Sat.Apr 04, 2015 - Fri.Apr 10, 2015

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The Journey for Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

'It is finally spring in Philadelphia. Yesterday, as I walked the streets on the way to ballet, I saw flowers for the first time in a year. I love spring. It is a time for awakening. My body is decompressing from travel, but my mind is full of ideas. I have been on the road for the past three weeks speaking at seven events. Travel is both enriching and exhausting.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Expert Reveals 7 Supply Chain Trends to Watch

GlobalTranz

'Editor’s Note: This blog post is from SupplyChainOpz. We found it as a great summation of all the things companies must consider when mastering their supply chain. Many studies state that those who can manage the functions with the supply chain, they have a competitive advantage. As a transportation management third party logistics company, we know at Cerasis that transportation makes up a large portion of the costs and efficiencies of any supply chain.

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Is the “shared economy” changing logistics?

Kinaxis

'by Alvaro Fernandez Did you know it costs approximately $100 to send an envelope from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Caracas, Venezuela? That’s for three to five day service! New York to London? That will cost you $50 to $100, but it’ll get there overnight. Of course, we’re not only paying to get that envelope from point A to point B, but for a certain level of service as well.

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4 reasons not to miss the Quintiq World Tour

DELMIA Quintiq

'Another year, another stretch goal. Your boss is expecting you to squeeze every last dollar of efficiency out of your plans. With pressure to deliver results, does your wish list look something like this? What if you could spend a day talking to industry experts for insights to improve efficiency? Proven strategies to convince your boss to try? The Quintiq World Tour is designed to help you fulfil your wish list.

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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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It’s all about the Benjamins

Logistics Viewpoints

'Cash is the life blood of any organization and the supply chain is one of the most powerful ways to maximize any company’s cash. If you listen to publicly-traded companies’ earnings calls, the CFO will talk about cash generation from operations and days-sales-outstanding (DSO) as 2 important metrics of company performance. The right combination of […].

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Schneider Electric: A Global Vision of Supply-Chain Excellence – SupplyChainBrain & Kinaxis Video Series

Kinaxis

'by Melissa Clow SupplyChainBrain attended our annual Kinexions user conference, and while there, they completed a number of customer video interviews. In this video, hear Alain Huillet, program director with Schneider Electric, relate his company’s journey toward achieving true end-to-end supply-chain visibility. End-to-end visibility is key to the success of any supply chain today, and especially to Schneider Electric.

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Eight Technologies Redefining the Future of Supply Chains

SCM Research

'The 2015 MHI Annual Industry Report is out now. It was published by MHI, a U.S. material handling, logistics and supply chain association, in collaboration with Deloitte. The authors argue that “companies that continue to rely on traditional supply chain models will likely find it increasingly difficult to stay competitive and meet customer expectations for orders that are complete, accurate and on-time” Based on survey data, the study, thus, analyzes technologies and innovations th

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Is The Creative Class Coming To A City Near You?

Supply Chain Insights

'There’s an old song lyric “ wherever I lay my hat that’s my home” (…attribution to Marvin Gaye). Aside from a short stint living in Europe, I’ve always lived in Boston, MA. First it was because my friends and family all lived here. As I got older, and progressed in my career, I stayed in Boston because of different reasons. There was excitement in the air: creative work in the city with smart people doing great things.

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The 5 Benefits of Hybrid SaaS TMS

GlobalTranz

'New, innovative technology platforms have greatly sped the expansion and evolution of transportation as well as logistic solutions. Most notably are we seeing technology platforms that improve and simplify the users by means of integrating partners and using collected data. In today’s post, we talk about the 5 main benefits derived from the use of SaaS TMS and introduce what we call a Hybrid SaaS TMS.

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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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Know sooner, act faster and accelerate your supply chain performance!

Kinaxis

'by John Westerveld When things happen in supply chain, knowing sooner and acting faster can mean the difference between a major catastrophe and a minor hiccup in your supply chain performance. It can mean the difference between late orders and angry customers and the ability to win additional market share. It can mean the difference between getting fired and getting a promotion.

