GlobalTranz

MARCH 29, 2017

When you’re looking for ways to benefit your company’s supply chain, you probably look for ways to reduce time or costs in various departments. In most cases, this comes down to the way you might ship, store or produce the products you sell. But what about the way you package those products? Product packaging isn’t typically something you think about in supply chain and logistics, but it actually plays a major role in shipping and producing your products.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 29, 2017

by Alexa Cheater Working in supply chain means getting comfortable with change – changes in supply, changes in demand, changes in capacity, etc. The list is virtually endless. But supply change management isn’t just about dealing with unanticipated supply chain risks and adjustments. Sometimes, it means changing your business processes and company culture to stay afloat in a complex, digitized world.

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Freightos

MARCH 29, 2017

Behind the $5 billion dollars in logistics technology investments. By Eytan Buchman, Head of Marketing, Freightos. Today Freightos announced a $25 million dollar funding round , led by GE Ventures. In the five years since Freightos launched, logistics and technology have increasingly converged. At JOC ’s TPM in Long Beach last month, no less than fifteen sessions featured technology, digitalization, and freight future-proofing.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 30, 2017

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of networks that primarily facilitates machine to machine communication. “Imagine a world … Continued. The post The Internet of Things and Cognitive Computing will Mature Together appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 28, 2017

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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Freightos

MARCH 29, 2017

Freightos Raises $25 Million Round, led by GE Ventures, to Expand Marketplace. Press Release. Round extension led by GE Ventures, after 600% order growth in six months following the Freightos Marketplace launch and adoption of Freightos software by 1,000 freight forwarders. (March 29, 2017) – Freightos ®, the logistics technology company bringing freight online, today announced the completion of a $25 million Series B extension round, led by GE Ventures , with participation by additional investo

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2017

Is 100% forecast accuracy attainable? Should it be? Wouldn’t that be called an order? Anyone that has ever had to forecast demand for products or services knows that obtaining a consistently high forecast accuracy is part science and part magic. Minimizing forecast error requires a background in data analysis and statistics while also having a solid understanding of the products, markets and customers you are trying to predict demand for.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 30, 2017

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Pick ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. Today’s post is by Kris Kosmala from Quintiq where he shares four takeaways and recommendations to succeed in today’s more digital and automated business environment.

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Supply Chain Opz

MARCH 31, 2017

On the face of it, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) seems to be the most simple and logical of business processes. It’s critical to both commercial and operational success, and intuitively obvious in its importance and application. Yet, its complexity cannot be denied. The entire concept requires a company to update a forecast, which drives the sales plan, to influence the production plan, in order to stimulates the inventory plan, which impacts customer lead time (backlog), drives new p

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

MARCH 29, 2017

Interim Management is an approach used by companies to “make things happen” within a clear budget and without the headaches of recruiting a full time employee (FTE). The benefits are numerous but initially…….

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Logility

MARCH 27, 2017

My job requires a fair bit of air travel so I literally spend a good deal of my time with my head in the clouds. At 6’5” most airline seats are less than comfortable and provide very little leg, arm and shoulder room, so I often find the most practical activity during a flight is critical thinking. Yes, I might look like I am taking a nap but really I am deeply contemplating things like the current state of deploying Supply Chain Planning Technology in the cloud.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2017

“If you think about it, for the past couple of decades in supply chain, companies have been focused on optimizing their network and maximizing efficiencies, on creating full truckloads and full order quantities,” said JP Wiggins, Co-Founder & Vice President of Logistics at 3Gtms , in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. “Today, with the Amazon effect and e-commerce, order cycles are a lot faster and order quantities are a lot smaller, which means a lot more less-than-truckload (LTL) shipme

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 29, 2017

A few years ago, analysts from Source One wrote, “Many analysts would assert that the U.S. and the global manufacturing … Continued. The post Industry 4.0 comes into Clearer Focus appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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NFI Industries

MARCH 28, 2017

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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CHAINalytics

MARCH 28, 2017

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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TMC

MARCH 30, 2017

Even in a down business year (e.g., 2008-2009) where transactional truckload shipments dropped by almost 80%, spot rates still cost more than contract rates. In your experience as a shipper, you may already have a general sense that combining and redefining some lanes—particularly low volume lanes—could help you find additional transportation cost savings.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 27, 2017

According to the Dun & Bradstreet-produced CIPS Risk Index, “Global supply chain risk grew to a record high at the … Continued. The post Is Supply Chain Risk Management High Enough on Your Priority List? appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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AFFLINK

MARCH 29, 2017

Supply chain management traditionally focuses on coordinating the flow of goods and services from suppliers to manufacturers, to wholesalers to retailers, and retailers to consumers. However, the 21 st century supply chain comes with a few added layers of complexity. In recent years the evolution of the green supply chain or green procurement, have become incredibly popular.

