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7 Common Mistakes Everyone Makes in Logistics Management

3GTMS

Logistics management has become a necessity for a business in the modern era. No matter the size and type of business, logistics management holds a key position in almost all business strategies that are made to streamline the supply chain and make shipping operations more efficient. Good and efficient logistics management helps a business from […].

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Winning with Supply Chain Digitalisation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Winning with Supply Chain Digitalisation. They say the invention of steam machine marked the beginning of the Industrial revolution, Industrial 1.0. Which was followed by Industrial 2.0, with inventions like the “assembly lines”. The third Industrial revolution (Industry 3.0) was the rise computers, the internet and obviously connectivity of Information.

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Retailers Offering 3PL Services: What Is Going On?

Talking Logistics

What is a third-party logistics provider (3PL)? What business are they in? As I’ve commented in the past (see March 2014 post, “3PLs, What Business Are You In?”), the answers to those questions are very different today compared to a decade ago. Today, you have several large retailers — yes, retailers! — who are not. Read more Retailers Offering 3PL Services: What Is Going On?

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How to secure your inventory

IT Supply Chain

By Chris Billinge (pictured). Business Development Director, TFC. The post How to secure your inventory appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Tail Inventory: The Silent Cost Driver You Shouldn't Ignore

Learn how centralizing slow-moving SKUs can help reduce fulfillment costs by $300M+ while boosting fulfillment efficiency.

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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Thirty-one months of supply chain disruption. Currently, companies struggle with rolling electric outages in China. Water levels falling in the Rhine, the Loire, and the Colorado River. The winter offers no relief. COVID is far from over and food instability, coupled with drought, is driving migration from Sudan to Europe. The Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches into a much longer war resulting in serious disruptions to the food, automotive, and semi-conductor supply chains.

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Sensemaking in Supply Chains

SCM Research

Something that is long-established in other management disciplines but sadly almost completely neglected in the SCM discipline is research related to sensemaking. In short, sensemaking “involves turning circumstances into a situation that is comprehended explicitly in words and that serves as a springboard into action” (Weick et al., p. 409). Such research is concerned with subjective interpretations rather than objective truth and is therefore better suited to the study of social science phenom

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Ensuring cyber security in digital supply chains

IT Supply Chain

By Vishal Salvi (pictured). Chief Information Security Officer & Head of Cybersecurity Practice, Infosys. The post Ensuring cyber security in digital supply chains appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Distribution Network Cost- A Mini Case Study

Logistics Bureau

You can access a recorded webinar about Distribution Network Costs on this link: [link]. ?. Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our website, check them out: The 7 Principles of Warehouse and Distribution Centre Design. The Long and Short of Designing a Distribution Network. Bottles, Barrels and the Business of Beverage Distribution.

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Seven Things You Most Likely Didn’t Know About Logistics and Distribution

3GTMS

Logistics and distribution are part of a larger industry, also known as the supply chain, that has increased tremendously in the last few decades. These two terms are often misconstrued to denote the same thing. However, each has a distinct meaning and role in the transportation industry. Here are some fascinating things that you most […]. The post Seven Things You Most Likely Didn’t Know About Logistics and Distribution appeared first on 3GTMS.

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From Rigid To Resilient: Why Enterprises Need Modular Commerce Now

Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how a composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.

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Editor’s Choice: Employee Retention through Gamification – Part 1

Logistics Viewpoints

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article comes from Ben Smeland, Senior Software Engineer, at Lucas Systems, and looks at gamification in the warehouse. While labor woes are spurring many organizations to accelerate their efforts in exploring automation and technology, one rather interesting, and somewhat outside the norm area of technology that shows potentia

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The Haul Story with Tim Henry

The Logistics of Logistics

Tim Henry and Joe Lynch discuss the Haul story. Tim is the Co-founder and CEO of Haul , a digital platform that connects certified and vetted commercial truck drivers with trucking companies looking for qualified drivers. About Tim Henry. Tim Henry is the CEO and Co-founder of Haul, a Bay Area and Denver based digital platform that connects certified and vetted commercial truck drivers with trucking companies to operate their trucks on assignments of various lengths.

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Getting on Track to Sustainable and Resilient Rail Freight Services

DELMIA Quintiq

Rail transportation is a crucial element of the global supply chain. As the most sustainable method of land-based freight, rail freight companies are at the forefront of the transition to more sustainable supply chains. But the complexity of planning for large rail freight operations can make it challenging for rail freight companies to achieve their targets for multiple conflicting KPIs.

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Information Overload: What Does it Mean? How Can You Gain Control?

Talking Logistics

There is little doubt that using analytics for supply chain decision-making helps businesses improve operational, strategic, and tactical efficiency. And supply chain professionals receive massive volumes of internal and external data streams. However, for someone working 60 hours a week and making sure paper goods are on grocery store shelves while putting out numerous “fires” Read more Information Overload: What Does it Mean?

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Revolutionizing Hiring: Remote-Insourcing That Slashes Turnover & Training Costs!

What is Remote-Insourcing? Sounds like an oxymoron, right? Not anymore. Remote-Insourcing isn’t outsourcing—it’s a revolutionary staffing model that lets our clients fill key entry-level positions with top-tier, loyal, long-term talent, integrated seamlessly into their businesses—just like local employees but without the turnover or W2 HR hassles. With under 4% unwanted attrition, you train once and keep the same team for years.

