GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 23, 2015

We continue our series on understanding the 3PL KPIs (Key performance indicators) from 3PL consultant, Chuck Intrieri of The Lean Supply Chain as it relates to the engagement with a 3PL. We began our series first writing about the 9 key broad and somewhat soft topics to understand in effective KPI Management. Today we will first point out on a deeper level strategic performance business practices that you may conduct in order to better track 3PL KPIs.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 21, 2015

by Alvaro Fernandez It’s October 21, 2015. Does the mere mention of that date get anyone else excited about the possibility of seeing Marty McFly and Doc emerge from the DeLorean? Today is officially the day the duo jump to in Back to the Future II to save McFly’s son. From self-drying jackets, to flying cars, and let’s not forget the hoover boards, Back to the Future promised a lot of things back in the day, and unfortunately, not all of them became real… at least not on a permanent basis.

Predictive Analytics Software 197

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 22, 2015

By offering IoT-enabled condition monitoring, spare parts, and equipment repair services, equipment OEMs can remotely monitor asset health in their customers’ plants, anticipate failures, order the parts, and often execute repairs before the failure occurs.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Author’s Note: Below is an excerpt from Keeping Up with the Retail Consumer: 6 Supply Chain Disciplines Retailers Must Master , an ebook published earlier this year by Adelante SCM and LEGACY Supply Chain Services (see previous post for additional details). Although the research focused on the retail industry, the six fundamental disciplines outlined in the book, and the recommendations we make, apply to companies across all industries that want to enhance and leverage their supply chain c

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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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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Editor's Note: As of late you may have noticed we have written a lot about procurement and the future of procurement. A large part of procurement is finalizing the contract and then the follow through of the determined deliverables in that agreement. How do you know you are getting what you paid for? Are you holding your service providers and vendors accountable to specific KPIs?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Halloween is only ten days away, but for the shipping industry, all eyes are on the holiday season. The last two years have seen their fair share of problems. This was due to the influx of last minute online orders that overwhelmed shippers. Additionally, brutal weather brought shipping lanes to a standstill, or at the very least, a slow trickle. As a result, millions of packages have been delivered late.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

OCTOBER 21, 2015

“ I like trucking, I like trucking, I like trucking and I like to truck.” Those of you who have not been on this planet very long and people who like hedgehogs will not be familiar with this Not The 9 O’clock News sketch from 1970’s UK TV. In short, the sketch showed macho truck drivers ploughing across the country flattening hedgehogs and munching on the obligatory large chocolate man-size Yorkie.

Transportation 143

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2015

“You’re more likely to survive a plane crash than you are to click a banner ad,” writes Jason Goldberg (@retailgeek), … Continued. The post The Digital Path to Purchase Punches Holes in the Marketing Funnel appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Welcome to the first installment of Supply Chain Spotlight, Elementum’s interview series. We speak with the most influential people in today’s global supply chain. Each interview is a conversation about the most important topics and tasks facing supply chain professionals all over the world. As Chair (Full Professor) in Supply Chain Strategy at the Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management , Cranfield School of Management UK, Richard Wilding, OBE works with European and International comp

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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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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2015

I forgot to set my alarm last night, so I woke up late this morning. I have to admit, the extra sleep felt good, but now I’m paying for it trying to get back on schedule. With no time to spare, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Web-Shopping Deluge Boxes In Landlords (WSJ – sub. req’d).

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Spot market freight was stuck in neutral for most of the third quarter , with some pockets of seasonal activity. It's not unusual for the spot market to experience a lull in Q3, but this year, the slack demand combined with an increase in capacity, and load-to-truck ratios dropped below two loads per truck for vans. A quiet July and even quieter August are illustrated in the Hot Market Maps above, as low (grey) load-to-truck ratios dominated much of the country throughout the summer.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 22, 2015

“The marketing world can be a tricky place,” writes Adam Groff, “especially if you head into each new campaign not … Continued. The post Targeted Marketing — So Much to Consider appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Procurement Solutions Big Data Data Supply Chain 109

Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Supply chains have been around since the start of civilisation, but in recent decades various international scientific studies have revealed important new insights into this relatively young discipline. Here, Supply Chain Movement provides an overview of the key supply chain thinkers that the editors have met in person over the years. By Martijn Lofvers and Marieke Lenstra.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2015

[link]. By some projections, there will be 30 billion interconnected devices in 2020. These devices will be able to anticipate what you need or want, depending on the context, and they will respond accordingly. In your car, these devices will give you access to content stored in the cloud, such as multimedia and real-time 3D navigation with traffic, and they may also communicate with other vehicles’ devices to improve your safety.