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Collaborating on Supply Chain Research

Talking Logistics

'Is there a greater need for supply chain research today than in the past, and if so, why? That was my opening question to Steve Raetz, Director of Research and Market Intelligence at C.H. Robinson , in a recent episode of Talking Logistics titled, “ When Shippers, 3PLS, and Universities Collaborate on Supply Chain Research.” Here’s a snippet of Steve’s response: What we’ve seen over the years is transportation, logistics, and supply chain moving from being back-office, required functions to bei

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Antitrust Compliance Requires Increasingly Granular Supply Chain Cost Data

Logistics Viewpoints

'There is a rarely litigated – but often irritating – antitrust and distribution law known as the Robinson-Patman Act. The Act prohibits sellers from setting different prices for competing purchasers of like commodities, except when justified based on differences in volumes or cost of sale. In short, if a large supplier is selling the same […].

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Revealed: S&OP answers for the metals industry

DELMIA Quintiq

'Quintiq is proud to announce a new, industry-focused webinar on sales and operations planning (S&OP) for the metals industry, happening on April 15. Here are three great reasons why you shouldn’t miss it: 1. Get S&OP answers for the metals industry. The current supply glut in the global market place is forcing metals manufacturers to look for alternatives to boost profitability.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024

Your Roadmap to Smarter Spend Management in 2024 Geopolitical, economic and supply chain challenges will stick around in 2024, but don’t despair. There are strategic opportunities to leverage AI-powered technology and digital toolsets to overcome these hurdles more effectively. GEP experts in nearly two dozen critical categories guide you in the right direction in our annual comprehensive resource — GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024.

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The Digital Path to Purchase is a Personalized Journey

Enterra Insights

'“The digital path to purchase is the next logical step in the path to purchase evolution,” Bill Bishop (@BrickMeetsClick), Chief … Continued. The post The Digital Path to Purchase is a Personalized Journey appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Supply Chain Spotlight on Mexico: Takeaways from Logistic Summit & Expo 2015

Talking Logistics

'As I wrote last October, all signs point to Mexico playing a greater role in supply chains , as companies across a variety of industries grow their presence in the country, either manufacturing in Mexico or growing their supplier base there. A clear sign that Mexico is currently in the supply chain spotlight was last month’s Logistic Summit & Expo 2015 in Mexico City, which attracted over 10,000 attendees and almost 200 exhibitors, including leading 3PLs, software vendors, and other supply

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Duke Energy CEO Talks About Leadership

Supply Chain View from the Field

'Lynn Good, Duke Energy’s CEO, spoke at NC State this week, and shared her many thoughts on leadership and transformation. Her vision for what is otherwise often considered a stable and boring industry, energy utilities, provided a great deal for students and faculty to think about. Duke Energy’s roots lied in seeking to harness the power of the Catawba River to create a reliable energy system that could be used to support the textile companies.

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Cross-Border Shipping Guide: The United States and Canada

NFI Industries

Over $52.4 billion worth of freight was moved to and from Canada in 2014 1. When shipping cross-border, it’s important to know what to expect and to be. Read more. 04/07/2015. Brokerage. Global. Supply Chain. Transportation. Cross-Border, Supply Chain, Transportation, Global , Brokerage.

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Mastering Order Management: Backorders & Out-of-Stock Inventory

The unfortunate truth is that you will always have low stock and backorder issues with your supply chain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared to handle them. This brief video explores some of the primary drivers of inventory issues – and how modern technology and best practices can mitigate these issues and ensure a superb customer experience.

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Additive Manufacturing’s Future Still Looks Bright

Enterra Insights

'Although I haven’t written anything about additive manufacturing (aka 3-D printing) in about six months, pundits still believe that it, along … Continued. The post Additive Manufacturing’s Future Still Looks Bright appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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The Power of a Supply Chain Operating Network

Talking Logistics

'Live Episode: Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 12:00 ET. If you’re on Facebook or LinkedIn, you understand the power of being on a network, especially from a communication and collaboration standpoint. And the larger the network grows, and the more capabilities that are added to the platform, the more value it provides to members. A similar dynamic exists in the business realm with supply chain operating networks.

