Enterra Insights
AUGUST 29, 2016
“We always hear and read the same arguments again and again,” writes Maximilien Oberlis (@maximilienobrls), a digital innovation leader. “Will … Continued. The post Jobs Sustainability and Robotics: An Endless Debate appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
Talking Logistics
AUGUST 29, 2016
As reported by TechCrunch last week, Symphony Commerce , a provider of cloud technology for e-commerce platforms, is raising $11 million to grow its fulfillment business. Investors include Charles River Ventures, Blue Cloud Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures and FirstMark Capital. According to the article: Symphony, which helps companies like Gatorade and Hershey’s manage their web business, is doubling down on its logistics services [emphasis mine], by helping these brands enable faster shipping.
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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog
AUGUST 29, 2016
Aaron Kaplan, Eunice Cho, Jordan Sugar, Poornima Nookala, Shoaib Bharmal, Vishal Vibhandik, and Felipe Caro. In 2013, Google launched Google Express, its rendition of an online shopping and delivery service. Within Google Express, customers can order products from a range of national retail stores including Costco, Target, PetSmart, and Whole Foods.
RFgen
AUGUST 29, 2016
Going green in supply chain management can help businesses reach sustainability goals. More companies are restructuring their supply chain management processes to better meet sustainability standards. In this effort, industry leaders who have already established eco-friendly practices and successfully reduced their carbon footprints often pave the way for other businesses.
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
FLEXE
AUGUST 29, 2016
Walmart’s acquisition of Jet.com has sparked an amalgam of discussions across the Internet asking the question “will it” or “won’t it” help Walmart compete with Amazon. From a logistics and fulfillment standpoint, there is one big reason it’s a smart move: The acquisition puts both Walmart and Jet.com closer to their customers, and that’s quickly becoming the name of the game if you want to compete in e-commerce.
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FLEXE
AUGUST 29, 2016
<p>Walmart seems to be looking at every angle of its business as it tries to catch-up with Amazon's giant online retail lead. Walmart’s acquisition of Jet.com has sparked an outcry across the Internet asking the question <a href="[link] it”</a> or <a href="[link] it”</a> help Walmart compete with Amazon.
Supply Chain Digest
AUGUST 29, 2016
Expert Tom Nicholas Says Just Because Costs Look Accurate Does Not Mean the Model is Accurate
Techgistics
AUGUST 29, 2016
InVia Robotics CEO, Lior Elazary, as quoted in zdnet.com : What we've introduced, and we're the first with that, is goods-to-box," says Lior Elazary, inVia's CEO and founder. "And that means we're picking the items from the shelf and putting it right into a tote or the box that is going out for packing." The goods to box model is interesting and improves upon Kiva and others Robotic companies where the goods are brought to human workers for packing.
Supply Chain Digest
AUGUST 29, 2016
Cost Still Much Higher Everywhere but California, but Advantages Mean Future Looks Very Bright
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.
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 29, 2016
The Uber-style marketplaces were contacted and analyzed for this report. Tech startups, founded with the idea of using Uber style technology to reinvent last mile freight, have raised about $120 million since the beginning of 2015. This is much less than the billion plus dollars invested since the beginning of 2015 into startups promising to deliver retail merchandise, groceries, or restaurant meals within a few hours, or even minutes.
Supply Chain Digest
AUGUST 29, 2016
We Aggregate Inventory Turns Across More than a Dozen Retail Sectors
APICS
AUGUST 29, 2016
In the previous blog we examined the mechanics of the first part of the DRP pull system in action. The grid illustrated how the bill of distribution (BOD) was used by the DRP processor to guide the implosion process whereby projected inventory shortages at the lowest echelon in the channel structure are converted into distribution orders (DOs) and then placed as a schedule of gross requirements in the planning grids of supplying warehouses.
Supply Chain Digest
AUGUST 29, 2016
Few Retailers Have Good Visibility to the Full PO Lifecycle
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Supply Chain Movement
AUGUST 29, 2016
Do you have extensive Procurement experience and in depth understanding of Category Management? Then Astellas has an interesting job opportunity for you! Category Lead– EMEA Procurement. Fulltime, 40 hours, Leiden, The Netherlands. Your job as a Category Lead– EMEA Procurement. As Category Lead EMEA Procurement you will be accountable for leading all supply-related aspects for and as such, deliver industry leading value whilst maintaining alignment with business needs.
Supply Chain Digest
AUGUST 29, 2016
Several Approaches Are Available to Mitigate the Risk
GlobalTranz
AUGUST 29, 2016
Much talk about sales, automation and improved processes dominate the conversation when considering outsourcing logistics processes to a transport and logistics providers or using a 3PL-based transportation management system (TMS). Often, the transport and logistics providers' reps claim initial returns may be as high as 25 percent, if not greater. In reality, the actual savings and return tend to be closer to 10 percent, reports Inbound Logistics.
Supply Chain Digest
AUGUST 29, 2016
Vendor Drop Shipments for eCommerce on the Rise,Target Dumps Top Supplier over Egyptian Cotton Scandal, Nike to Bring Manufacturing Back to US
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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