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Podcast | Solving the Warehouse Labor Shortage: Part 1

Supply Chain Brain

Warehousing and transportation providers need solutions for coping with what looks to be a long-term shortage of labor.

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The Driver’s Perspective with Dean Key

The Logistics of Logistics

The Driver’s Perspective with Dean Key. Dean Key and Joe Lynch discuss the driver’s perspective. Dean is Driver and Team Safety Instructor for Ruan Transportation , a company that provides Dedicated Contract Transportation , Managed Transportation , Value-Added Warehousing , and Brokerage Support Services to customers across the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

Anyone that has seen the movie Forrest Gump remembers the music montage of Forrest running across the country. At one point, a truck splashes mud all over him, and a t-shirt salesman hands Forrest a yellow shirt to clean his face. Forrest wipes his face, returns the shirt, and says “have a nice day.” It was a classic piece of movie fiction. The reality is that the Smiley Company, which is celebrating its 50 th birthday this year, created smiley as a symbol for good news in the newspaper France S

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (April 8, 2022)

Talking Logistics

I drove my car underwater this morning, in a tunnel beneath Boston Harbor, to pick up my son coming downfrom 30,000 feet in the sky. Ordinary life can be so amazing when you press the brakes and think about it. — In this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Containers Stack Up at China’s Ports. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (April 8, 2022).

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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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40 Manufacturing KPIs That Optimize Production Performance

Silvon Software

Controlling and optimizing the production process while keeping maintenance costs in check are essential elements of positive growth. To achieve this growth, successful manufacturers today are relying on key performance metrics and automating many aspects of their data management processes to gain valuable business insights that can be used to meet their organizations’ performance goals.

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UK fuel crisis: the worst is yet to come

IT Supply Chain

By Andrew Tavener (pictured). Head of Marketing, Descartes. The post UK fuel crisis: the worst is yet to come appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 04/01/2022-04/07/2022

All Things Supply Chain

Sunflower oil supply disruptions causing havoc for supply chains The recent invasion of Ukraine has led to disruptions of almost half of the world’s sunflower oil exports, meaning companies are…

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Starting A Business: How To Register A Company

IT Supply Chain

By Allen Brown (pictured). Content Writer. The post Starting A Business: How To Register A Company appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Guide to SKU Analysis

ShipBob

Ecommerce success relies heavily on accurate inventory management and a streamlined supply chain. In order to achieve it, businesses need to keep a close eye on their stock-keeping unit (SKU) to understand inventory levels, create bundle offers, and set reorder points. And proper SKU management requires accurate SKU analysis. In this post, we give you a closer look at what SKU analysis is, why you should analyze your SKUs, and how you can use SKU analysis to improve inventory management.

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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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5 Key Takeaways From MODEX 2022

Intelligent Audit

“More supply chain solutions. More equipment and technology. More of the smartest thinking.” MODEX 2022’s tagline presented a tall order for the conference to fill, but this event was up for the challenge. Ten years after its pilot gathering, MODEX is a mainstay among trade shows, covering solutions across all aspects of the supply chain. MHI shared that from March 28-31, “Over 37,047 visitors connected with over 857 exhibitors across 405,000 square feet of exhibit space at Atlanta’s Georgia Wor

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Profiles in Leadership: Stewart Brand

Enterra Insights

How do you measure a person’s contribution to the world? When it comes to Steward Brand ( @stewartbrand ), that’s not an easy question to answer. Wikipedia simply states, “Stewart Brand (born December 14, 1938) is an American writer, best known as editor of the Whole Earth Catalog. He founded a number of organizations, including The WELL, the Global Business Network, and the Long Now Foundation.”[1] Tyler Cowen ( @tylercowen ), an economics professor at George Mason Unive

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How to Sell on Walmart with Shopify

Ware2Go

Learn why you should be selling on Walmart Marketplace and how to sell on Walmart with Shopify’s app. Why You Should be Selling on Walmart Marketplace. With 120 million visits to Walmart.com every month, Walmart Marketplace is quickly becoming one of the largest retail platforms, second only to Amazon. Walmart has more than doubled the number of third party sellers on Walmart Marketplace in 12 months.

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Soaring Prices Are Changing the Way People Eat

Supply Chain Brain

With the world economy already shackled by Covid-related shortages and now reeling from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, prices of such basics as bread, meat and cooking oils have jumped across the world, sending shock waves through the commodity markets and damaging the global food system.

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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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What is an API?

Axway

If you’re wondering, “What is an API?” you may not have heard the term before. Or perhaps you have a vague idea of what an API is or some understanding of what they do.

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Role of good communication in modern warehouse

20Cube Logistics

“Warehouses are complex structures that need to be co-ordinated well. Active communication becomes crucial to maximise operational output.” Challenges faced. The traditional warehousing has been fragmented and unorganised in terms of operational procedures. The average size of warehouses increased from 10,000 sq. ft. in 2000 to 75,000 sq. ft. in 2017, giving way to modern warehousing.

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Meet the Go-Getter of LogiNext, Rinkal Keniya’s story of enthusiasm!

Loginext

Meet the Go-Getter of LogiNext, Rinkal Keniya’s story of enthusiasm! This article is a part of the #WeAreLogiNext series of articles where we focus on people’s journeys that power the company. This is the story of Rinkal Keniya and her journey from being a fresher to one of the most talented campaign […].

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Top Tips to Boost Your Social Media and Social Commerce Strategy

Vinculum

The brand products are boosted highly with the help of social media marketing and strategies to attract a large audience to purchase the same without any second thought. As per the survey: Near about 85% of the shoppers feel the social media platform is the best way to purchase the brand products. Approximately 82% of the shoppers share their online experience on social media through stories and posts.

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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 is an API?

Axway

If you’re wondering, “What is an API?” you may not have heard the term before. Or perhaps you have a vague idea of what an API is or some understanding of what they do.

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What is an API?

Axway

If you’re wondering, “What is an API?” you may not have heard the term before. Or perhaps you have a vague idea of what an API is or some understanding of what they do.

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