Sat.Feb 11, 2017 - Fri.Feb 17, 2017

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The Top 6 Trends in Logistics Impacting Shippers in 2017

GlobalTranz

The election is over, but the race is just starting for logistics providers. Although rate volatility is expected to stabilize in 2017, organizations must do more with fewer resources to survive. From Amazon to hyper-local retailers, 2017 will be a year of intense scrutiny and pressure on logistics providers. Fortunately, your organization can get ahead of the learning curve by knowing what trends in logistics to watch for this year.

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E2open Acquires Steelwedge. Impact on Market?

Supply Chain Shaman

This morning E2open announced the acquisition of Steelwedge for an undisclosed sum of money. Founded in 2000, Steelwedge was an innovator in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and was an early provider of cloud solutions for supply chain. I estimate that the company had annual sales of 30M$. Clients include Canon, Pfizer, HP Inc, Jaguar Land Rover, Lenovo, Nissan and Monsanto.

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MSD’s journey to remove silos in its end-to-end supply chain

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater Eliminating silos from any company’s supply chain planning processes comes with challenges. And those challenges are only amplified the bigger your supply chain is. When you’re a large global pharmaceutical company operating in more than 100 markets across four geographical regions, overcoming operational silos in the end-to-end supply chain may seem like an insurmountable feat.

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Global Supply Chain Report 2017 (Guest Post by Dexter Galvin)

SCM Research

I am happy to share the following guest post by Dexter Galvin, Head of Supply Chain, CDP. Thank you for contributing to my blog. Our latest Global Supply Chain Report 2017 , written in partnership with BSR and the Carbon Trust, revealed emissions savings of 434 million tonnes disclosed by suppliers in 2016. That’s more than the annual emissions of France, and it shows that the supply chain is a critical component – the missing link – in securing our sustainable, low-carbon future.

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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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5 Manufacturing Tech Trends You Need to Know to Prevent Risk and Boost Production

GlobalTranz

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are similar, but both function on the connection of equipment to the internet and applying data collected to consumer and business needs, including the needs of manufacturers. From boosting the level of artificial intelligence to promoting better means of mitigating and preventing risks, technology will change how manufacturers grow throughout 2017.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 13-17, 2017)

Talking Logistics

What do you when you have no school due to snow? You build a 10 ft. 6 in. giant snowman. At least that’s what my kids did this past Monday, with the help of a couple of neighborhood friends. All this week, people have been taking pictures with Billy Bob Joe III, including firemen who snapped photos with their phones as they drove by in their big red engine.

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Most Popular Posts of 2016

The Network Effect

Here’s a quick run down of our most popular posts of 2016, starting with #10 and counting down to #6. The post Most Popular Posts of 2016 appeared first on The Network Effect.

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The Evolution of the Grocery Store

Enterra Insights

We’ve all seen western movies that include a scene in which a calico-clad frontier woman tells the owner of the … Continued. The post The Evolution of the Grocery Store appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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The Future Is Now: GPS, Drones, and Automated Manufacturing

PINC

The Future Is Now: GPS, Drones, and Automated Manufacturing It's no longer something that may happen in the future. It's happening now. It's happening fast. It's happening right here in the Bay Area.

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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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Editor’s Pick: Just How Valuable are Supply Chain Metrics?

Talking Logistics

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 Joel Holt at Kenco Group , where he discusses several ways that supply chain metrics bring value to your organization.

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Most Popular Posts of 2016

The Network Effect

In Most Popular Posts of 2016 Part 1 we counted down the top read articles of 2016 from number 10. The post Most Popular Posts of 2016 appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Valentine’s Day: Warm Hearts and Cold Chains

Enterra Insights

Valentine’s Day is a day of romance. You might have risen early this morning to prepare your significant other breakfast … Continued. The post Valentine’s Day: Warm Hearts and Cold Chains appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Common Sales and Operations Planning Myths Part 5 – Lean and On-Demand Manufacturing

Logility

This is the fifth post in a series where we investigate some of the myths and mistruths around Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). In the previous posts we have looked at the misdirected focus on historical information, the belief spreadsheets can support a robust S&OP process, the “S&OP is too rigid argument” and the idea that S&OP is a real-time response planning process.

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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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Customer Experience Now a Top Priority in Supply Chain Operations

Material Handling & Logistics

Only 3% say current systems “fully support efforts to improve the customer experience” while more than 66% report existing systems do nothing to improve customer experience. read more.

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2017 Global Industry Outlook

NFI Industries

2016 will go down as one of the most memorable years in international trade. The West Coast ports were still working to gain the trust of shippers after the port strike in 2015. Meanwhile, Hanjin Shipping went bankrupt which left some shippers frantic to find new, reliable carriers. Regulations were also hot topics this past. Read More.

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Is the Box Half Empty or Half Full?

