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Augmenting Your Logistics Operations with Digital Yards

Talking Logistics

Thanks to advancements in technology including cloud computing, internet of things (IoT), drones, and mobile, yard visibility and management are now reaching new heights as the picture of the “Digital Yard” comes into very clear focus. No longer relegated to using clipboards, spreadsheets, and manual systems to manage their yard assets, companies are asking themselves questions like: How can we better leverage today’s advanced technologies to run our yards even more efficiently?

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Electronic Logging Devices: Are You Prepared?

NFI Industries

Electronic Logging Devices: Are You Prepared? Technology continues to shape the way the supply chain evolves and transportation is no exception to this trend. In February 2016, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the implementation of mandatory electronic logging devices (ELDs) to track a driver’s hours of service (HOS).

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Enhancing Supply Chain Network Design with Sophisticated Inventory Optimization

CHAINalytics

By Chris Keller | Principal, Supply Chain Design | Chainalytics | The complexity involved in simultaneously optimizing a supply chain network and the inventory within that network has traditionally proven to be a sufficient barrier to completing such exercises. With improvements in tools and methodologies, this no longer need be the case and under certain … The post Enhancing Supply Chain Network Design with Sophisticated Inventory Optimization appeared first on Chainalytics

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Safety Fitness Rule Withdrawn by FMCSA

Material Handling & Logistics

Over 30 national transportation groups and state and regional associations sent a joint letter to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao calling for the rule to be dumped as it was based on what they characterized as “flawed” data. read more.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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SIGs: Be Part of the In-Crowd at FOCUS, and Beyond!

BlueYonder

At one time or another, we have all felt like we are facing our supply chain challenges alone. But it doesn’t need to be that way – far from it. At JDA, we believe in the power of the crowd. So much so, that we built a powerful support community – the JDA Special Interest Groups (SIGs) – to help our customers grow and succeed. The mission of JDA’s SIGs is straightforward – to foster an environment where active SIG participation maximizes your company‘s investment in JDA solutions and en

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SIGs: Be Part of the In-Crowd at FOCUS, and Beyond!

BlueYonder

At one time or another, we have all felt like we are facing our supply chain challenges alone. But it doesn’t need to be that way – far from it. At JDA, we believe in the power of the crowd. So much so, that we built a powerful support community – the JDA Special Interest Groups (SIGs) – to help our customers grow and succeed. The mission of JDA’s SIGs is straightforward – to foster an environment where active SIG participation maximizes your company‘s investment in JDA solutions and en

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Is Your Supply Chain Thoughtfully Designed, or an Afterthought?

FLEXE

By Jeff Metersky, vice president of solution strategy, LLamasoft . Many of the world’s best known companies’ supply chains grew from a series of historical accidents rather than intentional design. Because of this, a simple activity like mapping and visualizing supply chain flows can often spark critical questions such as, “Why are materials sourced from Region A, produced in Region B, then air-shipped as finished product back to Region A?

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Digital Enterprises: Moving from Systems of Record to Systems of Prediction

Enterra Insights

There has been a lot of disappointment in business circles about the value companies have derived to date from big … Continued. The post Digital Enterprises: Moving from Systems of Record to Systems of Prediction appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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What accounting software is right for your eCommerce business?

TradeGecko

When it comes to choosing the best accounting software for eCommerce in 2017, small and medium businesses (SMBs) have many options. Not making the right choice can be both costly and time-consuming.

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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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Still Waiting for Spot Rates to Spring Forward

DAT Solutions

Trucks were ready to go after the winter storm cleared out, so even though we saw volumes pick up on the top 100 van lanes, there was enough capacity to keep rates from making any big jumps. Volumes have slowly been getting stronger in California , and that’ll eventually start to draw in trucks that are currently competing for freight farther east.

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How can SMEs leverage Fintech solutions to be more successful?

TradeGecko

During our recent attendance at the Xero Roadshow Asia 2017 as an ecosystem partner, the TradeGecko team gained some valuable business insights. During the event, guest panelists from PayPal, Visa, and UOB highlighted how Fintech solutions will play a crucial role in the success of many small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

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Understanding ROI for Dock Scheduling

C3 Solutions

Are you cutting costs or investing? Understanding the ROI. Do companies call us for a dock scheduling system strictly because they want to cut costs? Rarely. In a recent inquiry, the person wrote: ‘’ I am the logistics manager. I am in need of a dock scheduling software that will provide me a peace of mind, and will eliminate archaic complications. ’’ No mention about cutting costs here; not that price wasn’t important.

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Death of Pureplay Retail

Supply Chain 24/7

This report analyzes disruptive retail models that have emerged over the past decade, in an attempt to identify winning business strategies and their underlying consumer behaviors.

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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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Sorting It Out. The Business Case for Project Planning in Materials Handling Automation

Supply Chain Digest

Successful Execution of Improvement Projects Depends Upon Completion of Many Parallel and Sequential Initiates

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Was ModCloth a Good Deal for Walmart?

Supply Chain 24/7

Under Walmart’s umbrella, ModCloth will have more working capital, be able to open more stores faster, and take advantage of back-end efficiencies, but can the combined companies win in the enormous category of retail fashion online?

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[Infographic] 21st Third Party Logistics Study Shows Increased Use of 3PLs & Shippers

GlobalTranz

Third-party logistics providers are evolving in the wake of changing politics, increased public scrutiny and demand for more value-based, not asset-based, services. At the close of 2016, the 21 st Annual Third-Party Logistics Study found the overall use of third-party logistics providers ( 3PLs ) is increasing, but the types of logistics services utilized indicate the industry is entering a shift in how it operates.