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6 Steps to Effectively Implement an Order Management System

GlobalTranz

Being in control of your supply chain and warehouse is essential to your success, and warehouse management systems follow suit. However, you need to do a bit more than just flip the proverbial switch, explains F. Curtis Barry & Company. Fortunately, you can follow these steps to ensure you implement an order management system properly. 1. Plan How to Implement an Order Management System.

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Why inventory management should be a company-wide conversation

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater Don’t get caught having your company’s inventory management conversation alone! Making the most of one of your company’s largest assets means bringing together everyone involved from the manufacturing floor to the corner office, and focusing on more than just what’s in your warehouse. Re-evaluating your inventory management practices can help you overcome rising supply chain costs, increasing customer demand and the growing complexity of global operations.

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The Autonomous Supply Chain: Possible or Impossible?

River Logic

In the press, a great deal of attention is given to the concept of using drones to deliver parcels direct to people's homes as well as the use of autonomous delivery vehicles on the road. As exciting as these concepts are, a lot more work is needed before they are mature enough for large-scale implementation.

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Confronting Supply Chain Disruptions

Enterra Insights

“Even the biggest players in manufacturing are not immune to supply chain disruptions,” writes Kasey Hall. “Severe weather, factory fires, … Continued. The post Confronting Supply Chain Disruptions appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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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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China's Growing Role in the Automotive Industry

Elementum

China is emerging as a superpower in more ways than one. As its role in the automotive supply chain has expanded, China has impacted key players; from domestic component manufacturers to the world’s biggest automakers. This feat can be attributed to the country’s investment in research and development , unwavering support from the government , strong domestic sales , and changes in global economic trends.

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River Logic to Attend NASCES 2017 in Chicago

River Logic

DALLAS, TX — August 15, 2017 — River Logic will be exhibiting at the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit September 11-12th in Chicago.

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Dealing with Inventory Shrink

Enterra Insights

Inventory shrink remains a problem for every retailer. How big of a problem? A year ago Joel Griffin (@SecInfoWatch) reported, … Continued. The post Dealing with Inventory Shrink appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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China Flexes Its Global Logistics Muscle

Material Handling & Logistics

China aims to extend its logistics reach from the Pacific to the Atlantic through its One Belt, One Road initiative. Like the country itself, China’s ambitions are massive. The sheer size of the country’s “One Belt, One Road” logistics initiative, for instance, calls into question the true objective of the regional infrastructure plan. Announced in 2013 by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the plan would link China’s Silk Road Economic Belt Project in Central Asia—which was aimed at connecting with

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4 Tips to Ensure the Upcoming Eclipse Doesn’t Leave Your Supply Chain in the Dark

TMC

From hurricanes to cyber-attacks, supply chain managers have to anticipate and manage the impacts of unplanned disruptions. While most disruptions occur without warning, sometimes shippers and logistics providers do have an opportunity to see one coming and plan accordingly. Such is the case for the solar eclipse that will occur across the United States next week.

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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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5 Things to Know About Setting Up a Better Supply Chain Performance Measurement System

Arkieva

Setting up a supply chain performance measurement system? Here are 5 things to know 5 Things to Know About Setting Up a Better Supply Chain Performance Measurement System was first posted on August 14, 2017 at 2:45 pm. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement.

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Winning Supply Chain Teams Need to Collaborate

Enterra Insights

For years subject matter experts have touted the benefits of closer supply chain collaboration. For example, back in 2013 Leonie … Continued. The post Winning Supply Chain Teams Need to Collaborate appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Leverage the Supply Chain to Improve Customer Experience

NFI Industries

With the ever growing variety of products available to consumers, shippers must provide them with more reasons to choose their product and remain brand loyal. Knowing that customer consumption is the end point, shippers must make decisions across the supply chain that expedites the process and guarantees product availability at a moment’s notice. Starting with.

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Steel Tariff Proposition: Will It Work?

Elementum

After unsuccessful dialogue with China in April, the U.S. government began working on a proposition in June to impose tariffs and fines on foreign-sourced steel , suggesting that all pipelines operating on American soil use only American-sourced steel. Ideally, implementing the tariff would result in the accomplishment of three main objectives: bolstering the economy via an influx of funding into local production, lowering the price of steel by avoiding fines imposed by foreign manufacturers, an

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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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5 Ways to Stay Competitive in the Amazon Era

ModusLink Corporation

In the time it is taking you to read this sentence, approximately 100 products were just sold on Amazon – and that’s with a conservative calculation of 35 orders coming into the e-commerce behemoth every second. Not bad for a brand that started as a bookseller out of a guy’s garage. But it could be […]. The post 5 Ways to Stay Competitive in the Amazon Era appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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How TMS Plays a Role in Marrying Sustainability with Food Safety

Supply Chain Collaborator

Concerns about food safety and, perhaps more critically, sustainable food production are behind the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) currently being implemented in the United States. As usual, we must look to technology which is crucial to helping solve this kind of complicated and complex challenge. How do supply chain technologies help achieve both safety and sustainability in our food supply?