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Post Award Contract Management with $40 Oil: Insights from Shell’s Kevin Fronk

Supply Chain View from the Field

'I had the opportunity to host a good colleague of mine, Kevin Fronk, in my supply chain relationships class this week. Kevin and I worked together years ago to help define the a baseline framework for strategic sourcing and category management that was deployed within the Lubricants group, and which later became deployed across the entire Shell Procurement organization.

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International S&OP’15 Conference – 28 May 2015

Supply Chain Movement

'International S&OP’15 Conference. Date: 28 May 2015. Venue: Shangri-La Bosphorus Istanbul. Organization: Vector. URL: www.vectorevent.com/international-sop15-conference/. Companies and trading partners must be connected in their planning and decision making processes to be successful in today’s challenging environment. An effective Sales & Operations Planning process to improve Profitability, Long Term Business Planning and Process Efficiency is the success key for companies.

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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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Vivanda Aims to Take FlavorPrint® to New Heights

Enterra Insights

'Kim Nash (@knash99) reports that, in a data-driven world, more and more CIOs are becoming CEOs. She writes, “The latest … Continued. The post Vivanda Aims to Take FlavorPrint® to New Heights appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 6-10, 2015)

Talking Logistics

'Well, it was my turn to catch the stomach bug that’s been going around here, so I was out of commission yesterday, and I’m still not fully back to health. So, I’ll just share the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week without any commentary, as I drink my flat ginger ale and rest. FedEx to buy TNT for $4.8 billion to take on rivals in Europe (Reuters).

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TMS Software Eases the Pain of Zero-Based Budgeting

Supply Chain Collaborator

'The recently completed private equity-driven acquisition of Kraft Foods Group by HJ Heinz Co. has illustrated an emerging cost-cutting practice that will surely be challenging to these newly merged operations. This new practice is being emulated by many industries and operations personnel will be tasked with accommodating the rigorous new cost-cutting efforts.

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eTail Delivery 2015

Supply Chain Movement

'eTail Delivery 2015. Date: 6-7 October 2015. Venue: Hotel Russell, London. URL: www.etaildelivery.wbresearch.com/. Europe’s Most Senior-Level Omni-Channel Fulfilment and Delivery Event. Why is eTail Delivery a Must Attend Event? eTail Delivery is the newest event within the eTail portfolio and is aimed at those at VP and director level who are involved in customer facing e-commerce supply chains from Europe’s top retailers.

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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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The Secret Sauce of Being a Top 3PL: Real People Making a Real Impact

CH Robinson Transportfolio

'As general manager of the C.H. Robinson Global Forwarding office in Cleveland, OH, I’m used to all kinds of emails landing in my inbox, and responding to them quickly. I must admit, though, that I was thrown off for just a moment when I received a message from our corporate office with an invitation to be included in the efforts to win the top spot in Inbound Logistics’ Top 3PL Annual Survey.

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Building Your Supply Chain Strategy: Retailers are at the Forefront of Customer-Centricity

BlueYonder

'How can manufacturers leverage retail’s leading practices? In Part I of my Supply Chain Strategy series , I explained why the five tenets of High-Performing Supply Chains remain a great starting point to build your supply chain strategy. In this post I will discuss how manufacturing companies can leverage leading retailers’ winning approach to customer-centricity.

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Vendor Profiling Survey Now Open

Supply Chain View from the Field

'A group of my MBA students are working on a project benchmarking vendor profiling approaches. If you’re interested in this topic, be sure to take the survey. The goal of the study is to. Understand different information companies ask from suppliers. Identify industry classification codes for categorizing suppliers. Compare your company’s supplier profiling practices to other companies.

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