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The SwanLeap Story with Brad Hollister

The Logistics of Logistics

The SwanLeap Story with Brad Hollister. Brad Hollister and Joe Lynch discuss the SwanLeap story. Brad is the Co-Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of SwanLeap , a leading transportation, consulting, and technology firm specializing in supply chain best practices and cost reduction strategies. About Brad Hollister. Brad Hollister is the Co-Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of SwanLeap.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (January 14, 2022)

Talking Logistics

School was closed last Friday due to the first snowstorm of the season. For my kids, this meant getting to work on building a snowman. They try to outdo themselves every year, but when you’ve already built a 13 ft. 3 in. snowman, how can you beat that? By not building a snowman. After several. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (January 14, 2022).

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Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturers and Consumer-centric Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and their end-customers constantly engage in a complicated dance that has no choreographed steps. Sometimes CPG manufacturers take the lead and sometimes consumers take the lead. When retailers join in — which is most of the time — dance steps become even more complex. Most business consultants today urge CPG manufacturers and retailers to become consumer-centric and demand-driven.

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The Definitive Guide to Warehouse Management

Supply Chain Brain

Distributors and third-party logistics providers are faced with competitive pressures due to higher customer expectations, higher costs and lack of available people, transportation and space resources. But how do supply chain leaders eliminate these challenges?

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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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The Supply Chain Crisis from the Driver’s Seat

Multichannel Merchant

Photo credit: Oscar Nilsson on Unsplash . “My truck is my office and I have the best view every day.” That is the response recently provided by Tyrone J., a Legacy Supply Chain truck driver, when asked what he likes about his job. An unexpected (but not unique) answer given the current supply chain crisis and worker burnout. There is a passion that pulses through the industry and drives both the employees and the packages.

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The AI Impact On Recruiting Procedures!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Over the Next Half Decade! AI impact on recruiting article and permission to publish here provided by Harry Miller. Artificial intelligence has really helped various businesses streamline their processes. It takes out the human bias from procedures and makes them more efficient.

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Currys crumble at Christmas, supply chain to blame

IT Supply Chain

By Josh Brazil (pictured). SVP Global Supply Chain Insights, project44. The post Currys crumble at Christmas, supply chain to blame appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Reason to Invest in PKT Cash Crypto!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is the Right Cryptocurrency Mining Software for You? PKT cash crypto article and permission to publish here provided by Olivia Alex. As technology improves, many individuals and industries need to keep up with digitalization. In other words, they need a faster and more reliable Internet connection.

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The Network Effect for Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Learn how you can radically simplify and streamline your supply chain planning and execution, to improve service levels and reduce operating costs.

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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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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 07/01/2022-13/01/2022

All Things Supply Chain

German trade body warns Omicron could damage supply chains Germany’s BGA trade association has warned that huge supply chain disruptions could occur due to the spread of the Omicron variant…

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Key Challenges in Fresh Grocery and Supermarket Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

In grocery, retailers estimate that billions in food arrives spoiled and unusable. How do you eliminate delays & damage?

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February 2022: Drive Operational Efficiency and Boost Operational Excellence

The Smart Software

Greg Hartunian, CEO at Smart Software, will lead 45-minute webinar focusing on specific approaches to demand forecasting and inventory planning that will enable you to improve service levels, and reduce inventory holding costs. The post February 2022: Drive Operational Efficiency and Boost Operational Excellence appeared first on Smart Software.

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Turbocharge Your eCommerce Supply Chain and Accelerate Omnichannel Retail Success

Supply Chain Brain

Accelerate omnichannel retail success by turbocharging your warehousing.

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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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Episode 149 - SCU30 with Chelsea Howard - Part 2!

Freight Plus

#SCU30 is where we talk with professionals under the age of thirty currently working the supply chain. In this week’s episode of #ConsultingLogistics, we sit down for a highly anticipated part 2 with Chelsea Howard, Account Manager at FreightPlus. She gives insight into the benefits of process improvements and what brought her from Florida to FreightPlus. . .

