Inbound Shipments into Asia and China

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Geopolitical uncertainties such as Brexit, the China-U.S. trade war, and the trade conflict between Japan-Korea all impact today’s shipping market. A lot of C.H. Robinson’s coverage of these and other disruptions has focused on what it means for companies shipping into North America. But these same disruptions are also causing serious challenges to the transportation industry in China and Asia at large. .

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