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E2open

MARCH 30, 2017

E2open and Steelwedge Join Forces: Analyst Reaction to our Vision for Collaborative S&OP. alyssa. Thursday 30 March 2017. E2open. It has been a little over a month since E2open acquired Steelwedge and the media and analyst receptions to the announcement have been extremely strong. It’s great to see so much positive coverage and it’s exciting that these leading industry experts are also seeing the potential that this merger has on the supply chain market. .

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 30, 2017

The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of our favorite topics here at ModusLink, and we’ve worked to stay ahead of the pulse to help our innovative customers take full advantage of the opportunities it brings to the supply chain. These opportunities will only increase over the next few years, according to analyst firm Gartner […]. The post The Smart Supply Chain: Bridging the Gap between Connectivity and Value appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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Arkieva

MARCH 29, 2017

In this week’s What-if Wednesday post , Arkieva Supply Chain Optimization Consultant – Abhishek Shah – shares the results of a what-if demand forecast simulation using the Winters multiplicative alpha parameter. The Holt-Winters Multiplicative Method. Until now we had been varying parameters in the Holt-Winters additive method. Starting this week, and in the next few posts, we will run similar simulations using Holt-Winters multiplicative method.

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Oracle SCM

MARCH 27, 2017

There are webinars, and then there are webinars! A couple of weeks ago, Oracle partner, Inspirage hosted a high-interest webinar that covered one topic–Oracle Warehouse Management Cloud Solution. The fact that so many people were interested in learning more about Oracle’s WMS Cloud just hammers home the point we’ve been making for years: There is no better way to build a dynamic end-to-end supply chain solution than with Oracle SCM Cloud and Oracle WMS Cloud.

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E2open

MARCH 30, 2017

E2open and Steelwedge Join Forces: Analyst Reaction to our Vision for Collaborative S&OP. alyssa. Thursday 30 March 2017. E2open. It has been a little over a month since E2open acquired Steelwedge and the media and analyst receptions to the announcement have been extremely strong. It’s great to see so much positive coverage and it’s exciting that these leading industry experts are also seeing the potential that this merger has on the supply chain market. .

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 27, 2017

Tom McLeod of the well-known eponymous logistics software provider published an interesting opinion piece in Transport Topics this week called, “Eight Predictions for Our Industry”. In his salient piece, he laid out what we consider to be some very pertinent scenarios for which companies like his and ours must be well prepared. With a hat tip to Mr.

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AFFLINK

MARCH 27, 2017

Supply chain management teams continually seek to increase efficiency and productivity while anticipating delays and changes in consumer preferences. These priorities lead to overall objectives of reducing cost and improving customer satisfaction. Achieving these objectives depends on having adaptable workflows that contribute to consistent business processes.

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TMC

MARCH 30, 2017

Even in a down business year (e.g., 2008-2009) where transactional truckload shipments dropped by almost 80%, spot rates still cost more than contract rates. In your experience as a shipper, you may already have a general sense that combining and redefining some lanes—particularly low volume lanes—could help you find additional transportation cost savings.

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Tompkins Blog

MARCH 30, 2017

By Steve Wilson Digital Supply Chain Analyst, Tompkins International Omnichannel is now the cost of entry, although it cannot be the core of your strategy to survive and grow in today’s eCommerce environment. This is a defensive strategy. In this digital age you face more competition chipping away at your revenue and profitability. You must. The post The Weakness of an Omnichannel Strategy appeared first on Tompkins International.

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Material Handling & Logistics

MARCH 30, 2017

Bloomberg. "Amazon strongly believes that supply chains designed to serve the direct-to-consumer business have the power to bring improved customer experiences and global efficiency. To achieve this requires a major shift in thinking.". read more.

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