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Operational Strategies to Drive Success Amidst Continuing Disruption

Maine Pointe

Better risk assessment, supply chain and operations optimization, and a renewed focus on ESG throughout the portfolio will drive continued PE success in 2022.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

Robots are everywhere these days, from warehouses to stores to even restaurants. And while there are some concerns about whether robots will take the place of their human counterparts in a number of industries, the owners of a restaurant employing four robot servers said it is a resounding “no.” Amy, Ella, Will, and Josh are robot servers at Robotazia, a restaurant in Milton Keynes, UK.

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ToolsGroup Recognized in Retail CIO Radar 2022

ToolsGroup

Named a Supply Chain leader in annual list of most innovative and transformative retail technology solution providers. BOSTON, January 14, 2022 : ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, has been recognized by Retail Today magazine as a leader in the Supply Chain category in Retail CIO Radar 2022, a first-of-its kind annual list of most innovative and transformative retail technology solution providers.

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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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Embracing Support in a 3PL Transition: How the Right Partner Can Minimize Risk

Supply Chain Brain

Companies contemplating a new relationship with a third-party logistics provider (3PL) often lack the resources and expertise to successfully execute a 3PL selection and tendering initiative on their own.

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FreightPlus Featured In Food Logistics Magazine

Freight Plus

FreightPlus' Chris Peckham featured in Food Logistics article: What More Disruptions will 3PLs See in 2022. Chris gives insight into the mergers and acquisitions that occurred during this past year. More specifically, "Lineage Logistics . acquired the Netherlands’ Kloosterboer. for global expansion; Ryder Logistics bought Midwest Warehouse Distribution; Hub Group . took over Choptank Transport.

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Micro-fulfillment Solution

Supply Chain Brain

Your fulfillment operation is sandwiched between two immovable forces you must satisfy: no-fail promises for your market and no-fail performance for your margins.

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How to Manage Returns Putaway More Efficiently

6 River Systems

With great sales come (not so) great returns. As in, a forecasted $66.7 billion in product headed back to fulfillment operations from the 2021 holiday season according to a recent CBRE report, “Tis the Stressful Season for Holiday Gift Returns.” . In that same report, CBRE states that the average cost to return a $50 item is as much as 66% of the original sales price – up from 59% in 2020.

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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.

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Small Manufacturers Economic Outlook Report

Supply Chain Brain

Recent data points to an established but strained economic recovery for small manufacturers. .

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What is a Dark Store? And the Future of Retail

Loginext

What is a Dark Store? And the Future of Retail Retail has undergone a massive change, especially in the last two years where online shopping and the entire ondemand trend has skyrocketed. In this world of online shopping, video commerce and the likes, last-mile deliveries have skyrocketed. The last mile delivery market is set […].

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Order Management: Only as Good as Your Inventory Visibility

Supply Chain Brain

Inventory management in an omnichannel e-commerce environment is anything but simple.

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FreightPlus Featured In Food Logistics Magazine

Freight Plus

FreightPlus’ Chris Peckham featured in Food Logistics article: What More Disruptions will 3PLs See in 2022. Chris gives insight into the mergers and acquisitions that occurred during this past year. More specifically, “Lineage Logistics acquired the Netherlands’ Kloosterboer for global expansion; Ryder Logistics bought Midwest Warehouse Distribution; Hub Group took over Choptank Transport and numerous other organizational movements took place.

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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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Supply Chadinin and Logistics Stock Report for Week Ending January 14, 2022

Supply Chain Digest

See who was up and who was down

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How To Implement Robotics and Automation Without Creating Another Warehouse Silo

Accelogix

Warehouse silos — disconnected processes — are all too common and require too much manual management. There’s an urgent need for a fluid, intelligent solution. Software needs to take a leading role in the automation process — a culmination of half a century of technology development and distribution. If you’re trying to optimize disparate flows to work together, how can you do it best?

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The Value of Automated Anomaly Detection for Accurate Logistics

Intelligent Audit

Anomaly detection in logistics has become imperative in the supply chain industry, especially when gathering and analyzing data generated in real time. When deviations in data occur, it’s crucial to find them, figure out the reason for their occurrence, and then determine the necessary actions to mitigate them in the future. Supply chain data contains its fair share of anomalies.