Wed.Dec 07, 2016

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2017

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Most of the conferences on our list are in the U.S., although some are in Europe, South America, and Asia. Many of the leading ERP and supply chain software vendors have customer events in various countries around the world.; you can check their websites for information regarding dates and locations.

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How to Prepare Your Supply Chain for the Internet of Things

Demand Solutions

Thanks to the cloud, there has never been a better time to be a manufacturer or distributor with a vision for rapid, profitable growth. Cloud technology puts powerful supply chain planning technology at your fingertips , with no major outlay for software licenses and extra hardware. And cloud technology removes the barriers to implementing sales and operations planning (S&OP) and integrated business planning (IBP) across your extended supply chain.

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From Hype to Reality: A Roadmap for Digital Supply Chain Benefits

Talking Logistics

There’s a lot of buzz and hype today about enabling the digital supply chain. But companies have been using technology, such as the internet and software, to enable their supply chain processes for many years. So, what is new and different today as it relates to “digitizing” the supply chain? Watch as Frauke Heistermann, Member of the Management Board at AXIT- A Siemens Company , provides insight and advice on this important and timely topic.

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How to Prepare Your Supply Chain for the Internet of Things

Demand Solutions

Thanks to the cloud, there has never been a better time to be a manufacturer or distributor with a vision for rapid, profitable growth. Cloud technology puts powerful supply chain planning technology at your fingertips , with no major outlay for software licenses and extra hardware. And cloud technology removes the barriers to implementing sales and operations planning (S&OP) and integrated business planning (IBP) across your extended supply chain.

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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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Case Study: FMCG (Friendly Man Carrying Gifts) RTM (Reindeer To Market)

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Client : Santa Claus aka Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, St. Nick or simply Santa.

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Customer Satisfaction Begins and Ends with Your Supply Chain

Material Handling & Logistics

Ryan Brown. A company that improves the reach of its supply chain can deliver superior performance and capture market share. read more.

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Think forward: Streamline the supply chain to accelerate success

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Join Oracle and its partners at the Modern Business Experience – 1-2 February 2017, ExCeL London. Do you have visibility across your entire supply chain? Does it adapt dynamically to market volatility? Today's supply chain organisations are feeling the pressure to modernise and transform their business processes to meet the challenges of our digital landscape.

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Not the Jetsons: 10 Use Cases for Cognitive Learning in Supply Chain

Aera Technology

Remember the Jetsons? While the Flintstones chronicled a Stone Age family with work powered by birds and dinosaurs, the Jetsons symbolized the future. The show aired with catchy music from 1962 to 1963, then later in syndication, with new episodes, in 1985 to 1987. While the Flintstones rolled around in crude vehicles with stone wheels, the Jetsons rode high over the city buildings in airborne spacecraft.

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Survey shows majority of UK Millennials turn on their favorite brands - for surprising reasons

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

A new survey conducted by research company YouGov and supply chain commerce cloud provider GT Nexus, an Infor Company, confirms a lack of brand loyalty among 18-34 year-olds while uncovering surprising factors that drive brand disloyalty.

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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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Key Takeaways from ManuPharma 2016

Aera Technology

Last week I had the honor of chairing Day One afternoon sessions for a new conference called ManuPharma held in Frankfurt, Germany. This elite gathering of technology practitioners ranging from the Heads of Tech Ops to Site Leads at the top Pharma companies came together to explore and learn about a range of disruptive technologies – Internet of Things, Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Industry 4.0, Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Continuous Manufacturing, QbD & Process Control, MES

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Bridging a Gap: People and Digital Supply Chains

APICS

Supply chain is one of the battlegrounds where the objective, data-based logic of digital supply chain management collides with the subjective human mind. And this collision is part of the maturity path of future supply chain practice. In this age of transparency and informed consumers, the work done by supply chain managers and a company’s supply chain itself is increasingly open to scrutiny by the public.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of Dec. 8, 2016

Supply Chain Digest

Amazon has Sights Set on Brick and Mortar Grocery Stores, UK Retailers and CPG Companies Tussle over Pricing, Population in Japan Headed to Scary Lows, Smithfield Foods Targets Manure to Reduce CO2

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Pierce – the leading e-tailer for motocross, motorcycles and snowmobiles is partnering with RELEX

RELEX Solutions

Read PDF. Pierce, the leading e-commerce operator of some of the most recognized and respected brands within the motocross, motorcycle and snowmobile industries, has chosen RELEX to transform its supply chain operations for online stores 24MX , XLMOTO and Sledstore. Swedish e-tailer Pierce, which operates 35 online shops around Europe, has picked RELEX Solutions to help drive its pan-European expansion.

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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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Befriending Artificial Intelligence

Enterra Insights

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the futuristic boogeyman of the cinema. In the movies, the sole aim of artificial intelligence systems … Continued. The post Befriending Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Are High Freight Rates in December the New Normal?

DAT Solutions

There have been strong signs of growth in the spot market since May, but it had mostly been a slow-and-steady climb. That changed last week. December started with the highest week of volumes that we've seen on the spot market in the past two years. Part of the uptick in loads was because people were back at work after taking time off for Thanksgiving, but the bigger driver was the economy -- especially e-commerce.

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Not the Jetsons: 10 Use Cases for Cognitive Learning in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

Remember the Jetsons? While the Flintstones chronicled a stone age family with work powered by birds and dinosaurs, the Jetsons symbolized the future. The show aired with catchy music during the period of 1962 to 1987. While the Flintstones rolled around in crude vehicles with stone wheels, the Jetsons rode high over the city buildings in airborne space craft.

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How Strategic Outsourcing Can Help Halt Margin Erosion

ModusLink Corporation

On December 12th, I’m excited to be presenting my first webinar for ModusLink on a topic that I’m super passionate about: helping our customers figure out ways to become more streamlined and efficient while still maintaining a strong connection to their customers. It may sound like a lot to accomplish – but that’s exactly the […]. The post How Strategic Outsourcing Can Help Halt Margin Erosion appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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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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The Impact of B2B E-Commerce on Manufacturers and Distributors.

GlobalTranz

E-commerce grew 10.2 percent from 2010 to 2011, and predictions estimate that business-to-business (B2B) sales resulting from e-commerce will make up the majority of sales by 2020, reports Four51. A recent survey, conducted by Handshake , found more than 79 percent of companies providing B2B sales already have customers clamoring for online ordering.

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Starbucks Unveils Plans for 12000 New Stores over Next 5 Years, New Roastery & Reserve Stores

Supply Chain 24/7

US coffee shop chain Starbucks has announced plans to add 12,000 more stores worldwide after it unveiled a new five-year growth plan which will attempt to increase its annual revenue by 10% and leverage the new roasteries and reserve stores to elevate the Starbucks brand.

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Creating an Actionable Plan for Unlocking Working Capital with Inventory Optimization

Arkieva

Optimize: To make as perfect, effective, or functional as possible. For many companies, the term “inventory optimization” has become more of a catch phrase than an actual reality. The idea of cutting inventory costs while maintaining the same level of customer service is rather elusive. Yet, almost all manufacturing businesses would agree that unlocking inventory costs could mean unlocking working capital that could be used in other areas of the business or even as a direct profit margin driver.

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Six Ways Cloud ERP Supports Rapid Innovation

Supply Chain 24/7

Cloud is not just a technology transformation opportunity, it’s a business transformation opportunity, and leading CIOs must now build cloud-centric ecosystems that connect employees, partners, and customers in real time, going beyond tasks that just focus on the benefits of cost and speed.

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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.