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Editor’s Choice: 10 Reasons to Implement a Cloud Multi-Carrier Parcel Management System

Logistics Viewpoints

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article is from Logistyx Technologies and looks at cloud multi-carrier parcel management systems. Not too long ago, if you were implementing a multi-carrier parcel management system, you had to buy the software and install it on premise.

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Podcast | Five Steps to Building a Resilient Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

So you’ve locked in your supply chain plan and network design? Good luck with that. In today’s global supply chains, unpredictability has become — well, predictable.

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How to Manage Supplier Risk and Performance in an Uncertain Global Economy

ivalua

Originally published on Risk Management Monitor. Essentially every company that manufactures goods today depends on other companies to supply the raw or value-added materials that go into their finished products. Most companies recognize that good supplier relationships are more than simply arm’s length transactions between opposing parties. A better way of looking at those relationships is as partnerships—albeit ones that require management and alignment of objectives first and foremost, but ul

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (September 9, 2022)

Talking Logistics

Tomorrow at this time, if all goes well, I will have been cycling for 3+ hours and nearing the 50-mile mark. I will have another 3+ hours and 50 miles to go. Tomorrow is the JDRF Ride at Saratoga Springs, NY. I’m on my way there this morning to meet up with my Logistics Leaders. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (September 9, 2022).

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3 Ways Your Wholesaler ERP System Is Failing You

The supply chain is the world’s most complex logistics challenge, where efficiency and accuracy are critically important to ensure goods are accessible to consumers when needed. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems play a key role for wholesale distribution companies in this process, serving (among other things) as the inventory management software that attempts to ensure that the right products are available in the right quantities at the right time and place.

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Herbalife Nutrition Joins the Logility Client Community

Logility

Global nutritional supplement leader targets greater supply chain transparency with the Logility® Digital Supply Chain Platform. ATLANTA (September 7, 2022) – Logility, Inc., a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today announced an addition to its growing client community. Herbalife Nutrition, a global nutrition company, selected the Logility Digital Supply Chain Platform to improve its supply chain management around the world.

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Seven Things You Most Likely Didn’t Know About Logistics and Distribution

3GTMS

Logistics and distribution are part of a larger industry, also known as the supply chain, that has increased tremendously in the last few decades. These two terms are often misconstrued to denote the same thing. However, each has a distinct meaning and role in the transportation industry. Here are some fascinating things that you most […] The post Seven Things You Most Likely Didn’t Know About Logistics and Distribution appeared first on 3GTMS.

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Organisations need a proactive strategy to stop ransomware attacks

IT Supply Chain

By Sam Linford (pictured). VP EMEA Channels at Deep Instinct. The post Organisations need a proactive strategy to stop ransomware attacks appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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How manufacturers can enable innovation on the factory floor

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

There is a common cliche that necessity is the mother of invention – and by extension, innovation. The past two and half years have certainly brought a variety of challenges and opportunities that have made innovation not just a preference, but essential for manufacturers and distributors to thrive into the future. According to our recent SYSPRO Global Research report , 70% of manufacturers and distributors experienced supply chain disruptions, while 60% of businesses found themselves unab

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GEP Spend Category Outlook Report 2025

2025 will feel familiar, in some regards. The procurement and supply chain category management landscape will remain turbulent, with geopolitical tensions, worries over fresh tariffs, rising costs, and supply chain disruptions posing significant challenges. But you should also expect some lightning-fast changes in 2025 as artificial intelligence continues to upend the way enterprises and procurement, supply chain, and category management professionals operate.

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Supply Chain Problems Are Getting Worse, Not Better, for U.S. Food Retailers

Supply Chain Brain

A survey from the Food Industry Association found that 70% of retailers said supply chain disruptions are negatively impacting their business, up from 42% the year before.

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7 Common Mistakes Everyone Makes in Logistics Management

3GTMS

Logistics management has become a necessity for a business in the modern era. No matter the size and type of business, logistics management holds a key position in almost all business strategies that are made to streamline the supply chain and make shipping operations more efficient. Good and efficient logistics management helps a business from […] The post 7 Common Mistakes Everyone Makes in Logistics Management appeared first on 3GTMS.

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5 SEO Strategies B2B Companies Should Be Implementing

IT Supply Chain

By Codrin Arsene (pictured). CMO at Digital Authority Partners. The post 5 SEO Strategies B2B Companies Should Be Implementing appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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How will supply chain recover?

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

As a consequence of all the chaos and disruption caused by the pandemic and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, the supply chain of manufacturers and distributors worldwide are going to be under greater pressure from both industry and competition to increase their domestic production, grow employment and reduce their dependence on sources that may be a risk to their operations.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Building Resilience and Managing Risk in the Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Supply chain managers need access to real-time information about all variables in the supply chain, which means they need unprecedented levels of transparency. .

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Employ a Soft Skill to Overcome Hard Times

QAD

I’m guessing your day started similar to mine: seeing the hundredth headline about inflation, a tight labor market, or both at once. Regardless of nationwide employment numbers, manufacturers know that the skilled labor shortages are not going away with a new jobs report. Energy costs and supply chain disruptions are squeezing margins already; throwing money into recruiting might not be an option.

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GLOBALISATION 2.0: A new approach to global commerce

IT Supply Chain

By Alex Macpherson (pictured). Senior Director, Manhattan Associates UK. The post GLOBALISATION 2.0: A new approach to global commerce appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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