CHAINalytics

| By Scott Gowan | Director, Transportation Competency | Chainalytics Good packaging design is one of the basic building blocks of sound, sustainable supply chains. Because it is, we’re always on the lookout for packaging improvement opportunities. We can’t help it! Problem solving is second nature. A few weeks ago, this packaging improvement opportunity came … The post Is the Box Half Empty or Half Full?

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Brno Round Table – Supporting Our Local Economies on a Global Scale

ModusLink Corporation

For over ten years, ModusLink’s Solution Center in Brno, Czech Republic has been providing customers with a wide range of critical supply chain capabilities in the consumer packaged goods, medical device and technology industries – even providing the facility with some major upgrades and reservations as it reached its ten year anniversary in April 2015. […].

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Supply Chain Talk: Are Best Practices Always Best?

Arkieva

Are best SCM practices really all that they are hyped to be? What can organizations do to truly improve supply chain process? If you Google Supply Chain Best Practice you end up with more than a million results. Trying to define supply chain best practices is like trying to select the best car. It is not so much how good the car is, but how well the car works for you.

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Down and Dirty: OSHA and Structured Sanitation in the Workplace

AFFLINK

Sanitation generally refers to practices that prevent humans from coming into contact with agents of disease, such as agricultural waste, industrial waste and wastewater. These practices require supply chain solutions that allow hygienic practices such as soap and septic tanks. Sanitation also includes engineering solutions such as the treatment of wastewater and sewage.

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Chainalytics Expands Services into Parcel Spend Management

CHAINalytics

Atlanta, GA (February 13, 2017) — Global supply chain consulting firm Chainalytics today announced that it has added a Parcel Spend Optimization service to build out its comprehensive supply chain competency for clients. “This expanded service combines Chainalytics’ transportation market intelligence and proven methodologies to ensure our clients maintain their competitive advantage in an increasingly … The post Chainalytics Expands Services into Parcel Spend Management appeared firs

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Aligning Metrics to Strategy

synchrono

Measuring your strategic goals against their value and the time, money and attention they need. When we began our metrics discussion, we talked about how behaviors are too often dictated by metrics—and whether or not these behaviors actually “move the needle” for sustainable supply chain improvements. Mark Davidson’s blog about aligning metrics to larger goals and objectives covers this topic well.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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What-if Wednesday: Forecast Simulation – Changing The Beta Parameter in a Forecasting Method

Arkieva

What if scenario forecast simulation: what is the effect of changing the beta parameter in Holt-Winters method? In the previous blog , we experimented with Alpha – the intercept parameter of Holt-Winters method – to see how the forecast gets affected as the weight changes from 0.05 to 0.8. This week we are going to run similar tests with Beta, the trend parameter.

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3 Loads But Only 2 Trucks: Which Load is Left Behind?

MIT Supply Chain

Retailers often face demand uncertainty due to seasonality and variable consumer shopping behavior, so supply chain robustness is critical to ensure sufficient product availability. A common strategy to combat demand uncertainty is the use of safety stock, but this also increases the risk of excess stock, increased obsolescence, and higher carrying costs.

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Sustainable procurement programs on the rise, still face challenges: EcoVadis Barometer results

EcoVadis

Culminating months of research, the 2017 EcoVadis/HEC Sustainable Procurement Barometer is now live and it’s worth a thorough read. We offer an introduction to the research findings. Sustainable procurement programs are no longer optional or a mere nice-to-have, but an integral business function. That’s according to the survey research results from the new EcoVadis/HEC Sustainable Procurement Barometer , which collected input from procurement and supply chain professionals across the globe.

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BYOD and the Rise of Consumer-Grade Devices in the Supply Chain

RFgen

Many companies are starting to incorporate the use of consumer-grade devices in their operations. Originally, BYOD meant allowing employees to conduct business using their own personal mobile devices, however, with the cost of consumer-grade mobile devices significantly lower than rugged devices, many companies are now purchasing and arming their mobile workforce with consumer-grade devices.

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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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[Infographic] Forecast Improvement Steps: Simulate, Measure, Refine

Arkieva

How do you establish a forecast improvement process? The forecasting process in demand planning sets the stage for all other planning activities including bill of material (BOM) and finished goods inventory optimization. Demand forecasts can also affect perfect order fulfillment rates, customer satisfaction and ultimately bottom line results. [Related: How to Define Your Forecasting Hierarchy ].

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2016 the year of economic nationalism as supply chain risk reaches record high

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Global supply chain risk grew to a record high at the end of 2016 as the CIPS Risk Index, powered by Dun & Bradstreet, rose to 82.64, from 79.14 at the end of 2015.

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Update on Forecasting vs. Demand Planning

Supply Chain Action Blog

Often, the terms, “forecasting” and “demand planning”, are used interchangeably. . The fact that one concept is a subset of the other obscures the resulting confusion. . Forecasting is the process of mathematically predicting a future event. As a component of demand planning, forecasting is necessary, but not sufficient. Demand planning is that process by which a business anticipates market requirements. .