Internet of things 89

Internet of things Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Supply Chain Software 89

ModusLink Corporation

OCTOBER 19, 2015

There are a lot of things to love about running a company like ModusLink. Every day I get to interact with our clients – who happen to be some of the most innovative companies in the world – and help them build great products and customer experiences worldwide. To do this, we’ve invested a lot […]. The post The Last Mile: ModusLink’s Tip of the Spear appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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Arkieva

OCTOBER 20, 2015

In my previous post , I encouraged you to mingle with your new colleagues and make yourself known as the new go-to person for when planning is involved. While doing so, you have not only started building relationships, you’ve also raised some expectations. Now that you have an idea on what challenges your company might face, you can actually start planning.

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Modeling Software Modeling Supply Chain Planning Software Procurement Solutions 81

Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 23, 2015

This is a guest post from Director Clyde Crider of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, based on an MBA panel he sat in on yesterday at NC State’s Poole College of Management. We are frequently asked to provide guidance and advice to students about how to be successful in their academic pursuits and professional careers. Yesterday I attended an MBA panel discussion I thought provided some excellent insights into what corporate recruiters (the market) are looking for from our graduates (

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Food manufacturer Mondelēz International, famous for brands such as Liga, Milka and Prince, recently contracted ModusLink to manage its e-commerce-operation. From its e-commerce distribution centre in Venray, ModusLink handles every aspect of the online orders placed for the coffee brand Tassimo. ModusLink’s senior management team flew in from the USA to the Netherlands to sign the contract and held a joint press conference with Mondelēz to mark the occasion in Venray on 13 May 2015.

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NFI Industries

OCTOBER 20, 2015

More than over $6 billion dollars’ worth of freight moves through the sea ports in the United States every day 1. The Panama Canal expansion has ignited many sea ports to update their infrastructure to accommodate an expected increase in freight volumes. As of September 2015, the Panama Canal was 93% complete and is still expected. READ MORE.

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Arkieva

OCTOBER 22, 2015

“ Complexity exists, whether you ignore or not – better not to ignore it ”. Peter Lyon IBM retired, former director IBM Strategic Systems. In 1995 the IBM Microelectronics Division made a decision to invest in a “smart” central or supply chain planning engine (CPE) to intelligently match assets with demand to improve its performance and responsiveness.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Modeling 74

Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Bloomberg Businessweek released its MBA rankings today, placing the Jenkins MBA at number 29 among full-time MBA programs in the United States. This ranking is a notable jump from number 54 just a year ago and number 63 (out of 63) three years ago. The full ranking is available on the Bloomberg Businessweek website , where you will find the Jenkins MBA among some of the best and well-established programs nationwide – NYU (24), USC (25), Georgetown (26), Brigham Young (27) and Indiana (28).

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Conquering the waves with the shipper. The economic climate can change rapidly; storms can suddenly transform the calm water into a wild sea. Companies seek loyal logistics service providers who can conquer the waves with them, whether they are gentle ripples or a powerful swell. Those looking for a partner who can weather every storm will need to consider other selection criteria in addition to the price.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 69

Logistics Network Optimization Software Price Reduction Logistics Modeling 69

MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 20, 2015

In real-world supply chains trading partners tend not to operate in harmony to achieve the best overall balance between cost and service. They are more likely to pull in different tactical and strategic directions, causing disjoints that impair the efficiency of the supply chain. Yet in today’s intensely competitive commercial environment it’s more important than […].

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RFgen

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Hospitals look for new ways to get staff to report inventory levels. The Affordable Care Act encourages hospitals to rethink inventory management procedures. Now that the ACA reimburses hospitals based on overall performance as opposed to the number of patients treated and procedures performed, many medical centers are reconsidering overhead costs and looking to streamline resource allocation.

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Supply Chain Digest

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Amazon Keeps Building New Logistics Facilities, OPEC Strategy Hurting US Oil Producers, 18 Year Olds Should Drive Trucks on Federal Highways, ATA Says, Walmart Pulls Back on Made in USA Labeling

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Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Strategy Price Mitigation Strategies 46

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 Chain Movement

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Supply Chain Media and partners launch Supply Chain Satellite. Should you do it yourself or outsource? The new, online tool called Supply Chain Satellite provides objective insights into a company’s logistics procurement strategy and hence supports decision-making related to logistics outsourcing. The Supply Chain Satellite is a joint initiative of Supply Chain Media, Nyenrode University, DSV and Districon.

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Procurement Solutions Modeling Software Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 69

CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 23, 2015

You already have a great product—or else you wouldn’t be contemplating going global. Whether you’re a coffee bean startup, an auto manufacturer, or a third party logistics company (3PL), becoming global is a decision. It can be a natural progression. for some. Once you choose to develop your global presence, what matters most is becoming great at what you do and setting yourself apart, in every region you choose.

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Global Third Party Logistics Cost Reduction Strategies 3PL 45

RFgen

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Hospitals look for new ways to get staff to report inventory levels. The Affordable Care Act encourages hospitals to rethink inventory management procedures. Now that the ACA reimburses hospitals based on overall performance as opposed to the number of patients treated and procedures performed, many medical centers are reconsidering overhead costs and looking to streamline resource allocation.

Supply Chain Software 52

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Optimization Pharmaceutical Inventory Management Software 52