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Life Sciences Industry Inventory Optimization Health Check

Logility

Over the last 100 years the average lifespan has doubled from 35 years to more than 70 years mostly due to advances in medicine and medical devices. In fact, experts predict that babies being born in developed countries today could have an average life expectancy approaching 100 years. Not many will argue against the benefits of advanced healthcare, but many believe we can get there at a lower cost.

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3 Ways to Use Twitter as a 3PL

3PL Insights

For some, it might seem like Twitter is too new for the logistics industry—after all, it’s a mature industry meeting a brand-new way of expressing oneself online. But there are plenty of ways Twitter can benefit your logistics company, even if you’re wary of using social media. Here are three ways that Twitter can help you to communicate more effectively as a supply chain provider.

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Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in an era marked by relentless competition and economic fluctuations? The secret is mastering strategic cost management strategies. This GEP bulletin, "Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability," breaks this down into clear, actionable steps. Discover how these strategies can boost your enterprise's financial health, helping not only to keep up but to excel in today's market.

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4 Tips to Ensure the Upcoming Eclipse Doesn’t Leave Your Supply Chain in the Dark

TMC

From hurricanes to cyber-attacks, supply chain managers have to anticipate and manage the impacts of unplanned disruptions. While most disruptions occur without warning, sometimes shippers and logistics providers do have an opportunity to see one coming and plan accordingly. Such is the case for the solar eclipse that will occur across the United States next week.

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Digitization Making Supply Chain Innovation Essential in Pharma Sector

RFgen

Data-driven innovation is becoming critical in the pharma industry supply chain. Emerging regulatory requirements and changing health care industry demands are leading to digital transformation in the pharmaceutical sector. Businesses in the pharma industry face pressure to innovate in a variety of ways, and companies that put an emphasis on their supply chains can position themselves to reduce operational costs, improve operational flexibility and reduce errors.

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Beyond Visibility: How to Build a Supply Chain That Thinks

Supply Chain 24/7

This white paper details how end-to-end visibility will bring about a cognitive, predictive and digital supply chain, in which the flow of goods, resources, and people are mapped by an equivalent flow of information.

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Mapping the Knowledge Supply Chain

All Things Supply Chain

When I write about supply chains, I think readers naturally envision product and/or material supply chains.

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The Art of Consistent Perfect Order Delivery: Smart Order Fulfillment Through Orchestration

Shippers and logistics service providers are pressured to match the “Amazon effect” for fast and efficient service across multiple B2C, B2B, and D2C channels. Perfect order delivery - on-time and in-full at the lowest possible cost – is critical. However, recent surveys of supply chain stakeholders reveal that many don't have the technology necessary to achieve it.

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4 Tips to Ensure the Upcoming Eclipse Doesn’t Leave Your Supply Chain in the Dark

TMC

From hurricanes to cyber-attacks, supply chain managers have to anticipate and manage the impacts of unplanned disruptions. While most disruptions occur without warning, sometimes shippers and logistics providers do have an opportunity to see one coming and plan accordingly. Such is the case for the solar eclipse that will occur across the United States next week.

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Digitization Making Supply Chain Innovation Essential in Pharma Sector

RFgen

Data-driven innovation is becoming critical in the pharma industry supply chain. Emerging regulatory requirements and changing health care industry demands are leading to digital transformation in the pharmaceutical sector. Businesses in the pharma industry face pressure to innovate in a variety of ways, and companies that put an emphasis on their supply chains can position themselves to reduce operational costs, improve operational flexibility and reduce errors.

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Move Over RFID: The Promise of Real ‘Supply Chain Visibility’ Has Arrived

Supply Chain 24/7

Despite the hype, it turns out that RFID was only the beginning, the promise of end-to-end supply chain visibility that began years ago with RFID is now being realized through new, predictive tools for accessing and using supply chain data, and it’s giving early adopters an edge.

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Find Out What Your Customers Really Want

AFFLINK

Research shows consumers value companies that prioritize customer service, transparency, and providing excellent products. Those first two items are easy enough to guarantee, but how do we continuously meet that final requirement? During the supply chain planning phase, companies must determine what their customers desire from the final product. It’s easy to guess what your customers want but to clearly understand what their needs are; you have to talk directly to them.

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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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Imports Set Records As Retail Sales Continue to Increase

Material Handling & Logistics

The import numbers come as retail continues a long-term pattern of increased sales with total retail sales growing year-over-year every month since November 2009. August is expected to be the busiest month on record for imports at the nation’s major retail container ports and 2017 is on track to set a new annual high, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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How to Become DFARS Compliant and Avoid Counterfeit Parts in the Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain

RFgen

A fighter jet suffers a critical system failure during flight. The guidance system in a defense battery fails to intercept incoming missiles. A naval ship at sea loses navigation abilities. These types of nightmarish possibilities worry both defense contractors and the Department of Defense (DOD). If counterfeit electronic parts make it through the supply chain and into a mission-critical military asset, the potential for a worst-case scenario increases.

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The Digitalization of Grocery – Part 2 of 4

BlueYonder

The first blog post in this series discussed the shift in consumer behavior, including where, how often and how we shop is setting in motion an unprecedented time of uncertainty and opportunity for the grocery industry. This part of the series will go into further detail around the digital component of grocery. Digital Commerce and Edge Signals. The rise of e-commerce will transform grocery by providing a new channel and customer experience while digital signals from the edge will provide new ca